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https://www.mcall.com/news/police/mc-nws-ricin-sentencing-20220331-bui4mqa7lrchxanj5yznr4mnfq-story.html | An Upper Macungie Township man was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Boston for obstructing an investigation into his efforts to acquire the deadly toxin ricin.
Ishtiaq Ali Saaem, a Bangladeshi national, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to three years of probation, six months of which ... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/varsity/basketball/mc-spt-boys-basketball-notebook-20220401-rebaa65yy5eztjyjczlhw5m66q-story.html | The 2021-22 boys basketball season just ended and already thoughts turn to next year.
The start of any high school season actually begins in the summer and this year the big news is the varsity basketball summer league is going inside to Whitehall High School.
“We were offered the gyms by Bob Hartman [Whitehall’s athle... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/yankees/ny-luis-severino-ben-rortvedt-aaron-boone-20220331-7oceenmv2nfm5kl3p7u7ws6doa-story.html | CLEARWATER, Fla. — Luis Severino was on the field Thursday playing catch like he usually would be on the day after a bullpen session. That is a good sign for the right-hander, who had his second spring training start pushed back because of general arm soreness.
“He’s really encouraged by what he was coming in with toda... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pa-lebanon-police-shootings-20220401-5ilicwdp2vanfpst7ncg6t3jcm-story.html | LEBANON, PA. — A Pennsylvania police officer was killed and two others injured Thursday during a shooting that occurred while responding to a domestic disturbance call, Lebanon Mayor Sherry Capello said.
Police officers went to a home in the city at about 3:30 p.m. for the disturbance call. Nearly an hour later gunfire... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/local/allentown/mc-nws-allentown-contractor-law-20220401-5snecx3up5fi7dsv6eiyyhpm3e-story.html | In all of two minutes and 47 seconds, Allentown City Council killed a controversial ordinance that would have imposed a list of requirements that could have eliminated many contractors from doing work for the city.
Known as the “responsible contractor ordinance,” council was slated to add an amendment to the measure at... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/mc-spt-sixers-lose-to-pistons-20220401-znyy3zj7fva3pbxu3scfcloskm-story.html | Cade Cunningham swung his arm in a circle to celebrate the Saddiq Bey bomb. And as a frustrated group of 76ers walked back to the bench for a desperation timeout while trailing by double digits with less than two minutes to play, the Pistons’ public-address announcer unleashed his textbook “DEEE-TROOOIT!”
The Sixers me... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/varsity/mc-spt-high-school-sports-scores-friday-20220401-44bsjteju5aibgh3wssjxze6xa-story.html | Today’s Lehigh Valley sports schedule and last night’s scores.
To report your school’s scores and stats, please complete this SPORTS SCORES FORM
FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE
Baseball and Softball
Catasauqua at Palisades 4 p.m.
Salisbury at Wilson 4 p.m.
Northern Lehigh at Pen Argyl 4 p.m.
Northwestern at Notre Dame G.P. 4 p.m.
So... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/advice/ct-aud-ask-amy-0401-20220401-m3xjikstznfkzizl43fm26ikma-story.html | Dear Amy: I met “Shari” through other friends. We got along well, and always had a great time. I thought we had an amazing bond.
However, once the pandemic hit, I started to see a different side of her.
She is very anti-vaxx and has refused to acknowledge the seriousness of the pandemic. She has ramped up the anti-vaxx... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/horoscopes/sns-daily-horoscopes-04012022-20220401-7jpkryjitjeslp636wejbmkk44-story.html | General Daily Insight for April 1, 2022
New beginnings can soothe our old wounds. The bold Aries New Moon gives us a fresh start to the month at 2:24 am EDT. The Moon then moves to sextile powerful Mars in Aquarius, sparking our drive to be creative with our everyday actions, while Luna sextile steadfast Saturn lends u... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/weather/mc-nws-allentown-rainfall-record-thursday-more-on-the-way-20220401-vevagllm6nccnmkq4xjw54ir3y-story.html | The severe weather that rolled through the Lehigh Valley on Thursday shattered the area’s all-time rainfall record for March 31.
In the end, it wasn’t even close.
Allentown recorded 1.80 inches of precipitation on Thursday as severe thunderstorms unleashed torrential rain, sparking a flash flood warning just after 9 p.... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/varsity/basketball/mc-spt-girls-basketball-team-of-year-20220401-bkefiakiinhpxhr3yec346iowi-story.html | As freshmen, the Jim Thorpe Class of 2022 girls basketball team won its first 26 games. This was a school record for consecutive victories.
As seniors, they won a school-record 28 games and won the first three PIAA state playoff games in school history.
Today, The Morning Call honors the Olympians as the 2021-22 Team o... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/mc-ent-sip-and-snack-into-spring-cocktail-trail-downtown-allentown-20220401-rz232wfdzrgelkhb3e5mbqogha-story.html | Celebrate the warmer weather with refreshing cocktails and mouthwatering eats during a Sip and Snack into Spring Cocktail Trail, 1-5 p.m. Saturday, May 7, in downtown Allentown.
