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• Century-old Pittsburgh radio station going off the air

  15-12-2017 23:57
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — A nearly century-old radio station that has served the Pittsburgh area will go off the air at the end of the year.
  
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• Peru congress launches process for president's ouster

  15-12-2017 23:55
  
  LIMA, Peru (AP) — Lawmakers in Peru initiated proceedings Friday to oust President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, who refuses to resign after being accused of failing to disclose decade-old payments from a Brazilian company embroiled in Latin America's biggest corruption scandal.
  
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• Brush Fire Threatens Structures Near Henryetta

  15-12-2017 23:54
  
  A brush fire threatened buildings near Henyretta Friday afternoon. 
  
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• Family Mourns Loss Of Baby Girl To Wagoner County Fire

  15-12-2017 23:52
  
  A family in Wagoner County is devastated after their baby girl died when a fire burned their home to the ground. 
  
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• Attorney general: No wrongdoing in 2 prep school deans' case

  15-12-2017 23:52
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire attorney general's office has found a county prosecutor's office did nothing wrong when it refused to pursue charges against two deans from an elite prep school for failing to properly report sexual-assault allegations.
  
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• 2 rare sea lion attacks shut down cove in San Francisco Bay

  15-12-2017 23:51
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two unusual sea lion attacks in a San Francisco Bay cove led authorities to close the popular area to swimmers Friday as officials try to determine the reason for the aggressive behavior.
  
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• Deputies Arrest Tulsa Man Charged With Child Neglect, Animal Cruelty

  15-12-2017 23:20
  
  A Green Country man charged with child neglect and animal cruelty is back in jail again Friday, December 15. His wife was taken into custody last week and is in Rogers County Jail.  
  
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• Body Of Toddler Found In Burned Wagoner County Home

  15-12-2017 23:14
  
  The body of a toddler was found in the wreckage of a burned home Friday morning in Wagoner County.
  
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• Judge temporarily blocks new Trump rules on birth control

  15-12-2017 22:47
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge in Philadelphia on Friday ordered the Trump administration not to enforce new rules that could significantly reduce women's access to free birth control.
  
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• A bird, a plane, a polar bear? Wild guests at Alaska airport

  15-12-2017 22:32
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Scott Babcock was wrapping up an early morning runway inspection at America's farthest north airport when he saw what he thought were a couple of wolves.
  
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• Poland's senators defy EU warnings, approve judicial laws

  15-12-2017 22:25
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's senators approved legislation Friday that gives the government greater control of a top court and a key judicial body despite warnings from European Union leaders that the move could put the country at risk of…
  
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• Trump Organization party may have flouted public space rule

  15-12-2017 22:24
  NEW YORK (AP) — A holiday party for The Trump Organization held in the atrium of Trump Tower this week may be the latest case of the first family flouting a rule requiring it to get permission to use what…
  
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• Iran sanctions trial judge slams 'foreign conspiracy theory'

  15-12-2017 22:24
  NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has belittled a Turkey official's claims that a Turkish cleric living in Pennsylvania is behind the New York trial of a banker in an Iran economic sanctions conspiracy.
  
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• Farmhouse for free, but buyer must move it off owners' land

  15-12-2017 22:20
  ELLSTON, Iowa (AP) — Bargain hunters beware! A four-bedroom farmhouse in southern Iowa listed online for free comes with a catch: The new owner must move the building from the current owners' land.
  
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• Manhattan prosecutor returns 3 ancient sculptures to Lebanon

  15-12-2017 22:14
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Manhattan district attorney announced Friday that three ancient sculptures are being returned to their rightful owners in Lebanon as he forms a new antiquities trafficking unit that will track stolen artifacts from around the world.
  
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• Kansas Congress hopeful drops out over 2005 harassment suit

  15-12-2017 22:12
  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former business executive running for Congress in a Kansas district fellow Democrats see as competitive dropped out of the race Friday over a 12-year-old federal lawsuit accusing her of sexually harassing a male employee she…
  
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• Police: DNA comparison to missing brothers could take months

  15-12-2017 22:09
  DETROIT (AP) — It could take months before DNA from the remains of three children found in Montana can be compared with DNA in the 2010 disappearance of three Michigan brothers due to a backlog of cases awaiting DNA testing,…
  
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• Man found guilty of killing girlfriend with bubble wrap

  15-12-2017 22:08
  
  BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man who prosecutors said suffocated his girlfriend in bubble wrap, then stole her Jeep and spent weeks in Florida was sentenced to 45 years in prison.
  
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• Winds temporarily calm on lines of huge California wildfire

  15-12-2017 22:05
  
  SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Calming winds Friday gave firefighters a chance to gain ground against a huge wildfire in coastal mountains northwest of Los Angeles but forecasters warned that conditions would remain dry and warm and the respite from…
  
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• Man found not guilty of assaulting woman in court bathroom

  15-12-2017 22:04
  HYDE PARK, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont man has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in the bathroom of a state courthouse in Vermont after he testified that she initiated the sex in hopes of getting heroin…
  
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• Sign-ups show health law's staying power in Trump era

  15-12-2017 22:00
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A deadline burst of sign-ups is punctuating a tumultuous year for former President Barack Obama's health care law.
  
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• How many of these 14 must-have toys from Christmases past do you remember?

  15-12-2017 22:00
  This year, we’re all about Fingerlings, cute robotic monkeys that latch onto your finger. But in the spirit of the holidays, we’re revisiting fads from Christmases past.
  
