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• Man convicted on terrorism charge in synagogue firebombings

  28-05-2016 20:38
  
  HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man convicted of terrorism for vandalizing and firebombing Jewish temples and a rabbi's home is now facing a possible life sentence.
  
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• OHP: Two Teens Seriously Injured In Alcohol-Related Crash In Noble Co.

  28-05-2016 19:47
  
  The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says alcohol was a factor in an early morning crash involving two teens. 
  
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• Sanders fails to oust Clinton backers from convention roles

  28-05-2016 19:41
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic officials have rejected Bernie Sanders' request to remove two high-profile Hillary Clinton supporters from leadership positions at the party's summer convention.
  
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• Implosion To Remove Remaining Truss Bridge Over To Bird Creek

  28-05-2016 19:36
  
  The Oklahoma Department of Transportation plans to remove the northbound truss bridge over Bird Creek early Sunday, weather permitting. 
  
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• 2 dead, 5 missing after heavy rains in Texas, Kansas

  28-05-2016 19:25
  
  BRENHAM, Texas (AP) — At least two people are dead and five people are missing after this week's torrential rains in Texas and Kansas, officials said Saturday. The same areas face the possibility of m
  
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• Ex-presidents meet with Venezuela government, opposition

  28-05-2016 19:14
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A group of former presidents has held secret meetings in the Dominican Republic with Venezuelan officials and government opponents in an attempt to mediate the South American
  
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• Italian, Irish, German ships save more than 650 migrants

  28-05-2016 19:05
  
  ROME (AP) — Italian coast guard and navy ships, aided by Irish and German vessels as well as humanitarian organizations, saved 668 migrants from smugglers' boats in distress in the Mediterranean off L
  
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• Showers Could Return Sunday And Monday

  28-05-2016 18:59
  
  It’s a nice start to our Memorial Day holiday weekend. Highs this afternoon should manage to top out in the low to mid 80s with more a southwest breeze today. 
  
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• Students accused in campus sex assaults target federal rules

  28-05-2016 18:58
  ATLANTA (AP) — As colleges face increasing pressure to aggressively investigate reports of sex assaults, some critics say the rights of the accused are being trampled. Now they want federal guidance o
  
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• Pottawatomie Co. Authorities Capture Man Wanted In Attempted Auto Burglary

  28-05-2016 18:58
  
  A suspect is on the run in Pottawatomie County after investigators say he tried to steal a motorcycle early Friday morning. 
  
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• WWII plane pulled from Hudson after crash that killed pilot

  28-05-2016 18:39
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Police divers and Army Corps of Engineers personnel retrieved the wreckage of a World War II plane from the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey on Saturday after the vintage a
  
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• For NY lawyer, a 45-year-old surveillance case is her legacy

  28-05-2016 18:32
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Handschu barely gave it a thought 45 years ago when she was listed first among plaintiffs in a Vietnam-era lawsuit challenging how New York City police officers conducted surve
  
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• Criticism Doesn't Stop Tulsa Celebrate Reconciliation Fun Run

  28-05-2016 18:28
  
  Despite some criticism over a Race Against Racism or "Skunk Run" in downtown Tulsa Saturday, about 50 runners took part in the second annual event.
  
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• The Latest: Wild spring storm in Paris; 11 hit by lightning

  28-05-2016 18:22
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the lightning strike that struck 11 people at a park in Paris. (all times local):
  
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• Man arrested in attempted rape in River Parks

  28-05-2016 18:18
  
  Hacky Dalingboy Thomas, 23, was arrested after a 36-year-old woman identified him as her attacker Friday morning. He was jailed on an attempted first-degree rape complaint.
  
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• The Latest: WWII plane in fatal crash pulled from river

  28-05-2016 18:12
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the fatal crash of a vintage World War II plane into the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey (all times local):
  
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• Presidential race shows deep seated strife toward

  28-05-2016 18:05
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It started with Mexicans being publicly compared by presidential candidate Donald Trump to criminals and rapists. It escalated to ejections, to sucker punches, to pepper spray. And n
  
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• The Latest: Authorities now say 2 dead, 4 missing in Texas

  28-05-2016 18:00
  The Latest on severe weather and flooding around the U.S. (all times local):
  
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• Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson rams whalers for a living

  28-05-2016 17:55
  
  PARIS (AP) — He's a fugitive on Interpol's Red List and a marine vigilante who's done jail time for extradition requests. Yet to many, he's also a heroic marine conservationist who risks his life and
  
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• Spain police nab 7 suspects of large Francis Bacon art heist

  28-05-2016 17:54
  
  MADRID (AP) — Seven people suspected of being involved in stealing five paintings by the Irish-born painter Francis Bacon worth more than 25 million euros ($27.8 million) have been arrested, Spanish p
  
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• 11 hit by lightning in a Paris park; 8 of them children

  28-05-2016 17:52
  PARIS (AP) — A Paris fire service spokesman says 11 people including eight children have been hit by lightning in a Paris park after a sudden spring storm overtook a child's birthday party.
  
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• Hindu leader to request religious monument at Oklahoma Capitol if voters change constitution

  28-05-2016 17:29
  
  Rajan Zed, Universal Society of Hinduism president, announced Saturday in Nevada that if Oklahoma voters repeal Section 5 of the state constitution's Article II, he will request that a statue of Hindu deity Lord Hanuman be erected on the Capitol grounds.
  
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• State Prison K-9 Officer First To Be Cellphone Detection Certified In U.S.

  28-05-2016 17:28
  
  The Oklahoma Department of Corrections says one of their K-9 officers along with his handler have become the first dog and handler duo in the U.S to certify in cellphone detection.
  