Presented by the Downtown Allentown Business Alliance, the 21-and-over event will feature cocktail samples at a dozen Center City Allentown bu... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-lehigh-valley-offers-shelter-to-ukrainian-refugees-20220401-zskddcqnxzhijmpuillcc2tfty-story.html | As Russia invaded Ukraine and millions of people fled the horror of war, Alexis Slavish knew she had to do something to help.
The Bethlehem resident with deep ties to Ukraine understood refugees would need assistance — immediately and on a massive scale — and it’s why she was among the first of a growing list of Lehigh... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/business/mc-biz-talking-business-juan-martinez-0403-20220401-pvfajrwcezde5a4xjffvt6cg3q-story.html | When I started my restaurant business, there were many things I did not know. I was in my 20s with a dream, tons of energy, a desire to be successful and an immense lack of experience as a business owner. Every possible mistake I could make when it came to running a restaurant company, I did, plus more.
What I did poss... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/mc-ent-top-five-things-to-do-lehigh-valley-0401-20220401-ascjznarqnft5i4jkedvcya7qu-story.html | BREWS, CLUES, AND RUNNING SHOES SCAVENGER HUNT: Teams of 2 to 4 compete in a series of challenges, noon, Saturday. It’s part-race, part-trivia, part-photo hunt and part-challenge. There is no set course but you can expect to go between 5 and 7 miles, by foot or public transportation. Registration is $50 as of Friday. T... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/police/mc-nws-two-girls-dead-after-hellertown-house-fire-20220401-5r6365wt4vhjtjbj2oiewwoih4-story.html | Two girls died Friday morning after a fire in a Hellertown home, borough police said.
Just before 1 a.m., officers responded to 630 Linden St. for a report of a structure fire, according to a news release from Hellertown police. When they arrived, the home was engulfed in flames.
A man, 36, and a woman, 42, were able t... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-nws-pa-astronaut-hines-20220401-tprxixdgvfgrpnjs6kl5sul3ee-story.html | Bob Hines knows the first the thing that he wants to do after riding a rocket into space.
“Once that engine cuts off, I want to unstrap and go look out the window,” Hines said. “That was part of what drove me to be a pilot. I love seeing things from a new perspective. And this is kind of the ultimate part of that: gett... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/varsity/mc-spt-thursday-baseball-softball-roundup-20220401-mj43s2dv2fbyhk7hub3te6xsym-story.html | Northampton and Whitehall met in a classic District 11 6A championship game last June and even though both programs lost key players from their 2021 squads they remain among the area’s elite.
Both the Konkrete Kids and Zephyrs remained unbeaten with wins on Thursday in games played before the thunderstorms rolled in.
N... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/business/ct-biz-us-economy-jobs-report-20220401-qmj6x42rubbm7ny4a62k5pedke-story.html | America’s employers extended a streak of robust hiring in March, adding 431,000 jobs in a sign of the economy’s resilience in the face of a still-destructive pandemic and the highest inflation in 40 years.
The Labor Department’s report Friday showed that last month’s job growth helped reduce the unemployment rate to 3.... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/ct-ent-will-smith-oscars-20220401-5zlguheobbcalds5gd53b57lze-story.html | LOS ANGELES — Oscars producer Will Packer said Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock on the Academy Awards stage.
“They were saying, you know, this is battery, was a word they used in that moment,” Packer said in a clip released by ABC News Thursday night of an interview he g... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-amazon-union-elections-20220401-qkmp23vdzbfhrfvr2tbfft5bpq-story.html | NEW YORK — Labor organizers always knew it would be tough to convince Amazon workers to unionize. But a surprisingly strong early showing in a New York election and a still-uncertain outcome in an Alabama election are giving them hope.
In Staten Island, New York, 1,518 warehouse workers have so far voted “yes” to formi... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-cars-fuel-40mpg-20220401-2akosonzbve4dichz3fae3essm-story.html | DETROIT — New vehicles sold in the United States will have to travel an average of at least 40 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2026 under new rules unveiled Friday by the government.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said its fuel economy requirements will undo a rollback of standards enacted under Pre... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-nyt-nebraska-economy-labor-20220401-4bigtinzxzdnfdy35zzmsa3eke-story.html | LINCOLN, NEB. — Harry’s Wonder Bar is a trusted old dive in Nebraska’s capital, frequented by office clerks, construction workers and graduate students alike: the sort of wood-paneled place with a pool table in the back where phones generally stay in pockets, second fiddle to casual conversation, and beer mugs come fro... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-nyt-us-census-data-1950-20220401-oamm4qvopre4ffkt53qooejy6e-story.html | WASHINGTON — At 12:01 a.m. Eastern time, precisely 72 years after enumerators began knocking on the doors of some 46 million American houses and apartments, the federal government made public what they learned: the ages, incomes, addresses, ancestry and a trove of other facts about the 150.7 million people who were cou... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-pope-indigenous-canada-20220401-d257xutilvbptliypzbxnvj5ly-story.html | VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Friday made a historic apology to Indigenous Peoples for the “deplorable” abuses they suffered in Canada’s Catholic-run residential schools and said he hoped to visit Canada in late July to deliver the apology in person to survivors of the church’s misguided missionary zeal.
