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Gov. Wolf sworn in for second term
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf kicked off his second term Tuesday with a call for Pennsylvanians to work together to build a stronger, fairer and more prosperous future, and said progress in his first term […]
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Prices rise as the minimum wage increases in several states
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — At Granny Shaffer’s restaurant in Joplin, Missouri, owner Mike Wiggins is reprinting the menus to reflect the 5, 10 or 20 cents added to each item. A two-egg breakfast will cost […]
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Drone to oversee Times Square revelry
NEW YORK — It’s an Auld Lang Syne of the times: For the first time, a police drone will be keeping watch over the New Year’s Eve celebration in New York’s Times Square. The unmanned […]
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WH: Trump would accept less money for border wall
WASHINGTON — A top White House official signaled Sunday that President Donald Trump is willing to accept less money than he’s been demanding to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall, but a senior congressional Democrat said […]
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Tsunami hits without warning in Indonesia, killing over 220
CARITA BEACH, Indonesia — The deadly tsunami struck in the dark, without warning. At least 222 people were killed as waves smashed into houses, hotels and other beachside buildings Saturday night along Indonesia’s Sunda Strait, […]
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WH digs in on border wall demand, risking shutdown
WASHINGTON — The White House on Sunday pushed the federal government closer to the brink of a partial shutdown later this week, digging in on its demand for $5 billion to build a border wall […]
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Giuliani: ‘Over my dead body’ will Mueller interview Trump
WASHINGTON — With a number of probes moving closer to the Oval Office, President Donald Trump and his attorney unleased a fresh series of attacks Sunday on the investigators, questioning their integrity while categorically ruling […]
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Senate’s residency fight drags out tension of election
HARRISBURG — For the Pennsylvania Senate, the election didn’t necessarily end at 8 p.m. on Nov. 6. The chamber’s Republican majority is questioning the residency qualifications of a newly elected Democrat who flipped a Republican-held […]
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A tough hurricane recovery job: Making kids feel safe again
When Tiffany Harris and her two children emerged from their hotel after Hurricane Michael roared past, her 3-year-old son pointed to a sea of fallen trees and shattered buildings. “It’s broken. It’s broken, Mommy, fix […]
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EU seals Brexit deal; May faces a hard sell
BRUSSELS — After months of hesitation, stop-and-start negotiations and resignations, Britain and the European Union on Sunday finally sealed an agreement governing the U.K.’s departure from the bloc next year. So much for the easy […]
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Catastrophic Northern California fire is finally contained
LOS ANGELES — A massive wildfire that killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes in Northern California has been fully contained after burning for more than two weeks, authorities said Sunday. The California […]
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Nelson concedes to Scott as Florida recount ends
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Sen. Bill Nelson, a Florida political icon who first arrived on Capitol Hill in the decades when Democrats dominated this presidential battleground state, conceded his bitterly close re-election bid to Republican Rick […]