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Omicron BA.2 subvariant is steadily growing but may not pose a serious threat

PITTSBURGH — A subvariant of omicron is now driving a surge in COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom, Europe and parts of Asia, but in Western Pennsylvania, health experts don't foresee another dramatic wave of infections.

Tribune News Service

Study: More money needed to improve roads and bridges, save lives

PITTSBURGH — A national study has confirmed what Pennsylvania officials have been saying for months: The Biden administration's infrastructure plan is a nice boost but isn't nearly enough to address all of the nation's transportation needs.

Tribune News Service

From Bernie Sanders speeches to screenplays: The unlikely journey of an Oscar nominee

Bernie Sanders’ former staffer feels like a ‘fish out of water’ in Hollywood after a career in politics, he tells Sheila Flynn - but the Oscar nominee for Don’t Look Up is on a mission to save the planet

The Independent UK

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Court Strikes Down Pennsylvania Lawyer Speech Code

Today's decision in Judge Chad Kenney (E.D. Pa.) in Greenberg v. Goodrich holds unconstitutional the revised Pennsylvania Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(g): It is professional misconduct for a lawyer to: … in the practice of law, knowingly engage in conduct constituting harassment or discrimination based upon race, sex, gender identity…

Reason

Deer jumping to deaths from bridge and landing near houses in ‘disturbing’ trend

Dozens of whitetail deer have plunged from highway overpass into heavily populated parts of small Pennsylvania town

The Independent UK

Deer are leaping to their deaths in northwest Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA — It’s raining deer in a small northwestern Pennsylvania town, and residents say that’s both disgusting and dangerous.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Pennsylvania Psilocybin Research Bill Faces A Major Obstacle In House Committee

A Pennsylvania legislation poised to promote research into the therapeutic potential of psilocybin mushrooms for certain mental health conditions is facing some challenges as a key House committee continues to express reservations even though the bill was previously amended, reported Marijuana Moment.

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Pennsylvania marijuana regulator decries stubbornly high retail prices for medical cannabis

The average wholesale price for a gram of medical cannabis leaf in Pennsylvania has fallen 36% since the beginning of 2020. But the average retail price that patients pay is down only 14% over the same period, a state official said Tuesday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Millones aún no se vacunan contra el COVID. ¿Qué significa eso para el futuro de la vacunación?

FILADELFIA— Son las 2 de la tarde de un miércoles en Chester, Pennsylvania, y las enfermeras Susan Pollock y Carol Von Colln están dentro de una clínica de vacunas del Condado Delaware haciendo lo que pasan mucho tiempo haciendo estos días: esperar.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Pennsylvania Republicans running for governor want a safe space for their debates

PHILADELPHIA — Republican candidates for Pennsylvania governor say they’re eager to make their case to voters in televised debates. But first they have a few conditions.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

‘My subjects feel special – most of the time’: Judith Joy Ross on her sensual portraits

Hailed by some as the world’s greatest living portrait photographer, the American artist forges connections with people you might not normally notice

The Guardian - UK

Pro-Democrat group using grants to fuel turnout in battlegrounds

American Bridge, a political organization that supports Democrats, plans to award grants to allied groups in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Arizona, key battleground states, to energize voter turnout in the upcoming midterm elections.

Tribune News Service

2 Pennsylvania state troopers and civilian killed in possible DUI crash

PHILADELPHIA — Two Pennsylvania State Police troopers and a civilian were killed in a car crash on I-95 early Monday morning in what law enforcement officials described as a possible DUI incident.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Contentious fringe legal theory could reshape state election laws

The U.S. Supreme Court this month left open the possibility that it could endorse a fringe conservative legal theory that would give state legislatures unchecked powers over election rules before the 2024 presidential election.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Millions still haven't gotten COVID shots. What does that mean for the future of the vaccination effort?

PHILADELPHIA — It's 2 p.m. on a Wednesday in Chester, Pennsylvania, and nurses Susan Pollock and Carol Von Colln are inside a Delaware County vaccine clinic doing what they spend a lot of time doing these days: waiting.

The Independent UK

Hydropower eyes bigger energy role, less environmental harm

Eight locks and dams in southwestern Pennsylvania that for decades helped barges move goods along the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers could in a few years also generate enough hydropower for 75,000 homes

The Independent UK

Treasure hunters: Did FBI destroy video of Civil War gold?

Treasure hunters who claim the FBI made off with several tons of buried Civil War-era gold are now questioning whether evidence related to the 2018 excavation in Pennsylvania has been destroyed

The Philadelphia Inquirer

A Democratic dark money group is spending over $1 million to boost Josh Shapiro as he runs for Pennsylvania governor

PHILADELPHIA — The TV ad is effusive in its praise of Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro. “Standing up to the goliaths” and “bullies” to “keep health care costs down,” it says of his record. And he’s “just getting started,” the ad proclaims.

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Ballotpedia

These 10 Pennsylvania donors gave over $22.1 million

In Pennsylvania politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $308.6 million in total donations between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. The 10 largest donors gave more than $22.1 million, or 7 percent of all contributions.

Roll Call

At the Races: Feeling the pinch - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Bill McSwain 'put himself front and center' as US attorney. Now he wants to be Pennsylvania governor

PHILADELPHIA — Bill McSwain was only eight months into his job as Philadelphia's top federal prosecutor, and he was already angling for a better gig.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Mehmet Oz says he’d renounce dual Turkish citizenship if elected to the Senate, answering GOP primary attacks

PHILADELPHIA — Mehmet Oz said Wednesday that he would renounce his dual citizenship with Turkey if he’s elected to the U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania, aiming to defuse an issue that has increasingly been the focus of attacks from Republican primary rival David McCormick.

The Independent UK

‘Addiction comes in all shapes and sizes’: Michael Keaton’s family reveal nephew’s tragic death from opioids

In Dopesick, Keaton plays a rural doctor sucked into the opioid epidemic. His family are speaking out about how drugs killed his namesake nephew in 2016. Sheila Flynn reports

The Independent UK

Man who killed guest at cabin acted in self-defense, DA says

A Pennsylvania district attorney says a man who fatally shot a guest at his cabin nine times did so out of self-defense when the guest was threatening others with an assault rifle while high on mushrooms

The Philadelphia Inquirer

GOP Senate candidate Mehmet Oz says his opponent's hedge fund costs Pennsylvania taxpayers

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz on Tuesday sought to attack GOP front-runner David McCormick for his role in leading a hedge fund that made hundreds of millions of dollars from the embattled Pennsylvania school pension fund, PSERS.

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