Politics
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PA’s cyber charter schools failing Black and Brown students, new report shows
A recent report shows that Black and Brown students in Pennsylvania’s top cyber charter schools are falling behind their public school students in math and science.
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Reproductive Freedom bus tour across Pennsylvania keeps pressure up on Trump’s health care bans, record
Just 51 days before the election, the Harris/Walz campaign’s “Fighting for Reproductive Freedom” bus tour kicked off Sunday across the street from the birthplace of the U.S. Constitution inside Independence Visitor Hall Center in Old City. Hadley Duvall, reproductive rights advocate and sexual assault survivor from Kentucky, spoke at the event, asking Trump, “What is…
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Kamala Harris unveils plan to support rural America
Harris has vowed to provide significant federal funding to support rural communities across the United States, expand small business financing for entrepreneurs in rural America, and invest in rural technical and higher education programs.
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Rob Bresnahan used Venmo to purchase firearms and ammo in 2020
Rob Bresnahan violated Venmo’s terms of service when he bought a gun and sold ammunition in 2020. Gun safety advocates raise concerns over Pennsylvania’s lax gun laws.
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Trump’s claims about Haitians draw from a centuries-long narrative. These women explain why.
Former President Donald Trump repeated a vicious smear about Haitians in Springfield, Ohio. Here’s how it’s affecting people.
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Election officials prepare for threats with panic buttons, bulletproof glass
Across the country, local election directors are beefing up their security in advance of Election Day on Nov. 5 to keep their workers and polling places safe while also ensuring that ballots and voting procedures won’t be tampered with.
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JD Vance admits to spreading racist lie about immigrants
Donald Trump and JD Vance have both spread lies that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio are eating pets, leading to bomb and death threats in the town, classes being canceled, and even the Ku Klux Klan attempting to recruit. On Sunday, Vance admitted he spread the unfounded claims to get media attention.
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Local GOP lawmaker pushes back on Trump’s attacks on Haitians in Charleroi, PA
Donald Trump falsely accused Haitian immigrants of eating pets in an Ohio town. Now, a Pennsylvania Republican lawmaker is calling out Trump’s comments about Charleroi’s immigrant community.
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Young voters show up for Kamala Harris at Wilkes rally
A lot of young, first-time voters attended Kamala Harris’ rally in Wilkes Barre on Friday and protecting reproductive rights was one of their main issues.
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Kamala Harris hammers Donald Trump in first trip back to Pennsylvania following debate
Kamala Harris returned to Pennsylvania on Friday following this week’s strong debate performance and hammered Donald Trump on reproductive rights and stripping healthcare from millions of Americans.
