Act 66 permits students that were enrolled in school during the 2020-21 school year to repeat their grade level. The intent is to allow those students to make up for any lost educational opportunities due to the COVID-19 pandemic and remote learning.

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AAP: Students, staff should wear masks in schools — regardless of vaccination status

released a set of recommendations for students and staff ahead of the approaching school year on Monday which included "strong" support for in-person learning, but urged both teachers and students to wear masks in classrooms — regardless of their vaccination status. The AAP recommendations encourage all eligible people to get their COVID-19 vaccine and mask-wearing for anyone older than 2 years, which echoes the U.S.

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Murder suspect in custody after body found in trunk in Delaware County

NEW CASTLE, Del. - Delaware State Police say they have arrested a man who was wanted in connection with a homicide after a man's body was found in the trunk of a car in Delaware County. Sean Tyler, 28, was taken into custody in New York on Friday and has been charged with one count of felony murder and related charges. Back on Friday, July 9, police in Trainer, Pennsylvania were called to the 1200 block of Langley Street around 7:30 for reports of a suspicious vehicle.Authorities obtained a search warrant after officers noticed a "foul odor" coming from the trunk and found the body of a 23-year-old James Jackson inside, according to the police.Police say a man's body was found inside the trunk of a car Friday morning in Trainer.

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Covid in Scotland LIVE as the country moves to Level 0 restrictions

Scotland edged closer to normality today as the country moved into Level 0 Covid restrictions. A number of local authority areas have been stuck with level one and level two restrictions for a number of weeks due to a spike in infections caused by the Delta variant.

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2 found dead after house fire in Berks County, officials say

DOUGLASSVILLE, Pa. - Two people were found dead after a fire in an eastern Pennsylvania home over the weekend, authorities said.Firefighters in Berks County were called at about 1 a.m. Sunday to the home in Amity Township, and emergency dispatchers indicated that people were reported trapped in the structure.The blaze was extinguished after several hours.

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Delaware man charged with repeat DUI offense after crash

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. - Police have charged a 46-year-old Delaware man with a repeat DUI offense after they say he caused a crash that injured a moped driver.Delaware State Police say the collision occurred Friday evening in Rehoboth Beach after the man’s SUV "failed to remain stopped" at an intersection and drove into the path of a group of mopeds. One moped struck the SUV. The operator of that moped was not wearing a helmet. He suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to a hospital, where he was listed in critical condition. The SUV driver wasn't hurt.

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Weather Authority: Intense heat continues Friday ahead of stormy weekend

PHILADELPHIA - A sweltering hot Friday will lead to an equally warm weekend with rain and thunderstorms that could turn severe in parts of the Delaware Valley.The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for areas in southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey that will extend from Friday to Saturday. Forecasters warn that counties included in the advisory can expect temperatures to feel like triple digits during the daylight hours. Friday is expected to reach a high of 96 in Philadelphia and surrounding areas with a mix of sun and clouds.

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PA Task Force One returns home after assisting Miami condo collapse recovery efforts

PHILADELPHIA - Families waited as their loved ones from Pennsylvania Task Force One returned home Friday afternoon, with some excited and others in tears.Aldo Morelli is back home after spending 17 days in Surfside, Florida. He joined others in the search for victims of the collapsed condo high-rise building."It felt really good to bring closure to these families and these guys worked amazingly, and I'm proud to be a member of Pennsylvania Task Force One," Morelli said.The family of Brandon Watkins, a fire lieutenant from Baltimore County, Maryland, was among those who returned Friday."It was very nice to see them here.

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Gov. Wolf tours areas of Bucks County hit hardest by flooding

BENSALEM, Pa. - Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf visited Bucks County on Friday to tour towns hit hardest by flooding earlier this week. The governor surveyed the damage from the flooding in Bristol and Bensalem in the afternoon, and spoke to flood victims about the damages they're still working to overcome.The historic flooding, estimated to be a 100-year-flood by the National Weather Service, came as more than 10 inches of rain fell over the course of just a few hours Monday afternoon. Rutgers University Climatologist Dr.