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• Greater Tulsa Area African-American Affairs Commission convenes for first time

  15-12-2017 22:00
  
  The panel was created by Mayor G.T. Bynum and City Council Vanessa Hall-Harper to to address racial inequities.
  
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• Coalition govt reached in Austria signals shift to right

  15-12-2017 21:59
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Conservative and nationalist parties in Austria reached a deal on Friday to form a new coalition government that will shift the country to the right and make 31-year-old Sebastian Kurz Europe's youngest leader.
  
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• With Rubio, Corker onboard, GOP finalizes huge tax package

  15-12-2017 21:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans solidified support for their major overhaul of the nation's tax laws Friday, securing endorsements from wavering senators as they pushed to muscle their bill through Congress next week and give President Donald Trump his first major…
  
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• Gunman fires wildly during car chase through Baltimore

  15-12-2017 21:56
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A gunman fleeing police in a car shot wildly at officers and pedestrians across a swath of Baltimore on Friday as he led cruisers on a desperate chase that looped through streets of the city for at…
  
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• Jury pays maid's fine after convicting her of stealing rings

  15-12-2017 21:55
  FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A Virginia jury has chipped in to pay the fine of a maid it convicted of stealing three rings from a house she was cleaning.
  
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• Mattis: North Korea short of posing imminent missile threat

  15-12-2017 21:53
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says North Korea's most recent test of a long-range missile did not demonstrate an imminent threat to the United States.
  
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• Trump assails FBI leadership, touts loyalty to police

  15-12-2017 21:50
  
  QUANTICO, Va. (AP) — Taking aim at the credibility of the FBI, President Donald Trump unleashed a blistering attack on the bureau's leadership even as he praised state and local police officers as a bulwark against rising violence and crime.
  
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• Tulsa Teen Shot In Leg, No Gunshot Heard

  15-12-2017 21:47
  
  A teenage boy is in the hospital after getting shot in the leg Friday afternoon.  
  
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• Kellyville Firefighters Battle Small Grass Fire

  15-12-2017 21:39
  
  Kellyville firefighters responded to a grass fire in the area of 171st and Slick Road Friday - the second fire within 24 hours at that location.
  
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• Tulsa African-American Affairs Commission Meets For 1st Time

  15-12-2017 21:03
  
  Friday, December 15 marked the first-ever meeting of Tulsa's African-American Affairs Commission at City Hall.  
  
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• Earthquake hits Indonesia's Java island, 1 death confirmed

  15-12-2017 21:00
  
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong earthquake shook Indonesia's most populous island of Java on Friday night, collapsing buildings and killing at least 1 person.
  
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• Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2017

  15-12-2017 20:59
  
  They made music that inspired legions of fans.
  
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• Man accused of shooting 2 co-workers pleads not guilty

  15-12-2017 20:54
  CINCINNATI (AP) — A man accused of shooting and injuring two co-workers at a McDonald's restaurant in suburban Cincinnati has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges.
  
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• Judge who's against gay adoption misses disciplinary hearing

  15-12-2017 20:54
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky judge has not put up a defense at a hearing stemming from his moral objections to hear adoption cases involving same-sex couples.
  
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• Plane that led Normandy invasion discovered, restored

  15-12-2017 20:53
  
  OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — A plane that led the invasion of Normandy during World War II has been saved from a junkyard and is being carefully restored in Wisconsin.
  
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• 2-time terror survivor's message to attackers: I forgive you

  15-12-2017 20:53
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A man who survived two terror attacks has a message for the assailants: I forgive you.
  
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• The Latest: Rubio a 'yes' on GOP tax bill in major boost

  15-12-2017 20:48
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Republican tax overhaul legislation (all times local):
  
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• White House signals Western Wall has to be part of Israel

  15-12-2017 20:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior Trump administration officials outlined their view Friday that Jerusalem's Western Wall ultimately will be declared a part of Israel, in another declaration sure to enflame passions among Palestinians and others in the Middle East.
  
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• Philadelphia pays out $1.25 million for sex assault lawsuit

  15-12-2017 20:46
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The city of Philadelphia has paid $1.25 million to settle a lawsuit with a former city official who claimed she was sexually assaulted by a veteran police commander who is still on the job.
  
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• The Latest: 2nd swimmer injured by sea lion in San Francisco

  15-12-2017 20:42
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on sea lion attacks on swimmers in San Francisco Bay (all times local):
  
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• Ex-soldier gets 18 months for threatening Fort Hood rampage

  15-12-2017 20:41
  WACO, Texas (AP) — An ex-soldier from Texas has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for threatening to go on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood.
  
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• Somber mood as mourners honor San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee

  15-12-2017 20:34
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Government workers, local celebrities and residents who didn't know him personally streamed past the body of the late Mayor Ed Lee to say goodbye to San Francisco's leader of seven years.
  
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• Trump touts loyalty to police but delivers attack on FBI

  15-12-2017 20:17
  
  QUANTICO, Va. (AP) — Taking aim at the credibility of the FBI, President Donald Trump unleashed a blistering attack on the bureau's leadership even as he praised state and local police officers as a bulwark against rising violence and crime.
  
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• Father sentenced for severely beating 7-year-old son

  15-12-2017 20:16
  WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts father who severely beat and abused his 7-year-old son has been sentenced to up to five years in prison.
  
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