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Author Phillip Rucker on the final year in the Trump White House
July 29, 2021

It’s not an exaggeration to say the United States has never had a president like Donald Trump. It’s also not a stretch to say that Trump’s last year in office was unlike any other. A once in a century

Sen. Casey proposes a revived Civilian Conservation Corps to combat climate change and create jobs
July 29, 2021

The Senate on Tuesday advanced a bipartisan infrastructure deal that had been hung up on finance details. The Biden administration has promoted the plan as important to creating and sustaining a green

The Delta variant is igniting a COVID-19 surge across the country as vaccination rates slow to a trickle
July 28, 2021

Airdate: Wednesday, July 28, 2021 The surging COVID infection rate is being called a “pandemic among the unvaccinated.” Just as pandemic restrictions were reduced or eliminated this summer, the Delta

Survey results indicate many believe the “democracy is in crisis”
July 27, 2021

A survey by Public Agenda’s Hidden Common Ground initiative continues to take on the very common belief that Americans are ideologically divided, to the point of being incapable of working together. T

Feelings of despair found to be connected to four common personal burdens
July 27, 2021

Researchers who completed a study in 2015 coined a term around any medical diagnosis involving alcohol-related disorders, substance-related disorders and suicidal thoughts and behavior — calling them

Unknown sickness affecting Northeastern songbirds
July 26, 2021

Wildlife managers in the northeast began receiving reports of sick birds as early as May. Dead and dying birds were exhibiting symptoms that included eye swelling, crusty discharge and some neurologic

Federal eviction moratorium stops at the end of July
July 26, 2021

Renters in Pennsylvania have been protected by an eviction freeze enacted through both state and federal orders since March 2020. The final federal government moratorium on evictions will expire the l

Unrest in the Caribbean and instability in South America
July 22, 2021

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Could inflation slow economic recovery? – New book provides insights into political gerrymandering
July 21, 2021

Inflation was up 5.4% last month – the highest it’s been in 13 years. Most Americans already knew prices were going up. What we’re paying for gas, many food items, cars, and homes is significantly hig

Leadership change at Dickinson College; former chief judge takes the helm
July 20, 2021

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