Bipartisan legislation has strengthened and expanded health care for the millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits during their service.
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Berwick police investigating road rage incident
Police believe a teen driver accidentally hit a woman who had gotten out of her car after she believed she had been cut off last Friday night.
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Trash talking and playful, Pats QB Jones makes having fun a priority this season
The renewed lighter side of QB Mac Jones hasn’t gone unnoticed.
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Yellow’s downfall throws $700 million U.S. covid loan in jeopardy
The fallout is likely to draw significant anger from Capitol Hill, where lawmakers have long scrutinized the decision to prop up a company with a history of financial problems.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Outside of Trump’s arraignment, revelers mark dueling visions of justice
As Donald Trump returned to Washington, D.C., for his arraignment, law enforcement braced for possible mayhem. But the hearing drew more journalists than others.
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Sports Digest: Sanford Mainers outslugged in Game 1 of NECBL semifinals
The Mainers face a must-win game Friday night after a 12-7 loss to the Bristol Blues.
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Politicians ask Taylor Swift to postpone L.A. shows amid hotel strike
Postponing the shows would prevent the hotels the union is in a standoff with from cashing in on the gold rush that Swift’s concerts have generated in the cities she’s visited, union members said.
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Ex-Mississippi officers plead guilty to racist assault on 2 Black men during raid
The civil rights charges come after an Associated Press investigation linked the deputies to at least 4 violent encounters with Black men since 2019 that left 2 dead and another with lasting injuries.
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U.S. military may put armed troops on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz to stop Iran seizures
Already, the U.S. has sent A-10 Thunderbolt II warplanes, F-16 and F-35 fighters, as well as the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, and other warships to the region over Iran’s actions at sea.
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NFL notebook: Bills’ secondary in good hands with Hyde and Poyer
Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer are entering their seventh season as Buffalo’s safety tandem.