Tag: Pennsylvania

College Presidents Under Fire After Dodging Questions About Antisemitism

Support for the presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and M.I.T. eroded quickly on Wednesday, after they seemed to evade what seemed like a rather simple question during a contentious congressional hearing: Would they discipline students calling for the genocide of Jews? Their lawyerly replies to that question and others during a four-hour hearing […]

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Donors and Alumni Demand That Penn’s President Resign Over Remarks at Hearing

Alumni, students and donors of the University of Pennsylvania called on Wednesday for Elizabeth Magill to resign as president of the school, a day after she testified at a contentious congressional hearing about campus antisemitism and evaded questions about whether students calling for the genocide of Jews violated Penn’s code of conduct. The people raising […]

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Larry Fink, Whose Photographs Were ‘Political, Not Polemical,’ Dies at 82

“He treated the classroom like it was the Village Vanguard,” said Tim Davis, a former student and an associate professor of photography at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y., where Mr. Fink taught for three decades. “It was completely improvisatory. A critique would involve mouth trumpet sounds, his own poetic raps and scat singing; maybe at […]

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Why Are Nonprofit Hospitals Focused More on Dollars Than Patients?

Nonprofit hospitals have been caught doing some surprising things, given how they are supposed to serve the public good in exchange for being exempt from federal, state and local taxes — exemptions that added up to $28 billion in 2020. Detailed media reports show them hounding poor patients for money, cutting nurse staffing too aggressively […]

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Former Coal Towns Get Money for Clean-Energy Factories

In Weirton, W.Va., in the heart of coal country, a company started by MIT scientists plans to build a plant that will produce a metal and alloy critical for clean energy, fuel cells and cleaner steel. In Vernon, Texas, also a former coal town, a third-generation wind entrepreneur plans to manufacture turbines suitable for remote, […]

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Federal Judge Rules Undated Mail-In Ballots in Pennsylvania Must Be Counted

A federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled on Monday that mail-in ballots that are received on time but are undated should be counted, arguing that a state law rejecting such votes violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The ruling was an opening victory for voting rights groups in a case with national implications heading into […]

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New Tool for Building and Fixing Roads and Bridges: Artificial Intelligence

In Pennsylvania, where 13 percent of the bridges have been classified as structurally deficient, engineers are using artificial intelligence to create lighter concrete blocks for new construction. Another project is using A.I. to develop a highway wall that can absorb noise from cars — and some of the greenhouse gas emissions that traffic releases as […]

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U.S. Investigates Colleges for Antisemitism and Islamophobia Complaints

The federal government opened discrimination investigations this week into half a dozen universities, including Columbia, Cooper Union and Cornell in New York, following complaints about antisemitic and anti-Muslim harassment after the Israel-Hamas war broke out. Since the start of the war on Oct. 7, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has also […]

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Harvard, Columbia and Penn Pledge to Fight Antisemitism on Campus

Over the last month, university presidents have been battered by a vocal cohort of alumni and faculty members who have accused them of not being strong enough in their denunciations of antisemitism in the wake of the Hamas attack on Israel. Now at some high-profile universities that have faced heavy criticism — including Harvard, Columbia […]

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Trump Indictments Haven’t Sunk His Campaign, but a Conviction Might

For Donald J. Trump, a new set of New York Times/Siena College polls captures a stunning, seemingly contradictory picture. His 91 felony charges in four different jurisdictions have not significantly hurt him among voters in battleground states. Yet he remains weaker than at least one of his Republican rivals, and if he’s convicted and sentenced […]

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‘I’m Not Superwoman’: Philadelphia’s Likely Mayor Urges Teamwork

As one urban gardener after another beseeched Cherelle Parker to prevent the green spaces that they had spent years nurturing from being gobbled up by developers, she furiously took notes in her trademark spiral notebook and barely said a word. Eventually, Ms. Parker, the Democratic nominee for mayor, did address the neighborhood groups that had […]

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Election Day Guide: Governor Races, Abortion Access and More

Election Day is nearly here, and while off-year political races receive a fraction of the attention compared with presidential elections, some of Tuesday’s contests will be intensely watched. At stake are two southern governorships, control of the Virginia General Assembly and abortion access in Ohio. National Democrats and Republicans, seeking to build momentum moving toward […]

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Seeking the ‘Right’ Customers, an Insurer Is Accused of Discrimination

When regulators in Maryland said this spring that the small company Erie Insurance had illegally avoided selling policies to people in mostly Black neighborhoods, Erie had a ready answer: It said it was being singled out for simply doing business as usual. The insurer, which is based in Pennsylvania and is known for selling cheap […]

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What Voters Think About U.S. Support for the Wars in Israel and Ukraine

Wisconsin In rural Lone Rock, Wis., where harvest season had meant yet another long workday on Thursday, Randy Schmidt, 60, a dairy farmer, said the president’s appeal for military aid was “going to be a hard sell in these parts.” Mr. Schmidt owns the largest dairy farm in Richland County, a swing district that had […]

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Woman Who Used Bullhorn to Rally Rioters on Jan. 6 Gets Nearly 5 Years

A Pennsylvania woman who smashed a window at the Capitol with an ice ax and a cardboard tube and used a bullhorn to urge rioters to “take” the building on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced on Tuesday to nearly five years in prison, court documents show. Federal prosecutors said the woman, Rachel Powell, 43, of […]

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Tarot Card-Reading Shop in Pennsylvania Draws Police Visit

