(Aliquippa Pa.)  Aliquippa Fire Chief Dave Foringer  said a single story brick apartment building housing  6 apartments in the 600 block of Davis Street was the scene of a fire this  morning.. Firefighters responded to a call at 9 a.m. 2 elderly residents were trapped in their burning apartment  ,Aliquippa firefighters entered through a window and  rescued them , according to Chief Foringer. The apartment was destroyed by the fire.

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(Fallston, Pa.) A Beaver Falls man was killed in a 1 vehicle accident  off of Beaver Street in Fallston Thursday morning, according to New Brighton Police Chief Ron Walton.

Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano

(Aliquippa, Pa.) Aliquippa Fire Department received a  SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS  vehicle through an  $84,000 grant from FEMA, including a $4,000 from the city  recently. Fire Chief Dave Foringer made the announcement last week. He said that the apparatus was a necessity for the department  and was pleased that the funds were made available for the department..

Why tech giants limited the spread of NY Post story on Biden
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer
OAKLAND, California (AP) — When Facebook and Twitter moved quickly this week to limit the spread of an unverified political story published by the conservative-leaning New York Post, it led to predictable cries of censorship from the right. But it also illustrated the slippery hold even the largest tech companies have on the flow of information, particularly in the midst of a raucous presidential election campaign. For the first time in recent memory, the two social media platforms enforced rules against misinformation on a story from a mainstream media publication. That article, which has not been confirmed by other publications, cited unverified emails from Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s son.

Deadline looms to defuse Pennsylvania’s budget time bomb
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Legislature and governor are facing a deadline at the end of November to finish the state’s partial budget and plug a multibillion-dollar funding hole. The budget that Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf signed in May was incomplete by design. It was passed amid uncertainty about the scale of federal support and the pandemic’s effect on revenues and costs. The $25.8 billion deal included just five months of funding for many governmental functions and programs. That five-month period runs out on Nov. 30, the last day of the two-year legislative session.

Biden out-raises Trump $383M to $248M in September
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was out-raised by Democrat Joe Biden in September and is being outgunned financially by his rival with just weeks to go until Election Day. Trump’s campaign, along with the Republican National Committee and associated groups, raised $248 million in September, well short of the $383 million raised by Biden and the Democratic National Committee in the same period. Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh tweeted that the Trump effort had $251 million on hand at the end of September, compared with $432 million for Biden.

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BRADDOCK, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania State Police say they won’t charge a woman who was recorded directing a racial slur against the wife of Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor at a grocery store. In a release issued Thursday, police said investigators concluded the woman’s actions were a violation of state criminal law, but Gisele Fetterman and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman don’t wish to see her prosecuted. The woman followed as Fetterman retreated to her vehicle in the store parking lot, and was seen using a slur during a two-second clip that Fetterman posted to social media. Gisele Fetterman says she’d prefer that the woman get assistance from social service agencies and other help.

Avalanche of early votes transforming 2020 election
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and ANGELIKI KASTANIS Associated Press
A record-setting amount of early voting has changed the 2020 election. More than 17 million people have voted so far, which is about 12% of all votes cast in 2016. Experts predict there may be higher turnout in this election than in any presidential contest since 1908. Democrats so far are overwhelmingly more engaged than Republicans. That does not necessarily mean Democrats will win the election, because most Republicans are expected to vote on Election Day. President Donald Trump has persuaded many of his voters to avoid mail voting that has fueled much of the early turnout.

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Religious Leaders Deliver “A Sermon to Heal America”

Andrea Sears

PHILADELPHIA — Faith leaders from Pennsylvania and around the country are raising their voices to support candidates in this year’s election who believe in the values of love, justice and inclusion.

They call themselves the New Moral Majority, and come from churches of many denominations and from across the country.

Bishop Dwayne Royster, national political director of the group Faith in Action and a native of Philadelphia, said their goal is to deliver a message that offers a different vision of what America and the world could be.

“Really leaning in on the side of compassion, the side of partnership with those that have been marginalized and hurting the deepest, and wanting to see every person in this nation be able to thrive,” Royster explained.

The New Moral Majority is releasing a video it’s calling “A Sermon to Heal America.” Royster emphasized it asks voters to see going to the polls as a sacred act.

Rev. Ryan Eller, founder of the New Moral Majority, believes the fact that some church leaders still support President Donald Trump – despite policies like family separation, and his lies and alleged financial fraud – make this a referendum on true Christian values.

“Many faith leaders recognize the moral crossroads that we are at as a nation,” Eller stressed. “And recognize that this is really a battle for the soul of our nation, and for our very democracy.”

He noted religious leaders who have traditionally been reluctant to express political opinions are now speaking out in record numbers, saying they will vote for change.

And Bishop Royster pointed out those joining the New Moral Majority include evangelicals and Pentecostals, as well as members of more mainstream denominations.

“We cross a variety of different theological spectrums,” Royster observed. “But we’re holding on deeply to this message from the gospel that each of us is created in the image and likeness of God; and that as a result of that, we ought to treat each other with dignity and respect, and see each other as fully valued members of our community.”

This week, another bipartisan group of Christian leaders launched a new political action committee with a similar message in a digital ad called “Not Our Vote, Not Our Faith.”