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Month: November 2019

Craft Fair in Schuylkill County Helps Feed a Friend

Click here for updates on this story     WEST MAHAONY TOWNSHIP, Pa (WNEP) — A craft fair in Schuylkill County is all about giving back during the holiday season. Nearly 40 craft vendors displayed their unique and handmade goods at the Schuylkill technology center near Frackville. The craft fair benefits WNEP’s Feed-a-Friend program. Admission was free

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Polls: Biden, Warren and Sanders lead Democrats

Three new national polls find that former Vice President Joe Biden and Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are leading the pack of Democratic presidential candidates less than 100 days before the Iowa caucuses, the first real test of the 2020 Democratic primary. Biden is at 28% among Democratic voters and independents who lean Democratic,

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Judge grants temporary restraining order against policy set to deny visas for immigrants who couldn’t afford health insurance

A judge in Oregon granted a temporary restraining order Saturday against a policy that would have denied immigrants a visa unless they can prove they will have health insurance. This order comes after a group of US citizens sued the Trump administration, arguing that this is a new form of “family separation.” The lawsuit, filed in

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Yang supports ‘Medicare for All’ label but would keep private insurance option

Businessman Andrew Yang said he supports “Medicare for All” but would keep the option of private insurance, in stark contrast to Sen. Bernie Sanders’ original “Medicare for All” plan that essentially eliminates private insurers. The Democratic presidential candidate said on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday that his version of Medicare for All could

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Trump obeys Seinfeld’s law

“My parents didn’t want to move to Florida,” Jerry Seinfeld used to say in his standup routines, “but they’re in their sixties, and that’s the law.” The joke resonated with audiences in New York, where there has been a decades-long migration of older residents to the Sunshine State in search of warmer weather and lower

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El Cauca lleva más de medio siglo azotado por la violencia: así es el territorio colombiano de las dos masacres esta semana

(CNN Español) – La sangre y el terror que han recorrido al departamento del Cauca, en el suroccidente Colombia, durante la última semana vuelve a recordar la historia de violencia que parece haberse ensañado contra este territorio desde que se desató el conflicto armado en el país. Primero fue el asesinato a tiros de cinco

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Top aide to White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney refuses to testify before House impeachment inquiry

A top aide to White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, Robert Blair, has refused to testify in the House impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump after the White House directed him not to appear for his scheduled deposition, his attorney told CNN. The House committees investigating Trump had scheduled Blair’s deposition for Monday. “Mr.

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Kate McKinnon breaks down Elizabeth Warren’s healthcare plan on ‘SNL,’ saying your insurance is like a ‘bad boyfriend’

Last week, “Saturday Night Live” had Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump take questions from supporters at one of his rallies. This week it had Kate McKinnon’s Elizabeth Warren answer questions from Iowans about healthcare. “Hello, it is good to be here. Look at me, I’m in my natural habitat, a public school on a weekend,” McKinnon’s

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