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• Tense standoff in occupation of tribal building

  22-12-2016 23:49
  
  CHARLESTOWN, R.I. (AP) — The takeover of the headquarters of a Rhode Island Indian tribe turned into a tense standoff Thursday as the tribe's impeached leader pledged to regain the building by force i
  
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• Wisconsin officials file charges in lottery fixing scheme

  22-12-2016 23:48
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former lottery computer administrator from Iowa and a friend from Texas have been charged in Wisconsin with racketeering and theft by fraud.
  
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• Christian Ministers Alliance seeks toys, food for second Christmas giveaway

  22-12-2016 23:45
  
  About 3,000 people attended the Alliance’s first Christmas give-away on Tuesday, receiving toys and food. More will be distributed Friday.
  
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• Gov. Rauner files unfair labor practice charge against union

  22-12-2016 23:44
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the state's largest public-employee union, a move union leaders call an attempt t
  
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• Tulsa Woman Blames Apartment Complex For 'Soggy Christmas'

  22-12-2016 23:41
  
  A Tulsa woman says her apartment complex is to blame for her soggy Christmas.
  
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• The Latest: Town asks for help with tribal standoff

  22-12-2016 23:39
  
  CHARLESTOWN, R.I. (AP) — The Latest on the Narragansett Indian power struggle in Rhode Island (all times local):
  
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• Tulsans' Generosity Makes Christmas Merrier For Soldier, Family

  22-12-2016 23:32
  
  The generosity of our News On 6 viewers has made Christmas a lot merrier for a soldier and his family.
  
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• Man Arrested In Eufaula House Fire, Two Deaths Says He's Innocent

  22-12-2016 22:48
  
  A man arrested after a 3-hour standoff with McIntosh County deputies Wednesday night told News On 6 he's innocent.
  
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• Continuing battle with media, Trump avoids news conference

  22-12-2016 22:45
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Less than a month from taking office, President-elect Donald Trump has yet to hold the traditional news conference that most incoming presidents have held within days of t
  
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• Texas officer on restricted duty after videotaped arrests

  22-12-2016 22:44
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A white Texas police officer was placed on restricted duty Thursday while an internal investigation looks into a videotaped incident showing the officer wrestling a black woman to the gr
  
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• Marine Corps sets 3 hearings in Parris Island hazing cases

  22-12-2016 22:43
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The first public military court proceedings involving allegations of abuse and hazing at the Marine Corps' recruit training facility at Parris Island in South Carolina are set to
  
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• Wal-Mart pulls Black Lives Matter T-shirt from website

  22-12-2016 22:39
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wal-Mart has pulled a Black Lives Matter T-shirt from its online offerings amid complaints by police.
  
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• Obama scraps registry for some immigrant men, mostly Muslims

  22-12-2016 22:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Thursday officially scrapped the last vestiges of a U.S. registration system for Muslim immigrants. If President-elect Donald Trump now wants to introduce
  
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• Craig County Woman Pleads Guilty In 83-Year-Old's Beating Death

  22-12-2016 22:23
  
  A Craig County woman has pleaded guilty to murder and robbery in the death of 83-year-old Velma Bennett.
  
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• Conservation area to help wildlife migration in 3 states

  22-12-2016 22:23
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal authorities have announced the establishment of a 7,000-square-mile watershed conservation area in three states that includes major migration corridors for birds and mammal
  
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• Happy birthday to Colo: Oldest gorilla in US turns 60

  22-12-2016 22:21
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — She is a mother of three, grandmother of 16, great-grandmother of 12 and great-great-grandmother of three. She recently had surgery to remove a malignant tumor, but doctors say s
  
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• The Latest: Tribal standoff continues as sunset approaches

  22-12-2016 22:12
  
  CHARLESTOWN, R.I. (AP) — The Latest on the Narragansett Indian power struggle in Rhode Island (all times local):
  
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• Senate Dems press Trump's wealthy picks for financial data

  22-12-2016 22:11
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Senate Democrats are trying to put the brakes on President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks, insisting on extensive financial information on some of the wealthiest Americans be
  
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• The Latest: Reward offered after store worker set on fire

  22-12-2016 22:05
  
  BURNEY, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on Northern California gas station attendant set on fire (all times local):
  
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• Lawyers want confession in Slender Man case thrown out

  22-12-2016 22:03
  
  WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — The lawyers for a Wisconsin girl accused of trying to kill a classmate to please a fictional horror character called Slender Man are challenging her confession.
  
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• California court won't review Manson follower parole denial

  22-12-2016 22:01
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court has denied a petition for review of Gov. Jerry Brown's rejection of parole for former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten.
  
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• Anonymous donor puts $10,000 check in Salvation Army kettle

  22-12-2016 22:01
  
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A donor who wishes to remain anonymous dropped a $10,000 check into a Salvation Army kettle in western Pennsylvania.
  
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• 2 Siberian lynx stolen from private zoo in Virginia

  22-12-2016 21:58
  
  WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) — Two juvenile big cats have been stolen from a private zoo in Virginia.
  
