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• OK Teachers Stock Up On STEM Supplies

  03-01-2018 23:34
  
  Just in time for the second semester to begin, some Green Country teachers are packing their classrooms with supplies to teach science, technology, engineering and math.
  
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• Firefighters Rescue Dogs From Chelsea House Fire

  03-01-2018 23:29
  
  Investigators are working to pinpoint the cause of a fire that damaged a home in Chelsea.
  
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• The Latest: Cuomo wants early voting, easy registration

  03-01-2018 22:43
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Latest on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's state of the state address (all times local):
  
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• Arkansas panel stands by proposal to ban disputed herbicide

  03-01-2018 22:42
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas regulators are standing by their plan to ban an herbicide farmers in several states say has drifted onto their crops and caused damage, despite a request from lawmakers to reconsider the restriction and a…
  
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• Milwaukee Red Cross reverses visit policy after criticism

  03-01-2018 22:39
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — The American Red Cross of Wisconsin said Wednesday it was reversing a new policy in Milwaukee that would have forced predominantly black and Latino residents from low-income areas to travel to receive the organization's volunteer assistance after…
  
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• Gov. Cuomo: State will sue to block federal tax overhaul

  03-01-2018 22:36
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state will take Washington to court to challenge the new Republican tax overhaul, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday, calling the new law an unconstitutional assault on states' rights and New York in particular.
  
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• Sessions appoints US attorneys to replace some forced out

  03-01-2018 22:33
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday named 17 interim U.S. attorneys to temporarily take the place of some of the dozens of Obama administration holdovers he ordered to resign last year.
  
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• Man arrested 30 times in train, bus thefts may take deal

  03-01-2018 22:30
  NEW YORK (AP) — A man who has been arrested 30 times for stealing buses and trains may be taking a plea deal in his latest escapade that would send him to a mental institution.
  
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• Houston press secretary suspended for side job on city time

  03-01-2018 22:28
  HOUSTON (AP) — A press secretary for Houston's mayor was suspended for nearly two weeks without pay after officials determined she'd sent or received thousands of emails related to personal business on city time.
  
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• Los Angeles suspect in 911 hoax faces felony in Kansas death

  03-01-2018 22:23
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles man suspected of making a hoax emergency call that led to the fatal police shooting of a Kansas man told a judge Wednesday he would not fight efforts to send him to Wichita…
  
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• Lawyers seek to ease doctor's sentence for Medicare fraud

  03-01-2018 22:19
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Even though a politically prominent Florida eye doctor was convicted of Medicare fraud, that doesn't mean the federal government lost more than $100 million as prosecutors contend, his attorneys argued Wednesday as they tried…
  
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• Mormon church president Thomas S. Monson dies at 90

  03-01-2018 22:17
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Thomas S. Monson, considered a prophet by nearly 16 million Mormons worldwide, has died at the age of 90 after a nearly a decade as church president. He expanded the church's reach and its transparency…
  
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• Miniature scenes, both familiar and fantastical, are big hit on Instagram for pair of New Yorkers

  03-01-2018 22:15
  
  The geese scene would be among 400-some other Instagram posts of whimsically staged miniatures from a creative account Quinn Metal Corbin shares with friend Chelsea Cates. Together, the two 30-something New York transplants have an after-hours hobby that’s gotten some…
  
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• Water Main Break Affects Traffic On Tulsa Highway

  03-01-2018 22:11
  
  A break in a pipe sent water cascading onto a Tulsa highway Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Tahlequah Schools Closed January 4 & 5 Due To Flooding

  03-01-2018 22:11
  
  Tahlequah Public Schools will be closed district-wide Thursday and Friday due to a break in the sprinkler system at Heritage Elementary. 
  
