Today in PA | A PennLive daily news briefing with Claudia Dimuro

Pregnant woman among 15 shot in Philadelphia. Cricket club's Native American logo sparks controversy. Calls about self-harm and suicide by students increased after schools shutdown. Pittsburgh rail company is testing new battery-powered train.

 

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Penn State says it won’t have fans at its football games this year. Meanwhile, Governor Wolf recommends that high school sports take the fall off. Philadelphia works to provide free internet access to 35,000 low-income families. Spotted lanternfly sightings on the rise.

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State College will fine you $300 if you don’t wear a mask. Amazon to hire more than 1,000 workers. Pitt begins study on medical marijuana and sickle cell anemia. Walmart is turning some of its parking lots into drive-in theaters.

 

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Tropical Storm Isaias leaves Pennsylvania with one dead, several injured and, at one point, hundreds of thousands without power. The state education secretary resigns in order to become president of a Lancaster college. It looks like a Penn State star Micah Parsons will be skipping the 2020 season in favor of the NFL Draft. Philadelphia Zoo welcomes a new baby flamingo.

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What will Tropical Storm Isaias mean for Pennsylvania? Cyber charter schools face record enrollment. Pa. Lottery raises more than $1 billion for senior citizens. For the first time in months, there were no new coronavirus deaths.

 

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Lawyer says man charged in police shootout was 'just not handling the pandemic well.' Eagles coach Doug Pedersen tests positive for coronavirus. 7 arrested after fights break out in Kennywood. Postage for mail-in ballots will be paid by state.

 

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100 people left homeless after apartment complex fire. Pittsburgh-area reports highest single-day increase in coronavirus hospitalizations. Temperature records to be broken this month. University of Pittsburgh to lead study on autonomous cars.

 

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Federal jury indicts Pittsburgh protesters over vandalism. Pennsylvania looks to pilot contact-tracing app to help stop coronavirus. Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision increases rights of gig workers. Two kangaroos born at Lehigh Valley Zoo.

 

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No in-person teaching at Philadelphia public schools until November. Police crack down on aggressive driving. Preteen cut from 'America's Got Talent,' plans to release new song anyway. Bat populations to receive boost thanks to habitat rehab.

 

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Four people leap from a second floor window to escape a burning home. Polish company is building a manufacturing plant in Pennsylvania. Penn Museum removes skulls of enslaved people from public collection. Two meteor showers will be visible.

 

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