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Actors, studios reach tentative deal

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LOS ANGELES — Union board members representing television and movie actors are set this week to review a tentative contract deal with studios and streaming services. While an agreement was announced Saturday, it still must be approved by the board of the Screen Actors Guild-American ...

PennDOT announces upcoming construction projects

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PennDOT officials recently outlined its plans for a dozen construction projects in Blair County this year. The costliest by far is the $23 million resurfacing, bridge and accessory work on I-99 between the Claysburg-Sproul interchange and the Newry pulloff in Blair, Freedom and Greenfield ...

Briefcase: Sweet Spot Creamery opens

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DUNCANSVILLE The Sweet Spot Creamery, 1524 Third Ave., Duncansville, behind Coffee on 3rd, is now open for business. The Sweet Spot Creamery, featuring Penn State Creamery ice cream, is a partnership between the Hollidaysburg Area School District and Coffee on 3rd. The school district ran a ...

Pole positioning

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Workers from Flag Station USA, Altoona, erect an 85-foot flag pole at the Horseshoe Curve on Monday afternoon. The pole was made possible through a $20,000 grant from America250 and from local donations totaling $30,000. A dedication ceremony is set for the future. Mirror photo by Patrick ...

Ticker: Shares of eBay take off on $56 billion buyout bid

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Shares of eBay are soaring before the opening bell after Ryan Cohen’s GameStop announced an attempt to take over the company for about $56 billion, seeing it as a vehicle to compete with online retail giant Amazon. GameStop said that its approximately 1,600 U.S. stores could become drop-off ...