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• Cop says Penn State pledge didn't trip over sorority members

  03-05-2018 23:59
  
  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A Penn State fraternity pledge who died after a night of drinking and hazing did not trip over sorority girls before tumbling down basement steps, the chief investigator testified Thursday.
  
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• Correction: Military Plane Crash story

  03-05-2018 23:58
  
  PORT WENTWORTH, Ga. (AP) — In a story May 2 about the crash of a military cargo plane, The Associated Press erroneously reported the age of the plane based on information from Puerto Rico's National Guard. The plane was about…
  
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• New Mexico students join walkout to support gun ownership

  03-05-2018 23:56
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico teenagers joined with students from across the U.S. in a school walkout to support gun ownership.
  
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• US indictment alleges top VW exec knew of emissions cheating

  03-05-2018 23:52
  
  DETROIT (AP) — A federal grand jury in Detroit has indicted former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn on charges stemming from the company's diesel emissions cheating scandal in a plot that prosecutors allege reached the top of the world's largest automaker.
  
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• The Latest: Police: Nashville mall shooting victim, 22, dies

  03-05-2018 23:52
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a Nashville mall (all times local):
  
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• Accusations of censorship at UN on World Press Freedom Day

  03-05-2018 23:52
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — On World Press Freedom Day when the U.N. chief is touting the "invaluable" role of a free press, a decision to postpone a U.N. panel discussion on international media freedom and fake news has sparked accusations…
  
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• Haskell County Man Admits To Stealing ATV, Says He Needed Ride

  03-05-2018 23:51
  
  Haskell County deputies say a man admitted to stealing a four-wheeler because he needed a ride. 
  
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• 7 men federally indicted as part of trafficking conspiracy

  03-05-2018 23:51
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Seven men have been indicted on federal charges including six slayings as part of a drug trafficking conspiracy in one Florida county.
  
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• Tesla CEO's peculiar conduct causes angst on Wall Street

  03-05-2018 23:45
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Elon Musk's quirky behavior has long been chalked up to that of a misunderstood genius. But never have his actions caused so much angst on Wall Street.
  
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• Development work on possible Amazon site moving forward

  03-05-2018 23:45
  
  City of Tulsa and Tulsa Regional Chamber officials have declined to comment on the possible development.
  
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• Georgia inmate to be executed Friday after clemency denied

  03-05-2018 23:44
  SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia parole board on Thursday declined to spare the life of a condemned inmate after considering his clemency request, and set a new date for his execution.
  
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• House chaplain seeks to withdraw resignation

  03-05-2018 23:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The embattled chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives is seeking to withdraw his resignation in a caustic letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan that accuses a top Ryan staff aide of telling him "something like 'maybe…
  
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• 2nd man convicted in beating of black man in Charlottesville

  03-05-2018 23:43
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A second person has been convicted in the beating of a black man who was left severely injured the day of a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
  
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• Son: Mom accused in Minnesota, Florida deaths 'a good lady'

  03-05-2018 23:42
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The son of a Minnesota woman suspected of fatally shooting her husband then killing a Florida woman and stealing her identity says she is a "good lady" but "had her own demons" including a gambling addiction, according…
  
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• Arkansas 'speed trap' town asks to resume patrolling highway

  03-05-2018 23:42
  CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — A central Arkansas town that got about a third of its revenue from fines has agreed to closer scrutiny if it can resume patrolling highways where authorities say it set up an illegal speed trap.
  
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• Senator to quit after scathing ethics report about husband

  03-05-2018 23:40
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Former Massachusetts Senate President Stan Rosenberg announced Thursday he would end his long political career after a scathing ethics report concluded he failed to protect the Senate from his husband, who has been charged with sexual misconduct.
  
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• Oklahoma Job Recruiter Sentenced In Fraud Scheme

  03-05-2018 23:37
  
   A former job recruiter was sentenced to prison for defrauding a Kansas City construction company. An Oklahoma recruiter had also been implicated in the scheme.  
  
