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• New wildfire in Northern California kills 1; damage mounts

  20-09-2015 23:58
  
  MIDDLETOWN, Calif. (AP) — A new wildfire in Northern California has killed one person and destroyed or damaged 10 homes in Monterey County, a week after two other blazes killed five people and destroy
  
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• Oklahoma Tobacco Endowment Eyed To Fund Teacher Pay Raise

  20-09-2015 23:30
  
  Fifteen years after Oklahoma voters created an endowed trust for programs that discourage tobacco use and promote healthy lifestyles, a state lawmaker wants to use the fund pay raises for teachers.
  
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• The Latest: Raul Castro presents crucifix of oars to pope

  20-09-2015 23:21
  
  HAVANA (AP) — The latest developments in Pope Francis' visit to Cuba and the United States. All times local:
  
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• Floyd, Tiger to face off in Muscogee (Creek) Nation principal chief's race next month

  20-09-2015 23:15
  
  According to unofficial results released early Sunday morning by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Election Board, James Floyd and current Principal Chief George Tiger finished first and second among five primary election candidates for the tribe’s top job.
  
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• Floyd, Tiger to face off in Muscogee (Creek) Nation principal chief's race in November

  20-09-2015 23:15
  
  According to unofficial results released early Sunday morning by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Election Board, James Floyd and current Principal Chief George Tiger finished first and second among five primary election candidates for the tribe’s top job.
  
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• Left-wing Syriza wins Greek vote, will form coalition gov't

  20-09-2015 23:01
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A jubilant Alexis Tsipras vowed to continue fighting for his country's pride and to quickly form a coalition government after his left-wing Syriza party comfortably won Greece's
  
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• Bixby Farmer Getting Ready For Pecan Harvest

  20-09-2015 22:53
  
  It's that time of year again when pecan growers start their harvest just in time for fall goodies like pecan pie. How's this year's harvest looking?
  
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• Wesleyan Christian School cancels Monday classes following football player's death

  20-09-2015 22:45
  
  A post on the school's Facebook page indicates classes were canceled so faculty could pray and discuss ways to move forward after the death of Ben Hamm, a junior linebacker and football team captain.
  
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• Burkina Faso mediators propose November vote after coup

  20-09-2015 22:43
  
  OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Mediators in Burkina Faso's political crisis proposed new and more inclusive elections in November, though the military that seized power in a coup last week indicated
  
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• Pope meets Fidel Castro after warning against ideology

  20-09-2015 22:40
  
  HAVANA (AP) — Pope Francis met with Fidel Castro on Sunday after urging thousands of Cubans to serve one another and not an ideology, delivering a subtle jab at the communist system during a Mass cele
  
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• Clinton to propose new prescription drug proposal this week

  20-09-2015 22:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton says she'll soon roll out a proposal for controlling the cost of prescription drugs, a key fix to President Barack Obama's signature health care law.
  
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• Six Shot At The Spot Tulsa Nightclub

  20-09-2015 22:37
  
  Several people were shot - including a security guard - at a Tulsa nightclub overnight Sunday. It happened around 2:30 a.m. outside a bar called The Spot.
  
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• Topshop, Vivienne Westwood showcase at London Fashion Week

  20-09-2015 22:31
  
  LONDON (AP) — The sun came out for an unseasonable warm autumn day as London Fashion Week heated up Sunday with a busy line up of runway shows from Topshop and Vivienne Westwood, among others. Here ar
  
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• New school technology strategies take planning, research

  20-09-2015 22:30
  School districts' approaches to technology are changing as many recognize the potential to use technological tools to shift teaching strategies.
  
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• Authorities: Gun tests tie suspect to freeway shootings

  20-09-2015 22:13
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Soft-spoken and handcuffed, a 21-year-old landscaper insists that he is not responsible for a string of Phoenix freeway shootings and that his gun has been sitting in a pawn shop for mo
  
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• Claremore-Area Doctor Stresses Importance Of Clinics To Treat Athletes

  20-09-2015 22:03
  
  A local doctor runs a clinic Saturday mornings to help treat players who get injured on Friday nights. Football can be a dangerous sport, with head injuries many times the most concerning.
  
