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ANALYSIS — Weaponized storytelling: How AI is helping researchers sniff out disinformation campaigns

By MARK FINLAYSON and AZWAD ANJUM ISLAM Florida International University

May 29, 2025

(THE CONVERSATION) — It is not often that cold, hard facts determine what people care most about and what they believe. Instead, it is the power and f...

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Bipartisan bill would expand access to capital for small businesses

May 26, 2025

WASHINGTON — Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., and Senator Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., introduced the Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act, which wou...

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Swell done; Kane native rescues drowning girl with drone

Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com

May 22, 2025

After working all day in the Florida sun cleaning swimming pools, he almost didn’t go. Andrew Smith, a 2018 graduate of Kane Area High School, is an a...

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Report: Early data links state policy and school choice options

By CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square

May 22, 2025

HARRISBURG – States with universal school choice policies see more growth in educational options for families, according to a new report. EdChoice, a ...

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McCormick, Kelly lead legislation targeting Mexican drug cartels

May 21, 2025

WASHINGTON — Sens. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., and Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., introduced the Mexico Security Assistance Accountability Act, which would require t...

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Bipartisan, bicameral letter on exemptions to hiring freeze

May 21, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., along with Congressman Blake Moore, R-Utah, and Congressman Eric Sorensen, D-Ill., led a bipartisa...

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Report details financial toll of opioid use

By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square

May 21, 2025

HARRISBURG – Money spent addressing opioid use disorder last year accounts for 5% of Pennsylvania’s GDP, according to a report from Avalere Health. Th...

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Bradford Airport seeking Essential Air Service support from community

Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com

May 20, 2025

The federal Essential Air Service (EAS) program supports rural access to commercial air service in 177 communities nationwide — including Bradford. Re...

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All aboard: Explore the world’s most beautiful train museums and scenic railways

COURTNEY CIANDELLA Travelbinger

May 18, 2025

Railroads transformed the world. They stitched together cities and continents, turning once-distant destinations into reachable places. While their ro...

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McCormick, Coons introduce International Nuclear Energy Financing Act

May 14, 2025

WASHINGTON — Sens. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., and Chris Coons, D-Del., have introduced the International Nuclear Energy Financing Act, which would encoura...

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Thompson, Sewell introduce Solid American Hardwood Tax Credit Act

May 14, 2025

WASHINGTON — U.S. Reps Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., and Terri Sewell, D-Ala., introduced the Solid American Hardwood Tax Credit Act to allow individual taxp...

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Lawmakers question Kennedy on staffing cuts, funding freezes and policy changes at health department

AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press

May 14, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats alike on Wednesday questioned the deep staffing cuts, research funding freezes and drastic policy changes ...

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US overdose deaths fell 27% last year, the largest one-year decline ever seen

MIKE STOBBE and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press

May 14, 2025

There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded. An estimated 80,000 peopl...

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Legislators introduce bill to invest in American military depots

May 13, 2025

WASHINGTON — Last week, U.S. Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., introduced the Depot Investment Reform Act to help military depots a...

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Sheetz named one of ‘America’s Most Innovative Companies’

May 12, 2025

ALTOONA — Sheetz, a major Mid-Atlantic restaurant and convenience chain, announced it has been named to this year’s list of “America’s Most Innovative...

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Special Mass for Pope Leo set for Monday

May 09, 2025

ERIE — A special Mass for Pope Leo XIV will be celebrated by Bishop Lawrence T. Persico at 5:15 p.m. Monday at St. Peter Cathedral, 230 W. 10th St., E...

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AG Sunday: Deadline to file claims in 23andMe bankruptcy

May 09, 2025

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday is advising Pennsylvania consumers that the deadline to file proof of claims in the 23andMe bankruptcy case ...

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Sen. John Fetterman raises alarms with outburst at meeting with union officials, AP sources say

MARC LEVY Associated Press

May 08, 2025

HARRISBURG (AP) — Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was meeting last week with representatives from a teachers union in his home state wh...

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‘Time to regrow the organization,’ hardline Trump backer from Pa. takes reins at the NRA

ZACK HOOPES pennlive.com

May 08, 2025

(TNS)—One of Donald Trump’s biggest and most controversial Pennsylvania-based supporters, has assumed the top job at the National Rifle Association, a...

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Push to revive successful program, defend workers from unfair trade policies

May 07, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On April 11, U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D‑Pa., joined a group of Democratic senators, including New York’s Chuck Schumer and Kirsten...

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Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students

By OLIVER MORRISON pennlive.com

June 15, 2025

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Brad Hatch grew up near Altoona and started his career as a teacher in the local school district, working his way up to assistant p...

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Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.

June 14, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (TNS)— For months after he was arrested in March 2024 on charges of masturbating in a Montgomery County cemetery, Matthew Gagat continued...

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No Kings rally in Veterans Square

By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com

June 14, 2025

Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...

Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons

June 14, 2025

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Reform advocates are making another push to limit the use of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons and jails, a long-running...

Local Sports

Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27

Jo Wankel

June 14, 2025

BROCKWAY - The 10th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football game is slated for the end of the month, and several area players were recognized for t...

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State tourism officials: In 2026, Pa. will be the ‘epicenter of the sports world’

Jo Wankel

June 14, 2025

(TNS) —As golfers teed off during opening day of this year's 125th U.S. Open Championship, state officials inside of a tent overlooking the course's 1...

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