Politics
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PA Attorney General asked to investigate deceptive practices from anti-abortion organization
A complaint filed with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office accuses a Scranton-based crisis pregnancy center of misleading women about patient confidentiality on their website.
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New study finds that air pollution could be threatening the success of IVF treatment
Researchers looked at the air pollution levels while the donor eggs were developing and the 72 days when the sperm was developing and found a link between an increase in exposure to air pollution and lower embryo quality and egg survival in both cases.
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Amid corruption scandal, Dauphin Co.’s Jeff Haste resigned from state’s largest cyber charter school
Former Dauphin County Commissioner Jeff Haste has been removed from Commonwealth Charter Academy’s website. Haste was previously listed as Vice Chair of the commonwealth’s largest cyber charter school.
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Sick of hidden fees on concert tickets and hotel stays? A new federal rule bans them.
Now, live event businesses and hotels must clearly list their prices in both their advertising and pricing information.
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Misinformation about birth control is rampant on social media, alarming doctors
Doctors are concerned that misinformation about birth control might make some women get off it at a time when there are fewer options available for unintended pregnancies in the US.
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PA residents have until Dec. 31 to apply for their property tax rent rebate. Here’s how.
Pennsylvania seniors and residents living with disabilities have until Dec. 31 to apply for the commonwealth’s rebate through the Property Tax / Rent Rebate program. Over 550,000 residents have applied so far.
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Bomb thrower or bridge builder? Justin Douglas reflects on his first year changing Dauphin County.
After flipping Dauphin County blue for the first time in 100 years, Justin Douglas looks back on his first year in office, bringing reforms to the county and fighting ingrained institutional corruption.
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2024 was big for bitcoin. States could see a crypto policy blitz in 2025 in spite of the risks
The new year will usher in the bitcoin-friendly administration of President-elect Donald Trump and an expanding lobbying effort in statehouses that, together, could push states to become more open to crypto and for public pension funds and treasuries to buy into it.
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Unidentified drones spotted flying across eastern Pennsylvania
There have been thousands of drone sightings throughout New Jersey since the middle of November. Now, residents across Pennsylvania are spotting drones flying across parts of the commonwealth.
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Crisis pregnancy centers give questionable advice on unproven ‘abortion pill reversal,’ study finds
A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that 30% of these anti-abortion ‘fake clinics’ promote “abortion pill reversal,” a treatment that’s not backed by science and does not meet clinical standards.