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• Tens of thousands protest in Turkey against Kurdish violence

  20-09-2015 22:01
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Tens of thousands of flag-waving demonstrators rallied in central Istanbul on Sunday to denounce violence by Kurdish rebels as the country's prime minister pledged damnation for the se
  
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• Vision renewal uncertainty is nothing new

  20-09-2015 22:00
  The pile of ideas and proposals to receive Vision 2025 renewal funding is stacked as high as it will go.
  
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• Wesleyan Christian Cancels Class After Death Of Football Player

  20-09-2015 21:58
  
  Wesleyan Christian School in Bartlesville has canceled classes Monday after the death of football player Ben Hamm.
  
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• UN nuclear chief visits Iranian military site

  20-09-2015 21:57
  
  VIENNA (AP) — The head of the U.N. nuclear agency paid what Iran's official news agency described as a ceremonial visit Sunday to an Iranian nuclear site that he suspects may have been used to develop
  
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• Kerry: US to accept 85,000 refugees in 2016, 100,000 in 2017

  20-09-2015 21:56
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Scrambling to address a growing Syrian refugee crisis, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced Sunday that the United States would significantly increase the number of worldwide mig
  
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• Eufaula woman arrested in connection with Frederick Lake homicide

  20-09-2015 21:49
  Tammy Sue Nunn, 54, was arrested on a complaint of first-degree murder. She was booked into the Tillman County Jail.
  
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• Brain rooms, backyard-accessible bathrooms among must-haves for Tulsa's most expensive homes

  20-09-2015 21:47
  
  Each of the 71 2 bathrooms in the 8,500-square-foot house at 6818 E. 109th Street is extravagant, but one stands out. It's a full bathroom with a fully furnished shower, and it's air-conditioned.
  
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• President Xi's visit highlights Washington state-China ties

  20-09-2015 21:37
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — When Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Seattle on his way to Washington, D.C., this week, he'll be visiting the American state that exports more to his country than any other.
  
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• Yemen rebels release foreign hostages, including 2 Americans

  20-09-2015 21:34
  
  SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen's Shiite Houthi rebels have released six foreign hostages, including two Americans, and flown them to the Gulf country of Oman, which helped negotiate their release, official
  
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• Six injured in shooting at Tulsa nightclub

  20-09-2015 21:27
  Police were called to the scene around 2:30 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of Pine Street and Yale Avenue, where one man was critically injured in a shooting, and five more received non-life threatening injuries, police said.
  
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• 'Baby Doe' dad: Mom's boyfriend thought girl was possessed

  20-09-2015 21:24
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The father of a 2-year-old girl whose body was found on a Boston-area beach in June says her mother told him her boyfriend killed the child because he believed she was possessed by demon
  
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• APNewsBreak: South Korea-backed app puts children at risk

  20-09-2015 21:21
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Security researchers say they found critical weaknesses in a South Korean government-mandated child surveillance app — vulnerabilities that left the private lives of the coun
  
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• Expecting a million for the pope and praying they'll come

  20-09-2015 21:19
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In the videotaped message, Pope Francis issues a personal invitation to pilgrims — "See you in Philadelphia!" — but it remains an open question whether the massive crowd organizers
  
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• The Latest: Pope issues invitation to Philadelphia

  20-09-2015 21:12
  HAVANA (AP) — The latest developments in Pope Francis' visit to Cuba and the United States. All times local:
  
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• 3 people hurt in Alabama church shooting; suspect arrested

  20-09-2015 20:54
  EAST SELMA, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama prosecutor says a suspect has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after allegedly shooting a woman, an infant and a pastor inside a church in Alabama.
  
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• 10-Year-Old Boy Called Hero After Florida Bus Crash

  20-09-2015 20:39
  
  A 10-year-old boy is being hailed a hero for his actions after a school bus crashed into a pond near Tampa and overturned.
  
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• Windows Shot Out At Tulsa Businesses

  20-09-2015 20:10
  
  Two Tulsa businesses are cleaning up after having their windows shot out overnight.
  
