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• Trump ban creates chaos for travelers in, out of the country

  30-01-2017 23:39
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — From Dubai to Los Angeles, President Donald Trump's order barring travelers from seven Muslim countries from entering the U.S. has thrown the lives of thousands into limbo.
  
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• Intertribal group ponders potential impact of Trump presidency

  30-01-2017 23:30
  
  National Indian Gaming Commission chairman encourages tribal leaders from Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas to focus on maintaining momentum.
  
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• City of Tulsa receives award for tornado damage relief

  30-01-2017 23:09
  
  The city of Tulsa received an award for tornado damage relief. After a March tornado hit areas of north Tulsa, the city partnered with Tulsa County to form a relief team to help uninsured homeowners with home repairs.
  
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• Family of US passengers on Germanwings plane file lawsuit

  30-01-2017 23:07
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The family of an American mother and daughter killed when a pilot deliberately flew an airliner into a mountainside are suing the German airline, its parent company and the U.S. airl
  
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• Governor: Put abortion rights in New York constitution

  30-01-2017 23:06
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday called for a state constitutional amendment to codify abortion rights should Roe v. Wade be overturned, the latest idea from Democrats in this blue stat
  
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• US: Iran has tested a ballistic missile

  30-01-2017 23:05
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday it is studying details of an Iranian ballistic missile test.
  
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• Legislators trash NYC mayor's plastic bag fee plan

  30-01-2017 23:04
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state lawmakers are lashing out at Mayor Bill de Blasio over New York City's plan to impose a fee on plastic shopping bags.
  
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• Therapy Dogs Helping Students At Jenks Southeast Elementary

  30-01-2017 23:02
  
  Therapy dogs can relieve anxiety and stress and lighten the mood for adults, but the counselor at Jenks Southeast Elementary is proving they're perfect for kids too.
  
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• The Latest: US Trump supporters pleased with travel ban

  30-01-2017 23:01
  
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump, his travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries and other immigration actions (all times local):
  
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• Chicago popcorn maker Garrett buying Frango mints brand

  30-01-2017 23:01
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago's famous Frango chocolate brand is being sold to the city's most famous popcorn company.
  
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• Confederate emblem has staying power on Mississippi flag

  30-01-2017 22:55
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Confederate battle emblem still waves on the Mississippi flag and appears in little danger of being erased anytime soon.
  
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• Claims coal-fired plant polluted river: Utility on trial

  30-01-2017 22:50
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Environmental groups said in court Monday that the Tennessee Valley Authority is essentially storing toxic ash from an aging Tennessee coal-fired power plant in a colander, let
  
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• Cousins Sentenced In 1973 Shotgun Slayings Of 2 Girls

  30-01-2017 22:48
  
  Two cousins were sentenced Thursday to life prison terms in the 1973 shotgun slayings of two young girls in Northern California, said Deputy Yuba County District Attorney John Vacek.  
  
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• Washington is 1st state to sue Trump over immigration order

  30-01-2017 22:39
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state's attorney general declared Monday that he was suing President Donald Trump over his temporary ban on immigration from seven countries with majority-Muslim populations,
  
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• Firefighters Contain Wildfire Near South Coffeyville

  30-01-2017 22:37
  
  Firefighters were able to contain a wildfire near the Oklahoma/Kansas line Monday afternoon.
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump claims on travel ban misleading, wrong

  30-01-2017 22:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In the face of widespread criticism, President Donald Trump has staunchly defended his order temporarily banning refugees and nearly all citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries
  
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• Missouri death row inmate appeals to US Supreme Court

  30-01-2017 22:30
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri man convicted of killing a woman and her two children almost 20 years ago asked the U.S. Supreme Court to spare his life on Monday, a day before his scheduled execution.
  
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• Police: Mom made up story about 4-year-old in stolen car

  30-01-2017 22:25
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police say an Ohio woman who said her 4-year-old daughter was sleeping in her car when it was stolen made up the story so officers would quickly find the vehicle.
  
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• Claremore Junior High Temporarily Evacuated Due To Gas Leak

  30-01-2017 22:24
  
  Claremore Police said officers responded to the junior high school after a report of a possible gas leak. Students have since returned to school.
  
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• Man convicted of helping college student join Islamic State

  30-01-2017 22:19
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — An Arizona man was convicted Monday on charges he helped a New York college student join the Islamic State group in Syria, a verdict Manhattan's top federal prosecutor offered as proof
  
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• GOP moves to undo Obama coal rules protecting streams

  30-01-2017 21:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans are moving swiftly to repeal Obama administration regulations aimed at better protecting streams from coal mining debris.
  
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• Trump Education Department delays accountability regulations

  30-01-2017 21:55
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is moving to delay regulations aimed at helping states identify failing schools and come up with plans to improve them.
  
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• Germany says human rights situation in Libya 'catastrophic'

  30-01-2017 21:53
  
  BERLIN (AP) — The human rights situation in Libya is "catastrophic," with migrants heading for Europe bearing the brunt of abuse, the German government said Monday.
  
