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• Haley suggests action on Iran missiles could save nuke deal

  29-01-2018 23:56
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley says the United States is encouraging other U.N. Security Council countries to set aside the nuclear deal loathed by President Donald Trump and focus on cracking down on Iran's…
  
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• DHS plans tougher screening for refugees from 11 countries

  29-01-2018 23:52
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security is resuming normal processing of refugees from 11 countries that had previously only been admitted on a "case-by-case" basis.
  
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• Okmulgee County Teens Suspected Of Setting Wildfires

  29-01-2018 23:51
  
  Okmulgee County Emergency management said a group of teenagers is intentionally setting wildfires. 
  
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• Man holed up in Minneapolis hotel has warrant out of Arizona

  29-01-2018 23:50
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Police said they were negotiating Monday with a man who holed up for several hours in a hotel room on the University of Minnesota's Minneapolis campus after officers went there to do a welfare check and arrest…
  
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• The Latest: Trump undecided on releasing memo on FBI

  29-01-2018 23:48
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the probe into contacts between the Trump campaign and Russia (all times local):
  
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• Daughter writes humorous obituary for father in Indiana

  29-01-2018 23:46
  DEMOTTE, Ind. (AP) — A northwest Indiana woman has honored her father's memory with a humorous obituary that recounts his fondness for his family and details how he left behind 32 jars of Miracle Whip, 17 boxes of Hamburger Helper…
  
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• FBI's McCabe, a frequent Trump target, abruptly leaves post

  29-01-2018 23:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, a frequent target of aggressive criticism from President Donald Trump, abruptly stepped down from his position Monday ahead of his planned retirement this spring, people familiar with the decision said.
  
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• Director of troubled New Orleans jail quits as woes continue

  29-01-2018 23:29
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The man hired to run the long-troubled New Orleans jail in 2016 resigned Monday amid continued problems at the lockup, including inmate suicides, fights and drug overdoses.
  
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• Hawaii lieutenant governor to resign, join lobbying firm

  29-01-2018 23:27
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Lt. Gov. Shan Tsutsui said Monday he would resign this week to join a lobbying and public affairs firm.
  
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• Alex Azar sworn in as secretary of Health and Human Services

  29-01-2018 23:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Azar (AY'-zahr) has been sworn in as President Donald Trump's second health secretary.
  
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• Michigan governor refuses temporary oil pipeline shutdown

  29-01-2018 23:23
  
  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder refused Monday to halt the flow of crude oil through twin pipelines in a Great Lakes waterway as they are inspected for gaps in exterior coating, saying there was no imminent…
  
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• Once an outsider's badge of honor, Bannon backing now tricky

  29-01-2018 23:21
  
  Some Republican Senate candidates who once trumpeted the blessing of former White House adviser Steve Bannon are now denying he ever endorsed them.
  
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• Push to better track living kidney donors' long-term health

  29-01-2018 23:19
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Getting a kidney transplant from a living donor is optimal, but a new report shows it's hard for doctors to advise would-be donors about the potential long-term health consequences.
  
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• Newest Kennedy in Congress to give Democratic SOTU response

  29-01-2018 23:18
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The newest generation of the Kennedy political dynasty will be introduced to a national audience Tuesday night as he delivers the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union.
  
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• Facing new scrutiny, powerful utility turns to old friends

  29-01-2018 23:18
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When the Democratic Party of Virginia publicly criticized a Republican state senator a few years ago for being too cozy with Dominion Energy, the state's biggest corporate political donor vented to one of its most reliable…
  
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• Pentagon reviewing military use of exercise trackers

  29-01-2018 23:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is doing a broad review of how military forces use exercise trackers and other wearable electronic devices, in the wake of revelations that an interactive, online map can pinpoint troop locations, bases and other sensitive…
  
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• Sessions: New team will target illegal online opioid sales

  29-01-2018 23:12
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions says the federal government is stepping up its fight against opioid-related crimes online.
  
