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Biden will praise men like his uncles when he commemorates the 80th anniversary of D-Day in France
WASHINGTON (AP) — As tens of thousands of soldiers stormed French beaches during the D-Day landings of World War II, 2nd Lt. John Arthur Finnegan was on duty in a mess hall half a world away on the northeastern coast of Australia. As President Joe Biden commemorates the 80th...
Giants rookie Mason Black makes MLB debut in Philadelphia against childhood favorite Phillies
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mason Black and his younger brother woke up the morning of Oct. 7, 2011 and were surprised to find Phillies tickets for a playoff game that night resting on a dresser. Their dad had said he wanted to take his sons — Mason Black was not only a die-hard Phillies...
Peoples Financial Services: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Peoples Financial Services Corp. (PFIS) on Thursday reported net income of $3.5 million in its first quarter. The bank, based in Scranton, Pennsylvania, said it had earnings of 49 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to...
Biden visits his Pennsylvania hometown to call for more taxes on the rich and cast Trump as elitist
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden made a nostalgic return to the house where he grew up in working-class Scranton on Tuesday, kicking off three days of campaigning across Pennsylvania by calling for higher taxes on the rich and casting Donald Trump as an out-of-touch elitist. ...
The Latest | First 7 jurors seated at the end of the second day of Trump’s hush money trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Following a protracted questionnaire phase and hours of questioning on Tuesday, seven jurors were seated by the time the court adjourned on the second day of Donald Trump ’s hush money trial. Jury selection will resume Thursday morning. The jurors are picked by...
Biden heads to his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, to talk about taxes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is headed to his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania on Tuesday to talk about who he believes should be paying more in taxes (billionaires) and who should be paying less (everyday Americans). Biden's campaign said in an announcement on Friday...
