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More than $4.5 billion in new student debt relief will help thousands of teachers, firefighters, nurses and other public service workers.
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Listen 1:28Election conspiracy theories fueled a push to hand-count votes, but doing so is risky and slow
Research shows that hand-counting ballots is more prone to error, delays results and costs more.
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Where are the voters who could decide the presidential election?
In a closely contested presidential election, as many expect 2024 to be, the results in a few counties in the key battleground states are likely to decide the outcome.
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The race is so close. Here’s what happens if there’s a 269-269 Electoral College tie
It’s very unlikely — but theoretically possible — that the presidential election ends with an Electoral College tie.
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Gov. Shapiro calls Musk’s $1M offer to Pennsylvania voters ‘deeply concerning’
Trump supporter Elon Musk says the daily prize money is meant to “support the Constitution,” but an election law expert calls it “clearly illegal.”
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‘Stunning security failures’ led to assassination attempt at Trump rally in Pa., House report finds
The shooting at former President Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania rally in July was “preventable and should not have happened," according to a bipartisan House panel.
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Once a teacher at the Carlisle Indian Industrial boarding school, she left to expose the abuses there and fought for American Indian voting rights in the early 1900s.
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Listen 1:04The billionaire X owner promised Saturday to give away $1 million a day until Nov. 5 for people signing the petition. Some election experts say it's a violation of the law.
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Frozen waffles sold at Walmart, Target and supermarkets are recalled over listeria risk
A number of Treehouse Foods frozen waffles are being recalled due to listeria contamination concerns.
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Elon Musk holds his first solo event in support of Trump in the Philadelphia suburbs
Elon Musk brought his support for Republican Donald Trump to the Philadelphia suburbs for a town hall.
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$240M floods Pa. Senate race; McCormick’s super PAC leads in spending
Super PAC money dwarfed the candidates’ own spending. Millions from GOP megadonors have helped McCormick offset a smaller fundraising haul.
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The flu shot is different this year, thanks to COVID
A strain of influenza appears to have disappeared from the planet since COVID. As a result, U.S. flu vaccines have been redesigned.
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Kamala Harris woos Pa. Republicans where Washington crossed the Delaware
Harris chose a site of historic importance to court disaffected Republicans in Pennsylvania. The Trump campaign said they were being used as a “theatrical prop.”
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Millions of pounds of meat are being recalled. Here’s what to look for in your fridge
Over 11 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry were recalled over listeria concerns, affecting salads, wraps, frozen meals and more from popular chains.
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What’s behind the widening gender wage gap in the U.S.?
The first widening of the gender wage in 20 years is the latest indication that many women have paid a price for leaving the workforce at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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