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• Europe leaders view devastated islands as locals struggle

  12-09-2017 23:58
  
  PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten (AP) — France's president and the Dutch king visited Caribbean territories on Tuesday that were hammered by Hurricane Irma, bringing in much-needed food, water and medical supplies amid accusations that European governments had been unprepared, slow to…
  
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• Grove Couple Charged With Neglect For Leaving Kids In Casino Hotel

  12-09-2017 23:53
  
  A Grove couple turned themselves in Tuesday after child neglect charges were filed against them stemming from a July incident at a Tulsa casino hotel.
  
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• Sand Springs Tattoo Parlour Covers Hate Tattoos For Free

  12-09-2017 23:47
  
  A Sand Springs tattoo studio took steps to combat hate by offering free cover ups for racist and gang tattoos for free. 
  
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• Poland Spring targeted by 2nd lawsuit over labeling

  12-09-2017 23:40
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A new lawsuit accuses Poland Spring water of deceiving customers by putting the words "100 percent natural spring water" on product labels.
  
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• The Latest: Death toll in Florida increases to 12

  12-09-2017 23:37
  
  MIAMI (AP) — The Latest on Irma (all times local):
  
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• Irma's girth and path made for a bizarre Florida storm surge

  12-09-2017 23:35
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Irma's devastating storm surge came with weird twists that scientists attribute to the storm's girth, path and some geographic quirks.
  
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• US limits visas for African, Asian nations over deportations

  12-09-2017 23:29
  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The United States will stop issuing certain visas to Eritrean nationals and officials of Cambodia, Sierra Leone and Guinea as of Wednesday because they have refused to take back deported citizens, the State Department said…
  
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• Officials raise death toll to 12 in Florida, up from seven, bringing total from Irma to 55

  12-09-2017 23:28
  MIAMI (AP) — Officials raise death toll to 12 in Florida, up from seven, bringing total from Irma to 55.
  
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• Edith Windsor, who helped end gay marriage ban, dies at 88

  12-09-2017 23:28
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Edith Windsor, a widow who brought a landmark Supreme Court case that struck down parts of a federal law that banned gay marriage and led to federal recognition for same-sex spouses, died Tuesday. She was 88.
  
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• After Irma, reverse migration back to Florida begins

  12-09-2017 23:28
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — With Irma having weakened into inland rainstorms, Floridians are beginning a mass migration back to a battered, water-logged state where millions remains without power.
  
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• US moves to help locate unexploded bombs in Mosul

  12-09-2017 23:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A top American military commander has declassified 81 locations of unexploded bombs dropped by the U.S.-led coalition in the battle to oust Islamic State militants from the Iraqi city of Mosul. And officials are considering similar disclosures…
  
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• Owasso Police To Honor Late K-9 Officer

  12-09-2017 23:00
  
  A memorial service is being held this weekend for Owasso K9 Officer Beny.
  
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• Muskogee DHS Offices Close After Snake Found, Wrong Repellents Used

  12-09-2017 23:00
  
  Muskogee's Department of Human Services offices are closed Wednesday after employees found a snake inside.
  
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• One Arrested In Connection With Shooting At Tulsa Apartment

  12-09-2017 22:55
  
  Tulsa Police arrested a man connected to a shooting at an apartment complex.
  
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• Tulsa Man Charged With First-Degree Manslaughter In Motorcyclist's Death

  12-09-2017 22:47
  
  Tulsa Police say Timothy Harris's blood alcohol content was .20 and he was driving twice the speed limit when he hit motorcyclist Gabriel Stone.
  
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• Ozone Alert Issued For Tulsa Area Wednesday

  12-09-2017 22:47
  
  The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality issued an ozone alert for Wednesday, Sept. 13, for the Tulsa metropolitan area.
  
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• One Dead In Crash On Will Rogers Turnpike In Rogers County

  12-09-2017 22:23
  
  The Oklahoma Highway Patrol confirms one death in a crash on the Will Rogers Turnpike in Rogers County.
  