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• Alabama's Roy Moore cracking door on future run for office

  03-05-2018 23:32
  GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) — Defeated Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore is opening the door to a possible return to politics.
  
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• Judge: New York condo can vote to remove 'Trump Place' name

  03-05-2018 23:31
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The name "Trump Place" can be taken off a New York condominium high-rise if owners vote to do so, a judge ruled Thursday.
  
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• North Tulsa Leaders Announce Creation Of New Chamber Of Commerce

  03-05-2018 23:30
  
  Community leaders in North Tulsa are coming together to help attract new businesses to Northeast Oklahoma. Thursday the group announced the creation of the "Black Wall Street Chamber of Commerce". 
  
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• 'Grumpy Old Women'? Five filmmakers suggest the gender-swap remakes they want to see

  03-05-2018 23:30
  
  Lena Waithe, Diablo Cody and others pick the movies that would benefit from a bit of rethinking.
  
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• Striking Arizona teachers win 20 percent raise, end walkout

  03-05-2018 23:29
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona governor signed a plan Thursday to give striking teachers a 20 percent pay raise, ending their six-day walkout after a dramatic all-night legislative session and sending more than a million public school students back to…
  
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• Michael Bever Confession Tape Played In Tulsa Courtroom

  03-05-2018 22:46
  Jurors in the Michael Bever murder trial are hearing hours of his interview with police. Bever is accused of killing his parents and three siblings.
  
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• Investigators search for cause of deadly cargo plane crash

  03-05-2018 21:12
  
  PORT WENTWORTH, Ga. (AP) — Military investigators began the arduous task Thursday of answering why a C-130 Hercules cargo plane dropped from the sky to crash on a Georgia highway as families of nine Puerto Rican airmen grieved Thursday over…
  
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• Bill Gates pumps $158 million into push to combat US poverty

  03-05-2018 21:08
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Bill Gates launched a new fight against systemic poverty in the U.S., with his private foundation on Thursday announcing millions of dollars toward initiatives ranging from data projects to funding for community activists.
  
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• Suspect in Iowa woman's death had been released days earlier

  03-05-2018 21:05
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A homeless man facing car burglary and drug charges was released from jail two days before he allegedly killed a 38-year-old mother in a random home invasion that has shocked Iowa's second-largest city, court records…
  
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• New Hampshire to pay abused girls, family $6.75 million

  03-05-2018 21:03
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The state of New Hampshire has agreed to pay $6.75 million to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of two young sisters who were sexually abused by their biological parents while in foster care.
  
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• 14-year-old St. Louis boy killed; 13-year-old in custody

  03-05-2018 21:03
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities say a 13-year-old boy is in custody in the shooting death of a 14-year-old St. Louis boy.
  
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• Bever brothers planned to kill their family quietly, jurors hear in defendant's videotaped statement

  03-05-2018 21:00
  
  Michael Bever told detectives that he and his older brother had planned a cross-country killing spree.Related: Michael Bever's blood found on handle of one of possible murder weapons, analyst testifies; clothes taken upon his arrest had blood from deceased mother
  
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• The Latest: Sanders: Trump 'eventually learned' of repayment

  03-05-2018 20:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and money paid to porn actress Stormy Daniels (all times local):
  
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• Wife: Cosby convicted by 'mob justice, not real justice'

  03-05-2018 20:54
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby's wife called Thursday for a criminal investigation into the suburban Philadelphia prosecutor behind his sexual assault conviction, saying the case that could put the 80-year-old comedian in prison for the rest of his life was…
  
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• Greek island protest about migrant influx turns violent

  03-05-2018 20:54
  
  LESBOS, Greece (AP) — Greek riot police fired tear gas Thursday to try to disperse angry protesters on the island of Lesbos who tried to topple a police bus during a demonstration against a European Union migration policy.
  
