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WWII Marine veteran, 98, receives diploma 2 days before his death
Marine veterans and a school superintendent raced to get Richard Remp, who joined the Marine Corps at 17 to serve in World War II, his high school diploma.
Presidency hinges on tight races in battleground states
Neither candidate cleared the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House, and the margins were tight in several battleground states.
By Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press, Zeke Miller, The Associated Press and Jill Colvin, The Associated Press
Pennsylvania county will evaluate 9 mistakenly discarded military ballots
The local elections board in Luzerne County will carefully consider nine mistakenly discarded military ballots, which have been linked to specific voters.
9 discarded military ballots weren’t fraud, Pennsylvania election chief says
Workers in the elections office in Luzerne County are getting training on handling mailed-in military and overseas ballots, Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar said,
Probe into ‘discarded’ mail-in military ballots becomes campaign outrage fuel
The news release from a U.S. attorney in Pennsylvania was provocative: Nine mailed-in military ballots had been “discarded” by the local election office in a swing county of one of the most important presidential battleground states.
By Christina A. Cassidy, The Associated Press
DOJ alleges local Pennsylvania officials opened 9 discarded military mail-in ballots
U.S. Attorney David Freed announced an inquiry on Thursday afternoon after nine military mail-in ballots were found discarded in Pennsylvania.
By Davis Winkie
Congresswomen press Pennsylvania National Guard on harassment allegations
Two Philadelphia-area members of Congress are asking the Pennsylvania National Guard's commander to address allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation at the Horsham Air Guard Station near Philadelphia.
Air Guardsmen spot ‘SOS’ written on Pacific island beach, leads to rescue of 3 missing mariners
Three men have been rescued from a tiny Pacific island after writing a giant SOS sign in the sand that was spotted from above, authorities say.
Some governors balk at Trump request to send troops to DC
Some governors are rejecting President Donald Trump’s request to send National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., for a massive militarized show of force in the nation’s capital after several days of unrest over the death of George Floyd.
Captured in war, a diary returns home
From the brutal battle of Tinian to a Tupperware sandwich container to an Oregon charity and back to the family of the killed man who scribbled it.
By Ron Devlin, The Reading Eagle
Opinion: Former Army Under Secretary Murphy endorses Buttigieg for president
At this challenging time, I am once again proud to stand alongside a promising young leader from the heartland who intuitively understands what it takes to win the next election and usher in a future where we can both succeed and live up to our highest ideals. That is why I’m supporting fellow combat veteran Pete Buttigieg for president.
By Patrick J. Murphy