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• Survivors describe horror as fire spread in Bucharest club

  31-10-2015 23:39
  
  BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — When the first sparks flew, the lead singer of Goodbye to Gravity joked that they weren't part of the heavy metal band's performance.
  
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• Storms, tornadoes lash Texas; death toll rises to 6

  31-10-2015 23:17
  
  HOUSTON — The death toll rose to six in Texas as more bodies were recovered on Saturday after another band of strong storms and heavy rain spawned three tornadoes and dangerous flooding in the waterlo
  
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• US nightclub fire victims lament deadly Romanian blaze

  31-10-2015 23:15
  
  WEST WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — Survivors and families of victims of a deadly nightclub blaze in Rhode Island over a decade ago said Saturday the tragedy in Bucharest, Romania, was sadly and eerily similar.
  
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• Veterans Hunt Quail, Find Brotherhood

  31-10-2015 23:11
  
  Sitting around a fire, 50 veterans traded jokes and stories and hunting tips. Their laughter brought some warmth to a chilly Saturday morning in El Reno. 
  
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• Peru Catholic society admits sex abuse probe against founder

  31-10-2015 23:07
  LIMA, Peru (AP) — A secretive Roman Catholic society with chapters across South America and in the U.S. has revealed under pressure that a Vatican investigator is looking into allegations that its fou
  
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• Police say gunman kills 3 in downtown Colorado Springs

  31-10-2015 23:06
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A man marching down the street shot and killed three people on Saturday, before being fatally shot in a gunbattle with police, authorities and witnesses said.
  
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• Tulsa Run notebook: Local students join the field

  31-10-2015 23:00
  
  A number of local schools including Eisenhower International had a presence at the Tulsa Run.
  
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• Bush-Rubio rivalry intensifies as Iowa caucuses draw closer

  31-10-2015 22:43
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa — Neither Jeb Bush nor Marco Rubio emphasized the need to do well in Iowa in the early months of the 2016 presidential campaign. But that’s changed as their rivalry intensifies and pr
  
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• Officials search for cause of plane crash over Egypt's Sinai

  31-10-2015 22:32
  
  Sherif Ismail (right) looks at the remains of a crashed passenger jet in Hassana, Egypt, on Saturday. A Russian aircraft carrying 224 people, including 17 children, crashed Saturday in a remote mounta
  
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• The Latest: Co-pilot's wife: He complained about plane

  31-10-2015 22:18
  
  CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — The latest news on a Russian passenger plane that crashed Saturday on a flight from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to St. Petersburg, Russia.
  
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• Use End Of Daylight Saving Time To Make Safety Checks

  31-10-2015 21:40
  
  The Red Cross is encouraging people to use the extra time from "falling back" to make sure they're prepared for emergencies. 
  
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• Israelis and Clinton pay tribute to Rabin at memorial rally

  31-10-2015 21:37
  
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis, along with former U.S. President Bill Clinton, marked the 20th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on Saturday night
  
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• A look back on Stanley Glanz's 50-year career through the eyes of those who worked with him

  31-10-2015 21:30
  
  His resignation takes effect Sunday, bringing to an unceremonious close the tenure of the longest-serving sheriff in Tulsa County history after a grand jury inquiry ended in two misdemeanor criminal indictments for Glanz.
  
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• Storms, tornadoes lash Texas; death toll rises to 5

  31-10-2015 21:14
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Another band of strong storms and heavy rain spawned three tornadoes and dangerous flooding in east Texas on Saturday, with the death toll rising to five after Houston police found two
  
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• One Dead, One Injured In Rogers County Motorcycle Crash

  31-10-2015 20:45
  
  Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers have responded to a fatality motorcycle wreck in Rogers County.
  
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• The Latest on Texas storms: Soggy Halloween in flooded Texas

  31-10-2015 20:35
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — The latest on the strong storms buffeting Texas for a second day, causing flooding and possible tornadoes (all times local):
  
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• Fatality Wreck Closes Highway 20 At 161st In Rogers County

  31-10-2015 20:23
  
  Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers have responded to a fatality motorcycle wreck in Rogers County.
  
