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• Leaping elk crashes low-flying research helicopter in Utah

  13-02-2018 23:45
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a leaping elk brought down a research helicopter trying to capture the animal in the mountains of eastern Utah.
  
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• The Latest: Injured climber airlifted off Oregon mountain

  13-02-2018 23:43
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Latest on rescue at Oregon's Mount Hood (all times local):
  
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• Representatives slam Park Police for cancelling meeting

  13-02-2018 23:42
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Democratic representatives say the chief of the U.S. Park Police is refusing to meet with them to talk about police procedures following the fatal shooting of a Virginia man.
  
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• GOP Senate hopeful jabs Menendez, distances self from Trump

  13-02-2018 23:34
  
  DELRAN, N.J. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez no longer has to worry about federal corruption charges hanging over his re-election campaign, but the Republican front-runner seeking to oust him wasted no time reminding voters about the case.
  
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• Reports of Russian deaths underscore dangers of Syria's war

  13-02-2018 23:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a scenario many feared in the fog of Syria's multi-front war: a confrontation in which U.S. forces, responding to a provocation, kill Russian soldiers or mercenaries on a crowded battlefield.
  
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• State police: Woman defecated in cul-de-sac 3 separate times

  13-02-2018 23:30
  EAST GRANBY, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut State Police say they finally got the scoop on the poop.
  
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• Lawmakers to move forward with cuts after revenue package fails in the House

  13-02-2018 23:30
  
  House Majority Floor Leader Jon Echols said no revenue plan could secure the required super majority.
  
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• Court in desegregation case blocks Alabama school split

  13-02-2018 23:30
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A mostly white Alabama city can't break away from a heavily black county school system to form its own educational district, a federal appeals ruled Tuesday in a desegregation case dating to 1965.
  
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• The Latest: Off-duty Chicago police officer fatally shot

  13-02-2018 23:28
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of a Chicago Police officer (all times local):
  
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• Mardi Gras: New Orleans throws big bash of parades, partying

  13-02-2018 23:16
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tens of thousands of revelers thronged Mardi Gras festivities, many yelling "throw me something, Mister!" in the universal call to float riders who tossed them coveted beads and trinkets on Tuesday's raucous finale to Carnival season…
  
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• Campaign: Only 'sexist pig' would think Blackburn can't win

  13-02-2018 23:14
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn's campaign said Tuesday that anyone who thinks she can't win the general election in Tennessee's U.S. Senate race is a "plain sexist pig."
  
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• Chicago police superintendent says an off-duty officer has died after being shot at downtown government building

  13-02-2018 23:13
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police superintendent says an off-duty officer has died after being shot at downtown government building.
  
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• Oklahoma health agency head resigns after abuse accusations

  13-02-2018 23:12
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The interim director of Oklahoma's health department — one of Republican Gov. Mary Fallin's top aides — stepped down Tuesday following accusations of domestic violence.
  
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• Authorities: Suspects knew California stabbing victim

  13-02-2018 23:12
  
  LIVERMORE, Calif. (AP) — A man and woman arrested in the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old woman found by a motorist along a California road were friends of the victim, an official said Tuesday.
  
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• Governor rejects GOP redistricting map as deadline looms

  13-02-2018 23:09
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf will not submit a new Republican-drawn map of Pennsylvania's congressional districts to the state's high court, saying Tuesday that it uses the same unconstitutionally partisan tactics as the 6-year-old boundaries struck down…
  
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• Iconic Cape Hatteras Lighthouse goes dark for repairs

  13-02-2018 23:08
  
  BUXTON, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's iconic Cape Hatteras Lighthouse has gone dark for about a month while officials await custom-made parts for storm damage repairs.
  
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• Climber falls, others stranded on Oregon's Mount Hood

  13-02-2018 23:08
  
  GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. (AP) — Rescuers scrambled up Oregon's tallest peak Tuesday after a climber fell several hundred feet and four others were stranded, authorities said.
  
