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    Alabama murder mystery: What happened to Harper Lee’s book?
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Alabama murder mystery: What happened to Harper Lee’s book?
    KIM CHANDLER 
    Sep 09, 2015
    ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (AP) — Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Harper Lee politely knocked on truck driver Robert Louis Burns' door in rural Alabama one ...
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    New anthology includes poem by white man using Chinese name
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    New anthology includes poem by white man using Chinese name
    The Associated Press 
    Sep 08, 2015
    NEW YORK (AP) — Sherman Alexie is defending his decision to include a poem by a white man writing under a Chinese pen name in the "Best American Poetr...
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    James Patterson to visit Baltimore and donate 25,000 books
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    James Patterson to visit Baltimore and donate 25,000 books
    HILLEL ITALIE 
    Sep 08, 2015
    NEW YORK (AP) — James Patterson's next stop on his literacy crusade is Baltimore. The best-selling author, who has donated millions of dollars to book...
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    Mother of right-to-die advocate Maynard writing book
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Mother of right-to-die advocate Maynard writing book
    Sep 08, 2015
    NEW YORK (AP) — The mother of Brittany Maynard, the brain cancer patient who became a leading advocate for the right to die, is working on a memoir. T...
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    US Rep. Michael McCaul writing book on homeland security
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    US Rep. Michael McCaul writing book on homeland security
    Sep 02, 2015
    NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican who chairs the House Committee on Homeland Security, has a book deal. McCaul's "Failures ...
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    ‘Awakenings’ author, neurologist Oliver Sacks dies at 82
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    ‘Awakenings’ author, neurologist Oliver Sacks dies at 82
    MALCOLM RITTER 
    Aug 31, 2015
    NEW YORK (AP) — There was the blind man who had the disastrous experience of regaining his sight. The surgeon who developed a sudden passion for music...
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    Former NFLer Jonathan Martin working on memoir
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Former NFLer Jonathan Martin working on memoir
    HILLEL ITALIE 
    Aug 28, 2015
    NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Martin, the former NFL tackle who abruptly left the Miami Dolphins and has since said he attempted suicide, is working on a m...
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    James McBride working on book about James Brown
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    James McBride working on book about James Brown
    Aug 13, 2015
    NEW YORK (AP) — National Book Award winner James McBride is returning to nonfiction for his next project. The author of "The Good Lord Bird" has a dea...
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    Crime writer Steve Hamilton has 4-book deal, new publisher
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Crime writer Steve Hamilton has 4-book deal, new publisher
    HILLEL ITALIE 
    Aug 07, 2015
    NEW YORK (AP) — Prize-winning crime writer Steve Hamilton has a new publisher just days after leaving St. Martin's Press over what he cited as lack of...
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    Invite young people into the Cecil conversation with books
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Invite young people into the Cecil conversation with books
    LEANNE ITALIE 
    Aug 04, 2015
    NEW YORK (AP) — The death of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe at the hands of an American bow hunter continues to generate outrage around the world, but bri...
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    Year later, AP reporter recalls origins of Ferguson movement
    Nation, News
    Year later, AP reporter recalls origins of Ferguson movement
    JIM SALTER 
    Aug 03, 2015
    ST. LOUIS (AP) — EDITOR'S NOTE — A year ago, most Americans had never heard of the St. Louis suburb called Ferguson. But after a white police officer ...
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    True-crime author Ann Rule dies at age 83
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    True-crime author Ann Rule dies at age 83
    DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP 
    Jul 28, 2015
    SEATTLE (AP) — True-crime writer Ann Rule signed a contract to write a book about an unknown Seattle serial killer six months before he was identified...
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    ‘Ragtime’ author E.L. Doctorow dies in New York at 84
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    ‘Ragtime’ author E.L. Doctorow dies in New York at 84
    HILLEL ITALIE 
    Jul 22, 2015
    NEW YORK (AP) — Few minds were as playful and as serious as E.L. Doctorow's. Conjurer of old-time gangsters and ragtime stars. Commentator on wars and...
