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    Islamic State militants claim deadly attack in Jakarta
    News, World
    Islamic State militants claim deadly attack in Jakarta
    NINIEK KARMINI and ALI KOTARUMALOS 
    Jan 14, 2016
    JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The scene had echoes of the Paris attacks: A bustling shopping area shaken by the blasts of suicide bombers and gunfire as o...
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    US Navy sailors held by Iran are released with their boats
    News, World
    US Navy sailors held by Iran are released with their boats
    ALI AKBAR DAREINI and ADAM SCHRECK 
    Jan 13, 2016
    TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — All 10 U.S. Navy sailors detained by Iran after their two small boats allegedly drifted into Iranian territorial waters around one...
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    Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, US seek roadmap to peace
    News, World
    Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, US seek roadmap to peace
    KATHY GANNON 
    Jan 11, 2016
    ISLAMABAD (AP) — Four countries __ Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States __ were cloistered away late into the night Monday trying to lay...
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    Libya truck bombing kills at least 60 policemen, wounds 200
    News, World
    Libya truck bombing kills at least 60 policemen, wounds 200
    ESSAM MOHAMED 
    Jan 09, 2016
    TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A massive truck bomb exploded near a police base in the western Libyan town of Zliten on Thursday, killing at least 60 policemen...
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    EU says Turkey not doing enough to contain migrant crisis
    News, World
    EU says Turkey not doing enough to contain migrant crisis
    RAF CASERT 
    Jan 09, 2016
    AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Union on Thursday complained that Turkey wasn't doing enough to significantly decrease the number of people making the d...
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    South Korea to resume anti-North propaganda broadcasts
    News, World
    South Korea to resume anti-North propaganda broadcasts
    FOSTER KLUG and HYUNG-JIN KIM 
    Jan 08, 2016
    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea plans to retaliate for North Korea's nuclear test by starting broadcasts of anti-Pyongyang propaganda across the...
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    US recruits tech leaders to help disrupt Islamic State group
    Business, Nation World
    US recruits tech leaders to help disrupt Islamic State group
    BRANDON BAILEY and JULIE PACE 
    Jan 08, 2016
    PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — With extremists finding fertile ground for recruitment online, the White House is dispatching top national security officials...
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    The Latest: Experts seek ‘smoking gun’ for NKorea explosion
    News, World
    The Latest: Experts seek ‘smoking gun’ for NKorea explosion
    Jan 06, 2016
    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The latest on North Korea's announcement that it conducted a hydrogen bomb test Wednesday (all times Seoul): 5:31 a.m. Thurs...
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    North Korea says it tested H-bomb to widespread skepticism
    News, World
    North Korea says it tested H-bomb to widespread skepticism
    FOSTER KLUG 
    Jan 06, 2016
    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Soon after the ground shook around its nuclear testing facility, North Korea trumpeted its first hydrogen bomb test — a self...
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    Dutch to host conference to discuss countering ‘terror’
    News, World
    Dutch to host conference to discuss countering ‘terror’
    Jan 06, 2016
    THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch foreign minister has called an international conference next week to discuss the global "fight against terror....
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    US Pacific Fleet shrinks even as China grows more aggressive
    Nation, News
    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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    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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    Man attacks soldiers guarding French mosque with his car
    News, World
    Man attacks soldiers guarding French mosque with his car
    ELAINE GANLEY 
    Jan 01, 2016
    PARIS (AP) — A man rammed his car into four soldiers guarding a mosque on Friday in the southeast French city of Valence, but was stopped when a soldi...
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    New Year revelers unfazed by attack worries _ in most places
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    New Year revelers unfazed by attack worries _ in most places
    SYLVIE CORBET and KRISTEN GELINEAU 
    Dec 31, 2015
    PARIS (AP) — In Bangkok, police-flanked partygoers rang in the new year at the site of a deadly bombing that took place just months ago. In Paris, res...
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    House Intelligence chair seeks answers on NSA spying report
    Nation, News
    House Intelligence chair seeks answers on NSA spying report
    ERICA WERNER 
    Dec 31, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Wednesday his committee will look into a report the U.S. spied on the Israeli ...
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    Funeral for soldier and NYPD officer killed in Afghanistan
    Nation, News
    Funeral for soldier and NYPD officer killed in Afghanistan
    Dec 30, 2015
    NEW YORK (AP) — Uniformed police and U.S. military service officers lined the streets of Manhattan on Wednesday for the funeral for a U.S. soldier and...
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    Crusading former Pentagon chief says nuke danger is growing
    Nation, News
    Crusading former Pentagon chief says nuke danger is growing
    ROBERT BURNS 
    Dec 30, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Late in a life lived unnervingly near the nuclear abyss, William J. Perry is on a mission to warn of a "real and growing danger" of ...
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    North African al-Qaida says top figure killed in ambush
    Top Stories, World
    North African al-Qaida says top figure killed in ambush
    Dec 27, 2015
    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — A leading figure of the North African affiliate of al-Qaida has been killed in an ambush by Algerian soldiers, one of 109 terr...
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    Pakistani army chief visits Kabul to discuss peace talks
    World
    Pakistani army chief visits Kabul to discuss peace talks
    LYNNE O'DONNELL and MUNIR AHMED 
    Dec 27, 2015
    KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed on Sunday to meet with U.S. and Chinese officials in the first weeks of the new year to disc...
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    Syrian army kills 17 Islamic militants in country’s south
    World
    Syrian army kills 17 Islamic militants in country’s south
    BASSEM MROUE 
    Dec 27, 2015
    BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces booby trapped a cluster of farm buildings in the southern Daraa province and detonated the explosives as severa...
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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
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    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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    PA defense synced and ready for Saturday
    Football, Local Sports
    PA defense synced and ready for Saturday
    Jo Wankel 
    August 1, 2025
    Pennsylvania’s defensive unit is ready for Saturday, relying on speed and aggressiveness to achieve its goals. The Defensive Line consists of Landon F...
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