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Labor researchers say trouble is brewing in Pa.’s economy

As tariffs, cuts take effect

By OLIVER MORRISON pennlive.com

Aug 28, 2025

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Pa.’s economy is strong — but there are signs trouble could be ahead. Economic output and job growth have slowed, while indicators ...

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Google warns its Gmail users

Aug 28, 2025

(TNS) — Google issued an urgent warning this week that many of you should be aware of. Specifically, any of you who use their Gmail platform. The Tab ...

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Congresswoman denied access to ICE detention center at Moshannon

By IVEY DeJESUS pennlive.com

Aug 26, 2025

(TNS) — U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, a Pittsburgh-area Democrat, on Monday became the latest congressional Democrat denied entry at a federal immigration det...

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Cybersecurity group warns of ‘Phantom Hacker’ scams targeting seniors

Aug 26, 2025

(TNS) — The Cybersecurity Association of Pennsylvania (PennCyber) is urging vigilance as senior citizens across the Commonwealth and the nation face a...

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State prosecutors warn AI companies about harm to children

By FORD TURNER Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Aug 26, 2025

(TNS) — Artificial intelligence chatbots could be exposing young children to sexual content and suggestions of violence, according to a bipartisan gro...

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Ozempic teeth: Weight loss jabs present troubling new side effect

Aug 26, 2025

(TNS) — There is no question that the popular GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic have been gamechangers in many folks’ health journey. But almost all medicat...

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Five incidents of swatting college campuses drawing concern

By ALAN WOOTEN The Center Square

Aug 25, 2025

HARRISBURG — Four times since Thursday major college campuses along the Atlantic Seaboard have been brought to a halt. Four times, they’ve all been a ...

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Apply safety rules to more trains carrying flammable cargo, lawmakers urge

By DARANEE BALACHANDAR, LIZZY ALSPACH, CAT MURPHY and AIDAN HUGHES / Howard Center for Investigative Journalism - Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland

Aug 24, 2025

When a BNSF freight train carrying six cars of liquefied petroleum gas derailed near Manuelito, New Mexico, in 2024, the resulting fire shut down more...

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Corn root traits evolved with both human-driven, natural environmental changes

Aug 24, 2025

UNIVERSITY PARK — Corn was domesticated from its ancestor teosinte in central Mexico beginning about 9,000 years ago by humans selectively breeding th...

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Aging U.S. railroad bridges are self-inspected and their findings are kept secret

By LEX DOIG, JAEHEE KIM and ADRIAN MANCERA COTA / Howard Center for Investigative Journalism - Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University

Aug 24, 2025

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — The fire burned for about nine hours, billowing smoke and scorching the wooden trestles of a nearly 75-year-old railroad bridge...

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Early lead exposure could result in memory issues later in life

Aug 23, 2025

(TNS) — A new study has found that people who lived in areas with high levels of leaded gasoline emissions in the 1960s and '70s are more likely to re...

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AG leads bipartisan letter in support of National Youth Tobacco Survey

Aug 22, 2025

HARRISBURG – Attorney General Dave Sunday led a bipartisan coalition of 22 states in submitting a comment letter to the Centers for Disease Control an...

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2 major airlines sued for selling ‘window seats’ that didn’t have windows

Aug 22, 2025

(TNS) — Delta Air Lines and United Airlines were sued earlier this week by passengers who said that they paid extra money to get a “window seat,” only...

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Missing Texas woman was found living with ‘lost’ tribe in a Scottish forest

By EMILYANN JACKMAN pennlive.com

Aug 22, 2025

(TNS) — It’s a bizarre story involving a Texas woman that had been reported missing by her family. As it turns out, she was found living among a lost ...

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Erie VA Medical Center to receive infrastructure improvements

Aug 21, 2025

ERIE — The Department of Veterans Affairs will realign an additional $800 million this fiscal year as part of the Veterans Health Administration’s Non...

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Country music stars team up to continue rebuilding iconic outdoors brand

Aug 21, 2025

(TNS) — There seems to be a sizeable cross over market between country music fans and folks who appreciate hunting and fishing in the great outdoors, ...

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McKean Co. receives $20,000 for 250th anniversary events

Aug 19, 2025

PENNSYLVANIA — Bradford Area Alliance was awarded a $20,000 grant toward McKean County’s America250 celebrations, which will include a parade and a co...

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Removing PFAS from firefighting equation not a simple computation

By ROBERTA BURKHART Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Aug 19, 2025

(TNS) — It sounds simple: remove harmful chemicals from firefighting foam to both keep public water supplies pure and protect the health of firefighte...

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Rock icon leaves Facebook over AI chatbot interaction with children

Aug 19, 2025

(TNS) — Neil Young is not afraid to take a stand, and this time the rock legend is taking Facebook to task. Well, actually, he is quitting Facebook al...

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Rural Pennsylvania drugstore chain challenges big PBM in court

By KRIS B. MAMULA Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Aug 19, 2025

CENTRAL CITY (TNS) — At the senior center on Sunshine Avenue, 86-year-old Dan Bulger worried about the future of the town's only drugstore just across...

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