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TODAY’S TOP STORIES
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Food companies push back on Pennsylvania bills to ban certain food products
(The Center Square) - Representatives of the American Beverage Association said Tuesday the proposed bans for artificial ingredients in Pennsylvania are unnecessary and advocated for a national FDA-approved standard for processed foods instead of state-by-state restrictions.
Northeast clings to population five years after pandemic
(The Center Square) – Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic rocked the nation, population in most Northeastern states has leveled out, climbing above 2020 rates by just over one percentage point.
Loss in case of tortured, murdered Pa. 12-year-old girl appealed
PHILADELPHIA – The sisters of a 12-year-old girl who was starved and tortured until her death are appealing a federal judge’s decision that dismissed their lawsuit against two Pennsylvania counties and two school districts that allegedly failed to help her.
NATIONAL HEADLINES
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WATCH: Democratic legislators introduce anti-ICE legislation
(The Center Square) – A coalition of Democratic legislators announced several bills they're introducing this year to target the activity of U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement in California.
Bill Cassidy, facing Trump-backed challenger, bets on 'who delivers'
(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy is running for a third term on a pivotal wager: that a record of delivering federal dollars to Louisiana and pushing bills into law matters more to Republican primary voters than the…
Trump Cabinet meeting: New Fed chair, coal saving lives, Russia and Ukraine
(The Center Square) – The administration will announce its pick for a new Federal Reserve chair next week. Coal-powered energy saved lives during Winter Storm Fern. An impending Russia-Ukraine peace deal is coming. A million people have signed their babies…