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• Latest: Shootings may prompt advisory at Western Michigan

  21-02-2016 23:35
  KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on the shootings in the Kalamazoo, Michigan, area (all times local):
  
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• Oklahoma Prisons Try To Stop Influx Of Cell Phones To Inmates

  21-02-2016 23:34
  
  The Department of Corrections reports 7,705 cellphones were seized during 2015 -- a seven-fold increase over the 1,070 seized in 2010.
  
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• Newcastle Neighborhood Hit By Car Thief

  21-02-2016 23:33
  
  Parked cars in a neighborhood are easy pickings for the quick and inconspicuous car thief. 
  
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• Rubio, Cruz jostle to claim 'alternative-to-Trump' vote

  21-02-2016 23:22
  FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) — Republicans Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz battled to emerge as the true anti-Trump on Sunday as the billionaire businessman took an ever-so-brief break from his trademark braggadocio
  
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• Man slain outside Tulsa bar 'dedicated his life' to young victims of violence, father says

  21-02-2016 22:45
  
  Nathan Brooker, 27, was preparing to move to Houston, where he would mentor and coach kids who were victims of violence.
  
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• Is Oklahoma feeling the Bern?

  21-02-2016 22:30
  
  Strange as it seems, one of the most liberal members of the U.S. Senate is now seen as a threat to Hillary Clinton in the March 1 Oklahoma Democratic Party primary.
  
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• IS bombings rock Syria, killing 129, as world powers seek truce

  21-02-2016 22:27
  
  BEIRUT — Bombings claimed by the Islamic State group in the Syrian cities of Damascus and Homs killed 129 people on Sunday, highlighting the threat posed by the extremists as the country’s warring fac
  
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• School foundation officials talk about their role during tough economic times

  21-02-2016 22:00
  
  "We bridge the gap between state resources and district need," the director of the Jenks schools foundation said. "Unfortunately, that gap is getting bigger every single day."
  
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• Happy Hands provides education and language foundation for young deaf students

  21-02-2016 21:30
  
  Cindy and Brad Wells thought they were prepared to care for their new daughter, Ani, when they adopted her from China in 2012. Ani had more than 12 appointments with four different doctors before being diagnosed as profoundly deaf.
  
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• Burneyville Woman Killed In Rollover Crash

  21-02-2016 21:28
  
  The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a Burneyville woman was killed when the sport utility vehicle was in crashed in southern Oklahoma.  
  
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• Tree falls onto Jeep during Tulsa chase

  21-02-2016 21:27
  
  A reported chase yesterday in Tulsa, resulted in a tree falling onto a Jeep. The chase didn't involve police.
  
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• IS bombings rock Syria as world powers seek truce

  21-02-2016 21:27
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Bombings claimed by the Islamic State group in the Syrian cities of Damascus and Homs killed nearly 130 people on Sunday, highlighting the threat posed by the extremists as the country's
  
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• Bill Clinton Set To Speak At 'Get Out The Vote' Event In OKC

  21-02-2016 21:21
  
  President Bill Clinton is scheduled to speak at a Get Out The Vote event Sunday night in Oklahoma City.  
  
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• The Latest: German lawmakers urge daily quotas for refugees

  21-02-2016 21:06
  
  THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — The Latest on the massive influx of migrants into Europe (all times local):
  
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• Update: Man found shot in head not expected to survive wounds

  21-02-2016 20:22
  A 23-year-old man found shot in the head early Sunday in a car parked outside a west Tulsa convenience store is not expected to survive.
  
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• Man hospitalized after being shot in head, police seeking suspect information

  21-02-2016 20:22
  
  A man was hospitalized in critical condition after being shot in the head early Sunday.
  
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• Forecasters: Storm system this week could bring heavy rain, snow, travel impacts

  21-02-2016 20:09
  
  "If temperatures are cold enough ... a swath of heavier snow could cause potential travel impacts Tuesday night into early Wednesday ... primarily across northwest Arkansas," the weather service said.
  
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• London's Boris Johnson backs Britain leaving 28-nation EU

  21-02-2016 19:41
  LONDON (AP) — A new battle for Britain erupted Sunday, with London Mayor Boris Johnson saying he would join the campaign to encourage Britain to leave the European Union. The move posed a direct chall
  
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• Tulsa motorcyclist killed in multi-vehicle crash Saturday night

  21-02-2016 19:21
  
  A Tulsa man died after the motorcycle he was riding was struck by another vehicle on Saturday night, throwing him off the motorcycle and into another vehicle, police said.
  
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• The Latest: Germany criticizes Austria for migrant policy

  21-02-2016 19:15
  
  THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — The Latest on the massive influx of migrants into Europe (all times local):
  
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• London Fashion Week: Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen

  21-02-2016 18:55
  
  LONDON (AP) — Dozens of designers showcased their latest creations Sunday at London Fashion Week, from retail giant Topshop and leather goods brand Mulberry to British design's grand dame Vivienne Wes
  
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• Latest: Authorities release names of 4 of shooting victims

  21-02-2016 18:44
  
  KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on the shootings in the Kalamazoo, Michigan, area (all times local):
  
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• Rubio, Cruz play tug-of-war for anti-Trump voters

  21-02-2016 18:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's resounding victory in South Carolina had Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz playing tug-of-war Sunday over who's the stronger anti-Trump.
  
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• Gusty North Wind, Continued Fire Danger In Green Country

  21-02-2016 17:43
  
  Conditions are not as bad as Thursday when wild fires burned all over Green Country, but we still need to be alert for this afternoon.
  
