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• Tulsa Police Release Composite Sketch Of Suspect In 2004 Homicide

  11-01-2018 23:47
  
  Tulsa Police have released a composite sketch based on DNA recovered from the scene of a 2004 murder.
  
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• Secret Service To Join Tahlequah Police In Counterfeit Cash Case

  11-01-2018 23:36
  
  A suspected counterfeit money operation in Tahlequah is out of business. 
  
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• Crew Makes Moving Giant Structure Through Tulsa Look Easy

  11-01-2018 23:36
  
  A moving crew demonstrated skill in moving a giant piece of oil field equipment through west Tulsa Thursday. 
  
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• Three arrested after Facebook Marketplace robbery in north Tulsa

  11-01-2018 23:19
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• Grammy-Winning Composer Visits Music Students At Tulsa's Memorial High School

  11-01-2018 23:16
  
  Grammy-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre took part in a Q&A session with students and music educators, which included musical demonstrations on the piano.
  
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• Former Tulsa Police Officer Facing Federal Child Sex Charges

  11-01-2018 22:29
  
  A former Tulsa police officer faces a maximum sentence of life in prison after being indicted on federal charges related to the sexual exploitation of a child.  
  
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• Woman Pleads Guilty In Connection To Fatal Rogers County Hit And Run

  11-01-2018 22:23
  
  Dorothea Butanda, mother of two brothers convicted in a deadly hit and run, has pleaded guilty to charges related to the wreck. 
  
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• Tulsa Police Find Semi-Automatic Weapon In Stolen Car

  11-01-2018 22:11
  
  A man is in jail after a Jeep he was driving was found to be stolen, TPD says.  
  
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• Alleged MS-13 gang members indicted on murder, drug charges

  11-01-2018 20:26
  MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — New York authorities say a grand jury has indicted 17 alleged members and associates of the notoriously violent MS-13 gang on charges including murder and drug trafficking.
  
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• OKC woman gets life in prison for fatal beating of daughter she said was devil-possessed

  11-01-2018 20:22
  
  Juanita Gomez told police she repeatedly punched her daughter and forced a crucifix and religious medallion down her throat because her daughter was possessed by the devil, according to investigators.
  
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• Some fans of Trump and pot feel allegiances go up in smoke

  11-01-2018 20:19
  
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Trump administration's anti-marijuana move has some members of the president's voting base fuming.
  
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• North Carolina GOP lawmakers seek congressional ruling delay

  11-01-2018 20:19
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislators have started trying to block a federal court ruling ordering them to draw new congressional districts because the judges said the GOP went too far to protect its partisan advantage with the…
  
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• GOP senator says lawmakers reach immigration compromise

  11-01-2018 20:15
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of bipartisan senators has reached a deal on legislation to protect younger immigrants brought to the country illegally, a spokesman for Sen. Jeff Flake said Thursday.
  
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• Marshal who arrested teacher was sued for excessive force

  11-01-2018 20:11
  
  ABBEVILLE, La. (AP) — The city marshal who handcuffed and arrested a Louisiana teacher in videos that sparked internet outrage was a defendant in a lawsuit alleging excessive force in 2011.
  
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• The Latest: Missouri governor denies blackmailing woman

  11-01-2018 20:09
  
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens acknowledging he cheated on his wife but denying blackmail allegations (all times local):
  
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• Trump convenes experts on overhaul of nation's prison system

  11-01-2018 20:08
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is convening a group of governors, criminal justice experts and faith-based leaders to discuss ways of overhauling the nation's prison system with an eye toward reducing the rate of recidivism.
  
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• Delaware officials release interim report on prison reform

  11-01-2018 20:04
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware officials released an interim report Thursday outlining efforts to implement several recommended reforms in the wake of a deadly inmate riot last year at the state's maximum-security prison.
  
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• Immigrant stripped of citizenship under federal initiative

  11-01-2018 20:03
  CARTERET, N.J. (AP) — Officials stripped a New Jersey resident of his citizenship because they said he used a false name when he entered the United States more than 25 years ago.
  
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• Democratic lawmakers want to subpoena Trump Organization

  11-01-2018 20:03
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic members of the House oversight committee asked the Republican chairman to begin a serious investigation into President Donald Trump's conflicts of interests.
  
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• Walmart is abruptly closing 63 Sam's Club stores and laying off thousands of workers

  11-01-2018 20:02
  
  The same day Walmart announced its raising hourly wages to $11 an hour and expanding benefits, the company is abruptly closing 63 Sam's Club stores.Related: Walmart to raise starting hourly wage to $11, expand parental leave benefits, and issue bonuses…
  
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• Israeli leader Netanyahu stumps acclaimed mentalist

  11-01-2018 20:02
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Acclaimed mentalist Lior Suchard appears to have met his match: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
  
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• Former Tulsa police officer faces child sex crimes charges in federal court

  11-01-2018 20:00
  
  Noel McFadden, 71, worked for the Tulsa Police Department from 1975 to 1986 and also charged in Tulsa County District Court with seven counts of child sexual abuse.
  
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• Freezing Drizzle Arrives Behind Bitter Cold Front

  11-01-2018 19:59
  
  Ready or not - it's here. The cold front arrived and temperatures have plummeted with biting cold expected for the rest of the day. Drizzle and freezing drizzle are possible through the early afternoon.  
  
