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    Criminal justice issues showing up in 2016 presidential race
    Nation, News
    Criminal justice issues showing up in 2016 presidential race
    ERIC TUCKER 
    Nov 25, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — On the campaign trail, among candidates of both parties, the idea of locking up drug criminals for life is a lot less popular than i...
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    Pope urges Kenyans to work for peace
    News, World
    Pope urges Kenyans to work for peace
    NICOLE WINFIELD and TOM ODULA 
    Nov 25, 2015
    NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Brushing aside security concerns, Pope Francis arrived in Kenya on Wednesday on his first-ever trip to Africa and urged Kenyans ...
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    Obama honoring Streisand, Spielberg, Yogi Berra and more
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Obama honoring Streisand, Spielberg, Yogi Berra and more
    Nov 25, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama recognized 17 Americans with the nation's highest civilian award on Tuesday, including the first African-Amer...
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    Chicago cop charged with murder in killing of black teen
    Nation, News
    Chicago cop charged with murder in killing of black teen
    DON BABWIN and MICHAEL TARM 
    Nov 24, 2015
    CHICAGO (AP) — A white Chicago police officer who shot a black teenager 16 times was charged with murder Tuesday, just a day before the deadline a jud...
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    Vatican court rejects journalist’s bid to drop leaks charges
    News, World
    Vatican court rejects journalist’s bid to drop leaks charges
    NICOLE WINFIELD 
    Nov 24, 2015
    VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Vatican tribunal on Tuesday rejected a journalist's request to dismiss charges against him for publishing confidential documents...
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    New processing plant prepares traditional Alaska Native food
    Nation, News
    New processing plant prepares traditional Alaska Native food
    RACHEL D'ORO 
    Nov 24, 2015
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — First it was musk ox stew. Then the Alaska nursing home served up musk ox meatloaf to its elderly Inupiat residents and their...
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    Social media helps drive historic Cuban exodus to US
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    Social media helps drive historic Cuban exodus to US
    MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN 
    Nov 23, 2015
    PENAS BLANCAS, Costa Rica (AP) — As summer began to bake the central Cuban city of Sancti Spiritus, Elio Alvarez and Lideisy Hernandez sold their tiny...
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    Uganda fundraises, spruces up shrine for pope visit
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    Uganda fundraises, spruces up shrine for pope visit
    RODNEY MUHUMUZA 
    Nov 23, 2015
    NAMUGONGO, Uganda (AP) — More than 2 million people are expected to converge near a minor basilica in the Ugandan capital where Pope Francis will cele...
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    The Latest: Belgians tweet cat pictures during police raids
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    The Latest: Belgians tweet cat pictures during police raids
    Nov 23, 2015
    BRUSSELS (AP) — The latest on the deadly attacks in Paris and the heightened security in Europe (All times local): ___ 1:00 a.m. When Belgian authorit...
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    The Latest: Migrants protest on Greece-Macedonia border
    News, World
    The Latest: Migrants protest on Greece-Macedonia border
    Nov 22, 2015
    SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — The latest news as hundreds of thousands make their way across Europe in search of safety and a better life. All times local:...
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    Obama warns against overreaction to Islamic State attacks
    Nation, News, Online Features
    Obama warns against overreaction to Islamic State attacks
    JOSH LEDERMAN 
    Nov 22, 2015
    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Trying to reassure a nation on edge, President Barack Obama said Sunday the Islamic State group "cannot strike a mortal ...
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    Despite oil bust, Texas prepares more students for oil jobs
    Nation, News
    Despite oil bust, Texas prepares more students for oil jobs
    WILL WEISSERT 
    Nov 22, 2015
    HOUSTON (AP) — The oil industry is mired in its latest bust, with thousands of jobs evaporating like flares flaming out over natural gas wells. But in...
