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• The Latest: Police identify man dead in New Orleans shooting

  27-11-2016 23:51
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on a mass shooting in the New Orleans French Quarter (all times local):
  
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• Swedish Christmas goat burns on 50th anniversary

  27-11-2016 23:48
  
  STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's Christmas Goat — a giant decorative goat made of straw and wood — didn't last long on its 50th anniversary.
  
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• Fillon wins France's conservative presidential primary

  27-11-2016 23:37
  
  PARIS (AP) — Francois Fillon won France's first-ever conservative presidential primary Sunday after promising drastic free-market reforms and a crackdown on immigration and Islamic extremism, beating
  
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• Castro shunned statues, monuments but still became icon

  27-11-2016 23:15
  
  There are no statues of Fidel Castro in Cuba. No school, street, government building or city bears his name. And while his likeness stares back from billboards and official portraits, it is absent fro
  
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• Corps won't forcibly remove protesters from federal land

  27-11-2016 23:13
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it has "no plans for forcible removal" of protesters who have been camping in North Dakota to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline.
  
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• Chicago flight to China diverted due to 'unruly passenger'

  27-11-2016 22:45
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines says a flight bound for Hong Kong from Chicago was diverted near Tokyo after 12 hours because of an "unruly passenger."
  
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• Brazilian protesters call for embattled president's ouster

  27-11-2016 22:42
  
  SAO PAULO (AP) — Protesters massed in Brazil's largest city Sunday to call for the president to be removed from office and express outrage at a host of his policies, while the embattled leader tried t
  
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• Trump assails recount push, claims millions voted illegally

  27-11-2016 22:37
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump claimed without evidence Sunday that "millions" voted illegally in the national election, scoffing at Hillary Clinton's nearly 2 million edge in th
  
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• Donald Trump assails recount push, claims millions voted illegally

  27-11-2016 22:37
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump claimed without evidence Sunday that “millions” voted illegally in the national election, scoffing at Hillary Clinton’s nearly 2 million edge in th
  
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• Water break affecting homes in East Tulsa

  27-11-2016 22:31
  
  A water break is affecting around 40 homes near S 145th E ave and 21st street Crews were out at the break around d 7:45 p.m. last night Water was shut off around midnight Crews estimate it could take from 4 to 8 hours to repair it it's unknown what caused the break
  
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• Volunteers assure kids in north Tulsa get visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus

  27-11-2016 22:30
  
  The Santa Community Project provides kids a chance top meet Santa and Mrs. Claus, get their picture taken and take home a new book.
  
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• Local militia named in slayings of 37 civilians in Congo

  27-11-2016 22:25
  
  KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A regional administrator says a local militia in Congo's northeast allegedly has killed at least 37 civilians with machetes and guns.
  
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• Miami Cuban celebration turns to reflection on Castro death

  27-11-2016 22:18
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Celebration turned to somber reflection and church services Sunday as Cuban-Americans in Miami largely stayed off the streets following a raucous daylong party in which thousands marked t
  
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• Correction: Obit-Henderson story

  27-11-2016 22:11
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a story Nov. 25 about (topic), The Associated Press reported erroneously that Florence Henderson had a role in the musical "Wish You Were There." The title of the musical is "Wis
  
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• Ginnie Graham: New bookmobile travels well-worn path for Tulsa library patrons

  27-11-2016 22:00
  
  The Tulsa City-County Library recently purchased a new bookmobile to serve communities without access to transportation or technology.
  
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• Trump aide steps up bid to block possible Romney nomination

  27-11-2016 21:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Donald Trump adviser warned Sunday that the president-elect's supporters would feel "betrayed" if he tapped former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as secretary of state, a move
  
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• The Latest: Vargas Llosa says Castro death to change Cuba

  27-11-2016 21:20
  
  HAVANA (AP) — The latest on the death of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro (all times local):
  
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• France: Fillon declares victory in presidential primary

  27-11-2016 21:18
  
  PARIS (AP) — Former Prime Minister Francois Fillon has declared victory in France's first-ever conservative presidential primary, beating a more moderate rival who had warned of encroaching populism.
  
