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• News On 6 Gets First Look Inside Soon-To-Be Mother Road Market

  22-01-2018 23:40
  
  The soon-to-be Mother Road Market is 27,000 square feet and will have a little bit of everything when it comes to food entrepreneurs.
  
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• Sheriff Walton Responds to City Councilor's 'Crooked' Cops Comment

  22-01-2018 22:46
  
  Rogers County Sheriff Scott Walton released a statement responding to Tulsa City Councilor Vanessa Hall-Harper's social media comment calling members of the Tulsa Police Department "crooked a-- cops." 
  
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• The Latest: Senators OK shutdown pay for federal workers

  22-01-2018 22:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the budget battle (all times local):
  
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• Dior gets surreal as stars talk Time's Up at Paris couture

  22-01-2018 22:31
  
  PARIS (AP) — Dior designer Maria Grazia Chiuri projected a ludic mood at the Rodin Museum as top actresses weighed in on the Time's Up movement against sexual harassment at the start of Paris couture week.
  
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• Winter storm howls through Midwest, cancels flights

  22-01-2018 22:22
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Heavy snow and strong winds are pushing through the Midwest, closing highways in Kansas and South Dakota and snarling flights in Denver and Minneapolis.
  
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• Ex-Fiat Chrysler exec pleads guilty in union payoff scheme

  22-01-2018 22:14
  DETROIT (AP) — A former Fiat Chrysler executive who handled labor relations has pleaded guilty to showering more than $1.5 million in cash and gifts on high-ranking members of the United Auto Workers.
  
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• Man: Ex-Milwaukee sheriff's posts after run-in scared him

  22-01-2018 22:11
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — A man detained at a Milwaukee airport after he shook his head at former Sheriff David Clarke on a flight told a federal jury Monday that Clarke's mocking Facebook posts afterward terrified him and he believed he…
  
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• Inmate's younger brother gets 35 years in Holly Bobo death

  22-01-2018 22:06
  
  SAVANNAH, Tenn. (AP) — The brother of a man serving life in prison for kidnapping, raping and killing Tennessee nursing student Holly Bobo has pleaded guilty to facilitating her murder and kidnapping.
  
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• Heat-not-burn cigarette alternative faces US scrutiny

  22-01-2018 22:06
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A device that heats tobacco without burning it reduces some of the harmful chemicals in traditional cigarettes, but government scientists say it's unclear if that translates into lower rates of disease for smokers who switch.
  
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• Germany, France pass resolution for new friendship treaty

  22-01-2018 22:01
  
  BERLIN (AP) — German and French lawmakers approved a joint resolution Monday stressing the need for closer cooperation as the two nations mark the 55th anniversary of the signing of the Elysee friendship treaty.
  
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• Pennsylvania court throws out congressional boundaries

  22-01-2018 21:56
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down the state's congressional map Monday, granting a major victory to Democrats who charged that the 18 districts were unconstitutionally gerrymandered to benefit Republicans.
  
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• Death by Inequality: Poverty and Racism Are Killing America's Children

  22-01-2018 21:52
  A new report concludes 600,000 children have died in the United States for no reason over a 50-year period. Thousands more will die this year, and next year, and the year after that.
  
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• The Latest: School shooting suspect fired several shots

  22-01-2018 21:51
  ITALY, Texas (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a Texas high school (all times local):
  
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• Alabama seeks approval for execution of 67-year-old inmate

  22-01-2018 21:49
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let it proceed with this week's scheduled execution of a 67-year-old inmate whose lawyers say can no longer remember his crime.
  
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• Police probe racist banners found outside Indiana church

  22-01-2018 21:43
  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Police are investigating after banners with racist and anti-gay messages were erected outside a northwest Indiana church known for its progressive stands on racial and social justice issues.
  
