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    The Latest: VW names head of Porsche unit, Mueller, new CEO
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    The Latest: VW names head of Porsche unit, Mueller, new CEO
    The Associated Press 
    Sep 25, 2015
    BERLIN (AP) — The latest developments on the Volkswagen emissions scandal. All times local. ___ 6:40 p.m. Volkswagen AG has chosen the head of its Por...
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    The Latest: At 9/11 museum, pope calls for building unity
    Nation, News
    The Latest: At 9/11 museum, pope calls for building unity
    Sep 25, 2015
    NEW YORK (AP) — Latest developments in Pope Francis' visit to the United States. All times local: 12:20 p.m. Speaking at the site of the worst terrori...
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    Volkswagen CEO steps down, takes responsibility for scandal
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    Volkswagen CEO steps down, takes responsibility for scandal
    GEIR MOULSON and PAN PYLAS 
    Sep 23, 2015
    BERLIN (AP) — Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigned Wednesday, days after admitting that the world's top-selling carmaker had rigged diesel emissi...
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    Rwanda: Tourists marvel at gorillas whose numbers are rising
    News, World
    Rwanda: Tourists marvel at gorillas whose numbers are rising
    CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA 
    Sep 15, 2015
    VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Rwanda (AP) — Deep in Rwanda's steep-sloped forest, the mountain gorillas look both endearing and intimidating. A tourist mig...
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    Feds say New England cottontail doesn’t need protection
    Nation, News
    Feds say New England cottontail doesn’t need protection
    Sep 11, 2015
    DOVER, N.H. (AP) — The federal government said Friday that public and private conservation efforts have helped the New England cottontail rebound to t...
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    House chairman: EPA actions in mine spill ‘inexcusable’
    Nation, News
    House chairman: EPA actions in mine spill ‘inexcusable’
    MATTHEW DALY 
    Sep 09, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Science Committee said Wednesday the Environmental Protection Agency's actions in causing a toxic mine spi...
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    AP Exclusive: Drilling boom means more harmful waste spills
    Nation, News
    AP Exclusive: Drilling boom means more harmful waste spills
    JOHN FLESHER 
    Sep 08, 2015
    CROSSROADS, N.M. (AP) — Carl Johnson and son Justin are third- and fourth-generation ranchers who for decades have battled oilfield companies that lef...
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    Congress wades into toxic mine spill caused by EPA crew
    Nation, News
    Congress wades into toxic mine spill caused by EPA crew
    MATTHEW BROWN 
    Sep 07, 2015
    BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The focus on a toxic mine spill that fouled rivers in three Western states shifts to Congress this week as lawmakers kick off a...
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    McCartney, Bon Jovi, Fergie join for climate change song
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    McCartney, Bon Jovi, Fergie join for climate change song
    Sep 05, 2015
    NEW YORK (AP) — Paul McCartney, Jon Bon Jovi, Sheryl Crow and Fergie have joined forces to record a song about climate change. Sean Paul, Leona Lewis ...
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    On Arctic voyage, Obama banks on power of his celebrity
    Nation, News
    On Arctic voyage, Obama banks on power of his celebrity
    JOSH LEDERMAN 
    Sep 03, 2015
    KOTZEBUE, Alaska (AP) — President Barack Obama brought no grand policy pronouncements, new legislative proposals or major tranches of federal aid with...
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    Alaska-bound, Obama renames America’s tallest peak
    Nation, News
    Alaska-bound, Obama renames America’s tallest peak
    JOSH LEDERMAN 
    Aug 31, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Ahead of a historic trip to the Arctic, President Barack Obama erased a former Republican president's name from North America's tall...
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    Scientists, tribe study shrinking Washington state glacier
    Nation, News
    Scientists, tribe study shrinking Washington state glacier
    PHUONG LE 
    Aug 29, 2015
    MOUNT BAKER, Wash. (AP) — Mauri Pelto digs his crampons into the steep icy slope on Mount Baker in Washington state and watches as streams of water ca...
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    With historic visit, Obama to seek common cause with pope
    Nation, News
    With historic visit, Obama to seek common cause with pope
    JOSH LEDERMAN 
    Aug 26, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Sweeping into office in 2009, President Barack Obama captured near rock-star status around the world among millions who saw him as t...
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    Prince Harry visits South Africa’s flagship wildlife park
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Prince Harry visits South Africa’s flagship wildlife park
    CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA 
    Aug 13, 2015
    JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Britain's Prince Harry has been on a private visit to South Africa's flagship wildlife park, where poachers have killed rhinos in ...
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    The Latest: Colorado, EPA at odds over reopening river
    Nation, News
    The Latest: Colorado, EPA at odds over reopening river
    Aug 12, 2015
    DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — The latest in the Colorado mine spill (all times local): 11:03 a.m. Colorado and federal officials are at odds over whether it's...
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    Navajo Nation says it feels brunt of Colorado mine leak
    Nation, News
    Navajo Nation says it feels brunt of Colorado mine leak
    SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and ELLEN KNICKMEYER 
    Aug 12, 2015
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Russell Begaye stared at the yellow water that keeps pouring out of a hole in the side of a Colorado mountain, racing down a ...
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    South Africa counts carcasses as rhino poaching surges
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    South Africa counts carcasses as rhino poaching surges
    CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA 
    Aug 12, 2015
    JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Poachers have killed record numbers of rhinos in South Africa in recent years, but some conservationists believe the toll could be...
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    Killing of lion spurs Zimbabwe to boost wildlife protection
    News, World
    Killing of lion spurs Zimbabwe to boost wildlife protection
    FARAI MUTSAKA 
    Aug 11, 2015
    HWANGE NATIONAL PARK, Zimbabwe (AP) — No fence separates Hwange National Park from the outside world. When Cecil the lion was lured onto an adjacent f...
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    Colorado mine spill 3 times larger than believed, feds say
    Nation, News
    Colorado mine spill 3 times larger than believed, feds say
    IVAN MORENO 
    Aug 10, 2015
    DENVER (AP) — The yellow plume of contaminated wastewater that spilled from an abandoned Colorado mine and flowed downstream toward two other states i...
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    Mine plug blows in Colorado, dumping 1M gallons of waste
    Nation, News
    Mine plug blows in Colorado, dumping 1M gallons of waste
    KRISTEN WYATT 
    Aug 07, 2015
    DENVER (AP) — A million-gallon mine waste spill that sent a plume of orange-ish muck down a river in southwest Colorado on Thursday was caused by a fe...
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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
    Lifestyles
    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?
    National Sports
    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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