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• Update: About 560 remain without power in Tulsa

  30-12-2017 23:55
  
  Police dispatchers said a car crashed into a power pole near Lewis Avenue and Haskell Street.
  
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• More than 1,800 without power in Tulsa

  30-12-2017 23:55
  
  Police dispatchers said a car crashed into a power pole near Lewis Avenue and Haskell Street.
  
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• Police arrest man who reportedly fired at officers during pursuit

  30-12-2017 23:30
  
  Michael Newlin, 18, was being sought after officers who were pursuing an alleged stolen vehicle were fired upon on Tuesday.
  
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• Police: Man massages teen's back at airport, hands him money

  30-12-2017 23:22
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A Washington man who allegedly massaged a teenage boy's back without his permission at a New Jersey airport and handed him a note with money inside is facing child endangerment charges.
  
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• MBTA: Operator error believed to blame for trolley collision

  30-12-2017 23:04
  BOSTON (AP) — Officials say a trolley collision in Boston that sent 16 people to the hospital appears to have been caused by "operator error."
  
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• 2 Las Vegas security guards fatally shot in hotel-casino

  30-12-2017 23:04
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two Las Vegas security guards were fatally shot Saturday while investigating a disturbance in a room at a hotel-casino and the suspected shooter is facing critical injuries after turning the gun on himself, police said.
  
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• Tulsa Shooting Leaves One Man In Hospital

  30-12-2017 22:44
  
  A Tulsa man is in the hospital after a shooting near Pine and Harvard Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Update: Man shot in parking lot of north Tulsa Little Caesars

  30-12-2017 22:40
  Officers are investigating a scene near Pine Street and Harvard Avenue.
  
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• Police investigating after gunshot victim reportedly shows up at hospital

  30-12-2017 22:40
  Officers are investigating a scene near Pine Street and Harvard Avenue.
  
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• Deep South braces for blast of freezing weather as 2017 ends

  30-12-2017 22:28
  ATLANTA (AP) — Potentially life-threatening cold spread across the Deep South on Saturday, as forecasters issued winter weather advisories in multiple states and warned that freezing temperatures would likely last for the next several days.
  
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• California man arrested after fatal Kansas police shooting

  30-12-2017 22:24
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police in Los Angeles have arrested a man they suspect made a hoax emergency call that resulted in a SWAT police officer fatally shooting a man at the door of his own home in Kansas,…
  
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• Ginnie Graham: New Year's resolutions started with pagan gods but became about weight loss and money

  30-12-2017 22:00
  After a year giving up soda (with no results), news columnist Ginnie Graham takes a look at where the ritual began.
  
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• Standoff at Ukraine post office ends with no one hurt

  30-12-2017 21:54
  MOSCOW (AP) — All nine people taken hostage at a post office in Ukraine's second-biggest city have been released and the man who held them has been arrested, police said Saturday.
  
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• The Latest: Guards were investigating disturbance when shot

  30-12-2017 21:43
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the fatal shootings of two security guards in Las Vegas. (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Man arrested after fatal Kansas police shooting

  30-12-2017 21:38
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on a hoax phone call that resulted in a fatal police shooting in Kansas (all times local):
  
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• Civil suits allege sexual assault at Maryland Massage Envy

  30-12-2017 21:25
  TIMONIUM, Md. (AP) — Two women in Maryland are among dozens across the country who say they were sexually assaulted at a Massage Envy spa.
  
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• Spread of fake news prompts literacy efforts in schools

  30-12-2017 21:18
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Alarmed by the proliferation of false content online, state lawmakers around the country are pushing schools to put more emphasis on teaching students how to tell fact from fiction.
  
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• Victim, gunman in California law firm shooting were partners

  30-12-2017 21:12
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police were trying to learn Saturday what motivated a partner in a law firm to shoot two of his colleagues before turning the gun on himself.
  
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• Prosecutor says body cam footage exists in teen beating case

  30-12-2017 21:05
  TROY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama prosecutor says police body cameras recorded the arrest of a teenager whose family says he was severely beaten by officers.
  
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• The Latest: Trump ups show of support for Iranian protesters

  30-12-2017 21:04
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Latest on protests in Iran (all times local):
  
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• Australian diplomat's tip a factor in FBI's Russia probe

  30-12-2017 20:54
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An Australian diplomat's tip appears to have helped persuade the FBI to investigate Russian meddling in the U.S. election and possible coordination with the Trump campaign, The New York Times reported Saturday.
  
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• Liberia president-elect calls for foreign investments

  30-12-2017 20:51
  
  MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — George Weah gave his first public address as Liberia's president-elect Saturday, telling potential investors that the nation is "open and ready for business" and calling on Liberians who live abroad to come home.
  
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• 2 men charged in deaths of women, children found in home

  30-12-2017 20:49
  
  TROY, N.Y. (AP) — Two men were arrested Saturday on murder charges in the deaths of two women and two children who were found dead in their upstate New York apartment.
  
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• NYC fire victims include resident who rescued others

  30-12-2017 20:12
  NEW YORK (AP) — The victims of New York City's deadliest fire in decades include a man who immigrated to the Bronx from Ghana and dreamed of becoming a military policeman.
  
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• Attorney: Man charged in dog stabbing has mental illness

  30-12-2017 20:08
  HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — An attorney says mental illness has plagued a man accused of stabbing a puppy and leaving it to die in a suitcase in Florida.
  
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• Erica Garner dies; fought police brutality after dad's death

  30-12-2017 20:06
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The daughter of key Black Lives Matter figure Eric Garner died Saturday after a weeklong hospital stay following a heart attack.
  
