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• Family Remembers Life, Not Death, Of Man Killed By Rake In Cherokee County

  12-07-2017 23:58
  
  Three suspects are at the Cherokee County Detention Center facing first-degree murder charges while the family of the victim, Andy Clay, tries come to terms with what happened.
  
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• The Latest: Trump says he learned of son's meeting recently

  12-07-2017 23:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the controversy surrounding a meeting last summer between Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer promising damaging information on Hillary Clinton (all times local):
  
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• Elite Marines killed in crash share WWII commando heritage

  12-07-2017 23:57
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — For an elite band of U.S. Marines known as the Raiders, the fiery military plane crash this week in Mississippi represents a second devastating blow during training in less than three years. Six Marines and a…
  
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• Lawsuit seeks to block Indiana voter data from Trump panel

  12-07-2017 23:55
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two groups are suing the Indiana secretary of state's office in an effort to block the release of voter data requested by a White House commission investigating President Donald Trump's allegations of widespread voter fraud.
  
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• Derailed Train Blocks Road In Wagoner County

  12-07-2017 23:55
  
  A train loaded with coal derailed Wednesday afternoon near Okay, the Wagoner County Sheriff's Office said.  
  
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• Kidnapping indictment returned in China scholar's abduction

  12-07-2017 23:54
  
  URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a 28-year-old in the abduction of a University of Illinois scholar from China, confirming a decision by federal agents to arrest and charge Brendt Christensen last month.
  
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• Police: Virginia officer seriously injured in attack

  12-07-2017 23:51
  
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Police say an officer in Virginia has been seriously injured in an attack while responding to a report of a disorderly person.
  
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• Prosecutor: Rejected Oklahoma bomb suspect 'turned to hate'

  12-07-2017 23:47
  
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A 28-year-old man facing federal charges in a pipe bomb explosion outside a northeast Oklahoma Air Force recruiting center "turned to hate" after he couldn't complete the training required to become a certified electrician in that…
  
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• Domestic shooting kills 3, sparks manhunt in Alabama

  12-07-2017 23:47
  
  GARDENDALE, Ala. (AP) — Police launched a search Wednesday for a Florida man who they believe shot and killed three relatives, including the ex-wife who claimed he had stalked and harassed her.
  
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• US hits 50,000 refugee cap, but some others still allowed in

  12-07-2017 23:45
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has reached the Trump administration's limit of 50,000 refugees for this budget year. That won't stop some additional refugees from entering the United States in the next few months, but they will now face tighter…
  
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• Tulsa Groups Call On DA To Bring Kepler To Trial For 4th Time

  12-07-2017 23:45
  
  Black Lives Matters Tulsa and the NAACP are calling on the Tulsa County District Attorney to bring Shannon Kepler to trial for the fourth time.
  
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• US Supreme Court asked to step into endangered frog case

  12-07-2017 23:42
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Libertarian organization is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a declaration that Louisiana timberland is critical habitat for an endangered frog found only in Mississippi.
  
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• Trump in Paris: The curious case of his friend Jim

  12-07-2017 23:37
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — For all things Paris, President Donald Trump's go-to guy is Jim.
  
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• Illinois GOP governor tacks right after major budget defeat

  12-07-2017 23:35
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is hardening his anti-tax stance as he readies a re-election bid following a major legislative defeat, replacing key staff with leaders of a conservative group that blasted the Republican just a few weeks…
  
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• Washington braces for a long, hot summer slog of politics

  12-07-2017 23:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's capital is bracing for a long, hot summer, and that's not even counting the weather.
  
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• More than 1,200 nurses at Boston hospital start strike

  12-07-2017 23:32
  
  BOSTON (AP) — More than 1,200 nurses at a Boston hospital have started a one-day strike after last-minute negotiations between their union and hospital administrators were unsuccessful.
  
