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    The Latest: Confederate flag backer says he feels betrayed
    Nation, News
    The Latest: Confederate flag backer says he feels betrayed
    The Associated Press 
    Jul 09, 2015
    COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The latest on the Confederate flag debate in the South Carolina (all times local): ___ 12:20 p.m. People who believe the Confede...
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    Religious beliefs, gay rights clash in court case over cake
    Nation, News
    Religious beliefs, gay rights clash in court case over cake
    IVAN MORENO 
    Jul 07, 2015
    DENVER (AP) — A suburban Denver baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple will argue in court Tuesday that his religious beliefs shoul...
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    SC Senate gives final OK to Confederate flag removal
    Nation, News
    SC Senate gives final OK to Confederate flag removal
    JEFFREY COLLINS 
    Jul 07, 2015
    COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate gave final approval Tuesday to a bill removing the Confederate flag from a pole in front of the Stateh...
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    California right-to-die bill struggling amid religious fight
    Nation, News
    California right-to-die bill struggling amid religious fight
    FENIT NIRAPPIL 
    Jul 07, 2015
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Legislation that would allow California physicians to help terminally ill patients end their lives has met strong opposition...
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    Wins, setbacks mark the path to nationwide same-sex marriage
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    Wins, setbacks mark the path to nationwide same-sex marriage
    MARK SHERMAN 
    Jul 06, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — In 2004, when Massachusetts became the first state to allow same-sex couples to marry, President George W. Bush declared support for...
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    South Carolina lawmakers begin debate over Confederate flag
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    South Carolina lawmakers begin debate over Confederate flag
    JEFFREY COLLINS 
    Jul 06, 2015
    COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers on Monday began debating whether to bring the Confederate flag down outside the Capitol, starting with ...
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    The Latest: Merkel, Hollande to hold Greece talks in Paris
    News, World
    The Latest: Merkel, Hollande to hold Greece talks in Paris
    Jul 05, 2015
    ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The latest from the bailout referendum in Greece (all times local): ___ 7:30 p.m. German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to...
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    Documents: Mexican army ordered troops to ‘kill criminals’
    World
    Documents: Mexican army ordered troops to ‘kill criminals’
    MARK STEVENSON and E. EDUARDO CASTILLO 
    Jul 03, 2015
    MEXICO CITY (AP) — A human rights group said Thursday that military documents show high-ranking officers had given Mexican soldiers standing orders to...
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    Episcopalians OK allowing gay marriage in churches
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    Episcopalians OK allowing gay marriage in churches
    BRADY McCOMBS and RACHEL ZOLL 
    Jul 02, 2015
    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Episcopal Church has completed its embrace of gay rights, changing church law to allow same-sex religious marriages througho...
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    Rainbow Facebook photos: Armchair activism or shifting tide?
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Rainbow Facebook photos: Armchair activism or shifting tide?
    BARBARA ORTUTAY 
    Jul 02, 2015
    NEW YORK (AP) — You may have noticed your Facebook friends getting considerably more colorful. More than 26 million Facebook profile photos have taken...
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    Episcopalians to vote on allowing gay marriage in churches
    Nation, News
    Episcopalians to vote on allowing gay marriage in churches
    BRADY McCOMBS and RACHEL ZOLL 
    Jul 01, 2015
    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Episcopalians were set to vote Wednesday on allowing religious weddings for gay couples, just days after the U.S. Supreme Court ...
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    Federal judge: Alabama counties must allow gay marriage
    Nation, News
    Federal judge: Alabama counties must allow gay marriage
    JAY REEVES 
    Jul 01, 2015
    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge says Alabama counties must abide by court decisions allowing gay marriage. U.S. District Judge Callie Granade ...
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    Justices take up dispute over union fees
    Nation, News
    Justices take up dispute over union fees
    SAM HANANEL 
    Jun 30, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will consider limiting the power of government employee unions to collect fees from non-members in a case that lab...
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    Federal report faults police actions during Ferguson unrest
    Nation, News
    Federal report faults police actions during Ferguson unrest
    Jun 30, 2015
    FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police antagonized crowds gathered to protest in Ferguson, violated free-speech rights and made it difficult to hold officers acc...
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    Supreme Court blocks restrictive Texas abortion-clinic rules
    Nation, News
    Supreme Court blocks restrictive Texas abortion-clinic rules
    MARK SHERMAN 
    Jun 29, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court refused on Monday to allow Texas to enforce restrictions that would force 10 abortion clinics to close. The justic...
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    Lady Gaga, European official slam Turkish gay pride violence
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Lady Gaga, European official slam Turkish gay pride violence
    Jun 29, 2015
    ISTANBUL (AP) — Pop singer Lady Gaga and a European rights official are condemning the attacks on Istanbul's gay pride rally after security forces dou...
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    Supreme Court ruling makes Pride parades historic, jubilant
    Nation, News
    Supreme Court ruling makes Pride parades historic, jubilant
    JANIE HAR 
    Jun 28, 2015
    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rainbows and good cheer will be out in force Sunday as hundreds of thousands of people pack gay pride events from New York City t...
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    US same-sex marriage ruling likely to impact other countries
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    US same-sex marriage ruling likely to impact other countries
    GREGORY KATZ 
    Jun 28, 2015
    LONDON (AP) — The landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriages has no legal force outside the United States, but gay rights activ...
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    Watchdog: Journalists face ‘unprecedented’ threats in Egypt
    News, World
    Watchdog: Journalists face ‘unprecedented’ threats in Egypt
    BRIAN ROHAN 
    Jun 27, 2015
    CAIRO (AP) — Journalists face unprecedented threats in President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi's Egypt, a watchdog group said Thursday, with the highest numbe...
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    Tears and sniffles in courtroom as gay marriage ruling read
    Nation, News
    Tears and sniffles in courtroom as gay marriage ruling read
    JESSICA GRESKO 
    Jun 26, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — When Justice Anthony Kennedy took the bench Friday at the Supreme Court, some were thinking about his past decisions and other June ...
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    Simulating the unthinkable: Models show nuclear winter food production plunge
    Nation & World, PA State News
    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
    Lifestyles
    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
    Business, Nation & World, PA State News
    ‘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
    Lifestyles, Local News, Local Sports, ...
    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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