By law, employers may not discriminate against an employee or potential employee because of their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. But America First Legal Foundation (AFL) says the Pennsylvania-based chocolate and snack maker The Hershey Company publicly admits to such discrimination. AFL, a legal firm that fights policies that erode principals upheld in…
America First Legal Accuses Hershey of Racial and Sex Discrimination While Hiring
March 29, 2023
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Commentary BEDFORD, Pennsylvania—Two weeks ago, Jack Dunkle was sitting with his best friend, Bob Barnes, at his auto parts store along U.S. 30. Barnes was telling a story to his friend of over 40 years. Dunkle looked pale, but he waved Barnes off when asked if he needed anything. “A little bit later, as Jack…
Philadelphia Officials Say Water Is Safe to Drink After Chemical Spill in Delaware River
Philadelphia officials say city water is safe to drink until at least 11:59 p.m. on March 29 as they continue testing it for contamination. They expect to keep extending that timeline as they continue testing water upstream, entering a water treatment facility and accounting for the time it takes for treated water to flow down…
Philadelphia Officials Say Water Will ‘Remain Safe’ to Drink Until Tuesday Afternoon
Tap water in Philadelphia will “remain safe” to drink until Tuesday afternoon as officials monitor and test drinking water following a March 24 chemical spill in the nearby Delaware River. “The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) is confident that tap water from the Baxter Drinking Water Treatment Plant will remain safe to drink and use at least through…
Eyewitness of Chocolate Factory Explosion in Pennsylvania: ‘The Building Was Just Gone.’
March 26, 2023
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WEST READING, Pa.—Rod Stout, a retired Air Force and sheet metal worker, lives close to R.M. Palmer building, a chocolate factory in West Reading, Pennsylvania, that exploded Friday afternoon around 5 pm. On Saturday afternoon, he told The Epoch Times near his house: “It was the biggest explosion that I ever heard in my life.”…
2 Dead, 9 Missing in Chocolate Factory Explosion in Pennsylvania
Two people are dead and at least nine people are missing after an explosion took place Friday afternoon at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania. The explosion took place at 4:57 p.m. at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in West Reading, about 60 miles (96 km) northwest of Philadelphia. It sent black smoke and debris into…
5 Dead, 6 Missing in Chocolate Factory Explosion in Pennsylvania
Five people are dead and six people are missing after an explosion took place Friday afternoon at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania. The explosion took place at 4:57 p.m. at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in West Reading, about 60 miles (96 km) northwest of Philadelphia. It sent black smoke and debris into the air, video…
Pennsylvania School District Seeks Damages From Norfolk Southern for Train Derailment
Blackhawk School District in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, says its students and staff have suffered medical problems including rashes, eye irritation, and respiratory problems since the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment and chemical disaster in East Palestine, Ohio. The district, with school properties located within 15 miles of the derailment, says the disaster also caused…
Pennsylvania Mail-In Ballot Case Filed by Republicans Dismissed by Democrat Judge
March 24, 2023
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Pennsylvania Judge Ellen Ceisler, a Democrat, has dismissed a case about how counties should handle illegally marked mail-in ballots, saying the Commonwealth Court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over mail-in ballot claims against 67 individual county boards of elections. Republican plaintiffs seeking to stop counties from curing mail-in ballots would have to litigate in…
Former Trans Teen Shares Painful Testimony at No Left Turn in Education Event
March 23, 2023
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HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa.—Eighteen-year-old Chloe Cole—a self-described “former trans kid”—joined a panel of speakers on March 18 to discuss the threat that gender ideology presents to children at “Innocence Under Siege.” The event, hosted by conservative activist group No Left Turn in Education, was hosted by New Life Community Church. Cole told the audience: “Neither my…
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