Testimony clashes at EPA hearing in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on the first of two days of EPA hearings, about 5,000 union miners led by the United Mine Workers protested stricter coal plant rules. Fourteen UMW members were arrested for sitting on the federal building steps as environmentalists warned of broader climate and grid impacts.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Federal
United Mine Workers of America
William S. Moorhead Federal Building
EPA
Pittsburgh
Boilermakers Local 154
China
UMW
International
Cecil Roberts
Federal Building
Tim McNulty
Patricia DeMarco
Carnegie Mellon University
Green Sciences Institute
DeMarco
United Mine Workers International
William S. Moorehead Federal Building
American Energy
Contractor arraigned in $3.6 million PennDOT theft case
Thanh Nguyen, 62, of King of Prussia, and inspector Robert Slamon, 54, of Shillington, were arraigned in Montgomery County on corruption theft and conspiracy charges. Prosecutors say Nguyen billed state funds for work not done, part of a probe into PennDOT District 6 with more than $25 million paid to two Nguyen-owned firms since 2009 for services including street sweeping and graffiti removal. Bail set at $50,000 each ahead of August 13 hearing.
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Norristown
Department of Transportation
Penndot
Pennsylvania
Thanh Nguyen
King of Prussia
Robert Slamon
Shillington
Penn
DOT
Nguyen
Kathleen Kane
Slamon
Montgomery County
Grand Jury
Penn-Dot
District 6
Unemployment drops to 6.1 percent as job gains grow
The US unemployment rate sinks to a five year low of 6.1 percent and July’s report is expected to show further 200000 plus payroll gains. Yet many workers like Douglas Hunter in Chicago feel no benefits as wages and hours stay depressed despite the improved economy.
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Washington
U.S
Douglas Hunter
Hunter
Sheetz
Burlington
N.C
Teen charged as adult in New Castle convenience store robbery
Tekale DeLawn Rushton, 17, of 939 Beck ford St is charged as an adult with two counts each of robbery and conspiracy two counts of recklessly endangering another person theft by unlawful taking receiving stolen property and a firearm possession by a minor. He was 16 at the time of the robbery and allegedly threatened a victim with a gun.
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New Castle
Tekale DeLawn Rushton
Beckford St
Rushton
Obituaries Helen DeMartino and William Eckhardt Pass Away
Helen A. DeMartino aged 95 of West Washington Street and William H. Eckhardt aged 84 of Stanton Avenue are reported dead. The notices list their ages and residence with brief obituary details.
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Helen A. DeMartino
West
Washington Street
William H. Eckhardt
Stanton Avenue
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McDonald’s
Chicago
Gallup
New Castle Lock & Key
Liberty
America
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