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• One Seriously Injured After Officer-Involved Crash In Norman

  31-10-2015 20:16
  
  The Norman Police Department is investigating after an officer-involved crash Saturday morning.
  
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• The Latest: Rubio casts rival Bush as part of the past

  31-10-2015 20:14
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Many of the Republican candidates seeing the White House in 2016 are in Iowa Saturday, wooing early caucus goers. The Latest from a candidate forum at the Iowa State Fairground
  
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• Worker Critically Injured In Explosion At Sperry Haunted Attraction

  31-10-2015 20:07
  
  A worker was critically injured in an explosion at a Psycho Path, a Halloween attraction in Sperry.
  
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• One Dies After Auto-Pedestrian Accident In NW OKC

  31-10-2015 19:43
  
  The Oklahoma City Police Department is investigating after an elderly man was struck and killed by a truck Saturday morning.
  
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• Honda recall affects 2016 CR-Vs over potential air bag issue

  31-10-2015 19:30
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Honda is recalling some 2016 CR-V SUVs to replace Takata air bags that could rupture in a crash and send metal fragments flying.
  
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• The Latest: Air France avoids flying over Sinai

  31-10-2015 18:25
  
  CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — The latest news on a Russian passenger plane that crashed Saturday on a flight from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to St. Petersburg, Russia.
  
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• Tulsa Run Marks 38th Year

  31-10-2015 18:11
  
  The 38th annual Tulsa Run is underway. More than 4,500 runners are challenging themselves with a 9-mile race course Saturday cutting through parts of downtown and midtown Tulsa.
  
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• Murder suspect turns himself in to police

  31-10-2015 18:06
  
  Edwin Monroe Harris and Norman Gaines III, 18, have been charged with first-degree felony murder in the fatal shooting of Ronald Alvis Dinkins.
  
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• Tulsa Murder Suspect Turns Himself In

  31-10-2015 18:03
  
  Tulsa police say a man has turned himself in for the murder of Ronald A. Dinkins. Police say Dinkins was shot by two men trying to get his medication.
  
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• Nigeria issues poster of 100 wanted Boko Haram militants

  31-10-2015 17:58
  
  MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's army is posting a photographic collage of 100 wanted Boko Haram militants that features the shadowy leader whom they claim to have killed on at least three occasion
  
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• ECB: Greek banks need $15.8 billion to get back on track

  31-10-2015 17:53
  
  FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank says Greece's battered banks need 14.4 billion euros ($15.8 billion) in fresh money to get back on their feet and resume normal business.
  
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• Turkish parties make their case ahead of Sunday's election

  31-10-2015 17:46
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — A day before Sunday's parliamentary elections, Turkey's prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu urged Turks to vote in stability by restoring his ruling party's majority. Opposition parties wer
  
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• Storms, possible tornadoes lash Texas; 2 still missing

  31-10-2015 17:33
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Another round of storms and strong winds moved east across Texas on Saturday, with three radar-confirmed tornadoes damaging homes and causing injuries in the Houston area.
  
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• She Said 'Yes:' Tulsa Runner Gets Proposal At Finish Line

  31-10-2015 17:33
  
  One Tulsa runner crossed the finish line to a proposal Saturday in downtown Tulsa.
  
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• The Latest on Texas storms: Rail service resumes in Houston

  31-10-2015 17:20
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — The latest on the strong storms buffeting Texas for a second day, causing flooding and possible tornadoes (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Several hundred at anti-migrant rally in Austria

  31-10-2015 17:01
  
  LESBOS, Greece (AP) — The latest as hundreds of thousands of people seeking safety flood into Europe in search of a new life. All times local.
  
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• Two people critically injured when ejected from wreck in north Tulsa

  31-10-2015 17:00
  Officers responded just after 10 p.m. Friday to the 1500 block of East 36th Street North to a wreck involving a family of five.
  
