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• Local Artists Behind Many New Downtown Tulsa Murals

  17-01-2017 23:58
  
  Every blank wall on downtown Tulsa buildings seems to be a canvas, and huge murals are popping up all over.
  
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• Bill would let woman sue doctors who perform their abortions

  17-01-2017 23:56
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow a woman who gets an abortion to sue the doctor who performed the procedure if she experiences emotional distress later.
  
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• Orlando releases new photos of Pulse after attack

  17-01-2017 23:55
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — New photos released by the city of Orlando show where officers breached one of Pulse nightclub's walls to free people trapped inside during the worst mass shooting in modern U.S.
  
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• Obama staff packing up, heading out ahead of Trump's arrival

  17-01-2017 23:54
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — They line up near the Oval Office, down the hallway toward the Cabinet Room, with their spouses and young kids in tow. When it's their turn, the White House staffers enter for a few
  
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• Texas, 13 other states sue to block Obama coal mining rule

  17-01-2017 23:48
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas and 13 other states have asked a federal court to block final rules from President Barack Obama's administration designed to reduce coal mining's impact on streams.
  
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• Search of lake for human remains from plane crash ends

  17-01-2017 23:46
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The search for human remains from a plane that crashed into Lake Erie last month has ended, and DNA testing has identified three of the six people killed, an airport official said on
  
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• Evidence against Florida officer charged in killing released

  17-01-2017 23:46
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors released the evidence collected against a Florida police officer charged in the fatal shooting of a black drummer whose vehicle had broken down on the intersta
  
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• Cherokee Nation Opens New Casino In Grove

  17-01-2017 23:46
  
  Cherokee Nation opened the doors of its tenth casino Tuesday, and tribal officials said the latest gaming facility brings not only entertainment but also 175 new jobs to the Grand Lake Area. 
  
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• From the archives: The story of Bradley Manning, from life in Oklahoma to being accused of massive data leak

  17-01-2017 23:45
  
  President Barack Obama on Tuesday commuted Manning's 35-year sentence for leaking classified documents. The commutation will release Manning from prison nearly 30 years early.
  
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• Ex-Iowa senator gets prison in pay-for-endorsement scheme

  17-01-2017 23:45
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Iowa Sen. Kent Sorenson, who accepted money for endorsing presidential candidate Ron Paul in 2012, was sentenced to 15 months in prison Tuesday — even though prosecutors
  
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• NYC police hold trial for officer who killed unarmed man

  17-01-2017 23:44
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers in a disciplinary case for a police officer accused of killing an unarmed 18-year-old in a New York City home in 2012 agreed Tuesday that the officer had reason to suspect the
  
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• Oregon ocean tragedy underscores need for greater awareness

  17-01-2017 23:43
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — One moment, Jayson Thomas was on the Oregon beach with his 3-year-old son. The next, they were gone, swept away by a "sneaker wave" as his wife looked on.
  
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• 2 BNSF Railway workers killed on tracks in SW South Dakota

  17-01-2017 23:43
  
  EDGEMONT, S.D. (AP) — Two BNSF Railway employees have been struck and killed by a train near Edgemont in southwestern South Dakota.
  
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• Papermaker NCR agrees to complete Fox River cleanup

  17-01-2017 23:41
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A papermaker has agreed to shoulder the financial burden for completing cleanup work on the Fox River in a settlement, federal environmental officials said Tuesday.
  
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• Small nuclear reactor design submitted for federal approval

  17-01-2017 23:40
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Oregon company has asked federal officials to approve its design for a small commercial nuclear reactor that a Utah energy cooperative wants to build in Idaho.
  
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• George Beall, attorney who led Spiro Agnew prosecution, dies

  17-01-2017 23:39
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — George Beall, the U.S. attorney who headed the investigation and prosecution that led to Spiro Agnew's resignation as vice president, has died, his wife said.
  
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• 1 Marine killed, 1 injured in exercise at California base

  17-01-2017 23:38
  
  TWENTYNINE PALMS, California (AP) — The Marine Corps says one Marine was killed and another was injured during a live-fire training exercise at a California desert base.
  
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• Man seeking new trial in 1971 rape claims state hid evidence

  17-01-2017 23:37
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man serving a life sentence for the rape of a nurse in 1971 claims authorities concealed evidence that the crime was committed by another man linked to two similar
  
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• University of California's Napolitano in hospital for cancer

  17-01-2017 23:36
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — University of California President Janet Napolitano, a former U.S. Homeland Security secretary, has been undergoing cancer treatment for five months and has been hospitalized afte
  
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• State considers requiring corroboration in sex assault cases

  17-01-2017 23:34
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire lawmakers are considering a sexual assault bill that police and prosecutors warn would protect pedophiles and sexual predators but proponents say would prevent wrong
  
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• Pence promises big investment in infrastructure

  17-01-2017 23:34
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Vice President-elect Mike Pence is pledging to a group of mayors that the Trump administration will make a serious investment in infrastructure.
  
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• Nebraska targets ban on religious garb worn by teachers

  17-01-2017 23:33
  
  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Sister Madeleine Miller applied for a high school teaching job in Nebraska thinking she would get judged on her credentials — not what she was wearing on her head.
  
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• Military jet crashes at Naval base in Mississippi; 2 eject

  17-01-2017 23:32
  
  MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) — Officials at a Mississippi military base say a jet has crashed on a training flight, and that two people on board the plane were able to safely eject near the airfield.
  
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• Edison Middle Schoolers To Attend Presidential Inauguration

  17-01-2017 23:17
  
  A group of students from Edison Middle School will join more than 900,000 people on the steps of the Capitol Friday for Donald Trump’s inauguration.
  
