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• Utah nurse arrested after refusing to let officer draw blood from a patient has reached a settlement for $500,000

  31-10-2017 23:58
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah nurse arrested after refusing to let officer draw blood from a patient has reached a settlement for $500,000.
  
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• Tulsa County Sheriff's Office Gets Grant For More Body Cameras

  31-10-2017 23:55
  
  Hundreds of Tulsa County deputies will soon be wearing body cameras.
  
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• Tulsa Woman Concerned About Sex Offenders Living At Motel

  31-10-2017 23:51
  
  A Tulsa woman said she's shocked at how many sex offenders are registered at a motel in her zip code. 
  
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• Oklahoma First Responders Prepare In Case Of Disaster

  31-10-2017 23:48
  
  A team of Oklahoma first responders and local agencies received hands-on training Tuesday to prepare in case of a disaster. Being prepared is the key to surviving a disaster, and the Tulsa Area Emergency Management Agency is making sure the city is ready in case one strikes.  First responders and several relief agencies took part in training missions inside the Tulsa Emergency Operations center. The disaster response exercises help to make sure the best plans are in place befo...
  
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• At Least Eight Dead In Attack In Lower Manhattan

  31-10-2017 23:28
  
  Police and witnesses say a motorist drove onto a busy bicycle path near the World Trade Center memorial in Manhattan and struck several people, then emerged from the vehicle screaming and brandishing imitation firearms.
  
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• 'SynDaver' A Practical Resource For TCC Students

  31-10-2017 23:06
  
  In an anatomy class in the occupational therapy program at Tulsa Community College, students got help from an assistant that looks a little creepy, but is perfect for Halloween.
  
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• Tulsa Woman Says She Encountered Masked Man With Butcher Knife On Porch

  31-10-2017 22:57
  
  A Tulsa woman has a warning tonight for trick-or-treaters after she says she encountered a man on her back porch holding a butcher knife.
  
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• Tulsa Police Get Grant For More Body Cameras

  31-10-2017 22:52
  
  Hundreds of Tulsa County deputies will soon be wearing body cameras. Thanks to a federal grant, the sheriff's office will add 216 cameras. 8/14/2017 Related Story: Tulsa Police Officers Begin Training With New Body Cams We don't know when they'll be ordered. Tulsa County said a donation also paid for 80 additional cameras.
  
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• The Latest: VA says patient care not impacted by outage

  31-10-2017 22:27
  
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Latest on a severe storm in the Northeast that brought hurricane-force wind gusts and torrential rain (all times local):
  
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• No charges for Indianapolis officers in fatal shooting

  31-10-2017 22:25
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two Indianapolis police officers won't face criminal charges for the June shooting death of an unarmed black motorist who crashed his car while fleeing from a traffic stop, a special prosecutor announced Tuesday.
  
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• American girl taken by dad to Syria is returning home to US

  31-10-2017 22:25
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A teenage American girl who says her father spirited her to Syria against her will several years ago is now with U.S. authorities and will be returned home, U.S. officials said Tuesday.
  
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• Developers Reveal Proposal For Former Laura Dester Site

  31-10-2017 22:24
  
  Tulsa-based Ross Group, Nelson Stowe, and a firm out of Kansas City were the one group to submit a proposal after the six-month-long request for proposal.
  
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• The Latest: Lawsuit targets rollback of birth-control rule

  31-10-2017 22:22
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The Latest on the fight over President Donald Trump's decision no-cost birth control for workers (all times local):
  
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• Arkansas senator ends company's contract with rehab program

  31-10-2017 22:21
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The top Republican in the Arkansas Senate said Tuesday that his company terminated its agreement with a drug rehabilitation program after accusations workers provided by the nonprofit were unpaid.
  
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• 6 dead, others hurt after motorist drives onto NY bike path

  31-10-2017 22:21
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A man in a rented pickup truck drove onto a busy bicycle path near the World Trade Center memorial Tuesday, killing at least six people and injuring several others in what authorities said may have been…
  
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• Great British Bake Off blunder: Judge tweets winner's name

  31-10-2017 22:20
  
  LONDON (AP) — A judge on the Great British Bake Off, a widely watched television cooking competition in the U.K., has been forced to apologize after revealing the winner hours before the final episode was scheduled to air.
  
