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    Number of child brides to soar in Africa, say rights groups
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    Number of child brides to soar in Africa, say rights groups
    LYNSEY CHUTEL 
    Nov 26, 2015
    JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The 14-year-old girl had just arrived home from school when her family told her to swap her school uniform for traditional wedding...
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    Russia strikes back at Turkey with economic sanctions
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    Russia strikes back at Turkey with economic sanctions
    JAMES ELLINGWORTH and NATALIYA VASILYEVA 
    Nov 26, 2015
    MOSCOW (AP) — Russia plans to retaliate against Turkey for the downing of a warplane by imposing sanctions, cutting economic ties and scrapping major ...
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    Projects stall after feds allow fish farming in open ocean
    Nation, News
    Projects stall after feds allow fish farming in open ocean
    JULIE WATSON 
    Nov 26, 2015
    SAN DIEGO (AP) — Some 90 percent of seafood consumed by Americans is imported — a fact that the Obama administration vowed to start turning around by ...
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    The Latest: German official says some migrants IS radicals
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    The Latest: German official says some migrants IS radicals
    Nov 26, 2015
    THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The latest on the mass movement of asylum-seekers and others seeking refuge in Europe. All times local: 3:59 p.m. A seni...
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    Gambia leader denounces female genital mutilation
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    Gambia leader denounces female genital mutilation
    ABDOULIE JOHN 
    Nov 26, 2015
    DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Gambia's president advocated banning female genital mutilation, giving hope to human rights activists who are urging Gambia to a...
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    Criminal justice issues showing up in 2016 presidential race
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    Criminal justice issues showing up in 2016 presidential race
    ERIC TUCKER 
    Nov 25, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — On the campaign trail, among candidates of both parties, the idea of locking up drug criminals for life is a lot less popular than i...
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    Obama grants reprieve to turkeys ‘Honest’ and ‘Abe’
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    Obama grants reprieve to turkeys ‘Honest’ and ‘Abe’
    KEVIN FREKING 
    Nov 25, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama spared two turkeys named for one of the nation's most admired presidents, continuing a White House tradition ...
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    Pope urges Kenyans to work for peace
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    Pope urges Kenyans to work for peace
    NICOLE WINFIELD and TOM ODULA 
    Nov 25, 2015
    NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Brushing aside security concerns, Pope Francis arrived in Kenya on Wednesday on his first-ever trip to Africa and urged Kenyans ...
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    Outgoing Argentine president says she’s not going away
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    Outgoing Argentine president says she’s not going away
    PETER PRENGAMAN 
    Nov 25, 2015
    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — When Argentines chose a new president in recent elections, many voters seemed more concerned about what would happen wi...
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    Ukraine stops buying Russian gas, closes airspace
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    Ukraine stops buying Russian gas, closes airspace
    NATALIYA VASILYEVA 
    Nov 25, 2015
    MOSCOW (AP) — Tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalated Wednesday as Ukraine decided to stop buying Russian natural gas — hoping to rely on suppli...
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    News Guide: Protests of teen’s shooting death to continue
    Nation, News
    News Guide: Protests of teen’s shooting death to continue
    SARA BURNETT and DON BABWIN 
    Nov 25, 2015
    CHICAGO (AP) — Protest groups were set to return to the streets of Chicago on Wednesday, one day after the city released a squad-car video showing a w...
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    Brussels schools reopen, manhunt ongoing for Paris suspects
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    Brussels schools reopen, manhunt ongoing for Paris suspects
    RAF CASERT and ELENA BECATOROS 
    Nov 25, 2015
    BRUSSELS (AP) — As police armed with automatic weapons stood guard, schools and some subway stations in the Belgian capital reopened Wednesday for the...
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    Supreme leader says US using money, sex to infiltrate Iran
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    Supreme leader says US using money, sex to infiltrate Iran
    ALI AKBAR DAREINI 
    Nov 25, 2015
    TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's top leader said Wednesday the United States is using "money and sexual attractions" to try to infiltrate the Islamic Republ...
