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• Company: Investigation at plant may be related to emissions

  14-03-2018 19:00
  HOPEWELL, Va. (AP) — The owner of a Virginia chemical plant under investigation by state and federal authorities says the probe appears to be related to the facility's air emissions and compliance with a 2013 environmental settlement.
  
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• Lawsuits accuse automakers of faulty air bags, recall delays

  14-03-2018 18:58
  
  DETROIT (AP) — General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Volkswagen and Mercedes all knew of problems with dangerous exploding Takata air bag inflators years before issuing recalls, according to three class actions filed Wednesday with the federal court in Miami.
  
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• Ex-prisoner asks police to arrest him to avoid homelessness

  14-03-2018 18:58
  CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who spent almost four decades in prison for murder and parole violations is back behind bars after faking an armed robbery and begging police to put him back inside.
  
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• Austin police get 370 suspicious package calls, find nothing

  14-03-2018 18:58
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin police say they have responded to at least 370 calls reporting suspicious packages but found nothing dangerous in the wake of three package bombs that killed two people and wounded two others.
  
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• US focusing anti-Taliban effort inside Kabul

  14-03-2018 18:56
  
  BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan capital is now the main focus of the anti-Taliban fight, with U.S. special forces conducting raids in the sprawling city and additional American military advisers arriving to help beleaguered local police, the…
  
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• The Latest: Not guilty plea for school shooting suspect

  14-03-2018 18:56
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the Florida school shooting (all times local):
  
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• Blimp tows water skier across Southern California lake

  14-03-2018 18:54
  
  LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (AP) — Yes, that was a blimp towing a water skier across the surface of a Southern California lake.
  
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• Perry denies interest in VA job as Trump mulls replacement

  14-03-2018 18:52
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Wednesday he had no interest in becoming the next head of the Department of Veterans Affairs, flatly rejecting speculation that he would soon take over the position after the White House floated…
  
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• The Latest: Medical examiner could help in bus crash probe

  14-03-2018 18:51
  
  LOXLEY, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on the crash of a charter bus carrying members of a high school band (all times local):
  
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• Britain boots 23 Russian diplomats over spy poisoning

  14-03-2018 18:51
  
  LONDON (AP) — Relations between Britain and Russia plunged Wednesday to a chill not seen since the Cold War as Prime Minister Theresa May expelled 23 diplomats, severed high-level contacts and vowed both open and covert action against Kremlin meddling…
  
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• The Latest: NRA tweet: 'I'll control my own guns'

  14-03-2018 18:49
  
  PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the nationwide student walkout to protest gun violence (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Rick Perry says he doesn't want VA job

  14-03-2018 18:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Veteran Affairs Secretary David Shulkin (all times local):
  
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• Trial begins anew for feces-smearing suspect in cop's death

  14-03-2018 18:44
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jury selection began anew Wednesday for a suspect who brought an end to his October murder trial by smuggling excrement into a New Orleans court and rubbing it on his face.
  
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• Investigations begin into Ohio fertility clinic malfunction

  14-03-2018 18:44
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — A fertility clinic where thousands of frozen embryos and eggs may have been destroyed in a storage tank failure is being investigated by two accreditation organizations and Ohio's health department.
  
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• Florida couple sues over Texas shooting blamed on immigrants

  14-03-2018 18:44
  DALLAS (AP) — A Florida couple is seeking more than $1 million in damages from a group of hunting guides following a shooting at a remote Texas border camp that initially was blamed on immigrants crossing the border from Mexico.
  
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• As Mueller seeks interview, Trump left without easy options

  14-03-2018 18:42
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The special counsel's office wants to talk to Donald Trump about the firings of James Comey and Michael Flynn, but as the president's lawyers negotiate the terms and scope of a possible interview, they're left with no…
  
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• White nationalist leader faces battery charges in Indiana

  14-03-2018 18:41
  PAOLI, Ind. (AP) — A white nationalist arrested for physically harassing a woman protesting at a 2016 Donald Trump rally is accused of attacking his wife and her stepfather in southern Indiana.
  