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• Minnesota's medical marijuana program needs more money

  30-01-2017 21:49
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's medical marijuana program needs extra state funding to cover the costs of its patient database and inspections of drug manufacturers, just a few of the regulations t
  
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• The Latest: Missouri execution appealed to US Supreme Court

  30-01-2017 21:46
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on the pending execution of a Missouri man convicted of killing a woman and her two children in 1998 (all times local):
  
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• Trump's immigration order faces mounting legal questions

  30-01-2017 21:45
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The legal fight over President Donald Trump's ban on certain refugees is likely to turn on questions of a president's authority to control America's borders and whether this policy u
  
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• The Latest: Schumer questions competence of administration

  30-01-2017 21:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):
  
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• Bobcat escapes from National Zoo in Washington

  30-01-2017 21:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A bobcat that escaped from its enclosure at the National Zoo is perfectly capable of surviving in the wild and would find plenty to eat in a leafy park nearby, zoo officials said Mon
  
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• Trump supporters say they are happy with immigration order

  30-01-2017 21:40
  
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Don't talk about airport protests in Trump Country. In the states that propelled Donald Trump to the White House, the president's fans couldn't be much happier with his executi
  
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• Moore Police ID Bicyclist Killed in Monday Morning Crash

  30-01-2017 21:36
  
  A bicyclist has died after he was hit by a train in Moore early Monday morning, according to police. 
  
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• Justice Sotomayor says universities need more diversity

  30-01-2017 21:34
  
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Monday said future diversity on college campuses is a key to diversifying society at large, noting that the number of black studen
  
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• Breaking silence, Obama speaks out on Trump immigrants order

  30-01-2017 21:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama praised protesters who amassed across the country in opposition to President Donald Trump's immigration orders, breaking his silence on political issues
  
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• 2 People Charged In Death Of Broken Arrow Woman

  30-01-2017 21:21
  
  Broken Arrow police and the US Marshals Service arrested a man and a woman Monday in connection with the death of 39-year-old Debra Morgan, according to a BAPD news release. 
  
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• Missouri prepares for first execution since May

  30-01-2017 21:18
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri man scheduled to be executed Tuesday evening for killing a woman and her two children almost 20 years ago has asked state and federal courts to spare his life.
  
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• White House, US diplomats clash over travel order

  30-01-2017 21:15
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House clashed Monday with a large group of American diplomats who are voicing dissent with Donald Trump's temporary travel ban on citizens from seven Muslim majority countr
  
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• Washington University dean of students facing porn charge

  30-01-2017 21:09
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — A dean of students at Washington University in St. Louis has been indicted on federal child pornography charge, the U.S. attorney's office in St. Louis said Monday.
  
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• Trump advisers start 'America First Policies' nonprofit

  30-01-2017 21:08
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Six of President Donald Trump's top campaign aides have banded together to start a nonprofit called "America First Policies" to back the White House agenda.
  
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• Father of victim's child one of two suspects arrested in Broken Arrow homicide

  30-01-2017 21:08
  
  The suspect and victim had a child together, police said, and the other suspect is believed to the other's fiancee.
  
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• Lawyer: Confession in 1979 missing boy case was coerced

  30-01-2017 21:07
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The man on trial again for murder in the case of a 6-year-old New York City boy who vanished 37 years ago is innocent, and his surprise confession in one of the nation's most influenti
  
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• Warming Trend Continues, Fire Danger Threat Remains

  30-01-2017 20:52
  This is what a meteorologist might call a "boring" weather pattern at the moment. There are no major storm systems in the country and temperatures aren't straying too far from normal.
  
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• The Latest: Obama statement praises 'engagement' around US

  30-01-2017 20:11
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):
  
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• President Trump says his order didn't cause weekend airport chaos

  30-01-2017 20:06
  
  Trump signed the order in the Oval Office surrounded by small business leaders, saying it would "massively" cut regulations and calling it the "biggest such act that our country has ever seen."
  
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• The Latest: Prosecutor decries perjury acquittal

  30-01-2017 20:00
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on the perjury trial of two men whose recanted testimony led to freedom for a man who was imprisoned for two decades in a New Orleans murder case (all times local):
  
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• DA: NC trooper won't be charged in death of deaf driver

  30-01-2017 19:58
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina state trooper won't be charged for killing a deaf driver who charged at him with a metal object in his hand after a chase with speeds of more than 100 mph, a dist
  
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• Police Identify Man Killed In Tulsa's 6th Homicide Of 2017

  30-01-2017 19:56
  
  Tulsa Police have identified the victim of the city's sixth homicide of 2017 as a 54-year-old Tulsa man.
  
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• Muslim civil rights group challenges Trump travel ban

  30-01-2017 19:56
  
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Muslim civil rights group is joining the legal battle to overturn President Donald Trump's travel ban directed at seven Muslim-majority nations.
  
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