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    Kerry says Mideast violence could ‘spin out of control’
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    Kerry says Mideast violence could ‘spin out of control’
    BRADLEY KLAPPER 
    Nov 25, 2015
    BOSTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry says the violence between Israelis and Palestinians could "spin out of control" unless they take immediate...
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    Obama honoring Streisand, Spielberg, Yogi Berra and more
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    Obama honoring Streisand, Spielberg, Yogi Berra and more
    Nov 25, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama recognized 17 Americans with the nation's highest civilian award on Tuesday, including the first African-Amer...
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    Chicago cop charged with murder in killing of black teen
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    Chicago cop charged with murder in killing of black teen
    DON BABWIN and MICHAEL TARM 
    Nov 24, 2015
    CHICAGO (AP) — A white Chicago police officer who shot a black teenager 16 times was charged with murder Tuesday, just a day before the deadline a jud...
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    APNewsBreak: Feds revising wary stance on self-driving cars
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    APNewsBreak: Feds revising wary stance on self-driving cars
    JUSTIN PRITCHARD 
    Nov 24, 2015
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal transportation officials are rethinking their position on self-driving cars with an eye toward getting the emerging technol...
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    Paris attacks: Suspect quizzed, Brussels still on lockdown
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    Paris attacks: Suspect quizzed, Brussels still on lockdown
    NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY and MARIA CHENG 
    Nov 24, 2015
    PARIS (AP) — French authorities on Tuesday questioned a top suspect linked to attackers who terrorized Paris, while Belgium's capital remained locked ...
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    Russia confirms its jet was shot down near Turkish border
    News, World
    Russia confirms its jet was shot down near Turkish border
    SUZAN FRASER and NATALIYA VASILYEVA 
    Nov 24, 2015
    Turkey on Tuesday shot down a Russian fighter plane it said had crossed into its territory from Syria, killing at least one of the two pilots, and mar...
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    Toxic Kenya dump embodies pope’s environmental concern
    News, World
    Toxic Kenya dump embodies pope’s environmental concern
    TOM ODULA 
    Nov 24, 2015
    NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Using hooks or their bare hands, men, women and children traipse through the murky sludge that pools around the mountains of gar...
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    Pa. deer management permit sales begin Aug. 11
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    Pa. deer management permit sales begin Aug. 11
    August 4, 2025
    The third round of antlerless deer license sales kicks off at 8 a.m. Aug. 11, which also marks the first opportunity for hunters to pick up their Deer...
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    Steelers training camp observations: Is the defense this good? Or is their offense this bad?
    Football, National Sports
    Steelers training camp observations: Is the defense this good? Or is their offense this bad?
    Ray Fittipaldo Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    August 4, 2025
    (TNS) —The Steelers began and ended Sunday's practice with the goal-line drill, capping the first week in pads with one of the most physical practices...
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    Open house for Route 446 reconstruction in Eldred Borough
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    Open house for Route 446 reconstruction in Eldred Borough
    August 4, 2025
    CLEARFIELD — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) invites the public to a display of public plans for the Route 446 roadway reconst...
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    U.S. Senate furniture is missing
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    U.S. Senate furniture is missing
    August 4, 2025
    Over the last decade, more than half the Senate office furniture purchased have some unanswered question attached to them — including where the furnit...
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    Strong hospitals necessary for Pa.’s tech boom to happen
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    Strong hospitals necessary for Pa.’s tech boom to happen
    By NICOLE STALLINGS RealClearPennsylvania 
    August 4, 2025
    The Keystone State has been buzzing with excitement since the recent announcement detailing a wave of private investment that promises to make the com...
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    State encourages organ donation through PA Donor Day
    Local News, PA State News
    State encourages organ donation through PA Donor Day
    By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    August 4, 2025
    (The Center Square) – PennDOT and the Department of Health came together to promote organ donation at one of UPMC’s West Shore facility in Mechanicsbu...
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