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August 18, 2026

OLEAN — Mayor Amy B. Sherburne advised Tuesday afternoon that East Olean residents boil their water for consumption until further notice after a water...

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Pope assumes responsibility for priest sex abuse

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis said Friday he took personal responsibility for the "evil" of priests who raped and molested children, asking forgiveness from victims and saying the church

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Teachers unions urge Hochul to reject ‘school choice’ plan

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September 17, 2026

Teachers' unions want Gov. Kathy Hochul to walk back plans to join the Trump administration's “school choice” program, claiming that it would divert s...

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Cattaraugus County Veteran Services to conduct October sessions

September 17, 2026

Steve E. McCord, director of Cattaraugus County Veterans Services, will be available to discuss Veterans Affairs benefit laws, the healthcare system o...

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Waste of the Day: Indie rock execs’ world tour

September 17, 2026

The quintessential image of up-and-coming musicians toughing it out in a squalid tour bus was far from reality in 2013, when the federal government sp...

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AI may reverse political polarization. Don’t get excited yet

By STEPHEN MIHM Bloomberg Opinion

September 17, 2026

NEW YORK (TNS) — Political polarization has become so extreme that when Democrats and Republicans find common ground on a single issue — like their sh...

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The unreality of the Republican midterm convention

By CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News

September 17, 2026

WASHINGTON. (TNS) — The Roman poet Juvenal used the Latin phrase for “bread and circuses” to describe the distractions used by First Century Roman rul...

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