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• Shutdown's political 'ping-pong game' frustrates workers

  22-01-2018 21:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — As Congress appeared ready to reopen the government Monday on the third day of a shutdown, some federal workers said they are frustrated over a political battle that put their jobs on hold and left them in…
  
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• Gunda, Tulsa Zoo Elephant, Dies At 67

  22-01-2018 21:39
  
  The Tulsa Zoo just announced that Gunda, their 67-year-old elephant, passed away Monday, January 22.
  
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• The Latest: 1 Turkish soldier killed in Afrin operation

  22-01-2018 21:37
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the developments in Syria and Turkey's offensive on the Syrian Kurdish enclave of Afrin (all times local):
  
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• AP Explains: Turkey's 'Operation Olive Branch' in Afrin

  22-01-2018 21:37
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey has launched an air and ground campaign into Afrin, a Kurdish-controlled enclave in northwestern Syria. Codenamed "Operation Olive Branch," it's the latest chapter in a decades-long conflict between Turkey and Kurdish militants. Here's a look at…
  
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• Owasso Walgreens Robbed At Gunpoint

  22-01-2018 21:28
  
  Owasso Police say an armed person robbed the Walgreens at 116th Street North and Highway 169. 
  
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• Oregon college safety officer pleads guilty to killing woman

  22-01-2018 21:28
  
  BEND, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of killing a woman during his shift as a campus safety officer at an Oregon community college pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated murder.
  
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• The Latest: GOP to seek a stop to gerrymandering case

  22-01-2018 21:27
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on the Pennsylvania congressional gerrymandering lawsuit (all times local):
  
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• Slain officer remembered for tough, but caring demeanor

  22-01-2018 21:25
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A South Carolina sheriff's deputy who was killed last week in an ambush was known for walking around with a scowl most of the time.
  
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• Vermont governor signs pot bill with 'mixed emotions'

  22-01-2018 21:22
  MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Gov. Phil Scott on Monday privately signed Vermont's marijuana bill into law, making the state the first in the country to authorize the recreational use of the substance by an act of a state legislature.
  
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• Tulsa Zoo announces death of Gunda the elephant

  22-01-2018 21:20
  
  She turned 67 in November. The average life expectancy for a female Asian elephant is 47.
  
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• Trump, US delegation now likely to attend Davos meeting

  22-01-2018 21:15
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is likely a go.
  
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• Dad, 2 young children die in house fire; mom, infant escape

  22-01-2018 21:13
  BRIDGETON, N.J. (AP) — A fast-moving fire has roared through a New Jersey home, killing a man and two of his young children, but five other people including the children's mother and their infant sibling escaped.
  
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• The Latest: Pence praises Senate agreement to reopen gov't

  22-01-2018 19:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the budget battle (all times local):
  
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• District attorney bars donations from lawyers with conflicts

  22-01-2018 19:43
  NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan's district attorney said Monday he will no longer accept campaign contributions from lawyers with business before his office, including those representing people being investigated or prosecuted.
  
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• Mom pleads guilty to manslaughter in toddler car seat death

  22-01-2018 19:42
  SALEM, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey woman who was high on drugs in her car last year and left her 2-year-old daughter unattended for hours in her car seat, where she died, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
  
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• Fighting rages amid Turkish push in Kurdish enclave in Syria

  22-01-2018 19:42
  
  HASSA, Turkey (AP) — Intense fighting flared Monday as Turkish troops and their allies advanced on a Kurdish enclave in northwestern Syria, the third day of Ankara's offensive to oust a U.S.-allied Kurdish militia from the area, according to the…
  
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• 15-year-old girl shot at Texas school; boy, 16, arrested

  22-01-2018 19:40
  
  ITALY, Texas (AP) — A 15-year-old student in Texas was injured in a shooting in her high school cafeteria Monday morning and a 16-year-old boy, also a student at the school, was taken into custody, sheriff's officials said.
  
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• Head of Britain's army warns of eroding capability

  22-01-2018 19:38
  
  LONDON (AP) — Britain's army chief warned Monday that the country's ability to withstand attack and respond to threats is being eroded by a lack of investment in the military, increasing pressure on the government to boost defense spending.
  