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• California considers ban on sex between lawyers and clients

  27-11-2016 20:33
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The nation's largest state bar association is overhauling ethics rules for attorneys for the first time in 30 years, and some lawyers are unhappy about a proposal that would open
  
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• France: Fillon takes big early lead in presidential primary

  27-11-2016 20:31
  
  PARIS (AP) — Partial results in France's conservative presidential primary show former Prime Minister Francois Fillon strongly leading over a moderate rival who accused Fillon of pandering to anti-imm
  
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• Syrian army Aleppo advance displaces thousands

  27-11-2016 20:24
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Simultaneous advances by Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces into eastern Aleppo on Sunday set off a tide of displacement inside the divided city, with thousands of residents evacua
  
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• Border security push yields bumper crop of traffic tickets

  27-11-2016 20:19
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A new border security approach promoted by the Texas Department of Public Safety has yielded at least one result — a bumper crop of traffic tickets.
  
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• Israel to expand fleet of next-generation F-35 fighter jets

  27-11-2016 20:15
  
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel says it will expand its fleet of next-generation F-35 fighter jets in a move that officials believe will maintain the country's qualitative military edge over its Mideas
  
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• Texas school repudiates white nationalist alumnus

  27-11-2016 20:07
  
  DALLAS (AP) — The exclusive Dallas boys' prep school that Richard B. Spencer attended is denouncing the activities and ideas of its white nationalist alumnus.
  
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• Trump assails effort to recount votes; aide slams Romney

  27-11-2016 20:06
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — In a reprise of campaign-season rancor, Donald Trump and his lieutenants are assailing an effort — now joined by Hillary Clinton — to recount votes in up to three battlegr
  
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• Trump aides say Cuban government will have to change

  27-11-2016 20:06
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Cuban government must move toward enacting greater freedoms for its people and giving Americans something in return if it wants to keep warmer U.S. relations initiated by Preside
  
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• Kiefer Father Subdues Intruder Standing Over Child's Crib, Police Say

  27-11-2016 20:01
  
  Kiefer Chief of Police Johnny OMara said officers were called to a home after the parents of a 1-year-old child woke and found a man standing over their child's crib.
  
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• Pelosi challenger: House Dems need new message and messenger

  27-11-2016 19:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Ohio congressman who is vying to topple longtime House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that his colleagues understand that regaining the majority requires a "new messa
  
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• Republican states that expanded Medicaid want it kept

  27-11-2016 19:39
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer fought her own Republican party in the state Legislature for months to push through a Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act.
  
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• Kiefer police arrest intruder reportedly found standing over child's crib

  27-11-2016 19:27
  
  KIEFER — Kiefer police arrested a man Sunday morning after he was reportedly found standing over a child's crib inside a home.
  
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• Air travel normal as Thanksgiving holiday weekend winds down

  27-11-2016 19:12
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. airports are operating with minimal delays as millions of Americans return home after the long Thanksgiving weekend.
  
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• Oklahoma Prisons Suffering From Decades Of Neglect, Officials State

  27-11-2016 18:43
  
  Oklahoma's chronically overcrowded and deteriorating prisons are seeking nearly $1.65 billion next year to help reverse what Department of Corrections Director Joe Allbaugh says has been decades of neglect. 
  
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• Big birthday, but no candles for Sweden's Christmas goat

  27-11-2016 18:39
  
  STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's Christmas Goat — a giant decorative goat made of straw and wood — is celebrating its 50th birthday, but revelers are being asked to keep the candles away.
  
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• Elian Gonzalez returns to public eye to praise Fidel Castro

  27-11-2016 18:37
  
  HAVANA (AP) — Elian Gonzalez, the center of an international custody battle waged by Fidel Castro nearly two decades ago, returned to the public eye Sunday to praise the leader who fought to return hi
  
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• Egypt denies military presence in Syria

  27-11-2016 18:35
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Foreign Ministry has denied what it said were Arab media reports about an Egyptian military presence in Syria.
  