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• Slovenia, Croatia fail to agree on border dispute

  12-07-2017 23:31
  
  LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Croatia and Slovenia failed on Wednesday to reach an agreement on implementing an international arbitration ruling in a long-standing border dispute that has caused tensions between the European Union neighbors.
  
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• Study: GPS rules send California juveniles into jail cycle

  12-07-2017 23:27
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attempt to keep California juvenile offenders out of detention centers has thrust them into a system with differing and overly strict rules that send many back behind bars for minor violations, according to a report…
  
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• GOP lawmakers question Air Force about ties to defense firm

  12-07-2017 23:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican lawmakers are questioning the Air Force about alleged improprieties in the way it acquires multimillion-dollar aircraft.
  
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• DHS chief has doubts about legality of immigration program

  12-07-2017 23:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly told Hispanic lawmakers on Wednesday that a program that protects young immigrants from deportation is likely illegal, though he is personally supportive, according to House members.
  
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• The Latest: FBI pick says Russia probe not a "witch hunt"

  12-07-2017 23:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Senate hearing on Christopher Wray's nomination as FBI director (all times local):
  
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• Garden Railroad Layouts Are Available This Week In Tulsa

  12-07-2017 22:49
  
  Everything you ever wanted to know about Garden Railroad layouts and how to create your own is available this week here in Tulsa.  
  
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• Three People Charged With Child Neglect In Owasso

  12-07-2017 22:44
  
  Court documents show Veronica McGuire, Dina Delong, and Timothy Watson have all been charged with one count of child neglect.
  
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• Former NFL player arrested outside gas station in El Reno

  12-07-2017 20:30
  
  Sampson played three seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs as an offensive tackle from 2004 to 2006.
  
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• Mother of Baby Doe sentenced to time served, probation

  12-07-2017 20:27
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The mother of a 2-year-old girl who became known as Baby Doe after her remains washed ashore in a trash bag will be released from jail after serving less than two years for her role in disposing…
  
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• Military official: Oklahoma bomb suspect was in US Air Force

  12-07-2017 20:27
  
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A 28-year-old man facing federal charges in a pipe bomb explosion outside an Air Force recruiting center in Oklahoma had been enlisted in that branch of the military and was decorated for his service, a military…
  
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• Tulsa Police Seeks Man Suspected Of Using Stolen Credit Card

  12-07-2017 20:24
  
  Detectives released a photo of a man they said used a stolen credit card to purchase items from a local business.
  
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• Bixby Bombing Suspect Faces Federal Charges

  12-07-2017 20:22
  
  News On 6 has learned more about a 28-year-old Tulsa man arrested by the FBI in connection with a pipe bomb explosion outside the Air Force recruiting center in Bixby late Monday.
  
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• Disgraced ex-Alabama governor wants his gun permit back

  12-07-2017 20:21
  
  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Former Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has gone to court trying to regain the pistol permit he lost after pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges and resigning.
  
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• The Latest: House Democrats question Russian settlement

  12-07-2017 20:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the controversy surrounding a meeting last summer between Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer promising damaging information on Hillary Clinton (all times local):
  
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• Where's Rey? Despite Monopoly maker's promise, still missing

  12-07-2017 20:15
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Where is the character Rey in the "Star Wars" version of Monopoly? In a land far, far away, apparently.
  
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• Malta OKs same-sex marriages over Catholic Church protest

  12-07-2017 20:12
  
  VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Lawmakers in predominantly Roman Catholic Malta legalized same-sex marriage Wednesday, joining much of Western Europe by replacing the traditional "you are now husband and wife" declaration in civil ceremonies with "you are now spouses."
  
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• Louisiana probation officers brace for even larger caseloads

  12-07-2017 20:06
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana probation and parole officers frequently say they don't do their job for the money.
  
