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• EU looks to refugee-laden Turkey to ease its migrant burden

  06-03-2016 20:15
  BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders at Monday's summit will be looking to seal the Balkan migrant route and boost aid to Greece in an attempt to restore the unity among the 28 member nations after
  
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• Stacia Knight's Weather Blog: Fire Danger Today, Rain Tomorrow

  06-03-2016 19:14
  
  A storm system is setting up to our west and the winds are getting stronger. That, coupled with strong winds, means red flag warnings have been issued for several counties.
  
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• Ukrainians rally to demand Russia release Savchenko

  06-03-2016 18:55
  
  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — About 2,000 people rallied on Independence Square in Kiev on Sunday to demand that Russia release Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, with hundreds then marching to the Russian Em
  
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• Former TU Basketball Greats Remember Hall Of Famer Steve 'Silk' Harris

  06-03-2016 18:37
  
  March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness month and on Saturday, friends and family paid tribute to University of Tulsa Hall of Famer Steve "Silk" Harris. Former TU Coach Nolan Richardson along with former TU basketball player, Hall of Fame member and Los Angeles Lakers Assistant Coach Paul Pressey spoke at Harris' memorial about the importance of colonoscopies.
  
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• Bowe Bergdahl Lawyers Seek Meeting With Donald Trump

  06-03-2016 18:25
  
  Attorneys for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl said Saturday they may seek a deposition from presidential contender Donald Trump or call him as a witness at a legal proceeding.
  
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• The Latest: Turkey says drop in migrants 'not dramatic'

  06-03-2016 18:10
  
  IDOMENI, Greece (AP) — The Latest on the influx of refugees and other migrants into Europe (all times local):
  
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• Former first lady Nancy Reagan dies at 94 in California

  06-03-2016 18:07
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former first lady Nancy Reagan has died at 94 in Bel-Air, California.
  
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• Former First Lady Nancy Reagan Dead At 94

  06-03-2016 17:56
  
  Former first lady Nancy Reagan, perhaps best known for her "Just Say No" campaign to combat drug abuse in the 1980s, died Sunday morning at her home in Los Angeles.
  
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• Police: Speed A Factor In Fatal Tulsa Crash

  06-03-2016 17:33
  
  One person is dead following a crash between a semi and a Mustang Sunday morning.
  
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• Women march in Warsaw for greater accessibility to abortion

  06-03-2016 17:30
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Hundreds of women have marched in Warsaw to demand greater accessibility to abortion, better working conditions and more state support in raising children.
  
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• Bixby High Schools Students Give Back To Community

  06-03-2016 17:18
  
  Saturday, 67 teenagers from Bixby High School spent all day participating in student-led service projects around town.
  
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• NYC revisits policing tactics that clogged jails, courts

  06-03-2016 17:13
  NEW YORK (AP) — The city that pioneered "broken windows" policing is retooling its longtime strategy of trying to reduce serious crime by cracking down on people who commit minor offenses, like public
  
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• Austrian conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt dies at 86

  06-03-2016 17:12
  
  VIENNA (AP) — Nikolaus Harnoncourt stepped down from the podium last year in the same manner that characterized his work as one of the world's famous conductors. With style, but without fanfare.
  
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• Man who found MH370 flight part finds new item on Reunion

  06-03-2016 16:53
  PARIS (AP) — The man who found a wing fragment of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that disappeared nearly two years ago on a beach in the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion has found more mysterio
  
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• Georgians form human chain to protest talks with Gazprom

  06-03-2016 16:43
  
  TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Thousands of Georgians formed a human chain stretching for about 7 kilometers (4 miles) through the capital on Sunday to protest negotiations between their government and Russi
  
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• Peyton Manning To Retire A Champion

  06-03-2016 16:22
  
  Peyton Manning has informed the Denver Broncos he's going to retire. Just shy of 40, Manning will forgo $19 million and a 19th season in the NFL.
  
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• Police Make Arrests Connected To Tulsa Armed Robbery

  06-03-2016 16:15
  
  Three men are in police custody after an armed robbery Saturday night.
  
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• Top Anglers Set Out On Grand Lake For Final Day Of Bassmaster Classic

  06-03-2016 15:42
  
  After two days of competition, the top 25 anglers competing in the 2016 Bassmaster Classic are out on Grand Lake for the final day.
  
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• Northern Ireland police find bomb parts in rural park

  06-03-2016 15:32
  LONDON (AP) — Police in Northern Ireland say they have found "a significant terrorist hide," including explosives and bomb parts, buried in a rural park.
  
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• One Dead, Two Critical After Tulsa Crash

  06-03-2016 14:49
  
  One person is dead following a crash between a semi and a Mustang Sunday morning.
  
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• Israeli leader says Biden visit shows US relations strong

  06-03-2016 12:38
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister says the upcoming visit of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden proves the strong ties between the close allies.
  
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• Afghan president: IS being wiped out in Afghanistan

  06-03-2016 12:26
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday that the Islamic State group has been defeated in the eastern parts of the country, where it had taken over some remote di
  
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• Families of missing Flight 370 press for search to continue

  06-03-2016 12:04
  
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The families of those who were aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 appealed to authorities Sunday to continue searching for the plane, saying that one of aviation's great
  
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• Benin polls open, voters to elect new president

  06-03-2016 10:54
  
  COTONOU, Benin (AP) — Polls have opened in Benin for an election to choose a successor to the West African nation's president, who is stepping down after two terms.
  