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    Ernest Hemingway’s ‘Green Hills of Africa’ reissued
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    Ernest Hemingway’s ‘Green Hills of Africa’ reissued
    HILLEL ITALIE 
    Jul 21, 2015
    NEW YORK (AP) — Eighty years after the release of "Green Hills of Africa," the son and grandson of Ernest Hemingway are urging a fresh look at a work ...
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    New Harper Lee book already million seller
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    New Harper Lee book already million seller
    HILLEL ITALIE 
    Jul 20, 2015
    NEW YORK (AP) — Critics dismissed it as a rough draft for "To Kill a Mockingbird" and readers despaired over an aging, racist Atticus Finch. But Harpe...
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    New Harper Lee novel presents an unsaintly Atticus Finch
    Nation, News
    New Harper Lee novel presents an unsaintly Atticus Finch
    HILLEL ITALIE 
    Jul 11, 2015
    NEW YORK (AP) — Harper Lee's unexpected new novel offers an unexpected and startling take on an American literary saint, Atticus Finch. "Go Set a Watc...
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    Pakistani artists look to counter violent extremism
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Pakistani artists look to counter violent extremism
    ASIF SHAHZAD 
    Jul 01, 2015
    LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — At a militant training camp in Pakistan, a new recruit asks his instructor why his comrades are attacking churches and mosques...
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    Sherman Alexie explores new realm with picture book
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Sherman Alexie explores new realm with picture book
    LUQMAN ADENIYI 
    Jun 26, 2015
    NEW YORK (AP) — National Book Award winner Sherman Alexie — already a poet, novelist and short story writer — moves into a new realm with his first pi...
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    6 private Harper Lee letters fail to sell at auction
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    6 private Harper Lee letters fail to sell at auction
    ULA ILNYTZKY 
    Jun 12, 2015
    NEW YORK (AP) — Six letters by "To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee to one of her close friends failed to sell at auction Friday. The archive had...
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    EU launches antitrust investigation into Amazon over e-books
    News, World
    EU launches antitrust investigation into Amazon over e-books
    PAN PYLAS 
    Jun 11, 2015
    LONDON (AP) — The European Union has launched an antitrust investigation into online retailer Amazon over its distribution of e-books, which have beco...
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    June 16, 2025
    Bradford Community Pride Lions Club announced the winners of its fifth annual Kids Fishing Derby held Saturday at Marilla Reservoir.  Winners included...
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    Runyan Scholarship winners announced
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    Runyan Scholarship winners announced
    June 16, 2025
    VFW Post 212 and Frances Sherman VFW Auxiliary announced its 2025 Reba Y. Maben & William “Mr. Bill” Runyan Scholarship winners are Evan D. Confer and...
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    Suicide prevention training aimed at saving lives
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    Suicide prevention training aimed at saving lives
    Suicide prevention training aimed at saving lives
    Continuing education credits available 
    June 16, 2025
    EMPORIUM —A Penn State Extension in-person workshop will provide evidence-based training aimed at saving lives and reducing suicidal behaviors. The wo...
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    Pennsylvania senators introduce bipartisan bill to move DOE office to Pittsburgh
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    Pennsylvania senators introduce bipartisan bill to move DOE office to Pittsburgh
    June 16, 2025
    WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania Sens. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., and John Fetterman, D-Pa., introduced S. 2044, which would move the Department of Energy’s Offi...
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    Trump to attend McCormick’s inaugural Pennsylvania Energy, Innovation Summit
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    Trump to attend McCormick’s inaugural Pennsylvania Energy, Innovation Summit
    June 16, 2025
    WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump will attend Sen. Dave McCormick’s inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon Univer...
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    Bill modernizing CPA licensure would address growing workforce shortage
    Crime, PA State News
    Bill modernizing CPA licensure would address growing workforce shortage
    June 16, 2025
    HARRISBURG – Sen. Scott Hutchinson,R-21, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and prime sponsor of Senate Bill 719, announced the successful passa...
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