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Regina residents discuss comfort level post COVID-19 restrictions

It’s been almost a week since COVID-19 public health restrictions were lifted in Saskatchewan, however returning to a pre-pandemic world after 16 months of disruptions is no easy task. Some people may be feeling a mix of emotions and so Taz Dhaliwal and our videographer Derek Putz, hit the streets of Regina to gauge people’s comfort level with the recent change.

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Suspect in custody after stealing police car, leading officers on chase through Coatesville, police say

COATESVILLE, Pa. - A Chester County man is in custody after police say he stole a squad car and lead officers on a pursuit before slamming into another vehicle Friday morning in Coatesville. Officers from the Coatesville Police Department were called to a property on West 5th Avenue around 11:30 a.m.

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FDA to decide on full approval of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine by January

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School District of Philadelphia will require teachers, students to wear masks in the fall

PHILADELPHIA - The School District of Philadelphia on Thursday said masks will be required for teachers and students in the fall as the city tries to restart full in-person learning amid changing variables in the coronavirus pandemic.The district has reportedly spent four and a half million dollars of CARES Act funds on state-of-the-art air and surface purifiers for all learning environments and collective spaces.

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Gov. Wolf to tour areas of Bucks County hit hardest by flooding

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Residents notice odd smell, taste to tap water in Chester, Montgomery counties

CHESTER, Pa. - Nothing quenches your thirst in the dead of summer quite like a nice tall glass of water, but some residents in Chester and Montgomery counties have recently noticed a funky smell and taste to their tap water.The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection says it found elevated levels of non-toxic bacteria in water pulled from the Schuylkill River. Despite its odd odor and unflattering taste, officials say the water still meets governmental standards for consumption and is not a health threat. "I wouldn't drink it," one local told FOX 29.

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Penn State votes to raise tuition for 2021-22 year

UNIVERSITY PARK, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - 2015/10/07: Nittany Lion mascot statue on the main campus of Penn State University.

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York County raises objection to lawmaker's 2020 presidential election audit

HARRISBURG - Another Pennsylvania county targeted for an Arizona-style "forensic investigation" of the 2020 presidential election being pushed by former President Donald Trump is raising strong objections to a sweeping demand for access to its voting equipment and records.York County's three commissioners — two Republican and one Democrat — wrote this week to the Republican state lawmaker seeking the information and raised questions about the legality of his demand, the cost to the county and their lack of staff to complete the project.The commissioners also pointed to the likelihood that its voting machines would be decertified and rendered useless if they allow third-party access to the machines that is not authorized by the state or the

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Pennsylvania's overdose deaths rose in 2020, CDC says

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Overdose deaths in Pennsylvania grew along with the national rate last year during the pandemic, according to new federal estimates.The U.S.

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Chinese parents reunited with son 24 years after his kidnapping

BANGKOK (AP) - After 24 years of heartache and searching, a Chinese couple were reunited with their son who was abducted as a toddler outside their front gate.Guo Gangtang and his wife, Zhang Wenge, hugged their 26-year-old son with tears in their eyes Sunday at a reunion organized by police in their hometown of Liaocheng in the eastern province of Shandong, according to a video recording released by police.The story of their reunion after Guo crisscrossed China by motorcycle searching for his son and became an activist who helped police return other missing children to their parents prompted an outpouring of public sympathy and condemnation of abductions.Guo Xinzhen, then age 2 1/2, was grabbed by a woman and her boyfriend who took him

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Pennsylvania county won't offer up voting machines to election audit

HARRISBURG, Pa. - One of three counties targeted by a Pennsylvania state lawmaker for an Arizona-style "forensic investigation" of the state’s 2020 presidential election sought by former President Donald Trump will not allow third-party access to its voting machines.The three commissioners in rural Republican-controlled Tioga County announced the decision Tuesday, six days after receiving a sweeping, five-page request from Republican state Sen.

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Pennsylvania state university system merges 6 schools into 2

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Six of Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities will be consolidated into two new institutions under a unanimous vote Wednesday by the State System of Higher Education's governing board.Bloomsburg, Mansfield and Lock Haven universities in northern Pennsylvania will form one institution; California, Clarion and Edinboro universities in western Pennsylvania the other. The change will be phased in, starting later in 2022.They will have new names that have not been selected, but the plan is to keep all six campuses open with their own identities and brands, including existing sports teams.