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• The Latest: Witness describes carnage of truck on bike path

  31-10-2017 22:16
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a vehicle driving onto a bike path near the World Trade Center site and memorial (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Utah librarian spotted man sought in 2 deaths

  31-10-2017 22:15
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on the fatal shooting near the University of Utah (all times local):
  
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• Texas Gov. Abbott in Washington to pitch $60B recovery bill

  31-10-2017 22:09
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is in Washington making the case to the White House and top Capitol Hill leaders for a $60 billion Texas Gulf Coast rebuilding package.
  
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• Charlottesville protest organizer allowed to move for job

  31-10-2017 22:06
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The chief organizer of the Charlottesville white nationalist rally has received permission to move from Virginia to Ohio after a judge agreed to modify his bond.
  
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• The Latest: Slain man's family decries prosecution decision

  31-10-2017 22:05
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on the fatal shooting of an unarmed black motorist by Indianapolis police officers (all times local):
  
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• Suit seeks release of immigrant girl detained after surgery

  31-10-2017 22:05
  HOUSTON (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union sued the U.S. government Tuesday to demand that it release a 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy detained by Border Patrol agents after surgery because she is in the U.S. without legal permission.
  
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• Pruitt guts EPA science panels, will appoint new members

  31-10-2017 22:01
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency says he will replace the panels that advise him on science and public health issues with new members holding more diverse views.
  
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• Police: Parent holding teacher hostage in California school

  31-10-2017 22:01
  RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A parent barricaded himself inside a Southern California elementary school classroom Tuesday and is believed to be holding a teacher or other school staff member hostage, police said.
  
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• Senate OKs judicial nominee in middle of religious fight

  31-10-2017 22:00
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed a judicial nominee who had been caught in the middle of a partisan fight over whether religious faith influences legal opinions.
  
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• Vehicle Flips In Creek Turnpike Wreck

  31-10-2017 21:57
  
  Emergency crews responded to a rollover wreck at the Creek Turnpike and Riverside Drive in Tulsa Tuesday afternoon. A black vehicle flipped over on its top on what appeared to be an entrance lane. EMSA took someone to the hospital, but we don't know their condition. Oklahoma Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. 
  
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• Bill shielding Mueller from Trump unlikely soon in Senate

  31-10-2017 21:55
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell exhibited no interest Tuesday in considering legislation shielding the special counsel from Donald Trump, even as Republicans warn the president against interfering with Robert Mueller's investigation.
  
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• The Latest: Senators rip websites over Russia-linked ads

  31-10-2017 21:51
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on congressional hearings on Russia-linked posts on social media (all times EDT):
  
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• Correction: Shelters For Men story

  31-10-2017 21:50
  
  DALLAS (AP) — In a story Oct. 28 about domestic abuse shelters for men, The Associated Press reported erroneously the name of a hotline for domestic violence victims. It is the National Domestic Violence Hotline, not the National Domestic Abuse…
  
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• US: Poor California planning caused bus crash that killed 13

  31-10-2017 21:49
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. officials say better planning by California might have prevented a bus from smashing into a truck whose driver had fallen asleep on a freeway last year. Thirteen people died.
  
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• Police arrest man sought in deaths in Utah, Colorado

  31-10-2017 21:48
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man sought in a carjacking that took the life of a University of Utah student and the death of a Colorado man was arrested Tuesday after he turned himself in at a Salt Lake…
  
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• Former Texas nurse faces 5th murder charge in a child death

  31-10-2017 21:44
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A former nurse who prosecutors believe could be responsible for the deaths of up to 60 Texas children has been indicted on a murder charge for the fifth time this year.
  
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• CORRECTS: Law enforcement official: 6 people dead, 9 hurt as vehicle drives onto bike path near World Trade Center site.

  31-10-2017 21:42
  NEW YORK (AP) — CORRECTS: Law enforcement official: 6 people dead, 9 hurt as vehicle drives onto bike path near World Trade Center site. (Corrects APNewsAlert that said 15 were hurt.)
  