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• Texas private colleges are saying no to guns on campus

  21-02-2016 17:36
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — When Texas' conservative Legislature passed a law requiring public universities to allow concealed guns on campus, it also gave the state's private institutions of higher learning
  
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• Mauritania vows no abuse by soldiers in C. African Republic

  21-02-2016 17:36
  
  NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Mauritania's defense minister vowed on Sunday that his country's peacekeepers will never be implicated in the type of sex abuse allegations that have rocked Central Afric
  
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• 10 years on, Iraq scarred from attack on Shiite shrine

  21-02-2016 17:35
  
  SAMARRA, Iraq (AP) — Ten years after Sunni extremists blew up a revered Shiite shrine, igniting the worst sectarian violence Iraq had ever seen, the country remains deeply divided, with the Islamic St
  
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• Fallen US WWII hero's Army dog tag found on Pacific island

  21-02-2016 17:34
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Dorothy Hollingsworth was just 7 when her brother Tom left the family farm in Indiana to join the Army a few months before the United States entered World War II. She never saw him
  
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• Sanders in Congress: A mix of victories, quixotic efforts

  21-02-2016 17:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders came to Washington as an activist, not a legislator.
  
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• Longtime librarian puts 60 years on the books

  21-02-2016 16:59
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When Carrie Ingle started working at the downtown Columbus library in March 1956, she used a manual typewriter to prepare each catalog card and meticulously glued protective jack
  
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• Gunman kills 6 at apartment complex, dealership, restaurant

  21-02-2016 16:59
  
  KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — A gunman who seemed to choose his victims at random opened fire outside an apartment complex, a car dealership and a restaurant in Michigan, killing at least six people during
  
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• A decade before Flint's lead scare, there was Rhode Island

  21-02-2016 16:55
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Lisa Solano-Sanchez looks at her 16-year-old son and sees a bright, healthy, musically gifted teenager. A relief, considering she had no idea how he would turn out when she dis
  
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• Kerry: 'Provisional agreement' reached on Syria cease-fire

  21-02-2016 16:41
  AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday that a "provisional agreement" has been reached on a Syrian cease-fire that could begin in the next few days, but he acknowledged that it
  
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• Woman Injured In Crash Near RiverSpirit Casino In Tulsa

  21-02-2016 16:23
  
  Crews rescued a woman who ran off the road near the RiverSpirit Casino in Tulsa, jamming her SUV between two trees.
  
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• Deadly north India protests lead to New Delhi water shortage

  21-02-2016 15:54
  NEW DELHI (AP) — Authorities in India's capital have closed schools and taken other measures to combat a depletion of the city's water supply caused by violent protests in a neighboring state that hav
  
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• Tulsa Sobriety Checkpoint Nets Arrests For DUI, Guns and Stolen Vehicles

  21-02-2016 15:33
  
  An ENDUI sobriety checkpoint gets more than just suspected drunk drivers off Tulsa streets. 
  
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• Police: Tulsa Man Critical After Being Shot In Head

  21-02-2016 15:17
  
  Tulsa police say a man is critical after a shooting Sunday morning. The victim was brought to a QuikTrip at West 51st and South Union around 6:30 a.m. 
  
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• What to do if US begins capturing more suspected terrorists?

  21-02-2016 15:12
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has refused to send any suspected terrorists captured overseas to the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. But if the U.S. starts seizing more militants in expa
  
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• Egyptian columnist delivers stinging attack against el-Sissi

  21-02-2016 15:08
  
  CAIRO (AP) — A prominent columnist on Sunday delivered the harshest attack to date against Egypt's president in the local media, saying that Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi presided over a "theocracy" that is n
  
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• Driver Cited In Catoosa Rear-End Collision

  21-02-2016 15:07
  
  Around 2 a.m., two silver Hondas were involved in a collision near the I-44 and Highway 66 split in Catoosa. 
  
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• Ivory Coast extradites 3 coup suspects to Burkina Faso

  21-02-2016 14:27
  OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — A Burkina Faso military official says Ivory Coast extradited three former members of an elite unit that staged a brief, failed coup last September.
  
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• Niger's security-minded president vies for 2nd term in vote

  21-02-2016 14:00
  
  NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Voting has begun in the West African nation of Niger, where President Mahamadou Issoufou is touting his record of defending the country from Islamic extremists as he vies against
  
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• Pope to Catholic leaders: Don't allow executions this year

  21-02-2016 13:51
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday urged Catholic leaders to show "exemplary" courage by not allowing executions this year, while expressing hope that eventually the death penalty will be abol
  
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• Suspect takes officers on car, foot chase

  21-02-2016 11:19
  
  Tulsa officers are looking for a man who took them on a car and foot chase early Saturday morning. The chase started around 1:19 a.m., near East 30th and North Garrison.
  
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• Greece: Macedonia has closed its borders to Afghan migrants

  21-02-2016 10:15
  
  THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek police say Macedonia has closed its southern border with Greece to Afghan migrants, allowing entry only for Iraqis and Syrians.
  
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• Police: 7 die in 'random' Michigan shootings; suspect held

  21-02-2016 10:08
  KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — A gunman drove in and around a western Michigan city randomly shooting people in the parking lots of an apartment complex, a car dealership and a restaurant and killing at leas
  
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• Snowden: Would return to US with guarantee of fair trial

  21-02-2016 09:52
  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Speaking via Skype from Russia, Edward Snowden told an audience of supporters in New Hampshire on Saturday that he is willing to be extradited to the United States if the feder
  
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• Syria TV: 2 blasts in city of Homs kill 14, wound 29

  21-02-2016 09:51
  BEIRUT (AP) — Two blasts in the central Syrian city of Homs killed at least 14 people and wounded 29 Sunday in the latest wave of violence to hit the city in recent weeks, state TV said.
  
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