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3M agrees to pay $7B settlement

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Chemical manufacturer 3M will pay up to $7.35 billion to settle lawsuits by people who say they were sickened by groundwater contamination from compounds used in firefighting foam and other consumer products. The St. Paul, Minnesota-based company announced the settlement Tuesday. It will pay the money over nine years to as many as 120,000 people who say they were harmed by exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known collectively as PFAS. The chemicals contaminated groundwater near military bases, airports and other locations where the foam was used to extinguish fires. 3M ...

Stocks surge as oil prices drop following midterms

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U.S. stocks soared Wednesday after President Donald Trump’s party lost its sole control of Washington in the midterm elections. Stocks generally do well in the months following any midterm U.S. election, regardless of who wins, and the S&P 500 jumped 1.6% for its best day in three months. ...

Roaring Spring resident hosts meeting to air data center concerns

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ROARING SPRING — A borough resident concerned about the proposal for a data center at the site of the former paper mill in town organized a meeting Wednesday with local officials from Conemaugh Nason Medical Center, Spring Cove School District, the borough, Taylor Township and other ...

Bedford County commissioners discuss preliminary budget

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BEDFORD — Bedford County commissioners continued to iron out the details of the county’s 2027 budget and met with the county’s director of finance Wednesday to discuss wages and open positions. Because the commissioners are still working on the budget, discussions and numbers relative ...

Pennsylvania Democrats outline legislative priorities following election wins

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Gov. Josh Shapiro and Democratic legislative leaders said they intend to use their new trifecta to “govern responsibly” while pledging to tackle a variety of priorities that have been languishing in Harrisburg. “We now have a responsibility to govern responsibly with this new trifecta, and that is exactly what we will do,” Shapiro said. “Soon, we will all stand before you and announce our agenda for the first 100 days. But here’s what I can guarantee we will get done. We will fund mass transit. We will raise the minimum wage. We will make sure that women have a right to ...