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• The Latest: Thousands cross Austria-Hungary border

  20-09-2015 19:43
  
  The Latest: Slovenia urges swift EU action in migrant crisis - NewsOn6.com - Tulsa, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports - KOTV.com . Migrants queue up for buses after they arrived at the border between Austria and Hungary near Heiligenkreuz, about 180 kms south of Vienna, Austria, Saturday, Sept.
  
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• Hundreds Of Royalties Lawsuits Against Chesapeake Combined

  20-09-2015 18:57
  
  More than 400 lawsuits alleging unpaid oil and gas royalties by Chesapeake Energy Corp. and its affiliates have been consolidated in Texas.
  
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• Small Quake Rumbles In Payne County

  20-09-2015 18:29
  
  A small earthquake was recorded in Payne County, Sunday morning.
  
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• Deputies Called When Man Gets Irate At Oakhurst RV Fire

  20-09-2015 18:06
  
  Sapulpa firefighters had to call out sheriff's deputies to help with an angry bystander at a motor home fire Sunday morning. 
  
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• James Floyd Leads In Creek Nation Unofficial Primary Results

  20-09-2015 16:32
  
  The Muskogee Creek Nation primary election unofficial results show a close race for the office of principal chief. 
  
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• Six Shot At Tulsa Nightclub

  20-09-2015 16:10
  
  Several people were shot - including a security guard - at a Tulsa nightclub overnight Sunday. It happened around 2:30 a.m. outside a bar called The Spot.
  
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• Deputies Called For Irate Bystander At Oakhurst RV Fire

  20-09-2015 16:04
  
  Sapulpa firefighters had to call out sheriff's deputies to help with an angry bystander at a motor home fire Sunday morning. 
  
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• Multiple people shot outside of Tulsa club

  20-09-2015 15:33
  
  We've learned six people ended up in the hospital and one is in critical condition after several shots were fired overnight at "The Spot". The incident happened around 2:30 a.m., near East Pine and North Harvard.
  
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• Six Shot Outside Tulsa Night Club

  20-09-2015 15:04
  
  Several people were shot - including a security guard - at a Tulsa nightclub overnight Sunday. It happened around 2:30 a.m. outside a bar called The Spot.
  
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• One Injured After Early-Morning Shooting In NE OKC

  20-09-2015 15:01
  
  Police are on the lookout for suspects involved in a shooting in northeast Oklahoma City early Sunday morning.
  
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• Storms Moving Through Oklahoma Sunday

  20-09-2015 14:33
  
  Early morning storms waking Oklahomans Sunday as showers and storms move east across the state. Very heavy rainfall can be expected with some of these storms. 
  
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• Teenager accused of raping young relative

  20-09-2015 07:00
  
  It's a disturbing story out of Muskogee involving a 17-year-old and a young relative. Court records show Carl Hearod Jr. was charged this week with first-degree rape of a minor, lewd acts with a child under 16, and forcible sodomy.
  
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• Police Investigate Multiple Tulsa Armed Robberies

  20-09-2015 06:46
  
  One took place at the Taco Bell on 21st Street just east of Sheridan, and the other is at a Subway on 11th Street and Garnett.
  
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• WNBA's Shock Plays Last Game In Tulsa

  20-09-2015 06:29
  
  For six years, the Shock has called Tulsa home. Saturday night’s matchup with the Phoenix Mercury was the team's last time at the BOK Center.
  
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• Bartlesville Doctor Stresses Importance Of Clinics To Treat Athletes

  20-09-2015 06:06
  
  A local doctor runs a clinic Saturday mornings to help treat players who get injured on Friday nights. Football can be a dangerous sport, with head injuries many times the most concerning.
  
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• Greeks vote once more in early elections

  20-09-2015 06:03
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greeks have begun voting in their third national polls this year, called on to choose who they trust to steer the country into its new international bailout.
  
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• The Latest: Pope leaves Havana residence to greet guests

  20-09-2015 05:53
  
  HAVANA (AP) — The latest developments in Pope Francis' visit to Cuba and the United States. All times local:
  
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