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• Study: Human-caused warming burns more Western forests

  11-10-2016 23:46
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A new study of Western forest fires confirms what is already apparent — wildfire seasons are getting longer and more destructive.
  
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• Clinton brings in Gore as closer on climate change

  11-10-2016 23:42
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Al Gore laid out the environmental stakes of the presidential race in stark terms during a campaign stop for Hillary Clinton Tuesday, arguing that electing her opponent would lead to "cli
  
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• Maine governor: Trump can bring needed "authoritarian" power

  11-10-2016 23:35
  
  AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Republican Maine Gov. Paul LePage says the country needs Donald Trump "to show some authoritarian power in our country" because Democratic President Barack Obama has acted like "
  
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• Senate, House Dems see new opportunity from Trump tapes

  11-10-2016 23:28
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats trying to retake the House and Senate see new opportunity from the tape of Donald Trump talking about women in crude, predatory terms. The footage has already prompted ads
  
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• Minnesota sect leader admits sexually assaulting 2 girls

  11-10-2016 23:25
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The leader of an isolated religious sect in Minnesota pleaded guilty Tuesday to sexually assaulting two teenage girls who were members of his community.
  
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• As Tulsa Film Industry Expands, Festival Sees Growth In Second Year

  11-10-2016 23:15
  
  Tulsa has continued to make its mark in an industry that may come as a surprise to some - the film industry. And a local film festival is growing as a result.
  
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• State's REAL ID Extension Request Denied

  11-10-2016 23:08
  
  The State of Oklahoma’s request for an extension of time to become compliant with the REAL ID Act has been denied, the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety said.
  
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• Al Gore: 'Your vote really, really, really matters'

  11-10-2016 23:04
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Usually, he's Al Gore, Nobel Peace Prize winner or climate advocate. On Tuesday, he was Al Gore, cautionary tale.
  
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• Derrick Rose says he suspected 'rape' setup soon after act

  11-10-2016 23:02
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The night after Derrick Rose and two of his friends had sex with his ex-girlfriend, he had a hunch she was going to claim they raped her, the NBA star testified Tuesday.
  
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• Will Clinton move to the right? Liberals are watching

  11-10-2016 22:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Liberals say they're watching.
  
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• North Carolina braces for more flooding in downstream towns

  11-10-2016 22:43
  
  GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A state trooper shot and killed an armed man during a search for flood victims in a tense and dispirited North Carolina, and thousands more people were ordered to evacuate as h
  
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• Man found guilty of mailing cyanide that killed Englishman

  11-10-2016 22:42
  
  BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A man charged with mailing cyanide to a suicidal man in England, leading to his death, has been found guilty by a federal jury.
  
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• The Latest: Liberals watch Clinton for signs of moderation

  11-10-2016 22:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT):
  
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• Correction: Campaign 2016-Matthew story

  11-10-2016 22:31
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — In a story Oct. 10 about voter registration, The Associated Press reported erroneously that North Carolina has same-day registration on Election Day. The state has same-day re
  
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• Officials, parents worry Chicago schools deal won't stick

  11-10-2016 22:30
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Teachers in the nation's third-largest school district pulled back from a threatened strike after a tentative last-minute contract agreement that Chicago officials acknowledged Tuesday
  
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• The Latest: Aldermen caution tax money may not be stable

  11-10-2016 22:27
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on Chicago Public Schools and the teachers' union averting a strike (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Police say Reno crash video horrifying

  11-10-2016 22:25
  
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Latest on a driver plowing through a crowd in Reno, Nevada, during a protest to support Native American rights (all times local):
  
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• Unshackled Trump unleashes aggressive attacks on own party

  11-10-2016 22:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The "shackles" gone, Donald Trump stepped up his fierce attacks on his own party leaders Tuesday, promising to teach Republicans who oppose him a lesson and fight for the presidency
  
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• Spillway Gates Open At Lake Oologah

  11-10-2016 22:21
  
  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is trying to get the level of Oologah Lake back to normal as quickly as possible. 
  
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• Autopsy: Tulsa police victim had PCP in system when he died

  11-10-2016 22:16
  
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An unarmed Oklahoma man shot dead by a police officer after his car broke down on a city street last month had the hallucinogenic drug PCP in his system when he died, a medical exa
  
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• Appeals court: Roundup not required for overpopulated horses

  11-10-2016 22:15
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday against Wyoming officials who sought to require the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to round up wild horses from overpopulated herds, a decis
  
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• Space center reopens after hurricane, damage in millions

  11-10-2016 21:54
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's Kennedy Space Center reopened for business Tuesday, relying on industrial air conditioners rushed in from around the country in the wake of Hurricane Matthew.
  
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• Haitians await aid, help each other regain some normalcy

  11-10-2016 21:42
  
  LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — People throughout Haiti's devastated southwest peninsula formed makeshift brigades Tuesday to clear debris and try to regain some semblance of their pre-hurricane lives as ange
  
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• Suspended Ala. chief justice wants new justices for appeal

  11-10-2016 21:40
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore wants four sitting Supreme Court justices — as well as three other former justices — to recuse themselves as he appeals his suspension
  
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• US Supreme Court reverses Oklahoma man's death penalty

  11-10-2016 21:39
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday threw out the death sentence for an Oklahoma man convicted of first-degree murder in the deaths of a 25-year-old woman and her two children.
  
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• Truck Hits Native American Crowd During Columbus Day Protest In Nevada; No Arrest Yet

  11-10-2016 21:36
  
  The founder of a Native American rights group that was rallying in Reno, Nevada, when a pickup truck plowed through protesters wants to know why police haven’t arrested the driver.
  
