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• Escaped Convict Caught In Muskogee Officer's Stolen Truck, Police Say

  12-04-2018 23:59
  
  An escaped inmate has been recaptured while driving a stolen Muskogee police officer's truck. Oklahoma City Police confirm Nathan Harmon was arrested Wednesday night during a traffic stop. 
  
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• Review: More like 'Bore vs. McEnroe,' amirite? LaBeouf is only bright spot in otherwise sedate film

  12-04-2018 23:00
  
  Casting notorious hothead Shia LaBeouf as notorious hothead John McEnroe was admittedly an inspired choice, but it's the only one that "Borg vs. McEnroe" makes.
  
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• State Employees Angry Over Lack Of Funding Bow Out Of Walkout

  12-04-2018 22:50
  
  State employees will no longer take part in the Capitol walkout because they feel the focus has shifted from funding all core services to only funding education.  
  
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• Officials: Items found belonged to missing California family

  12-04-2018 22:45
  LEGGETT, Calif. (AP) — The Mendocino County Sheriff's Office says recovered debris and personal items confirm that a vehicle seen plunging into a storm-swollen Northern California river last week belonged to a family that went missing.
  
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• The Latest: Senate confirms Trump pick for No. 2 job at EPA

  12-04-2018 22:44
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Andrew Wheeler, President Donald Trump's nominee for the No. 2 post at the Environmental Protection Agency (all times local):
  
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• Kentucky teachers to renew rallying Friday as lawmakers meet

  12-04-2018 22:44
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Teachers warning of a midterm election house-cleaning in Kentucky could reach a new crescendo with another rally Friday when the Republican-dominated legislature reconvenes to take up budget and revenue bills vetoed by the governor.
  
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• Suspect Shoots At Officers During Chase, TPD Says

  12-04-2018 22:41
  Tulsa police are in a standoff with a suspect who they say fired shots at officers during a chase Wednesday night. When they arrived, police say a man in a vehicle took off, firing shots at officers as they chased him.
  
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• Photo of Venezuela unrest wins World Press Photo contest

  12-04-2018 22:41
  
  AMSTERDAM (AP) — A spine-tingling photo of a young man on fire during clashes in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas during the protest against President Nicolas Maduro has won the World Press Photo of the Year.
  
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• Beleaguered company tries to keep rural cell service running

  12-04-2018 22:37
  ROXBURY, Vt. (AP) — When her rural mountainous town finally got cellphone service, 75-year-old Jean Lewis bought a cellphone and canceled her landline's long distance capability. Months later, she's unable to make mobile calls or send text messages and drives…
  
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• Spring storm to dump up to foot of snow on Upper Midwest

  12-04-2018 22:35
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Upper Midwest residents longing for spring are facing another spell of wintry weather.
  
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• Panel formed to review Baltimore detective's baffling death

  12-04-2018 22:33
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Police Department on Thursday introduced members of a panel created to independently review the baffling death of a Baltimore detective fatally shot with his own gun a day before he was set to testify before…
  
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• Opioid trials to begin in 2019 as settlement is also pushed

  12-04-2018 22:28
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge with an audacious plan to settle hundreds of lawsuits filed by local governments against the drug industry over the destruction wrought by prescription opioid painkillers has altered his course.
  
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• Who'll follow Paul Ryan as speaker? Contest hums below radar

  12-04-2018 22:27
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Some say it's a fight between West and South. Or who might win an endorsement from President Donald Trump. Or a test of who can woo conservatives.
  
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• The Latest: Top donor calls on Greitens to resign

  12-04-2018 22:23
  
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens (all times local):
  
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• Boy found dead in car years after he vanished laid to rest

  12-04-2018 22:23
  NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A Virginia boy whose body was found in the trunk of his mother's car 11 years after he vanished has been laid to rest.
  
