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Good morning! Here's a look at AP's general news coverage today in Pennsylvania. For questions about the state report, contact the Philadelphia bureau at 215-561-1133. Editor Larry Rosenthal can be reached at 215-561-1133 or lrosenthal@ap.org. A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. Advisories, digests and digest advisories will keep you up to date. TOP STORIES: SENATE 2016-PENNSYLVANIA HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania's Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate will gather for a 90-minute debate with two months until Democrats pick a challenger to Republican incumbent Pat Toomey in the fall election. By Marc Levy. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 500 words by 8 p.m., developing from debate that begins at 6 p.m. EST. POLICE BARRACKS-SHOOTING-LAWSUIT SCRANTON — A man who was wrongly suspected in a deadly ambush outside a Pennsylvania State Police barracks has sued claiming he was traumatized by overzealous troopers who took him into custody based on mere speculation. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 400 words by 3 p.m. ELSEWHERE: COMMUTER SLOWDOWNS BOSTON — A malfunctioning signal outside the city's busiest commuter hub triggered massive delays for rail passengers on Thursday, and the problems were expected to continue into the Friday morning commute. SENT: 482 words. IN BRIEF: —PIPELINE RECOMMENDATIONS —A state task force created to figure out how Pennsylvania should grow its network of natural gas pipelines has come up with 184 recommendations. —BOY OVERDOSES-METHADONE — A western Pennsylvania woman is facing an involuntary manslaughter charge after authorities say her 11-year-old overdosed on the woman's methadone. —MULTI-STATE ELECTRONIC THEFTS — Three men who've been targeting cellphone and electronics stores along the East Coast are now suspects in two heists in the Philadelphia suburbs. —PAT CROCE-WEST CHESTER — Former Philadelphia 76ers owner Pat Croce has donated $250,000 to West Chester University's Center for Contemplative Studies. —INTERSTATE CRASH — Prosecutors have added five counts of homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence against a man jailed in a wrong-way crash that killed five people in northeastern Pennsylvania last month. —MOTHER-CAR EXHAUST — A defense attorney for a Pennsylvania woman who allegedly tried to kill herself and her two young children by piping vehicle exhaust into her car says she needs mental health treatment. —PEP RALLY ATTACK — A 16-year-old junior will serve probation, not juvenile detention, for pushing a teacher down 20 rows of bleacher steps during a Pennsylvania high school pep rally. —SCHOOL BUS HITS PEDESTRIAN — A school bus driver has been placed on administrative leave after a 70-year-old woman was struck and killed in south-central Pennsylvania. SPORTS: NHL RED WINGS-PENGUINS PITTSBURGH — With Evgeni Malkin's lower-body injury lingering longer than expected and his team's offense suddenly sputtering, Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan decided to pair Sidney Crosby and Phil Kessel on Thursday night against Detroit hoping to find a spark. By Will Graves. SENT: 817 words. AP Photos. COLLEGE BASKETBALL 5-OVERTIME GAME MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis and Temple matched the longest game in NCAA women's basketball history Thursday night, with the Tigers outlasting the Owls 100-97 in five overtimes. SENT: 557 words. ___ If you have stories of regional or statewide interest, please email them to phillyap@ap.org. If you have photos of regional or statewide interest, please send them to the AP state photo center in New York, 888-273-6867. For access to AP Exchange and other technical issues, contact AP Customer Support at apcustomersupport@ap.org or 877-836-9477. MARKETPLACE: Calling your attention to the Marketplace in AP Exchange, where you can find member-contributed content from Pennsylvania and other states. The Marketplace is accessible on the left navigational pane of the AP Exchange home page, near the bottom. For both national and state, you can click "All" or search for content by topics such as education, politics and business.

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