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• Striking Amazon 'Spheres' landmark opens in downtown Seattle

  29-01-2018 23:03
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon.com boss Jeff Bezos has inaugurated his striking rainforest conservatory built of glass and white steel in downtown Seattle.
  
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• Police look at phone records for clues in jealousy shooting

  29-01-2018 23:01
  
  Police on Monday were focusing on phone records to try to piece together how a group of friends wound up at a Pennsylvania self-serve car wash, where a gunman lying in wait in the early morning hours killed four of…
  
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• Salt Lake City zoo staff searches for missing Pallas' cat

  29-01-2018 22:59
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A small mountain cat was on the loose at the zoo in Salt Lake City on Monday, marking the second animal escape there in less than two years.
  
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• Muskogee Mom Accused Of Smoking Meth While Pregnant

  29-01-2018 22:52
  
  A Muskogee woman is charged with felony child neglect after authorities say her newborn son tested positive for methamphetamine.
  
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• US, Qatar reach agreement on subsidy spat with airlines

  29-01-2018 22:51
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Qatar have reached a deal to resolve a years-old quarrel over alleged airline subsidies, seven individuals familiar with the deal said Monday, as Qatar's government works to defuse tensions with the Trump administration.
  
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• Suit tries to block roundup of nearly 10,000 Nevada mustangs

  29-01-2018 22:51
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — Animal rights activists are suing to block what they say is an unprecedented federal plan to capture thousands of wild horses over 10 years in Nevada without the legally required environmental reviews intended to protect the…
  
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• Trump for 'transparency' as House mulls memo release

  29-01-2018 22:48
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday that President Donald Trump favors "full transparency" as Republicans on the House intelligence committee move toward an unprecedented vote on whether to release classified information to the public.
  
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• Toddler, parents killed in southeast Missouri homicide

  29-01-2018 22:46
  GREENVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A suspect is in custody after a toddler and her parents were killed in rural southeast Missouri.
  
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• In Puerto Rico, students are living and learning in the dark as schools struggle to recover from Hurricane Maria

  29-01-2018 22:45
  
  One-third of schools have no power; 25,000 students have fled. But class is in.
  
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• Florida State partially lifts suspension on Greek life

  29-01-2018 22:45
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State University partially lifted its suspension on fraternities and sororities on Monday, but a ban on alcohol and social functions begun after the death of a fraternity pledge remains in place.
  
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• Trump's SOTU guests include welder, parents of gang victims

  29-01-2018 22:00
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's guests for his State of the Union speech Tuesday include an Ohio welder who will benefit from his tax overhaul plan and the parents of two Long Island teenagers who were believed to be…
  
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• The Latest: Wis. senator giving Wynn donation to charity

  29-01-2018 21:43
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on political contributions by Steve Wynn, the Las Vegas billionaire accused of sexual misconduct (all times local):
  
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• Bevin speaks at Koch event on 'day of prayer' for shooting

  29-01-2018 21:38
  
  INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — On the day that Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin declared a "day of prayer" for the small community impacted by last week's deadly school shooting, Bevin was speaking to an elite group of GOP donors at…
  
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• Ex-stockbroker ordered to pay over $4M to former clients

  29-01-2018 21:31
  A Pennsylvania stockbroker who was kicked out of the securities industry for fleecing customers has been ordered to pay more than $4 million in damages.
  
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• Police: No suspects in shooting deaths of 4 men in house

  29-01-2018 21:24
  
  READING, Pa. (AP) — Police in a small Pennsylvania city haven't identified any suspects in a quadruple homicide that's believed to be among the deadliest shootings in the area in recent history, officials said Monday.
  
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• Teen stricken with rare cancer weds high school sweetheart

  29-01-2018 21:23
  PLANT CITY, Fla. (AP) — A Florida teen who doctors say is dying from a rare form of cancer has been granted one of his final wishes: he married his high school sweetheart.
  
