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    The Latest: Turkey detains man believed linked to Emwazi
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    The Latest: Turkey detains man believed linked to Emwazi
    Nov 14, 2015
    LONDON (AP) — The latest news after officials say a U.S. drone strike targeted a vehicle in Syria believed to be transporting the masked Islamic State...
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    Military: US ‘reasonably certain’ Jihadi John is dead
    News, World
    Military: US ‘reasonably certain’ Jihadi John is dead
    LOLITA C. BALDOR 
    Nov 13, 2015
    Military spokesman: US 'reasonably certain' Jihadi John is dead; world is 'better off'The Latest: White House says strike against Jihadi John shows US...
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    Amid offensive, Iraqi Kurds cut Islamic State supply line
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    Amid offensive, Iraqi Kurds cut Islamic State supply line
    BRAM JANSSEN and SUSANNAH GEORGE 
    Nov 12, 2015
    Kurdish Iraqi fighters cut Islamic State supply line as a major offensive beginsA look at the Iraqi town of Sinjar and its importance as Iraqi Kurds l...
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    Hospital raid video gives rare look at murky Israeli unit
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    Hospital raid video gives rare look at murky Israeli unit
    JOSEF FEDERMAN 
    Nov 12, 2015
    JERUSALEM (AP) — Security camera footage of a deadly Israeli arrest raid in a West Bank hospital on Thursday gave a rare glimpse into the murky underc...
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    US troops didn’t have eyes on Afghan hospital before attack
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    US troops didn’t have eyes on Afghan hospital before attack
    KEN DILANIAN and LYNNE O'DONNELL 
    Nov 11, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Immediately after the U.S. killed at least 30 people in a devastating airstrike on a charity hospital, Afghanistan's national securi...
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    How Veterans Day is commemorated around the United States
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    How Veterans Day is commemorated around the United States
    The Associated Press 
    Nov 11, 2015
    Ninety-seven years ago, an armistice ended World War I, which was then the greatest conflict the world had ever seen. Armistice Day became Veterans Da...
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    The Latest: EU inundated by asylum applications
    News, World
    The Latest: EU inundated by asylum applications
    Nov 10, 2015
    CALAIS, France (AP) — The latest news as tens of thousands of people fleeing war or poverty make their way across Europe. All times local. 6:35 p.m. T...
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    Egyptian journalist faces accusations by military
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    Egyptian journalist faces accusations by military
    Nov 08, 2015
    CAIRO (AP) — A leading investigative journalist and human rights advocate is facing accusations from Egypt's military prosecutor, his colleague said S...
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    Naval missile test off California creates streaking light
    Nation, News
    Naval missile test off California creates streaking light
    CHRISTOPHER WEBER 
    Nov 08, 2015
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — A bright, colorful light that streaked across the California sky, startling residents and leading to a flurry of calls to law enfor...
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    AP Interview: US admiral sees no change in Iranian behavior
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    AP Interview: US admiral sees no change in Iranian behavior
    ADAM SCHRECK 
    Nov 08, 2015
    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's landmark nuclear deal with world powers has done little to stop the country from pursuing activities beyond ...
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    Despite Russian strikes, Syrian rebels hold ground
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    Despite Russian strikes, Syrian rebels hold ground
    BASSEM MROUE 
    Nov 07, 2015
    REYHANLI, Turkey (AP) — Despite a month of heavy battering by Russian airstrikes, Syria's rebels have so far been able to fend off offensives by gover...
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    France to reinstate border controls for UN climate meeting
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    France to reinstate border controls for UN climate meeting
    ANGELA CHARLTON 
    Nov 07, 2015
    PARIS (AP) — France will reinstate controls on its borders — normally open to other countries in Europe's free-travel zone — for the period around a m...
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    Pentagon plan to close Guantanamo expected in coming week
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    Pentagon plan to close Guantanamo expected in coming week
    LOLITA C. BALDOR and KATHLEEN HENNESSEY 
    Nov 07, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon's plan outlining the long-stalled effort to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center, expected in the coming week, inc...
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    The Latest: Slovenia leader calls for limit on migrants
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    The Latest: Slovenia leader calls for limit on migrants
    Nov 05, 2015
    ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The latest as tens of thousands of people flood into Europe in search of a new life. All times local. 6:30 p.m. Slovenia's presi...
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    Iraq’s Ahmad Chalabi, leading voice behind 2003 war, dies
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    Iraq’s Ahmad Chalabi, leading voice behind 2003 war, dies
    SINAN SALAHEDDIN 
    Nov 03, 2015
    BAGHDAD (AP) — Ahmad Chalabi, a prominent Iraqi politician who became a Pentagon favorite when he helped convince the Bush administration to overthrow...
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    Pentagon chief to North Korea: End nuclear weapons program
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    Pentagon chief to North Korea: End nuclear weapons program
    ROBERT BURNS 
    Nov 01, 2015
    PANMUNJOM, Korea (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter called on North Korea to shrink and eventually eliminate its nuclear weapons program, while ...
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    US commandos heading into Syria, White House says
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    US commandos heading into Syria, White House says
    VIVIAN SALAMA and LOLITA C. BALDOR 
    Oct 31, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A small number of U.S. special operations forces will be sent to northern Syria to work with local troops in the fight against Islam...
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    Last UK detainee arrives in Britain from Guantanamo
    News, World
    Last UK detainee arrives in Britain from Guantanamo
    DANICA KIRKA and BEN FOX 
    Oct 30, 2015
    LONDON (AP) — The last U.K. resident imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay returned home to Britain on Friday after almost 14 years in which he became a defian...
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    AP PHOTOS: Chocolate meth? Customs agents have seen it all
    Nation, News
    AP PHOTOS: Chocolate meth? Customs agents have seen it all
    The Associated Press 
    Oct 29, 2015
    Something about the dozens of individually wrapped chocolate bars in the luggage of a man flying from California to Japan struck a federal Customs and...
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    China warns US Navy after ship sails by Chinese-built island
    News, World
    China warns US Navy after ship sails by Chinese-built island
    CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and ROBERT BURNS 
    Oct 27, 2015
    BEIJING (AP) — A U.S. Navy warship sailed past one of China's artificial islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday, in a challenge to Chinese sovereig...
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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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