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• Farmers Asked To Nominate OK Schools For STEM Grant

  17-01-2017 22:57
  
  Thanks to an education program, local farmers could help Oklahoma school win grant money.
  
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• Cold case: Death of woman on Twin Bridges gets new scrutiny

  17-01-2017 22:39
  State Police say they hope the public can help them solve the killing of Terri Kay Roark, Texas woman whose body was found on Northway bridge nearly 30 years ago State Police say this duffel bag found just north of Northway Exit 11 in Malta was linked to the body of a woman who was found dead on the Twin Bridges on March 29, 1988 State Police say this duffel bag found just north of Northway Exit 11 in Malta was linked to the body of a woman who was found dead on the Twin Bridges on March 29, 198
  
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• Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning's Sentence

  17-01-2017 22:37
  
  As one of his final acts as outgoing president, Barack Obama commuted the sentence being served by Chelsea Manning.
  
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• CBO: Repealing ACA Without Replacing Could Mean 32M Would Lose Insurance

  17-01-2017 22:33
  
  A Republican-sponsored repeal of Obamacare without a replacement plan would leave 32 million people uninsured by 2026, the nonpartisan CBO predicted in an estimate released Tuesday.
  
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• Prosecutor: Orlando gunman's widow knew about the attack

  17-01-2017 21:23
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The widow of the Orlando nightclub gunman knew about the attack ahead of time, prosecutors said Tuesday as she appeared in court to face charges of aiding and abetting her husba
  
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• Nearly 50 House Democrats vow to boycott Trump inauguration

  17-01-2017 21:11
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The roster of House Democrats planning to boycott President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration grew to about 50 on Tuesday in a protest of the New York businessman's policies and his
  
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• Beach town uses blunt talk to fight drowning death lawsuit

  17-01-2017 21:11
  
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A beach town is using blunt legal arguments to resist a demand that it permanently close a section of beach where a man plunged into an inlet and drowned when the sand gave
  
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• The Latest: White House acknowledges Obama can't close Gitmo

  17-01-2017 21:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Barack Obama's final days in office (all times local):
  
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• Tajani elected president of European Parliament

  17-01-2017 21:09
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — Antonio Tajani of the EPP Christian Democrat group was elected president of the European Parliament on Tuesday in a daylong polling series during which he defeated his socialist oppone
  
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• University of California: President Janet Napolitano, ex-Homeland Security secretary, in hospital for cancer treatment

  17-01-2017 21:04
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — University of California: President Janet Napolitano, ex-Homeland Security secretary, in hospital for cancer treatment.
  
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• Dakota Access company seeks to block pipeline study

  17-01-2017 21:04
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The company building the Dakota Access oil pipeline wants a federal judge to block the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from launching a full environmental study of the $3.8 billion
  
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• Police: Kids taken 3 decades ago are found, mom is arrested

  17-01-2017 21:02
  
  SCITUATE, R.I. (AP) — Two sisters who disappeared from Rhode Island with their mother in 1985 have been located in the Houston area, and their mother was charged with snatching them, police announced
  
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• The Latest: Killer set to be executed appeals to high court

  17-01-2017 21:01
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Latest on the scheduled execution of a man convicted of killing a family of four in Virginia (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Senator wants Zinke to rescue interior dept

  17-01-2017 20:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress (all times EST):
  
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• Man, 44, accused of killing, dismembering Louisiana roommate

  17-01-2017 20:58
  
  KENNER, La. (AP) — Authorities say a 44-year-old man is accused of killing and dismembering a 27-year-old who was living with the suspect's ex-girlfriend.
  
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• The Latest: Young Americans worried about media under Trump

  17-01-2017 20:55
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump (all times EST):
  
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• The Latest: US hopes Brexit talks can avoid economic turmoil

  17-01-2017 20:50
  
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on British Prime Minister Theresa May's speech on Brexit (all times local):
  
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• Mom charged in Baby Doe case asks judge to dismiss charges

  17-01-2017 20:50
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A lawyer for a Massachusetts woman accused of helping dispose of her 2-year-old daughter's body has asked a judge to dismiss the charges or move the trial.
  
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• Artwork depicting Ferguson removed from Capitol display

  17-01-2017 20:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A student's painting that divided members of Congress for its depiction of Ferguson, Missouri, has been removed from its Capitol Hill display, this time perhaps permanently.
  
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• Italy convicts 8 South Americans in deaths from 1970s-80s

  17-01-2017 20:40
  
  ROME (AP) — A Rome court has convicted eight former South American political and military leaders in the disappearance and deaths of 23 people of Italian origin during the crackdown on leftists and in
  
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• Foxx: Private dollars alone can't solve transportation woes

  17-01-2017 20:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Stimulating private investment in infrastructure projects, as President-elect Donald Trump has proposed, can cover only a fraction of the costs of solving America's transportation pr
  
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• Virginia governor won't spare life of convicted killer

  17-01-2017 20:31
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe will not spare the life of a man convicted of murdering a well-known family of four in Richmond.
  
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• Cops: Drunken driver's ride home is arrested on same charge

  17-01-2017 20:28
  
  BARRE, Vt. (AP) — Police say a Vermont man who went to a police station to pick up a woman accused of drunken driving was arrested on the same charge.
  
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• 18M more Americans would be uninsured under 2016 GOP repeal

  17-01-2017 20:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Insurance premiums would soar and some 18 million Americans would lose health coverage if Republicans partially repeal President Barack Obama's health care law without a replacement,
  
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• Putin: Obama administration trying to undermine Trump

  17-01-2017 20:22
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin took a parting shot at the Obama administration Tuesday, accusing it of trying to undermine Donald Trump's legitimacy with fake allegations and "binding the pres
  
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