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• Names Of Orlando Mass Shooting Victims Slowly Released

  12-06-2016 23:28
  
  Authorities have started to name the victims of the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, that left at least 50 people dead, and 53 people injured. 
  
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• Kevin Durant Offered Cabinet Seat to Stay in OKC

  12-06-2016 22:20
  
  Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin said if Kevin Durant re-signs with the Thunder she'll offer him a seat in her Cabinet. 
  
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• Obama: Orlando Shooting Is "An Attack On All Of Us"

  12-06-2016 22:17
  
  President Obama on Sunday condemned the shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando that left 50 people dead and 53 more wounded, stating that Americans "will not give in to fear." 
  
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• Sand Springs Church Helps Girls In Breast Cancer Fundraiser

  12-06-2016 21:52
  
  Church That Matters in Sand Springs found out about two girls who are raising money for charity this summer by selling lemonade.
  
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• Nightclub shootings cast a shadow on the Tony Awards

  12-06-2016 21:28
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The shooting at a gay Florida nightclub has cast a shadow on the 2016 Tony Awards, with organizers dedicating Sunday's ceremony to the victims and Broadway performers rushing to embrac
  
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• Students show support for victim at Stanford graduation

  12-06-2016 21:23
  PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Stanford University graduating students and women's rights advocates used the school's commencement ceremony to again express their anger over the six-month jail sentence give
  
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• The Latest: Trump uses shooting to criticize Obama

  12-06-2016 20:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign (all times Eastern Daylight Time):
  
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• Tulsa Police Take Precautions To Protect LGBT Community; Vigil Planned

  12-06-2016 19:54
  
  The Tulsa Police say they are taking precautions to protect the LGBT community and the public at large following the mass shootings at a gay nightclub in Orlando Sunday. 
  
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• Orlando shootings: Tulsa police to step up presence, LGBT official speaks out

  12-06-2016 19:39
  
  Tulsa police will provide a stepped up presence at several locations in the city following the mass shootings in Orlando, Fla., the agency said in a statement signed by Chief Chuck Jordan.
  
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• 50 slain in gay nightclub, worst mass shooting in US history

  12-06-2016 19:37
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub early Sunday, killing at least 50 people before dying in a gunfight with SWAT offi
  
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• Uganda: Army officers arrested over plot against president

  12-06-2016 18:36
  KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Dozens of military officers, including some senior ones, have been arrested over an alleged plot to overthrow long-time President Yoweri Museveni, a Ugandan military official sa
  
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• Three Escape Following Tulsa Chase, Crash

  12-06-2016 18:34
  
  Tulsa County Sheriff's deputies were involved in a chase that ended in a wreck late Saturday. Three people are on the loose after authorities say they wrecked a stolen vehicle. TCSO Corporal Lamont Hill said a deputy patrolling near 300 North Gilcrease Drive spotted a white Jeep matching the description of a vehicle that was stolen from Sand Springs. The driver refused to pull over, taking off then crashing into a parked BMW. The driver and two passengers got out and ran off. Deput...
  
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• Illinois' Ex-Rep Schock says any mistakes were 'honest' ones

  12-06-2016 18:28
  PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock of Illinois says if there were any mistakes made during his time in office they were "honest" ones.
  
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• 50 Dead In Worst Mass Shooting In U.S. History

  12-06-2016 18:16
  
  The massacre at an Orlando nightclub that claimed 50 lives is the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
  
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• UN, Nigeria agree to Cameroon's return of 80,000 refugees

  12-06-2016 18:04
  LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria says it has agreed to Cameroon's voluntary return of 80,000 Nigerian refugees who have fled the Boko Haram Islamic insurgency.
  
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• Former GOP senator and Ohio Gov. George Voinovich dies

  12-06-2016 18:01
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Republican U.S. Sen. George Voinovich, a two-term Ohio governor who preached frugality in his personal and public life and occasionally bucked the GOP establishment, died
  
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• The Latest: SWAT team, bomb unit at Florida apartment scene

  12-06-2016 18:00
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting at an Orlando nightclub (all times local):
  
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• Activists say airstrikes in northwest Syria kill 27

  12-06-2016 17:50
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — A series of airstrikes in an insurgent-held Syrian province on Sunday killed at least 27 people, including four children, activists said.
  
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• 50 dead in Florida nightclub shooting, worst in US history

  12-06-2016 17:36
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded Florida nightclub early Sunday, killing at least 50 people before dying in a gunfight with SWAT
  
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• Man Shot In Chest At Bartlesville Home

  12-06-2016 17:35
  
  The Bartlesville Police Department said a man was shot in the chest after confronting his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend Saturday night.
  
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• Emotions raw in hometown of man in Stanford assault case

  12-06-2016 17:24
  
  OAKWOOD, Ohio (AP) — Sadness over a hometown boy's fall. Anger at a perceived light sentence for a brutal crime. Disgust with an international spotlight.
  
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• The Latest: Ongoing updates from the mass killing in Orlando

  12-06-2016 17:23
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting at an Orlando nightclub (Eastern times):
  
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• 50 dead in Florida

  12-06-2016 17:21
  
  Police say the killer died in a gunfight with a SWAT team. At least 53 people were hospitalized after the attack at about 2 a.m. A trauma center doctor says he expects the death toll to rise.
  
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• The Latest: Sen. Portman commends Voinovich's public service

  12-06-2016 17:11
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on the death of former U.S. senator and Ohio Gov. George Voinovich (all times local):
  
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• Flooding In Part Of Southern Oklahoma, Some Rescues Required

  12-06-2016 17:10
  
  Heavy rains produced flooding in southern Oklahoma that required the rescue of about a dozen people from homes in the Maysville area.
  