Mx. Lawrence described the ordeal to nearly 200,000 followers in a series of TikTok videos, including one in which they donned “protective jewelry” and a black “structured blazer” reminiscent of ravens’ wings to prepare for the visit. Mx. Lawrence said the visit from Chief Martin and another officer was “intimidating.” “Basically, he didn’t give me […]

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U.A.W. Workers at Mack Truck Go on Strike

Nearly 4,000 members of the United Automobile Workers union went on strike against Mack Trucks on Monday after rejecting a tentative contract that union’s leaders had worked out with the company. The union informed the truck maker on Sunday that members had opposed the contract by a 73 percent vote, and that a strike would […]

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Pennsylvania Will Start Automatic Voter Registration

Pennsylvania, a battleground state that could play an outsize role in the 2024 presidential election, will begin to automatically register new voters as part of its driver’s license and state ID approval process, officials said on Tuesday. The program, which was announced by Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, is similar to those offered in 23 […]

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Voters in Pittsburgh Area Will Determine Balance in Pennsylvania House

Why It Matters: The vote will determine a swing state’s power balance. Pennsylvania is a crucial swing state, playing an important role in presidential elections, as well as determining which party holds power in the United States Congress. Whichever party gains an upper hand in the state can make a major difference in Washington, in […]

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John Fetterman Fired Back At Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Attempt To Shame His ‘Disgraceful’ Hoodies And Shorts

Marjorie Taylor Greene took a shot at John Fetterman over the weekend after the Georgia congresswoman learned that Majority Leader Chuck Schumer had quietly ditched the senate dress code to accommodate Fetterman’s penchant for wearing hoodies and gym shorts. “The Senate no longer enforcing a dress code for Senators to appease Fetterman is disgraceful,” Greene […]

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Danelo Cavalcante Moved to ‘High-Tech’ State Prison in Pennsylvania

It took the authorities in Pennsylvania 13 days to track down the convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante after he escaped from a county jail last month. It took just a few hours after his capture on Wednesday for officials to deliver him to the prison that will be his home for the foreseeable future. On Thursday, […]

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Danelo Cavalcante, Escaped Pennsylvania Murderer, Captured After Manhunt

He tried to flee then, too, but was arrested the next day in Virginia and brought back to Pennsylvania to stand trial. In August, he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Nine days later, he escaped. In his brief attempt to flee before his arrest in 2021, Mr. Cavalcante had been helped by […]

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Pennsylvania Fugitive Has Been Trained for Survival, His Mother Says

Danelo Cavalcante, the Pennsylvania prison escapee, has now been roaming wooded areas and small suburban towns for nearly two weeks, presumably with no shelter and little to eat or drink, as he flees the hundreds of police officers desperately searching for him. Back home in rural Brazil, his mother, Iracema Cavalcante, sees a son whose […]

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Danelo Cavalcante, Pennsylvania Fugitive, Is Now Armed as Manhunt Continues

The fugitive who has eluded the authorities in Pennsylvania for nearly two weeks after breaking out of jail is now armed, having stolen a rifle from a house, officials said on Tuesday. Law enforcement officers, who are now focusing their search on an area about 30 miles north of the jail, responded to a reported […]

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Pennsylvania Fugitive Danelo Cavalcante Joins Long History of Notable Manhunts

For more than a week, Danelo Cavalcante, a Brazilian national who was convicted of murder in suburban Philadelphia and then escaped from prison, has eluded an intense manhunt that has grown to hundreds of law enforcement officers. The pursuit continued on Monday after a weekend in which Mr. Cavalcante, who is also wanted in Brazil […]

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Danelo Cavalcante Is Spotted Again in Pennsylvania

Danelo Cavalcante, a convicted murderer who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison more than 10 days ago, was spotted again on Monday night, the authorities said. James Mckee, a Pennsylvania State Police trooper, confirmed the sighting in a brief telephone interview on Monday night. He said he could not confirm any other details. Mr. Cavalcante, 34, […]

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Escapee Had Been a Fugitive Before Pennsylvania Jailbreak

It was just after midnight on a Saturday. A light rain was starting to fall in the mostly empty town square by the church. Evaldo Alves Feitosa was flipping his last burger of the night when he heard the gunshots outside his snack stand. “I thought it was a firecracker from a party at the […]

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The Pennsylvania Fugitive: Why Wasn’t He Deported?

At an unknown time and at an unknown location, Danelo Souza Cavalcante, a 34-year-old citizen of Brazil, entered the United States unlawfully — without being inspected or admitted by a U.S. immigration official, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Sometime after that, in April 2021, prosecutors said he fatally stabbed his Brazilian girlfriend in […]

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Manhunt for Pennsylvania Fugitive Grows as Guard Who Failed to Notice Escape Is Fired

The manhunt for an escaped fugitive in the Philadelphia suburbs appeared to escalate on Friday afternoon as attention focused on the area around a sprawling botanical garden where the escapee had been seen twice in recent days. The number of officers searching for Danelo Cavalcante, who escaped from the Chester County Prison on Aug. 31, […]

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Pennsylvania Prison Escapes Could Reflect Staffing Issues and Human Error

Before Danelo Cavalcante crab-walked his way up and out of the Chester County Prison, launching a sprawling manhunt in the wooded suburbs outside Philadelphia, a man named Igor Bolte escaped from the same jail. Twice. The first time was in July 2019, when Mr. Bolte, who was serving a sentence for aggravated assault, walked out […]

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