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ABOVE PHOTO: Acting Pa. Secretary of Health Keara Klinepeter Photo/official Twitter acct.)  Gov. Tom Wolf has announced that the state is organizing, in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), regional support sites for both hospitals and long-term care facilities, as well as strike teams to support hospitals facing staffing shortages. “I am committed…

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By BRIAN SLODYSKO, LISA MASCARO and ALEXANDRA JAFFE WASHINGTON (AP) — All but conceding defeat, President Joe Biden said Thursday he’s now unsure the Democrats’ major elections and voting rights legislation can pass Congress this year. He spoke at the Capitol after a key fellow Democrat, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, dramatically announced her refusal…

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By ALEXANDRA JAFFE, COLLEEN LONG and JEFF AMY ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden will use a speech in Georgia to endorse changing Senate rules that have stalled voting rights legislation, saying it’s time to choose “democracy over autocracy.” But some civil rights groups won’t be there, in protest of what they say is administration inaction. As he…

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By RUSS BYNUM BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced Friday to life in prison, with a judge denying any chance of parole for the father and son who armed themselves and initiated the deadly pursuit of the 25-year-old Black man. Murder carries a mandatory sentence of…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Pa. State Rep. Austin Davis (Photo/pa.gov) McKeesport, Pa. – State Rep. Austin Davis (D-Allegheny) has launched his campaign for Lt. Governor with unprecedented statewide support, including endorsements from Attorney General Josh Shapiro, Governor Tom Wolf and all of State House and Senate Democratic leadership, along with majorities of the Democratic caucus of both…

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The NAACP Philadelphia Branch would like to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the lives lost today, in a Philadelphia house fire. Our hearts are heavy as we grieve with a community that has experienced such a tremendous loss. Please take this time to do a walk-through of your homes, have an emergency exit plan and…

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By SOPHIA TAREEN CHICAGO (AP) — Longtime U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois, a onetime Black Panther with a dramatic rise in Illinois politics, won’t seek reelection after 15 terms representing his Chicago-area district, according to a prepared video announcement obtained Monday by The Associated Press. Rush, 75, was expected to discuss his future Tuesday…

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NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James recently subpoenaed former President Donald Trump and his two eldest children, demanding their testimony in connection with an ongoing civil investigation into the family’s business practices, according to a court filing made public Monday. The subpoenas for Trump, his son Donald Trump Jr. and his…

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What We Did This Year New York Times:The White House will freeze federal student loan repayments until May 1.Even so, the kind of sweeping forgiveness that many progressives and activists sought has remained elusive, and some of them quickly pointed out that the Biden administration could do more: “If you can afford to pause student…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Acting Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid speaks with members of the media during a news conference at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Degraffenreid discussed the results of an internal investigation into a bureaucratic blunder that scuttled a statewide voter referendum on whether to give victims of childhood sexual…

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