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    BP to pay record $18.7 billion to states affected by spill
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    BP to pay record $18.7 billion to states affected by spill
    KEVIN McGILL, REBECCA SANTANA and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN 
    Jul 03, 2015
    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — More than five years after the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history fouled beaches, coated seabirds in thick goo and threatened...
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    California: Record water savings shows big cuts possible
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    California: Record water savings shows big cuts possible
    FENIT NIRAPPIL 
    Jul 02, 2015
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Water use in drought-stricken California plunged by record levels in May, and Gov. Jerry Brown's administration cited that a...
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    Church fires common, but usually not the result of arson
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    Church fires common, but usually not the result of arson
    BRUCE SMITH and RAY HENRY 
    Jul 02, 2015
    GREELEYVILLE, S.C. (AP) — As investigators probe church fires including the blaze that destroyed a rural black church targeted by the Ku Klux Klan 20 ...
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    Train derailment, fire prompts evacuation in Tennessee
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    Train derailment, fire prompts evacuation in Tennessee
    STEVE MEGARGEE 
    Jul 02, 2015
    MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A car on a CSX train carrying a flammable and toxic substance derailed and caught fire in eastern Tennessee, prompting the eva...
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    Gulf states reach $18.7B settlement with BP over oil spill
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    Gulf states reach $18.7B settlement with BP over oil spill
    KEVIN McGILL and REBECCA SANTANA 
    Jul 02, 2015
    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP and five Gulf states announced a record $18.7 billion settlement Thursday that resolves years of legal fighting over the environ...
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    The Latest: Massive militant attack kills 64 Egyptian troops
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    The Latest: Massive militant attack kills 64 Egyptian troops
    The Associated Press 
    Jul 01, 2015
    CAIRO (AP) — The latest news on the coordinated militant attacks in Egypt's restive northern Sinai Peninsula that killed 64 soldiers (all times local)...
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    Western wildfires: Flames plague hot, dry Washington region
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    Western wildfires: Flames plague hot, dry Washington region
    The Associated Press 
    Jul 01, 2015
    New flames ignited in drought-stricken Washington state, not far from where a destructive wildfire reduced homes to rubble. Crews also are battling bl...
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    Official: Fire at South Carolina black church wasn’t arson
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    Official: Fire at South Carolina black church wasn’t arson
    BRUCE SMITH and MEG KINNARD 
    Jul 01, 2015
    GREELEYVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A fire that destroyed a black church that 20 years ago was a target of the Ku Klux Klan was not the work of an arsonist, a f...
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    Residents pick through charred remains of Washington homes
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    Residents pick through charred remains of Washington homes
    NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS and DONNA BLANKINSHIP 
    Jun 30, 2015
    WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) — Tom Bryant watched a wildfire charge up a hillside toward his home, then turned and told his wife it was time to go. That's wh...
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    Washington wildfire destroys homes, forces evacuations
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    Washington wildfire destroys homes, forces evacuations
    DONNA BLANKINSHIP 
    Jun 29, 2015
    SEATTLE (AP) — A wildfire fueled by high temperatures and strong winds roared into a central Washington neighborhood, destroying properties and forcin...
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    Spain, Portugal issue health alerts amid scorching temps
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    Spain, Portugal issue health alerts amid scorching temps
    Jun 29, 2015
    LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Spain and Portugal both issued weather alerts Monday, advising residents to take extra care as temperatures soared above 40 C ...
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    National Park Service: Boy bitten by shark on NC Outer Banks
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    National Park Service: Boy bitten by shark on NC Outer Banks
    Jun 28, 2015
    WAVES, N.C. (AP) — Officials say a 17-year-old boy is the latest victim of a shark attack off North Carolina's coast, the second attack in as many day...
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    Western wildfires: Southern California fire roars to life
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    Western wildfires: Southern California fire roars to life
    The Associated Press 
    Jun 27, 2015
    Wildfires are chewing through parched parts of the West, including a resurgent blaze in California that forced residents of some desert communities to...
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    9 killed when plane crashes on sightseeing trip in Alaska
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    9 killed when plane crashes on sightseeing trip in Alaska
    MARK THIESSEN 
    Jun 26, 2015
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Eight cruise ship passengers and their pilot died on a sightseeing excursion in Alaska when their small plane crashed in remo...
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    I-75 reopens after 6 killed in wreck outside Chattanooga
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    I-75 reopens after 6 killed in wreck outside Chattanooga
    Jun 26, 2015
    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Police in southeastern Tennessee say Interstate 75 has reopened about 12 hours after six people were killed in a nine-vehicl...
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    The Latest: 4 in custody in France gas factory attack
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    The Latest: 4 in custody in France gas factory attack
    The Associated Press 
    Jun 26, 2015
    PARIS (AP) — The latest on the attack in southeastern France (all times local): ___ 7:35 p.m. French prosecutor says four people are in custody in an ...
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    The Latest: US offers help after attacks in 3 countries
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    The Latest: US offers help after attacks in 3 countries
    The Associated Press 
    Jun 26, 2015
    TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The latest news from an attack on a beach resort in Tunisia (all times local): ___ 6.15 p.m White House spokesman Eric Shultz sa...
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    California oil spill gushed like hose ‘without a nozzle’
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    California oil spill gushed like hose ‘without a nozzle’
    MICHAEL R. BLOOD and BRIAN MELLEY 
    Jun 26, 2015
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters investigating a reported petroleum stench at a California beach last month didn't take long to find a spill — oil was ...
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    Mother, baby rescued 4 days after Colombia plane crash
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    Mother, baby rescued 4 days after Colombia plane crash
    LIBARDO CARDONA 
    Jun 25, 2015
    BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A woman who survived a plane crash with her months-old baby, drinking water to stay alive, was finally rescued after four days...
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    Official: Iraqi pilot flying military plane in Arizona crash
    Nation, News
    Official: Iraqi pilot flying military plane in Arizona crash
    Jun 25, 2015
    DOUGLAS, Ariz. (AP) — An Iraqi pilot who has been training in the United States for four years was flying an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft that crashe...
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    Tax dollars at work: EV charger debacle
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    Tax dollars at work: EV charger debacle
    August 12, 2025
    There are about 160,000 gas stations in the United States, the vast majority of them built and run through the private sector to maximize efficiency a...
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    ‘Operation Yellow Jacket’ underway in region
    Local News, PA State News
    ‘Operation Yellow Jacket’ underway in region
    August 12, 2025
    CLEARFIELD — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) and Highway Safety Network (HSN) announced the i...
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    The Mamdani effect for Democrats
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    The Mamdani effect for Democrats
    By J.T. YOUNG RealClearPolitics 
    August 12, 2025
    For the last 10 years, it’s been difficult for Democrats to win elections unless the campaigns center on Donald Trump. But the arrival of Zohran Mamda...
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    Senate Majority Policy Committee takes on data centers
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    Senate Majority Policy Committee takes on data centers
    By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    August 12, 2025
    HARRISBURG — The Senate Majority Policy Committee convened at Valley View High School in Archbald to hear over three hours of testimony on the future ...
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    Disney settling with Carano isn’t capitulation, firing her was
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    Disney settling with Carano isn’t capitulation, firing her was
    By MARY McNAMARA Los Angeles Times 
    August 12, 2025
    LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Actress Gina Carano, Lucasfilm and its parent company Walt Disney Co. have settled the federal lawsuit filed in which Carano claim...
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    PennDOT conducting surface treatments in Cameron County
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    PennDOT conducting surface treatments in Cameron County
    August 12, 2025
    CLEARFIELD — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that surface treatment operations, more commonly known as “oil and chip...
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