INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — There’s the mother of two who needs a full-time job to keep up with the bills, but can’t afford full-time childcare. There’s the medical technician who stopped buying groceries and turned to food banks so she could pay for her infant’s care. There’s the baby ...
HARRISBURG — Who will win Pennsylvania’s race for governor? How many data centers will be proposed here? Which state laws will be enacted this year? That’s just a sample of the political questions that prediction market platforms, like Kalshi and Polymarket, allow people to bet on. These platforms, which allow people to wager on the outcomes of a wide range of real-world events, are exploding in popularity. As the midterms approach and these markets receive more scrutiny, some ethics experts are raising concerns that they are ripe for abuse from government insiders or bad faith ...
WILLIAMSPORT — UPMC welcomes Hudin Jackson, M.D., neurosurgeon, to the UPMC Neurological Institute at Williamsport. Dr. Jackson earned her medical degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Conn., and completed her neurosurgery residency and enfolded spine ...
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,000 people out of more than 6,100 confirmed cases, according to the latest government data from Wednesday, as the disease is spreading at an unprecedented speed, faster than efforts to track and slow it. Data from Congo’s Ministry of Health showed the outbreak has recorded 6,186 confirmed cases, including 3,007 deaths since it was declared a global health emergency in mid-May. It remains the fastest-growing outbreak of Ebola ever. Jean-Claude Angwanzia, a resident of Bunia, said that he left Mambassa in the ...
Good Day and Happy Anniversary to Harry and Carol Decker! Happy Birthday to Bonnie Knarr, of Beech Creek; Melinda Hanley, of Beech Creek; and Bob Holzer, of Howard! Word of the Day Congruous — adj. — Describing things that are in agreement; harmonious; or fit well together. Quote of the Day “I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.” — Fred Allen All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast The Bellefonte Knights of Columbus will host All-You-Can-Eat breakfasts on Sept. 20, Oct. 18, Nov. 15, Dec. 20, Jan. 17, Feb. 21, March 21, April 18 and May 16 ...
Heavy overnight rainfall left areas of Clinton County dealing with flooded roads, waterways and low-lying areas Thursday morning, with some areas receiving more than 7 inches of rain in less than 24 hours. The storm brought enough water to push waterways beyond their normal banks, with ...