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• The Latest: 5th additional Cosby accuser takes stand

  12-04-2018 22:22
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on the Bill Cosby sexual-assault retrial (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Agencies are asked to probe $30K tabloid payment

  12-04-2018 22:21
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the $30,000 payment in 2015 by the company that publishes the National Enquirer to buy a salacious rumor about Trump (all times local):
  
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• Popular national parks to raise fees to $35, not $70

  12-04-2018 22:19
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Interior Department is increasing fees at the most popular national parks to $35 per vehicle, backing down from an earlier plan that would have forced visitors to pay $70 per vehicle to visit the Grand Canyon,…
  
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• Analysis: Putin unlikely to leave strike on Syria unanswered

  12-04-2018 22:19
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Faced with the threat of a U.S. strike on Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin has a dilemma: allow U.S. missiles to hit Moscow's ally without a response or risk a military clash with the United States.
  
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• Trump, aides ponder Syria response; Mattis cites risks

  12-04-2018 22:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that a U.S. attack on Syria could happen "very soon or not so soon at all," while Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned such an attack carried the risk of spinning out of…
  
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• Pompeo plays down hopes for comprehensive deal at NK summit

  12-04-2018 22:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's pick to be America's top diplomat is playing down expectations for a breakthrough deal on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program at a planned summit with the North's leader.
  
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• Oklahoma teachers shift from marching to running for office

  12-04-2018 22:16
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — When Oklahoma second-grade teacher Cyndi Ralston heard her state representative berate teachers for walking out of the classroom and marching on the Capitol, she knew she'd be running against him in November.
  
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• Bank robber sentenced for 4 heists in 3 states

  12-04-2018 22:11
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison for robbing four banks in three states last year.
  
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• France mulls military action against Syria for gas attacks

  12-04-2018 22:09
  
  PARIS (AP) — France has proof that the Syrian government launched chlorine gas attacks and has crossed a line that could prompt French airstrikes, President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday.
  
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• Mother's obituary helps officers nab 1981 prison escapee

  12-04-2018 22:08
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Marshals Service says a woman's obituary helped agents capture her fugitive son nearly four decades after he escaped from an Oklahoma prison.
  
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• Sallisaw Police Search For Man Accused Of Raping Child

  12-04-2018 21:30
  
  Sallisaw police are currently looking for a man who they say raped a child. 
  
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• Listen To KVOO Monday For Chance To Win George Strait Tickets & $1,000

  12-04-2018 20:46
  
  Listen Monday for Travis Meyer and the KVOO Morning Show Voo Crew, Marty & Sunny on 98.5 KVOO for your chance to win two tickets to George Strait at the BOK Center plus $1,000 from Today’s Country Variety and News On 6!  
  
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• Fight flares again in House as lawmakers leave without addressing education funding

  12-04-2018 19:15
  
  Rep. Ryan Martinez, R-Edmond, decided to challenge Rep. Cory Williams, D-Stillwater, to a verbal duel over a measure that would repeal a capital gains tax exemption on state-based assets.
  
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• $1 million federal grant will help study of transgender kids

  12-04-2018 19:15
  The first large-scale, national study of transgender children, including some as young as 3, is poised to expand thanks to a five-year, $1 million grant awarded Thursday by the National Science Foundation to the professor leading the project.
  
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• Director of renowned drum corps out days after appointment

  12-04-2018 19:14
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A man chosen to replace a champion Pennsylvania-based drum and bugle corps director who resigned amid sexual misconduct allegations was suspended himself Tuesday due to claims he was told of the previous director's harassment and failed…
  
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• Deputies: Law requires secrecy for fatal shooting files

  12-04-2018 19:14
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina sheriff's office said it's obligated by state law to keep investigative files secret as it fights a lawsuit alleging excessive force by deputies, including the fatal shooting of an unarmed man in 2015.
  
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• Pompeo defends Trump on Russia, won't talk about Mueller

  12-04-2018 19:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Pompeo, the CIA director nominated to be secretary of state, defended the Trump administration's efforts to push back on aggression from Russia at his confirmation hearing Thursday while suggesting more sanctions on Moscow are still needed.…
  
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• Ex-EMT gets 3 months in jail for neglect in baby's death

  12-04-2018 19:13
  DETROIT (AP) — An ex-emergency medical technician has been sentenced to jail after she delayed responding to a Detroit home where an 8-month-old girl was having trouble breathing and later died.
  
