Scranton
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Catholic Church faces federal inquiry into sex abuse
- US
- October 19, 2018, 07:27
The US justice department has opened an investigation into Roman Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania accused of covering up sexual abuse for decades, a (...)

Catholic Church in US accused of decades-long abuse cover-up
- US
- August 14, 2018, 20:03
Bishops and other leaders of the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania covered up child sexual abuse by hundreds of priests over a period of 70 years, persu(...)

Hillary Clinton says she is ‘ready to come out of the woods’
- US
- March 18, 2017, 10:41
Hillary Clinton has said she is “ready to come out of the woods” and help Americans find common ground. Clinton’s gradual return to the public spotli(...)

We laugh at the Trump press conference - but the joke is really on us
- US
- February 17, 2017, 14:13
Watching Donald Trump’s freak show of a press conference, it’s painfully clear that we have all made a terrible mistake. For the last several months(...)

Fracking Middle America: Why did so many blue states turn red?
- Generation Emigration
- December 4, 2016, 14:00
Emigrating to Pennsylvania at the age of 10 in 1987 was quite an experience. We left behind the bustling metropolis of Dublin for a little town that s(...)

‘Donald Trump won because it was time we spoke up’
- US
- November 16, 2016, 01:00
When Al Heller went into his polling booth last week, he took the vote he had given to Barack Obama and handed it, enthusiastically, to Donald Trump.(...)

US Election: Two sides in major charm offensive in Florida
- US
- November 1, 2016
Key figures in the Clinton and Trump campaigns are sweeping across Florida this week as the two sides scramble to shore up support amid signs of a tig(...)

Honouring the Rocky Mountain Irishmen of Colorado
- US
- September 24, 2016, 01:00
A good place to start was where people were buried. Historian Jim Walsh began his research about 13 years ago and, intent on finding out more about th(...)

Donald Trump faces uphill battle in suburban Pennsylvania
- US
- August 25, 2016, 01:00
In the evening rush-hour, a steady stream of customers arrive at the upmarket Wegmans supermarket in King of Prussia to pick up dinner at the gourmet (...)

PanDEMonium: Simon Carswell’s Democratic convention diary
- US
- July 28, 2016, 17:32
What a load of malarkey! Vice-president Joe Biden wheeled out his favourite catchphrase to jab Republican Donald Trump over his own: “You’re Fired!” (...)