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• Former heart surgeon set to become next Mormon president

  03-01-2018 22:11
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The man set to become the next Mormon church president is a 93-year-old former heart surgeon whose conservative track record on the religion's leadership panel has led Mormon scholars to predict he won't make any…
  
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• The Latest: Lawmakers seek expulsion of Kentucky GOP speaker

  03-01-2018 22:06
  
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on sexual harassment allegations in the Kentucky House of Representatives (all times local):
  
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• Police: Fire at Clintons' NY home, no injuries reported

  03-01-2018 22:05
  CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities in New York say a fire broke out briefly at the home of Bill and Hillary Clinton, but no injuries have been reported.
  
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• Probe: Fatal California cop shooting of Navy vet justified

  03-01-2018 22:03
  
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Investigators determined the fatal police shooting of a homeless Navy veteran outside a Southern California convenience store last year was justified, the Orange County District Attorney's office said Wednesday.
  
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• Arkansas fugitive who made a life in Michigan dies at 68

  03-01-2018 22:03
  
  DETROIT (AP) — A convicted killer from Arkansas has died in suburban Detroit, 47 years after he visited Michigan on a brief furlough — and never returned to prison.
  
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• The Latest: Red Cross changes visit policy after criticism

  03-01-2018 22:00
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Latest on the Red Cross in Milwaukee's decision to continue sending volunteers to fire victims (all times local):
  
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• White House, congressional leaders open talks on spending

  03-01-2018 21:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Top White House officials and congressional leaders from both parties touched gloves Wednesday in the Capitol to try to make progress on a stack of unfinished Washington business, starting with a hoped-for bipartisan budget deal.
  
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• The Latest: Sanders defends Trump's 'nuclear button' tweet

  03-01-2018 21:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and North Korea (all times local):
  
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• Manafort sues Mueller, Justice Department over Russia probe

  03-01-2018 21:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman sued special counsel Robert Mueller and the Justice Department on Wednesday, saying prosecutors had overstepped their bounds by charging him for conduct that he says is unrelated to Russian interference in…
  
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• Turkish banker convicted of helping Iran evade US sanctions

  03-01-2018 21:57
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A banker accused of helping Iran evade economic sanctions was convicted Wednesday in a case that strained ties between the United States and Turkey with its testimony about corruption at the highest levels of the NATO…
  
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• OBI In Immediate Need For O-Negative Donors

  03-01-2018 19:50
  
  OBI said their inventory took a hit over the holidays and there is only a one-day supply for patients who need it.
  
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• Appalachia underground natural gas storage clears 1st test

  03-01-2018 19:29
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Plans for an underground liquefied natural gas storage hub pegged as a major job creator for the chemical industry in struggling Appalachia have cleared their first big hurdle.
  
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• Trump blasts Bannon after new book

  03-01-2018 19:28
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is blasting his former chief strategist ahead of the release of a new, unflattering book.
  
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• Attorneys: Doctor's Medicare fraud didn't cost government

  03-01-2018 19:25
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Even though a politically prominent Florida eye doctor was convicted of Medicare fraud, that doesn't mean the federal government lost more than $100 million as prosecutors contend, his attorneys argued Wednesday as they tried…
  
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• Ukraine pledges to use US-supplied weapons only in defense

  03-01-2018 19:23
  MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine's foreign minister says his country will use U.S.-supplied lethal weapons only for defense.
  
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• The Latest: Iran TV says militants kill 3 security forces

  03-01-2018 19:21
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Latest on protests in Iran (all times local):
  
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• Judges deny Democrats' request to undo recount decision

  03-01-2018 19:18
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A three-judge panel has rejected a request to reconsider its ruling on a recount in an election that could determine partisan control of the Virginia House.
  
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• New mayor chosen to lead Charlottesville

  03-01-2018 19:17
  
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The city of Charlottesville, still coping with the aftermath of white nationalist rallies last year, has a new mayor.
  
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• Doug Jones, Tina Smith Sworn In As New Senators

  03-01-2018 19:17
  
  Democrats Doug Jones and Tina Smith have officially been sworn in as U.S. senators on Wednesday. 
  
