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    Peggy Say, who advocated for release of Terry Anderson, dies
    Nation, News
    Peggy Say, who advocated for release of Terry Anderson, dies
    ERIK SCHELZIG 
    Dec 24, 2015
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Peggy Say, who spent nearly seven years on a tireless quest for the release of her brother, journalist Terry Anderson, and fel...
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    Syria’s al-Qaida branch releases captive Lebanese soldiers
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    Syria’s al-Qaida branch releases captive Lebanese soldiers
    ZEINA KARAM 
    Dec 01, 2015
    BEIRUT (AP) — Al-Qaida's affiliate in Syria released more than a dozen Lebanese soldiers and police it has held for more than a year on Tuesday as par...
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    Police: At least 26 dead in Paris, hostage-taking in theater
    News, World
    Police: At least 26 dead in Paris, hostage-taking in theater
    ANGELA CHARLTON and LORI HINNANT 
    Nov 13, 2015
    PARIS (AP) — Two police officials said at least 26 people have been killed in shootings and explosions around Paris Friday, in the deadliest violence ...
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    Nigerian military: 338 captives rescued from Boko Haram
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    Nigerian military: 338 captives rescued from Boko Haram
    MICHELLE FAUL 
    Oct 28, 2015
    ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian troops have rescued 338 captives, almost all children and women, from Boko Haram camps in a northeastern forest, the mi...
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    IS militants tie captives to Palmyra columns, blow them up
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    IS militants tie captives to Palmyra columns, blow them up
    SARAH El DEEB and SUZAN FRASER 
    Oct 27, 2015
    BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group killed three of its captives in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra by tying them to Roman-era columns at the site, ...
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    Coalition identifies US commando killed in Iraqi raid
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    Coalition identifies US commando killed in Iraqi raid
    VIVIAN SALAMA 
    Oct 23, 2015
    BAGHDAD (AP) — The first American soldier to die in combat against the Islamic State group in Iraq has been identified as Master Sgt. Joshua L. Wheele...
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    A grandmother’s ordeal in the hands of Mexican kidnappers
    News, World
    A grandmother’s ordeal in the hands of Mexican kidnappers
    E. EDUARDO CASTILLO 
    Sep 30, 2015
    AHUEHUEPAN, Mexico (AP) — The kidnappers promised Yolanda Alvarez Antunez they would free her husband after she paid the ransom. The mother of five, g...
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    Authorities: Teacher calmed teen who held classmates hostage
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    Authorities: Teacher calmed teen who held classmates hostage
    JONATHAN MATTISE 
    Aug 26, 2015
    PHILIPPI, W.Va. (AP) — With 29 terrified students looking on, a West Virginia high school teacher managed to calm a 14-year-old student who pointed a ...
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    Croatia says 2 groups were involved in hostage’s abduction
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    Croatia says 2 groups were involved in hostage’s abduction
    AIDA CERKEZ 
    Aug 13, 2015
    SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A Croatian hostage reportedly slain in Egypt was kidnapped by an unidentified group that demanded a ransom from hi...
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    The Latest on Croatian hostage killed by Islamic State
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    The Latest on Croatian hostage killed by Islamic State
    The Associated Press 
    Aug 12, 2015
    CAIRO (AP) — The latest in the events surrounding the purported slaying by Egypt's Islamic State affiliate of Croatian hostage Tomislav Salopek, after...
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    Spain to seek Syrian government help to find journalists
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    Spain to seek Syrian government help to find journalists
    CIARAN GILES and ZEINA KARAM 
    Jul 22, 2015
    MADRID (AP) — Spain said Wednesday that it is trying to establish what happened to three Spanish freelance journalists who went missing around the emb...
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    Boko Haram offers to swap kidnapped girls for detainees
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    Boko Haram offers to swap kidnapped girls for detainees
    MICHELLE FAUL 
    Jul 08, 2015
    LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's Boko Haram extremists are offering to free more than 200 young women and girls kidnapped from a boarding school in the...
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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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