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UK arrests 2 men over incident with Pakistan plane
LONDON (AP) -- Two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after an incident on a plane flying from Pakistan to Britain, officials said, rattling the U.K. just days a British soldier was killed on a London street in a suspected terror attack....
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UK arrests 2 men over incident with Pakistan plane
LONDON (AP) -- Two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after an incident on a plane flying from Pakistan to Britain, officials said, rattling the U.K. just days a British soldier was killed on a London street in a suspected terror attack....
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Kerry's focus on peace talks, not settlements
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israel's government on Friday to prevent further settlement construction where possible to help revitalize Middle East peace hopes, but stressed that the Jewish state and Palestinians alike should remain focused on the larger goal of restarting direct negotiations....
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Russia: Syrian regime may take part in peace talks
BEIRUT (AP) -- The Syrian government has agreed "in principle" to attend a conference proposed by Russia and the United States on ending the country's civil war, Russia's Foreign Ministry said Friday, the first confirmation that President Bashar Assad's regime would be willing to take part in the talks with the opposition....
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Protesters arrested at coal firm Alpha's HQ in Va
BRISTOL, Va. (AP) -- Several environmental protesters are facing charges after blocking the road leading to the headquarters for coal producer Alpha Natural Resources in Bristol....
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C. Pa. official: Students safe after school threat
WILLIAMSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A central Pennsylvania school official says students are safe but classes are dismissing early as a precaution following a threat to an elementary school....
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Website plans columns by Corbett, Schwartz
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A website affiliated with Philadelphia's newspapers is drawing criticism for its decision to publish columns by Gov. Tom Corbett and one of his re-election challengers, U.S Rep. Allyson Schwartz....
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5 things to know for Friday in Pa. news
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about in Pennsylvania on Friday....
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SEPTA: Engineer shortage leads to canceled trains
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The transit agency serving the Philadelphia area says it's had to cancel some regional rail trains on weekends because of a shortage of engineers....
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Pa. postal worker arrested for alleged thefts
UPPER DARBY, Pa. (AP) -- A Philadelphia-area postal worker has been arrested after allegedly stealing cash and coupons from residents' mail....
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2 women plead guilty in Penn State hazing incident
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) -- Two women have pleaded guilty in the assault of a Penn State freshman during a hazing ritual....
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Pittsburgher outlining potholes with spray paint
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pittsburgh officials says pothole-filled Warrington Avenue will be repaved by midsummer....
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Brother-in-law to trial in W. Pa. man's murder
COCHRANTON, Pa. (AP) -- A northwestern Pennsylvania man has been ordered to stand trial in the fatal shooting of his brother-in-law, a killing the victim's widow says stemmed from a family property dispute....
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Pa. water plants fined by EPA for drilling waste
CANONSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The federal Environmental Protection Agency is fining three western Pennsylvania wastewater plants for discharging natural gas drilling wastewater into the Allegheny River or tributaries that feed it....
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