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• Trump budget clouds Public Broadcasting Act's 50th year

  18-03-2017 23:53
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The federal act that created public broadcasting is marking its 50th year, but if President Donald Trump has his way it could be a hollow celebration.
  
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• Report: Trump adviser's husband picked for Justice post

  18-03-2017 23:48
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has chosen the husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway to head the civil division of the Justice Department.
  
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• Young Americans: Most see Trump as illegitimate president

  18-03-2017 23:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Jermaine Anderson keeps going back to the same memory of Donald Trump, then a candidate for president of the United States, referring to some Mexican immigrants as rapists and murder
  
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• Most Wanted Suspect Dead After Opening Fire On Tulsa Police

  18-03-2017 23:22
  
  Most wanted suspect Madison Dickson has been pronounced dead. 
  
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• Illinois Hires Oklahoma State's Brad Underwood

  18-03-2017 23:10
  
  Illinois has hired Oklahoma State head basketball coach Brad Underwood to the same position, according to ESPN.  
  
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• Phoenix flight to Atlanta makes emergency landing in Texas

  18-03-2017 23:09
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Southwest Airlines says a pressurization issue forced a flight from Phoenix to Atlanta to make an emergency landing in Texas.
  
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• Feds post public notices requesting prototypes for Trump's Mexico border wall

  18-03-2017 22:39
  
  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration wants to build a 30-foot-high border wall that looks good from the north side and is difficult to climb or cut through, according to a pair of contract notices po
  
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• 16 people accused of massive home marijuana grow near Denver

  18-03-2017 22:37
  
  DENVER (AP) — Sixteen people have been indicted and accused of running a massive home-grown marijuana operation in the greater Denver area.
  
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• Paris Orly Airport attacker wanted to kill, die for Allah

  18-03-2017 22:36
  
  ORLY, France (AP) — Yelling that he wanted to kill and die for Allah, a suspected Islamic extremist attacked a French soldier Saturday morning at Paris' Orly Airport and wrested away her assault rifle
  
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• To aid endangered ferrets, vaccine treats are planned for prairie dogs

  18-03-2017 22:31
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Feeding peanut butter kibbles to millions of prairie dogs — by flinging the treats from four-wheelers and dropping them from drones — could be the next big thing to help a spunky litt
  
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• Son of US man sought in Nazi case wants evidence released

  18-03-2017 22:26
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The son of a 98-year-old Minnesota man sought by Polish authorities in connection with a Nazi massacre reiterated Saturday that his father is innocent and asked that evidence agains
  
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• Short list for high-profile US attorney jobs in New York

  18-03-2017 21:43
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Republican politicians in New York have been putting together short lists of potential candidates to replace the top U.S. prosecutors in New York City, a hub for terrorism, insider-tra
  
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• Authorities arrest 17-year-old in his mother's death

  18-03-2017 21:32
  
  CARY, N.C. (AP) — A 17-year-old North Carolina boy has been charged with killing his mother after an investigation that stretched more than a year.
  
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• Tulsa most-wanted suspect dies after police car runs her over following shootout, investigator says

  18-03-2017 21:21
  
  Madison Dickson died after a Tulsa Police officer intentionally ran over her on Saturday afternoon in south Tulsa after a vehicular chase and a shootout.
  
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• Officer-involved shooting reported in south Tulsa

  18-03-2017 21:21
  
  Tulsa Police are at the scene of an officer-involved shooting at 8900 South Harvard Avenue.
  
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• Memorial fund established for family of fallen firefighter

  18-03-2017 21:21
  
  WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) — A memorial fund has been established for the family of a Massachusetts firefighter who collapsed at the scene of a house fire and died.
  
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• Appeals court refuses to stop oil in Dakota Access pipeline

  18-03-2017 21:01
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An appeals court on Saturday refused a request from two American Indian tribes for an "emergency" order that would prevent oil from flowing through Dakota Access pipeline.
  
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• Push to ban minors from tanning beds heads to Senate floor

  18-03-2017 21:00
  
  The Oklahoma State Senate this week is expected to take up Senate Bill 765, which would bar minors from using tanning beds.
  
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• The Latest: Orly attacker used revolver to detain soldier

  18-03-2017 20:46
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on incident at Orly Airport in Paris where a man was shot to death after attempting to seize a soldier's weapon (all times local):
  
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• Boston College leader credited with transforming school dies

  18-03-2017 20:42
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Boston College's chancellor, the Rev. J. Donald Monan, who is credited with transforming the regional Roman Catholic school into a nationally-regarded university, died Saturday. He was 9
  
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• Governor: Funding sought for East Chicago water filters

  18-03-2017 20:28
  
  EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb says the state is working on finding funding for water filters in East Chicago homes dealing with lead contamination.
  
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• Spicer: Secret Service stops attempted White House intrusion

  18-03-2017 20:25
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The White House said Saturday that an individual was apprehended after jumping a low metal barrier just outside the White House fence, a week after an intrusion raised question
  
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• Chelsea Clinton joins Expedia board of directors

  18-03-2017 20:20
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Chelsea Clinton is joining the board of directors of online travel booking site Expedia.
  
