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• New California laws bump up minimum wage, tighten gun rules

  25-12-2016 23:55
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A higher minimum wage, a ban on using "Redskins" as the name of a school team or mascot, and new restrictions on assault weapons are among the latest California laws taking e
  
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• The Latest: Obama to visit Marine base on Christmas

  25-12-2016 23:43
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on President Barack Obama's annual holiday vacation in Hawaii (all times local):
  
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• Son of Trump's NY co-chair denounces dad for Obama comments

  25-12-2016 23:36
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The son of President-elect Donald Trump's New York campaign co-chairman has denounced his father's comments about President Barack Obama and his wife.
  
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• Sheriff: 2 men sought after 7 shot at NC Christmas party

  25-12-2016 23:24
  
  MADISON, N.C. (AP) — Two suspects were being tracked down Sunday after North Carolina investigators say they shot seven people during a private Christmas party attended by hundreds of people.
  
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• Macedonian conservatives secure win after rerun

  25-12-2016 23:24
  
  SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Macedonia's conservatives, led by former minister Nikola Gruevski, secured victory on Sunday in a bitterly contested national election after a poll rerun in a single station d
  
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• Former OCU president, Bixby native, dies in Tulsa

  25-12-2016 22:28
  
  Walker served as the university's president from 1979 to 1997.
  
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• Court returns ex-Fort Bragg cook to execution track

  25-12-2016 22:03
  
  FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A former Fort Bragg soldier who killed four women and raped others more than 25 years ago is again headed for execution.
  
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• 1 killed, 5 wounded in suburban NYC nightclub shooting

  25-12-2016 21:58
  
  MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. (AP) — Police have arrested a man they say opened fire on a packed suburban New York City nightclub, killing the establishment's owner and wounding five others.
  
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• The Latest: Quiet morning for Obamas in Hawaii on Christmas

  25-12-2016 21:55
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on President Barack Obama's annual holiday vacation in Hawaii (all times local):
  
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• Cops: Man sets estranged wife's home on fire, kills himself

  25-12-2016 21:45
  
  FAIRFIELD, Maine (AP) — A central Maine man set his estranged wife's house on fire during the middle of the night before fatally stabbing himself in front of responding officers, police said Sunday.
  
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• Carrie Fisher in stable condition, Debbie Reynolds says

  25-12-2016 21:42
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carrie Fisher is in stable condition days after suffering a medical emergency, according to her mother, actress Debbie Reynolds.
  
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• Imprisoned Blagojevich awaits Obama decision on commutation

  25-12-2016 21:39
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — One of the last options former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has of early release from prison rests on a pending decision with the man whose Senate seat Blagojevich was convicted of try
  
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• Know Your Rights When Debt Collectors Call

  25-12-2016 21:34
  
  Whether it's credit card debt, unexpected medical expenses or overdue utility bills, it can be helpful to know your rights when fielding calls from bill collectors.
  
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• Failed deal to undo LGBT law marks rocky start for governor

  25-12-2016 20:58
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's next Democratic governor has seen a deal he helped broker to repeal the state's law limiting LGBT protections fall apart and had several of his powers stripped aw
  
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• Correction: Safe Haven Babies story

  25-12-2016 20:34
  
  LEVITTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — In a story Dec. 24 about the national Baby Safe Haven organization, The Associated Press erroneously reported the phone number for a national hotline. The correct number is 1-88
  
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• George Washington re-enactors cross Delaware River

  25-12-2016 20:19
  
  WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) — George Washington and his troops have made their annual Christmas Day trip across the Delaware River.
  
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• Israel: humbled Netanyahu places hopes in Trump

  25-12-2016 20:00
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government's furious reaction to the U.N. Security Council's adoption of a resolution opposing Jewish settlements in occupied territory underscores its fundamental and bit
  
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• The Latest: Russian divers to work all night at crash site

  25-12-2016 19:58
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on the crash of a Russian aircraft with 92 people on board en route to Russia's air base in Syria (all times local):
  
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• Storms likely in NE Okla this afternoon; wind advisory in effect until 7 p.m.

  25-12-2016 19:57
  
  The most significant threat is high winds with the storms, the weather service said.
  
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• Man dies after confrontation with Florida officers

  25-12-2016 19:45
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida authorities say a black man is dead after a confrontation with police outside a gas station.
  
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• Massive WWII bomb is defused in German town of Augsburg

  25-12-2016 19:40
  
  FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Explosives experts have defused a large World War II aerial bomb in the southern German city of Augsburg — clearing the way for thousands of evacuated residents to return and
  
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• Fake news story sets off Israel-Pakistan Twitter feud

  25-12-2016 19:36
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — A fake news story has touched off a tense Twitter confrontation between nuclear power Pakistan and Israel, widely believed to have a nuclear arsenal of its own, in an episode that und
  
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• 1 killed, several injured in nightclub shooting in NY suburb

  25-12-2016 19:36
  
  MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. (AP) — A nightclub owner has been killed and several other people injured in a Christmas Day shooting in a New York suburb.
  
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• Russia examines all possible reasons for Black Sea jet crash

  25-12-2016 19:33
  
  SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Backed by ships, helicopters and drones, Russian rescue teams searched Sunday for victims after a Russian plane carrying 92 people to Syria crashed into the Black Sea shortly afte
  
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• Coweta FOP refuses to allow 'Grinch' to steal Christmas

  25-12-2016 19:30
  
  Early Christmas Eve morning, a real life "Grinch" tried to steal Christmas from a Coweta family.
  
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• Prentiss Elliott Making Impact Off The Field With Youth Football

  25-12-2016 19:19
  
  Prentiss Elliott was once considered the most gifted athlete to ever grace a football field in Tulsa, but his problems overwhelmed his potential. Now he says he has a second chance.
  
