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News: Tuesday, Dec. 7

A U.S. battleship sinks during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. (Source: National Archives)

A U.S. battleship sinks during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. (Source: National Archives)
A U.S. battleship sinks during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. (Source: National Archives)

Headlines:

Pa. legislators get highest raise in 25 years: Base salaries for regular House and Senate members increased by $5,097 to $95,432, thanks to a 1995 law connecting pay hikes to the rate of inflation. (Source: Fox 43)

Tree of Life receives $6.6 million in state funds for redevelopment: The Pittsburgh synagogue, site of a mass shooting that killed 11, will become a place of "hope, remembrance, and education," Rabbi Hazzan Jeffrey Myers said. (Source: Capital-Star)

Elizabethtown College receives $2.5 million for scholarships: Robert and Karen Rigg's donation will support tuition, room and board for under-represented or first-generation students from Berks or Chester counties. (Source: LNP)

National/world roundup: Survivors mark Pearl Harbor's 80th anniversary. (Source: UPI) Biden expected to caution Putin on Ukraine. (Source: ABC News) China says U.S. 'will pay' for diplomatic boycott during Olympics. (Source: NBC News) Billionaires' wealth soars during pandemic. (Source: CNN)