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• Trump rattles world leaders as Cabinet tries to soften tone

  02-02-2017 23:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's spats with U.S. allies as close as Mexico and as unlikely as Australia are leaving his new secretary of state and others in his Cabinet to clean up a lot of potential
  
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• Can the federal government really cut Berkeley's funding?

  02-02-2017 23:58
  
  The University of California at Berkeley's cancellation of a far-right commentator's talk amid violent protests prompted a tweeted warning from President Donald Trump to allow free speech or perhaps r
  
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• One Person Confirmed Dead In Fire Southwest Of Oologah

  02-02-2017 23:56
  
  Paramedics confirmed at least one person was killed in a fire southwest of Oologah Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Trump pledges to end political limits on churches

  02-02-2017 23:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring that religious freedom is "under threat," President Donald Trump vowed Thursday to repeal a rarely enforced IRS rule that says pastors who endorse candidates from the pulpi
  
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• Senators rush to reassure Australia after Trump's call

  02-02-2017 23:52
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats rushed to assure Australia that the United States remains a staunch ally following a tense discussion between President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Mi
  
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• Sunrise visitors overload Maui peak, leading to restrictions

  02-02-2017 23:51
  
  HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii (AP) — Well before dawn each morning, throngs of tourists from around the world make their way to Maui's tallest peak, a dormant volcano, to see what Mark Twain called
  
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• Federal utility, environmental groups close pollution trial

  02-02-2017 23:51
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Valley Authority has finished a trial in which environmental groups accuse the utility's power plant outside Nashville, Tennessee, of illegally polluting the Cumb
  
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• Drought-easing California snow heaviest in 22 years

  02-02-2017 23:43
  
  PHILLIPS STATION, Calif. (AP) — Clambering through a snowy meadow with drifts up to the tree branches, California's water managers measured the state's vital Sierra Nevada snowpack Thursday at a droug
  
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• After walk on the wild side, bobcat is doing fine at the zoo

  02-02-2017 23:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A bobcat that escaped from the National Zoo, took a walk on the wild side and then returned is doing fine.
  
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• With fame comes more speaking fees for Milwaukee sheriff

  02-02-2017 23:34
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke earned more than $105,000 for speaking engagements last year — nearly quadrupling his yield from 2015 — as he became nationally known as one of t
  
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• US: Trump 'unbelievably disappointed' in Australia deal

  02-02-2017 23:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House deepened its condemnation of an Obama administration refugee deal with Australia Thursday, saying President Donald Trump was "unbelievably disappointed" in the agreem
  
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• Tulsa man sentenced in 2015 north Tulsa murder that led to police standoff

  02-02-2017 23:30
  
  Marcus Hilland Runnels, 28, was convicted Jan. 26 for his role in the shooting death of 42-year-old Leland Mitchell during an altercation in the 1300 block of North Birmingham Place on Dec. 15, 2015.
  
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• Berkeley chaos spurs questions at birthplace of free speech

  02-02-2017 23:28
  
  BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The chaos at the University of California, Berkeley, was shocking: Protesters set fires, smashed windows, hurled explosives at police and ultimately achieved their goal of canc
  
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• Crews battling 2 wildfires in southeastern Oklahoma

  02-02-2017 23:23
  
  STIGLER, Okla. (AP) — Crews are battling two wildfires in rural eastern Oklahoma that have burned more than 10 square miles combined.
  
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• Seasoned spymaster linked to waterboarding named CIA deputy

  02-02-2017 23:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The new deputy director of the CIA is a career spymaster who once ran a CIA prison in Thailand where terror suspects were waterboarded — a harsh interrogation technique President Don
  
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• Hearing moved in shooting death of transit guard

  02-02-2017 23:22
  
  DENVER (AP) — A hearing for a man accused in the point-blank shooting death of a transit guard in downtown Denver has been moved to a different court as police look for a motive for the apparent unpro
  
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• Community Leaders Fight Another Discount Store For North Tulsa

  02-02-2017 23:18
  
  Family Dollar representatives are hoping to open another store in the area, but some community members say they don't need another one. 
  
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• Man Arrested On Several Complaints Of Burglary In Osage County

  02-02-2017 23:10
  
  An Osage County man was taken into custody after the Osage County Sheriff's Office responded to several burglary calls Tuesday morning in the Bowring/Whippoorwill area.  
  
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• Tulsa SPCA Starts Low-Cost Spay And Neuter Clinic

  02-02-2017 22:35
  
  The Tulsa SPCA is opening a low-cost spay and neuter clinic on Wednesdays. You need to call ahead for an appointment.
  
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• House Votes To Roll Back Obama Rule On Background Checks For Gun Ownership

  02-02-2017 22:35
  
  The House has voted to scrap an Obama administration regulation extending background checks for disabled Social Security recipients mentally incapable of managing their own affairs.
  
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• Seasoned spymaster named deputy CIA director

  02-02-2017 22:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The new deputy director of the CIA is a career spymaster who once ran a CIA prison in Thailand where terror suspects were waterboarded — a harsh interrogation technique President Don
  
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• French expand fraud probe into presidential candidate Fillon

  02-02-2017 22:27
  
  PARIS (AP) — Conservative candidate Francois Fillon, once the front-runner in France's presidential race, is facing a political maelstrom after first his wife, then his children became targets in an e
  
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• 911 calls show confusion during Florida airport shooting

  02-02-2017 22:26
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — One call came from a terrified woman hiding in a Fort Lauderdale airport restaurant as people ran past, fleeing a gunman. Another came from a woman hiding in some bushes.
  
