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Photo: YouTube screenshot/AP channel By CAROLYN THOMPSON, JOHN WAWROW, MICHAEL BALSAMO and DAVE COLLINS BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A white 18-year-old wearing military gear and livestreaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle at a supermarket in Buffalo, killing 10 people and wounding three others Saturday in what authorities described as “racially motivated…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf delivers his budget address for the 2022-23 fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) By Mark Scolforo ASSOCIATED PRESS  HARRISBURG, Pa. — It’s been two months since the contentious, once-a-decade process to redraw Pennsylvania…

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In this photo combination of images taken in 2022, are Republican candidates for U.S. Senate, Kathy Barnette (top left), Carla Sands (top right), Mehmet Oz (bottom left), Jeff Bartos (bottom center) and Dave McCormick (bottom right). The five are scheduled to meet in Harrisburg, Pa., for a debate on Monday, April 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt…

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The initial mailing of requested ballots for the 2022 Primary and Special Elections began April 23 and will continue until all ballots are mailed out. The Philadelphia County Board of Elections office in City Hall Room 140 opened for in-person mail-ballot voting on April 25. Voters should enter through the south gate of City Hall….

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ABOVE PHOTO: This image provided by the Montgomery County, Pa., shows Kathleen Kane. The former Pennsylvania attorney general who served jail time for leaking grand jury material and lying about it was taken into custody Friday, April 29, 2022, on an alleged probation violation, more than a month after she was charged with drunken driving,…

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Today, millions of Americans woke up fearing that their essential freedoms under the Constitution were at risk. If the Supreme Court ultimately decides to overturn the landmark case of Roe v. Wade, then it will not only reverse nearly 50 years of precedent — it will relegate the most intensely personal decision someone can make…

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By CHRIS MEGERIAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s capital has a long tradition of stunning leaks, from national security secrets to political scandals, but this week’s disclosure of a draft Supreme Court decision is one for the history books. The document obtained by Politico shows a majority of justices could be poised to overturn Roe…

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ASSOCIATED PRESS  HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s acting health secretary is leaving the job and Gov. Tom Wolf said last Monday that his physician general will take over leadership of the department. Wolf said Keara Klinepeter’s last day was last Friday. He plans to name Physician General Dr. Denise Johnson to succeed her as acting health…

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By LARRY NEUMEISTER NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge found former President Donald Trump in contempt of court and set in motion $10,000 daily fines Monday for failing to adequately respond to a subpoena issued by the state’s attorney general as part of a civil investigation into his business dealings. Judge Arthur Engoron…

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By MARC LEVY HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The first live-televised prime-time debate between leading candidates for the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat exposed differences between the rivals Thursday, as they seized opportunities to attack each other. John Fetterman, the state’s lieutenant governor who has led polls and fundraising, took the brunt of…

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