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• Here's the science behind why it's been so cold lately

  03-01-2018 19:15
  
  Anchorage, Alaska, was warmer Tuesday than Jacksonville, Florida. The weather in the U.S. is that upside down.
  
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• Florida mother shot at gas station pleads 'Don't let me die'

  03-01-2018 19:13
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A 1-year-old's mother who was fatally shot outside a Florida gas station pleaded "Please don't let me die" to an attendant who came to her aid.
  
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• 2 new Senate Democrats sworn in, narrow GOP's majority

  03-01-2018 19:12
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican majority in the Senate narrowed to 51-49 on Wednesday as two new Democratic senators were sworn into office, complicating GOP efforts to advance the party's legislative agenda before the 2018 midterm elections.
  
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• APNewsBreak: Foreign fishermen settle human trafficking suit

  03-01-2018 19:07
  
  Two Indonesian fishermen who say they were enslaved on an American fishing boat have settled their lawsuit against the vessel's owner seven years after escaping and being granted special U.S. visas as victims of human trafficking, their lawyers told The…
  
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• Ancient DNA gives glimpse of ancestors of Native Americans

  03-01-2018 19:07
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — DNA from an infant who died in Alaska some 11,500 years ago is giving scientists the best look yet at the genetics of the ancestors of today's native peoples of the Americas.
  
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• The Latest: Los Angeles man faces felony in Kansas death

  03-01-2018 18:55
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on a Los Angeles suspect in a hoax 911 call that led police in Kansas to fatally shoot a man in Wichita (all times local):
  
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• This year's state elections could shape future for Congress

  03-01-2018 18:54
  
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Buoyed by a string of electoral victories during President Donald Trump's first year in office, Democrats will be waging a renewed battle to wrest control of Congress from Republicans this year.
  
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• Pennsylvania shuts down construction on Sunoco gas pipeline

  03-01-2018 18:47
  
  Pennsylvania environmental officials ordered Sunoco on Wednesday to halt construction of a natural gas pipeline across the southern part of the state, citing a series of spills and leaks of drilling fluid and other "egregious and willful violations" of state…
  
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• APNewsBreak: Two Indonesian fishermen have settled their human trafficking lawsuit against US fishing boat owner

  03-01-2018 18:44
  HONOLULU (AP) — APNewsBreak: Two Indonesian fishermen have settled their human trafficking lawsuit against US fishing boat owner.
  
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• Roy Moore campaign manager seeks Alabama congressional seat

  03-01-2018 18:40
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The man who ran Roy Moore's failed campaign for the U.S. Senate is running for Congress in Alabama.
  
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• Tulsa American Airlines, AAON Employees Getting $1,000 Bonus Checks

  03-01-2018 18:37
  
  American Airlines is giving each of its employees a $1,000 check. In a letter to employees, CEO Doug Parker and President Robert Isom credited Congress' approval of the tax reform act last month that reduces the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. 
  
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• Ex-convict mayor launches run for Connecticut governor

  03-01-2018 18:31
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — An ex-convict who mounted a political comeback with his 2015 election as mayor of Connecticut's largest city filed paperwork Wednesday to run for governor.
  
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• Doctor: Man accused of killing wife with cleaver competent

  03-01-2018 18:25
  BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A doctor has found a man accused of killing his wife with a cleaver and critically injuring his mother-in-law competent to stand trial.
  
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• The Latest: Former VPs at swearing-in of 2 Senate Democrats

  03-01-2018 18:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the swearing in of two new Senate Democrats (all times local):
  
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• State bans opioids from courtrooms over exposure fears

  03-01-2018 18:03
  BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts is banning some powerful opioids from courtrooms, because state court officials are worried people could be sickened by the drugs.
  
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• Pro-government rallies held in Iran after week of unrest

  03-01-2018 17:57
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Tens of thousands of government supporters took to the streets across Iran on Wednesday as authorities tried to project a sense of stability after a week of nationwide protests sparked deadly clashes and calls for the…
  
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