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• US pledges nearly $100 million to support Syrian opposition

  31-10-2015 16:59
  
  MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The United States ramped up its support for Syria's opposition with a pledge of nearly $100 million in fresh aid on Saturday. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia's top diplomat described th
  
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• Analysis: Obama crosses own red line with Syrian deployment

  31-10-2015 16:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Even when President Barack Obama sent U.S. troops back to Iraq and ordered the military to stay in Afghanistan, he insisted Syria would remain off limits for American ground forces.
  
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• Longshoremen latest labor group endorsing Clinton candidacy

  31-10-2015 16:33
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton has another endorsement from a major labor group in her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.
  
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• Ex-Michigan lawmakers seek 2nd chance after affair scandal

  31-10-2015 15:53
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two Michigan lawmakers who were booted from office over an extramarital affair and convoluted cover-up scheme are seeking redemption — and their old seats — at the polls.
  
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• AP Exclusive: Drug extradition may shed light on Venezuela

  31-10-2015 15:44
  
  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Law enforcement officials say a border region butcher with a bad headlight might help shed light on the scope of Venezuelan military involvement in the cocaine trade.
  
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• Tulsa Run Underway Saturday

  31-10-2015 15:15
  
  The 38th annual Tulsa Run is underway. More than 4,500 runners are challenging themselves with a 9-mile race course Saturday cutting through parts of downtown and midtown Tulsa.
  
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• Morocco defends hold on Western Sahara _ and targets IKEA

  31-10-2015 15:14
  
  RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco is reacting aggressively to any challenges to its claims on Western Sahara, as it marks 40 years since taking control of the mineral-rich territory. Among apparent target
  
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• Episcopal Church installs its first African-American leader

  31-10-2015 15:14
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Episcopal Church, whose history is entwined with the founding of the United States, is installing its first black national leader this weekend.
  
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• Syrian MP: US decision to send troops is act of aggression

  31-10-2015 14:42
  
  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The United States' decision to send troops into Syria is an act of aggression because it does not have the government's agreement, a Syrian member of parliament said Saturday.
  
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• Teenage Girl Critical After Rollover Tulsa Wreck

  31-10-2015 14:38
  
  A teenage girl was trapped under a car for almost an hour after a crash in the 1500 block of East 36th Street North.
  
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• Deathbed and breakfast: Halloween night in Paris Catacombs

  31-10-2015 14:37
  
  PARIS (AP) — This Halloween, two brave souls will get the dubious honor of waking up among 6 million dead bodies in Paris' creepy Catacombs.
  
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• Lawyer: Freed Guantanamo prisoner wants UK inquiry

  31-10-2015 14:34
  LONDON (AP) — A lawyer says newly freed Guantanamo Bay prisoner Shaker Aamer wants an independent inquiry to examine whether British officials played a role in his treatment.
  
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• Tumultuous World Indigenous Games wraps up in Brazil

  31-10-2015 14:23
  
  PALMAS, Brazil (AP) — The first edition of the World Indigenous Games, which brought nearly 2,000 delegates representing first nations from around the globe to this remote outpost in the heart of Braz
  
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• Kerry says US troops in Syria will only fight Islamic State

  31-10-2015 13:38
  
  BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says American special operations troops being sent to Syria will only fight Islamic State militants and won't become involved in the long-
  
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• Indian intellectuals alarmed by rising intolerance attacks

  31-10-2015 13:38
  
  NEW DELHI (AP) — First writers then artists, followed by filmmakers, historians and scientists. The chorus of Indian intellectuals protesting religious bigotry and communal violence grows louder by th
  
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• Egypt says Russian aircraft crashes in Sinai, no survivors

  31-10-2015 13:38
  
  CAIRO (AP) — A Russian aircraft carrying 224 people crashed Saturday in a remote mountainous region in the Sinai Peninsula about 20 minutes after taking off from a Red Sea resort popular with Russian
  
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