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• US intel sees signs of Russian meddling in midterms

  13-02-2018 23:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Three of the nation's top intelligence officials confirmed Tuesday that they have seen evidence of Russian meddling in the upcoming midterm elections — part of what they say is Moscow's escalating cyber assault on American and European…
  
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• The day after: Tulsa-area educators react to failed House vote on funds for teacher raises

  13-02-2018 23:00
  
  Disappointment was the word of the day for Oklahoma teachers on Tuesday.
  
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• Judge rules against Trump in case over immigration program

  13-02-2018 22:58
  NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in New York has ruled President Donald Trump's administration didn't offer "legally adequate reasons" for ending a program that spared many immigrants from deportation if they were brought to the U.S. as children.
  
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• Greece, Turkey try to calm tensions after Aegean Sea crash

  13-02-2018 22:58
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The prime ministers of Greece and Turkey worked late Tuesday to calm escalating tensions after a Greek coast guard vessel was damaged in a collision with a Turkish patrol boat in the Aegean Sea, the site…
  
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• Tulsa Mother Arrested On Child Neglect Complaint

  13-02-2018 22:54
  
  Tulsa police arrested a 27-year-old woman after they said she waited seven hours to get medical attention for her 2-year-old son who had visible marks from being abused by the woman's boyfriend.  
  
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• Doerflinger Resigns As Interim Commissioner Of Okla. Health Dept.

  13-02-2018 22:38
  
  Interim Commissioner of the State Health Department Preston Doerflinger is resigning after reports surfaced of a domestic abuse incident with his now-ex-wife.
  
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• Suspect In Tulsa Murder Leaves Wallet At Crime Scene, Documents State

  13-02-2018 21:59
  
  Tulsa Police have released the name of a 39-year-old man who was shot to death at a Tulsa home early Monday, February 12, 2018.  
  
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• Judge Orders Medication For Man In Bixby Pipe Bomb Case

  13-02-2018 21:54
  
  A judge in Oklahoma has ruled that a former senior airman suspected of setting off a pipe bomb outside an Air Force recruiting office will be forced to take medication to restore his competency.
  
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• First-Degree Murder Charges Filed In Tahlequah Woman's Death

  13-02-2018 21:36
  
  Aram Barak Catron of Colcord has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Malinda Jane Phillips. He is being sought as a fugitive from justice.
  
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• In US women's hockey rout of Russians, Olympic controversies are on ice

  13-02-2018 21:15
  
  GANGNEUNG, South Korea - The clash Tuesday night in South Korea between Russia and the United States was lopsided on the ice, convivial in the stands and never really happened in the eyes of the International Olympic Committee.
  
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• Oregon state lawmakers vote on making health care a right

  13-02-2018 21:13
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's Legislature on Tuesday was considering taking a step toward enshrining the right to health care in its state Constitution, which would be unprecedented in the United States.
  
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• The Latest: GOP leaders defend map to Pennsylvania governor

  13-02-2018 21:00
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on the Pennsylvania congressional redistricting case (all times local):
  
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• Trump considering 'all options' on steel, aluminum cases

  13-02-2018 20:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Weighing trade sanctions, President Donald Trump said Tuesday he's "considering all options" to address an influx of cheap aluminum and steel imports into the United States.
  
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• Police recommend indictments of Netanyahu

  13-02-2018 20:57
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police on Tuesday recommended that Benjamin Netanyahu be indicted on bribery and breach of trust charges in a pair of corruption cases, dealing an embarrassing blow to the embattled prime minister that is likely to fuel…
  
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• Teacher: Bullet lodged in boy's head after school shooting

  13-02-2018 20:55
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 12-year-old boy who was shot in the head when a gun accidentally went off in the backpack of a classmate is experiencing impaired vision and has trouble walking as the bullet remains lodged in his…
  
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• Police seek man accused in crash during Tahlequah pursuit that killed woman; murder charge filed

  13-02-2018 20:55
  
  Aram Barak Catron is accused of causing the death of the woman while eluding Cherokee Nation marshals after the initiation of a pursuit on Jan. 26. State law indicates that eluding, which is a felony, is among a list of…
  
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• Chicago's 100-story Hancock building getting new name

  13-02-2018 20:50
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago's 100-story John Hancock Center along Michigan Avenue is getting a new name.
  