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• The Latest: Could Ryan rescind his endorsement of Trump?

  12-06-2016 17:08
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign (all times Eastern Daylight Time):
  
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• Drug trafficking allegations against FedEx head to trial

  12-06-2016 17:08
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two giants — the U.S. government and FedEx — are set to do battle in a federal court over the explosive claim that the shipping company knowingly delivered illegal prescription dr
  
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• UK: Queen's birthday celebrations ends with street party

  12-06-2016 17:05
  
  LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II's subjects serenaded her with impromptu renditions of "Happy Birthday," on Sunday, as the monarch slowly drove past some 10,000 people attending a massive street fair
  
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• 50 People Slain In Orlando Shooting; Islamic Terrorism Link Eyed

  12-06-2016 16:43
  
  Fifty people were slain in a mass shooting early Sunday at an Orlando nightclub, and the shooter was killed in a gunfight with police, authorities said.
  
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• 20 years on, UN waits for working nuclear-test-ban treaty

  12-06-2016 16:32
  
  VIENNA (AP) — The world was a more peaceful place when a newly sworn-in President Barack Obama pledged to "aggressively pursue" a global ban on nuclear arms tests. But as his term winds down, a workin
  
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• Clinton offers unifying message in first general election ad

  12-06-2016 16:08
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton is opening her general election campaign by casting herself as a uniting force against the divisiveness of GOP rival Donald Trump.
  
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• Sarah Klein Crowned Miss Oklahoma 2016

  12-06-2016 16:00
  
  Sarah Klein is the new Miss Oklahoma 2016. 
  
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• Michael Overall: What's in a baby's name? Everything

  12-06-2016 16:00
  
  "My wife is pregnant," I explained to someone. "And we're kind of obsessed with baby names right now."
  
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• Congo: Boat collision on lake kills at least 27 people

  12-06-2016 15:57
  
  KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — United Nations-backed Radio Okapi says that two boats collided on a lake in Congo and one capsized killing at least 27 people.
  
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• Austrian minister: Hitler birth house could be demolished

  12-06-2016 15:46
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Austria's interior minister says he can imagine having the house where Adolf Hitler was born demolished, calling it "the cleanest solution."
  
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• CIA: No evidence that Saudi gov't helped 9/11 attackers

  12-06-2016 15:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director John Brennan said there is no evidence that the Saudi government or senior Saudi officials supported the Sept. 11 attacks.
  
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• Muggy Heat, Pop Up Storms In The Forecast

  12-06-2016 15:05
  
  Most storms should remain below severe limits, but we can't rule out one or two strong storms.
  
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• Donald Trump's loyal volunteers: Superfans and workhorses

  12-06-2016 14:56
  
  MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Dale "Boomer" Ranney can get in Donald Trump's face like almost no one else.
  
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• Man Killed By Train Near Foyil

  12-06-2016 14:43
  
  A pedestrian, believed to be a man in his 20s, was killed by a train near Foyil overnight.
  
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• Harry Reid striving to win 1 last campaign before he retires

  12-06-2016 14:41
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Democratic leader Harry Reid says he wishes he could stay in the U.S. Senate forever.
  
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• Around 20 Dead In Orlando 'Domestic Terror' Mass Shooting

  12-06-2016 14:39
  
  About 20 people were slain in a mass shooting early Sunday at an Orlando nightclub, and the shooter was killed in a gunfight with police, authorities said. 
  
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• 1 year after church shooting, much is the same in Charleston

  12-06-2016 14:24
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — After nine black parishioners were slain at a Charleston church, South Carolina did what many thought would never happen: It moved the Confederate flag off Statehouse grounds.
  
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• Pope slams culture of 'perfect' people shunning the disabled

  12-06-2016 14:23
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis scathingly decried the pursuit for perfect bodies on Sunday, saying such obsession leads to society hiding away the disabled to avoid offending sensibilities of what h
  
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• Police free 15 Paraguayan women in anti-sex trafficking raid

  12-06-2016 14:15
  MADRID (AP) — Police in Spain, France and Paraguay have arrested around 14 people and freed up to 15 women as part of a joint operation against sex trafficking.
  
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• IS suicide bombers hit Libyan forces in Sirte, killing 1

  12-06-2016 14:13
  
  BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — A spokesman for militias loyal to Libya's U.N.-brokered government says Islamic State suicide bombers have attacked their positions around the coastal city of Sirte, killing at
  
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• Car runs red light; 2 children critically hurt; arrest made

  12-06-2016 13:21
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say two children were critically injured when five pedestrians were struck by a car that had gone onto a sidewalk after running a red light and hitting another vehicle at
  
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• Ukraine holds its first major gay pride march in Kiev

  12-06-2016 13:16
  
  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Around a thousand people turned up on Sunday for Ukraine's first major gay pride march which was held amid tight security measures in the capital Kiev.
  
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• California Woman Using Tulsa Tough As Stepping Stone To Make History

  12-06-2016 05:28
  
  More than 4,000 cyclists are registered for Tulsa Tough, and about 800 of them are women. One woman is hoping her experience in Tulsa this weekend will help her make history one day.
  
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• Moore Man Beaten During Home Invasion

  12-06-2016 04:48
  
  It’s a crime that has left a quiet Moore community in shock. Someone broke into a home on NE 20 Street Friday night and brutally attacked the homeowner.
  
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