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    UPDATED: Authorities investigating shooting death in city
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    UPDATED: Authorities investigating shooting death in city
    Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
    June 7, 2025
    Police are investigating a shooting death that occurred Saturday afternoon in the City of Bradford. District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer and...
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    Editorial: Hunter Biden goes bust without pop as president
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Editorial: Hunter Biden goes bust without pop as president
    Mar 09, 2025
    Democrats would have us believe that Hunter “Fortunate Son” Biden was hired by Burisma for his skills, that his artworks’ lofty sales had nothing to d...
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    The American apology tour is over
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    The American apology tour is over
    SUSAN SHELLEY The Orange County Register 
    Mar 09, 2025
    LOS ANGELES (TNS) —President Donald Trump’s triumphant return to the House chamber March 4 for his fifth address to a joint session ofCongressreminded...
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    Selective concern for workers
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    Selective concern for workers
    Mar 07, 2025
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    Actually, tax cuts will mean a huge deficit
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    Actually, tax cuts will mean a huge deficit
    DAVID MASTIO The Kansas City Star 
    Mar 07, 2025
    WASHINGTON (TNS) — In Donald Trump’s speech, personalities loomed large. Whether it was George Washington’s second best presidency or Elon Musk’s bril...
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    It’s time to reform Veterans Affairs
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    It’s time to reform Veterans Affairs
    WILSON BEAVER and KA?VON JOHNSON 
    Mar 07, 2025
    WASHINGTON (TNS) — America holds its warfighters to the highest standard, expecting them to defend our nation at a moment’s notice. In exchange, we pl...
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    Penn State branch students, staff deserve clarity on closures
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    Penn State branch students, staff deserve clarity on closures
    Mar 07, 2025
    Penn State University's community-based branch campuses have served as academic outposts for thirty years, providing higher education and economic mob...
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    Don’t punish cyber charters for being fiscally responsible
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    Don’t punish cyber charters for being fiscally responsible
    RACHEL LANGAN RealClearPennsylvania 
    Mar 06, 2025
    Pennsylvania cyber charter schools are under attack for – of all things — not wastefully spending taxpayer money. The Pennsylvania Department of the A...
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    Failing bank CEOs took in millions
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    Failing bank CEOs took in millions
    Mar 06, 2025
    The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was forced to spend $31.6 billion to protect customers at three failed banks in early 2023. While taxpayers ...
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    The bitter battle of Zelenskyy Americans vs. Trump Americans
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    The bitter battle of Zelenskyy Americans vs. Trump Americans
    DAVID MILLS Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    Mar 06, 2025
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    7 takeaways from Trump’s speech to Congress
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    7 takeaways from Trump’s speech to Congress
    MICHAEL WILNER and FAITH E. PINHO Los Angeles Times 
    Mar 05, 2025
    WASHINGTON(TNS) — President Donald Trump laid out an aggressive approach to “renewing the American dream” in his address to a joint session of Congres...
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    Editorial: Europe has a change of heart on defense spending
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    Editorial: Europe has a change of heart on defense spending
    Mar 05, 2025
    Whether President Donald Trump’s unconventional diplomacy succeeds in furthering American interests and halting Russian aggression in Ukraine will be ...
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    Pragmatic Democrats seek to rebuild in Pa.
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    Pragmatic Democrats seek to rebuild in Pa.
    JOHN HINSHAW RealClearPennsylvania 
    Mar 05, 2025
    It’s safe to say that most Pennsylvania Democrats are chastened by their loss of the White House, the U.S. Senate seat held by Bob Casey and three row...
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    $95M in EV buses never delivered
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    $95M in EV buses never delivered
    Mar 04, 2025
    The Biden administration gave Canadian electric bus maker The Lion Electric Company $160 million in subsidies to manufacture 435 buses for schools aro...
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    The importance of retaking institutions
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    The importance of retaking institutions
    VICTOR JOECKS Las Vegas Review-Journal 
    Mar 04, 2025
    LAS VEGAS, Nev. (TNS) — Lasting political change doesn’t come from winning elections. It comes from reshaping institutions. Last week,Jeff Bezos, the ...
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    About those Medicaid ‘cuts’
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    About those Medicaid ‘cuts’
    Mar 04, 2025
    Democrats believe they’ve found a potent issue in GOP Medicaid reform. They are hammering at Republican lawmakers, accusing them of not aggressively o...
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    Progressives should admit Trump might do something right
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    Progressives should admit Trump might do something right
    ADRIANA E. RAMIREZ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    Mar 04, 2025
    PITTSBURGH (TNS) — It didn't used to be like this — or maybe it always has been and I simply don't remember: When did our political parties become our...
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    Trump’s order on IVF could alienate Catholic supporters
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    Trump’s order on IVF could alienate Catholic supporters
    CYNTHIA M. ALLEN Fort Worth Star-Telegram 
    Mar 03, 2025
    FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — Trump gives, and Trump takes away. That is the sentiment felt by many conservative Catholics after the president announced a...
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    Can we relax about killer asteroids?
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    Can we relax about killer asteroids?
    Mar 03, 2025
    For a brief window, Asteroid 2024 YR4 looked like a planetary hazard in the making. At up to 90 meters (295 feet) in diameter, it was described as a p...
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    Education spending up, grades down
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Education spending up, grades down
    Mar 03, 2025
    The Department of Education’s employee headcount fell by 13.9% between 2000 and 2024 but its spending increased by 749% during that time, according to...
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    Democrats now the party of the bureaucracy
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    Democrats now the party of the bureaucracy
    NOLAN FINLEY The Detroit News 
    Mar 03, 2025
    DETROIT (TNS) — Democrats lost the fall election by allowing themselves to be tagged as the party of inflation and illegal immigration. They seem boun...
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    UPDATED: Authorities investigating shooting death in city
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    UPDATED: Authorities investigating shooting death in city
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    June 7, 2025
    Police are investigating a shooting death that occurred Saturday afternoon in the City of Bradford. District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer and...
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    A black bear yearling broke into an Indiana County nursing home. A resident wanted to give him cake
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    A black bear yearling broke into an Indiana County nursing home. A resident wanted to give him cake
    By MARY ANN THOMAS  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    June 7, 2025
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    Jo Wankel 
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    God’s Country Marathon set for today
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    June 7, 2025
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    Unverdorben to Lead Pitt-Bradford Volleyball
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    Jo Wankel 
    June 7, 2025
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    Q&A with the DA: Forfeiture of property
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    June 7, 2025
    (Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...
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