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Great white shark, Breton, tracked off coast of Cape May by researchers

(OCEARCH.org) CAPE MAY, N.J. - Researchers are tracking a great white shark they say was swimming off the coast of Cape May earlier this week. OCEARCH says the male shark is named Breton. He's 13-feet-long and weighs 1400 pounds.Researchers first tagged Breton off the coast of Nova Scotia last September.

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Great Perthshire Tattie run to return to Fair City after COVID hiatus

Fair City after its hiatus last year due to COVID-19. Organisers have confirmed the event will go ahead on Saturday, August 14.With work taking place around City Hall, the action will move to the North Inch from 2pm with participants running a mile while carrying a bag of tatties.Around 100 people have already signed up, with organisers hoping to beat the 290 entrants who took part in 2019.

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Woman saved from alleged captor after leaving bathroom notes for police

abusive ex-boyfriend in Pennsylvania, after she left a series of detailed pleas for help in public bathrooms.The woman was allegedly held captive for several months, during which time the suspect sexually and physically assaulted her, according to police. She managed to get a few moments away from her captor last week, which allowed her to leave two notes that ultimately led to her rescue.

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Montgomery County community remembers gunshot victim; calls for end to violence

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pa. - The Ardmore community came together to remember the life of a man who was killed in what was, police say, a gun deal gone bad, and to call for an end to violence that is plaguing the region.19-year-old Layth Evans was fatally shot near the community center while sitting in his car on July 10. Community members came together at Zion Baptist Church to pray."The question was asked on Sunday, what should we do? And one of our members came up with a brilliant idea.

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Should post-secondary schools mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for students and staff?

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Jessica Biel Opens Up About Parenting Amid the Pandemic With Husband Justin Timberlake

Jessica Biel is opening up about life at home.

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Bad bosses: Another reason for the coming ‘great resignation’

COVID-19 lockdown.There’s another reason that’s likely contributing to mass resignations: bad bosses.Sure, only 10 per cent of respondents to Lifeworks’ mental health report said their relationship with their manager got worse during the pandemic. But this group also has the least favourable mental health score — nearly 19 points lower than those who said their employee-manager relationship stayed the same.

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Jessica Biel REVEALS her 'divide and conquer' approach with Justin Timberlake for pandemic parenting

Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake are now parents to two kids, sons Silas, 6, and Phineas, 11 months whom they welcome amid the pandemic last year. Considering it has been a difficult past year for everyone, Biel opened up about the challenges of raising a baby amid the COVID-19 uncertainty and also revealed how Timberlake and she made it work.

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India AI startup Fractal weighs IPO as pandemic fuels growth

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Seneca College requires COVID-19 vaccination for students, staff on campus

Seneca College may be the first post-secondary institution in Canada to make a bold move requiring students and staff to be immunized against COVID-19 should they want to step foot on campus. Caryn Lieberman reports.

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$10K reward offered for the return of Pennsylvania woman missing in Sun Lakes

SUN LAKES, Ariz. - Authorities are searching for a woman who is visiting from Pennsylvania and was last seen walking near her father's house in Sun Lakes. Now, a $10,000 reward is being offered for her return.According to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, 53-year-old Julie Ann Cappetta arrived on July 1 from Pennsylvania to visit her father who lives in Sun Lakes near Dobson and Riggs Roads.On Saturday, July 10, Cappetta left her father's house at 9:30 a.m.

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Scots could record up to 10,5000 new covid cases when country moves to Level 0

John Swinney.The country's Deputy First Minister - and Covid Recovery Minister - revealed the detail from the Scottish Government's modelling, which predicts the number of cases and deaths as a result of the virus.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced today that Scotland would move to the lowest of its Covid-19 restrictions on July 19 as planned.It means up to eight people from up to four households can meet within homes, while outside up to 15 people from up to 15 households can get together either in private gardens or public places.However when asked about how the country will be affected by this, Mr Swinney told BBC Scotland's Drivetime: "Obviously it varies quite significantly in relation to the position on the modelling, the

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Governor Wolf's power-plant carbon-pricing plan nears finish line

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Former U.S. Attorney McSwain seeks Trump backing in Pennsylvania governor's race

Former U.S. Attorney William McSwain PHILADELPHIA - The top federal prosecutor in Philadelphia appointed by Donald Trump has written to the former president to seek his endorsement in a crowded Republican primary race to run for governor in next year's election.William McSwain's letter, dated Friday, was released Monday night by Trump even before McSwain has publicly declared his candidacy.McSwain has told Republicans in Pennsylvania that he is serious about running, and makes his intentions plain in the letter.

