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    Officer says he expressed worry about Bergdahl, was hushed
    Nation, News
    Officer says he expressed worry about Bergdahl, was hushed
    JUAN A. LOZANO 
    Sep 18, 2015
    SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's former squad leader testified Friday that before Bergdahl walked away from his post in Afghanistan six years a...
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    The Latest: Migrants try to slip into Hungary, get detained
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    The Latest: Migrants try to slip into Hungary, get detained
    Sep 17, 2015
    TOVARNIK, Croatia (AP) — The latest developments as European governments rush to cope with the huge number of people moving across Europe. All times l...
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    Platoon leader describes shock at Bergdahl’s disappearance
    Nation, News
    Platoon leader describes shock at Bergdahl’s disappearance
    JUAN A. LOZANO 
    Sep 17, 2015
    SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's commanding officer when the Idaho native vanished from his post in Afghanistan six years ago testified Th...
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    The Latest: UN chief ‘shocked’ at treatment of migrants
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    The Latest: UN chief ‘shocked’ at treatment of migrants
    Sep 16, 2015
    HORGOS, Serbia (AP) — The latest developments as European governments rush to cope with the huge number of people moving across Europe. All times loca...
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    The Latest: Austria to slam controls on Hungarian border
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    The Latest: Austria to slam controls on Hungarian border
    Sep 15, 2015
    BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The latest developments as European governments rush to cope with the huge number of people moving across Europe. All times l...
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    NKorea warns it has restarted all nuclear bomb fuel plants
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    NKorea warns it has restarted all nuclear bomb fuel plants
    ERIC TALMADGE 
    Sep 15, 2015
    PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — With a big anniversary drawing near, North Korea declared Tuesday it has upgraded and restarted all of its atomic fuel p...
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    Putin defends Russia’s military assistance to Syrian regime
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    Putin defends Russia’s military assistance to Syrian regime
    VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV 
    Sep 15, 2015
    MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday strongly defended Moscow's military assistance to the Syrian government, saying it's impossi...
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    Israeli defense chief: Russian troops already in Syria
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    Israeli defense chief: Russian troops already in Syria
    ARON HELLER 
    Sep 10, 2015
    JERUSALEM (AP) — Russian troops have arrived in Syria to aid Bashar Assad's beleaguered government in the battle against Islamic State militants, Isra...
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    Homeland Security taking to the sky in drug smuggling fight
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    Homeland Security taking to the sky in drug smuggling fight
    ALICIA A. CALDWELL 
    Sep 10, 2015
    ABOVE THE CARIBBEAN SEA (AP) — As soon as the aging P-3 surveillance plane rumbles off the island runway, a crew of three agents for U.S. Customs and ...
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    Migrants break through Hungary police lines near Serb border
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    Migrants break through Hungary police lines near Serb border
    NICOLAE DUMITRACHE and SHAWN POGATCHNIK 
    Sep 07, 2015
    ROSZKE, Hungary (AP) — Several hundred Arabs, Asians and Africans tired of waiting for buses broke through Hungarian police lines near the Serbian bor...
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    Military selects rarely used charge for Bergdahl case
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    Military selects rarely used charge for Bergdahl case
    JONATHAN DREW 
    Sep 07, 2015
    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Military prosecutors have reached into a section of military law seldom used since World War II in the politically fraught case a...
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    2 men claiming to have found Nazi gold train go on Polish TV
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    2 men claiming to have found Nazi gold train go on Polish TV
    MONIKA SCISLOWSKA 
    Sep 04, 2015
    WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two men appeared on Polish TV Friday saying they are the finders of a Nazi train said to be laden with gold — a claim that came ...
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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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    Uganda: 12 soldiers killed in Somalia attack
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    Uganda: 12 soldiers killed in Somalia attack
    RODNEY MUHUMUZA 
    Sep 03, 2015
    KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The flag-draped coffins of Ugandan soldiers killed in an attack by Islamic extremists on an African Union base in Somalia were ...
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    US Rep. Michael McCaul writing book on homeland security
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    US Rep. Michael McCaul writing book on homeland security
    Sep 02, 2015
    NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican who chairs the House Committee on Homeland Security, has a book deal. McCaul's "Failures ...
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    France formally opens terrorism probe in train attack
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    France formally opens terrorism probe in train attack
    THOMAS ADAMSON and GREG KELLER 
    Aug 25, 2015
    PARIS (AP) — French authorities formally opened a terrorism investigation Tuesday after a thwarted attack on a high-speed train last week, saying the ...
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    Seoul: Talks between 2 Koreas over rising tensions end
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    Seoul: Talks between 2 Koreas over rising tensions end
    FOSTER KLUG and HYUNG-JIN KIM 
    Aug 24, 2015
    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Marathon negotiations between senior officials of the two Koreas ended early Tuesday, the third day of an attempt to defuse ...
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    US Army copter crash-lands on ship off Japan island; 7 hurt
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    US Army copter crash-lands on ship off Japan island; 7 hurt
    MARI YAMAGUCHI 
    Aug 12, 2015
    TOKYO (AP) — A U.S. Army helicopter crashed while landing on a Navy ship during training Wednesday off Japan's southern island of Okinawa, injuring se...
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    Activists want more transparency in counterterrorism efforts
    Nation, News
    Activists want more transparency in counterterrorism efforts
    PHILIP MARCELO 
    Aug 06, 2015
    BOSTON (AP) — Muslim groups and civil rights activists across the nation are calling for greater transparency in a program by President Barack Obama's...
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    Turkey says ‘extensive’ fight against IS to start soon
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    Turkey says ‘extensive’ fight against IS to start soon
    SUZAN FRASER 
    Aug 05, 2015
    ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An armed drone taking off from Turkey launched a strike on the Islamic State group on Wednesday, a U.S. official said, as Turkey...
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    ‘Do it right, do it safe’ outweighs ‘don’t do it’ at public meeting on TMI restart
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    ‘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
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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
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    ‘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
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    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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