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• California pot rules open way for potentially larger grows

  16-11-2017 23:56
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — California released long-awaited rules Thursday that will govern the state's emerging legal marijuana industry, while potentially opening the way for larger-scale cultivation that some fear could strangle small-plot farmers.
  
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• AP photographer tells how Mnuchin photo came to be

  16-11-2017 23:48
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A photo of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and his wife posing with a sheet of new $1 bills — the first notes bearing his signature — has been prompting people to poke fun at them online.
  
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• Panel says Oklahoma legislators to get 8.8 percent pay cut

  16-11-2017 23:46
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's 149 state representatives and senators are getting a pay cut.
  
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• Justice Department won't release national monument documents

  16-11-2017 23:45
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Documents possibly outlining legal justifications for President Donald Trump to shrink national monuments don't have to be provided to an Idaho environmental law firm because they're protected communications, federal officials say.
  
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• Iowa elementary school uses therapy pig to improve learning

  16-11-2017 23:36
  
  MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — An elementary school in eastern Iowa has found a new way to help special education students manage emotions and focus on learning: a therapy pig.
  
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• Oklahoma Family's Bible Museum To Open In Washington D.C. Friday

  16-11-2017 23:33
  
  An Oklahoma family's dream becomes a reality Friday. The $500 million Museum of the Bible will open in Washington D.C.
  
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• Prosecutor calls Benghazi suspect 'commander' of 2012 attack

  16-11-2017 23:30
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Competing portraits of the accused mastermind of the 2012 attacks on U.S. compounds in Benghazi, Libya, emerged Thursday as prosecutors and a defense attorney attempted to sway jurors before they began deliberating his fate.
  
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• Big House victory for GOP tax plan, but Senate fate unclear

  16-11-2017 23:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans rammed a $1.5 trillion overhaul of Americans' business and personal income taxes through the U.S. House Thursday, edging the nation toward its biggest rewrite in three decades and President Donald Trump and the GOP toward their…
  
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• Company that makes presidential pens sold

  16-11-2017 23:25
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island company that has supplied many of the pens used by President Donald Trump and his predecessors to sign executive orders has been sold.
  
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• Russia vetoes US resolution on Syria chemical weapons use

  16-11-2017 23:22
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia on Thursday vetoed a U.S.-drafted resolution to extend the mandate of experts trying to determine who was responsible for chemical attacks in Syria.
  
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• Gunman ran victims off road, chased them on foot

  16-11-2017 23:21
  
  Michelle McFadyen was driving to the store with her husband when the couple strayed into the path of a shooting rampage in their small Northern California town.
  
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• AP Exclusive: Hawaii psychiatric hospital had 17 escapes

  16-11-2017 23:18
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — More than a dozen escapes have occurred over the past eight years at a Hawaii psychiatric hospital where a patient who admitted killing a woman decades ago walked off the grounds and made it to California before…
  
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• Mistrial declared in ex-jail guard union boss bribery case

  16-11-2017 23:17
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday declared a mistrial in the monthlong bribery trial of the former head of the nation's largest municipal jail guard union after jurors twice said they were deadlocked.
  
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• The Latest: New Jersey Democrats backing Menendez

  16-11-2017 23:13
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Latest on the Sen. Bob Menendez bribery trial (all times local):
  
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• Agency: Improper wait list used for vets' mental health care

  16-11-2017 23:10
  DENVER (AP) — A watchdog arm of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said Thursday that the agency's Denver-area hospital violated policy by keeping improper wait lists to track veterans' mental health care.
  
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• Parents sue Oregon school district over transgender policy

  16-11-2017 23:06
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Parents at a rural Oregon high school have filed a federal lawsuit over the school district's policy to allow a transgender male student to use the boys' locker room and bathroom, mirroring a similar civil action…
  
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• Lebanon's Hariri finds himself caught in regional feuds

  16-11-2017 23:02
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Saad Hariri has seen a lot in his 47 years.
  
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• Truck Carrying Crane Hits Overpass On Highway 412 At 65th West Avenue

  16-11-2017 23:01
  
  A truck carrying a crane smashed into an overpass on Highway 412 at 65th West Avenue Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Tulsa Zoo's longest resident, Gunda the Asian elephant, celebrates her 67th birthday

  16-11-2017 23:00
  
  The average life expectancy for a female Asian elephant is 47.
  
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• $500 million Oklahoma-inspired Museum of the Bible opens Saturday in Washington, DC

  16-11-2017 23:00
  
  Hobby Lobby's Steve Green is behind largest Bible museum in the world, located three block from the U.S. Capitol.
  
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• Hispanic Caucus rejects request from GOP lawmaker to join

  16-11-2017 22:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Hispanic Caucus rejected the request of Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo to join its ranks on Thursday, saying his record is inconsistent with the group's values.
  
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• Oklahoma Legislators To Get 8.8 Percent Pay Cut

  16-11-2017 22:24
  
  Oklahoma's 149 state senators and representatives will get a pay cut of 8.8 percent in November 2018 after an independent panel narrowly voted to approve the reduction.
  
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• Thieves Take Catalytic Converters From Tulsa Landscaping Company

  16-11-2017 22:15
  
  Roark Landscaping says two thieves stole three catalytic converters Wednesday, November 15.   
  
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• MWC Animal Welfare, Local Rescue Save Dog With A Little Love

  16-11-2017 22:09
  
  Midwest City Animal Welfare recently recovered a stray dog that had been grossly neglected.
  