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Suspects sought after armed robbery at Wawa in Abington

ABINGTON, Pa. - Police are searching for the suspects involved in an armed robbery that happened early Tuesday morning in Abington.The incident occurred at approximately 3:30 a.m. at a Wawa store on the 800 block of Old York Road. According to police, the store was robbed by three black males who had been armed with handguns.

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Nicola Sturgeon covid update LIVE as Scotland to move to Level 0 next week

First Minister addressed MSPs at virtual meeting at Holyrood on whether the country was ready to be placed at Level 0 from Monday, July 19.During the announcement the SNP said face masks would remain in place for "some time to come" which is in conflict with what the Prime Minister Boris Johnson said would happen in England.Over the last 24 hours 2,529 people have tested positive for the deadly virus in Scotland.In that same time period four Scots have passed away, it means that 7,761 people have died after returning a positive test since March last year.

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Covid vaccines drop to lowest level in three months as Nicola Sturgeon says programme going as 'quickly as possible'

vaccination rates in Scotland dropped to their lowest level in three months. The Scottish and UK Governments both follow guidance on jabs from the Joint Committee on Vaccines and Immunisations (JCVI).

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Lanarkshire to move down to level zero Covid restrictions

iOS - Android Nicola Sturgeon confirmed that the level zero move would go ahead in a statement to a virtual meeting of the Scottish Parliament this afternoon.However, the First Minister added that “certain mitigations such as the mandatory wearing of face masks will remain not just now but for some time to come”.She said: “This is not just to give added added protection to the population as a whole, but to those amongst us who are particuarly vulnerable and have to shield; lifting all restrictions right now would risk the imposition of shielding by default.“If governments believe measures like this matter, we should say so and do what is necessary to ensure compliance – we shouldn’t lift important restrictions to make our lives easier and

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Delaware man arrested after leading police on chase in Rehoboth Beach

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. - Delaware State Police have arrested a man after he failed to stop and led authorities on a pursuit Monday night in Rehoboth Beach. A trooper was conducting a proactive patrol shortly before 11 p.m. when he observed a blue Hyundai Elantra driven by Christopher Johnson Jr., 28, of Houston. Troopers say a computer inquiry revealed that Johnson had a suspended driver's license and there was an active warrant out for his arrest out of Kent County.The trooper attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the Elantra driven by Johnson, but he failed to stop and continued traveling through Rehoboth Beach. Eventually, he came to a stop.

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Perth and Kinross to move to 'modified' level zero of COVID-19 restrictions

Perth and Kinross will see many COVID restrictions removed from Monday, July 19, it was confirmed today. However, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon did caveat the announcement that the country will move to level zero on July 19 "with modifications".One of these mitigations is that mandatory face coverings will remain in place "for some time to come".

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Estimated 100-year-flood swamps Bucks, Burlington counties: So what does it mean?

PHILADELPHIA - Parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey on Tuesday were facing another round of rain one day after they were swamped by a series of storms that the National Weather Service said caused a rare flash flood emergency.According to forecasters, Monday's storms dumped 6 to 10 inches of rain in just 3 to 4 hours, swelling the Delaware River in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and Burlington County, New Jersey."Widespread and life-threatening flash flooding is occurring. This is an extremely dangerous situation," the weather service said.

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Great Scottish Run cancelled this year due to coronavirus pandemic

coronavirus pandemic. The event, which takes place every year in the streets of Glasgow, was scheduled on Sunday, October 3, 2021.

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Survey reveals parents' concern over virus-related anxieties in children

Sixty percent of parents have identified anxiety as a long-term impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on their children's mental health.

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