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• Romanian Nazi victims now eligible for German compensation

  12-07-2017 20:05
  
  BERLIN (AP) — About 1,000 living survivors of Nazi persecution in Romania are now eligible for compensation from the German government, an organization that negotiates with Germany on behalf of Jews who suffered under the Nazis, said Wednesday
  
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• House conservatives wary of emerging Senate health care bill

  12-07-2017 20:05
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican efforts to scrap much of Democrat Barack Obama's health care law hit a new complication on Wednesday: Wary House conservatives who insist that the bill satisfy their goals of low-premium insurance policies with bare-bones coverage.
  
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• Doctor accused in deaths of at least 7 in Oklahoma, Texas

  12-07-2017 20:04
  
  SHERMAN, Texas (AP) — A Texas doctor wrote unnecessary prescriptions for powerful drugs that contributed to the overdose deaths of at least seven people over a four-year period, according to a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday.
  
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• Cops: Upstate NY Woman stole $20K in dead father's benefits

  12-07-2017 20:01
  
  MORRISONVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — State police say they've charged a woman with stealing nearly $20,000 in her deceased father's benefits as his body decomposed in his northern New York home.
  
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• Motorcycle Crash On Highway 169 Critically Injures Oologah Man

  12-07-2017 20:00
  
  The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a 29-year-old Oologah man was critically injured when his motorcycle struck a pickup on Highway 169 south of Owasso Wednesday morning.
  
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• Tennessee cities adjust to law letting guns in buses, hubs

  12-07-2017 19:58
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The city of Nashville fought a losing battle this spring as a state law passed that lets people with gun permits enter city buses and its main bus terminal with their guns. Nashville is now among…
  
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• AP-NORC Poll: Three-quarters in US say they lack influence

  12-07-2017 19:56
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Linda Bell, a beekeeper and farmer who makes about $11,000 a year, feels Washington power brokers have no intention of making health care affordable.
  
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• The Latest: Malta lawmakers legalize same-sex marriage

  12-07-2017 19:53
  
  VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — The Latest on the vote to legalize same-sex marriages in Malta (all times local):
  
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• Ex-Brazilian President Silva convicted of corruption

  12-07-2017 19:53
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was convicted of corruption and money laundering on Wednesday and sentenced to nine and a half years in jail.
  
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• Prosecutors ask for life sentence in Nemtsov murder trial

  12-07-2017 19:52
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Prosecutors have asked a Moscow court to send a man convicted in the assassination of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov to prison for life.
  
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• Ryan pledges action on Russia sanctions amid CIA concerns

  12-07-2017 19:50
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan pledged on Wednesday to passing a "strong, bold" Russia sanctions bill even as President Donald Trump's spy chief voiced concerns over the legislation that aims to punish Moscow for meddling in the presidential…
  
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• Democrat sorry for 'aggressively sarcastic' anti-Trump post

  12-07-2017 19:50
  
  AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Maine Democratic lawmaker says he regrets an "aggressively sarcastic and inappropriate" Facebook post criticizing President Donald Trump.
  
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• The Latest: Lockdown lifted at Washington state Capitol

  12-07-2017 19:49
  
  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Latest on a police lockdown of the Washington state Capitol campus: (all times local):
  
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• French court annuls $1.27 billion tax adjustment on Google

  12-07-2017 19:46
  
  PARIS (AP) — A French court has annulled a 1.11 billion-euro ($1.27 billion) tax adjustment imposed on Google by France's tax authorities.
  
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• Pence pushes repeal in state where health coverage soared

  12-07-2017 19:41
  
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — While Senate Republicans wrangled behind closed doors over health care Wednesday, Vice President Mike Pence traveled to Kentucky, one of the states with the most at stake as the GOP pushes to repeal and replace President…
  
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• Suspects in beating death of US tourist are in Greek court

  12-07-2017 19:40
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Five of nine men suspected in the beating death of a 22-year-old American tourist outside a bar in Greece are appearing before an investigating magistrate on the island of Zakynthos.
  
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• NYC launches $32 million plan to reduce rat population

  12-07-2017 19:39
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has announced a $32 million, multi-agency plan to reduce the rat population.
  
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