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    Cargo plane crashes along Nile in South Sudan, killing 36
    News, World
    Cargo plane crashes along Nile in South Sudan, killing 36
    JASON PATINKIN 
    Nov 04, 2015
    JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A cargo plane carrying an added load of unregistered people crashed Wednesday morning along the banks of the Nile River after...
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    US detects heat around doomed Russian jet before crash
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    US detects heat around doomed Russian jet before crash
    DMITRY LOVETSKY 
    Nov 03, 2015
    ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — U.S. satellite systems detected heat around a Russian passenger jet before it crashed in Egypt and killed all 224 people...
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    Romania buries hero of nightclub fire
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Romania buries hero of nightclub fire
    ALISON MUTLER 
    Nov 03, 2015
    BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A hero of a Bucharest nightclub fire that killed at least 32 people was buried on Tuesday, drawing hundreds of weeping mourn...
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    Johnny Mathis’ home in the Hollywood Hills damaged by fire
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    Johnny Mathis’ home in the Hollywood Hills damaged by fire
    Nov 03, 2015
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The longtime home of Johnny Mathis in the Hollywood Hills was damaged in a fire on Monday. The 80-year-old singer had just flown ba...
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    Russian airline that operated crashed jet had spotty record
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    Russian airline that operated crashed jet had spotty record
    VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV 
    Nov 02, 2015
    MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian airline that operated the plane that crashed in Egypt on Saturday, killing all 224 people on board, has a spotty safety reco...
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    Romania nightclubs: We were reckless, risked patrons’ lives
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    Romania nightclubs: We were reckless, risked patrons’ lives
    ALISON MUTLER 
    Nov 02, 2015
    BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Three Romanian nightclubs on Monday acknowledged they had been reckless and failed to respect safety standards, apologizing ...
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    The Latest: Total of 19 dead recovered from Aegean Sea
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    The Latest: Total of 19 dead recovered from Aegean Sea
    Nov 01, 2015
    ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The latest as hundreds of thousands of people seeking safety flood into Europe in search of a new life. All times local. 12:20 a...
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    The Latest: Russian plane to evacuate crash victims’ remains
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    The Latest: Russian plane to evacuate crash victims’ remains
    The Associated Press 
    Nov 01, 2015
    SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — The latest developments after a Russian passenger plane crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on bo...
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    Official: Russian jet broke up at high altitude over Egypt
    News, World
    Official: Russian jet broke up at high altitude over Egypt
    BRIAN ROHAN and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV 
    Nov 01, 2015
    SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — The Russian jetliner that crashed shortly after takeoff from an Egyptian resort city broke up at high altitude, scatteri...
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    California fines water suppliers for failure to cut back
    Nation, News
    California fines water suppliers for failure to cut back
    KRISTIN J. BENDER 
    Oct 31, 2015
    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — State officials for the first time are fining California water suppliers for failing to meet a mandated 25 percent reduction in w...
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    Video shows woman slamming officer with car in Detroit area
    Nation, News
    Video shows woman slamming officer with car in Detroit area
    Oct 31, 2015
    AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Police video of a confrontation between an officer and a woman in suburban Detroit shows her backing up her car at high spe...
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    Plane catches fire on runway; FAA says it had no past issues
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    Plane catches fire on runway; FAA says it had no past issues
    JOSH REPLOGLE 
    Oct 30, 2015
    DANIA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The plane that caught fire as it prepared to take off from Fort Lauderdale to Venezuela had no previous incidents or issues, ...
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    Greece blasts EU as shipwrecks leave 31 more refugees dead
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    Greece blasts EU as shipwrecks leave 31 more refugees dead
    DEREK GATOPOULOS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS 
    Oct 30, 2015
    LESBOS, Greece (AP) — Greece's prime minister lashed out Friday at European "ineptness" in handling the continent's massive immigration crisis after 3...