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• Disasters pound North America in 2017; overall down globally

  30-12-2017 20:00
  
  NEW ORLEANS — North America couldn't catch a break in 2017. Parts of the United States were on fire, underwater or lashed by hurricane winds. Mexico shook with back-to-back earthquakes. The Caribbean got hit with a string of hurricanes.
  
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• A Nebraska woman made her farmhouse dream a reality. Now she creates furniture for others.

  30-12-2017 20:00
  
  Ashley Welch has no formal training in construction or furniture-building. She did not grow up around saws and hammers. She has no college degree. Everything she has learned she’s done by asking questions, reading manuals, seeing photos she liked and…
  
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• Trump Administration Responds To Iran Protests: 'The World Is Watching'

  30-12-2017 19:49
  
  The Trump administration is speaking out in support of Iranian citizens after protests challenging Iran's government erupted in major cities. 
  
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• Wichita "SWATting" Prank Suspect Arrested, Police Say

  30-12-2017 19:42
  
  Police in Los Angeles say a "SWATting" prankster is under arrest for allegedly making a false call to police in Wichita, Kansas. 
  
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• The Latest: Victim, gunman partners at California law firm

  30-12-2017 19:37
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on a deadly shooting at a law firm (all times local):
  
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• California man arrested in fatal Kansas police shooting

  30-12-2017 19:37
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A law enforcement official says police in Los Angeles have arrested a man they suspect made a hoax phone call that resulted in a fatal police shooting in Kansas.
  
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• German police union chief slams NYE 'safe zone' for women

  30-12-2017 19:19
  
  BERLIN (AP) — A German police union boss has criticized organizers of Berlin's annual open-air New Year's Eve party for designating a special "safety area" for women, saying it suggests they aren't safe from assault elsewhere.
  
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• Some voters opted for Mickey Mouse in bitter Alabama U.S. Senate race

  30-12-2017 19:06
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Mickey Mouse. Nick Saban. Any Other Republican.
  
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• Police: Prank related to online game led to police shooting unarmed Wichita man

  30-12-2017 19:00
  
  A law enforcement official said Saturday that police in Los Angeles have arrested a man they suspect made the phone call.
  
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• Las Vegas police: 2 security guards killed at hotel-casino

  30-12-2017 18:57
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas say two security guards are dead after being shot in a room at a hotel-casino.
  
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• 2 people drop 20-year-old man's body at hospital, then leave

  30-12-2017 18:53
  GREER, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say two people dropped off a dead 20-year-old man at a South Carolina hospital and left before anyone could ask questions.
  
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• Workers find child wearing only diaper wandering in cold

  30-12-2017 18:26
  MONSON, Mass. (AP) — Utility workers found a two-year-old girl wearing only a diaper wandering into traffic on a frigid day in Massachusetts.
  
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• Crash involving 15 cars closes stretch of major highway

  30-12-2017 18:21
  GLADWYNE, Pa. (AP) — A major highway in Pennsylvania has reopened following a crash involving more than a dozen cars.
  
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• Media group: 81 reporters died, threats soared in 2017

  30-12-2017 18:16
  BRUSSELS (AP) — At least 81 reporters were killed doing their jobs this year, while violence and harassment against media staff has skyrocketed, the world's biggest journalists' organization says.
  
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• She was a legendary spy. He worked for three CIA directors. Now he’s writing a novel in her voice.

  30-12-2017 18:15
  
  Craig Gralley is finishing his novel about Virginia Hall, a World War II operative who became one of Langley’s most famous female spies.
  
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• Fear of ICE among reasons century-old Detroit church closing

  30-12-2017 18:06
  DETROIT (AP) — After more than 100 years, a Roman Catholic church in Detroit is closing, partly because Hispanics who worship there fear immigration agents.
  
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• Los Angeles police officer recovering after ambush shooting

  30-12-2017 17:54
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles police officer has been shot in an ambush attack but she's expected to recover.
  
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• New California laws cover immigration, marijuana, education

  30-12-2017 17:47
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California state lawmakers in 2017 passed nearly 900 bills that Gov. Jerry Brown then signed into law. Most of them take effect Monday. The new laws cover topics ranging from the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, to…
  
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• Black Lives Matter icon Eric Garner's daughter dies at 27

  30-12-2017 17:47
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The daughter of Black Lives Matter icon Eric Garner died Saturday after a weeklong hospital stay following a heart attack.
  
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• Court upholds ban on Navalny running for Russian presidency

  30-12-2017 17:36
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's highest court on Saturday upheld a decision barring opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running for president in March.
  
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• Alarmed by fake news, states push media literacy in schools

  30-12-2017 17:34
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Alarmed by the proliferation of false content online, state lawmakers around the country are pushing schools to put more emphasis on teaching students how to tell fact from fiction.
  
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• Senators' Russia trip scuttled because of 'black list'

  30-12-2017 16:58
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Russian Embassy says it refused entry to Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, of New Hampshire, because she's on a "black list" created in response to U.S. sanctions.
  
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• In Philadelphia, claims of lies from within police force

  30-12-2017 16:55
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Officers in the Philadelphia Police Department's narcotics unit have sued their bosses for allegedly ordering them to lie on arrest paperwork about their informants to "make the drugs go away," a practice that experts say raises the…
  
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• Michigan scrambles to address chemical contaminants in water

  30-12-2017 16:53
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — While the city of Flint still recovers from a lead-tainted water crisis, Michigan is scrambling to combat potential health risks in other tap water that stem from chemicals long used in firefighting, waterproofing, carpeting and other…
  
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