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• ME's Report Shows Terence Crutcher Had PCP In System

  11-10-2016 21:33
  
  Toxicology tests on the body of Terence Crutcher show he had PCP in his system on September 16, 2016, the day he was shot and killed by Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby. 
  
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• Supreme Court will hear Ashcroft appeal to kill lawsuit

  11-10-2016 21:27
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear appeals from former Attorney General John Ashcroft, former FBI Director Robert Mueller and other former federal officials seeking to shut dow
  
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• Owasso Man Gets Prison For DUI Crash That Killed Girl

  11-10-2016 21:24
  
  The man convicted in a crash that killed an 8-year-old girl in Owasso in 2014 will be spending decades in prison.
  
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• Autopsy report: Terence Crutcher had PCP in his system when he died

  11-10-2016 21:08
  
  The report included results of a toxicology analysis that found Crutcher, 40, had 96 nanograms per milliliter of phencyclidine, or PCP, in his bloodstream at the time he died.
  
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• TPD Searches For Person Of Interest In Murder Of Tulsa Man

  11-10-2016 20:57
  
  Tulsa Police are requesting the public's assistance in identifying a person of interest in the murder investigation of a man who was shot in the early morning hours of October 2, 2016, at a Tulsa car wash. 
  
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• Owasso Man Sentenced To More Than 40 Years In Prison

  11-10-2016 20:54
  
  The man convicted in a crash that killed an 8-year-old girl in Owasso in 2014 will be spending decades in prison.
  
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• Feds to bring criminal contempt charges against Arpaio

  11-10-2016 20:51
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Prosecutors said Tuesday they will charge Sheriff Joe Arpaio with criminal contempt-of-court for defying a judge's orders to end his signature immigration patrols in Arizona, exposing t
  
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• The Latest: Hezbollah head expects 'escalation' in Syria war

  11-10-2016 20:39
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on Syria's conflict (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: WH says Obama found Trump video 'repugnant'

  11-10-2016 20:38
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT):
  
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• Supreme Court will hear appeal in cross-border shooting

  11-10-2016 20:38
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from the family of a Mexican teenager who was killed when a U.S. Border Patrol agent fired across the border from Texas into Mexico.
  
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• Maryland sheriff resigning over sexist, racist comments

  11-10-2016 20:38
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A sheriff in Maryland has agreed to resign after an investigation found he created a hostile work environment by belittling staffers and making racist and sexist comments.
  
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• Mistrial sought in rape lawsuit against Derrick Rose

  11-10-2016 20:36
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge in the trial of a rape lawsuit against NBA star Derrick Rose and two other men said Tuesday that he's considering a mistrial after criticizing the plaintiff's lawyers as "un
  
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• Churches sue over Massachusetts transgender bathroom law

  11-10-2016 20:36
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A new Massachusetts law that prohibits discrimination against transgender people in public restrooms is "punishing" the protected religious speech of churches and pastors, a conservative
  
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• The Latest: Feds to launch contempt case against Arpaio

  11-10-2016 20:28
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on the contempt of court case against Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Arizona (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Dakota Access work resumes in North Dakota

  11-10-2016 20:22
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Latest on the legal fight over the Dakota Access pipeline (all times local):
  
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• Hurricane Nicole re-forms in Atlantic, aims at Bermuda

  11-10-2016 20:13
  
  HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Hurricane Nicole has re-formed in the Atlantic and authorities in Bermuda are warning people to prepare for a blow.
  
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• Dakota Access pipeline work resumes near site of protest

  11-10-2016 20:10
  
  ST. ANTHONY, N.D. (AP) — Construction on the four-state Dakota Access pipeline resumed Tuesday on private land in North Dakota that's near a camp where thousands of protesters supporting tribal rights
  
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• US Supreme Court Tosses Oklahoma Man's Death Penalty

  11-10-2016 20:04
  
  The U.S. Supreme Court has thrown out the death sentence for an Oklahoma man convicted of first-degree murder in the deaths of a 25-year-old woman and her two children. 
  
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• Berryhill Marching Band Wins State Title For 13th Consecutive Year

  11-10-2016 19:59
  
  Berryhill Blue And Gold Brigade won the Class 3A State Oklahoma Bandmasters Association Championship in Moore over the weekend with their show "Pulling Strings." 
  
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• Judge denies Tyson's request for new trial in pay dispute

  11-10-2016 19:57
  
  STORM LAKE, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has rejected Tyson Foods' request for a new trial in a case that awarded $5.8 million to thousands of employees at the company's pork plant in Storm Lake, Iowa.
  
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• Feds: No timetable for end of Alton Sterling shooting probe

  11-10-2016 19:51
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Justice Department doesn't have a timetable for completing its investigation into the fatal shooting of a black man by police during an altercation with two white officers
  
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• Oklahoma Wildland Firefighters Battling Georgia Wildfires

  11-10-2016 19:41
  
  A crew of Oklahoma wildland firefighters was dispatched Monday to assist Georgia wildland firefighters in containing wildfires in the Chattahoochee National Forest and surrounding areas. 
  
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• Militant attack on Shiite shrine in Afghan capital kills 14

  11-10-2016 19:39
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says 14 people have been killed in a militant attack on a Shiite shrine in the capital, Kabul.
  
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• Court seems favorable to defendant claiming jury race bias

  11-10-2016 19:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested that racial bias in the jury room may trump the centuries-old legal principle of secrecy in jury deliberations.
  
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