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    Ex-speaker, once a major powerbroker, is convicted in NY
    Nation, News
    Ex-speaker, once a major powerbroker, is convicted in NY
    LARRY NEUMEISTER 
    Nov 30, 2015
    NEW YORK (AP) — Former state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was convicted Monday in a $5 million corruption case that took down one of New York's mos...
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    US activist heading home after serving Peru sentence
    News, World
    US activist heading home after serving Peru sentence
    FRANK BAJAK 
    Nov 30, 2015
    LIMA, Peru (AP) — American activist Lori Berenson is finally heading home to New York, two decades after being found guilty of aiding leftist rebels i...
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    Gambia leader denounces female genital mutilation
    News, World
    Gambia leader denounces female genital mutilation
    ABDOULIE JOHN 
    Nov 26, 2015
    DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Gambia's president advocated banning female genital mutilation, giving hope to human rights activists who are urging Gambia to a...
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    Outgoing Argentine president says she’s not going away
    News, World
    Outgoing Argentine president says she’s not going away
    PETER PRENGAMAN 
    Nov 25, 2015
    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — When Argentines chose a new president in recent elections, many voters seemed more concerned about what would happen wi...
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    Convicted spy Pollard is released from prison after 30 years
    News, World
    Convicted spy Pollard is released from prison after 30 years
    ERIC TUCKER and DAVID B. CARUSO 
    Nov 20, 2015
    NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Pollard was released from prison Friday after 30 years behind bars for spying for Israel, his case a persistent thorn in rela...
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    EU security measures up for debate in wake of Paris attacks
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    EU security measures up for debate in wake of Paris attacks
    LORNE COOK 
    Nov 19, 2015
    BRUSSELS (AP) — France and Belgium will urge their European partners on Friday to tighten gun laws, toughen border security and choke off funds to ext...
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    Opaque military justice system shields child sex abuse cases
    Nation, News
    Opaque military justice system shields child sex abuse cases
    RICHARD LARDNER and EILEEN SULLIVAN 
    Nov 18, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Child sex offenders are the largest category of inmates in U.S. military prisons, yet a full accounting of their crimes and how much...
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    Activists seek ID of Minneapolis officer after man shot
    Nation, News
    Activists seek ID of Minneapolis officer after man shot
    AMY FORLITI and KYLE POTTER 
    Nov 16, 2015
    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Community members and activists demanded Monday that Minneapolis police identify an officer who shot a black man suspected in an as...
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    Egypt’s woes erode el-Sissi’s image of invincibility
    News, World
    Egypt’s woes erode el-Sissi’s image of invincibility
    HAMZA HENDAWI 
    Nov 13, 2015
    CAIRO (AP) — The criticism was blunt — and startling, since it came from a TV presenter on a state-owned station that, like most other media in Egypt,...
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    Israel denounces EU move to label settlement products
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    Israel denounces EU move to label settlement products
    RAF CASERT and JOSEF FEDERMAN 
    Nov 11, 2015
    BRUSSELS (AP) — Relations between the European Union and Israel took a dive on Wednesday after Israel derided a decision by the 28-nation bloc to labe...
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    Belarus’ Lukashenko rejects calls for economic reforms
    News, World
    Belarus’ Lukashenko rejects calls for economic reforms
    YURAS KARMANAU 
    Nov 06, 2015
    MINSK, Belarus (AP) — At his swearing-in ceremony Friday, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko rejected calls for economic reforms, shattering ho...
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    Leader of civil rights movement’s lobbying arm to step
    Nation, News
    Leader of civil rights movement’s lobbying arm to step
    JESSE J. HOLLAND 
    Nov 04, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The longtime head of an organization considered the lobbying arm of the civil rights movement announced Wednesday that he will step ...
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    2 disgraced Michigan lawmakers seek old seats in primaries
    Nation, News
    2 disgraced Michigan lawmakers seek old seats in primaries
    DAVID EGGERT 
    Nov 03, 2015
    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two Michigan lawmakers who were forced from office over an extramarital affair and a convoluted cover-up scheme are running Tues...
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    Freedom still eludes Moroccan held 13 years in Guantanamo
    News, World
    Freedom still eludes Moroccan held 13 years in Guantanamo
    SAMIA ERRAZZOUKI 
    Nov 03, 2015
    RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A former prisoner at Guantanamo Bay has been held for more than six weeks without formal charges in Morocco despite what his law...
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    Rights group: Egypt has prevented scores from travelling
    News, World
    Rights group: Egypt has prevented scores from travelling
    MERRIT KENNEDY 
    Nov 01, 2015
    CAIRO (AP) — Egypt has unlawfully prevented "scores" of people from leaving the country over the past year, U.S. based-Human Rights Watch said in a ne...
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    In Central Asia, Kerry talks to autocratic cast of nations
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    In Central Asia, Kerry talks to autocratic cast of nations
    BRADLEY KLAPPER 
    Nov 01, 2015
    SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with some of the world's most repressive governments Sunday, hoping to deepen Amer...
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    AP-GfK Poll: Support for tighter gun laws ticks up
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    AP-GfK Poll: Support for tighter gun laws ticks up
    KATHLEEN HENNESSEY and EMILY SWANSON 
    Oct 28, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — After a steady string of mass shootings and a revival of the political fight over gun control, Americans are slightly more likely th...
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    IS militants tie captives to Palmyra columns, blow them up
    News, World
    IS militants tie captives to Palmyra columns, blow them up
    SARAH El DEEB and SUZAN FRASER 
    Oct 27, 2015
    BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group killed three of its captives in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra by tying them to Roman-era columns at the site, ...
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    Showdown in Houston over LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance
    Nation, News, Top Stories
    Showdown in Houston over LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance
    JUAN A. LOZANO and DAVID CRARY 
    Oct 25, 2015
    HOUSTON (AP) — After a drawn-out showdown between Houston's popular lesbian mayor and a coalition of conservative pastors, voters in the nation's four...
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    Women dominate Polish election, with 3 vying to lead country
    News, World
    Women dominate Polish election, with 3 vying to lead country
    MONIKA SCISLOWSKA 
    Oct 23, 2015
    WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's upcoming general elections are making history by having three women campaigning to lead the nation, with one almost cer...
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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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