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The latest on the Key Bridge collapse, New York puts forth legislation to get clean energy projects on the grid and Wisconsin and other states join a federal summer food program to help feed kids across the country.

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Republicans float conspiracy theories on the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, South Carolina's congressional elections will use a map ruled unconstitutional, and the Senate schedules an impeachment trial for Homeland Secretary Mayorkas.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

PA: International Issues

At a recent demonstration in Brooklyn, New York, the group Jewish Voice for Peace Action reported more than 50 arrests, including that of an 81-year-old peace advocate. (Jewish Voice for Peace Action)
Jewish groups protest at U.S. Capitol, demand Gaza ceasefire

In Washington, D.C., today, American Jews from Pennsylvania and across the country are converging on the U.S. Capitol to call for an end to the war …

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The U.N. says more than 1,800 civilians have died in the Ukraine war so far. (Adobe Stock)
U.S. Ukrainian Catholic Bishop Returns from Ukraine-Poland Border

Ahead of the Easter holiday, a Ukrainian Catholic bishop based in the U.S. shares reflections from a recent visit to the country's border. Bishop …

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Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine is supported by $285 million in oil payments made every day by European countries, a new analysis by think tank Transport and Environment found. (Adobe Stock)
Veteran Officials: Invoke Defense Production Act for Renewable Energy

As gas prices across the country are at record levels due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis, elected officials who are also military veterans are …

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877 Ukrainian refugees arrived in Pennsylvania between 2009 and 2019, according to the Department of Human Services. (Adobe Stock)
PA Refugee-Resettlement Group Calls for Support of Ukrainian Families

The Department of Homeland Security says the 30,000 Ukrainians temporarily living in the U.S. can now stay for 18 months under Temporary Protected …

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The Biden administration is sticking with an Aug. 31 deadline to rescue refugees and remove U.S. troops from Afghanistan. (Adobe Stock)
Afghan Refugees Arriving Through Philadelphia International Airport

PHILADELPHIA - Several hundred refugees from Afghanistan started to arrive at Philadelphia International Airport this weekend, only a few days after …

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The lawsuit claims Lancaster School District diverts non-English speaking immigrants to an alternative high school.  (Scanlan/Wikimedia Commons)<br />
Refugee Teens Sue for Educational Rights

LANCASTER, Pa. — Education advocates are suing the Lancaster School District, saying it is violating state and federal law by refusing to …

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Production of Chinese coal mines and the use of coal by power plants fell by as much as 3.5 percent last year and looks likely to continue falling. Photo by Peter Van den Bossche/Wikimedia.
Chinese Coal Use Falls Amid Shift To Renewables

HARRISBURG, Pa. – China's use of coal fell last year and looks likely to keep falling. The U.S. coal lobby argues that any reduction in …

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Food For Thought: Sunday Dinner on World Food Day

HARRISBURG, Penn. - Sunday dinners play an important role in the lives of Pennsylvanians, and the international relief and development organization …

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PA Nurse Back from Haiti Hopes to Return

PITTSBURGH, Penn. - A registered nurse from Pennsylvania who spent time in Haiti after January's massive earthquake says the destruction is hard to …

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Relief Agency Asks PA Residents for Help in Haiti

PHILADELPHIA - The devastation in Haiti is being keenly felt in Pennsylvania's growing Haitian community. Following this week's major earthquake near …

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Bringing the Developing World to America

WASHINGTON - They've traveled thousands of miles to carry the message this week that what we do - and don't do - in places like Pennsylvania to reduce…

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Can Unions Pull Pennsylvania Out of the Recession?

Harrisburg, PA - What built up the American economy 50 years ago is what can pull Pennsylvania and other states out of the current recession…

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