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1 day ago | mcall.com | Elizabeth DeOrnellas

Lehigh University, DeSales University and Lafayette College are advancing toward final hearings on $2.7 million worth of COVID-related class action settlements. Students who paid for on-campus classes but were forced to go remote in spring 2020 filed suit against the schools, asking for refunds of tuition and fees. Lehigh University will settle for $1.75 million, according to a plaintiff’s motion for final approval of the class action settlement filed Friday.

1 day ago | mcall.com | Paul Wiseman |Lindsay Whitehurst

By PAUL WISEMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is waging a trade war without getting approval from Congress: He declared a national emergency to slap import taxes — tariffs — on almost every country on earth. The president is now facing at least seven lawsuits that argue he’s gone too far and asserted power he does not have.

2 days ago | mcall.com | Ann Lowy

Letters to the Editor: Popes and presidents should stick to their day jobs

2 days ago | mcall.com | Elizabeth DeOrnellas

Seven candidates are seeking four seats on the East Penn School Board this year. Incumbents Michael Felegy and William Whitney are being challenged by Paul Barbehenn, Alicia Du Plooy, Rita Perez, Christine Price and Melissa Stiavelli in the May 20 primary. All candidates are cross-filed, which means they appear on both the Democratic and Republican ballots. Perez, Price, Stiavelli and Whitney are registered as Democrats, while Barbehenn, Du Plooy and Felegy are Republicans.

2 days ago | mcall.com | Elizabeth DeOrnellas

Seven candidates are running for four, four-year terms on the Southern Lehigh School Board. Cross-filed candidates for the primary include newcomers Kimberly Jaramillo, Luis Melecio, Josh Rager and Chris Sykora. Their names will appear on the ballots for both parties. All are registered Democrats. Incumbents Stephen Maund and Christopher Wayock are running alongside fellow Republican Paul Deebel in the Republican primary. The primary election is May 20.