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Tragic firefighter called to scene of horror blaze realises victims are his own family

Harold Baker, a volunteer firefighter in Nescopeck, Pennsylvania, has lost a total of 10 relatives in the devastating blaze, including his son, daughter and three grandchildren

Daily Mirror

A blaze kills a firefighter's 10 relatives, 3 of them children

Fire tore quickly through a house in northeastern Pennsylvania, horrifying a volunteer firefighter who arrived to battle the blaze only to discover the victims were his own family.

WEKU

Firefighter says 10 of his relatives were killed in Pennsylvania blaze

Among those killed in blaze was Harold Baker’s 19-year-old son, Dale, who was also a firefighter

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Firefighter: As many as 10 feared dead in house fire

A firefighter says as many as 10 of his relatives are feared dead after a house fire in northeastern Pennsylvania

The Independent UK

John Fetterman will hold his first public event in the Pennsylvania Senate race since having a stroke

PHILADELPHIA — Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat, next week will hold his first public campaign event since having a stroke that nearly killed him four days before the May primary.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

What the Kansas abortion vote means for a constitutional amendment effort in Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Democrats are pointing to this week’s victory for abortion rights in Kansas as a harbinger for the Keystone State, where a similar ballot question could be considered by voters as early as next year.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Lawmakers call on State Department to fight for Pittsburgh-area native jailed in Russia

WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania's U.S. lawmakers are urging the State Department to recognize the plight of a Pittsburgh-area resident who has been sentenced to hard labor in Russia, and they are asking why the administration has not highlighted his case among other detained citizens, including WNBA player Brittney Griner and former…

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At the Races: Sunflower shocker - Roll Call

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

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John Fetterman’s parents gave him money into his 40s. Republicans say that undercuts his blue-collar image

PHILADELPHIA — In his ads, and much of the public imagination, John Fetterman is a tattooed everyman from a rugged steel city outside Pittsburgh.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Election denialism remains powerful in Republican politics

Republican nominees in Michigan, Nevada and Pennsylvania are on the verge of claiming offices where they would have enormous power over elections

The Guardian - US

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Will Trump hand Senate to Democrats again?

Nineteen months ago, Donald Trump’s fixation on unproven allegations of election fraud played a major role in the Republicans’ loss of two U.S. Senate seats in Georgia and, with them, their Senate majority.

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Pa. continues to fund antiabortion organization in new budget

As it’s done for years, the state of Pennsylvania approved funding in the budget it passed last month to support the antiabortion movement, some of it with money diverted from cash assistance for people in poverty.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Tuesday’s primaries offered a glint of hope for Democrats this fall

Kansas voters affirmed a women’s right to choose. Meanwhile, Republicans across the US elevated extremist candidates who may be unpopular in general elections

The Guardian - US

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court upholds state’s mail voting law

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania’s mail voting law is constitutional, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, upholding the 2019 measure that allows any voter to use mail ballots and removing a cloud of uncertainty heading into the midterm elections.

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US state court approves Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting expansion

A decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court could help more people vote ahead of crucial elections in November.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Inflation is hitting ACA health insurance plans in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvanians who plan to shop later this year on the state’s Affordable Care Act exchange are unlikely to find shelter from the inflation that has engulfed other areas of the economy, according to a preview offered Monday by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court upholds the state’s mail voting law

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Pennsylvania's mail-in voting law is upheld by the state's Supreme Court

All voters in the key swing state can continue casting ballots by mail now that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld a law that was challenged by some GOP state lawmakers who helped pass it.

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$2.8 million spent with USPS from Pennsylvania campaign accounts

In Pennsylvania, state-level candidates and PACs have spent $2.8 million from their campaign accounts on services from the United States Postal Service in the 2022 election cycle so far. USPS received 0.53 percent of all $520.3 million in reported expenditures.

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Sen. Pat Toomey defends his effort to remove 'budget gimmick' from veterans health bill to address illnesses from burn pits, other toxins

WASHINGTON — In the face of criticism, Pennsylvania's Republican Sen. Pat Toomey is continuing to defend his opposition to what he calls a "budget gimmick" in an historic veterans health spending bill that received overwhelming Senate support in June.

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Thousands of Pa. Democrats are leaving for the Republican Party. No one seems sure why

PITTSBURGH — A significant number of voters in Western Pennsylvania are leaving the Democratic Party to become Republicans ahead of the 2022 midterms, a trend that's taken shape over several years and has both parties split on what the reason for the pattern is.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Biden should know. Adding 100,000 more cops is the wrong approach

COVID-19 scuttled President Joe Biden’s trip earlier this month to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, where he planned to unveil a $37 billion public safety program centered on federal funding for 100,000 new police officers in local law enforcement departments around the nation.

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle Falcons import Nicole Munger goes on a pointscoring spree in back-to-back wins

The Pennsylvania powerhouse poured in a season-high 53 points against West Bulls.

Salon

GOP election plot already underway

Election officials in three states refuse to sign off on primary results in a preview of likely November chaos

The Independent UK

Fetterman harnesses power of social media in Senate campaign

In one of this year’s most competitive U.S. Senate races, the biggest moments aren't playing out on the campaign trail

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