Francis begge... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-ukraine-russia-20220401-f27jitmr7nf3pdhifjg3zgtlim-story.html | KYIV, UKRAINE — Talks to stop the fighting in Ukraine resumed Friday, as another attempt to rescue civilians from the besieged port city of Mariupol broke down and Russia accused the Ukrainians of launching a cross-border helicopter attack on an oil depot.
The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region said the alleged airst... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pa-children-addiction-20220401-z4tpnvtiq5asnct3u3jlt7zdma-story.html | A Pennsylvania task force devoted to protecting and improving the lives of children born to mothers and families struggling with drug addiction held its first meeting this week.
It will focus on things including making sure the foster care system adequately protects children from harm stemming from addiction while avoi... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pa-lebanon-police-shooting-officer-retirement-20220401-xouv74vwpbanfbybqcqpgmka6u-story.html | A police lieutenant killed on duty in Pennsylvania was one month away from retirement when a man suspected of breaking into a family member’s home opened fire on responding officers, authorities said Friday.
Lebanon City Police Lt. William Lebo and three other uniformed officers were met with immediate gunfire when the... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/opinion/readers-react/mc-opi-let-canner-largay-letter-value-of-government-20220401-fem2ewqv4zda5gt5fsdcqg4mfa-story.html | James Largay’s recent opinion piece (The Morning Call, March 26) focused on the value of government “conduct[ing] itself with regard to the feelings of the governed . . .” Largay then attempts to demonstrate how Biden, Hillary Clinton and Obama failed in that regard.
Conspicuously absent is the president between Obama ... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/opinion/readers-react/mc-opi-let-walter-charity-begins-at-home-20220401-bguwlnlabbbh5gdqtitgfllnbe-story.html | Every year American citizens, companies and especially our own government give billions of dollars to charities that are supposed to benefit poor and suffering people in other countries all over the world, now including aid to Ukraine.
I only have one question for everyone to ask themselves: When do you ever hear about... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/yankees/ny-mike-king-corey-kluber-pitch-20220401-swycziovyretdj3tmqry6doxju-story.html | CLEARWATER — Mike King may have to thank a division rival for his spot on the roster. King said that his development last year, which had Aaron Boone all but saying King will make the Opening Day roster, was spurred on by former teammate Corey Kluber.
Kluber, who is now with the American League East rival Rays, taught ... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-suave-recall-20220401-bmvuda2ffrcp7jvyvkhogxffrm-story.html | Unilever U.S. has announced that it is recalling some Suave brand antiperspirants due to “slightly elevated” levels of a cancer-causing chemical.
New Jersey-based Unilever said an internal review showed slightly elevated levels of benzene in some product samples. While benzene is not an ingredient in any of the recalle... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/police/mc-nws-cigar-shop-shooting-suspect-dies-20220401-mlgjedqp7bhh5mdkgcmv4ot2aq-story.html | The man accused of opening fire outside a cigar shop after being asked to wear a face mask, then shooting at police during a standoff, died after being found unresponsive Friday morning in his cell at Lehigh County Jail, officials said.
Adam Zaborowski, 37, died at St. Luke’s Hospital in Allentown at 7:26 a.m., about 5... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/varsity/wrestling/mc-spt-all-area-wrestling-2awrestler-of-the-year-nazareth-sonny-sasso-20220401-ajpte43nv5cr5dhxmowgf3g4ha-story.html | Sonny Sasso was well known in the high school wrestling circuit long before his first varsity match three years ago.
He was the younger brother of Sammy Sasso, Nazareth’s greatest wrestler and the storied program’s career wins, pins and takedown leader.
Sonny Sasso never let any unfair comparisons become distractions i... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/mc-ent-advice-goddess-0401-20220401-ah33rfo44ndvjm7ozfswhiaiva-story.html | My wife and I got married eight months ago. Whatever I suggest for the apartment — a paint color, a bathroom fixture — my wife immediately dismisses. For example, the living room couch she wanted was too huge for the space: a really awkward, uncomfortable fit. She kept ignoring objective facts about spatial relations —... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/weather/mc-nws-tornado-confirmed-in-bucks-county-20220401-r5h4fsgrvzeabeppqk67uuo2ce-story.html | A tornado toppled trees and damaged homes in central Bucks County on Thursday night, the National Weather Service confirmed.
“The storm survey team has determined that a tornado occurred generally in the area of the [Route] 113/313 intersection. Further details including rating and path length will be available later t... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/opinion/readers-react/mc-opi-let-wall-gillikin-wolf-bottom-economic-freedom-scorecard-20220401-bb62sld3xrcedpkwzkt3ybmeyq-story.html | Just because a report is issued by a group with an official-sounding name, like the American Legislative Exchange Council, doesn’t mean its report is truthful or unbiased.
For example, the article “Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf ranks near bottom of ‘economic freedom’ scorecard; Republicans dominate top of list” (The Morning C... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/food-drink/restaurants/mc-ent-lehigh-valleys-newest-mcdonalds-opening-mid-april-20220401-5b3yjeyk2jaqho6ytcv3ikxe6m-story.html | Fans of Big Macs, Chicken McNuggets and Egg McMuffins will soon have a new restaurant to be “lovin’ it” in Upper Saucon Township.
