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"Virunga," film on besieged African park, bids for Oscar

Courier Newsroom - February 13, 2015

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — "They are my life," a ranger in Central Africa says of endangered mountain gorillas in his care. This bond of love infuses...

National News

AP IMPACT: Deadly side effect to fracking boom

Courier Newsroom - May 5, 2014

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — Booming production of oil and natural gas has exacted a little-known price on some of the nation's roads, contributing to...

Pittsburgh News

Fracking foes cringe as unions back drilling boom

Courier Newsroom - April 20, 2014

PITTSBURGH (AP) — After early complaints that out-of-state firms got the most jobs, some local construction trade workers and union members in Pennsylvania, Ohio...

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