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• Officials say fingerprints tie Tunisian to Berlin attack

  22-12-2016 21:55
  
  BERLIN (AP) — German officials presented mounting evidence Thursday that Anis Amri was behind the wheel of a truck that smashed into a Christmas market in Berlin, killing 12, as authorities across Eur
  
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• Release of emails by Chicago mayor doesn't end dispute

  22-12-2016 21:52
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's decision to release thousands of pages of private emails does not end a dispute in Illinois about public access to such emails from him and other officials
  
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• OHP Pilot Spots Fire Trucks Stolen From Oaks, Leach Departments

  22-12-2016 21:51
  
  An Oklahoma Highway Patrol's Aircraft Division pilot spotted two trucks stolen overnight from Green Country fire departments.
  
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• Syrian government takes full control of Aleppo after 4 years

  22-12-2016 21:44
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian government took full control of Aleppo on Thursday for the first time in four years after the last opposition fighters and civilians were bused out of war-ravaged eastern dist
  
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• Lawsuit: School bus driver in fatal wreck was 'sadistic'

  22-12-2016 21:44
  
  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — The driver in a Tennessee school bus wreck that killed six children had a "sadistic" habit of driving recklessly and slamming on the brakes to discipline the children, a fede
  
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• The Latest: Breaking tradition, Trump shuns news conferences

  22-12-2016 21:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump (all times local):
  
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• Montana ski town roiled by white supremacist 'troll army'

  22-12-2016 21:40
  
  The email to a group that promotes diversity in northwestern Montana warned that white supremacists would encircle the advocacy organization's office and end with someone "swinging by a rope from the
  
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• APNewsBreak: New Mexico OKs reopening troubled nuclear dump

  22-12-2016 21:34
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico regulators have approved restarting normal operations at the nation's only underground nuclear waste repository, a major step for U.S. officials aiming to reopen th
  
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• Standoff feared in occupation of tribal building

  22-12-2016 21:24
  
  CHARLESTOWN, R.I. (AP) — The takeover of the headquarters of a Rhode Island Indian tribe turned into a tense standoff Thursday as the tribe's impeached leader pledged to regain the building by force i
  
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• Cloudy, Cool With Chance Of Rain Across NE Oklahoma

  22-12-2016 21:02
  
  Cloudy skies have quickly returned to eastern Oklahoma and while it might look like rain today, better rain chances are coming for the holiday weekend. 
  
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• Oklahoma appeals court affirms life sentences in deaths of 2

  22-12-2016 20:47
  
  The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the life sentences of a 48-year-old man convicted in the stabbing deaths of two women in Tulsa. Hilliard Andrew "Hilly" Fulgham was convicted by a Tulsa County jury on two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of 45-year-old Linda Wright and 60-year-old Dorothy Lindley.
  
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• Amid Court Challenge, Oklahoma Liquor Stores Plan For Change

  22-12-2016 20:44
  
  Oklahoma liquor retailers are wondering how they will fit into a new regulatory landscape as they challenge sweeping voter-approved guidelines that expand wine and strong beer sales to grocery and convenience stores.
  
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• Teen accused of firing gun in Utah school pleads not guilty

  22-12-2016 19:57
  
  FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A Utah teenager accused of firing a shotgun inside a junior high classroom before being disarmed by his parents pleaded not guilty Thursday to five theft and firearms charges.
  
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• Berlin suspect's fingerprints in truck suggest he drove it

  22-12-2016 19:57
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Tunisian suspect Anis Amri's fingerprints have been found in the cab of the truck that plowed into a Christmas market in Berlin, indicating that he was driving the vehicle, German offici
  
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• Berlin attack victims included Israeli, Pole and Italian

  22-12-2016 19:51
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Twelve people were killed and dozens were injured Monday when a truck smashed into a Berlin Christmas market. German authorities have described it as a terror attack most likely perpetra
  
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• Court Affirms Life Sentences In Stabbing Deaths Of Two Tulsa Women

  22-12-2016 19:50
  
  The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the life sentences of a 48-year-old man convicted in the stabbing deaths of two Tulsa women. 
  
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• Prosecutors: 'Making a Murderer' inmate's confession legal

  22-12-2016 19:49
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin inmate featured in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" has no basis for his claims that his confession wasn't voluntary and shouldn't be released from prison as a j
  
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• Police Identify Man Found Shot To Death In Okmulgee Home

  22-12-2016 19:48
  
  Okmulgee Police are asking for help investigating the shooting death of a 26-year-old man.
  
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• 53 puppies die of overheating in truck in southwest Missouri

  22-12-2016 19:47
  
  NEOSHO, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say 53 puppies died of overheating when they were left in a vehicle parked outside a home in southwestern Missouri.
  
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• New Jersey town: We're not to blame in beach collapse death

  22-12-2016 19:46
  
  NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — A beach town being sued for the drowning death of a man swept out to sea when the sand collapsed underneath him says it is immune from such lawsuits due to a state law gove
  
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• The Latest: Germans search sites tied to truck suspect

  22-12-2016 19:45
  
  BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on the deadly truck attack on a Berlin Christmas market (all times local):
  
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• Officer fatally shot man pointing gun at 2 others

  22-12-2016 19:44
  
  CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. (AP) — Police in Maryland say an officer fatally shot a driver who was pointing a gun at his passenger and another officer.
  
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• The Latest: Syria: Aleppo has returned to government control

  22-12-2016 19:41
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local):
  
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• Troubled Berlin attack suspect sought better life in Europe

  22-12-2016 19:36
  
  OUESLATIA, Tunisia (AP) — Desperate and drifting, Anis Amri took the path trodden by countless other North African teenagers: an illegal boat journey to Europe in hopes of a better life. He fell into
  
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