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• Police officer fatally shot in traffic stop; suspect on run

  22-05-2016 23:12
  
  AUBURN, Mass. (AP) — A manhunt was underway Sunday for a suspect who shot and killed a police officer during a traffic stop in central Massachusetts, authorities said.
  
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• Egypt sends submarine to hunt for crashed jet's black boxes

  22-05-2016 22:42
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt sent a submarine Sunday to join the hunt for the flight recorders from the EgyptAir jetliner that crashed in the Mediterranean and killed all 66 people aboard, while hundreds of Cop
  
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• Mushroom hunting heating up in wake of Northwest wildfires

  22-05-2016 22:31
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — From flames come fungi.
  
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• Woman stabbed multiple times outside east Tulsa hotel

  22-05-2016 22:26
  Police found a woman stabbed and covered in blood early Sunday morning after an apparent altercation outside an east Tulsa hotel.
  
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• One Person Critical After Shooting In SE OKC, Suspects Wanted

  22-05-2016 22:08
  
   A drive-by shooting in broad daylight sends one person to the hospital and police on the lookout for several suspects. 
  
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• Obama looks to boost economic, security ties in Asia

  22-05-2016 22:05
  
  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — President Barack Obama's mission in Vietnam and Japan is to build stronger economic and security ties with Asian-Pacific allies anxious about the rise of an increasingly muscular
  
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• Afghan leaders see Taliban leader's death as hopeful sign

  22-05-2016 22:04
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The killing of Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Akhtar Mansour in a U.S. drone strike was greeted Sunday by Kabul's political leadership as a game-changer in efforts to
  
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• World War II veterans remember: Gordon Patten served with a Marine gun crew on the USS Iowa battleship

  22-05-2016 22:00
  
  Patten, 89, talked to the Tulsa World recently about his service as a "seagoing Marine" aboard the battleship USS Iowa, helping fight off kamikaze attacks.
  
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• Memorial Service Held For Owasso Teacher Killed In Crash

  22-05-2016 21:51
  
  A memorial service was held for Owasso Mid-High School teacher Bobbi Jo Witten-White. 
  
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• The Latest: Neighbors of police officer mourn his death

  22-05-2016 21:33
  AUBURN, Mass. (AP) — The Latest on a police officer that was shot and killed in a Massachusetts town (all times local):
  
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• Police, soldiers swarm Mexico's Acapulco, killings continue

  22-05-2016 21:23
  
  ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Along with beach towels or sandals, there's a new popular beach accessory that says a lot about the violence gripping this once-glamorous resort: a small black leather tote han
  
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• Ken Loach wins Palme d'Or at Cannes for "I, Daniel Blake."

  22-05-2016 21:20
  
  PARIS (AP) — Veteran British director Ken Loach has won his second Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival Sunday for "I, Daniel Blake" — a stark and polemical portrayal of a disabled man's struggle wi
  
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• Absentee ballot count to decide Austrian election

  22-05-2016 21:09
  
  VIENNA (AP) — With direct ballots counted but a final result still outstanding, Sunday's elections for Austria's presidency were too close to call a winner between a right-wing politician and a challe
  
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• The Hop Jam festival kicks off in downtown Tulsa

  22-05-2016 21:01
  
  The festival, organized and curated by Tulsa-natives Hanson, is free to attend and beer purchases can be made on site.Photo gallery: Hop Jam Beer and Music Festival 2016
  
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• Egyptians detained over islands protest start hunger strike

  22-05-2016 20:15
  CAIRO (AP) — Over a dozen Egyptians detained for planning a demonstration last month have gone on hunger strike in protest at what they describe as their "unfair trial," their family members said Sund
  
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• Woman Injured In Tulsa Rollover Wreck

  22-05-2016 20:14
  
  Police say a seat belt likely saved a woman from serious injury in a Tulsa wreck. 
  