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• Muskogee County Sheriff's Office Warns Of Warrant Scam

  16-11-2017 22:07
  
  The Muskogee County Sheriff’s Office wants people to be aware of a scam regarding arrest warrants.
  
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• State lawmakers' pay to be cut by 8.8 percent

  16-11-2017 21:45
  
  The Legislative Compensation Review Board voted 4-3 on Thursday to reduce pay for those who are elected or re-elected in 2018.
  
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• Missing: Four cats. Reward: $100,000

  16-11-2017 21:45
  
  The “devastated” couple is offering four $25,000 rewards to be paid in bitcoin for the recovery of the cats — two of which had just snagged Guinness World Records.
  
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• The Latest: Trump lauds passage of GOP tax overhaul

  16-11-2017 21:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on House consideration of the tax overhaul (all times local):
  
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• California rampage puts spotlight on homemade 'ghost guns'

  16-11-2017 21:30
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The gunman who killed his wife and four others in a rampage in Northern California this week found an easy way around a court order prohibiting him from having guns: He built his own at home.
  
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• California pot rules mark step toward 2018 legal sales

  16-11-2017 21:28
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The largest legal marijuana marketplace in the U.S. is taking shape — at least on paper.
  
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• Records: Man posed for photo with dead wife, then cut her up

  16-11-2017 21:26
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A homeless man posed for photos with his dead wife, along with their newborn and toddler, before dismembering her body in a Kansas City hotel room, according to court records.
  
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• Experts: Failed execution attempt may cause legal challenges

  16-11-2017 21:26
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's failure to execute a condemned killer with poor veins despite multiple claims by the state that the veins were accessible will lead to new challenges of the state lethal injection process, death penalty experts predict.
  
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• DA: Troopers justified in using deadly force in shooting

  16-11-2017 21:23
  EASTON, Pa. (AP) — State troopers were justified in using deadly force in a roadside confrontation in which a trooper was shot and critically injured, a prosecutor said Thursday.
  
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• The Latest: USO says Franken complaint not reported to them

  16-11-2017 21:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on an allegation of sexual harassment against Minnesota Sen. Al Franken (all times local):
  
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• State data: Texas prison guard turnover nears 30 percent

  16-11-2017 21:21
  HOUSTON (AP) — State data indicates many prison units in Texas are understaffed as the state struggles to retain prison guards, with a nearly 30 percent statewide turnover rate last year.
  
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• Pentagon: Retweet of call for Trump to resign was accidental

  16-11-2017 21:21
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says an authorized operator of its Twitter page accidentally retweeted a tweet urging President Donald Trump to resign.
  
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• Congress sends Trump $700 billion defense bill

  16-11-2017 21:19
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress on Thursday sent President Donald Trump a sweeping defense policy bill authorizing a $700 billion budget for the military, including billions more for missile defense to counter the growing threat from North Korea.
  
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• Baltimore detective dies after being shot on duty

  16-11-2017 21:17
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore homicide detective has died a day after he was shot in the head while conducting an investigation.
  
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• Africa politics creep into French PM's visit to Morocco

  16-11-2017 21:17
  
  RABAT, Morocco (AP) — France's prime minister launched a mission Wednesday to reinvigorate trade and cooperation with Morocco, which has steadily positioned itself as a regional economic powerhouse focused on Africa instead of its former colonial ruler.
  
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• Tesla to enter trucking business with new electric semi

  16-11-2017 21:15
  DETROIT (AP) — After more than a decade of making cars and SUVs — and, more recently, solar panels — Tesla Inc. wants to electrify a new type of vehicle: big trucks.
  
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• Texas woman won't remove crude anti-Trump decal from pickup

  16-11-2017 21:12
  DALLAS (AP) — The driver of a pickup displaying a profane message to President Donald Trump and his supporters in the Houston area says she won't remove the decal.
  
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• Regional summit expected to formalize terms of Mugabe exit

  16-11-2017 21:03
  
  HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — In the first round of negotiations over how President Robert Mugabe will leave power, the Zimbabwean leader met Thursday with the army commander who put him under house arrest and mediators, including South African Cabinet ministers…
  
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• FIFA trial defense lawyers grill key government witness

  16-11-2017 20:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A key government witness at the U.S. trial of three former South American soccer officials was cross-examined on Thursday about allegations he bribed the defendants, while a judge reviewed claims that one defendant made a slashing…
  
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• Ex-Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge hospitalized

  16-11-2017 20:51
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge was in critical condition Thursday after undergoing an emergency heart procedure at a hospital in Austin.
  
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• EU: Greece bailout planners failed to anticipate recession

  16-11-2017 20:50
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Auditors from the European Union's executive Commission say massive bailout programs for Greece were not properly planned and failed to anticipate the recessionary effect of austerity measures.
  
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• Divorcees warily eye GOP plan to cut alimony tax deduction

  16-11-2017 20:48
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — For over a decade, Charles Crenshaw has been paying his ex-wife tens of thousands of dollars annually in alimony. The now-retired engineer is hoping to renegotiate the agreement for lower payments, but he's waiting first to…
  
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• The Latest: GOP plan to cut alimony deduction gets House OK

  16-11-2017 20:47
  The Latest on a House Republican plan to eliminate the tax deduction for alimony (all times local):
  
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