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2020

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Homelessness, substance use topic of ‘County Cares’ aid event
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Homelessness, substance use topic of ‘County Cares’ aid event

· December 7, 2020

A new Luzerne County Resource Day next month should provide lots of food, clothing and available services to those struggling with homelessness and substance use disorder, organizers say.

Robert H. Spitz Foundation Supports PA 211 NE/Help Line
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Robert H. Spitz Foundation Supports PA 211 NE/Help Line

· December 7, 2020

WILKES-BARRE The Robert H. Spitz Foundation has provided the PA 211 NE/Help Line with a grant in the amount of $10,000, Family Service Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania announced.

Ron Gitkos to retire
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Ron Gitkos to retire

· December 7, 2020

WEST PITTSTON There comes a time in one s career when it s time to retire and after 47-years serving the public, West Side Auto s Ron Gitkos is putting away his toolbox permanently.

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Venezuelans wait for results from boycotted congress vote

· December 7, 2020
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Asian shares slip on report of more US sanctions on China

· December 7, 2020
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Slovis, St. Brown help No. 16 USC rout Washington State

· December 7, 2020
Slovis, St. Brown help No. 16 USC rout Washington State
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Slovis, St. Brown help No. 16 USC rout Washington State

· December 6, 2020

LOS ANGELES Amon-Ra St. Brown caught four touchdown passes from Kedon Slovis in a spectacular first quarter, and No. 16 Southern California cruised to a 38-13 victory over Washington State on Sunday

Luzerne County has $6.5 million in limbo
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Luzerne County has $6.5 million in limbo

· December 6, 2020

Luzerne County government has $6.5 million in the bank not earmarked for anything, but officials said they have to let it just sit there for now.

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Venezuela vote likely to give Congress to Maduro's party

· December 6, 2020
Packers withstand late rally to outlast Eagles 30-16
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Packers withstand late rally to outlast Eagles 30-16

GREEN BAY, Wis. On a day when Green Bay s Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams reached personal milestones, the Packers needed a long run from Aaron Jones to put the Eagles away.

Inauguration planners rethink how to party
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Inauguration planners rethink how to party

· December 6, 2020

WASHINGTON Public health guidance to avoid big parties in the age of coronavirus is about to collide with what is typically one of America s biggest celebrations of all: the swearing-in of a new pre

Will the US ever have a national COVID-19 testing strategy?
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Will the US ever have a national COVID-19 testing strategy?

NEW YORK As the coronavirus epidemic worsens, U.S. health experts hope Joe Biden s administration will put in place something Donald Trump s has not a comprehensive national testing strategy.

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Wright powers Georgia Tech past slumping No. 20 Kentucky

· December 6, 2020
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In Georgia, Loeffler again refuses to say Trump lost

· December 6, 2020
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Packers withstand late rally to outlast Eagles 30-16

· December 6, 2020
Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani tests positive for COVID
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Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani tests positive for COVID

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said Sunday his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for the coronavirus, making him the latest in Trump s inner circle to contract the disease that

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The Latest: Rams defense handling Cardinals in first half

· December 6, 2020
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Mayfield throws 4 TDs in 1st half, Browns beat Titans 41-35

· December 6, 2020
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Hovland birdies the last hole to win Mayakoba Classic

· December 6, 2020
South Carolina names Oklahoma’s Beamer its football coach
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South Carolina names Oklahoma’s Beamer its football coach

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina has made it official, hiring ex-assistant Shane Beamer as its head football coach.