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Pennsylvania senator defends bill protecting legal skill game industry
Lycoming News - Pennsylvania
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July 17, 2025
For the past five years, Pennsylvania State Senator Gene Yaw has been working with small businesses, veterans' organizations, and the skill game industry to develop a fair regulatory and taxation framework for legal skill games. The result is...
Mass layoffs continue across freight-related companies in the U.S.
Yahoo Finance
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Another wave of closures and layoffs has hit workers and companies tied to commercial transportation, manufacturing, lumber production, distribution and logistics across the U.S. Over the past several weeks, there have been 4,137 job cuts...
Senator Joe Pittman provides updates on AI summit and Pennsylvania Senate budget talks
West Central PA News - Pennsylvania
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July 18, 2025
Senator Joe Pittman, a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, provided updates on legislative activities and recent events through his Twitter account in mid-July 2025.On July 16, Pittman highlighted a recent event in Pittsburgh: "What a great...
Arthur J. Gallagher purchases Pennsylvania-based Equinox Agency
Life Insurance International
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July 18, 2025
US-based insurance brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher has acquired Equinox Agency, a Pennsylvania-based employee health and benefits consultancy. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. Equinox Agency, located in Emmaus,...
Veolia Acquires Icetec to Expand Digital and Distributed Energy Business
Power Magazine
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July 18, 2025
Veolia, a leading global integrated provider of environmental services, said it has completed the acquisition of Icetec, a Pennsylvania-based digital and distributed energy management company with more than 20 years of experience in generating...
Man With ‘Fugitive To-Do List’ Lured PA Victim, Robbed Bank App, Fled To GA After Fight: DOJ
Daily Voice
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July 18, 2025
Donnie Taylor, 21, of Wilmington, lured a Pennsylvania man to a New Castle parking lot with the promise of sex in the early hours of Oct. 17, 2022, according to the DOJ. Once the man arrived, Taylor and Kyaire Finch punched him in the head, stole...
Study casts further doubt on the voluntary carbon market
E&E News
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July 18, 2025
A major global carbon market is facing renewed scrutiny with a new study questioning the credibility of auditors who decide the validity of projects that claim to help fight climate change. Auditors are a key part of the world’s voluntary carbon...
Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers Simulate Chaos in Exercise
US Army
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July 17, 2025
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Soldiers from Pennsylvania Army Guard’s B Company, 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team conducted training at the live-fire shoot house here during the unit’s annual training. The...
Pennsylvania Senate backs measure supporting veteran benefit reforms
South Central PA News - Pennsylvania
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July 17, 2025
Douglas Vincent Mastriano, Pennsylvania State Senator from 33rd District | senatormastriano.comDouglas Vincent Mastriano, Pennsylvania State Senator from 33rd District | senatormastriano.com The Pennsylvania state Senate has unanimously adopted a...
Nationwide bank fraud leader sentenced to six years for sophisticated identity theft scheme
Evergreen Reporter - Washington
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July 17, 2025
Teal Luthy Miller Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington | Department of JusticeTeal Luthy Miller Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington | Department of Justice Seattle – A woman involved...
Greentube extends German market reach through bet365 Slots integration
Gambling Insider
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Novomatic’s digital arm rolls out key titles, including Book of Ra and Diamond Link series in continued expansion strategy. By Shaan Khan Key points: - Greentube content now live with bet365 Slots in Germany, including Cash Connection and Diamond...
Pennsylvania to receive $1.2M from Gilead over kickback scheme to promote HIV drugs
WPXI - Pennsylvania
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July 17, 2025
Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Pennsylvania will receive over $1 million as part of a $202 million multistate settlement with Gilead Sciences, Inc. over an illegal kickback scheme to promote HIV drugs. The settlement, involving 49...
Blackstone to invest $25B in DCs, energy in Pennsylvania
RCR Wireless News
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July 17, 2025
In sum, what to know: Large-scale investment – Blackstone will invest $25 billion in Pennsylvania’s energy and data infrastructure, with the aim of attracting further private-sector investment totaling up to $60 billion. Energy and data center...
Pennsylvania GOP Senator Says Marijuana Legalization Supporters Are ‘Picking Up Votes’ As Officials Work To Finalize Budget Deal
Marijuana Moment
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July 17, 2025
A Republican Pennsylvania senator behind a recently filed bipartisan marijuana legalization bill says supporters are “picking up votes” to enact the reform this session. Speaking with FOX43 News in an interview released on Wednesday, Sen. Dan...
Pennsylvania Lawmaker Files Yet Another Cannabis Legalization Bill
Forbes
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A Pennsylvania lawmaker has filed yet another bill to legalize recreational marijuana in the state, ... More making it the third cannabis legalization measure introduced in the past week.getty Pennsylvania Democratic state Rep. Amen Brown this...
'FORGES Act' aims to boost Pennsylvania steel industry
WPMT - Pennsylvania
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State legislators in Pennsylvania argue that the FORGES Act will help revitalize the state's struggling steel industry. HARRISBURG, Pa. — As politicians in Washington battle over tariffs on foreign goods, Democratic lawmakers in Harrisburg are...
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education votes to increase tuition rates for first time in 7 years
WPMT - Pennsylvania
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The cost of in-state undergraduate tuition at its 14 schools will go up $139 per semester, but the rate will be rolled back if the state provides sufficient funding HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Board of Governors of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher...
Frustrated By The Obstacles in Selling Second-Hand Furniture, This Entrepreneur Launched Her Own Platform, AptDeco. It Has Attracted More Than $20 Million In Funding.
Forbes
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When Reham Fagiri tried to sell her furniture on Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist during a move from Philadelphia to New York, she didn't realize she was stumbling onto the idea for a fast-growing business. Although many shoppers responded to...
PPL, Blackstone Launch Major Gas-Fired Generation Venture Targeting Data Center Surge in Pennsylvania
Power Magazine
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July 17, 2025
PPL Corp. and investment giant Blackstone Infrastructure have formed a joint venture to build, own, and operate natural gas combined-cycle generation plants in Pennsylvania specifically designed to serve data center loads through long-term energy...
Trump Hails $90 Billion Push to Make Pennsylvania A Gas-Fired AI Hub
The Environmental Magazine
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July 17, 2025
"While government, energy, tech and banking leaders held a summit, protestors warned of worsening climate pollution and a future shaped by “the worst people on Earth.”" "PITTSBURGH—Flanked by titans of the fossil fuel, tech and finance industries,...