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• French trial on sex with 11-year-old fuels debate on consent

  13-02-2018 20:48
  
  PONTOISE, France (AP) — A 29-year-old French man went on trial Tuesday in a Paris suburb for having sex with an 11-year-old girl, a case that has rekindled strong debate on the age of sexual consent in France.
  
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• 1960s radical Angela Davis donates her papers to Harvard

  13-02-2018 20:48
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Angela Davis is donating her papers to a library of women's history at Harvard University.
  
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• New US-Turkey tensions overshadow anti-IS unity meeting

  13-02-2018 20:47
  
  KUWAIT CITY (AP) — The Trump administration's appeal for unity fell on a critical deaf ear Tuesday as the latest expression of U.S. support for Kurdish rebels in Syria enraged America's NATO ally, Turkey, and overshadowed Secretary of State Rex…
  
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• Princeton professor who used slur cancels free speech course

  13-02-2018 20:46
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A Princeton University professor canceled a course he teaches on cultural freedoms and hate speech after his use of a racial slur during a class discussion led some students to walk out.
  
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• Jurors hear closings at Philadelphia crime boss trial

  13-02-2018 20:45
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A notorious Philadelphia mob boss who claimed he gave up his life of crime instead made money by muscling his way into health insurance and gambling schemes run by organized crime families around the East Coast,…
  
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• German Social Democrats shake up leadership, focus on govt

  13-02-2018 20:43
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Germany's center-left Social Democratic Party shuffled its top leadership Tuesday, seeking to end internal squabbles and re-focus its members on passing an agreement to form a new government with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives.
  
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• Egypt arrests ex-anti-graft chief in latest pre-vote turmoil

  13-02-2018 20:42
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's former anti-graft chief was arrested on Tuesday, his lawyer said, the latest development in an upheaval that has roiled the country ahead of next month's presidential election.
  
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• TigerSwan wants scope of North Dakota civil trial reduced

  13-02-2018 20:41
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A private security firm hired by the developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline wants a judge to restrict evidence during an upcoming civil trial over whether it operated illegally in North Dakota.
  
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• The Latest: Judge to visit huge California homeless camp

  13-02-2018 20:39
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on federal court arguments over an effort to clear a huge California homeless encampment (all times local):
  
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• Court rejects appeal in murder of teen girlfriend's mother

  13-02-2018 20:38
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania appeals court has upheld the life-without-parole sentence imposed on a soldier in his 20s who was convicted of killing his then-14-year-old girlfriend's mother because she disapproved of their relationship.
  
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• Clerk who got IDs for people in US illegally gets prison

  13-02-2018 20:35
  BOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts motor vehicles clerk involved in a scheme to provide fraudulent identification documents to immigrants in the U.S. illegally has been sentenced to eight months in prison.
  
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• Intelligence Officials: U.S. 'Under Attack,' Cybersecurity At Risk In 2018

  13-02-2018 20:34
  
  Leaders of the intelligence community said the United States is "under attack" as it relates to the nation's cybersecurity posture heading into the 2018 midterm elections.
  
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• Bomber gets life in prison for New York, New Jersey attacks

  13-02-2018 20:34
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A man who set off small bombs in two states, including a pressure cooker device that blasted shrapnel across a New York City block, was sentenced Tuesday to multiple terms of life in prison.
  
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• Texas announces $1B for mitigation efforts after Harvey

  13-02-2018 20:33
  HOUSTON (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says communities that were hit hard by Hurricane Harvey will be able to apply for over $1 billion in federal funds that can be used on projects to help prevent or lessen damage…
  
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• Official: Plane evacuation smooth despite slide malfunction

  13-02-2018 20:33
  
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — One of four emergency slides failed to deploy during a fire on a Southwest Airlines jetliner, but the malfunction did not hinder an evacuation while the plane was on the ground at a California airport,…
  
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• Mail carrier admits taking bribes to deliver drug packages

  13-02-2018 20:33
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a former postal service worker accepted nearly $15,000 in bribes to intercept and deliver packages of illegal drugs.
  
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