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    Father of dead boys: ‘All I want is to be with my children’
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    Father of dead boys: ‘All I want is to be with my children’
    SUZAN FRASER and GREGORY KATZ 
    Sep 03, 2015
    ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — He is one among many, far too many. But the plight of one boy, washed up like a piece of debris on a Turkish beach, has focused ...
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    Q&A: Syria’s civil war at the root of migrant crisis
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    Q&A: Syria’s civil war at the root of migrant crisis
    ZEINA KARAM 
    Sep 03, 2015
    BEIRUT (AP) — A 3-year-old boy washes ashore on a Turkish beach. Seventy-one migrants suffocate in a truck in Austria. Daily scenes of chaos unfolding...
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    Hungary opens door to trains for migrants, but only to camps
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    Hungary opens door to trains for migrants, but only to camps
    PABLO GORONDI and SHAWN POGATCHNIK 
    Sep 03, 2015
    BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Thousands of migrants surged into a Budapest train station Thursday when police ended their two-day blockade of its entrance,...
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    ‘Slave Trade’ video game altered after social media backlash
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    ‘Slave Trade’ video game altered after social media backlash
    DERRIK J. LANG 
    Sep 03, 2015
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — An educational video game has been edited following a social media backlash over a scene depicting slaves being packed into a ship....
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    Congo warlord Bosco Ntaganda goes on trial at ICC
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    Congo warlord Bosco Ntaganda goes on trial at ICC
    MIKE CORDER 
    Sep 02, 2015
    THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Prosecutors on Wednesday accused a Congo militia leader known as "The Terminator" of overseeing brutal atrocities includ...
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    Hungary blocks migrants from trains; 11 drown off Turkey
    News, World
    Hungary blocks migrants from trains; 11 drown off Turkey
    SHAWN POGATCHNIK 
    Sep 02, 2015
    BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hundreds of migrants chanted defiant slogans outside Budapest's main international train station Wednesday as Hungarian polic...
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    Chaos in Budapest train station amid Europe’s migrant crisis
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    Chaos in Budapest train station amid Europe’s migrant crisis
    PABLO GORONDI 
    Sep 01, 2015
    BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Chanting "Freedom! Freedom!," angry migrants demanded to be let aboard trains bound for Austria and Germany after Hungary tem...
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    California to end unlimited isolation for most gang leaders
    Nation, News
    California to end unlimited isolation for most gang leaders
    DON THOMPSON 
    Sep 01, 2015
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California on Tuesday agreed to end its unlimited isolation of imprisoned gang leaders, restricting a practice that once kep...
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    Katrina-scattered families rebuild separately and together
    Nation, News
    Katrina-scattered families rebuild separately and together
    ALLEN G. BREED 
    Aug 29, 2015
    HOUSTON (AP) — Bunk beds dominate the narrow living room of Chevelle Washington's modest three-bedroom brick townhouse apartment. A large box in the c...
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    The Latest: Migrants spooked by short sea crossing to Greece
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    The Latest: Migrants spooked by short sea crossing to Greece
    The Associated Press 
    Aug 28, 2015
    GENEVA (AP) — Here are the latest developments Friday regarding the tens of thousands of migrants trying to reach Europe. ___ 5:50 p.m. The trip from ...
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    Austrian officials: 71 migrants likely suffocated in truck
    News, World
    Austrian officials: 71 migrants likely suffocated in truck
    GEORGE JAHN 
    Aug 28, 2015
    VIENNA (AP) — Police arrested several people believed to be part of a human smuggling operation in connection with the deaths of 71 migrants who likel...
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    Hungary’s border fence proves futile in slowing migrant flow
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    Hungary’s border fence proves futile in slowing migrant flow
    BELA SZANDELSZKY and JOVANA GEC 
    Aug 26, 2015
    ROSZKE, Hungary (AP) — Clambering over the razor-wire fence or crawling under it, migrants surged Wednesday across the Serbian border into Hungary. Th...
