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Cyberattack Causes Chaos at Major Pennsylvania-Based Hospital Chain
United Health Services, which operates more than 11 facilities in Pennsylvania and hundreds more across the US, suffered a system-wide computer outage that has affected patient care.
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Federal Judge in Philadelphia Orders Stop to Postal Service Cuts
Federal judges in Washington state and New York had issued similar orders this month. One judge said the Trump Administration was using the USPS “as a tool in partisan politics.”
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GOP Takes Pennsylvania’s Mail-in Ballot Deadline to the US Supreme Court
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently ruled that ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and arrive by Nov. 6, but Republicans argue that ruling violates federal law.
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‘Discarded’ Ballots Put Luzerne County in the Election Spotlight
President Donald Trump accused Democrats in Luzerne County of “trying to steal the election,” but the county is under Republican leadership.
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Governor: Trump Rallies Flout Coronavirus Restrictions
“Once again, I am requesting that the President of the United States not endanger Pennsylvanians by holding unsafe rallies that will put Pennsylvania communities at risk,” Gov. Tom Wolf said.
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PA Supreme Court Maintains New Mail-in Ballot Deadline
The court, which ruled last week that mail-in ballots can be counted if they arrive at local elections offices by Nov. 6, refused a request from Republicans to put its order on hold.
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Democrats in PA Work to Inform Voters about ‘Naked Ballots’
Pennsylvania Democrats are teaching voters how to correctly fill out and return mail-in ballots, after a Philadelphia elections official warned they could cause “electoral chaos.”
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PA Schools Will Allow More Sports Fans After Court Ruling
The PIAA said schools “should exercise caution and good judgment in setting numbers for attendance at indoor and outdoor sports.”
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PA Legislature Moves to Loosen Coronavirus Restrictions on Restaurants, Bars
The Senate approved a bill that would allow patrons to buy alcohol without buying food and buy drinks at a bar.
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Judge Declines to Stay Own Ruling that PA Crowd Size Restrictions are ‘Unconstitutional’
The judge said the Wolf administration failed to show “imminent and irreparable harm will occur” if the state can’t limit event crowd sizes.