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• Philanthropists donate $100 million to 2 Boston hospitals

  22-01-2018 19:37
  BOSTON (AP) — Two of Boston's premier hospitals on Monday received a combined $100 million gift from a telecommunications executive and his wife that they hope will revolutionize innovation and patient care.
  
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• French president hosts 140 world business leaders

  22-01-2018 19:36
  
  PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron promoted his government's changes to French tax and labor laws Monday in front of 140 world business leaders in a bid to convince them to invest and hire in France.
  
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• Trial begins for man accused of killing Maine teen in 1980

  22-01-2018 19:33
  BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A man on trial for killing a teenager 37 years ago knew details of the crime and confessed to his minister, parents and others, leaving law enforcement officials with no doubt he's guilty of murder, a…
  
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• Dakota Access protester pleads guilty in shooting incident

  22-01-2018 19:31
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Denver woman accused of shooting at law officers while being arrested for protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota has pleaded guilty to two charges in a deal with prosecutors.
  
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• Prosecutor: Pennsylvania mayor 'sold his office' to donors

  22-01-2018 19:28
  
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The mayor of Pennsylvania's third-largest city "sold his office" to campaign donors, trading city contracts for cash to fuel his political ambitions, a prosecutor told jurors Monday in the mayor's federal corruption trial.
  
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• Prosecutors to seek 21-month sentence for Paul's neighbor

  22-01-2018 19:27
  
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say they'll recommend a 21-month prison sentence for the man accused of tackling U.S. Sen. Rand Paul in the Kentucky lawmaker's yard.
  
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• Final respects given to S. Carolina officer killed in ambush

  22-01-2018 19:21
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The funeral for a South Carolina sheriff's deputy who was shot and killed in an ambush has started at a church in Charlotte, North Carolina.
  
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• The Latest: Reporters criticize Israel's strip-search policy

  22-01-2018 19:19
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on Vice President Mike Pence's visit to Israel (all times local):
  
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• Emergency official: 5 missing after Oklahoma rig explosion

  22-01-2018 19:19
  
  QUINTON, Okla. (AP) — Five people are missing after a fiery explosion ripped through an eastern Oklahoma drilling rig Monday morning, sending plumes of black smoke into the air and leaving a derrick crumpled on the ground, an emergency official…
  
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• Man apologizes, sentenced to 22 years for US terrorism plot

  22-01-2018 19:18
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man who admitted receiving training in Syria to kill members of the U.S. military and then plotting to carry out an attack has been sentenced to 22 years in prison.
  
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• Hotel evacuated after man shoots out glass lobby door

  22-01-2018 19:16
  MCDONOUGH, Ga. (AP) — A hotel in suburban Atlanta has been evacuated after a man entered and opened fire in the lobby.
  
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• Pence defends Trump on disparaging comments about Africa

  22-01-2018 19:12
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Monday defended President Donald Trump on his recent comments disparaging immigration from Africa and Haiti, telling The Associated Press that the president's "heart" is aimed at a merit-based system that is…
  
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• FBI: Flares, not explosives, went off at Florida mall

  22-01-2018 19:11
  
  LAKE WALES, Fla. (AP) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation says two items believed to be marine flares ignited in a hallway at a Florida mall, creating a large amount of smoke on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• End to shutdown in sight as Senate breaks Dem filibuster

  22-01-2018 19:11
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress sped toward reopening the government Monday, as Senate Democrats dropped their objections to a temporary funding bill in return for assurances from Republicans leaders that they will soon take up immigration and other contentious issues.
  
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• Man gets at least 23 years in prison for school stabbings

  22-01-2018 19:06
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to stabbing 20 fellow students and a security guard at his suburban Pittsburgh high school will spend at least 23 years in prison with a maximum of six decades.
  
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• Oregonians to vote on Medicaid taxes as costs soar

  22-01-2018 19:02
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon aggressively expanded its Medicaid rolls under the Affordable Care Act, adding enough people to leave only 5 percent of its population uninsured — one of America's lowest rates.
  
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