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• Millions More Government Fingerprints Deemed Stolen

  23-09-2015 23:24
  
  The number of people applying for or receiving security clearances whose fingerprint images were stolen in one of the worst government data breaches is now believed to be 5.6 million, not 1.1 million.
  
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• Carson says immigrants 'don't get to change who we are'

  23-09-2015 23:22
  
  SPRING ARBOR TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said Wednesday he welcomes immigrants to America, but they cannot alter "who we are."
  
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• Pope canonizes 18th-century missionary; not everyone happy

  23-09-2015 23:14
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In the first canonization on U.S. soil, Pope Francis has elevated to sainthood an 18th-century missionary who brought Catholicism to the American West Coast.
  
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• University of Delaware: Lantern remnants mistaken for nooses

  23-09-2015 22:50
  
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — The remnants of lanterns hanging from trees were mistaken this week for nooses, prompting a social media frenzy at the University of Delaware and a police investigation of a possibl
  
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• Tulsa students participate in 'See You at the Pole' prayer event

  23-09-2015 22:45
  
  Annual student-led prayer event held at thousands of schools across the nation.
  
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• 2 Al-Jazeera journalists pardoned, released in Egypt

  23-09-2015 22:37
  
  CAIRO (AP) — President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi pardoned and released two Al-Jazeera English journalists Wednesday, ending a case that was widely condemned by human rights groups and had raised questions
  
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• The Latest: Xi tours Boeing, says China needs new planes

  23-09-2015 22:36
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — The latest on Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the United States (all times local):
  
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• Wife of 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' sues Oklahoma man for libel

  23-09-2015 22:17
  Beth Chapman claims that Lionel "Lenny" Biggers coordinated a "rampage of character attacks" against her on social media. The Tahlequah Daily Press reports that she's seeking more than $75,000 in damages.
  
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• Deeply-divided EU holds emergency summit on migrant crisis

  23-09-2015 22:16
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The migrant crisis overwhelming the European Union tugged at the very fabric of the 28-nation bloc Wednesday with bitter divisions casting a shadow over an emergency summit aimed at st
  
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• Documentary featuring President Obama prison visit debuts in Oklahoma

  23-09-2015 22:14
  
  About 50 inmates gathered at the El Reno federal prison Wednesday to watch the premiere of "Fixing the System," a Vice on HBO special report. Obama spoke with six of the inmates during his visit.
  
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• Cheokee Nation Adds To Bison Herd On Tribal Land

  23-09-2015 22:12
  
  The Cherokee Nation is growing its bison herd once again, receiving a semi-truckload of the culturally significant animals on tribal land on Thursday, a news release says.
  
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• The Latest: Pope is rebuked for words on sex abuse crisis

  23-09-2015 22:11
  
  The pope's praise for U.S. bishops for what he called their "generous commitment'" to helping victims of clergy sex abuse has drawn an angry rebuke from advocates who say the bishops acted only under the threat of lawsuits.
  
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• Mother Of 2 Men Accused In Pawhuska Oilman's Murder Also Charged

  23-09-2015 22:04
  
  The mother of two men jailed for the murder of a well-known Pawhuska oilman now has been charged with helping her sons cover up the killing.
  
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• Murder charges filed against brothers accused of killing Pawhuska oilman; mother accused of being an accessory

  23-09-2015 22:00
  
  Jeremy Keith Reece, 31, and Tyler Wayne Reece, 18, are charged with the first-degree murder in connection with the killing of Ricky Holt, 46.
  
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• Top German military officer dies in northern Iraq

  23-09-2015 21:34
  BAGHDAD (AP) — The German Defense Ministy says the head of its training mission in Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish region has passed away.
  
