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• UK's May signals EU clean break: no 'half-in, half-out'

  16-01-2017 23:54
  
  LONDON (AP) — Britain will make a clean break from the European Union and not seek to remain "half-in, half-out," Prime Minister Theresa May will say Tuesday, disappointing businesses and voters who w
  
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• 81 false killer whales dead in stranding off Everglades

  16-01-2017 23:36
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Officials say dozens of false killer whales have died after stranding themselves in the Gulf of Mexico west of the Florida Everglades.
  
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• Rule easing public lands transfer concerns hunters, others

  16-01-2017 23:28
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A change in U.S. House rules making it easier to transfer millions of acres of federal public lands to states is worrying hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts across the West who
  
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• Porter man arrested in sexual assault of 10-year-old girl

  16-01-2017 23:25
  
  Investigators were notified by a child advocate center of the sexual assault in November, and Kevin Lamance was arrested Monday.
  
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• Tulsa's Black Friday sales tax receipts down from last year, below budget estimates

  16-01-2017 23:15
  
  The January check from the Oklahoma Tax Commission, which reflects sales tax receipts from mid-November to mid-December, was more than $93,000 short of last year's take and more than $431,000 behind what the city's budget expected. 
  
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• Trump, in flap with civil rights icon, meets with MLK's son

  16-01-2017 23:15
  
  NEW YORK — Days before taking office, President-elect Donald Trump attempted to navigate the fallout of his flap with a civil rights leader and colleague of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. while also losin
  
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• Mexican resort shooting kills 5, panics festival-goers

  16-01-2017 23:14
  
  PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Gunfire broke out in a crowded beachfront nightclub throbbing with electronic music early Monday, causing five deaths and setting off a bloody stampede by screaming con
  
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• Wagoner County Investigators Name Second Person Of Interest In Death Of 15 Year Old

  16-01-2017 23:12
  
  The Wagoner County Sheriff’s Office has identified a second person of interest in the death of a 15-year-old boy.
  
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• Reports: Istanbul Nightclub Attacker Who Killed 39 Caught

  16-01-2017 23:06
  
  Turkish media reports say police have caught the alleged gunman who killed 39 people during an attack on a nightclub in Istanbul during New Year's celebrations. 
  
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• Search canceled for father, toddler swept into ocean by wave

  16-01-2017 23:03
  
  NORTH BEND, Ore. (AP) — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a father and his young son who were swept into the sea by a wave along an Oregon beach.
  
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• Gene Cernan, Last Astronaut To Walk On The Moon, Dies At 82

  16-01-2017 22:46
  
  Former astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, has died at age 82. 
  
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• Officials: FBI arrests widow of Orlando nightclub shooter

  16-01-2017 22:04
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The wife of the Orlando nightclub shooter, who was extensively questioned by federal agents in the days after the massacre, has been arrested by the FBI on in connection with the att
  
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• Police Identify Homicide Victim Shot At Norberg Park In Tulsa

  16-01-2017 21:29
  
  Tulsa police are investigating a homicide after a man died after being shot multiple time at Norberg Park near 31st and Garnett. 
  
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• Teen slain in 'rape-murder fantasy' was friend to the lonely

  16-01-2017 21:23
  
  GLENSIDE, Pa. (AP) — The smiles radiate from photos posted online by friends: Grace Packer sporting an impish grin as a toddler, floating happily in a pool as a young teen, leaning in to talk to a fri
  
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• Ice threat lingers for some Midwest states

  16-01-2017 21:18
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A few states in the Midwest again are on alert for icy conditions.
  
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• King Day highlights transition from Obama to Trump

  16-01-2017 21:06
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — As Americans celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leaders and activists are trying to reconcile the transition from the nation's first black president to a presi
  
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• Defiant EU nations ready themselves for Trump presidency

  16-01-2017 21:05
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations bracing for the looming Donald Trump presidency showed defiance Monday in the face of the president-elect's stinging comments on everything from NATO and German
  
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• Knights of Malta seek to discredit pope's probe of ouster

  16-01-2017 20:53
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The head of the embattled Knights of Malta is seeking to discredit a Vatican investigation into the removal of a top official over a condom scandal, insisting that he followed the
  
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• Northern Ireland unity government crumbles, faces March vote

  16-01-2017 20:29
  
  DUBLIN (AP) — Northern Ireland's shattered unity government will be dissolved next week to make way for an early election demanded by the coalition's main Irish Catholic party, the secretary of state
  
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• Second victim dies from alleged Oklahoma City DUI crash

  16-01-2017 20:28
  
  Nhu Huong, 18, was taken to OU Medical Center in critical condition from a head injury after the wreck. She died Sunday, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.
  
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• Thousands expected at MLK Jr parade

  16-01-2017 20:25
  
  The Martin Luther King Jr. Parade begins at 11 a.m. near Detroit and John Hope Franklin Boulevard Road closures north of the IDL begin at 6:30 a.m. 5 thousand participants will walk, thousands more will likely attend The Tulsa parade is one of the largest in the US and grew in 2017 with around 24 more entries Theme is "Love Conquers Hate"
  
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• Obama celebrates World Series champion Chicago Cubs

  16-01-2017 20:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is celebrating the World Series champion Chicago Cubs before he leaves office.
  
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• Shooters Hit Tulsa Home At Least 4 Times

  16-01-2017 20:17
  
  Tulsa police are looking for the people who fired shots at a home near Admiral and Sheridan. 
  
