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    Survivors of Southern storms thankful to see Christmas
    Nation, News
    Survivors of Southern storms thankful to see Christmas
    BILL BARROW 
    Dec 26, 2015
    Dozens of people lost their homes, yet they say they are thankful to see another Christmas. Tony Goodwin ducked into a storm shelter with seven others...
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    India’s Modi arrives in Pakistan on first visit as premier
    News, World
    India’s Modi arrives in Pakistan on first visit as premier
    MUNIR AHMED 
    Dec 26, 2015
    ISLAMABAD (AP) — India's Narendra Modi made a surprise visit to Pakistan on Friday, his first such trip as prime minister to this Islamic nation that ...
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    Mixed reaction on pedestrian safety efforts on Vegas Strip
    Nation, News
    Mixed reaction on pedestrian safety efforts on Vegas Strip
    KIMBERLY PIERCEALL 
    Dec 25, 2015
    LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Strip, flanked by towering casinos-hotels, is a 4-mile stretch of near-constant movement, jammed with cars, buses, taxi...
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    Only 2 states say Guard could house immigrant children
    Nation, News
    Only 2 states say Guard could house immigrant children
    ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS 
    Dec 25, 2015
    COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Only two states say their National Guard operations could provide facilities to house unaccompanied immigrant children following...
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    Russia, Qatar to encourage Syrian opposition to talk to govt
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    Russia, Qatar to encourage Syrian opposition to talk to govt
    Dec 25, 2015
    MOSCOW (AP) — Russia and Qatar have agreed on steps to encourage the Syrian opposition to sit down for talks with the Syrian government, the Russian f...
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    Carson’s many faces: Doctor, author, speaker – and candidate
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    Carson’s many faces: Doctor, author, speaker – and candidate
    EILEEN SULLIVAN 
    Dec 25, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Ben Carson's name and face adorn the walls of dozens of schools in the U.S. and a medical school in Nigeria. Mayors have handed him ...
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    California governor pardons Robert Downey Jr. in drug case
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    California governor pardons Robert Downey Jr. in drug case
    DON THOMPSON and ANTHONY McCARTNEY 
    Dec 24, 2015
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The governor of California pardoned Robert Downey Jr. on Thursday for a nearly 20-year-old felony drug conviction that led t...
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    Colbert respects Trump’s populist appeal
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Colbert respects Trump’s populist appeal
    Dec 24, 2015
    NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert may not respect much of what Donald Trump says, but he does admire the Republican's ability to craft a message that ma...
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    US-backed fighters in Syria capture areas in north from IS
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    US-backed fighters in Syria capture areas in north from IS
    ZEINA KARAM and BASSEM MROUE 
    Dec 24, 2015
    BEIRUT (AP) — A U.S.-backed coalition of rebels in Syria — including Syrian Kurdish, Arab and Christian groups — captured several areas in the country...
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    Teen refugee who wept at Merkel remark wins longer stay
    News, World
    Teen refugee who wept at Merkel remark wins longer stay
    Dec 24, 2015
    FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A teenage Palestinian asylum seeker who broke down in tears after a blunt remark from Chancellor Angela Merkel has won permi...
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    Military tracks storybook flight of St. Nick for 60th year
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Military tracks storybook flight of St. Nick for 60th year
    DAN JOLING 
    Dec 24, 2015
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Santa Claus is coming to town, and for the 60th consecutive year, the North American Aerospace Defense Command will continue ...
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    Overnight hospital fire in Saudi kills 31, injures over 100
    News, World
    Overnight hospital fire in Saudi kills 31, injures over 100
    ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and NOUR YOUSSEF 
    Dec 24, 2015
    RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A fire that broke out overnight at a hospital in a southwestern province of Saudi Arabia killed at least 31 people and inj...
