Author: Marc Levy
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Catholic church aimed to cover up abuse by hundreds of priests, grand jury says
HARRISBURG, Pa. — More than 1,000 children — and possibly many more — were molested by hundreds of Roman Catholic priests in six Pennsylvania dioceses, while senior church officials took steps to cover it up, according to a landmark grand jury report released Tuesday. The grand jury said it believes the “real number” of abused…
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Owner says Three Mile Island plant to shut down in 2019
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The owner of Three Mile Island, site of the United States’ worst commercial nuclear power accident, said Monday that it will shut down the plant in 2019 without a financial rescue from Pennsylvania. Exelon Corp.’s announcement comes after what it called more than five years of losses on the single-unit power plant…
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Statue of famed Penn St. coach Paterno taken down
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The famed statue of Joe Paterno was taken down from outside the Penn State football stadium Sunday as the NCAA announced it would be issuing sanctions against the university whose top officials were accused in a scathing report of burying child sex abuse allegations against a now-convicted retired assistant. Workers…