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Lancaster Amtrak station features new textile artwork
The Lancaster Amtrak station has new artwork created by local artists. A quilt was created by Lancaster natives called “A Place for Every Piece: Lancaster’s Living ...
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U.S. Education Department investigating Denver Public Schools over all-gender bathroom
The U.S. Education Department said it is investigating Denver Public Schools for alleged discrimination after the district converted a girl’s restroom on the second floor of East ...
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Trump funding freeze raises uncertainty for universities, states and nonprofits
A White House directive to pause federal grants and loans raised uncertainty and fears among many who depend on federal aid before a judge intervened Tuesday to temporarily block it from taking ...
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Pork giant Smithfield’s CEO touts growth outlook, minimizes threats from deportations, bird flu
Smithfield Foods’ CEO says he hopes that everything the company has done to make working in its plants more attractive ever ...
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U.S. Dept. of Veterans’ Affairs launches new initiative making headstones free for all veterans
The U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs launched a nationwide initiative making headstones available for free for all veterans, if eligible. Leaders across Pennsylvania are ...
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California water regulators deny Trump’s claim that US military ‘turned on the water’ in the state
California water officials said this week there’s no truth to President Donald Trump’s assertion that the U.S. military has entered California and “turned on ...
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Deportation flights from the US to Colombia resume after a diplomatic spat
Colombian migrants returning home Tuesday on Colombian military flights described being shackled during earlier U.S. flights that were blocked by their country’s leader in ...
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Colombian customs official pleads guilty in money laundering case tied to DEA misconduct
A Colombian customs worker admitted his role Tuesday in taking bribes and funneling more than $1 million in drug proceeds in a case that threatened to expose dirty dealings ...
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Target’s DEI rollback raises questions about the retail giant’s philanthropic commitments
Target’s rollback on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is raising questions about the retail giant’s philanthropic commitment to fighting racial disparities ...
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Man killed by stray weight at Colorado track and field meet remembered as dedicated husband, dad
A spectator killed by an errant weight in a hammer throw event at a youth track and field meet was a dedicated father and husband with a great sense of humor, relatives said. The accident Sunday ...
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The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is alarming. It’s not the biggest in US history though, CDC says
A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear ...
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Chinese exchange students join American students in celebrating Lunar New Year
The Lunar New Year is Wednesday, and celebrations are already underway in places like China—where it’s after midnight, as well as here in the Midstate. The Harrisburg Academy in ...