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• Kenyan authorities find undeclared weapons on foreign ship

  23-09-2015 21:34
  
  MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan security forces searching a Norwegian ship at Mombasa port discovered undeclared weapons among the consignment of U.N. vehicles, local police and the ship's Norwegian owne
  
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• Xi says 'without reform' no progress for business in China

  23-09-2015 21:28
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday addressed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, billionaire investor Warren Buffett and other top American and Chinese business leaders, vowing that his c
  
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• The Latest: An encounter in popemobile parade

  23-09-2015 21:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest developments in Pope Francis' visit to the United States. All times local:
  
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• Colombia's president traveling to Cuba to promote peace

  23-09-2015 21:23
  
  HAVANA (AP) — Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos arrived in Cuba Wednesday for a surprise meeting with guerrilla commanders that could remove the last significant obstacle to a deal ending Latin A
  
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• Volkswagen CEO steps down, takes responsibility for scandal

  23-09-2015 21:20
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigned Wednesday, days after admitting that the world's top-selling carmaker had rigged diesel emissions to pass U.S. tests during his tenure.
  
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• Pope Francis security effort gets first test in Washington

  23-09-2015 21:19
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The massive security apparatus protecting Pope Francis on his historic, six-day trip to the United States got its first test Wednesday as a 5-year-old girl with a gift for the pontif
  
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• Little girl shares immigration message with pope

  23-09-2015 21:05
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A girl who was handed up to the pope during Pope Francis' parade in Washington shared a message about immigration.
  
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• 'Lean and mean' campaigns enable GOP candidates to endure

  23-09-2015 20:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — As Scott Walker gave up on his 2016 presidential race this week, he implored other Republicans in the crowded field to follow his lead and drop out — so that one could rise to challe
  
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• AP PHOTOS: Adoring crowds greet pope in nation's capital

  23-09-2015 20:51
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Huge crowds of admirers and fans gave Pope Francis an enthusiastic reception in the nation's capital on Wednesday, beginning with the thousands who packed the South Lawn of the White
  
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• Burkina Faso president back in power 1 week after coup

  23-09-2015 20:45
  
  OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso's interim president triumphantly returned to power Wednesday, a week after his political demise had seemed all but certain following a military coup.
  
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• Hearing Canceled Over Oklahoma Use Of Midazolam In Execution

  23-09-2015 20:44
  
  A federal judge has canceled a hearing this week on an Oklahoma inmate's request to stop his upcoming execution.
  
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• AP Interview: Finance minister says no recession in Canada

  23-09-2015 20:39
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Canada's finance minister says Canada is not in recession now and wasn't in recession in the first half of the year despite data showing otherwise.
  
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• Man says wife who was arrested in China interrogated daily

  23-09-2015 20:38
  
  DALLAS (AP) — An American businesswoman arrested in China on claims she spied and stole state secrets is being held in solitary confinement and is interrogated at least once a day, her husband said We
  
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• China dissident's wife rejects invite to State Department

  23-09-2015 20:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Relatives of Chinese dissidents were set to meet Wednesday with the No. 2 U.S. diplomat as the Obama administration sought to demonstrate it won't gloss over human rights during this
  
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• The Latest: Pope seeks change in tone from culture wars

  23-09-2015 20:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest developments in Pope Francis' visit to the United States. All times local:
  
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• Mother Of 2 Men Accused Of Pawhuska Oilman's Murder Also Charged

  23-09-2015 20:23
  
  The mother of two men jailed for the murder of a well-known Pawhuska oilman now has been charged with helping her sons cover up the killing.
  
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• Amid migrant mobilization, signs Turkey is hardening rules

  23-09-2015 20:18
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — As refugees try to use a land route from Turkey as an alternate way into the European Union, Ankara has begun enforcing long-dormant rules on Syrians' travel, in part over concerns abo
  
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• Ziggyz owner charged with conspiracy in sales of K2 synthetic marijuana

  23-09-2015 20:15
  A woman who owned Ziggyz pipe shops with her brother and was allegedly distributing large quantities of illegal synthetic marijuana, known as K2, spice or potpourri, has been charged with two counts of conspiracy.
  