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• The Latest: Mosque warned feds about Denver shooting suspect

  02-02-2017 22:25
  
  DENVER (AP) — The Latest on the killing of a transit guard in downtown Denver (all times local):
  
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• Agreement reached between government, brothers on travel ban

  02-02-2017 22:25
  
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Lawyers for two brothers denied entry to the U.S. under President Donald Trump's travel ban say they've reached an agreement with the government.
  
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• Sales soar for Milo book 'Dangerous'; publisher mum on tour

  02-02-2017 22:22
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Sales are soaring for the upcoming book by incendiary right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos. Details of his promotional tour, assuming there is one, are a mystery for now.
  
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• Osage County Man Arrested For Shooting Woman In The Head

  02-02-2017 22:22
  
  The Osage County Sheriff's Office said a man was arrested Wednesday after they said they responded to a domestic violence call and found a woman shot in the head. 
  
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• Unsealed records shed some light on Roof's mental state

  02-02-2017 22:17
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Documents unsealed in federal court reveal new details about the mental health of convicted Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof, including a pychiatrist's finding that his di
  
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• The Latest: House scraps background check regulation

  02-02-2017 22:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congressional efforts to undo Obama-era regulations (all times local):
  
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• 'Queen of Chess' abandons Gibraltar match to protest pairing

  02-02-2017 22:13
  
  MADRID (AP) — The world's top female chess player has given up her last game to protest being paired against mostly female players at a major tournament where male contestants outnumbered them.
  
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• Man who helped foreigner give to Obama group gets probation

  02-02-2017 22:09
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man who pleaded guilty to helping funnel an $80,000 campaign contribution from a foreign source to a fundraising committee for former President Barack Obama was senten
  
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• US revises Russia sanctions for electronics exports

  02-02-2017 22:08
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday revised recent U.S. sanctions that had unintentionally prevented American companies from exporting certain consumer electronic products to Russia
  
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• Texas Family Finds Rattlesnake In Toilet, Then 23 More Underneath Their House

  02-02-2017 22:06
  
  A Texas snake removal company removed 23 rattlesnakes from underneath an Abilene home after one of the homeowners saw one peeking its head out of a toilet inside the house. 
  
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• Latest: Mother of Delaware prisoner: Trouble was brewing

  02-02-2017 22:03
  
  SMYRNA, Del. (AP) — The Latest on hostage situation at Delaware prison (all times local):
  
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• 6 killed in Ukraine; Putin says Ukraine seeking US support

  02-02-2017 22:03
  
  AVDIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Salvos of artillery shook eastern Ukraine on Thursday, the fifth day of escalated fighting between government troops and Russia-backed separatist rebels. Two Ukrainian troops
  
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• You have to be Christian to truly be 'American'? Many people in the U.S. say so

  02-02-2017 22:01
  
  Republicans said at a higher rate that one needs be Christian to be American: 43 percent compared to 29 percent of Democrats and 26 percent of independents.
  
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• GOP senator tries to reassure Australia after Trump call

  02-02-2017 21:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Republican senator on Thursday sought to assure Australia that the United States remains a staunch ally following a tense discussion between President Donald Trump and Austr
  
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• Wall goes up around America at miniature world in Germany

  02-02-2017 21:58
  
  BERLIN (AP) — A wall has appeared around the United States — at a popular miniature world attraction in the German city of Hamburg.
  
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• Trump can't say 'Hasta la vista' to 'Celebrity Apprentice'

  02-02-2017 21:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump can't seem to bring himself to say "Hasta la vista, baby" to "Celebrity Apprentice."
  
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• Court revives suit over government pesticide approvals

  02-02-2017 21:55
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court has revived a sweeping lawsuit accusing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of endangering scores of protected species by approving toxic pesticides w
  
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• Congress clears measure to scrap Obama coal mining rule

  02-02-2017 21:54
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled Senate on Thursday gave final approval to a measure scrapping an Obama-era regulation that would prevent coal mining debris from being dumped into nearby st
  
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• Kids tell teachers that their father stabbed mother to death

  02-02-2017 21:51
  
  INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man was charged with murder after two of his three children told teachers at school that he had stabbed their mother to death.
  
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• Governor's task force calls for decreasing sentences for drug crimes

  02-02-2017 21:50
  
  Without reform, Oklahoma is on pace to add 7,218 inmates over the next 10 years, requiring three new prisons and costing the state an additional $1.9 billion in capital expenditures and operating costs, the report said.
  
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• Pelosi calls Trump's chief strategist a 'white supremacist'

  02-02-2017 21:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi called President Donald Trump's chief strategist a white supremacist Thursday, saying he has no business serving on the National Security Council
  
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• Restaurant fires Rhode Island legislator for political talk

  02-02-2017 21:48
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island state legislator was fired from her job as a waitress after her employer said her political views hurt the restaurant's reputation.
  
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• Tulsa dentist runs 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days

  02-02-2017 20:53
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• House Investigation Committee Recommends Expulsion Of Rep. Dan Kirby

  02-02-2017 20:48
  
  The state House of Representatives Rules Committee released its finding Thursday in an investigation of Rep. Dan Kirby. 
  
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• Amazon To Start Collecting Sales Tax In Oklahoma

  02-02-2017 20:33
  
  Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin says online retail giant Amazon will begin collecting sales tax on purchases made by Oklahoma customers.
  
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• Tahlequah Woman Sentenced To 60 Months For Drug Conspiracy

  02-02-2017 19:20
  
  A 30-year-old Tahlequah woman was sentenced to 60 months in prison and five years of supervised release for drug conspiracy.
  
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