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Landmark Pa. school funding case decided: The state’s system is unconstitutional

Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional, a Commonwealth Court judge ruled Tuesday, delivering a long-awaited ruling in a landmark lawsuit brought in 2014 by school districts, parents, and advocacy groups against the state.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Poorer districts win challenge to Pa. public school funding

A Pennsylvania judge says the state’s funding of public education falls woefully short

The Independent UK

Residents kept out as air checked near derailed Ohio train

Ohio's governor says it's unclear when evacuated residents might be able to return home to the area where officials released and burned toxic chemicals from the wreckage of a derailed train

The Independent UK

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Don't fall for a 'Final Demand for Payment' letter this tax season

Scam artists are trying to take advantage of Pennsylvania taxpayers with a phony letter claiming to be "final demand for payment" on a lien.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Officer killed, 2nd wounded in western Pennsylvania shootout

Authorities say a man having a “mental health crisis” shot and killed one police officer, wounded a second and fired at a third before being injured in a shootout Monday in western Pennsylvania

The Independent UK

Sauce Gardner PFF’s top cornerback for 2022 season, Tariq Woolen No. 35

Here are the full top-35 corner grades from PFF this year.

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National Guard activated to help town as derailment smolders

Officials are working to prevent any major explosion from the smoldering wreckage of an Ohio train derailment near the Pennsylvania state line

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Explosion ‘imminent’ after train carrying chemicals derails near Ohio town

A smoldering fire has persisted in a tangle of dozens of freight cars, some carrying hazardous materials, that derailed in Ohio near the Pennsylvania state line

The Independent UK

Beyoncé's disco-ball cowboy hat blew up the internet — and sales for its Etsy creator

The journey of Beyoncé's sparkly "Renaissance" tour cowboy hat, which was all over the internet last week, began in the humble basement of Abby Misbin's childhood home in suburban Pennsylvania.

Los Angeles Times

Officials urge evacuation near the Ohio train derailment, fearing an explosion

Officials watching the wreckage of a derailed train in Ohio warned nearby residents to evacuate Sunday night, saying a rail car was at risk of an explosion that could launch deadly shrapnel.

WEKU

Evacuations urged in Ohio town as train wreck smolders

A smoldering fire has persisted in a tangle of dozens of freight cars, some carrying hazardous materials, that derailed in Ohio near the Pennsylvania state line

The Independent UK

Daughter and parents dead on murder-suicide decided to pick date out of Bible verse

Morgan Daub, 26, her father, James, and mother, Deborah, were all found dead in the backyard of their house in York, southern Pennsylvania

Daily Mirror

Rest in Peeps: US candy pioneer Bob Born dies at 98

Pennsylvania confectioner worked out how to mass produce marshmallow Easter treat that now sells billions each year

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US Cargo Train Derails, Causing Huge Fire and Leaking Hazardous Gas

A cargo train derailed in the midwestern United States, sparking a massive fire and triggering the release of small amounts of vinyl chloride, a hazardous chemical, officials said Saturday. No injuries or fatalities were reported after around 50 cars of the 140-car train came off the tracks late Friday near…

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A 50-car freight train derailed in Ohio, causing a big fire and evacuations

The resulting large fire prompted an evacuation order in a village near the Pennsylvania state line. There was no immediate information about what caused the derailment. No injuries were reported.

The Independent UK

Ohio train derailment causes causes fire, home evacuations

A train derailment and resulting large fire prompted an evacuation order in an Ohio village near the Pennsylvania state line late Friday, covering the area in billows of smoke lit orange by the flames below

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Breaking a ‘cement’ ceiling: Summer Lee’s journey to becoming Pa.’s first Black congresswoman

PHILADELPHIA — Summer Lee’s swearing-in wasn’t the celebratory moment her family envisioned. Instead of watching Lee take the oath as the first Black woman to represent Pennsylvania in Congress, her mother and grandmother were dozing off in the House gallery as a Republican standstill over electing a new speaker dragged…

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Train Derailment Causes Massive Fire in Ohio

A train derailed near the border of Ohio and Pennsylvania on Friday night, causing a massive fire in the area, local media reported. Multiple train cars can be seen on fire in images posted on social media from a town northwest of Pittsburgh. Smoke can be seen rising from the…

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Biden unveils $500 million for Philly water upgrades as he touts infrastructure bill

PHILADELPHIA — Standing in a green-tiled building that has treated Philadelphia’s water for more than a century, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday unveiled $500 million in funding for lead pipe replacements and other water service upgrades in the city as the pair aimed to show…

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How the world's first electric Porsche ended up in Melbourne via Pennsylvania

Converted from petrol in the 1950s, the world's first electric Porsche is parked in a Melbourne workshop. Here's how it got here — and the forgotten history of early EVs.

The Independent UK

FBI denies claim agents ‘lost’ Bryan Kohberger before Idaho college murders arrest

Sources told Air Mail that the accused mass killer ‘vanished’ for several hours as he drove from Washington to his home state of Pennsylvania

The Philadelphia Inquirer

US steel mills threatened as hot metal piles up in private-equity recycler's 'chaos' bankruptcy

Phoenix Services, a Radnor, Pennsylvania, company that keeps the largest U.S. steel mills running by recycling their molten slag, is in its sixth month of bankruptcy reorganization, as tons of waste pile up at its clients' plants.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Sheetz is dropping its controversial 'smile policy' after employees spoke up

Sheetz, the Pennsylvania-born convenience store chain, is getting rid of an appearance rule governing employees' dental health.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

M. Night Shyamalan on the secret and not-so-secret Philly connections of 'Knock at the Cabin'

PHILADELPHIA — M. Night Shyamalan's latest thriller, "Knock at the Cabin," examines a terrifyingly high-stakes dilemma. Four armed messengers of the apocalypse invade a cabin rental and tell the family vacationing there that the end of the world is imminent. The family can stop it by making an unimaginable choice:…

The Independent UK

Beyond Phil: Other rodents that purport to 'predict' weather

He gets most of the PR, at least nationally, but Punxsutawney Phil isn't the only groundhog to purport to predict the weather

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