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• Tobacco Tax Will Not Generate As Much Money As Expected, Expert Says

  01-03-2017 23:40
  
  A national expert on tobacco tax says Oklahoma stands to bring in millions of dollars with a tax, but not as much as lawmakers hope.
  
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• Tulsa Police Stepping Up Speeding Enforcement For March

  01-03-2017 23:39
  
  Starting Wednesday, more Tulsa police cars are cruising Tulsa's highways as the traffic division buckles down on catching speeders.
  
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• Okmulgee County Sheriff Seeks Man Wanted For Questioning

  01-03-2017 23:31
  
  The Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public's help in locating a Henryetta man wanted for questioning in connection with Okmulgee County burglaries. 
  
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• Catholic chapel in New Jersey mall closing after decades

  01-03-2017 23:25
  
  PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) — A Roman Catholic chapel at a New Jersey shopping mall is closing after more than 45 years.
  
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• GOP congressman critiques female colleagues' attire

  01-03-2017 23:23
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota criticized House Democratic women Wednesday for wearing "bad-looking white pantsuits" during President Donald Trump's speech to Congress.
  
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• Deadly storm in Midwest sounded like 'explosion of glass'

  01-03-2017 23:22
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — A deadly spring-like storm that one Illinois resident described as sounding like "an explosion of glass" damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes in that state and others, blew cars off
  
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• Trump's immigration mixed message draws skepticism

  01-03-2017 23:19
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump surprised congressional leaders when he suddenly suggested he was open to broad immigration reform. But while there is appetite on Capitol Hill for legislation
  
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• Strong Winds Fueling Creek, Tulsa County Wildfires

  01-03-2017 23:19
  
  A fire about six miles south of Mannford threatened multiple homes Wednesday afternoon. A second grass fire is between Mannford and Sand Springs.
  
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• White House staff told to preserve Russia-related materials

  01-03-2017 23:15
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House counsel's office has instructed the president's aides to preserve materials that could be connected to Russian interference in the 2016 election and related issues.
  
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• Washington produces record harvest of wine grapes in 2016

  01-03-2017 23:15
  
  SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Washington state's booming wine industry produced a record harvest of wine grapes in 2016 after cooler weather lengthened the growing season, officials said Wednesday.
  
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• Nikki Minaj holds up H&M as patterns, prints hit Paris shows

  01-03-2017 23:15
  
  PARIS (AP) — A tardy Nikki Minaj held up H&M's fall-winter evening show that ended on a stirring note with a performance by The Weeknd. It capped a dizzying day in Paris.
  
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• The Latest: Defense says prosecution case 'House of Cards'

  01-03-2017 23:11
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on the bribery trial for a former Utah attorney general (all times local):
  
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• Immigrant licenses complicate Minnesota's Real ID effort

  01-03-2017 23:03
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton pressed lawmakers Wednesday to allow immigrants living in the country illegally to apply for driver's licenses as part of Minnesota's effort to meet
  
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• Seeing bias, NAACP seeks review in building collapse case

  01-03-2017 23:02
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A civil rights group asked Philadelphia's top prosecutor to review the convictions of two black demolition workers serving long manslaughter sentences in a fatal building collapse.
  
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• 'Phenomenal' California snowpack nears record depths

  01-03-2017 23:02
  
  PHILLIPS STATION, Calif. (AP) — The Sierra Nevada snowpack is close to setting records notched more than three decades ago — a welcome sight after five years of punishing drought in California, survey
  
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• Owner Of Doc's Wine And Food Has Plans For The Tulsa's Pearl District

  01-03-2017 23:02
  
  We're getting our first look at what a Tulsa developer wants to do with an empty plot of land in the Pearl District. 
  
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• Mississippi suspect's mayhem-fueled run ends in fiery crash

  01-03-2017 23:02
  
  BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — A trail of mayhem that began last week in a suburban Mississippi apartment ended Wednesday morning when a stolen SUV chased by police flipped in a fiery crash in a rural Kansas f
  
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• Ashes to Go takes Lenten practice to the street

  01-03-2017 23:00
  
  Trinity Episcopal Church offers Ash Wednesday distribution of ashes to motorists in their cars
  
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• The Latest: Clerk shot in Kansas in critical condition

  01-03-2017 22:59
  
  BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on the capture of a Mississippi fugitive in Kansas (all times local):
  
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• High court ruling could reshape Virginia political map

  01-03-2017 22:57
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A U.S. Supreme Court decision reviving a challenge to several Virginia legislative districts could send lawmakers back to the drawing board, but Republicans say they are confident
  
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• Harley-Davidson may differ with Trump on trade solution

  01-03-2017 22:57
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson, which President Donald Trump singled out Tuesday when he mentioned trade barriers, may disagree with his proposed solution to the problem.
  
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• Fast learner: Trump gains skill in using trappings of office

  01-03-2017 22:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Most mornings, President Donald Trump gathers business leaders, union executives or others at the White House for made-for-television meetings meant to project the image of a can-do
  
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• Clarification: Immigration Enforcement-Catholic Schools

  01-03-2017 22:52
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — In a story Feb. 28 about the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, The Associated Press reported that Cardinal Blase Cupich, the leader of the archdiocese, sent a letter Monday to scho
  
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• Trump budget hits Coast Guard ship, project of GOP senator

  01-03-2017 22:45
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's budget would eliminate a $600 million-plus state-of-the-art Coast Guard cutter that's a priority of the powerful Republican chairman of the Senate Appropriat
  
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• Trump speech leaves GOP encouraged, but still divided

  01-03-2017 22:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's first speech to Congress left Republicans encouraged and enthusiastic Wednesday, yet still confronting thorny divisions on health care, taxes and more.
  
