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    Showdown brews as Venezuela opposition members join congress
    News, World
    Showdown brews as Venezuela opposition members join congress
    HANNAH DREIER 
    Jan 05, 2016
    CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Forget the ceremonial gavel passing and group photos. Venezuela's new congress, now dominated by opponents of the socialist ...
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    Iran president criticizes Saudi Arabia over severing ties
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    Iran president criticizes Saudi Arabia over severing ties
    ALI AKBAR DAREINI and JON GAMBRELL 
    Jan 05, 2016
    TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's president said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia cannot "cover up" its crime of executing a leading Shiite cleric by severing di...
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    Chicago lawyer resigns after judge rules he hid evidence
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    Chicago lawyer resigns after judge rules he hid evidence
    MICHAEL TARM 
    Jan 05, 2016
    CHICAGO (AP) — A top city of Chicago lawyer stepped down after a federal judge accused him of hiding evidence in a fatal police shooting, the latest a...
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    French president honors Charlie Hebdo, kosher market victims
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    French president honors Charlie Hebdo, kosher market victims
    SYLVIE CORBET 
    Jan 05, 2016
    PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande has honored 17 victims killed in Islamic extremist attacks on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, a kos...
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    US Pacific Fleet shrinks even as China grows more aggressive
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    US Pacific Fleet shrinks even as China grows more aggressive
    AUDREY McAVOY 
    Jan 05, 2016
    PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — When the U.S. wanted to show the world it didn't recognize what it called China's "excessive" territorial claims in disput...
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    Bill Clinton kicks off tour for wife’s presidential campaign
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    Bill Clinton kicks off tour for wife’s presidential campaign
    LISA LERER 
    Jan 04, 2016
    NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — A subdued Bill Clinton offered a deeply personal endorsement of his wife's presidential campaign Monday, telling voters that Hilla...
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    Allies follow Saudis in cutting ties with Iran amid tensions
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    Allies follow Saudis in cutting ties with Iran amid tensions
    JON GAMBRELL 
    Jan 04, 2016
    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Allies of Saudi Arabia followed the kingdom's lead Monday and scaled back diplomatic ties to Iran after the ransack...
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    Feds monitor armed group in Oregon, but keep their distance
    Nation, News
    Feds monitor armed group in Oregon, but keep their distance
    REBECCA BOONE 
    Jan 04, 2016
    BURNS, Ore. (AP) — An armed anti-government group took over a remote national wildlife refuge in Oregon as part of a decades-long fight over public la...
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    Workers return to San Bernardino offices following massacre
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    Workers return to San Bernardino offices following massacre
    AMY TAXIN and JUSTIN PRITCHARD 
    Jan 04, 2016
    SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — In the offices of the Inland Regional Center, Christmas did not come. Tinsel still festoons cubicles. A small tree with ...
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    Afghan troops fight gunmen near Indian Consulate in north
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    Afghan troops fight gunmen near Indian Consulate in north
    Jan 04, 2016
    KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan troops rappelled from helicopters onto the roof of a four-story building near the Indian Consulate in a northern city...
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    The Latest: Saudis cut diplomatic ties with Iran
    News, World
    The Latest: Saudis cut diplomatic ties with Iran
    The Associated Press 
    Jan 03, 2016
    RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The latest developments after Saudi Arabia executes a prominent opposition Shiite cleric convicted of terrorism charges, s...
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    Mexico mayor slain a day after taking office
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    Mexico mayor slain a day after taking office
    CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and MARIA VERZA 
    Jan 03, 2016
    MEXICO CITY (AP) — Three people, including a minor, were being held Sunday in the slaying of a newly inaugurated mayor in a gang-troubled central Mexi...
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    Oregon standoff latest in dispute over Western lands
    Nation, News, Online Features
    Oregon standoff latest in dispute over Western lands
    Jan 03, 2016
    BURNS, Ore. (AP) — The remote high desert of eastern Oregon became the latest flashpoint for anti-government sentiment as armed protesters occupied a ...
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    Gunmen raid building in Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif
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    Gunmen raid building in Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif
    Jan 03, 2016
    KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Gunmen stormed a building in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif Sunday evening, prompting a shootout with security forces, an Afghan...
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    Shiite cleric’s execution in Saudi exposes Mideast divisions
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    Shiite cleric’s execution in Saudi exposes Mideast divisions
    AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL 
    Jan 03, 2016
    Shiite cleric's execution in Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia exposes Mideast's dangerous divisionsAfter a year of political pregame, 2016 race gives way to a...
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    Israel charges 2 Jewish extremists in deadly arson
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    Israel charges 2 Jewish extremists in deadly arson
    JOSEF FEDERMAN 
    Jan 03, 2016
    JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Sunday charged two Jewish extremists in an arson attack that killed a Palestinian toddler and his parents last July — culmi...
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    St. Louis area faces big cleanup effort after flooding
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    St. Louis area faces big cleanup effort after flooding
    JIM SALTER and JIM SUHR 
    Jan 03, 2016
    KINCAID, Ill. (AP) — The Mississippi River and many of its tributaries continued their retreat Sunday from historic and deadly winter flooding, leavin...
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    French military says airstrikes destroy IS missile factory
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    French military says airstrikes destroy IS missile factory
    Jan 03, 2016
    PARIS (AP) — The French military says its warplanes have destroyed a site in Syria used by Islamic State extremists to produce missiles and store weap...
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    Indian troops still fighting 2 gunmen at Pathankot air base
    News, World
    Indian troops still fighting 2 gunmen at Pathankot air base
    CHANNI ANAND 
    Jan 03, 2016
    PATHANKOT, India (AP) — Indian troops were still battling at least two gunmen Sunday night at an air force base near the border with Pakistan, more th...
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    Q&A: A look at how the federal law regards hate speech
    Nation, News
    Q&A: A look at how the federal law regards hate speech
    ERIC TUCKER 
    Jan 02, 2016
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Incendiary rhetoric has seeped into 2016 presidential politics, surfaced in the public debate over accepting Syrian refugees into th...
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    Husband has shown his priorities aren’t at home
    Lifestyles
    Husband has shown his priorities aren’t at home
    June 17, 2025
    DEAR ABBY: My husband works out of state for an oil rigging company 20 days out of the month. He gets 10 days off. When he comes home, we may have two...
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    When in need of an extra hand
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    When in need of an extra hand
    June 17, 2025
    Dear Heloise: I use pistol-grip grabbers/reachers to pick up small branches from the yard after wind storms. It's also handy for getting things from h...
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    BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Perk up with Penn’s Woods
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    BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Perk up with Penn’s Woods
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    June 17, 2025
    There’s nothing like a good cup of joe to help you rise and grind. Now, when purchasing their coffee, residents have the option to support a small, lo...
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    Derby winners
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    Derby winners
    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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