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    Ugandan gays hope the pope will speak out on their behalf
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    Ugandan gays hope the pope will speak out on their behalf
    RODNEY MUHUMUZA 
    Nov 22, 2015
    KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Gay activists are hoping Pope Francis will preach tolerance toward homosexuals, and even go so far as to condemn violent attack...
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    Trial of ‘Shield’ actor will include talk of wife’s affair
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Trial of ‘Shield’ actor will include talk of wife’s affair
    ANTHONY McCARTNEY 
    Nov 21, 2015
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The wife of an actor known for his role on "The Shield" was having an affair before she was fatally shot by her husband last year a...
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    GOP candidates disavow Trump’s call for Muslim database
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    GOP candidates disavow Trump’s call for Muslim database
    JULIE PACE and JILL COLVIN 
    Nov 20, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidates on Friday swiftly condemned Donald Trump's call for requiring Muslims in the United States to reg...
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    Obama asks Supreme Court to save his immigration plan
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    Obama asks Supreme Court to save his immigration plan
    MARK SHERMAN 
    Nov 20, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is asking the Supreme Court for a speedy decision on its plans to shield from deportation millions of immig...
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    Princeton agrees to examine Woodrow Wilson’s legacy on race
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    Princeton agrees to examine Woodrow Wilson’s legacy on race
    Nov 20, 2015
    PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Princeton University has agreed to look into the legacy of alumnus and former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson after a group of st...
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    House OK of GOP Syrian refugee curbs is just start of fight
    Nation, News
    House OK of GOP Syrian refugee curbs is just start of fight
    ALAN FRAM 
    Nov 20, 2015
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have embarrassed President Barack Obama by winning veto-proof House approval of legislation blocking Syrian and Iraqi re...
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    Film shows interracial pair’s battle for the right to marry
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Film shows interracial pair’s battle for the right to marry
    ALANNA DURKIN 
    Nov 20, 2015
    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Vintage cars lined the Virginia drag racing track where men and women wearing high-waisted pants and long skirts waited eagerly f...
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    The Latest: US lawmakers restrict refugees from Syria, Iraq
    Nation, News
    The Latest: US lawmakers restrict refugees from Syria, Iraq
    Nov 19, 2015
    SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — The latest news as hundreds of thousands make their way across Europe in search of safety and a better life. All times local:...
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    Improper Covid grants ignored
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    Improper Covid grants ignored
    August 7, 2025
    The Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venue Operators grant program made $544 million of improper payments during the Covid-19 pandemic, but t...
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    AG launches ‘Operation Robocall Roundup’
    Local News, PA State News
    AG launches ‘Operation Robocall Roundup’
    Warns dozens of companies ignoring rules
    August 7, 2025
    HARRISBURG – Attorney General Dave Sunday announced the first action under “Operation Robocall Roundup,” a multistate effort by the Anti-Robocall Liti...
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    Smoky air shouldn’t be permanent hallmark of summer
    Comment & Opinion, Opinion
    Smoky air shouldn’t be permanent hallmark of summer
    August 7, 2025
    We’re more than two-thirds of the way through meteorological summer, and so far when the weather hasn’t been suffocatingly hot and humid, in the Midwe...
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    Trump energizes conservative Christians with new religious policies
    Nation & World
    Trump energizes conservative Christians with new religious policies
    By PETER SMITH - Associated Press 
    August 7, 2025
    In his first half-year in office — amid his tariff campaign, government-slashing moves and immigration crackdown — President Donald Trump has also rep...
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    Transit funding bill moves in Pennsylvania, again
    PA State News
    Transit funding bill moves in Pennsylvania, again
    By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    August 7, 2025
    HARRISBURG — With days to spare, the House Transportation Committee voted for the fifth time on a piece of legislation that would secure mass transit ...
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    Bipartisan support for geothermal energy in House
    PA State News
    Bipartisan support for geothermal energy in House
    By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    August 7, 2025
    HARRISBURG — While cuts in the federal budget resolution have dealt a blow to some renewable energy sources, the door is left open to develop others. ...
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