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    A look at the latest developments in Europe’s migrant crisis
    News, World
    A look at the latest developments in Europe’s migrant crisis
    Aug 25, 2015
    GENEVA (AP) — Record numbers of migrants and refugees fleeing violence and poverty in countries such as Syria, Afghanistan and Eritrea are trying to r...
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    Merkel condemns neo-Nazi riots outside refugee shelter
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    Merkel condemns neo-Nazi riots outside refugee shelter
    FRANK JORDANS 
    Aug 24, 2015
    BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday condemned the neo-Nazi riots outside a refugee shelter in eastern Germany over the weekend, calling t...
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    Palestinian hunger striker loses consciousness after 60 days
    News, World
    Palestinian hunger striker loses consciousness after 60 days
    IAN DEITCH 
    Aug 14, 2015
    JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian detainee who has been on a hunger strike for 60 days slipped into unconsciousness on Friday and was being treated in th...
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    As conditions worsen, Greece promises ship to house refugees
    News, World
    As conditions worsen, Greece promises ship to house refugees
    NICHOLAS PAPHITIS and DALTON BENNETT 
    Aug 12, 2015
    KOS, Greece (AP) — Locked in a sunbaked football stadium without food, drinking water or sanitation, about 1,000 refugees queued for hours on Wednesda...
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    Migrant crisis alarms Britain _ but fears clash with facts
    News, World
    Migrant crisis alarms Britain _ but fears clash with facts
    JILL LAWLESS 
    Aug 10, 2015
    LEYSDOWN-ON-SEA, England (AP) — This summer, Britain's headlines have been dominated by one story — thousands of migrants massing in France, aiming to...
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    Hollywood takes on troubled minds with summer slate of films
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Hollywood takes on troubled minds with summer slate of films
    SANDY COHEN 
    Aug 04, 2015
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 1941 film "The Wolf Man" presents Larry Talbot's transformation from man to wolf as a form of schizophrenia. So little was know...
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    Soldiers in Hungary begin building fence to stop migrants
    News, World
    Soldiers in Hungary begin building fence to stop migrants
    Aug 03, 2015
    ASOTTHALOM, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian soldiers started building a fence Monday on the border with Serbia, an effort meant to stop the rising flow of mi...
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    World Food Program cuts aid to Syrian refugees in Jordan
    Nation, News
    World Food Program cuts aid to Syrian refugees in Jordan
    KARIN LAUB 
    Aug 01, 2015
    AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The World Food Program announced new cuts Friday in food aid for Syrian refugees in Jordan, highlighting a growing funding crisis...
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    Local organizations receive grants for America 250PA
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    Local organizations receive grants for America 250PA
    June 17, 2025
    America250PA has announced recipients of the second round of its Semiquincentennial Grants, which include funds for the Bradford Area Alliance and Lum...
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    Vote on a name for the Pitt-Bradford panther
    Local News
    Vote on a name for the Pitt-Bradford panther
    June 17, 2025
    The University of Pittsburgh has announced the six finalist names for its panther mascot in honor of National Mascot Day. Voting is open to anyone who...
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    Audit shows no findings for Clermont VFRA
    Local News
    Audit shows no findings for Clermont VFRA
    June 17, 2025
    HARRISBURG — Auditor General Timothy DeFoor released an audit of the Clermont Volunteer Fire Department Relief Association in McKean County, showing n...
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    Events planned for Kinzua Bridge, other parks
    Local News
    Events planned for Kinzua Bridge, other parks
    June 17, 2025
    MOUNT JEWETT — Events have been planned for this weekend at Kinzua Bridge, Bendigo and Elk state parks. On Friday from 3 to 5 p.m. will be Tick Talk a...
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    Events planned at Sinnemahoning
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    Events planned at Sinnemahoning
    June 17, 2025
    AUSTIN — The campground movie on Saturday at Sinnemahoning State Park will be Charlie and the Curious Otters, shown from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the camp...
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    Summer fun with SPARK Arts
    Local News
    Summer fun with SPARK Arts
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    June 17, 2025
    SPARK Arts classes are back and better than ever. A full lineup of summertime classes are planned that are sure to keep participants engaged and enter...
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