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• Deputy saves drowning kids in dark pond; the dad is arrested

  23-09-2015 20:12
  
  DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina man accused of trying to drown his two young daughters initially told residents of an apartment complex he believed his 7-year-old son had been kidnapped and nee
  
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• British siblings survive Saudi crane collapse, perform hajj

  23-09-2015 19:55
  
  MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) — For two Muslim siblings from the city of Bradford in Britain, it was a lifelong dream that their father take them on the hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia — but when th
  
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• Papa! DC crowds cheer pope; he calls for climate action

  23-09-2015 19:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Plunging headlong into the issues of the day, Pope Francis opened his visit to the United States with a strong call for action to combat climate change, calling it a problem that "ca
  
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• 4 universities chosen for 2016 presidential, VP debates

  23-09-2015 19:53
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Four universities were chosen Wednesday to host the 2016 presidential and vice presidential debates, including veteran host Washington University in St. Louis and, for the first time,
  
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• Police search for duo who stole crash victim's credit cards, went on shopping spree

  23-09-2015 19:49
  
  The cards were stolen while drivers were helping a man who had just been injured in a rollover collision.
  
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• Tulsa Sheriff Testifies Before Grand Jury

  23-09-2015 19:47
  
  Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz arrived at the county courthouse Wednesday morning to testify before the grand jury investigating him and his office.
  
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• Sixth body found in rubble of Northern California wildfires

  23-09-2015 19:47
  COBB, Calif. (AP) — Another body has been found in a burned-out home in Northern California, bringing the death toll to six from two of the state's more destructive wildfires in recent memory.
  
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• Pope to canonize 18th-century missionary; not everyone happy

  23-09-2015 19:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The first pope from the Americas is ready to elevate to sainthood an 18th-century missionary who brought Catholicism to what is now California.
  
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• Clinton aims to tackle out-of-pocket health care costs

  23-09-2015 19:42
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton proposed a series of steps on Wednesday to lessen the burden of out-of-pocket medical bills for Americans covered by President Barack Obama's health care law.
  
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• GOP pragmatists protest tea party shutdown tactics

  23-09-2015 19:38
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Rank-and-file Republican lawmakers are increasingly protesting the tactics of tea party colleagues who demand that legislation to keep the government open also take away federal fund
  
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• Racing against militant threat to document Syria's heritage

  23-09-2015 19:32
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Scientists are slipping 3-D cameras into Syria to local activists and residents to scan antiquities. A U.S.-funded project aims to provide local conservators with resources to help safeg
  
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• Amid battle against IS, Iraqis face cholera outbreak

  23-09-2015 19:31
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq, which is already facing a prolonged battled against the Islamic State group and mass protests against government corruption and inefficiency, is now struggling with a new challeng
  
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• Durant Cleared To Resume Basketball Activities

  23-09-2015 18:36
  
  Kevin Durant has been cleared to play following a long, complicated recovery from a Jones fracture in his foot that was initially hurt during the preseason last year.
  
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• Okla. Congressman Seeks Ranger School Records After Women Graduate

  23-09-2015 17:50
  
  An Oklahoma congressman is seeking training records from the Army Ranger School at Georgia's Fort Benning, where two soldiers made history last month by becoming the first females to graduate.
  
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• Feds Reveal Surprising Dangers Hiding In Carry-On Baggage

  23-09-2015 17:41
  
  The TSA is on track to set a record for the number of guns it has confiscated across the United States this year. But other prohibited items--including knives, cleavers, ninja throwing stars, and nunchucks--are more challenging to uncover, reports CBS News correspondent Kris Van Cleave.
  
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• Pope Francis Draws Attention To Climate Change In Remarks At White House

  23-09-2015 17:28
  
  In his first remarks on U.S. soil, Pope Francis on Wednesday commended President Obama for tackling the air pollution and made the case that Christians have an obligation to be responsible stewards of Earth.
  
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• American Airlines Charter Jet To Carry Pope Francis In U.S.

  23-09-2015 17:22
  
  When Pope Francis travels from Washington to New York City and then to Philadelphia this week he'll fly on an American Airlines jet temporarily christened Shepherd One.
  
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