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After fatal train crash, investigators seek answers

HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) -- Federal investigators are sifting through the wreckage of a train crash in New Jersey to determine what happened before it barreled through a station and crashed into a barrier, causing a young mother to be killed by falling debris and injuring more than 100 others....
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Israelis, world leaders gather for Peres funeral

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israelis, along with dignitaries from around the world, were gathering in Jerusalem Friday for the funeral of former President Shimon Peres....
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Obama arrives in Israel for Shimon Peres memorial service

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- President Barack Obama flew to Israel Friday to pay his respects to Shimon Peres, the former leader whose six decades of work shaping this tiny nation into a powerful and industrious force generated tremendous respect from Obama....
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Duterte 'happy to slaughter' drug suspects; mentions Hitler

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte raised the rhetoric over his bloody anti-crime war to a new level Friday, comparing it to Hitler and the Holocaust and saying he would be "happy to slaughter" 3 million addicts....
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Springsteen signs Philadelphia fifth-grader's absence note

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A Philadelphia fifth-grader ditched school for the chance to meet rock legend Bruce Springsteen and "The Boss" gladly played along by signing the boy's absence excuse note....
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The Latest: Mayor whose exit sought alleges 'witch hunt'

YORK, Pa. (AP) -- The Latest on the small-town Pennsylvania mayor who is being asked to resign over racist pictures on his Facebook page (all times local):...
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Trains returning to schedule in Philadelphia after 3 months

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The Philadelphia area's commuter rail service will resume a normal schedule Monday, three months after a third of its coaches were sidelined due to defects in their suspension systems....
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Cop facing state, federal charges now sued over rough arrest

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A fired Pittsburgh police sergeant criminally charged in federal and state court with wrongly beating up a drunken high school football fan then trying to cover it up is now also being sued, along with the city....
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Temple University to honor Tina Fey with media award

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Temple University is honoring Tina Fey with a special media award....
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Audit: Agency paid public assistance benefits to dead people

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- An audit by the state's fiscal watchdog has found Pennsylvania's Department of Human Services was paying public assistance benefits to the accounts of dead people, prompting policy changes at the agency....
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Pittsburgh man faces penalty if he can't catch noisy rooster

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A Pittsburgh man has 30 days to figure out how to catch a noisy rooster or the city will penalize him....
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Court expands right to sue counties over public defenders

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania's highest court will allow criminal defendants to sue a county in an effort to prove a public defender's office isn't adequately funded to provide the constitutional right to an attorney, a victory for civil rights lawyers....
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Man accused of trying to hide crash that killed girlfriend

VERNON, Ind. (AP) -- Indiana authorities have brought charges against a Pennsylvania man who was injured in a crash that killed his girlfriend earlier this month, alleging that he initially tried to conceal that the crash even happened because he may have been trying to avoid being arrested....
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Officials raise weight limit on Liberty Bridge to 30 tons

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- PennDOT has raised the weight limit on Pittsburgh's Liberty Bridge to 30 tons....
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