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• The Latest: Mayor's office: St. Louis jail often inspected

  13-11-2017 23:59
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on a lawsuit alleging "inhumane" conditions at a St. Louis jail (all times local):
  
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• Attorneys defend Mississippi law on denying LGBT services

  13-11-2017 23:59
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys for Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant are defending a state law that lets government workers and private business people cite religious beliefs to deny services to LGBT people.
  
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• Texas Rep. Gene Green says he won't seek re-election

  13-11-2017 23:58
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Veteran Democratic Rep. Gene Green — a key reason Houston has become America's largest Hispanic city without a Hispanic member of Congress — is retiring.
  
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• Russian TV network registers as foreign agent in US

  13-11-2017 23:55
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian state-funded TV channel RT has registered with the Justice Department as a foreign agent after pressure from the U.S. government, documents released Monday show.
  
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• Pot-friendly San Francisco fights over recreational cannabis

  13-11-2017 23:54
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Famously pro-cannabis San Francisco, where the 4/20 marijuana holiday is celebrated with a group smoke-out on Hippie Hill, is having a surprisingly difficult time establishing regulations for the broad legal pot market coming to California in…
  
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• GOP confronts long-shot options for dealing with Moore

  13-11-2017 23:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are confronted with a limited, unappealing set of options in responding to Alabama GOP candidate Roy Moore, who is caught up in allegations of sexual misconduct.
  
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• UN agency report shows Iran meeting nuclear commitments

  13-11-2017 23:47
  
  VIENNA (AP) — The United Nations agency monitoring Iran's compliance with a landmark nuclear treaty issued a report Monday certifying that the country is keeping its end of the deal that U.S. President Donald Trump claims Tehran has violated repeatedly.
  
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• Gilcrease Expressway extension update: How much will drivers pay for toll?

  13-11-2017 23:45
  
  Construction is expected to begin late next year and take approximately 2½ years to complete. The $300 million project will run south from Highway 412, cross the Arkansas River at 57th West Avenue and connect to Interstate 44.
  
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• Lawsuit cites "inhumane" conditions in St. Louis jail

  13-11-2017 23:42
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — A lawsuit filed Monday alleges inmates at a medium-security jail in St. Louis live in "inhumane conditions" that include rodent feces in food, infestations of bugs and snakes, and unbearable overcrowding.
  
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• Tulsa Voters To Decide 7 Propositions Tuesday

  13-11-2017 23:39
  
  Voters who live in the city of Tulsa will face seven propositions on their ballots on Tuesday. 
  
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• Pittsburg County Drug Bust Nets Five Arrests

  13-11-2017 23:39
  
  Five people were arrested in Pittsburg County following a drug bust.
  
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• New sex assault allegation hits Moore; withdrawal calls grow

  13-11-2017 23:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Yet another woman abruptly emerged Monday to accuse Roy Moore of sexually assaulting her as a teenager in the late 1970s, this time in a locked car, further roiling the Alabama Republican's candidacy for an open Senate…
  
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• Appeals court allows partial enforcement of Trump travel ban

  13-11-2017 23:39
  HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. appeals court on Monday allowed President Donald Trump's newest version of the travel ban to partially take effect.
  
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• Senate bill easing financial rules gains bipartisan support

  13-11-2017 23:36
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of senators has announced an agreement on legislation to provide banks and credit unions relief from some of the stricter regulatory requirements approved after the financial crisis.
  
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• Pope's Chile-Peru trip to include focus on indigenous people

  13-11-2017 23:33
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis' trip to Chile and Peru in January is likely to focus on the plight of indigenous peoples, with a day dedicated to the Amazon and a visit to a region wracked by tensions with…
  
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• Soldier's Wish: Army private's mom surprised with trip to spend Thanksgiving with him

  13-11-2017 23:30
  
  Two gift cards worth a total of $1,000 were presented to Charity Gow courtesy of Soldier's Wish, and will pay for her to spend the holiday with her son at Fort Benning, Georgia, where he is stationed.
  
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• Lawmakers work toward adjournment with plan to spend existing funds, cut some agencies

  13-11-2017 23:30
  
  "We expect to be done this week and expect core services to be protected," said House Majority Floor Leader Jon Echols, R-Oklahoma City.
  
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• Polish president sharply condemns weekend nationalist march

  13-11-2017 23:25
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish president has sharply condemned expressions of xenophobia and racism at a weekend march by nationalists, saying there is no place in the country for anti-Semitism and "sick nationalism."
  
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• The Latest: Lawyers focus on why Gray wasn't buckled in van

  13-11-2017 23:24
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The Latest on the Baltimore police lieutenant facing administrative charges in the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who suffered a fatal injury in police custody (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: House chairman confident GOP tax law will pass

  13-11-2017 23:23
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on tax legislation (all times local):
  
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• France eyes setting age for sexual consent; 13 suggested

  13-11-2017 23:15
  PARIS (AP) — A bill being prepared by the French government could set a minimum legal age for sexual consent for the first time, and the country's justice minister said Monday that she thinks 13 years old could be a…
  
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• Catholic cardinal condemns "forces of division" and fear

  13-11-2017 23:14
  
  The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops decried what he said were "the forces of division" in the country, as he called Monday for immigration policies that keep families together and a "humane" approach to policing the border.
  
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• Kofi the African lion dies of renal disease at Tulsa Zoo

  13-11-2017 22:46
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• OHP Asks For Help In Wreck That Killed Tulsa Man

  13-11-2017 22:35
  
  The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said a 33-year-old Tulsa man injured in a rollover crash November 2 has passed away.  
  
