A Pennsylvania school district that warned parents behind on their lunch bills that their children could end up in foster care is apologizing.
Steve Ericson
Posted inNation & World
Trump’s asylum-seeker restriction blocked by federal judge
The California ruling is a setback after another judge in Washington, D.C. ruled earlier in the day refused to suspend the rule.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Ebola vaccine hampered by deep distrust in eastern Congo
The new Ebola vaccine is very effective, but community mistrust undermines its success in curbing the outbreak in eastern Congo, which has killed more than 1,700.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Meek Mill’s conviction vacated by Pennsylvania court
He is entitled to a new trial on those charges if the district attorney’s office decides to pursue them.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
HBO chief: Sorry, fans, no ‘Game of Thrones’ do-over
HBO programming chief Casey Bloys says there was no serious consideration to remaking the story.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
World’s top toymaker joins companies leaving China’s factories
The world’s largest publicly traded toymaker said U.S. goods produced in China could drop to about 50 percent by the end of 2020.
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Coffee growers in crisis face a new blow from Trump’s tariff threat
But the threat, meant to stem the flow of immigrants to the U.S., could backfire and force many small growers to leave the country.
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Trucker shortage likely to double over next 10 years
Current drivers are aging, and the industry hopes to attract more woman drivers to reduce the deficit.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
EBay planning new shipping service to challenge rival Amazon
The goal is to let its merchants store inventory in warehouses around the U.S. so products can be delivered in two or three days at competitive rates.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Neighbors seeing red over flashing lights on new CMP towers
They say the LEDs ruin the nighttime view of Merrymeeting Bay, but the utility says federal law requires lights on the 240-foot structures to warn crews in passing planes.