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    Migrant tragedy in Greek seas shows dangers as winter nears
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    Migrant tragedy in Greek seas shows dangers as winter nears
    DEREK GATOPOULOS and SRDJAN NEDELJKOVIC 
    Oct 29, 2015
    LESBOS, Greece (AP) — Dead migrants float belly-up, stripped of their clothing by churning seas. On shore, wailing women search for loved ones among t...
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    3 years, 3 voices: Superstorm survivors still can’t go home
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    3 years, 3 voices: Superstorm survivors still can’t go home
    WAYNE PARRY 
    Oct 29, 2015
    TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — Three years ago, Superstorm Sandy slammed the New Jersey shore, destroying homes, splintering boardwalks, wrecking businesses ...
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    Robot star illuminates human themes in nuclear disaster film
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    Robot star illuminates human themes in nuclear disaster film
    YURI KAGEYAMA 
    Oct 29, 2015
    TOKYO (AP) — The film set in Japan after a nuclear catastrophe depicts greed, discrimination, loyalty, beauty — traits made more heartbreakingly human...
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    Victim of blast in vintage tank appeared in TV shows, ads
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    Victim of blast in vintage tank appeared in TV shows, ads
    GOSIA WOZNIACKA and TERRENCE PETTY 
    Oct 29, 2015
    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two men killed by an explosion inside a World War II-era tank at an Oregon firing range were participating in a video shoot in a...
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    Tsunami-vulnerable towns grapple with how to save lives
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    Tsunami-vulnerable towns grapple with how to save lives
    TERRENCE PETTY 
    Oct 27, 2015
    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Bracing for a tsunami like the one that devastated Japanese communities during a 2011 mega-earthquake, coastal communities from ...
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    Rescuers scramble to reach quake-hit Pakistan, Afghan areas
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    Rescuers scramble to reach quake-hit Pakistan, Afghan areas
    MOHAMMAD YOUSAF and LYNNE O'DONNELL 
    Oct 27, 2015
    MINGORA, Pakistan (AP) — As the death toll in the massive earthquake that struck the remote Hindu Kush mountains soared above 300, officials on both s...
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    Father and son among 5 killed in Canada boat sinking
    News, World
    Father and son among 5 killed in Canada boat sinking
    MANUEL VALDES and JEREMY HAINSWORTH 
    Oct 27, 2015
    TOFINO, British Columbia (AP) — Investigators are trying to unravel the mystery of what caused a whale watching boat to capsize off Vancouver Island i...
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    Mast crops shape wildlife patterns
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    Mast crops shape wildlife patterns
    By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
    August 2, 2025
    Mast crops are spotty this year, except for acorns. Soft mast, like apples and wild cherries, seems to be minimal to none in most areas. Soft mast blo...
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    ‘Round the Square: August excitement
    Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square: August excitement
    August 2, 2025
    EXCITED: It's August — are you getting excited for the fabulous events in McKean County during this back-to-school month? It's Festa Italiana in Bradf...
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    Drilling pilot holes
    Lifestyles
    Drilling pilot holes
    August 2, 2025
    Dear Heloise: When hanging up pictures, it is best to drill a pilot hole into the plaster for the nail before hammering it in. If one does not drill a...
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    Move closer to family creates distance instead
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    Move closer to family creates distance instead
    August 2, 2025
    DEAR ABBY: I made a terrible mistake moving 2,000 miles across the country to be closer to my grandchildren. In the past, I have always noticed my son...
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    Programs today at Sizerville State Park
    Local News
    Programs today at Sizerville State Park
    August 2, 2025
    EMPORIUM — Educational programs are on tap today at Sizerville State Park. Tracks and Traces is set for 3 p.m. at the Environmental Learning Center. H...
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    Pirates’ trade deadline defined by rigid thinking and poor processes. What else is new?
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    Pirates’ trade deadline defined by rigid thinking and poor processes. What else is new?
    JASON MACKEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    August 1, 2025
    (TNS) — Four years ago, the Pirates eschewed a traditional draft strategy and instead took Henry Davis No. 1 overall, using the savings to sign other ...
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