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Former Pittsburgh Steeler, NFL Star Antonio Brown Wanted For Domestic Abuse In Florida: Reports Former Pittsburgh Steeler, NFL Star Antonio Brown Wanted For Domestic Abuse In Florida: Reports
Former Pittsburgh Steeler, NFL Star Antonio Brown Wanted For Domestic Abuse In Florida: Reports After surrounding the former-wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers Antonio Brown's Florida home, the police have issued an arrest warrant in connection with a domestic assault, according to numerous news outlets.  The 34-year-old supposedly beat the mother of his children with a shoe and "evicted her" from their home around 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 28, WTSP reports.  The Tampa police surrounded the home and pulled out a megaphone saying "we're not going anywhere," on Thursday, Dec. 1, WFTS reported.  He has access to two guns in the home, including one, w…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Trip Canceled As President Joe Biden Tests Positive For COVID-19 PA Trip Canceled As President Joe Biden Tests Positive For COVID-19
PA Trip Canceled As President Joe Biden Tests Positive For Covid-19 President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, July 21, according to White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. He was experiencing “mild symptoms” and has begun taking Paxlovid, the Pfizer antiviral drug designed to reduce the severity of the disease. His trip to Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania has evidently been canceled as he “will isolate at the White House and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time. He has been in contact with members of the White House staff by phone this morning, and will participate in his planned…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Feds: Postal Supervisor In NJ Sold 400 Vax Cards That She Printed At Work Feds: Postal Supervisor In NJ Sold 400 Vax Cards That She Printed At Work
Feds: Postal Supervisor In NJ Sold 400 Vax Cards That She Printed At Work A U.S. Postal Service supervisor from New Jersey openly sold 400 bogus COVID vaccine cards that she printed at her job -- while claiming that a graphic design degree was "paying off" for her, federal authorities charged. Lisa Hammell, 39, of the South Jersey town of Turnersville, sold the cards for from $20 to $100 after advertising them on social media, an indictment returned by a grand jury in U.S. District Court in Newark says. Two of the buyers were from New Jersey and another was a federal employee in Virginia whose mother needed the card because she worked in a hospital and had to be …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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5,000 Blank COVID-19 Vaccination Cards Stolen From Philadelphia Clinic: Report 5,000 Blank COVID-19 Vaccination Cards Stolen From Philadelphia Clinic: Report
5,000 Blank Covid-19 Vaccination Cards Stolen From Philadelphia Clinic: Report Approximately 5,000 blank COVID-19 vaccination cards and an unknown amount of PPE were stolen from a Philadelphia clinic, 6abc reports. The cards and N95 masks were being stored inside of a staff-only storage room at Pennsylvania Hospital on South 8th Street, the outlet says. There were no signs of forced entry and Philadelphia police were investigating. Click here for more from 6abc.

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by Nicole Acosta
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COVID-19: Two Omicron Cases Detected In Lehigh Valley COVID-19: Two Omicron Cases Detected In Lehigh Valley
Covid-19: Two Omicron Cases Detected In Lehigh Valley Two cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant have been detected in the Lehigh Valley, health officials announced. St. Luke's University Health Network confirmed two cases on Thursday and is investigating at least 30 other suspicious cases, according to a news release. The network says those cases likely account for a portion of recent breakthrough cases. “This is another reason to strongly consider getting a booster shot, or to be immunized if you haven’t already,” said Jeffrey Jahre, MD, St. Luke’s Senior Vice President of Medical & Academic Affairs and Section Chief Emeritus of Infectio…

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by Nicole Acosta
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COVID Vaccine Requirement For Philadelphia Bars, Restaurants Coming Jan. 3 COVID Vaccine Requirement For Philadelphia Bars, Restaurants Coming Jan. 3
COVID Vaccine Requirement For Philadelphia Bars, Restaurants Coming Jan. 3 A COVID-19 vaccine requirement for bars and restaurants in Philadelphia will take effect early next year, city officials announced. Establishments where customers can sit and eat or drink must require proof of vaccine for entry beginning Jan. 3, 2022. Employees and children ages 5 years and 3 months through 11 years old will be required to have one dose of COVID vaccine by Jan. 3 and to complete their vaccine series by Feb. 3. For the first two weeks of this mandate, these establishments may choose to accept proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 24 hours of entry for people who are not …

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
COVID-19 Vaccinated? Here’s All The Free Stuff You Can Get In Pennsylvania COVID-19 Vaccinated? Here’s All The Free Stuff You Can Get In Pennsylvania
Covid-19 Vaccinated? Here’s All The Free Stuff You Can Get In Pennsylvania Many interesting incentives are being offered if you get vaccinated; here are a few available to people with a vaccination card in Pennsylvania: Krispy Kreme You can get one free doughnut a day when you show your vaccination card at any US Krispy Kreme, according to the company website. The card must show at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot to qualify. The order must be placed in-store. No purchase is necessary to get your free doughnut. White Castle Through May 31, White Castle is offering free dessert-on-a-stick to anyone with proof they have received a COVID vaccine. White Castle offer…

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by Jillian Pikora
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South Jersey University's $1,000 Vaccine Incentive Takes Sting Out Of COVID-Era Tuition South Jersey University's $1,000 Vaccine Incentive Takes Sting Out Of COVID-Era Tuition
South Jersey University's $1,000 Vaccine Incentive Takes Sting Out Of Covid-era Tuition If you'e a student at Rowan University, it's your lucky day. Not only can you get a COVID-19 shot, but the university in South Jersey is offering full-time students $500 for proof of the vaccination, and another $500 for every vaccinated student who lives on campus. Rowan University President Ali A. Houshmand announced the new incentive on Thursday. “Rowan University is committed to assisting Gov. Murphy and the state of New Jersey in achieving the goal of fully vaccinating 70% of adults,” Houshmand said. “We are equally committed to ensuring that our students, employees and neighbors are…

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by Jon Craig
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Discrimination? Doylestown Biz Gives Discount For Customers With Vaccination Card Discrimination? Doylestown Biz Gives Discount For Customers With Vaccination Card
Discrimination? Doylestown Biz Gives Discount For Customers With Vaccination Card A Doylestown business owner is receiving national backlash for offering a discount to customers who show their COVID-19 vaccination card. Donna Gouldey, the owner of Allora Gifts & Home Decor on West State Street, made a Facebook post offering a 10 percent discount to anyone who shows a COVID-19 vaccination card at her store on Saturdays. The post garnered more than 1,000 comments. Some praised her. Others accused her of shaming those who did not or cannot get a vaccine. Sunday, March 15, 2020. The day I announced I had to close Allora because of the global pandemic. We didn’t kn…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Bucks County Health Department Opens First Vaccination Clinic Bucks County Health Department Opens First Vaccination Clinic
Bucks County Health Department Opens First Vaccination Clinic The first COVID-19 vaccination clinic opened this week to emergency medical personnel and healthcare workers, health officials announced. The Bucks County Health Department opened the appointment-only clinic in Langhorne on Tuesday as part of Phase 1A inoculation efforts. It is exclusively for healthcare workers who received invitations from the county Health Department or from their employers, officials said. Authorities said 422 doses of the vaccine were given on opening day, and they expect those numbers to increase in the following days. Space for the clinic has been provided by …

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by Nicole Acosta