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• Kiefer Father Subdues Intruder Standing Over Child's Crib

  27-11-2016 18:21
  
  Kiefer Chief of Police Johnny OMara said officers were called to a home after the parents of a 1-year-old child woke and found a man standing over their child's crib.
  
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• French conservatives vote to choose presidential nominee

  27-11-2016 18:09
  
  PARIS (AP) — French conservatives voted Sunday for their nominee in next year's presidential election, choosing between two former prime ministers with some similar ideas on the economy but divergent
  
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• Gas canisters detonated outside Italian police station

  27-11-2016 18:01
  
  MILAN (AP) — Italian authorities are investigating an explosion outside the Bologna station of the Carabinieri national police that damaged the building overnight, but caused no injuries.
  
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• Syrian army advance threatens to cleave eastern Aleppo

  27-11-2016 17:42
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces advanced deep into eastern Aleppo on Sunday amid a swift collapse of rebel defenses inside the divided northern city, threatening to cleave the opposition's encl
  
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• 1 dead, 9 injured in shooting in New Orleans French Quarter

  27-11-2016 17:21
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — One man was killed, nine people were injured and witnesses said others ran in panic during an early Sunday shooting in New Orleans' French Quarter, a bustling tourist destination pa
  
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• Officials: 55 killed in Uganda fighting between rebels, army

  27-11-2016 17:20
  
  KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — More than four dozen people have been killed in fighting between Ugandan forces and a tribal militia in a remote district near the border with Congo, Ugandan officials said Sund
  
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• More soccer players report abuses as English FA opens review

  27-11-2016 17:14
  
  LONDON (AP) — English soccer's governing body launched a review Sunday into an escalating child sex-abuse scandal to discover what professional clubs knew about crimes being committed by coaches and w
  
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• Sheriff on pipeline protests: 'My job is to enforce the law'

  27-11-2016 17:12
  
  MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Don't look for apologies from the North Dakota sheriff leading the response to the Dakota Access oil pipeline protests, especially for the recent — and, in some circles, controvers
  
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• Havana spruces up for tributes to late leader Fidel Castro

  27-11-2016 17:11
  
  HAVANA (AP) — Workers spruced up the Cuban capital's sprawling Revolution Plaza and began setting up fencing Sunday in preparation for two days of tributes to deceased leader Fidel Castro.
  
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• 'Glow On The Green' Spreads Holiday Cheer In Tulsa Sunday

  27-11-2016 17:08
  
  Guthrie Green turns on their holiday lights Sunday evening. The event starts at 3 p.m. with live music, a holiday market, and food trucks. Bring canned food and unopened diapers for charity.
  
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• Brown water, beaver battle among early signs of water woes

  27-11-2016 16:51
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Beaver dams have been demolished, burbling fountains silenced, and the drinking water in one southern town has taken on the light brownish color of sweet tea.
  
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• Woman Punches Abductor, Escapes, Tulsa Police Say

  27-11-2016 16:48
  
  A woman told Tulsa police she escaped from a man who abducted her early Sunday morning near 11th and Garnett Road. 
  
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• Trump calls it 'sad' that Clinton joining recount effort

  27-11-2016 16:46
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday it's "sad" Hillary Clinton is joining an effort to force recounts of votes from the Nov. 8 election in up to three crucial states.
  
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• Local militia named in slayings of 35 civilians in Congo

  27-11-2016 16:16
  
  KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A regional administrator says a local militia in Congo's northeast allegedly has killed at least 35 civilians with machetes and guns.
  
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• Gusty Winds, Scattered Showers On Tap For Eastern Oklahoma

  27-11-2016 16:00
  
  A few sprinkles are possible during the morning hours, but scattered showers become more likely this afternoon across northeast Oklahoma.
  
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