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• The Latest: Bill Cosby defense challenges Janice Dickinson

  12-04-2018 19:10
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on the Bill Cosby sexual-assault retrial (all times local):
  
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• Mower, tooth in a box, Vishnu doll in New Jersey beach trash

  12-04-2018 19:09
  
  POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. (AP) — The bizarre trash items plucked from New Jersey's beaches last year might be enough to cause nausea or heartburn. But don't worry, a bottle of Pepto-Bismol was among the items collected.
  
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• Model Janice Dickinson tells jury Cosby raped her in 1982

  12-04-2018 19:07
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Model Janice Dickinson told a jury Thursday that Bill Cosby raped her in 1982 after giving her a pill he claimed would ease her menstrual cramps but instead left her immobilized.
  
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• Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens facing more calls to resign

  12-04-2018 19:06
  
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens faced mounting calls to resign Thursday following allegations of unwanted sexual aggression toward a woman, but his defense attorneys argued that a criminal indictment against him should be dismissed because of…
  
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• Israeli, Polish presidents join Holocaust remembrance march

  12-04-2018 19:06
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Israeli and Polish presidents sought to calm bitter feelings that have flared between their nations as they joined thousands at a Holocaust remembrance event Thursday at the former Nazi death camps of Auschwitz and Birkenau.
  
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• US publishers worry about pricier newsprint with new tariffs

  12-04-2018 19:03
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Newspaper publishers across the U.S. already strapped by years of declining revenue say they're dealing with an existential threat: Recently imposed tariffs on Canadian newsprint driving up their business costs.
  
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• The Latest: Sweden proposes to UN a way forward on Syria

  12-04-2018 19:02
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local):
  
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• Military mom leaves behind special gifts for husband, kids to find during six-month deployment

  12-04-2018 19:00
  
  Cheryl Holm left last week for a six-month deployment with the Air Force. But before she left, she carefully — and secretly — planned a few ways to make sure her husband and kids would know she was thinking of…
  
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• Seneca Nation renews fight with New York over Thruway

  12-04-2018 18:57
  IRVING, N.Y. (AP) — The Seneca Indian Nation is renewing its fight with New York state over its construction of the Thruway across reservation land more than 60 years ago.
  
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• Police: Man went shopping for supplies before killing father

  12-04-2018 18:56
  
  BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Investigators say a Florida man shopped for duct tape, garbage bags, a mop, cleaning supplies and a gasoline cans in the days before he killed his father, a disgraced former Michigan judge.
  
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• Ex-Trump aide on leave after questioning Pruitt's spending

  12-04-2018 18:56
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A high-ranking political staffer at the Environmental Protection Agency has told lawmakers he faced retaliation after pushing back against outsized spending demands from Administrator Scott Pruitt and his top aides.
  
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• Princess Anne visits her father Prince Philip in hospital

  12-04-2018 18:55
  
  LONDON (AP) — Princess Anne has visited her father Prince Philip in the hospital in London where he is recovering from hip replacement surgery.
  
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• The Latest: Lawmakers say Trump will look into trade talks

  12-04-2018 18:51
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. trade dispute with China (all times local):
  
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• Warrant: Former Texas nurse a suspect in 2 patients' deaths

  12-04-2018 18:50
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A nurse who has been charged with murder intentionally caused stroke-like injuries to seven patients at a Texas heart hospital, leading to the death of two and serious injuries to the others, according to an arrest warrant.
  
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• Vatican commission proposes a synod on women

  12-04-2018 18:48
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican's commission of Latin American church leaders is demanding greater opportunities for women in the church and proposing that Pope Francis call a special meeting of the world's bishops to discuss women.
  
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• The Latest: Pompeo doesn't expect deal with NKorea

  12-04-2018 18:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo's confirmation hearing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (all times local):
  
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• Chemical watchdog backs UK: Nerve agent poisoned spy Skripal

  12-04-2018 18:36
  
  LONDON (AP) — The international chemical weapons watchdog on Thursday confirmed Britain's finding that a former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned with a nerve agent, as Russia continued to deny suggestions that it was behind the attack.
  
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