A new McDonald’s eatery, featuring a two-lane drive-thru, self-ordering kiosks and seating capacity for 42 customers, is expected to open in mid-April at 6690 Short Drive, according to franc... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-jan6-panel-garland-20220401-lumpyvlf6fe73myrjynr336xia-story.html | WASHINGTON — Lawmakers investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol are increasingly going public with critical statements, court filings and more to deliver a blunt message to Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice.
President Donald Trump and his allies likely committed crimes, they say. And ... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-mexico-border-covid-20220401-4d3o55cmcrb7debxuczv3ozucq-story.html | WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that it is ending a policy that limited asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The use of public health powers had been widely criticized by Democrats and immigration advocates as an excuse for the United States to... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-nyt-jen-psaki-msnbc-20220401-nklktf7p5fhyfbanhlrqtbixhi-story.html | Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, is in advanced talks with MSNBC to join the network after she leaves the Biden administration, according to two people familiar with the negotiations.
Psaki could leave the White House as soon as next month, one of the people said.
While the details of her role are still bein... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/national-sports/ct-world-cup-usa-group-b-qatar-20220401-gwamuaafzjga5bm76grvo2k3dy-story.html | The United States will open its return to the World Cup against the winner of a European playoff among Ukraine, Wales and Scotland, then face England and Iran in high-profile rematches of games played during tournaments of the past quarter-century.
The 15th-ranked Americans were drawn Friday to start against the Europe... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/ct-ent-oscars-slap-comedians-20220401-r5rrymcl5rbcppthl2j3frhf5u-story.html | When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock over an Oscars ceremony punchline, other comedians felt the sting.
“I know Chris and I know what it’s like to be on a stage in front of an audience that doesn’t like your material,” said stand-up comedian Judy Gold. “But to be physically assaulted, that’s a whole other thing. It felt ... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-covid-patients-hospitals-20220401-e4rm4p7tafejfoun55g4wuvjki-story.html | NORFOLK, VA. — COVID-19 hospitalization numbers have plunged to their lowest levels since the early days of the pandemic, offering a much needed break to health care workers and patients alike following the omicron surge.
The number of patients hospitalized with the coronavirus has fallen more than 90% in more than two... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-jeopardy-amy-schneider-20220401-3as3ux7mz5agjaplz5bahuiipe-story.html | WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden marked Transgender Day of Visibility on Thursday by denouncing “hateful bills” being passed at the state level as the White House played host to “Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider, the first openly transgender winner on the popular quiz show.
Schneider met with second gentleman Doug Emh... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-nyt-remote-work-declines-20220401-admbdgv2bvenvbccbzlsmv3ybu-story.html | At the height of the pandemic lockdowns in May 2020, more than one-third of U.S. workers were doing their jobs at least partly from home, shifting perceptions of workplace flexibility. Ever since, the share of workers telecommuting because of COVID-19 has steadily declined, falling to 22.7% of the workforce in February... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-quarters-hula-teacher-20220401-dw2jvljdkbghze3v5gprf4nrxy-story.html | HONOLULU — The late Native Hawaiian hula teacher Edith Kanaka’ole is among five women who will be individually featured on U.S. quarters next year as part of a program that depicts notable women on the coins.
The U.S. Mint said Wednesday the other side of each quarter will show George Washington.
It described Kanaka’ol... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-reparations-california-illinois-20220401-yr42p5ouybhcbjk3z3nxg4n6fi-story.html | DETROIT — In the long debate over whether Black Americans should be granted reparations for the atrocity and injustices of slavery and racism, California took a big step this week toward becoming the first U.S. state to make some form of restitution a reality.
The state’s reparations task force tackled the divisive iss... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-serbia-eletions-russia-20220401-wk6teez7srbodnmb2kxpxebw7m-story.html | BELGRADE, SERBIA — Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who has fostered close ties with Russia and refused to impose sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, is expected to extend his almost 10-year grip on power in the Balkan country when it holds national elections on Sunday.
Polls predict that Vucic, a ... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pa-conor-lamb-john-fetterman-20220401-72aheqy5d5gspmck6n4equyhbu-story.html | HARRISBURG — Conor Lamb is accusing rival John Fetterman in Pennsylvania’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary of skipping candidate forums to avoid talking about a 2013 incident when, shotgun in hand, he confronted a Black man because he suspected the man was involved in gunfire nearby.
The accusation more directly inserts... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/police/mc-nws-theft-lehigh-valley-hardware-store-manager-20220401-3k3utbo2gje3lmvzea7o6fusee-story.html | A former manager of a True Value Hardware store in Lehigh County stole more than $160,000 from the business during a period stretching more than three years, police say.
Damian Vansuch, 51, of Lower Macungie Township, faces felony charges of theft and receiving stolen property, according to a news release from state po... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/varsity/basketball/mc-spt-girls-basketball-coach-of-year-20220401-z7gtulo24rex5ht5eoi3owzsje-story.html | The Parkland High School girls basketball team was mired in a three-game losing streak and its record dropped to 8-7 in the third week of January.