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• Reports say 4 people found shot dead in eastern NC home

  25-12-2016 19:12
  
  WILSON, N.C. (AP) — Local media reports say authorities in North Carolina are investigating the shooting deaths of four people inside a home about 50 miles east of Raleigh.
  
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• Attorneys in Ohio police shooting prep for trial redo

  25-12-2016 18:43
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Prosecutors and attorneys have some studying ahead as they prepare for a redo of the trial of a former University of Cincinnati police officer accused of murder in a racially charged
  
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• 5 ways museums are using technology for new experiences

  25-12-2016 18:33
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Museums are always looking for ways to make their exhibitions more exciting. Now, new technologies are making that easier.
  
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• Man Pulled From Tulsa Drain On Christmas Eve

  25-12-2016 18:21
  
  Tulsa firefighters helped a man from a storm drain in the 7700 block of East Oklahoma Place late Christmas Eve. 
  
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• Powerful earthquake shakes Chile, no deaths reported

  25-12-2016 18:15
  
  SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A powerful earthquake shook southern Chile on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of deaths and only minor known damage.
  
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• Not just for skiers: Gondolas seen as urban transit solution

  25-12-2016 18:12
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Instead of fighting traffic or waiting for a taxi, rail travelers arriving at New York's capital may one day soar across the Hudson River in glassy pods suspended from cables.
  
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• Sheriff: Deputy kills woman threatening him with knife

  25-12-2016 18:01
  
  LAKE WALES, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff's deputy fatally shot a woman who authorities say threatened him with a knife.
  
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• Russian jet crashes in Black Sea, 92 aboard believed dead

  25-12-2016 17:49
  
  SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Backed by ships, helicopters and drones, Russian rescue teams searched for victims in the Black Sea after a Russian plane carrying 92 people to Syria crashed Sunday shortly after
  
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• Anti-refugee sentiment from election spills over to states

  25-12-2016 17:45
  
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The push to restrict refugee resettlements and immigration in the U.S. that figured so prominently in Donald Trump's election is now headed to states that are preparing to convene
  
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• Warm, Wet & Windy Christmas With Chance Of Thunderstorms

  25-12-2016 17:41
  
  The overall severe weather risk is low, but we can’t rule out the possibility of a few storms, locally high wind gusts or hail in the late afternoon and evening hours, so be aware!
  
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• Trooper helps deliver baby on Connecticut highway

  25-12-2016 17:26
  
  GLASTONBURY, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut state trooper made a very special delivery in time for Christmas.
  
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• Shots Fired At Tulsa Nightclub

  25-12-2016 17:26
  
  Tulsa police officers were on a traffic stop near 11th and Sheridan around 4 a.m. Sunday, December 25, when they heard gunfire. 
  
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• The Latest: Russia: All causes for plane crash being eyed

  25-12-2016 17:24
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on the crash of a Russian aircraft with 92 people on board en route to Russia's air base in Syria (all times local):
  
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• Pastors say Fort Worth mother's arrest was racist, not rude

  25-12-2016 17:18
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Dozens of Fort Worth and Arlington pastors say the recent arrest of a black mother and her two teenage daughters by a white officer was racist despite other characterizations from city o
  
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• Pipeline uncertainty illustrates broader concerns for tribes

  25-12-2016 17:08
  
  For hundreds of protesters, it was cause to cheer when the Obama administration this month declined to issue an easement for the Dakota Access pipeline's final segment. But that elation was dampened b
  
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• Queen Elizabeth II misses Christmas service due to illness

  25-12-2016 16:54
  
  SANDRINGHAM, England (AP) — A bad cold kept Queen Elizabeth II from attending the traditional Christmas morning church service near her Sandringham estate in rural Norfolk, England, raising some conce
  
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• Iran says will only pay half price for new Boeing planes

  25-12-2016 16:54
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's official IRNA news agency is reporting the deputy transport minister as saying that his county will only pay half of the announced price for 80 new Boeing planes, given the
  
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• Powerful earthquake shakes Chile, tsunami alert declared

  25-12-2016 16:43
  
  SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A powerful earthquake shook southern Chile on Sunday, prompting officials to order an evacuation of coastal areas to guard against a possible tsunami..
  
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• Inmate forced to take drugs will represent himself at trial

  25-12-2016 16:43
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Should Connecticut compensate a prison inmate who was injected with psychotropic drugs against his will? A trial set for January, in which the inmate is representing himself, wi
  
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• Mali's Christians return to church under police protection

  25-12-2016 16:37
  
  GAO, Mali (AP) — As the sun starts to fall, the call to prayer at the mosque echoes throughout Gao, a predominantly Muslim town in northern Mali. At that same moment, a small church bell nearby also r
  
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• Pope wishes Christmas peace for those scarred by war, terror

  25-12-2016 16:26
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Decrying the suffering in Syria, Pope Francis on Sunday wished Christmas peace and hope for all those scarred by war and terrorism, which he said is sowing "fear and death in the h
  
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• Trump adopting same behavior he criticized Clinton for

  25-12-2016 16:23
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump spent the past two years attacking rival Hillary Clinton as crooked, corrupt, and weak.
  
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• 714 voters hold key for final result in Macedonia election

  25-12-2016 16:18
  
  SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Residents of the northwestern Macedonian village of Tearce are voting in an election rerun that could tilt the national election result.
  
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• Egypt confirms arrests of Al-Jazeera journalist

  25-12-2016 16:07
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's state news agency says the state prosecutor has ordered the arrest of an Al-Jazeera TV news producer for "fabricating reports" on the country's internal situation with the aim of
  
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