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• Poll: Who won the CBS News Republican debate?

  14-02-2016 23:47
  
  Thirty-two percent of these debate watchers say Marco Rubio won the debate, beating out Donald Trump (24 percent) and John Kasich (19 percent), who are ranked second and third, respectively.
  
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• Mississippi officer shot in face; police questioning suspect

  14-02-2016 23:41
  
  CLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) — A man believed to have shot a northwest Mississippi police officer point-blank in the face and a man believed to have joined him in an earlier robbery were being questioned Su
  
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• Clinton, Sanders speak at Las Vegas church

  14-02-2016 23:36
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are speaking from the pulpit as they campaign ahead of next weekend's Democratic caucuses in Nevada.
  
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• 50 Latvian couples get hitched in midair, literally

  14-02-2016 22:58
  
  JEKABPILS, Latvia (AP) — Latvian couples have tied the knot in the air on Valentine's Day hoping to set a world record in the number of simultaneous weddings in hot air balloons.
  
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• Congo opposition member arrested before strike, is released

  14-02-2016 22:38
  KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A Congolese opposition leader who was arrested Sunday before a planned strike this week has been released, the government's spokesman said.
  
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• Guns in the wrong hands connected to half of domestic violence homicides in Oklahoma

  14-02-2016 22:30
  
  For the past three years, Oklahoma has ranked in the top 10 among states with the highest number of women killed by men. A large portion of that figure comes from the number of domestic violence homicides in the state.
  
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• City of Claremore ordered to pay more court fees in relation to Open Records case

  14-02-2016 22:15
  
  For a second time, the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals has ruled that the city of Claremore violated the state’s Open Records Act by failing to comply with requests from a Vinita law firm.
  
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• Arkansas State University lifts campus lockdown

  14-02-2016 22:08
  
  The university lifted the lockdown about an hour after it took effect after school and city police determined there was no threat.
  
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• Plenty of ideas but not much money for education in this year's legislative session

  14-02-2016 22:00
  
  Oklahoma lawmakers are still looking for solutions to policy and pay issues in education.
  
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• Long road to recovery after devastating California wildfire

  14-02-2016 21:53
  
  MIDDLETOWN, Calif. (AP) — A real estate agent waits to rebuild her home on the same lot she fled in September, mourning the animals she couldn't save and the family heirlooms she left behind as one of
  
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• McAlester Schools Ex-Superintendent's Husband Resigns

  14-02-2016 21:49
  
  The husband of the recently fired McAlester Public School superintendent has resigned his job with the district. Joseph Gore took 37 professional days in one calendar year.
  
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• Stacia Knight Weather Blog: Warm Temps To Bring Increased Fire Danger

  14-02-2016 20:07
  
  Some of us are looking forward to warmer weather, but with it comes another round of high fire danger. 
  
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• Flags Lowered For Justice Scalia As Politicians Debate His Replacement

  14-02-2016 19:49
  
  As the flags fly lower after the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the campaign-year political heat has risen over the vacancy on the nine-member court.
  
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• Scalia's death means loss of key vote in divided cases

  14-02-2016 19:45
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Antonin Scalia's death deprives conservatives of a key vote that could change the outcome in some major Supreme Court cases, including one in which labor unions appeared head
  
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• Boy Gives All 900 Girls In His High School Some Flowers For Valentine's Day

  14-02-2016 19:40
  
  At the young age of 14, Hayden Godfrey learned something new in school: No girl should feel alone on Valentine's Day. 
  
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• Tulsa 23rd Street Bridge To Be Closed 8 Months For Repairs

  14-02-2016 19:32
  
  The 23rd Street bridge in west Tulsa will be closed to all traffic for eight months while three spans of the bridge are replaced and several piers are reconfigured and improved, ODOT officials said.
  
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• Tulsa Chase Ends With Man's Arrest

  14-02-2016 19:23
  
  Tulsa police arrested Boris Yeltsin Aguilar following a car and foot pursuit.
  
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• DiCaprio favored for best-actor prize at Britain's BAFTAs

  14-02-2016 19:15
  
  LONDON (AP) — Leonardo DiCaprio could add to his accolades for epic endurance story "The Revenant" with a win at the British Academy Film Awards.
  
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• Mississippi officer shot in head investigating robbery

  14-02-2016 18:59
  CLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) — Authorities in northwest Mississippi say an officer is in critical condition after being shot in the head while investigating a robbery across the street from a police station
  
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• Pope brings message of hope to gritty Mexico City suburb

  14-02-2016 18:55
  
  ECATEPEC, Mexico (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people gathered Sunday as Pope Francis began what was expected to be the biggest event of his five-day trip to Mexico: a Mass in the capital's crime-ri
  
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• Turkey shells Kurdish positions in Syria for 2nd day

  14-02-2016 18:24
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Turkey shelled positions held by a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in northern Syria for a second day on Sunday, drawing condemnation from the Syrian government, whose forces are advancing a
  
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• 2 killed in crashes involving 16 cars in California

  14-02-2016 18:24
  
  MERCED, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say two men died over the weekend in a car crash that set off a series of collisions involving 16 cars in a foggy Central California highway.
  
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• The Latest: Thick haze in Valley of Mexico for papal Mass

  14-02-2016 18:02
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Latest on Pope Francis' visit to Mexico (all times local):
  
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• Trial under way in $100 million lawsuit against Venezuela

  14-02-2016 17:45
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal trial over a $100 million investors' lawsuit against Venezuela includes allegations of fraud, hints of an international criminal conspiracy, and references to diamonds,
  
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• Dog Wakes Owner To Tulsa House Fire

  14-02-2016 17:36
  
  A Tulsa homeowner said his dog woke him Sunday morning as smoke filled his bedroom.
  