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    4 Palestinians die in West Bank attacks on Israelis, clashes
    News, World
    4 Palestinians die in West Bank attacks on Israelis, clashes
    TIA GOLDENBERG 
    Dec 24, 2015
    JERUSALEM (AP) — Four Palestinians were killed on Thursday, among them three who Israel said were carrying out attacks on soldiers in the West Bank, t...
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    Russia’s Putin hosts Indian PM for talks
    News, World
    Russia’s Putin hosts Indian PM for talks
    Dec 24, 2015
    MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is meeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for talks expected to focus on defense, nuclear and spac...
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    APNewsBreak: EPA wants toxic Nevada mine on Superfund list
    Nation, News
    APNewsBreak: EPA wants toxic Nevada mine on Superfund list
    SCOTT SONNER 
    Dec 24, 2015
    RENO, Nev. (AP) — Fifteen years after U.S. regulators started assessing damage and health risks at an abandoned Nevada copper mine, the Environmental ...
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    Accusations grow against Russia over Syria civilian killings
    News, World
    Accusations grow against Russia over Syria civilian killings
    ZEINA KARAM 
    Dec 23, 2015
    BEIRUT (AP) — The three missiles fired on a public market in the northern Syrian town of Ariha took the morning shoppers by surprise. In a few moments...
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    Afghan troops rushed to area under Taliban attack
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    Afghan troops rushed to area under Taliban attack
    HUMAYOON BABUR 
    Dec 23, 2015
    KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan military has rushed reinforcements to a southern district threatened for days with takeover by the Taliban, the c...
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    Zambian singer, pardoned for sexual assault, charged again
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Zambian singer, pardoned for sexual assault, charged again
    NOEL SICHALWE 
    Dec 23, 2015
    LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Released from prison after a presidential pardon for a sexual assault conviction, a popular Zambian singer has been charged with...
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    Grand jury to decide fate of trucker in Tracy Morgan crash
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Grand jury to decide fate of trucker in Tracy Morgan crash
    Dec 22, 2015
    NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A grand jury is set to decide whether to indict the truck driver who slammed into a limo carrying Tracy Morgan, killing one...
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    Support for legal abortion at highest level in 2 years
    Nation, News
    Support for legal abortion at highest level in 2 years
    NANCY BENAC and EMILY SWANSON 
    Dec 22, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Support for legal abortion in the U.S. has edged up to its highest level in the past two years, with an Associated Press-GfK poll sh...
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    Simulating the unthinkable: Models show nuclear winter food production plunge
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    Simulating the unthinkable: Models show nuclear winter food production plunge
    August 3, 2025
    UNIVERSITY PARK  — A nuclear winter is a theoretical concept, but if the climate scenario expected to follow a large-scale nuclear war, in which smoke...
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    Emergency alerts sounded during deadly West Virginia flooding
    Nation & World, PA State News
    Emergency alerts sounded during deadly West Virginia flooding
    Here's how they work — and when they're used
    By KING JEMISON  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    August 3, 2025
    (TNS) — Kaysi Ricker's phone buzzed with a flash flood warning. She scrambled down to the creek behind her house to clean up the toys her niece and ne...
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    Man hopes statement of affection isn’t taken the wrong way
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    Man hopes statement of affection isn’t taken the wrong way
    August 3, 2025
    DEAR ABBY: I recently reconnected with a woman I dated briefly in the 1980s and haven't seen since. She's around my age. We both were married one year...
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    Wine chemistry can be judged from tiny batches
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    Wine chemistry can be judged from tiny batches
    August 2, 2025
    UNIVERSITY PARK — Making wine is a complex endeavor — it depends on grape composition, microbes like yeast, and environmental conditions such as tempe...
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    ‘Do it right, do it safe’ outweighs ‘don’t do it’ at public meeting on TMI restart
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    ‘Do it right, do it safe’ outweighs ‘don’t do it’ at public meeting on TMI restart
    By CHARLES THOMPSON pennlive.com 
    August 2, 2025
    (TNS) — If there was any takeaway from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s first public meeting on the restart of the nuclear power station at Three M...
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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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