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• Charges Filed Against Tulsa Teen Who Shot At Police

  13-11-2017 22:25
  
  Multiple charges were filed Monday against a Tulsa teenager who was arrested after police said he was shooting at them last week. 
  
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• Could anyone stop Trump from launching nukes? The answer: No

  13-11-2017 21:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Here's a question rarely raised before Donald Trump ran for the White House: If the president ordered a pre-emptive nuclear strike, could anyone stop him?
  
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• Activists: Airstrike on rebel-held Syrian town kills 53

  13-11-2017 21:29
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — At least 53 people were killed in a ferocious attack on a market in north Syria on Monday that left rescuers and survivors digging late into the evening to search for residents still buried under the rubble.
  
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• Prosecutor: Suspected serial killer facing murder charges

  13-11-2017 21:27
  CLINTON, La. (AP) — A suspected serial killer has been indicted on murder charges in a string of shootings that killed three men and wounded a fourth.
  
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• Syria providing ground for closer Turkey-Russia relations

  13-11-2017 21:24
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — The leaders of Russia and Turkey discussed their next steps in Syria during talks Monday that underlined the close coordination between the two countries that have played key roles in the Syrian conflict.
  
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• The Latest: Iran-Iraq quake death toll reaches 445

  13-11-2017 21:19
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Latest on a powerful earthquake near the Iran-Iraq border that has killed more than 400 people (all times local):
  
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• Menendez jury says it's deadlocked; judge says to continue

  13-11-2017 21:13
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The jury in the bribery trial of Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and a wealthy donor and friend told the judge on Monday it couldn't reach a verdict on any of the 18 counts against them.
  
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• Talk about vintage: Pottery shards show 8,000-year-old wine

  13-11-2017 21:11
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Talk about vintage wine: Pieces of broken pottery found in the nation of Georgia provide the earliest known evidence for the origins of today's winemaking industry.
  
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• The Latest: Roy Moore calls new allegations a 'witch hunt'

  13-11-2017 21:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Roy Moore, Alabama's Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Saudi UN ambassador denies Yemen embargo

  13-11-2017 21:01
  
  CAIRO (AP) — The Latest on the war in Yemen (all times local):
  
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• Officers plea not-guilty in chase, kicking burning bystander

  13-11-2017 21:01
  JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Three New Jersey police officers and a former officer have pleaded not guilty to charges in a June car chase that ended with officers kicking and dragging a burning bystander.
  
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• 'Hamilton' creator to use London debut as climate fundraiser

  13-11-2017 21:01
  
  LONDON (AP) — The creator of the hit musical "Hamilton" plans to use the show's international debut in London next month to raise money to combat climate change.
  
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• Tulsa Man Dies Following Rollover Wreck

  13-11-2017 20:57
  
  The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said a 33-year-old Tulsa man injured in a rollover crash November 2 has passed away.  
  
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• Oil prices are up now, but surge might be short-term

  13-11-2017 20:57
  Oil prices have jumped by about one-third since the summer on signs of stronger economic growth around the world and fear of instability in the Middle East.
  
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• US court hears case involving impersonation of AP journalist

  13-11-2017 20:55
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court heard arguments Monday in a case that developed after an FBI agent pretended to be an Associated Press journalist as part of an investigation into bomb threats at a Seattle-area high school.
  
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• Trump buddies up to Duterte, doesn't highlight human rights

  13-11-2017 20:53
  
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Winding down his visit to Asia, President Donald Trump repeatedly praised Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, called him by his first name, shared a joke with him about the media and even complimented Manila's weather. What he…
  
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• Video recovered, 10 more charged in Penn State frat death

  13-11-2017 20:52
  
  Investigators on Monday said they recovered deleted security camera footage taken inside a Penn State fraternity house and had filed dozens of new charges in the death of a pledge who consumed a dangerous amount of alcohol and suffered fatal…
  
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• Protesters disrupt US fossil, nuclear event at climate talks

  13-11-2017 20:51
  
  BONN, Germany (AP) — Protesters drowned out speeches by White House advisers and business representatives Monday at an event the U.S. government sponsored at the U.N. climate talks in Germany promoting the use of fossil fuels and nuclear energy.
  
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• Trump holding up on long Asia trip — and wants you to know

  13-11-2017 20:48
  
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Seventy-one-year-old President Donald Trump is holding up just fine as he nears the end of his grueling five-nation trip to Asia. And he wants you to know it.
  
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• Second woman accuses Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual misconduct when she was a minor

  13-11-2017 20:44
  NEW YORK (AP) — Second woman accuses Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual misconduct when she was a minor.
  
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• Fatigue, poor safety caused deadly California bus crash

  13-11-2017 20:43
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal safety investigators say a sleep-deprived driver and a bus company with a poor safety record were causes of an August 2016 crash in California's Central Valley that killed four passengers and injured 20 others, including…
  
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• The Latest: Jurors say they can't reach Menendez verdict

  13-11-2017 20:40
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Latest on jury deliberations in the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez and a wealthy friend (all times local):
  
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• Jurors in New Jersey bribery trial of Democratic US Sen. Bob Menendez tell judge they 'can't reach a unanimous verdict'

  13-11-2017 20:39
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jurors in New Jersey bribery trial of Democratic US Sen. Bob Menendez tell judge they 'can't reach a unanimous verdict'
  
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• Kofi The Tulsa Zoo Lion Dies Of Kidney Disease

  13-11-2017 20:20
  
  Kofi, the almost 19-year-old male lion at the Tulsa Zoo, died this weekend.  
  
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