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• Despite cold, dark, Finland tops 2018 global happiness index

  14-03-2018 18:41
  
  HELSINKI (AP) — If cold weather and a lack of sunlight in winter are enough to get you down, chances are you're not Finnish.
  
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• Former Equifax executive charged with insider trading

  14-03-2018 18:39
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Insider trading charges were announced Wednesday against a former Equifax executive who sold his shares for nearly $1 million before the company's massive data breach was revealed to the public and the stock price plunged.
  
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• Teacher accidentally fires gun in California class, injuring 3 students

  14-03-2018 18:35
  Dennis Alexander, who is also a reserve police officer, was pointing the gun at the ceiling to make sure it was not loaded when the weapon discharged Tuesday.
  
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• FedEx investing $1 billion to modernize Tennessee hub

  14-03-2018 18:34
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — FedEx said Wednesday that it is investing more than $1 billion to modernize and expand its Tennessee hub, in a move the shipping giant says will improve its efficiency and reliability as it delivers packages throughout…
  
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• Pennsylvania takeaways: GOP reaches for the panic button

  14-03-2018 18:33
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The special election in Pennsylvania's 18th district has made one thing clear: Democrats turned a region that overwhelmingly backed President Donald Trump just 16 months ago into a dead heat. It didn't matter that this congressional…
  
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• Microsoft finds few gender discrimination complaints valid

  14-03-2018 18:31
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Only one of 118 gender discrimination complaints made by women at Microsoft was found to have merit, according to unsealed court documents.
  
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• Program to honor Vietnam veterans, seven Broken Arrow alumni killed in action

  14-03-2018 18:30
  
  All Vietnam veterans and their families are invited to attend the program, which is being put on by the Military History Center in Broken Arrow.
  
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• FBI doubling number of supervisors at call centers

  14-03-2018 18:23
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is doubling the number of supervisors assigned to review tips received from the public, as the agency tries to prevent mass shootings such as last month's massacre at a Florida high school, the agency's deputy…
  
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• Federal Judiciary Unveils First Reforms From Harassment Working Group

  14-03-2018 17:48
  Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building in Washington, D.C. August 21, 2013. Photo by Diego M. Radzinschi/THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL.
  
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• Morning Bell: Gov wants teachers to be 'realistic'

  14-03-2018 13:11
  Good Tuesday morning. Gov. Mary Fallin said teachers need to be realistic about what can get done this year as they threaten to strike on April 2. "The teachers also have to recognize that there has been an effort to give them a pay raise, to give them more money," Fallin told The Oklahoman during a Monday visit to Durant.
  
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• Missing Georgia teenager's remains found in shallow grave

  14-03-2018 09:28
  AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The remains of a missing Georgia teenager have been discovered in a shallow grave nearly one year after her mother and stepfather were arrested in connection with her disappearance, authorities said.
  
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• Warrant: Man says he used toy gun in 3 Louisiana carjackings

  14-03-2018 09:21
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An 18-year-old man who is accused of using a toy gun in several armed carjackings in Louisiana has been arrested.
  
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• Louisianan man who abused girl convicted of sexual battery

  14-03-2018 09:09
  COVINGTON, La. (AP) — A man who abused a girl for more than a year when she was 4 and 5 years old has been found guilty in Louisiana.
  
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• Police: Small plane makes crash landing on Florida street

  14-03-2018 09:05
  KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida say a small airplane has crash-landed on a street.
  
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• Sheriff: N. Carolina woman threatens to bomb son's school

  14-03-2018 08:59
  HIDDENITE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a North Carolina woman threatened to bomb her son's school because she was upset that he was being punished.
  
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• $100K in jewelry recovered from nearly 10 tons of trash

  14-03-2018 08:53
  GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Three rings and a bracelet worth $100,000 had been dumped in the garbage and all a Georgia county had to do was find the black bag among nearly 10 tons of trash that contained the diamond…
  
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• Defense attorneys move to disqualify prosecution in Bixby rape case

  14-03-2018 08:28
  Defense attorneys for four former Bixby High School football players accused of rape have filed a motion to disqualify the prosecution in the case. The investigation started last year when a teenage boy came forward to claim that he had been assaulted by his teammates at a football function.
  
