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Click here for updates on this story LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. (WPMT) — For 47 years, Orlando Carannante has been making pizzas at Antonio’s Pizza on Luzerne Avenue in West Pittston. He and his daughter Francesca have only been dishing out heart-shaped pizzas for Valentine’s Day for the last 4 years or so. “The first time
Continue ReadingAs President Joe Biden strives to take the opposite approach of former President Donald Trump on the coronavirus response, he’s leaving most of the details to the scientists — including the tough talk about what Americans may have to brace for in the coming months. Biden has opted for a more measured approach than his
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story YORK COUNTY, PA (WPMT) — The York County Sheriff Office said Friday its K9 officer, Prince, has received a bullet- and stab-protective vest, thanks to a charitable donation from the non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. The vest was sponsored by Rick and Cindy Haterius of Colorado
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The Senate is poised to vote Saturday on whether to convict former President Donald Trump for inciting the insurrection at the Capitol last month in the culmination of the first impeachment trial of an ex-president in US history, though Democrats will need to decide on whether to seek witnesses in the trial first. The final
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Former President Donald Trump’s defense team used just a few of the 16 hours they were allotted to make their case for his acquittal on Friday, and encouraged senators to use the rest of the time on Covid relief. It was simple and it was quick. Here’s what they argued: The political speech defense. Their
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Saturday marks the fifth day of the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, after a dramatic week that saw House impeachment managers and Trump’s legal team offer dueling arguments over whether the former President was at fault for the January 6 riot at the US Capitol. The Senate is expecting to reconvene the
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Ahead of Sunday’s Daytona 500 — the biggest event on NASCAR’s schedule — it’s hard for Darrell “Bubba” Wallace not to get a little excited about what’s to come. “The Daytona 500 is the biggest race of our year, and we have to start out with a bang,” Wallace recently told CNN Sport’s Coy Wire.
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Doddie Weir is the kind of guy who’s hard to miss. At six feet and six inches tall, he towers over almost everybody and just in case you don’t quite spot him the first time, he’s usually decked from head to toe in a bright, loud tartan suit. With a broad, beaming smile to complete
Continue ReadingMore retail pharmacies around the country began administering Covid-19 vaccines by appointment on Friday under a new federal program that is shipping doses directly to them. One million doses have been allocated to 6,500 pharmacies — including some CVS, Walmart, Walgreens and Rite Aid locations — in the first phase of the Federal Retail Pharmacy
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Donald Trump’s impeachment lawyers failed to offer any real defense of why the former President did not do more to protect his vice president and members of Congress during the January 6 insurrection Friday, while new revelations about a conversation between Trump and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy that day only added more damning details
Continue ReadingIn an expletive-laced phone call with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy while the Capitol was under attack, then-President Donald Trump said the rioters cared more about the election results than McCarthy did. “Well, Kevin, I guess these people are more upset about the election than you are,” Trump said, according to lawmakers who were briefed
Continue ReadingThe Senate’s second impeachment trial of Donald Trump raced toward a conclusion on Friday, with the former President’s legal team quickly finishing its presentation and senators taking their turn to pose written questions to the legal teams. Trump’s team wrapped up its presentation in a little more than three hours before the question-and-answer session concluded
Continue ReadingFormer President Donald Trump’s lawyers mounted an aggressive defense Friday in Trump’s second impeachment trial — and made multiple false and misleading claims to bolster their case. Arguing that Trump did nothing to incite the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, the lawyers distorted the facts about both what happened that day and
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Amid the swirling controversy over whether New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration knowingly undercounted deaths among nursing home residents during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in the state, a top aide for the governor apologized to Democratic lawmakers, saying the administration “froze” when initially asked by state legislators back in August about the issue.
Continue ReadingNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aide says the administration delayed the release of data on Covid-19 deaths of long-term care facility residents because of concerns about a potential federal investigation, a transcript of a call between the aide and state lawmakers shows. The now public data revealed thousands more confirmed and presumed Covid-19 deaths
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Thomas Connell, 15, of Fremont recently set an American power lifting record for his age division at a USAPL competition in Lincoln. Connell deadlifted 465 pounds, which set new best for the 14-15 age division in the entire country. “I felt a sigh of
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CLARKS SUMMIT, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Ice sculptures lining the streets of Clarks Summit…it’s something people see here every year, but this time around, it feels a bit more special. “Socially, what else can you do but get outside? The kids will all be here,” said Elaine Keeler, office
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration took steps Friday to reverse one of the most controversial health care moves of President Donald Trump: Allowing states to require Medicaid recipients to work in order to receive coverage. The move comes two weeks after President Joe Biden signed an executive order that directed agencies to review Medicaid and Affordable Care
Continue ReadingThe Lincoln Project says it is retaining an “outside professional” to review the tenure of co-founder John Weaver amid allegations that he has a history of sexually harassing young men. The super PAC, which was founded in 2019 by veteran Republican operatives who opposed then-President Donald Trump, is reeling from the fallout of the allegations
Continue ReadingRobinhood is in hot water for banning investors from buying GameStop during part of last month’s Reddit-driven market mayhem. And now Fidelity is being accused of preventing one investor from selling some Reddit darlings, a move he says cost him $830,000. Louis Hernandez filed a claim with Wall Street’s self-regulator against Fidelity Brokerage Services on
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