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• 18-year-old gets 17 years in prison after pleading guilty in series of QuikTrip robberies

  12-09-2017 22:18
  
  Misael Briones, 18, was implicated along with 17-year-old Jay'Verre Aguilar and 18-year-old Nicholas Byrd in robberies at QuikTrips at Interstate 244 and Garnett Road and at 21st Street and Memorial Drive.
  
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• FEMA estimates 25 percent of Florida Keys homes are gone

  12-09-2017 22:15
  
  LOWER MATECUMBE KEY, Fla. (AP) — Search-and-rescue teams made their way into the Florida Keys' farthest reaches Tuesday, while authorities rushed to repair the lone highway connecting the islands and deliver aid to Hurricane Irma's victims. Federal officials estimated one-quarter…
  
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• Big holdup for borrowers claiming for-profit college fraud

  12-09-2017 22:14
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Tens of thousands of former students who say they were swindled by for-profit colleges are being left in limbo as the Trump administration delays action on requests for loan forgiveness, according to court documents obtained by The…
  
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• NYC man gets prison for 2013 racial attacks, 1 of them fatal

  12-09-2017 21:59
  NEW YORK (AP) — A black New York City man who attacked three white people, killing one of them, after making violent racial threats has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
  
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• Protests over French labor overhaul grip Paris, other cities

  12-09-2017 21:41
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Eiffel Tower saw service cutbacks, angry carnival workers snarled traffic around the Arc de Triomphe and police used water cannon and tear gas as unions held protests in Paris and elsewhere Tuesday against planned changes to…
  
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• Georgia congressman recovering from post-Irma car accident

  12-09-2017 21:41
  ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia congressman is recovering from a car accident that occurred as he was returning to Washington after monitoring the impact of Hurricane Irma in his home state.
  
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• White House accuses Clinton of 'reckless attacks' in book

  12-09-2017 21:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is accusing former campaign rival Hillary Clinton of "propping up book sales with false and reckless attacks."
  
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• AP, other media sue for info from Washington state lawmakers

  12-09-2017 21:40
  
  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A coalition of news organizations led by The Associated Press is suing the Washington Legislature over its assertion that state lawmakers are not required to turn over daily schedules, emails, text messages and other materials related…
  
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• US Justice Department won't charge 6 Baltimore officers involved in Freddie Gray's arrest, in-custody death

  12-09-2017 21:35
  BALTIMORE (AP) — US Justice Department won't charge 6 Baltimore officers involved in Freddie Gray's arrest, in-custody death.
  
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• DOJ won't bring charges against officers in Gray case

  12-09-2017 21:35
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice won't bring federal charges against six police officers involved in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, a young black man whose death touched off weeks of protests and unrest in Baltimore.
  
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• Trump: North Korea sanctions 'small step,' warns of more

  12-09-2017 21:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday new U.N. sanctions "are nothing compared to what ultimately will have to happen" to stop North Korea's nuclear march. U.S. officials showed Congress satellite images of illicit trade to highlight the challenge…
  
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• 1 in custody in connection to reports of shooter at hospital

  12-09-2017 21:26
  LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — One person was taken into custody Tuesday in connection to reports of an active shooter at the state's largest hospital, the city said.
  
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• Circus animals found in Arkansas to be sent to Germany

  12-09-2017 21:24
  
  WEINER, Ark. (AP) — Seven tigers, six lions and one leopard that were recently discovered by authorities in a warehouse in northeastern Arkansas will soon be flown to Germany.
  
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• Relative of ex-Seattle mayor is 5th to accuse him of abuse

  12-09-2017 21:23
  SEATTLE (AP) — A fifth man has accused Seattle Mayor Ed Murray of sexual abuse decades ago.
  
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• Winter wheat moving again to Gulf Coast export facilities

  12-09-2017 21:19
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Hard red winter wheat exports are flowing again from the Plains states to the battered Gulf Coast for shipment overseas.
  
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• The Latest: Lawyer for victim's family: 'No accountability'

  12-09-2017 21:18
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Latest on a court hearing for the engineer in a deadly Amtrak derailment (all times local):
  
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• Trump meeting with Malaysian prime minister under scrutiny

  12-09-2017 21:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump praised Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak for his country's financial investments in U.S. companies during a meeting Tuesday at the White House and thanked him for helping to fight Islamic State militants.
  
