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  • Business Buzz: Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO, what’s next?

    Business Buzz: Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO, what’s next?

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    • September 15, 2026

    On Sept. 1, 2026, Tim Cook stepped down as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple and has now transitioned to the role of executive chairman. Cook had been the front man for the company for fifteen years after the company’s previous CEO, Steve Jobs, resigned due to his declining health. John Ternus has now

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  • Today’s Tech: Engineering breakthroughs bring powerful ultrafast lasers to a photonic chip

    Today’s Tech: Engineering breakthroughs bring powerful ultrafast lasers to a photonic chip

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    • September 15, 2026

    For decades, ultrafast lasers have been some of the most important tools in modern optics and devices. These lasers are capable of producing pulses that last only a few hundred femtoseconds, or in other words, quadrillionths of a second. This has enabled many advances, most notably in eye surgery, precision manufacturing or spectroscopy, the study

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  • PA Politics: Measles outbreak causes multiple political clashes in Pennsylvania

    PA Politics: Measles outbreak causes multiple political clashes in Pennsylvania

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    • September 15, 2026

    A recent measles outbreak in Pennsylvania has caused weeks of political bickering between Democrats, Republicans and public health officials, most notably between Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and United States Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. But what exactly are the sides arguing about, and how did this once-uncontroversial issue become such a heated topic?

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  • Love is everywhere: Dr. Matthew Telleen’s celebration of life

    Love is everywhere: Dr. Matthew Telleen’s celebration of life

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    • September 15, 2026

    Elizabethtown College held a celebration of life for Dr. Matthew Telleen on Sept. 3 to allow the community to show how much they appreciated him. Students, faculty and his family and friends took turns sharing their happy memories of him and reminisced on how impactful he was to the community. Telleen was the Provost and

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  • Collapsed glacier causes flood in north-central Nepal

    Collapsed glacier causes flood in north-central Nepal

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    • September 15, 2026

    On Wednesday, Aug. 26, a massive flood and avalanche of debris devastated parts of northern Nepal. Over 1300 deaths have been recorded, and nearly 5000 are reported missing. Critical infrastructure and entire towns were destroyed, including Gyirong Port border crossing between Nepal and Tibet.  Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital and largest city with a population of around

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  • Iran War Propagates Conflict in the Middle East

    Iran War Propagates Conflict in the Middle East

    On Feb. 28, the United States and Israel launched coordinated airstrikes on Iran, killing supreme leader Ali Khamenei as well as several high-ranking Iranian generals. Khamenei’s body was found in his compound in Tehran, Iran’s capital and largest city.  Afterwards, Iran launched retaliatory strikes against Israel, targeting sites in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Bet Shemesh,

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