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    Pennsylvania mail-in ballot deadlines are quickly approaching
    Nation & World, News, PA State News
    Pennsylvania mail-in ballot deadlines are quickly approaching
    KATIE KNOL WITF 
    Oct 25, 2024
    Time is running out for Pennsylvanians to request a mail ballot and submit it to vote in the Nov. 5 general election. With the deadline to request a b...
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    Everyday Pennsylvanians ensure safe, secure elections
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Everyday Pennsylvanians ensure safe, secure elections
    MARK SCHWEIKER RealClearPennsylvania 
    Oct 22, 2024
    Pennsylvania’s elections are safe and secure, featuring tried-and-tested systems that are proven to protect the vote and ensure accuracy in the result...
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    Sec. Schmidt tours region, says elections safe, accurate
    Content, Daily Headlines, Local News, ...
    Sec. Schmidt tours region, says elections safe, accurate
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Oct 11, 2024
    Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt has been on a whirlwind tour of, so far, 62 counties, preparing for the upcoming election. He plans to make i...
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    Mail ballots cause headaches for tracking vote totals
    News, PA State News
    Mail ballots cause headaches for tracking vote totals
    ANTHONY HENNEN The Center Square 
    Aug 28, 2024
    HARRISBURG — A proposal for election transparency has one state legislator going against the Department of State. At the center of the split: changes ...
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    Obama thrusts gun control debate into forefront of 2016 race
    Nation, News
    Obama thrusts gun control debate into forefront of 2016 race
    JULIE PACE 
    Jan 05, 2016
    WASHINGTON (AP) — With his emotional plea for America to embrace some gun control, President Barack Obama on Thursday thrust the contentious issue to ...
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    Support for legal abortion at highest level in 2 years
    Nation, News
    Support for legal abortion at highest level in 2 years
    NANCY BENAC and EMILY SWANSON 
    Dec 22, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Support for legal abortion in the U.S. has edged up to its highest level in the past two years, with an Associated Press-GfK poll sh...
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    Rwandans vote to lift term limits; partial poll results
    News, World
    Rwandans vote to lift term limits; partial poll results
    IGNATIUS SSUUNA 
    Dec 19, 2015
    KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — The head of Rwanda's electoral commission said late Friday partial results show Rwandans have voted to lift term limits in order...
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    Obama says parts of climate deal must be legally binding
    News, World
    Obama says parts of climate deal must be legally binding
    KARL RITTER 
    Dec 01, 2015
    PARIS (AP) — President Barack Obama said Tuesday that parts of the global warming deal being negotiated in Paris should be legally binding on the part...
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    40-country survey: Majority support for cutting emissions
    News, World
    40-country survey: Majority support for cutting emissions
    ANGELA CHARLTON 
    Nov 06, 2015
    PARIS (AP) — A survey across 40 countries around the world found most people see global warming as a serious problem, and most of them want their gove...
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    Federal jury to settle bitter battle between sweeteners
    Nation, News
    Federal jury to settle bitter battle between sweeteners
    BRIAN MELLEY 
    Nov 02, 2015
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Big Sugar and Big Corn face off in court this week in a bitter, multibillion-dollar battle of sweeteners that boils down to a mix o...
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    AP-GfK Poll: Support for tighter gun laws ticks up
    Nation, News
    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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    What’s at stake in elections around the world
    News, World
    What’s at stake in elections around the world
    The Associated Press 
    Oct 25, 2015
    Elections were being held in nine countries around the world on Sunday. Here's a look at what's at stake: — ARGENTINA: Argentines were weighing contin...
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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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    AP PHOTOS: LGBT people in conservative S. Korea find hope
    News, World
    AP PHOTOS: LGBT people in conservative S. Korea find hope
    JULIE YOON 
    Sep 15, 2015
    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Just after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized nationwide same-sex marriage, tens of thousands of people gathered in front of S...
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    Catalan separatists rally in Barcelona to secede from Spain
    News, World
    Catalan separatists rally in Barcelona to secede from Spain
    JOSEPH WILSON and ALAN CLENDENNING 
    Sep 11, 2015
    BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of separatist-minded Catalans swarmed Barcelona on Friday, giving enthusiastic backing to independence a...
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    Debate line-up illustrates power of Fox News in GOP campaign
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Debate line-up illustrates power of Fox News in GOP campaign
    DAVID BAUDER 
    Aug 05, 2015
    NEW YORK (AP) — Iowa and New Hampshire are still on the horizon — but first there's the Fox primary, and the buildup to this week's first Republican p...
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    If theater shooter gets death, execution could take decades
    Nation, News
    If theater shooter gets death, execution could take decades
    SADIE GURMAN 
    Jul 21, 2015
    DENVER (AP) — The time has come for jurors to hear whether James Holmes should be executed for killing 12 people in a Colorado movie theater. But even...
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    Poll: Sandwich generation worried about own long-term care
    Nation, News
    Poll: Sandwich generation worried about own long-term care
    LAURAN NEERGAARD 
    Jul 10, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Caught between kids and aging parents, the sandwich generation worries more than most Americans their age about how they'll afford t...
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    The Latest: Merkel, Hollande to hold Greece talks in Paris
    News, World
    The Latest: Merkel, Hollande to hold Greece talks in Paris
    Jul 05, 2015
    ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The latest from the bailout referendum in Greece (all times local): ___ 7:30 p.m. German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to...
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    Yes or no? Greeks vote on high-stakes bailout referendum
    News, World
    Yes or no? Greeks vote on high-stakes bailout referendum
    MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS 
    Jul 05, 2015
    ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greeks lined up at polling stations and ATMs alike Sunday as the country voted on its financial future, choosing in a referendum...
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    St. Marys police report fatal crash
    Local News
    St. Marys police report fatal crash
    June 16, 2025
    ST. MARYS — Police report a Dagus Mines woman died Saturday as the result of a two-vehicle crash on South St. Marys Street. At approximately 4:45 p.m....
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    Local oil purchasers increase prices
    Business, Local News
    Local oil purchasers increase prices
    June 16, 2025
    Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Friday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...
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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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