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• Gas prices jump by 5 cents over past 2 weeks, averages $2.32

  22-05-2016 20:03
  CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average price of gasoline has jumped by a nickel over the past two weeks to $2.32 a gallon for regular grade.
  
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• UN envoy cites progress in Yemen talks, airstrikes continue

  22-05-2016 19:54
  
  DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Fragile peace talks aimed at ending fighting in Yemen are making progress as a truce largely holds, the U.N. envoy for the country asserted Sunday after the impoverished Arab nation
  
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• AP Interview: Argentinian FM envisions 'inspirational' UN

  22-05-2016 19:49
  
  DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The latest candidate to enter the race to become the next United Nations secretary general said Sunday the world body must become more inspirational and geared toward finding ways t
  
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• Excerpts from interview containing Cosby quaalude admission

  22-05-2016 19:38
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby faces a preliminary hearing Tuesday to determine if his criminal sex-assault case in suburban Philadelphia goes to trial.
  
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• Turkey's Erdogan asks longtime ally to form new government

  22-05-2016 19:20
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has formally asked his trusted ally, Transport and Communications Minister Binali Yildirim, to form Turkey's next government.
  
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• Israeli defense minister steps down

  22-05-2016 19:19
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel's defense minister officially stepped down on Sunday, capping a tumultuous week of politics that is expected to result in the replacement of the former military chief wi
  
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• The Latest: Pakistan informed of drone hit on Taliban leader

  22-05-2016 19:16
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Latest on the killing of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Akhtar Mansour in a drone strike (all times local):
  
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• Thunderstorms possible throughout the week, forecasters say

  22-05-2016 19:13
  
  The more widespread severe weather is likely to remain west and north of the Tulsa area through mid week, the National Weather Service said.
  
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• At 80, shipyard skipper to step back after Zumwalt trials

  22-05-2016 18:55
  
  BATH, Maine (AP) — Captain Earl Walker wasn't about to retire before seeing the Navy's futuristic Zumwalt destroyer safely down the Kennebec River to the Atlantic Ocean.
  
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• Connecticut governor rarely meets legislators, records show

  22-05-2016 18:47
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy doesn't spend a lot of time chit-chatting with state legislators, something politicians from both parties agree helps build the personal connec
  
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• Mother, Daughter Stabbed In Tulsa

  22-05-2016 18:32
  
  A woman and her daughter were found with multiple stab wounds Sunday morning in Tulsa. 
  
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• Breastfeeding Bartlesville Mom Says She Was Asked To Leave Restaurant

  22-05-2016 18:22
  
  A Bartlesville mother told News On 6 she wasn't planning to stir up controversy when she posted about a local restaurant asking her to cover herself up while breastfeeding or leave.
  
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• Top US commander makes secret visit to Syria

  22-05-2016 17:56
  
  NORTHERN SYRIA (AP) — On a secret trip to Syria, the new commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East said Saturday he felt a moral obligation to enter a war zone to check on his troops and make his ow
  
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• Thunderstorm Chances In The Forecast This Week

  22-05-2016 16:39
  
  It may not necessarily storm every single day this week, but the chances for scattered storms – some of which could become severe - will be there almost every day.
  
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• Small Earthquake Shakes Residents Near Enid

  22-05-2016 14:38
  
  A small earthquake was recorded near Enid, Oklahoma Sunday morning. 
  
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• Woman Stabbed Outside Tulsa Motel

  22-05-2016 14:31
  
  A woman was stabbed while in the back of a motel parking lot early Sunday morning. 
  
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• Two Injured In Rollover Crash Near Lake Hefner Parkway In OKC

  22-05-2016 14:31
  
  Two people were rushed to the hospital after a rollover crash in Northwest Oklahoma City, Oklahoma early Sunday morning. 
  
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• El-Sissi says Egypt submarine headed to plane crash site

  22-05-2016 12:12
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's president says a submarine belonging to his country's Oil Ministry has left for the site of the crash of EgyptAir Flight-804 in the eastern Mediterranean.
  
