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    Orthodox faithful mark Christmas with services, celebration
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    Orthodox faithful mark Christmas with services, celebration
    JIM HEINTZ 
    Jan 07, 2016
    MOSCOW (AP) — For much of the Orthodox Christian world, Thursday is celebrated as Christmas Day. Believers in Russia, Ukraine, and parts of Eastern Eu...
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    Merkel outraged at New Year sex assaults in Cologne
    News, World
    Merkel outraged at New Year sex assaults in Cologne
    FRANK JORDANS 
    Jan 05, 2016
    BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced outrage Tuesday at a series of sexual assaults in the western city of Cologne on New Year's Eve, ...
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    Munich terror threat remains in place, stations open again
    News, World
    Munich terror threat remains in place, stations open again
    KIRSTEN GRIESHABER 
    Jan 01, 2016
    BERLIN (AP) — A terror warning in Munich on New Year's Eve that led to the evacuation of two train stations was not a false alert, security officials ...
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    Despite fears and huge Dubai fire, New Year revelry rolls on
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Despite fears and huge Dubai fire, New Year revelry rolls on
    SYLVIE CORBET, KRISTEN GELINEAU and JON GAMBRELL 
    Jan 01, 2016
    On a New Year's Eve haunted by fears of terrorism, a spectacular fire in one of Dubai's tall towers captured the world's attention. With few exception...
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    Throngs usher in 2016 at bash in New York’s Times Square
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    Throngs usher in 2016 at bash in New York’s Times Square
    RACHELLE BLIDNER 
    Jan 01, 2016
    NEW YORK (AP) — A throng of 1 million revelers in Times Square rang in the New Year with raucous cheers and a blizzard of confetti, striking an optimi...
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    Cow dung patties selling like hot cakes online in India
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    Cow dung patties selling like hot cakes online in India
    NIRMALA GEORGE 
    Dec 28, 2015
    NEW DELHI (AP) — Like consumers around the globe, Indians are flocking to the online marketplace in droves these days. But there's one unusual item fl...
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    Utah firefighters help man dressed as Santa after car fire
    Nation, News
    Utah firefighters help man dressed as Santa after car fire
    MICHELLE L. PRICE 
    Dec 26, 2015
    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A stranded Santa Claus whose car caught fire Christmas morning is sure to put one northern Utah fire department on his nice list...
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    Pope urges Christmas prayers for Syria, Libya peace
    News, World
    Pope urges Christmas prayers for Syria, Libya peace
    NICOLE WINFIELD 
    Dec 26, 2015
    VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis issued a Christmas Day prayer that recent U.N.-backed peace processes for Syria and Libya will quickly end the suffer...
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    India’s Modi arrives in Pakistan on first visit as premier
    News, World
    India’s Modi arrives in Pakistan on first visit as premier
    MUNIR AHMED 
    Dec 26, 2015
    ISLAMABAD (AP) — India's Narendra Modi made a surprise visit to Pakistan on Friday, his first such trip as prime minister to this Islamic nation that ...
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    Police: Fight sparks North Carolina mall shooting; 1 killed
    Nation, News
    Police: Fight sparks North Carolina mall shooting; 1 killed
    STEVE REED 
    Dec 25, 2015
    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A shooting at a North Carolina mall sent shoppers fleeing into stores, some locking themselves inside, on Christmas Eve, but po...
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    After holiday, Rockefeller tree used by Habitat for Humanity
    Nation, News
    After holiday, Rockefeller tree used by Habitat for Humanity
    KATHLEEN FOODY 
    Dec 25, 2015
    ATLANTA (AP) — Even the iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has to come down after the holidays. For the ninth year in a row, the tree set aglow ...
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    Queen Elizabeth II’s Christmas message: Light can triumph
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    Queen Elizabeth II’s Christmas message: Light can triumph
    MATT DUNHAM and GREGORY KATZ 
    Dec 25, 2015
    SANDRINGHAM, England (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II used her Christmas message Friday to proclaim that light can triumph over darkness in these perilous ti...
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    Christians in Bethlehem mark Christmas amid violence
    News, World
    Christians in Bethlehem mark Christmas amid violence
    DANIELLA CHESLOW 
    Dec 24, 2015
    BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Christian faithful from around the world descended Thursday on the biblical city of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebratio...
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    Nordic countries in annual contest to claim real Santa
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Nordic countries in annual contest to claim real Santa
    MATTI HUUHTANEN 
    Dec 23, 2015
    HELSINKI (AP) — Most kids learn that Santa Claus comes from the North Pole, but children in Scandinavia are taught he lives a bit further south. Where...
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    Winter heat wave, of a sort, envelops usually frigid Moscow
    News, World
    Winter heat wave, of a sort, envelops usually frigid Moscow
    JIM HEINTZ 
    Dec 22, 2015
    MOSCOW (AP) — It's usually the cold that's bitter in Moscow in December, but this year it's the humor that bites during an unusual warm spell. As temp...
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    Slovenians vote on whether to uphold same-sex marriage law
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    Slovenians vote on whether to uphold same-sex marriage law
    ALI ZERDIN 
    Dec 20, 2015
    LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenians held a referendum Sunday on whether to allow same-sex marriage and become the first former communist nation in E...
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    Matt Damon selected to deliver MIT commencement address
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Matt Damon selected to deliver MIT commencement address
    Dec 10, 2015
    CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Matt Damon shot to fame in the 1997 movie "Good Will Hunting" as a gifted janitor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
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    Stories of those who died in the mass shooting in California
    Nation, News
    Stories of those who died in the mass shooting in California
    CHRISTINE ARMARIO, TAMARA LUSH and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN 
    Dec 04, 2015
    Most of the 14 people killed at a holiday banquet in San Bernardino County, California, worked in the same county public health department as the man ...
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    Holiday shoppers provide cover for $1 million jewelry heist
    Nation, News
    Holiday shoppers provide cover for $1 million jewelry heist
    MORGAN LEE 
    Dec 02, 2015
    Throngs of Black Friday holiday shoppers and revelers provided cover for a million-dollar jewelry heist at a store at Santa Fe's scenic downtown plaza...
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    Among the Rockettes this year are 3 sisters, kicking high
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Among the Rockettes this year are 3 sisters, kicking high
    MARK KENNEDY 
    Dec 02, 2015
    NEW YORK (AP) — The world-famous Rockettes are supposed to look alike, but fans this Christmas might do a double take — and then a triple-take. Three ...
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    Isolated Torrey pine populations yield insights into genetic diversity
    Nation & World, PA State News
    Isolated Torrey pine populations yield insights into genetic diversity
    June 15, 2025
    UNIVERSITY PARK — Entire regions of trees are disappearing because of invasive pests, disease and a changing climate. The key to their ability to adap...
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    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
    PA State News
    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
    By OLIVER MORRISON  pennlive.com 
    June 15, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Brad Hatch grew up near Altoona and started his career as a teacher in the local school district, working his way up to assistant p...
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    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    PA State News
    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    June 14, 2025
    PHILADELPHIA (TNS)— For months after he was arrested in March 2024 on charges of masturbating in a Montgomery County cemetery, Matthew Gagat continued...
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    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    Local News, Nation & World
    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    June 14, 2025
    Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
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    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    June 14, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Reform advocates are making another push to limit the use of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons and jails, a long-running...
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    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Local Sports
    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    BROCKWAY - The 10th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football game is slated for the end of the month, and several area players were recognized for t...
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