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Boil water notice for East Olean after water main break

By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com

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...

3-Peat: UConn women beat Notre Dame 63-53 for 3rd straight title

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3-Peat: UConn women beat Notre Dame 63-53 for 3rd straight title

DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer

Apr 08, 2015

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies are a perfect 10. The Hall of Fame coach joined some elite company in UCLA's John Wooden after ...

Obama says climate change is harming Americans’ health

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Obama says climate change is harming Americans’ health

JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press

Apr 07, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) — Global warming isn't just affecting the weather, it's harming Americans' health, President Barack Obama said Tuesday as he announced...

Jurors to begin deliberating charges against marathon bomber

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Jurors to begin deliberating charges against marathon bomber

DENISE LAVOIE, AP Legal Affairs Writer

Apr 07, 2015

BOSTON (AP) — Jurors in the trial of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are set to begin deliberations after both prosecutors and his lawyers to...

Relatives: Man, kids died from carbon monoxide poisoning

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Relatives: Man, kids died from carbon monoxide poisoning

JULIET LINDERMAN, Associated Press

Apr 07, 2015

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. (AP) — A man and his seven children found dead in their Maryland home Monday were poisoned by carbon monoxide from a generator they...

Clinton to focus on contact with voters at start of 2016 bid

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Clinton to focus on contact with voters at start of 2016 bid

JULIE PACE, AP White House Correspondent

Apr 07, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of anticipation, Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to launch her presidential campaign sometime in the next two weeks ...

Starbucks to expand online college tuition program

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Starbucks to expand online college tuition program

CANDICE CHOI, AP Food Industry Writer

Apr 07, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks says its workers can now have four years of tuition covered for an online college degree from Arizona State University inste...

Tough sell: Obama ramps up lobbying campaign on Iran deal

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Tough sell: Obama ramps up lobbying campaign on Iran deal

JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press CONNIE CASS, Associated Press

Apr 07, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing deep skepticism on multiple fronts, President Barack Obama ramped up lobbying Monday for a framework nuclear deal with Iran, ...

Furor over Rolling Stone rape article may leave mixed legacy

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Furor over Rolling Stone rape article may leave mixed legacy

DAVID CRARY AP National Writer

Apr 07, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) — The furor over a retracted Rolling Stone article may deter some rape victims from coming forward, but the national campaign to curb se...

Cuba-US warming held up by listing of Cuba as terror sponsor

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Cuba-US warming held up by listing of Cuba as terror sponsor

MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN, Associated Press BRADLEY KLAPPER, Associated Press

Apr 07, 2015

HAVANA (AP) — American hopes of opening an embassy in Havana before presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro meet at a regional summit this week have b...

World’s oldest person dies at age 116 in Arkansas

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World’s oldest person dies at age 116 in Arkansas

CLAUDIA LAUER, Associated Press

Apr 07, 2015

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Just days after becoming the world's oldest documented person, 116-year-old Gertrude Weaver died Monday in Arkansas. Weaver b...

Fast-growing Asian aviation confronts safety challenges

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Fast-growing Asian aviation confronts safety challenges

KELVIN CHAN, AP Business Writer

Apr 07, 2015

HONG KONG (AP) — For Asia's aviation industry, the growing pains have just begun. A year of disasters, the disappearance of Flight 370 and financial t...

The Latest: Duke holds off Wisconsin to win national title

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The Latest: Duke holds off Wisconsin to win national title

DAVE SKRETTA, AP Sports Writers RALPH D. RUSSO, AP Sports Writers

Apr 07, 2015

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — 11:35 P.M. Duke certainly knows how to celebrate championships. Especially in Indianapolis, where the Blue Devils have won three o...

AP Exclusive: Special ops troops doubt women can do the job

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AP Exclusive: Special ops troops doubt women can do the job

LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press

Apr 06, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) — Surveys find that men in U.S. special operations forces do not believe women can meet the physical and mental demands of their comma...

Death penalty hearing for man charged with killing 3 Muslims

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Death penalty hearing for man charged with killing 3 Muslims

MICHAEL BIESECKER, The Associated Press

Apr 06, 2015

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The man accused of killing three North Carolina college students — their family says because they were Muslim — is scheduled to ap...

Jerry Brown defends drought order that doesn’t limit farmers

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Jerry Brown defends drought order that doesn’t limit farmers

Apr 06, 2015

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday defended his order requiring Californians statewide to cut back on their water use in a historic ...

Kenyan warplanes attack suspected militant positions

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Kenyan warplanes attack suspected militant positions

CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, Associated Press TOM ODULA, Associated Press

Apr 06, 2015

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya launched airstrikes against Islamic militants in Somalia following an extremist attack on a Kenyan college that killed 148...

Obama casts Iran talks as part of broader foreign policy

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Obama casts Iran talks as part of broader foreign policy

JULIE PACE, AP White House Correspondent

Apr 06, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is casting the Iran talks as part of a broader foreign policy doctrine that sees American power as a safeguar...

Pakistan says Saudi-led coalition in Yemen wants troops

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Pakistan says Saudi-led coalition in Yemen wants troops

ASIF SHAHZAD, Associated Press

Apr 06, 2015

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Saudi-led coalition targeting Shiite rebels in Yemen has asked Pakistan to contribute soldiers, Pakistan's defense minister said Mo...

Ordinary folk take up military training over Russia threat

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Ordinary folk take up military training over Russia threat

MONIKA SCISLOWSKA, Associated Press

Apr 06, 2015

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — NATO aircraft scream across eastern European skies and American armored vehicles rumble near the border with Russia on a mission...

Report cites multiple failures in Rolling Stone rape article

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Report cites multiple failures in Rolling Stone rape article

LARRY O'DELL, Associated Press

Apr 06, 2015

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Rolling Stone is pledging to review its editorial practices but won't fire anyone after a leading journalism school issued a blis...