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• The Latest: Conciliatory meeting between Trump, King's son

  16-01-2017 20:13
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump (all times EST):
  
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• UN report says numerous abuses have occurred in South Sudan

  16-01-2017 20:12
  
  KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — South Sudanese government and opposition soldiers "blatantly ignored" international law during clashes in July that killed hundreds of people, according to a United Nations huma
  
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• Search resumes for father, toddler swept into ocean by wave

  16-01-2017 19:53
  
  NORTH BEND, Ore. (AP) — The Coast Guard says it has resumed a search for a father and his young son after a wave swept them to sea from an Oregon beach.
  
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• The Latest: Davos backdrop is 'disruptive transformation'

  16-01-2017 19:50
  
  DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The Latest on the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos (all times local):
  
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• Air Force: PTSD, other factors led airman to kill commander

  16-01-2017 19:44
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — U.S. Air Force investigators have determined that post-traumatic stress disorder and the unraveling of a distinguished military career led an airman to fatally shoot his commander l
  
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• Ivanka Trump lays groundwork for policy role in Washington

  16-01-2017 19:43
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — She may not be working in the White House, but that doesn't mean Ivanka Trump is staying out of politics.
  
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• Bahrain bans paper from publishing online after protests

  16-01-2017 19:37
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahraini authorities ordered an independent newspaper to stop publishing online Monday and said a city hall was set ablaze during clashes between opposition proteste
  
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• Police: 28-Year-Old Son Was Target In Triple Killing In Tulsa

  16-01-2017 19:10
  
  Tulsa Police believe the 28-year-old man who lived in the house was the focus of the suspects who killed him, his mother and his mother's boyfriend early Monday.
  
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• Correction: Egg Exports-South Korea story

  16-01-2017 18:54
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In a story Jan. 11 about the U.S. exporting eggs to South Korea, The Associated Press incorrectly spelled the name of food market analyst firm Urner Barry and its protein marke
  
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• US official says Orlando shooter's widow has been arrested

  16-01-2017 18:52
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The wife of the Orlando nightclub shooter was arrested Monday by the FBI, a U.S. law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
  
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• Northern Ireland govt falls, territory faces March 2 vote

  16-01-2017 18:46
  
  DUBLIN (AP) — Britain's Cabinet minister for Northern Ireland says the territory's unraveling unity government must be dissolved and an early election will be held on March 2.
  
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• Tulsa Honors Martin Luther King Jr. With Parade

  16-01-2017 18:45
  
  The Martin Luther King Jr. parade will begin at 11 a.m. at Detroit and John Hope Franklin Boulevard. 
  
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• Blast targeting police in southeast Turkey kills 4 officers

  16-01-2017 18:36
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — A roadside bomb in a pre-dominantly Kurdish city in southeast Turkey on Monday killed four policemen and wounded two others, according to the state-run news agency.
  
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• The Latest: CEOs more upbeat despite rise of protectionism

  16-01-2017 18:31
  
  DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The Latest on the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos (all times local):
  
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• Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank clashes

  16-01-2017 18:30
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says border police shot and killed the "main instigator" of clashes on Monday in which hundreds of Palestinians threw rocks at security forces in the West Bank.
  
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• Ethics watchdog investigating Canadian PM's vacation

  16-01-2017 18:28
  
  OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada's ethics commissioner said Monday she is launching an investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's recent family holiday at the Aga Khan's private island in the Bah
  
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• Parties, protests to take over DC for Trump's inauguration

  16-01-2017 18:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to clog the nation's capital for Donald Trump's inauguration and a major demonstration the day after. How many will actually arrive to pa
  
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• Widow Of Orlando Massacre Shooter Omar Mateen, Arrested

  16-01-2017 18:24
  
  The widow of Omar Mateen, the shooter in the Orlando nightclub massacre, has been arrested in San Francisco, sources tell CBS News. 
  
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• Syria rebel factions to attend Russia, Turkey-backed talks

  16-01-2017 18:24
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Representatives of some Syrian rebel groups said Monday they will attend talks sponsored by Russia and Turkey scheduled later this month, despite mounting violations of a cease-fire acro
  
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• US official says wife of Orlando shooter has been arrested for obstruction

  16-01-2017 18:20
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — US official says wife of Orlando shooter has been arrested for obstruction.
  
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• North Dakota lawmakers want more time on medical pot rules

  16-01-2017 18:18
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers say the state needs more time to craft rules to oversee the state's voter-approved medical marijuana law.
  
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• King's daughter: Fight 'no matter who is in White House'

  16-01-2017 18:04
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — As civil rights leaders and activists gather at sites across the country to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., the slain civil rights leader's daughter is encouraging Ameri
  
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• UK to close Halley Research Station in Antarctica for winter

  16-01-2017 18:03
  
  LONDON (AP) — British scientists have decided to close the Halley VI Research Station in Antarctica for the winter amid concerns about safety.
  
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• Impish, boyish looks permeate Milan's menswear runways

  16-01-2017 17:55
  
  MILAN (AP) — Impish, boyish looks are permeating the Milan menswear runway this season, and the mood seems to be a search for a simpler past.
  
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• After long decline, St. Louis tries to rebuild with startups

  16-01-2017 17:55
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — It's tough to rebuild a city's image when the national perception is that it peaked a century ago, and when recent news has sometimes been dismal.
  
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• EU eyes UN-backed Syria conference in Brussels in April

  16-01-2017 17:50
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union wants to host a conference on the future of Syria this spring and is hoping that it can focus on rebuilding the war-torn country.
  
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• DeVos to face questions over schools, conservative activism

  16-01-2017 17:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Charter school advocate Betsy DeVos is widely expected to push for expanding school choice programs if confirmed as education secretary, prompting pushback from teachers unions. But
  
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