So what did the team do at the next practice? Well, they played a game of dodgeball, of course. That was one of the many ways fourth-year Trojans coach Ed Ohlson kept his gi... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/varsity/wrestling/mc-spt-all-area-wrestling-2ateam-of-the-year-20220401-xultywivafe7llb276p5gdwqyu-story.html | Dante Mahaffey in late November was working on his cardio in the fitness room underneath the bleachers at Montford E. Illick Stadium, a short walk up the hill from Saucon Valley High School.
Jared Rohn was in street clothes in the youth wrestling practice room providing instruction to two female members of the Panthers... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/mc-spt-mets-degrom-shoulder-injury-20220401-c6ouwkyycnbq7gl47v626kp5ji-story.html | JUPITER, FLA. — New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom will miss major time because of inflammation in his shoulder area, a huge blow to a team that heavily invested in making a deep run this season.
The two-time Cy Young Award winner won’t throw for up to four weeks and there is no timetable for his return, the Mets announced... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/yankees/ny-albert-abreu-ben-rortvedt-roster-20220401-p2h6biwidzbw5o5f5x53tqqv2a-story.html | LAKELAND, Fla. — The closed-door meetings and bag packing have begun. Less than a week away from Opening Day, the Yankees are whittling down their camp roster and starting to get their big league team in shape.
“We met on it and had a pretty significant conversation on it with a lot of people yesterday. I mean, I think... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/yankees/ny-kyle-higashioka-gerrit-cole-spring-20220401-7yvf43u5kjc7bov2javcix4yq4-story.html | LAKELAND, Fla. — Kyle Higashioka just knows it when he sees it. The Yankees catcher tries to simulate pitch situations they will need to execute in the regular season. He challenges pitchers to make tough pitches. Early in spring, those pitches usually miss the mark. Friday, Gerrit Cole made those pitches, worked his w... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220401 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-ghislaine-maxwell-conviction-20220401-tolkgx2tzfdbjfhe22icqhd5li-story.html | NEW YORK — A U.S. judge refused to throw out Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction Friday, despite a juror’s failure to disclose before the trial began that he’d been a victim of childhood sexual abuse.
Maxwell, a British socialite, was convicted in December of helping the millionaire Jeffrey Epstein sexually ... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/mc-spt-us-mens-soccer-world-cup-group-20220402-2obp6rygrrbchjbomffbvv2igy-story.html | After missing the last World Cup four years ago, the U.S. men’s soccer team got a warm welcome back to the world’s biggest stage Friday at the group stage draw.
The Americans were drawn into Group B with England, Iran and the winner of an upcoming European playoff bracket involving Wales, Scotland and Ukraine.
The U.S.... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/varsity/mc-spt-northwestern-notre-dame-baseball-20220402-iibmxkqptvfqva3piazmxrowxu-story.html | As someone headed to Villanova in the fall, Notre Dame-Green Pond senior Collin Quintano has a vested interest in Saturday’s Final Four games.
“Oh yeah, I can’t wait,” he said.
But Quintano also couldn’t wait for the one scheduled meeting this spring between his Crusaders baseball team and Northwestern Lehigh. The Tige... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/ct-ent-will-smith-oscars-20220402-c4trwvn57zcdzica6sauxrjpn4-story.html | LOS ANGELES — Will Smith resigned Friday from the motion picture academy following his Oscars night slap of Chris Rock and said he would accept any further punishment the organization imposed.
Smith in a statement released Friday afternoon said he will “fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct. My actions a... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/nation-world/mc-nws-will-smith-resigns-film-academy-slap-20220402-ourfmgjmsra55kcoozak3grr3m-story.html | LOS ANGELES — Will Smith resigned Friday from the motion picture academy following his Oscars night slap of Chris Rock and said he would accept any further punishment the organization imposed.
Smith in a statement released Friday afternoon said he will “fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct. My actions a... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/varsity/mc-spt-bangor-coach-k-memories-20220402-svstl54xsvfidd5o2jrndydqza-story.html | Perhaps it’s because Larry Miller, arguably the greatest basketball player ever to come out of the Lehigh Valley played there. Or maybe it’s because Michael Jordan, arguably the greatest basketball player ever, played there. Whatever the reason, the University of North Carolina men’s basketball team has always been pop... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/varsity/mc-spt-high-school-sports-scores-saturday-20220402-uilnjos2d5eldmxjxxb6q2iwcy-story.html | Today’s Lehigh Valley sports schedule and last night’s scores.
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Catasauqua at Saucon Valley 11 a.m.
Wilson at Bangor 12 p.m.
East Stroudsburg North at Nazareth 4 p.m.
Stroudsburg at Liberty 4 p.m.
Pocono Mounta... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pa-republican-debate-scheller-dellicker-20220402-fsxbs3darjapnmpafsvcmadltq-story.html | Republicans Lisa Scheller and Kevin Dellicker squared off Friday evening on topics ranging from Russia and China to education and abortion in the first debate of their campaigns for the chance to challenge two-term Democratic incumbent Congresswoman Susan Wild this November.
