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UPenn doctor’s orders: ‘Belly laugh at least two to five days a week’
A good laugh is also good for your heart, immune system and many other health benefits, said Dr. Michael Miller, a cardiologist and medical professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Trump’s ‘A+++++’ economy collides with reality in a Pennsylvania city critical to the midterms
Only 31% of U.S. adults now approve of how Trump is handling the economy, down from 40% in March, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Yet Trump has called affordability concerns a “ hoax ” and gave the economy under his administration a grade of “A+++++.”
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Penn State players are encouraged by their first impressions of new coach Matt Campbell
Campbell was introduced last week as Penn State’s 17th head coach.
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A Chicago-based investment group is nearing a deal to buy the Pittsburgh Penguins
Multiple outlets, including Victory Sports and ESPN, citing anonymous sources, reported that the Hoffmann Family of Companies is nearing the final stages of an agreement to purchase one of the league’s marquee franchises. Any purchase would need to be approved by the NHL’s Board of Governors
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3 Pennsylvania Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies
The stunning move came the same day that House Republican leaders pushed to passage a health care bill that does not address the soaring monthly premiums that millions of people will soon endure. Those premium hikes will occur because the tax credits for those who buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act expire at year’s end.
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Pittsburgh ministry among small US groups chipping away at historic levels of social isolation
A Pittsburgh ministry pursuing “trauma-informed community development” is one of many small groups across the US working to restore community connections amid an epidemic of loneliness and isolation.
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To find living donors for kidney transplants, a Pennsylvania pilot program turns to social networks
A pilot program with 15 patients that began in May at three Pennsylvania hospitals is testing whether motivated, volunteer strangers can help improve the chances of finding a life-saving match for a new kidney—particularly for people with limited social networks.
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US Capitol statue of teen civil rights leader Barbara Rose Johns to fill Robert E. Lee’s place
The U.S. Capitol will display a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school, a pointed replacement for a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was removed several years ago.
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Ryan Crosswell quit Trump’s DOJ. Now his resignation letter is part of his stump speech for Congress
A former federal prosecutor now running for Congress, Crosswell quit in February when President Donald Trump’s administration dropped corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams in return for his cooperation on immigration enforcement.
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‘Some kids don’t really have anyone to talk to or trust.’ Chill rooms fill that gap in Western Pa.
There are 50 chill rooms in K-12 schools across Allegheny, Washington, Bedford and Erie counties — scaled up from just two when the Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) Chill Project launched in 2019.