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• At Least Six Dead In Incident In Lower Manhattan

  31-10-2017 21:39
  
  Police and witnesses say a motorist drove onto a busy bicycle path near the World Trade Center memorial and struck several people, then emerged from the vehicle screaming and firing something that appeared to be a gun.
  
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• Roller Coaster Weather Continues For NE Oklahoma

  31-10-2017 21:01
  
  Scattered showers will continue to pass over eastern Oklahoma through the evening hours as a weak upper-level disturbance pushes overhead.  
  
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• Trial Begins For Tulsa Man Accused Of Child Sexual Abuse

  31-10-2017 20:25
  Brian Campbell was arrested in Muskogee in August 2016, along with four others, and was charged with two counts of sexually abusing children under the age of 12. Police said Campbell was dating women to get access to their children, and they say it didn't matter if the children were boys or girls.
  
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• The Latest: Suspect arrested in Utah carjacking death

  31-10-2017 20:13
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on the fatal shooting near the University of Utah (all times local):
  
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• Trump admin to defend Cuba embargo at UN, reversing Obama

  31-10-2017 20:08
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will defend America's decades-old economic embargo on Cuba in a United Nations vote this week, the State Department said Tuesday, in a reversal from the Obama administration that reflects deteriorating U.S.-Cuban relations.
  
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• Bribery definition in play as Bob Menendez closings approach

  31-10-2017 20:05
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Attorneys in the bribery trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez gathered on Tuesday to hash out the legal instructions the judge is to give to the jury before deliberations, a crucial phase of the trial in…
  
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• Exxon settles pollution case with feds by upgrading 8 plants

  31-10-2017 20:01
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Exxon Mobil settled air pollution violations with the Trump administration by paying a $2.5 million civil penalty and promising to spend $300 million on pollution-control technology at several plants along the Gulf Coast.
  
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• Woman's ex-boyfriend charged in arson that killed her 3 sons

  31-10-2017 19:54
  
  WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) — The ex-boyfriend of a woman whose three sons were killed in a house fire has been charged with homicide and arson.
  
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• Who are the men charged in Mueller probe?

  31-10-2017 19:52
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The first criminal charges from special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into foreign meddling in the 2016 election stem from very different activities. Who are the men charged?
  
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• Germany marks 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's challenge

  31-10-2017 19:51
  
  BERLIN (AP) — German leaders on Tuesday marked the 500th anniversary since the day Martin Luther is said to have nailed his theses challenging the Catholic Church to a church door, a starting point of the Reformation.
  
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• Pennsylvania ex-treasurer sentenced for lying about payments

  31-10-2017 19:50
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A woman who was elected four times to statewide office in Pennsylvania has been sentenced to three years on probation for lying to the FBI about accepting $675,000 from an investment adviser who had reaped tens…
  
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• Texas Rep. Hensarling latest GOP House retirement

  31-10-2017 19:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressman Jeb Hensarling of Texas has become the latest Republican House member to announce his retirement.
  
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• State troopers exonerated in probe of protester arrest

  31-10-2017 19:45
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut state police internal affairs investigation has cleared three troopers of wrongdoing in connection with allegations they retaliated against a protester at a sobriety checkpoint by filing bogus criminal charges, a state police union lawyer…
  
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• White House: Trump will not visit DMZ during Asia trip

  31-10-2017 19:33
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Donald Trump will not visit the Demilitarized Zone during his upcoming trip to Asia — a break from many previous administrations.
  
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• Man charged after mother's remains found in Chicago lagoon

  31-10-2017 19:33
  
  ELGIN, Ill. (AP) — Murder charges have been filed against a man whose mother's dismembered remains are believed to have been found in a Chicago park lagoon, police said Tuesday.
  
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• Man accused of killing officer wants lie-detector test

  31-10-2017 19:29
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man accused of killing a police officer and his pregnant ex-girlfriend told a judge he wants to take a lie-detector test.
  
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• Report: Coordinated plot to murder Honduran activist Caceres

  31-10-2017 19:26
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — An international team of lawyers said Tuesday that the 2016 killing of Honduran environmental activist Berta Caceres was the product of a coordinated plot that began four months earlier and suggested that leadership of a dam…
  
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