Both business owners, Scheller and Dellicker... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/advice/ct-aud-ask-amy-0402-20220402-i4ys3lqm6fbr3mawwee7suku7e-story.html | Dear Amy: When I was pregnant with my first child, I was diagnosed with a condition called hyperemesis gravidarum.
It causes debilitating nausea, uncontrollable vomiting and dehydration, and in severe cases, can be life-threatening.
During the course of my pregnancy, I had to go to the ER eight times, and was admitted ... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/horoscopes/sns-daily-horoscopes-04022022-20220402-novqi67i6ferfkqcnq5x22vyem-story.html | General Daily Insight for April 2, 2022
Saying what's on our hearts can heal us today, even if it's painful. Communicative Mercury conjoins healing Chiron in passionate Aries, allowing us to express our raw thoughts. With the emotional Moon squaring destructive Pluto afterward, an emotional fallout may follow this cath... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/mc-ent-helpgardeners-recent-freeze-cleanup-20220402-ayyydammtzgtpadihuvztamea4-story.html | The recent hard freezes have destroyed most magnolia blooms for this year. The buds will appear brown and drop off. This damage will also affect most plants where the buds were swollen, ready to burst and showing color. Tightly closed buds or those yet to emerge should be OK.
While not related to plants or growing, out... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pa-stressful-farmers-20220402-oieje4zj5raedmvn5hawrxfczq-story.html | Farming isn’t just a point of pride in Somerset County, and throughout Pennsylvania.
For many farmers, it’s part of a legacy handed down for a century or more from one generation to the next.
But for those who might spend eight hours a day by themselves on tractors, it can also be a lonely job — turning that same legac... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/business/retail-watch/mc-biz-trading-post-depot-opens-downtown-easton-20220402-gkxeq5b6vrggri5dnxsqe2dy5m-story.html | Spring has sprung, and a blossoming business in downtown Easton is helping bring the beauty of nature inside.
Trading Post Depot, offering hand-crafted wooden furniture, opened about two weeks ago at 401 Northampton St. (former Gallery on Fourth space).
The showroom is a second location of the business, which originate... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/mc-ent-hulu-the-dropout-lehigh-valley-connection-20220402-4dlljfd7kbbgrmcxbw2b7ynbw4-story.html | Northampton County native Richard C. Fuisz has enjoyed watching Hulu’s miniseries “The Dropout.”
But Fuisz doesn’t need to watch it; he lived the story.
For awhile, disgraced CEO Elizabeth Holmes who is played by Allentown’s Amanda Seyfried, and Holmes’ company, Theranos, were seen as the next big thing in health care.... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/yankees/ny-carlos-beltran-yes-network-astros-cheating-20220402-alz26vmewne2lgj7w2bypp6c6i-story.html | This isn’t exactly Bronx Zoo material, but it will do.
Since January, Yankees brass knew their TV outlet, the Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network, was hiring Carlos Beltran as one of its new analysts. Standard operating procedure includes a network getting the blessing of team brass before it signs a new voice.
Prev... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/opinion/mc-opi-pennsylvania-electric-vehicles-jobs-climate-bloomingdale-20220402-bqmobxddvbfh5ilefemvgdcfeq-story.html | Pennsylvania is facing major crossroads around transportation, employment and planning for climate change.elves and our children by investing in electrical vehicle transportation, individual, public and
Now there is a generational opportunity to reinvigorate the middle class, create good-paying, union jobs and build a ... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-nws-pa--20220402-qoyttqep65f57lvabffpvp2kb4-story.html | The six people killed in Monday’s 80-vehicle pileup on Interstate 81 included four men and two women whose ages range from 40 to 70, Schuylkill County Deputy Coroner Albert Barnes said Friday.
He said the victims, in four different vehicles, were burned beyond recognition.
“All of the decedents were found in the group ... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/varsity/wrestling/mc-spt-all-area-wrestling-3ateam-of-the-year-20220402-whnc4ns4qbe3lindlmdhaxlbrm-story.html | Nazareth lost several close bouts in each of its three dual meets against Bethlehem Catholic in the EPC, District 11 and PIAA Class 3A team finals.
It also lost standout 172-pounder Noah Okamoto to shoulder surgery in the second of those three meetings.
Then, inexplicably, the Blue Eagles won the team titles at the dis... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/business/real-estate/mc-biz-real-estate-lehigh-valley-deeds-list-2022-04-02-20220402-5svtugbchbh6fm2hb3o5aichnu-htmlstory.html | Wondering how much that home in your neighborhood recently sold for? The Morning Call lists all real estate transactions in the Lehigh Valley during the last 30 days.
The table below shows deed transfers reordered in Lehigh and Northampton counties during that time. The information is provided on a weekly basis by the ... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-nws-hellertown-fire-fundraiser-20220402-niu62s7hmjfexnorvqzqxj7gbi-story.html | An online fundraiser for the family of two girls who died after being trapped in a fire at a Hellertown home early Friday has raised nearly $80,000 in just 24 hours.