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• Trump calls on Rubio to drop out of presidential race

  06-03-2016 10:24
  WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Saturday called on rival Marco Rubio to drop out of the White House race after the billionaire businessman won in L
  
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• Iran says Ankara and Tehran support Syrian cease-fire

  06-03-2016 10:11
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says that both Iran and Turkey support the current Syrian cease-fire and the preservation of Syria's territorial integrity.
  
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• UNDP to blackout photos on Afghan website for Women's Day

  06-03-2016 09:56
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A UN agency in Afghanistan says it will stop publishing photographs on its website to highlight the plight of Afghan women ahead of International Women's Day on March 8.
  
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• AP News Guide: No shakeup in 2016 race despite underdog wins

  06-03-2016 09:37
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Underdogs found something to cheer in the latest run of presidential nomination contests. Whether they are any closer to stalling the drive of Democrat Hillary Clinton and Donald Tru
  
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• Latest votes deliver anything but clarity in GOP race

  06-03-2016 09:34
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Offering anything but clarity, Republicans delivered a split verdict between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz in the latest round of presidential voting, offering fresh evidence
  
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• Ruling party wins Slovakia's election, neo-Nazis gain seats

  06-03-2016 09:30
  
  BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — The leftist ruling party has won the parliamentary election in Slovakia, after campaigning on an anti-migrant ticket, but will need coalition partners to form a majority go
  
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• China's Xi: Contain moves toward formal Taiwan independence

  06-03-2016 08:39
  
  BEIJING (AP) — China's President Xi Jinping has pledged to contain any moves by Taiwan toward formal independence in his first public remarks on the issue since the self-governing island democracy ele
  
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• Voices from voters as 5 states make their pick for president

  06-03-2016 07:00
  
  Voters in five states and one territory made their choices for presidential nominees on Saturday. Both parties held contests in Kansas and Louisiana, and Republicans in Maine and Kentucky and Democrats in Nebraska also made their picks.
  
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• Two people in serious condition after west Tulsa collision

  06-03-2016 07:00
  Officers were called to the 6100 block of South Santa Fe Avenue in reference to the crash, police said.
  
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• System may forecast tornadoes weeks away; test planned for next week

  06-03-2016 07:00
  
  Researchers say they have come up with a way to predict the likelihood of tornadoes two or three weeks in advance — a step toward better warnings of storms that kill an average of 80 Americans each year.
  
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• Seeds of GOP splinter in opposition to all things Obama

  06-03-2016 07:00
  
  Republicans can blame their united stand against President Barack Obama for their party’s splintering.
  
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• Sailors face more lenient body fat rules

  06-03-2016 07:00
  
  The Navy is giving another chance to thousands of sailors who otherwise would be kicked out for repeatedly failing their physical fitness tests because they exceeded body fat limits.
  
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• Oklahoma presidential primary numbers broken down

  06-03-2016 07:00
  
  Exit polling during last week's Oklahoma presidential primary reflected how people in various categories of demographics and beliefs voted.
  
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• Man's death at Grand Lake apparently accidental, authorities say

  06-03-2016 07:00
  
  A man apparently slipped and fell off a private boat dock at Grand Lake on Saturday afternoon. The Medical Examiner's Office will determine the cause of death, but investigators think it was an accident.
  
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• Man with previous convictions arrested after brief east Tulsa pursuit

  06-03-2016 07:00
  
  Quinn Gail Johnson, 44, was booked at the Tulsa Jail on a slew of complaints, including eluding, resisting arrest, possession of a firearm after a felony conviction, marijuana possession and numerous traffic violations.
  
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• Guilty verdict returned in Tulsa barbershop shooting

  06-03-2016 07:00
  
  A jury early Saturday found a Tulsa man guilty of first-degree murder in the death of a barber who was caught in gang-related crossfire at a north Tulsa barber shop last year, but acquitted him of three other charges in the case.
  
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• Fans heading to Anchorage for Iditarod ceremonial start

  06-03-2016 07:00
  
  Wagging tails and smiling faces were plentiful in downtown Anchorage on Saturday as fans got to interact with the real stars of the Iditarod — the sled dogs.
  
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• CSI report can become a playbook for Tulsa County's next elected sheriff

  06-03-2016 07:00
  
  Interim Sheriff Michelle Robinette and her command staff are working key points of the CSI report into the fiscal year 2017 budget, as well as its strategic plan.
  
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• Canadian leader Trudeau bringing star power to White House

  06-03-2016 07:00
  
  Justin Trudeau, the new, young prime minister of Canada with movie-star looks, is bringing his star power to the White House.
  
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• AP poll: Americans split over safety of U.S. drinking water

  06-03-2016 07:00
  
  When it comes to water, about half of Americans are very confident in the safety of what’s flowing from their tap, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll, which found that trust is even weaker among minorities and people with lower incomes.
  
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• Trump Wins Tight Kentucky, Louisiana Republican Primaries

  06-03-2016 06:04
  
  A close race in the Louisiana primary means the billionaire businessman will earn just one more delegate than rival Ted Cruz will from the state.
  
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• 2 Shot In Wagoner County, Expected To Survive

  06-03-2016 05:58
  
  Authorities say they are investigating a double shooting in northern Wagoner County.
  
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• Day 2 Of The 2016 Bassmaster Classic Underway At Grand Lake

  06-03-2016 05:19
  
  The 2016 Bassmaster Classic continues Saturday at both Grand Lake and in Tulsa. 
  
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• Police Search For Second Robber After Pauls Valley Pharmacy Robbery

  06-03-2016 05:12
  
  A pharmacist and two pharmacy techs were tied up and held at gunpoint Saturday afternoon.
  
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