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• Officials: Man charged 9 years after bomb left in NC Walmart

  28-05-2016 17:26
  SYLVA, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a fingerprint has led them to a man who placed a pipe bomb near small propane tanks in a Walmart in the North Carolina mountains.
  
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• A state divided: Do you call it Taylor ham or pork roll?

  28-05-2016 17:26
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — It's one of the most divisive issues in New Jersey, one that inflames regional rivalries and spurs fierce debate among residents and lawmakers.
  
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• Tulsa' Safari Joe's H20 Water Park Opens For The Summer

  28-05-2016 17:14
  
  With temperatures in the 80s this Memorial Day holiday weekend, some might want to check out the new Safari Joe's H20 Water Park in Tulsa.
  
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• Report: Cost of replacing Flint water pipes double estimates

  28-05-2016 16:41
  
  FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A report obtained by a newspaper says replacing water pipes due to the lead-tainted crisis in Flint could be at least twice the price of previous estimates.
  
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• Beaches open as tropical depression looms off Carolinas

  28-05-2016 16:12
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Tropical storm warnings are up all along the South Carolina coast as a tropical depression moves toward shore.
  
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• Cleveland authorities to tout convention preparedness

  28-05-2016 16:04
  CLEVELAND (AP) — City officials plan to present an overview of security preparation for this summer's Republican National Convention in Cleveland, seeking to counter continuing concerns about readines
  
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• Schools preparing for the worst, with active shooter drills

  28-05-2016 15:49
  
  CARMEL, Ind. (AP) — "Lockdown, lockdown, lockdown. This is a drill."
  
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• Sperry Man Among 3 Charged With Stealing $100,000 Worth Of Cattle

  28-05-2016 15:20
  
  Johnston County authorities have charged three men, including one from Sperry with stealing over $100,000 worth of cattle from a Tishomingo area rancher.
  
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• Pair Of Tulsa Car Crashes Knocks Out Power To Thousands

  28-05-2016 15:11
  
  Police say two drivers ran away after crashing into utility poles on Memorial Drive early Saturday. Officers said both crashes left thousands of Tulsans without power.  
  
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• Police Looking For Tulsa Mobile Phone Store Robber

  28-05-2016 13:26
  
  Police are looking for a man who robbed a Tulsa mobile phone store Friday evening.
  
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• Has Your Takata Air Bag Been Recalled?

  28-05-2016 10:47
  
  Eight automakers are recalling more than 12 million vehicles in the U.S. to replace Takata air bag inflators that can explode with too much force. 
  
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• OHP: Blown Tire Caused SUV Crash On I-44 In Rogers County

  28-05-2016 10:24
  
  The Oklahoma Highway Patrol blames a blown tire for a crash that closed the eastbound lanes of Interstate 44 near Highway 20 Friday morning for about an hour.
  
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• With state budget in place, regents cut nearly 16 percent from college budgets

  28-05-2016 07:00
  Each of Oklahoma's 25 public colleges and universities must develop a fiscal year 2017 operating budget and tuition plan with nearly 16 percent less in state funding than it had one year ago.
  
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• Tulsan elected to preside over American Guild of Organists

  28-05-2016 07:00
  
  Michael Bedford, who retired last year after 25 years as organist/choirmaster for St. John’s Episcopal Church, will be the first Oklahoman to hold the position.
  
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• Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry launching new immigrant intitiative

  28-05-2016 07:00
  
  The announcement is scheduled during its annual delegates meeting and awards dinner June 9.
  
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• Serving Our Country: Don't stop seeking out, showing appreciation for World War II veterans

  28-05-2016 07:00
  
  In sharing their unique experience, each survivor gives us one small piece of the WW2 saga. I want to say that the men and women of the war generation made a difference. That the world is better for their having been in it. Whether they served in combat or noncombat roles, overseas or on the homefront.
  
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• Memorial Day closing list

  28-05-2016 07:00
  City of Tulsa and Tulsa County facilities will be closed Monday for Memorial Day.
  
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• The Latest: Search for abducted teen suspended for the night

  28-05-2016 06:57
  
  VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the search for a Northern California girl abducted at gunpoint (all times local):
  
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• Argentine court sentences ex-dictator for Operation Condor

  28-05-2016 06:12
  
  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's last dictator and 14 other former military officials were sentenced to prison for human rights crimes, marking the first time a court has ruled that Operatio
  
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• At least 1 dead, 3 missing in Texas flooding

  28-05-2016 05:41
  
  BRENHAM, Texas (AP) — At least one person was dead and three others were missing after severe thunderstorms caused flooding and dropped at least one tornado in Texas in a storm system that closed road
  
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• Bartlesville Boy Donates Gumball Money To Police K9 Fund

  28-05-2016 05:23
  
  A 7-year-old Bartlesville entrepreneur from is proving every little bit counts when it comes to helping his police department.
  
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• Small WWII-era plane crashes in Hudson River; body recovered

  28-05-2016 05:20
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A small World War II vintage plane taking part in celebrations of its 75th anniversary flew a partial loop while smoke spewed from it and then crashed in the Hudson River between New Y
  
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• Family of lost hiker won't second-guess Maine over search

  28-05-2016 05:04
  
  AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The family of a hiker who died after getting lost on the Appalachian Trail in Maine isn't going to second-guess searchers.
  
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• The Latest: Witness thought crashing plane was doing trick

  28-05-2016 05:01
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the crash of a small World War II-era plane in the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey (all times local):
  
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• Tulsa Police Investigating Armed Robbery

  28-05-2016 05:00
  
  Tulsa police are investigating after an armed robbery Friday evening. Officer said a man approached a store employee in a back room, implied he had a gun and demanded money.
  
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• Mayoral candidates square off on issues relating to Tulsa's Hispanic community

  28-05-2016 05:00
  
  The primary election is June 28. The final day to register is June 3.
  
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