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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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North Penn School District Teacher, Lehigh Valley Native Dies After COVID-19 Battle North Penn School District Teacher, Lehigh Valley Native Dies After COVID-19 Battle
North Penn School District Teacher, Lehigh Valley Native Dies After Covid-19 Battle A longtime teacher with the North Penn School District died Christmas Day after a battle with COVID-19. Andrew G. Jenkins, 47, was fully vaccinated when he died after a "short bout" with the virus, his obituary says. He had been working as a teacher at Pennfield Middle School in Hatfield for 15 years, according to his obit. Born in Allentown, Jenkins graduated from William Allen High School in 1992 and "excelled in football and wrestling," his memorial says. He later earned a bachelor's degree from Moravian University and a master's degree in education from Wilkes University, according to…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Great Valley High School Grad, River Johnson Dies At 24 Great Valley High School Grad, River Johnson Dies At 24
Great Valley High School Grad, River Johnson Dies At 24 River McNair Johnson of Malvern, PA died on June 28, 2021. He was 24. Born in Paoli, PA, Johnson was an "accomplished athlete," and the oldest son of eight siblings, his obituary says. He graduated in 2015 from Great Valley High School in Malvern and went on to attend Wilkes University and West Chester University studying business, according to his obituary. Johnson was remembered as a "sweet soul," and someone who "dedicated the remainder of his life to spreading the love and salvation of Jesus Christ," his obit says. He is survived by his parents Scott (Deborah Ludwig), Colleen (Brandon…

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by Nicole Acosta