Keys, lightbulbs tied to Thomas Edison go up for auction

Green Party, election watchdogs get pushback in Pennsylvania

Good morning! Here's a look at AP's general news coverage today in Pennsylvania. Maryclaire Dale is on the desk. For questions about the state report, contact the Philadelphia bureau at 215-561-1133 or news editor Larry Rosenthal at 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 A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change.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 NEWS: ELECTION RECOUNT PUSH-PENNSYLVANIA HARRISBURG — The Green Party's quest for a recount of Pennsylvania's Nov. 8 presidential election — and more importantly, they say, a forensic analysis for any malware that invaded electronic voting machines — is being met with resistance in Pennsylvania. It is already a difficult state in which to force a statewide election recount and, because of its voting machines, a state where a recount is relatively meaningless. By Marc Levy. UPCOMING: 600 words by 2 p.m. IN BRIEF: PRESIDENTIAL WAX MUSEUM-CLOSURE — A Gettysburg wax museum that featured the likeness of every U.S. president and first lady has closed and the figures are up for auction. SUBURBAN COLD CASE — Officials in suburban Philadelphia say new tips have come in this year in the unsolved 1993 murder of a teenage girl who disappeared from a train station. MEMBER EXCHANGE: EXCHANGE-MONASTERY-COFFEE ROASTER SOUTH CANAAN— Faintly at first, a crackling sound leaks from the roasting drum as green coffee beans turn a light amber color behind a small, round window. The clergy at St. Tikhon's Bookstore in Waymart, Wayne County, the nation's largest Orthodox bookstore, and printing press, started Burning Bush Coffee Roasters in January. Since then, the monks embraced roasting and became experts. By Jon O'Connell. SENT: 960 words. Photos. EXCHANGE-SANTA CLAUS HOBBY LEBANON — Lebanon resident John Gable works in customer service for RR Donnelly, but around the holiday season, he becomes Santa Claus. Since 2012, Gable has been portraying Santa at Misty Run Tree Farm, 2017 Brandt Road, Annville, and he was Santa at the Lebanon Valley Mall for six years before a scheduling change at the mall brought that to an end. By Merriell Moyer. Lebanon Daily News. SENT: 1211 words. Photos. EXCHANGE-AIR PRODUCTS-FIRST EMPLOYEE ALLENTOWN — Many know that Air Products began with one man's vision and energy. Not so well known is that a young college graduate's willingness to work for peanuts also played a role in the company's success. By Anthony Salamone. The Morning Call. SENT: 1130 words. EXCHANGE-NOISY ROOSTER-NEW HOME PITTSBURGH — The story of the Wylie Avenue rooster ended happily on the afternoon of Nov. 20. Frank Cantone and his two daughters returned to the scene in the Hill District after all the media folks had left. By Diana Nelson Jones. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. SENT: 770 words. EXCHANGE-ANTI-THEFT JEWELRY DATABASE GREENSBURG — In 11 years of operating a Greensburg pawn shop, Ashley Nicklaus prides herself on the good relationships she has built with police who occasionally call when they suspect customers may be selling stolen merchandise. By Matthew Santoni. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. SENT: 659 words. Photos. SPORTS: FBC--T25-BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP INDIANAPOLIS — No. 6 Wisconsin and No. 8 Penn State try to make their final case for being included in college football's four-team playofff when they vie for the Big Ten championship Saturday night. The winner will add the line of conference champ to its resume. By Michael Marot. UPCOMING: 700 words, with photos. Game time is 8:17 p.m. ET. FBC--T25-AAC CHAMPIONSHIP ANNAPOLIS, Md. — No. 20 Navy and Temple meet in the American Athletic Conference championship game, with the winner celebrating the first league title in school history. By David Ginsburg. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos. Game starts at noon ET. BKC--T25--SAINT JOSEPH'S-VILLANOVA VILLANOVA, Pa. -- The No. 2 Villanova Wildcats (7-0) try and remain undefeated against city rival Saint Joseph's. By Dan Gelston. UPCOMING. 650 words. Game starts at 1 p.m. AP Photos.

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