The fundraiser, “Help the Kaufman Family,” has raised more than $78,000 from 905 donations as of 10 a.m. Saturday. The fundraiser already had exceeded its... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-russia-nuclear-arms-20220402-m3jb3kuj6zhtpnr2hudejxd55u-story.html | Russia’s assault on Ukraine and its veiled threats of using nuclear arms have policymakers, past and present, thinking the unthinkable: How should the West respond to a Russian battlefield explosion of a nuclear bomb?
The default U.S. policy answer, say some architects of the post-Cold War nuclear order, is with discip... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/opinion/readers-react/mc-opi-let-zalewski-bethlehem-steel-barren-ground-20220402-nt6xrchcz5gyxfljkoos7mggly-story.html | I have a very different view of the empty area that was once Bethlehem Steel’s tower.
I spy some wildflowers in that area. It is an area returning to its roots. Its “weeds” are holding the soil in place, so it doesn’t blow around as much.
Rain is allowed to soak into the soil, returning the water to the underground aqu... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/outdoors/mc-spt-deer-tick-virus-explainer-20220402-2uhexjec7rhixfc453zuedljcm-story.html | A potentially serious tickborne virus has been identified in several counties across Pennsylvania, prompting state officials to urge residents to take protective measures.
Deer tick virus, or DTV, a type of Powassan virus that can cause encephalitis or meningitis, has been identified in ticks in some commonwealth count... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/yankees/ny-brian-cashman-interview-world-series-20220402-bcvg57rgqbceliuf6yu7fd2dkq-story.html | Sometimes Brian Cashman, one of the best talkers to ever hold a job like his in New York sports and maybe the best of all time, talks too much. That is what happened this week with an interview he gave to The Athletic’s Andy McCullough in which he seemed to blame the Houston Astros for everything bad that has happened ... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/opinion/readers-react/mc-opi-let-bortz-ukraine-brave-women-20220402-aujbb66ux5egjefoukdsfrp2xq-story.html | Your paper’s opinion piece on Women’s History Month (The Morning Call, March 25) saluted the brave women of Ukraine. Fifteen percent of that country’s military is female, and 7,000 of those women serve in the country’s Air Force alone.
Moreover, an estimated 80,000 Ukrainian mothers-to-be — targeted by Russia and depri... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-nw--20220402-iarulmqlnjgsvloupysweczp6i-story.html | The prevalence of COVID-19 in the U.K. has reached record levels, with about 1 in 13 people estimated to be infected with the virus in the past week, according to the latest figures from Britain’s official statistics agency.
Some 4.9 million people were estimated to have the coronavirus in the week ending March 26, up ... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/ct-ent-denzel-washington-will-smith-20220402-i6p425tyhfg3pdojm6ib2cw5pu-story.html | After consoling Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, Denzel Washington has now spoken publicly about what happened at last Sunday’s awards show.
Washington attended author and bishop T.D. Jakes’ leadership summit on Saturday morning for a discussion about his career and faith when Jakes asked him ab... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/ct-ent-elton-john-ryan-white-20220402-tbg3k2yffbfptbo3zste6jh2su-story.html | Elton John credits teenage AIDS victim Ryan White and his family with saving his life.
The singer told the crowd at his concert at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Friday that spending time around White’s family caused him to make changes in his life. White was from Indiana.
“I knew that my lifestyle was crazy ... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/ct-ent-joni-mitchell-grammys-20220402-srotlhzimfckfmybretx5hbzpy-story.html | An 81-year-old jazz giant and a 15-year-old rock singer were the first to perform tributes to Joni Mitchell on Friday night.
Such was the diversity of artists honoring a most diverse artist, Mitchell, a Canadian-turned-Californian, folkie-turned-rocker-turned-jazz explorer who was honored as the 2022 MusiCares Person o... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-us-mexico-border-migration-20220402-5lbsysyjkngfvcckzgnak7icd4-story.html | The ban on asylum-seekers at the U.S-Mexico border on public health grounds was imposed by a president who wanted to restrict immigration entirely. It will soon be ended by a president who is facing increasing pressure from within his own party to welcome immigrants.
The path ahead for President Joe Biden looks far fro... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pa-lebanon-officer-slain-20220402-nu6gsltyi5hnpmcsmqihxxhzcq-story.html | More than 3,000 people lined the street in front of a funeral home Saturday to honor a Lebanon City police officer who was killed in the line of duty.
They solemnly watched as a procession of 70 emergency vehicles from across the state escorted the body of Lieutenant William Lebo who was killed Thursday while respondin... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/movies/ct-ent-automat-documentary-review-20220402-oxkmzsvwbneejkdejfvmx5nsam-story.html | True to the egalitarian allure of the restaurant chain itself, Lisa Hurwitz’s documentary “The Automat” is both a touching farewell and a fond hello-again for those old enough to remember the salisbury steak, creamed spinach and peach pie behind those little windows of nickel-fed discovery.