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• Felonies to be dropped in Confederate statue toppling case

  11-01-2018 19:58
  
  DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Felony charges will be dropped against eight protesters accused of toppling a Confederate statue in North Carolina last year, and the demonstrators will be tried on misdemeanor charges, a prosecutor said Thursday.
  
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• Auto efficiency makes gains, but falls short of targets

  11-01-2018 19:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — New government data shows gas mileage for 2016 model year light-duty vehicles sold in the United States made smaller than expected gains in fuel economy over the last year, though new cars are generally sipping less gas…
  
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• The Latest: Spokesman says lawmakers forge immigration deal

  11-01-2018 19:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump, Congress and immigration (all times local):
  
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• Document: Victim's friend seemed nervous, had dirty nails

  11-01-2018 19:53
  
  LAKE FOREST, Calif. (AP) — A sheriff's investigator says the friend of a 19-year-old University of Pennsylvania student found dead in a Southern California park appeared nervous while speaking with authorities and had scratched up hands and dirt under his…
  
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• Man who claimed to be 'scared straight' cop pleads guilty

  11-01-2018 19:51
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man who authorities say handcuffed and assaulted students while claiming to be a police officer conducting "scared straight" programs has pleaded guilty.
  
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• California mudslides happened as cellphone alerts went out

  11-01-2018 19:48
  
  Many Californians in the area hit hardest by this week's deadly mudslides did not heed warnings for hours and days by emergency officials encouraging them to evacuate their homes — and then received cellphone alerts of imminent slides when the…
  
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• Russia, US hold talks about nuclear pact, Putin says

  11-01-2018 19:41
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is holding negotiations with Washington regarding a pivotal nuclear arms pact.
  
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• Bill would let Virginia cities remove Confederate monuments

  11-01-2018 19:39
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia cities would have the authority to remove or alter Confederate monuments under a proposal from a top Democratic state lawmaker.
  
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• Walmart boosts starting pay to $11 an hour, offers bonuses

  11-01-2018 18:09
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart, the world's largest private employer, is boosting its starting salary for U.S. workers to $11 an hour, handing out one-time cash bonuses to those who don't benefit from the pay hike and expanding its maternity…
  
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• The Latest: Real estate agent among 17 dead after mudslides

  11-01-2018 18:05
  
  MONTECITO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the California mudslide disaster (all times local):
  
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• Bank robbery suspect wounded by police after car chase

  11-01-2018 18:01
  GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Police say a man suspected of robbing a Mississippi bank was wounded after shooting at law enforcement officers who chased his car.
  
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• Tulsa County records a third flu death; statewide total jumps to 22 fatal cases

  11-01-2018 18:00
  A total of 1,020 people have been hospitalized for the flu, including 225 in Tulsa County. Last year at this point in the season, only 231 flu patients had been hospitalized statewide.
  
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• The Latest: House OKs foreign surveillance program

  11-01-2018 17:58
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the House and reauthorization of a key foreign intelligence collection program (all times local):
  
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• EU looks set to boost strained ties with Turkey

  11-01-2018 17:56
  
  SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — The European Union looks set to make an opening to help improve badly damaged relations with Turkey in the near future, boosted by recent talks between Turkish and French and German leaders and officials.
  
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• Plane nearly lands on occupied runway in San Francisco

  11-01-2018 17:55
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An Aeromexico passenger jet was ordered to abort a landing at San Francisco International Airport as it descended toward a runway occupied by another commercial jet, the third close call at the busy airport in six…
  
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• UN chief touts positive economic contributions of migrants

  11-01-2018 17:51
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is urging all countries to focus on the overwhelmingly positive contributions of migrants and use "facts not prejudice," warning that authorities who erect obstacles "inflict needless economic self-harm."
  
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• Venezuela: 4 dead, 28 missing as boat sinks in Caribbean

  11-01-2018 17:46
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Four people have been confirmed dead and another 28 missing after a boat filled with people leaving the troubled South American nation sank in Caribbean waters, Venezuelan authorities said Thursday.
  
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• Missouri Gov. Greitens acknowledges affair, denies blackmail

  11-01-2018 17:43
  
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has acknowledged being "unfaithful" in his marriage but denies allegations that he blackmailed a woman to stay quiet, following a bombshell news report that overshadowed his annual address to the Legislature.
  
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• Fragment of flag from Nelson's HMS Victory up for auction

  11-01-2018 17:42
  
  LONDON (AP) — Sotheby's is auctioning a scrap of the red, white and blue "Victory Jack" flag that flew from Adm. Horatio Nelson's flagship during the Battle of Trafalgar.
  
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• Outage prompts effort to hike Atlanta airport's backup power

  11-01-2018 17:40
  ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta airport officials are looking to boost its backup power in the wake of the power outage that crippled the world's busiest airport last month.
  
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• Mubarak's security boss wins appeal against graft conviction

  11-01-2018 17:39
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's highest appeals court has overturned the conviction on corruption charges of former President Hosni Mubarak's longtime security chief.
  
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• Russian military shows drones it says came from Syria raid

  11-01-2018 17:37
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Defense Ministry on Thursday displayed a pair of drones that it said were captured following attacks on two Russian military bases in Syria, saying the attack required know-how indicating it was carried out with outside assistance.
  
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