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• Trump's visit to California sparks protests, rallies

  14-03-2018 07:48
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Donald Trump's motorcade Tuesday zipped past demonstrators who both jeered and cheered him and his plans for a "big beautiful border wall" after he inspected prototypes.
  
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• Shucks, Finns: Finland tops 2018 global happiness index

  14-03-2018 07:41
  
  HELSINKI (AP) — Fans of skiing, saunas and Santa Claus won't be surprised to hear Finland is the happiest place to live.
  
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• Texas man arrested after Arizona police dog sniffs out drugs

  14-03-2018 07:40
  
  PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in Arizona say a police dog sniffed out bags and boxes containing nearly 50 pounds of cocaine and over 27 pounds of marijuana inside a BMW driven by a 20-year-old Texas man.
  
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• Police use of social media to deliver news raises concerns

  14-03-2018 07:31
  
  DENVER (AP) — It opens with a warning: This video contains footage from real police body cameras. Viewer discretion is advised.
  
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• The Latest: Stephen Hawking praised as an inspiration

  14-03-2018 07:09
  
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the death of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by disease (all times local):
  
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• PA race razor close; Dem Lamb claims win, GOP not conceding

  14-03-2018 07:07
  
  MT. LEBANON, Pa. (AP) — A razor's edge separated Democrat Conor Lamb and Republican Rick Saccone early Wednesday in their closely watched special election in Pennsylvania, where a surprisingly strong bid by first-time candidate Lamb severely tested Donald Trump's sway…
  
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• Attention turns to affiliations of mosque-bombing suspects

  14-03-2018 06:17
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Why three men allegedly chose to travel some 500 miles (805 kilometers) from a rural farming community of less the 100 residents in central Illinois to bomb a particular mosque in suburban Minneapolis isn't clear.
  
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• Students to put pencils down, walk out in gun protests

  14-03-2018 06:06
  
  From Maine to Hawaii, thousands of students planned to stage walkouts Wednesday to protest gun violence, one month after the deadly shooting inside a high school in Parkland, Florida.
  
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• Board to hold clemency hearing for condemned Georgia inmate

  14-03-2018 06:02
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's parole board is set to hear arguments for and against clemency for an inmate known as the "stocking strangler" who's scheduled for execution this week.
  
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• Honduran set for guilty plea in Florida mall bomb plot case

  14-03-2018 06:01
  MIAMI (AP) — Court records show a Honduran man is scheduled to plead guilty in a plot to detonate a bomb in a Florida mall food court in support of the Islamic State extremist group.
  
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• Today in History for Wednesday, March 14, 2018

  14-03-2018 06:00
  
  There are 292 days left in the year.
  
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• Threatened teacher walkout raises questions about spring sports, extracurricular activities

  14-03-2018 06:00
  
  Many administrators are calling for a complete shutdown of all activities. But nobody wants to turn their backs on the athletes.Related story: Community rally set to support teachers, push Legislature to fix education fundingRelated story: House speaker thinks $5,000 teacher…
  
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• State revenue for February below projections but above last year

  14-03-2018 06:00
  Oklahoma’s revenue collections for February were $294.2 million, $2 million below the monthly estimate but $46 million more than was collected in February 2017.
  
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• Senate bills would raise sales, oil-gas taxes, cut grocery tax

  14-03-2018 06:00
  
  The Senate leader has introduced a bill in special session that would raise the sales tax by 1 percent and the gross production tax rate from 2 percent to 4 percent.
  
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• PSO has 'last try' for Corporation Commission approval Wednesday

  14-03-2018 06:00
  
  After a Corporation Commission administrative judge recommended against approval, PSO has a last shot at making its points with the full commission — and it has a little help from Walmart.
  
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• Oklahoma Secretary of state resigns effective March 30

  14-03-2018 06:00
  
  Secretary of State Dave Lopez has resigned after just a year on the job.
  
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