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• Ex-Wilmington Trust officials convicted of fraud, conspiracy

  03-05-2018 20:54
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Four former executives for the only financial institution to be criminally charged in connection with the federal bank bailout program were convicted Thursday on fraud and conspiracy charges.
  
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• Pressed by conservatives, White House eyes spending cut plan

  03-05-2018 20:50
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservatives weren't happy with the $1.3 trillion spending bill President Donald Trump signed in March, and they've pressed for cuts ever since.
  
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• The Latest: Driver in fatal crash was ordered not to drive

  03-05-2018 20:49
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of a driver in a fatal crash that killed the child of a Broadway star (all times local):
  
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• Men rescued after getting bad GPS info on way to Yellowstone

  03-05-2018 20:49
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Two men drove around at least two road-closed signs due to faulty navigation device information while trying to get to Yellowstone National Park and had to be rescued from deep snow, sheriff's officers in Wyoming said…
  
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• Former Wilmington Trust executives convicted in fraud, conspiracy case for handling of loans in wake of financial crisis

  03-05-2018 20:49
  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Former Wilmington Trust executives convicted in fraud, conspiracy case for handling of loans in wake of financial crisis.
  
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• Release on bail sought for school shooter suspect's brother

  03-05-2018 20:47
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The brother of Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz is set to appear at a probation violation court hearing in which his attorney is seeking release on bail.
  
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• New Michigan law makes recounts tougher for big losers

  03-05-2018 20:47
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Political candidates who lose big won't be able to seek a recount under a new law signed by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, shutting down the possibility of another aftermath like the one instigated by Green Party…
  
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• Kansas lawmakers revive bill on faith-based adoption groups

  03-05-2018 20:44
  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas are trying to break a political stalemate over a bill granting legal protections to faith-based adoption agencies that won't place children in LGBT homes.
  
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• Judge: Neo-Nazi publisher could be liable for 'troll storm'

  03-05-2018 20:44
  MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A federal magistrate judge has concluded that a neo-Nazi website publisher could be held liable for the conduct of readers who carried out an anti-Semitic "troll storm" against a Montana real estate agent's family.
  
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• The Latest: Some Arizona school districts to reopen Friday

  03-05-2018 20:43
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on approval of big raises for Arizona's teachers following a weeklong strike that closed most of the state's schools (all times local):
  
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• IHOP fires server over racial slur on customer's receipt

  03-05-2018 20:43
  GRANDVIEW, Mo. (AP) — A pancake restaurant chain has fired a black server at a suburban Kansas City restaurant after she printed a racial slur on a black customer's receipt.
  
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• Clarification: School Threat-Lawsuit story

  03-05-2018 20:37
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — In a story May 1, The Associated Press reported that an Arkansas Education Department official ordered the Vilonia School District to re-admit a student who the district believed could be dangerous. The agency paid a…
  
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• George HW Bush eager for doctors' OK to leave Texas hospital

  03-05-2018 20:35
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush is complimenting the medical workers helping him recover from an infection at a Houston hospital. But he says that once doctors give him the OK to leave, "I'm outta here."
  
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• US files complaint over Chinese laser use in Djibouti

  03-05-2018 20:33
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has issued a formal complaint to the Chinese government over the use of high-grade lasers near the military base in Djibouti that were directed at aircraft and resulted in minor injuries to two American pilots,…
  
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• The Latest: Massachusetts senator explains decision to leave

  03-05-2018 20:32
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on the resignation of former Massachusetts Senate President Stan Rosenberg, whose husband was charged with sexual misconduct (all times local):
  
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• Police: Man fatally stabs co-worker at Philadelphia airport

  03-05-2018 20:31
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say an argument over a break room light led to a deadly stabbing involving three workers at Philadelphia International airport.
  
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• Tree Crashes Into Tulsa Garage Apartment

  03-05-2018 19:27
  
  Storm damage from Wednesday night's storms includes a vacant garage apartment in mid-town Tulsa that was crushed when a tree fell.  
  
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