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• Jury hears openings at trial of American terror suspect

  12-09-2017 21:10
  NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. citizen whose terrorism trial started Tuesday, a day after the 16th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, is both a dangerous al-Qaida operative and someone who has a right to a fair trial in…
  
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• Investigators fault driver in Tesla Autopilot crash

  12-09-2017 21:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An inattentive driver's over reliance on his Tesla Model S sedan's semi-autonomous driving system and a truck driver who made a left-hand turn in front of the car are both to blame for a fatal crash last…
  
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• Barcelona cathedral evacuated amid anti-terror investigation

  12-09-2017 21:10
  MADRID (AP) — Police in Barcelona say explosives experts are checking a van in the surroundings of the landmark Sagrada Familia cathedral in what they are describing as an anti-terrorism operation.
  
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• The Latest: White House: Trump to visit Florida on Thursday

  12-09-2017 21:07
  
  MIAMI (AP) — The Latest on Irma (all times local):
  
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• Maryland governor orders lawsuit over airline flights noise

  12-09-2017 20:59
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday ordered the state's top legal official to sue a federal agency over new airline flight routes that the Republican said have made many Maryland families "miserable in their own homes."
  
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• Arrest Made In Savanna Landing Homicides

  12-09-2017 20:17
  
  Tulsa Police added three murder charges against one of Tulsa's Most Wanted in the deaths of a man, woman and unborn child at the Savanna Landing apartments.  
  
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• Suspect arrested in triple homicide at Savanna Landing apartment after man, pregnant woman fatally shot

  12-09-2017 19:51
  
  Investigators connected Keenan Deon Rodney White Jr., 25, to the three homicides, Tulsa Police Sgt. Dave Walker said. Police initially arrested White for several outstanding warrants on Sept. 5 after stopping him on South Peoria Avenue while responding to the…
  
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• Race Riot Commission Wants Race Riot Lessons In Oklahoma Classrooms

  12-09-2017 19:43
  
  The 1921 Tulsa Race Riot Centennial Commission made several big announcements Tuesday, September 12 - including new efforts to bring race riot lessons to Oklahoma classrooms.
  
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• California leaders pledge $30M for young immigrants

  12-09-2017 19:39
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown and top lawmakers announced Tuesday that they plan to spend $30 million helping young immigrants with legal services and college financial aid.
  
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• Race Riot Centennial Commission discusses plans for 2021 event

  12-09-2017 19:30
  
  The success and resiliency of the old Greenwood district will be highlighted during activities observing the centennial of Tulsa's 1921 race riot, leaders of the commission planning the events said Tuesday.
  
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• Man admits killing homeless cats for defecating on sidewalk

  12-09-2017 19:30
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh man has pleaded guilty to killing three homeless cats by leaving poisonous mothballs in his yard for them to eat because they defecated on his sidewalk.
  
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• Senate GOP struggles with deficit in work on budget, taxes

  12-09-2017 19:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are struggling with how many billions of dollars President Donald Trump's tax code overhaul will add to the deficit as they work on a GOP budget plan that's a prerequisite to any far-reaching change in…
  
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• Pelosi, top White House official open on border security

  12-09-2017 19:29
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The top House Democrat and a senior White House official are both indicating they are open to compromise on border security to expedite legislation to help immigrants brought here illegally as kids.
  
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• The Latest: Wisconsin Republican urges support for Foxconn

  12-09-2017 19:26
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on Wisconsin Senate debate of Foxconn bill (all times local):
  
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• Mississippi man imprisoned for murder gets chance for parole

  12-09-2017 19:23
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man has been resentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for taking part in two fatal armed robberies at age 17.
  
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• Prosecutor: Convicted killer may be tied to more NY slayings

  12-09-2017 19:22
  RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A prosecutor says a carpenter convicted of killing two prostitutes in the 1990s may be responsible for at least one of the 10 unsolved killings of people along a Long Island beach highway.
  
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