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After this week's matches, several teams bid farewell to the World Cup stage.

The USMNT had its first red card of the tournament and played a man down for much of the second half, but still pulled out the victory on Wednesday night.

Multiday warnings of extreme heat have landed in New York, Boston and Philadelphia. The sultry weather has pushed east just ahead of weekend Fourth of July events in a region that revels in its role as a cornerstone of U.S. independence. Temperatures in the 90s are forecast for the Northeast. Philadelphia and Boston could top 100 by Thursday. Throw in humidity, and the heat index will be miserably higher this week. At Acme Ice, outside Boston, the phone is ringing repeatedly. Owner Marc Savenor says the weather is an “ice man's dream.”

LEWISBURG — The Rev. Timothy Hogan-Palazzo said it is the church’s mission to serve the community, which is why St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Lewisburg is hosting a cooling center during this week’s heat wave.

HARRISBURG — One day after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld state laws banning transgender girls from playing in girls’ scholastic and collegiate athletics, Democrats in the Pennsylvania House bounced three bills between committees proposing such a ban.

ALLENWOOD — The Gregg Township Board of Supervisors will hold a rescheduled public hearing involving a proposed data center on July 20.

FRACKVILLE — Interstate 81 South near Frackville is closed as state police investigate the death of a trooper who was struck by a vehicle.

LEWISBURG — A 6-mile portion of the Buffalo Valley Rail Trail reopens Thursday following a two-month $1.1 million resurfacing project.

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania House worked through a session day on Wednesday at the State Capitol, while the state Senate is recessed through the coming Independence Day holiday.

SELINSGROVE — More than 150 people packed the community room at the Selinsgrove borough building Wednesday to voice opposition to a proposed formal partnership between borough police and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.