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• Memorial service held for victims of train crash in Germany

  14-02-2016 17:22
  BERLIN (AP) — Hundreds of mourners have gathered at a memorial service for the 11 victims who died in a head-on train crash in southern Germany.
  
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• Former priest arrested in cold case known for compassion

  14-02-2016 17:04
  PHOENIX (AP) — For nearly 20 years, John Feit was known around the St. Vincent de Paul nonprofit agency as one its most compassionate employees.
  
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• Flags at half-staff for Scalia, political fight heats up

  14-02-2016 16:51
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A procession of law enforcement officers early Sunday escorted the body of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to a funeral home in El Paso, Texas, where officials are waiting to he
  
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• Suspect arrested with guns, bullets at Greece-Turkey border

  14-02-2016 16:46
  THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek police say they arrested a British citizen on the main border crossing to Turkey carrying a large weapons cache.
  
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• Apartment Fire Forces Tulsans From Their Homes

  14-02-2016 16:02
  
  Several people are displaced after an overnight apartment fire at the Braden Creek Apartments near 51st and Yale. 
  
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• Israel: 3 Palestinian attackers killed in separate incidents

  14-02-2016 14:40
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Three Palestinian teenagers were shot and killed while attempting to attack Israeli security forces in two separate incidents in the West Bank on Sunday, the Israeli military and poli
  
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• Egypt policeman's conviction overturned in protester's death

  14-02-2016 14:20
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's highest appeals court on Sunday overturned the conviction of a police officer sentenced to 15 years in prison for the killing of a female protester in a January 2015 shooting capt
  
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• Early Morning Quake Recorded In Garfield County

  14-02-2016 14:19
  
  Residents in Garfield County felt a jolt early Sunday morning, as an earthquake struck near Waukomis, Oklahoma. 
  
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• Haiti lawmakers elect Senate chief as provisional president

  14-02-2016 13:46
  
  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian lawmakers on Sunday chose the country's Senate chief to lead a caretaker government that will fill the void left by last week's departure of former President Miche
  
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• Multiple crises challenge European Union ahead of summit

  14-02-2016 13:31
  
  LONDON (AP) — NATO warships are steaming toward the Aegean Sea in an escalated bid to impose order on the chaotic arrival of more than 1 million migrants, which has not abated despite the wintry weath
  
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• Suspected former Nazi camp guard dies in Croatia at 92

  14-02-2016 13:04
  ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Jakob Denzinger, a suspected former Nazi prison guard at Auschwitz and other camps, has died in his native Croatia. He was 92.
  
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• Kerry in Albania to press reform

  14-02-2016 12:45
  
  TIRANA, Albania (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pushed Albania on Sunday to enact a major package of judicial and legislative reforms.
  
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• McCain criticizes Syria truce deal, sees Russia ambitions

  14-02-2016 12:06
  MUNICH (AP) — Senior Republican Sen. John McCain sharply criticized the deal to seek a temporary truce in Syria, arguing Sunday that Russia is engaging in "diplomacy in the service of military aggress
  
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• Palestinian assailants killed by Israeli army in shootout

  14-02-2016 11:38
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Two Palestinian assailants were shot and killed by Israeli soldiers after one of them opened fire at troops, the Israeli military said.
  
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• Opposition activists say Turkey shelling Kurds in Syria

  14-02-2016 11:34
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Turkey shelled positions held by the main Kurdish militia in northern Syria for a second day Sunday, adding complexity to an inflamed situation in the area where Russian-backed Syrian go
  
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• Republic of Congo: Ex-army chief to run for president

  14-02-2016 11:15
  
  BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — The former chief of staff of Republic of Congo's army has announced he will be running as a candidate in the March 20 presidential election.
  
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• Netanyahu: US Vice President Biden may visit Israel

  14-02-2016 11:07
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says staffers for U.S. Vice President Joe Biden are arriving in Israel ahead of Biden's possible visit to the country.
  
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• Somalia's president: Many fight for al-Shabab for money

  14-02-2016 10:30
  
  MUNICH (AP) — Somalia's president says military forces have made inroads in their fight against al-Shabab militants but the key to defeating them lies in providing better opportunities for the country
  
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• UN: 2015 civilian injuries in Afghan war worst since 2009

  14-02-2016 09:42
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Civilian injuries in Afghanistan's long war with the Taliban rose last year, with women and children again bearing the brunt of the violence, the United Nations said in a rep
  
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• Schumer slams Obama budget cuts to anti-terror funds

  14-02-2016 09:19
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer is slamming a White House proposal that would reduce funding for counterterrorism programs across the country by nearly $300 million.
  
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• In victory or dissent, Scalia was a man of strong opinions

  14-02-2016 09:05
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia kept your attention, whether you liked him or not.
  
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• Justice Antonin Scalia, influential conservative, dead at 79

  14-02-2016 09:03
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Antonin Scalia, the influential conservative and most provocative member of the Supreme Court, has died, leaving the high court without its conservative majority and setting up an id
  
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• Obama uses California's Sunnylands as Western White House

  14-02-2016 08:53
  
  RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — The guest list at Sunnylands reads like a roster of the rich and famous, from years past to today: Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Warren Buffet, Bill
  
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• Teeth-chattering temps move in to northeastern US

  14-02-2016 08:34
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Bitter temperatures and biting winds had much of the northeastern United States bundling up this weekend and the brutal weather was blamed for a deadly interstate pileup.
  
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• Central African Republic voters seek leader to end chaos

  14-02-2016 07:53
  
  BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Central African Republic went ahead with a presidential runoff vote Sunday that many hope will solidify the country's tentative peace after more than two years
  
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