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• President says Poland did not take part in the Holocaust

  29-01-2018 21:20
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's president says there was no institutionalized participation by Poland or its people in the Holocaust, but acknowledges that individual Poles took "wicked" actions against Jewish neighbors.
  
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• The Latest: FSU partially lifts Greek life suspension

  29-01-2018 21:19
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on Florida State University's suspension of fraternities and sororities (all times local):
  
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• Cleveland Indians dropping Chief Wahoo logo from uniforms

  29-01-2018 21:18
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Indians announced Monday they are dropping the Chief Wahoo logo from their uniforms next year, bowing to decades of complaints that the grinning, red-faced caricature used since 1947 is racist.
  
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• Clarification: Damaged Dam story

  29-01-2018 21:16
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a story Jan. 26 about damage to California's Oroville Dam, The Associated Press reported that the state Department of Water Resources' estimate of $870 million for emergency response and repairs "should stand." The story should…
  
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• The Latest: Cops look at phone records in car wash shooting

  29-01-2018 21:12
  
  MELCROFT, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on the deadly shooting at a Pennsylvania car wash (all times local):
  
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• US conservationist, Chile sign creation of national parks

  29-01-2018 21:10
  
  PARQUE PATAGONIA, Chile (AP) — Chilean President Michelle Bachelet signed decrees Monday creating vast new national parks using lands donated by a U.S. conservation organization in what is believed to be the largest private donation of land ever from a…
  
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• Foxconn wants to tap 7 million gallons of water a day

  29-01-2018 21:05
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Foxconn Technology Group wants to tap 7 million gallons of water a day from Lake Michigan to meet its needs.
  
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• 130-year-old gasholder building on national historic list

  29-01-2018 21:05
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A 130-year-old red-brick coal gasholder building in New Hampshire believed to be the last of its type in the country has been named to the National Register of Historic Places.
  
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• Gambling regulators to discuss reported Wynn allegations

  29-01-2018 21:03
  BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts casino regulators have called a meeting to discuss sexual misconduct allegations against Las Vegas billionaire Steve Wynn.
  
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• Why are so many students moving to the Kiefer school district, making the enrollment double in 10 years?

  29-01-2018 21:00
  
  "It's like Jenks but on a smaller scale, so there's that personalization. No kids are lost in the shuffle. Here, kids are treated like individuals, and we feel listened to."
  
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• Police: 2 others with man holed up in Minneapolis hotel

  29-01-2018 21:00
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man holed up in a hotel on the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus has two others with him in one of the rooms, university and police officials said Monday, but they have stopped short of…
  
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• New editor expected in latest shake-up at Los Angeles Times

  29-01-2018 20:53
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — In another newsroom shake-up at the Los Angeles Times, veteran journalist Jim Kirk is expected to be named editor in chief to replace Lewis D'Vorkin, whose short tenure was marked by clashes with staff, the paper…
  
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• Many Puerto Ricans adrift in US hotels after Hurricane Maria

  29-01-2018 20:50
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — After they lost their home in Puerto Rico to flooding during Hurricane Maria, Enghie Melendez fled with her family to the U.S. mainland with three suitcases and the hope it wouldn't take long to rebuild their…
  
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• Toddler among 3 killed in southeast Missouri homicide

  29-01-2018 20:46
  GREENVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Investigators say a suspect is in custody after two adults were stabbed to death and a toddler was fatally shot in rural southeast Missouri.
  
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• Testimony begins in trial of man charged with hate-crime killing of his neighbor

  29-01-2018 20:45
  
  “This case isn’t just about a protective order and a neighbor dispute. It’s about hate and jealousy," a prosecutor said in opening statements. "(Stanley Majors) was jealous of Khalid (Jabara). He was young, and he was beautiful.”Grief delayed: Tulsa family…
  
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• Indiana man facing 24 child molesting counts back in jail

  29-01-2018 20:44
  
  JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — An 18-year-old southern Indiana man has been returned to jail after 22 additional child molesting counts were filed against him alleging he assaulted 17 young children while working at a YMCA and as an elementary school…
  
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