The documentary, several yea... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/yankees/ny-luis-severino-20220402-cfuyzu6vcveiza5ma2risfwtyu-story.html | TAMPA — Luis Severino just had to be himself. After missing most of the last three years with injuries, he thought he had to throw harder to prove he was still an elite starter. So he tried to ramp everything up and ended up being slowed down by soreness.
Saturday, Severino stayed within himself and that was all he and... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/yankees/ny-pitchcom-nestor-cotes-higashioka-20220402-zlxesohdfbgwjkmuers6culb3i-story.html | TAMPA — The Yankees are on board. After finally breaking out the PitchCom system, which transmits encrypted signs electronically from catcher to pitcher, they are true believers.
“I loved it,” left-hander Nestor Cortes said after using it for two innings in the Yankees’ 10-0 win over the Braves at George M. Steinbrenne... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-allentown-power-20220402-lgz5wlkhmvg3dh2afckkzt4rjm-story.html | Parts of downtown Allentown were hit with a power outage Saturday morning, according to city officials.
The city’s Police and Fire departments were on the scene in the 600 block of North 7th Street, in the area of Little Apple Market, according to a Facebook post from the city.
A reverse 911 call was sent for the area,... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220402 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/yankees/ny-trade-jose-trevino-albert-abreu-20220402-oj6hmwnkt5aarbl2bsqqgs3gx4-story.html | TAMPA — The Yankees had been looking for a backup catcher for most of spring training. They found him Saturday night when they acquired Jose Trevino from the Rangers. The Bombers sent right-hander Albert Abreu and left-hander Robert Ahlstrom back to Texas.
The 29-year-old Trevino is a .245/.270/.364 career hitter over ... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220403 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/mc-spt-sixers-get-back-on-track-20220402-a3z3hr47qfbmjjvjlavej5em4i-story.html?src=rss | This was a nice bounce-back game for the 76ers.
They followed up Thursday’s dismal performance against the Detroit Pistons with Saturday’s scintillating 144-114 victory over the Charlotte Hornets.
The blowout win at the Wells Fargo Center improved the Sixers’ record to 47-30 and snapped their three-game skid. They’re o... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220403 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/college/mc-spt-nacc-villanova-kansas-20220403-rbk5r22zpneeboar6wxm6rohdi-story.html | NEW ORLEANS — Kansas and Villanova waged a 3-point shooting contest at the Final Four with one of them racing out to a big lead in the opening minutes and the other spending the rest of the night trying in vain to catch up.
It all may sound familiar to basketball fans.
But in a rematch of a rout by the Wildcats four ye... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220403 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/varsity/mc-spt-high-school-sports-scores-sunday-20220403-i4y6y7jpk5atngtumsbzjhy734-story.html | Today’s Lehigh Valley sports schedule and last night’s scores.
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Stroudsburg 5. Liberty 0
Stroudsburg 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 - 5
Liberty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0
Stroudsburg: L. Guthy: 2-3; L... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220403 |
https://www.mcall.com/advice/ct-aud-ask-amy-0403-20220403-zs2cksodszdihmtpjyg47bjt5y-story.html | Dear Amy: Seven months ago, my-in-laws took my not-quite five-year-old child for an overnight, and broke the one rule that my spouse and I set for our child’s time with them: NOT to ride their ATV.
We do not feel it is safe, particularly on public roads.
We reminded them of this rule as they were leaving for the outing... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220403 |
https://www.mcall.com/horoscopes/sns-daily-horoscopes-04032022-20220403-7u4q6psiwjgx5jnorcysjsyoge-story.html | General Daily Insight for April 3, 2022
A vibrant change is in the cards. We only have one aspect on the charts today -- the luxurious Moon conjoins with revolutionary Uranus in Taurus at 1:47 pm EDT. Our feelings and actions can be erratic under this influence, and we may be tempted to make changes or criticisms where... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220403 |
https://www.mcall.com/sports/national-sports/ct-north-carolina-duke-final-four-ncaa-tournament-20220403-r537dpbzyfhjbgjszaxcso435u-story.html | NEW ORLEANS — Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s remarkable career came to thrilling and sudden close Saturday night after Caleb Love made a key 3-pointer and three late free throws to lift archrival North Carolina to a thrill-a-minute 81-77 victory over the Blue Devils.
This was the 258th, most consequential and maybe, just... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220403 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-pa-fentanyl-lehigh-valley-20220403-vvucja77lrcshijxmobjupxfcy-story.html | The six-year-old girl looked into her mother’s bedroom that morning and said, “Mommy is still asleep.”
The tragic innocence of it still pains Lisa Schantz, the little girl’s grandmother, more than a year later.
The girl had seen 23-year-old Nelissa “Nellie” Schantz, who was seated on the edge of her bed, upright yet sl... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220403 |
https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pa-forensic-privacy-20220403-nd3nttuwl5aghm3johodutvwka-story.html | The bound and gagged body of Marise Ann Chiverella was still warm to the touch when police arrived at the refuse-strewn stripping hole in Hazle Township, Luzerne County, on the afternoon of March 18, 1964.
It had only been a few hours since the 9-year-old third grader from Hazleton had been beaten, raped and strangled ... | true | true | both | www.mcall | 20220403 |
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