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• EU's foreign policy chief begins tour of Western Balkans

  01-03-2017 22:39
  
  PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — The European Union's foreign policy chief sought to encourage countries in the Western Balkans on Wednesday to press on with efforts to join the 28-nation bloc despite ten
  
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• Man pleads guilty to child abuse murder, neglect in Tulsa case

  01-03-2017 22:11
  Nevaeh Brookens 11-months-old, died in Dec. 2015 Her mother's boyfriend pleaded guilty Wednesday Nathaniel Watkins faces sentencing April 12 The mother, Hallelujah Brookens, faces trial for permitting child abuse The prosecution hopes Watkins receives life with parole Did Casey Anthony do it? Probably, but not on purpose, trial judge says Jenks football star, Texas signee arrested at school over alleged Xanax sales Thieves using new trick to lure victims at gas stations Tulsa child abuse suspect
  
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• Fire Danger Warnings Issued Across NE Oklahoma

  01-03-2017 21:24
  
  A Red Flag Warning is now in effect until 7 PM Wednesday as any fires that do get going could spread very quickly. Please refrain from any outdoor burning!
  
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• Wildfire Threatening Creek County Homes

  01-03-2017 21:16
  
  A fire about six miles south of Mannford is threatening multiple homes. The Oklahoma Forestry Services has dispatched a Black Hawk in support of the Olive Fire Department. 
  
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• Defense: Killer of 2 is star witness, not Aaron Hernandez

  01-03-2017 20:57
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The real killer of two men in a hail of gunfire at a stoplight was not former NFL star Aaron Hernandez but rather the government's star witness in his double murder trial, his attorney c
  
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• Chain reviewing dress policy after flap with veterans group

  01-03-2017 20:53
  
  KENTWOOD, Mich. (AP) — An executive from a Texas-based restaurant chain plans to meet with American Legion groups in Michigan and discuss dress code policy changes after some group members were told t
  
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• The Latest: Kansas officials to charge fugitive in shooting

  01-03-2017 20:50
  
  BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on the capture of a Mississippi fugitive in Kansas (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Orlando shooter's wife won't be freed for 2 days

  01-03-2017 20:47
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the court case of the widow of the Orlando nightclub shooter (all times local):
  
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• Lawmaker says Trump infrastructure plan not all gov't money

  01-03-2017 20:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's $1 trillion infrastructure plan will likely include private projects like pipelines that don't involve federal money but have been hindered by a lack of gove
  
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• Authorities say multiple people are dead, others seriously injured in an Oregon house fire

  01-03-2017 20:42
  
  RIDDLE, Oregon (AP) — Authorities say multiple people are dead, others seriously injured in an Oregon house fire.
  
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• Former corrections officer kills herself after being charged in inmate rapes

  01-03-2017 20:40
  
  Carmen Darlene Pogue, 33, was found dead in her garage Monday. Pogue was charged on Valentine's Day with two counts of first-degree rape in connection with allegations she had sex with two inmates at Dick Conner Correctional Center in 2016.
  
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• EU criticizes Russian law easing domestic violence penalties

  01-03-2017 20:40
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — A senior European Union official is criticizing new Russian legislation decriminalizing some forms of domestic violence and urging Moscow to reverse it.
  
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• Judge agrees to release Orlando shooter's widow before trial

  01-03-2017 20:38
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The widow of the gunman who killed dozens of people at a Florida nightclub is not a danger to the public and will be released from jail ahead of her trial on charges of aiding the
  
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• Texas court hears case that could dent gay marriage right

  01-03-2017 20:35
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a Houston case that top Republicans hope will provide an opening to chip away at the landmark 2015 ruling legalizing gay marri
  
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• Ohio man pleads guilty in bomb plot on New York prison guard

  01-03-2017 20:33
  
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge stemming from an explosion that injured a New York state prison guard outside his home.
  
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• Russia-backed rebels take over factories, mines in Ukraine

  01-03-2017 20:32
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian-backed rebels are taking over scores of factories and mines in eastern Ukraine, many of them belonging to a tycoon whose foundation has been the largest provider of humanitarian
  
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• Video of men hooking shark at pier sparks state probe

  01-03-2017 20:31
  
  HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — California authorities are investigating after video surfaced of fishermen reeling in what appears to be a juvenile great white shark on the Huntington Beach Pier.
  
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• Catholic chapel in New Jersey mall is closing after decades

  01-03-2017 20:29
  
  PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) — A Roman Catholic chapel at a New Jersey shopping mall is closing after more than 45 years.
  
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• Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing On Okmulgee County Highway

  01-03-2017 20:27
  
  The pilot of a small airplane made an emergency landing Wednesday on a highway in Okmulgee County after it experienced a fuel tank issue. 
  
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• Former Harvard law worker accused of stealing nearly $48,000

  01-03-2017 20:27
  
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A former Harvard employee is accused of stealing nearly $48,000 from the university and using it on personal purchases.
  
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• APNewsBreak: School led locker room assault investigation

  01-03-2017 20:19
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The investigation into the sexual assault of a disabled black football player by his white teammates at a small-town Idaho high school showed that crucial evidence was collected by
  
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• Virginia school board: Court should delay transgender case

  01-03-2017 20:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Virginia school board that wants to keep a transgender teen from using the boys' restroom at his high school is calling on the Supreme Court to delay consideration of the case to
  
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• Mayor: 1 of 2 shot Houston officers to get out of hospital

  01-03-2017 20:13
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner says one of two police officers shot while investigating a home burglary in the city likely will be released from a hospital Wednesday.
  
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