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Rendezvous with history: Bedford County showcases ties to nation’s founding
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BEDFORD — The history of America lives and breathes in Bedford County, that’s why when the state presented counties with a list of things to do to help celebrate the nation’s Semiquincentennial, local America250 organizers could easily tick off the items. “Bedford County does this ...
Two-time breast cancer survivor urges early detection
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A breast cancer diagnosis didn’t come as a surprise to Altoona resident Joanne Sassano. “There’s a big history in my family,” she said, as not only was her mother diagnosed with breast cancer, but so were her aunts on both sides of her family. Her maternal cousin was diagnosed with ...
Israel and Iran trade strikes, threatening to drag the region back into full-scale war
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel and Iran traded fire Monday in their first attacks since the U.S. struck a ceasefire with Tehran two months ago. The Iranian military said hours later that it was halting offensive operations as the renewed hostilities threatened to drag the Middle East ...
Locals decry fights at park
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A delegation of residents from the Iuzzolino Park neighborhood came to City Council Monday and demanded that the city do something about problems they’re having with youths routinely misbehaving at the park. Between 10 and 30 kids between the ages of 10 and 18 have been fighting, ...
Probe: AI chatbots posing as doctors
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HARRISBURG — Chatbots on five different websites claimed to be licensed to practice medicine in the commonwealth when prompted by Spotlight PA — the same kind of output that led the Shapiro administration to file a lawsuit last month. A task force under Pennsylvania’s Department of State ...