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Pennsylvania announces plan to produce 50% of state government electricity through solar energy

Pennsylvania announces plan to produce 50% of state government electricity through solar energy

Ella Yurick, Reporter March 29, 2021

Governor Tom Wolf announced on March 22, 2021 a major clean energy initiative with a goal of producing approximately 50% of state government energy by 2023. Currently, just 4% of the commonwealth’s...

This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) scientist reviews a plate with serological test samples. Serological testing is used to detect antibodies, which indicate past infection with the virus that causes COVID-19, and is important to the understand of disease prevalence within a population. (CDC/ James Gathany/Public Domain)

PA becomes 8th state to exceed 1 million COVID-19 cases

Allyson Lin , Reporter March 29, 2021

Pennsylvania has become the eighth state in the U.S to exceed 1 million cases, according to The Morning Call. Recently, the state of Pa has added more than 3,600 Covid-19 cases on Thursday, March 25.  According...

Pennsylvania Governor Wolf addresses the media on March 16, 2020.  Wolf and Secretary of Health Levine are expected to release details for a statewide contact tracing program on May 1, 2020.  (Governor Tom Wolf/CC BY 2.0)

Governor Tom Wolf increases gathering size limits

Allyson Lin , Reporter March 29, 2021

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that indoor  and outdoor events may increase their gatherings to 75% of capacity.  This change impacts a variety of businesses including gyms, entertainment venues,...

Photo by: Neerav Bhatt/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Explainer: What the US can learn from how Australia battled COVID-19

Adrianna Malena, World News Editor March 29, 2021

Australia was  able to essentially defeat the coronavirus, but how did they do it? How are they able to now hold mass concerts and sports events, with nobody wearing a mask? These are questions that if...

This graphic demonstrates to the public the most effective ways to prevent infection through the use of double masking. Double masking recommendations come as increased variants of the virus emerge. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Double Masking: When and How Should it be Done?

Keela Delves, News Editor March 26, 2021

TheBroadcaster · Double Masking: When and How Should it be Done? As the Covid-19 Pandemic continues, many people are very much still concerned about potentially getting infected with the virus. The...

This sign has examples of Covid-19 restrictions currently used in many public locations.  Five states including Texas, Mississippi, Iowa, Montana, and North Dakota have lifted their mask mandates despite lingering concerns over the Covid-19 virus. (Daniel Lobo/Public Domain)

Multiple States Lifting Mask Mandates

Caroline Glus, Video Producer March 26, 2021

TheBroadcaster · Multiple States Lifting Mask Mandates Five states including Texas, Mississippi, Iowa, Montana, and North Dakota have lifted their mask mandates despite lingering concerns over the...

Photo by Olli Homann/CC BY-NC 2.0

Video explainer: Where do prisons come from?

Abigail Lee, Science and Technology Editor March 25, 2021

Mass incarceration is a defining feature of the United States. It’s one of the biggest problems we face, with 2.3 million people incarcerated in the U.S. Despite making up just 4% of the world population,...

Equality Act Passed in US House to Provide LGBTQ Protections

Talon Smith, Editor-in-Chief March 3, 2021

Passed in the House on Thursday 25, the Equality Act is to provide landmark protections against discrimination for LGBTQ Americans. One of the pieces of legislation President Joe Biden pledged to sign...

President Trump is pictured in March 25, 2018 photo taken by propaganda outlet Epoch Times.  President Trump became the first US President to be impeached twice.   (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times/CC BY-NC 2.0)

President Trump, First President to be Impeached Twice

Ava Sheppard and Julia Grenoble January 14, 2021

TheBroadcaster · President Trump, First President to be Impeached Twice Donald J. Trump, the 45th president of the United States was impeached by the The United States House of Representatives for...

Twitter permanently bans Trump from platform

Isabella Maish January 14, 2021

On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump's Twitter account was suspended shortly after twitter announced his absence on the platform might reduce “further incitement of violence.” Twitter said in...

Teacher temporarily relieved after attending the U.S. Capitol riots

Ella Yurick January 14, 2021

A pending investigation is underway about a staff member’s position after it was released that they took part in the D.C. riots.  On Thursday January 7th, Thomas Parker, the Superintendent of Allentown...

Newspaper front pages from around the world document insurrection at U.S. Capitol

Newspaper front pages from around the world document insurrection at U.S. Capitol

January 8, 2021

Newspapers around the United States and the world published banner headlines and shocking pictures from the Trump-backed mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol building yesterday, January 6, 2021. Below...

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