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• Somalia blames Saudi-led coalition for deadly strike on boat

  18-03-2017 20:15
  
  MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia's government on Saturday blamed the Saudi-led coalition for Friday's attack on a boat that killed at least 42 Somali refugees off the coast of war-torn Yemen, calling
  
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• US asks Hawaii judge to clarify ruling on Trump travel ban

  18-03-2017 20:02
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — The government is asking a federal judge to clarify his order blocking President Donald Trump's revised travel ban, arguing it shouldn't apply to a global freeze on refugees entering t
  
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• Top economies yield to US, drop no-protectionism pledge

  18-03-2017 19:53
  
  BADEN-BADEN, Germany (AP) — The world's top economic powers dropped a pledge to oppose trade protectionism amid pushback from the Trump administration, which wants trade to more clearly benefit Americ
  
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• Wife of ex-teacher pleads with husband to bring student home

  18-03-2017 19:29
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The wife of a former Tennessee schoolteacher accused of kidnapping a 15-year-old student is pleading for her husband to bring the girl home.
  
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• William and Kate meet survivors of Paris 2015 attacks

  18-03-2017 19:28
  
  PARIS (AP) — Prince William and his wife Kate met Saturday with survivors of the 2015 extremist attacks at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris and other city sites on the second day of their visit to t
  
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• Miloslav Vlk, a clandestine priest during communism, dies

  18-03-2017 19:21
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Prague Cardinal Miloslav Vlk, who ministered clandestinely to Catholics for years while officially working as a window-washer during communist rule in Czechoslovakia, has died at a
  
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• Year-over-year employment mixed, figures show

  18-03-2017 18:47
  According to non-adjusted numbers released March 17, the area posted a net gain of about 100 jobs, while other metropolitan areas of the state, most notably Oklahoma City and Tulsa, experienced declines numbering in the thousands. The jobs data was released as part of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for January.
  
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• No Serious Injuries Reported In Tulsa County Highway

  18-03-2017 18:43
  
  The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a car-motorcycle crash briefly shut down Highway 75 at 106th Street North in Tulsa County Saturday morning.
  
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• Boy Dies, One Injured In ATV Crash S. Of Guthrie

  18-03-2017 18:15
  
  Emergency crews are on scene of a deadly ATV accident just south of Guthrie Saturday morning.
  
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• Small Brazil city on edge after man dies from yellow fever

  18-03-2017 18:13
  
  CASIMIRO DE ABREU, Brazil (AP) — This small city in the state of Rio de Janeiro is on high alert after authorities confirmed the death of one man by yellow fever and are investigating several other po
  
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• Man blamed for 6 deaths asks Maine governor for clemency

  18-03-2017 17:50
  
  CHARLESTON, Maine (AP) — A man blamed for the deaths of six people and serving a life prison sentence wants Maine Gov. Paul LePage to give him another chance.
  
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• Lamborghinis and icons: New and old mix for Moscow visitor

  18-03-2017 17:50
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Leonid Brezhnev had a taste for fast, flashy Western cars. So perhaps it's fitting that Lamborghini, Porsche and Rolls-Royce dealerships have opened near the Moscow apartment building wh
  
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• Congo disappearances raise alarm as political tensions grow

  18-03-2017 17:39
  
  DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Nearly a week after Congo's government announced the kidnapping of two United Nations experts along with their translator and drivers, no trace of them has been found. Their abdu
  
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• Teen Sought In Fatal Norman Shooting

  18-03-2017 17:38
  
  Police are looking for a 19-year-old wanted in a fatal shooting Friday evening.
  
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• Young candidate seeks seat on newly formed city's council

  18-03-2017 17:25
  
  At 19, she's barely old enough to vote.
  
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• World powers drop pledge to fully oppose trade protectionism

  18-03-2017 17:16
  
  BADEN-BADEN, Germany (AP) — The world's top economic powers have dropped a pledge to fully oppose trade protectionism amid pushback from the U.S. government of President Donald Trump, who wants to fav
  
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• Trump says US 'must be paid more' to defend Germany

  18-03-2017 17:14
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that Germany owes "vast sums of money" to NATO and the U.S. "must be paid more" for providing defense, reiterating his stance that European allie
  
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• Trial for wife accused of shooting man after casserole fight

  18-03-2017 17:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — A woman accused of fatally shooting her husband after an argument about a burned casserole, and then taking a photo of the body and texting it to a friend has been ordered to stand t
  
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• Far-left candidate Melenchon backs reforms at Paris rally

  18-03-2017 17:09
  
  PARIS (AP) — Far-left French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon gathered tens of thousands of supporters in Paris at a rally Saturday calling for deep reforms in the French constitution.
  
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• Syrian rebels begin evacuation from besieged Homs

  18-03-2017 17:06
  
  HOMS, Syria (AP) — Scores of Syrian opposition fighters and their families began leaving the last rebel-held neighborhood in the central city of Homs on Saturday as part of a Russian-backed evacuation
  
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• Man killed at Paris airport had criminal past, radical flags

  18-03-2017 17:03
  
  ORLY, France (AP) — French soldiers shot and killed a man who wrestled a colleague to the ground Saturday and tried to steal her rifle at Paris' Orly Airport. The melee forced the airport's busy termi
  
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• NTSB pledges report on fatal Biloxi bus crash within 3 weeks

  18-03-2017 16:42
  
  BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Investigators say a preliminary report on the March 7 train-bus crash in Mississippi that killed four Texas tourists should be ready within three weeks.
  
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• Trump wants to build 30-foot-high wall at Mexican border

  18-03-2017 16:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration wants to build a 30-foot-high border wall that looks good from the north side and is difficult to climb or cut through, according to a pair of contract notic
  
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