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Good evening! 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. Mark Scolforo is on the desk. Editor Larry Rosenthal can be reached at 215-446-6631 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 A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change.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. Some TV and radio stations will receive shorter APNewsNow versions of the stories below, along with updates. TOP STORIES: JUDGE RETIREMENTS HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania's highest court said Friday it was deadlocked on whether to let voters this fall consider a constitutional amendment to raise judges' mandatory retirement age from 70 to 75, so the question will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot. By Mark Scolforo. SENT: 571 words. PENN STATE-PATERNO STATE COLLEGE — Penn State's student-run newspaper is objecting to the university's plans to honor the 50th anniversary of former head coach Joe Paterno's first game later this month. SENT: 355 words. CAMPAIGN 2016 PHILADELPHIA —Donald Trump was met with tears and gratitude as he sat with African-American supporters Friday, including the mother of a slain young woman who was killed by a man living in the U.S. illegally. The back-to-back meetings, held in a ballroom in Northwest Philadelphia, underscored the balancing act the Republican nominee is playing as he tries to expand his support in the race against Democrat Hillary Clinton. By Jill Colvin. AP Photos. SENT: 770 words. TEMPLE-FOOTBALL STADIUM FIGHT PHILADELPHIA —As Temple University kicks off its football season Friday, the school's drive for a 35,000-seat stadium appears to be stalled. Facing intense community opposition, skeptical legislators and a summer leadership crisis that forced Temple's provost and president to step down, the school has no clear timeline to bring a proposal to City Hall. By Dake Kang. SENT: 740 words. AP Photo. NEW JERSEY-PENNSYLVANIA TAXES TRENTON, N.J. —New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Friday he is pulling out of a nearly 4-decade-old income tax agreement with Pennsylvania, all but ensuring that thousands of residents in each state will see their tax burdens go up. By Michael Catalini. SENT: 558 words. WOLF-NONUNION RAISES HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf is giving state government managers and other nonunion workers the largest boost in pay they've received in at least a couple decades and perhaps longer. SENT: 211 words. OBIT-JON POLITO Jon Polito, the prolific and raspy-voiced character actor and Philadelphia native whose more than 200 credits ranged from "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "Modern Family" to the Coen Brother films "Barton Fink" and "The Big Lebowski," has died. AP Photos. SENT: 466 words. IN BRIEF: —PITTSBURGH BRIDGE FIRE — Officials say a major bridge into downtown Pittsburgh is closed after a fire that began on a construction tarp. —PITTSBURGH CHIEF-DNC SPEECH — One of two review boards has cleared Pittsburgh's police chief of violating city laws when he appeared at the Democratic National Convention. —COLLEGE LIBRARY-SWASTIKAS — Officials say two swastikas were painted on bathroom doors in the library of a private liberal arts college near Philadelphia. —GAS DRILLING — A Pennsylvania appeals court says state environmental regulators can continue weighing the effects gas drilling wells have on public and natural resources. —CHILD GIVEN AWAY — A Pennsylvania couple and a Philadelphia-area man to whom they allegedly gave their 14-year-old daughter in exchange for money have waived their arraignments. —ODD-GNAWING BEAVER CAUSES OUTAGE — If you live in one part of western Pennsylvania and had to reset the clock on your microwave oven Thursday evening, blame the beaver. —COUPLE FOUND DEAD — Authorities say a couple found in their eastern Pennsylvania home may have died several days before. —MOLD CLOSES SCHOOLS — A central Pennsylvania elementary school open again, a day after a new batch of mold was isolated to two rooms which are being cleaned. —4-YEAR-OLD STRUCK BY VEHICLE — A 4-year-old Philadelphia girl has been critically injured by a car. —PENNSYLVANIA PRISON-LEGIONELLA — State corrections officials say they're testing the water and have suspended inmate showers in one area after the bacteria that causes Legionnaire's disease was found in water at the state prison in Pittsburgh. —ALLIGATOR WANDERING STREET — Police say they were called to corral an alligator that was seen wandering a suburban Philadelphia street. —CHILD MAULED-STRAY DOG — Authorities say a 9-year-old girl was seriously injured when she was mauled by a stray dog that ran into her Pennsylvania home. —STOLEN MLK STATUE-RECOVERED — A replica of a bronze statue of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife stolen from the home of a Pennsylvania mayoral candidate has been recovered from a scrap yard. —BICYCLIST KILLED-HIT-AND-RUN — Authorities say a driver left the scene after striking and killing a bicyclist in Philadelphia. ___ If you have stories of regional or statewide interest, please email them to phillyap@ap.org. 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