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• Cameron: I'd meet Trump, but his Muslim comments are wrong

  22-05-2016 12:02
  
  LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron says he'd be happy to meet Donald Trump if he becomes the Republican presidential candidate.
  
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• 7 dead after volcano erupts in western Indonesia

  22-05-2016 11:32
  
  GAMBER, Indonesia (AP) — The death toll in the eruption of a volcano in western Indonesia rose to seven on Sunday, with two other people in critical condition, as an official warned of more eruptions.
  
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• The Latest: Afghan authorities confirm Taliban leader death

  22-05-2016 11:25
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Latest on the killing of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Akhtar Mansour in a drone strike (all times local):
  
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• US Secretary of State Kerry urges further reforms in Myanmar

  22-05-2016 10:32
  
  NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday urged Myanmar's new civilian-led government to complete the Southeast Asian nation's transition to democracy by implementing furt
  
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• Austria's next president could be a right-wing Eurosceptic

  22-05-2016 10:21
  
  VIENNA (AP) — For the first time since World War II, a right-wing politician could win Sunday's election for the Austrian presidency as established parties that have dominated postwar politics watch f
  
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• Mansour's brief rein as chief marked by turmoil

  22-05-2016 09:31
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Mullah Mohammed Akhtar Mansour's brief rule, which ended Friday with his death in a drone strike, was marked by mistrust and strife.
  
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• Gunman fires into crowd in Austria, killing 2, wounding 11

  22-05-2016 08:50
  VIENNA (AP) — A gunman fired shots early Sunday into a small crowd attending an open air concert in Austria's westernmost province, killing two people and wounding 11 others before shooting himself to
  
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• Vietnam votes for rubber-stamp assembly ahead of Obama visit

  22-05-2016 08:49
  
  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Ahead of President Barack Obama's first visit to Vietnam, the country voted Sunday in once-every-five-year-elections for a rubber-stamp parliament whose membership has already be
  
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• Man shot outside White House remains in critical condition

  22-05-2016 07:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A man shot by a U.S. Secret Service officer outside the White House remained in critical condition in a Washington hospital, a hospital spokeswoman said.
  
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• Troy Aikman, Russell Westbrook, Kelli O’Hara among 2016 Oklahoma Hall of Fame honorees

  22-05-2016 07:01
  
  They will be formally inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame on Nov. 17 in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma Hall of Fame has inducted 677 people since 1928.
  
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• Oklahoma's texting while driving ban proves tough to enforce

  22-05-2016 07:01
  
  An Edmond patrol officer pulls over a woman for speeding.
  
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• Ginnie Graham: Surely Oklahoma has reached the tipping point now

  22-05-2016 07:01
  
  Oklahoma sure had one embarrassing week. The state has to do better than what our elected lawmakers are giving us.
  
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• DHS to send out final notices for voluntary buyouts

  22-05-2016 07:01
  Notices will go out Monday to about 1,500 Oklahoma Department of Human Services employees granting them one final chance to apply for a voluntary buyout offer before an involuntary reduction-in-force plan is expected to be implemented beginning July 1.
  
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• Cleanup effort another step in improving Crow Creek watershed

  22-05-2016 07:01
  
  The U.S Environmental Protection Agency considers Crow Creek, which has a 3-mile path in midtown Tulsa, to be an impaired waterway because of its limited animal life and bacteria and oxygen levels.
  
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• City councilor says Route 66 PatriotFest to double in size from inaugural year

  22-05-2016 07:01
  The festival is slated to go from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 28 on Route 66 at The Village, 3770 Southwest Blvd. The event will begin with a car cruise along the historic Mother Road, which revs up at East-Central High School and pulls into park at the Crystal City Shopping Center.
  
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• Art, food, music, good vibes pack Mayfest, Blue Dome festival downtown

  22-05-2016 07:01
  
  There's something for everyone at Mayfest and the Blue Dome Arts Festival every year.
  
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