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• Mormon missionaries to stay in Russia despite new law

  09-07-2016 23:57
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mormon missionaries will remain in Russia despite the country's new anti-terrorism law, which will put greater restrictions on religious work starting later this month.
  
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• Syria's military extends cease-fire but no letup in fighting

  09-07-2016 23:42
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Fierce clashes erupted between rebels and pro-government forces around Syria's largest city, Aleppo, Saturday despite a proclamation from the Syrian military that it would extend its own
  
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• Nearly 200 Teams Compete In Owasso Soccer Tournament

  09-07-2016 23:37
  
  On Saturday, hundreds of soccer players from around the region competed in the 11th annual Owasso Soccer Club Small-Sided Benefit Tournament.
  
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• Dallas scarred again by national tragedy after police ambush

  09-07-2016 23:14
  
  DALLAS (AP) — The memorial to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy was a closed crime scene to the usual hordes of weekend tourists Saturday.
  
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• The Latest: Dallas scarred again by national tragedy

  09-07-2016 23:01
  
  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of police officers in Dallas (all times local):
  
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• Obama lands in Madrid for abbreviated visit to Spain

  09-07-2016 22:59
  
  MADRID (AP) — President Barack Obama has arrived in Spain for an abbreviated visit to the NATO ally.
  
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• Florida woman dies after being handcuffed earlier by police

  09-07-2016 22:52
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a woman died at a hospital after being handcuffed earlier by police outside a Jacksonville convenience store.
  
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• Update: EMSA reports 9 passengers on diverted Delta flight show symptoms of illness

  09-07-2016 22:47
  
  A Delta Airlines flight stopped at the Tulsa International Airport on Saturday afternoon for a medical issue affecting possibly 10 to 15 passengers, officials said.
  
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• Navy studying how to proceed on new plane-landing system

  09-07-2016 22:47
  
  NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Navy officials are deciding what to do about a new system to land airplanes on aircraft carriers.
  
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• Delta flight diverts to Tulsa International Airport for medical problem

  09-07-2016 22:47
  
  A Delta Airlines flight stopped at the Tulsa International Airport on Saturday afternoon for a medical issue affecting between 10 and 15 passengers, officials said.
  
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• More Than Dozen Passengers Sick; Atlanta Flight Diverted To Tulsa

  09-07-2016 22:41
  
  Delta flight 1817 left Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta this afternoon for Denver but landed in Tulsa before 3:30 p.m. First responders are on scene.
  
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• In nod to Sanders, Clinton offers new health care proposals

  09-07-2016 22:27
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — In another nod to primary rival Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton is proposing to increase federal money for community health centers and outlining steps to expand access to health
  
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• Tulsa may be example to nation of peaceful protest, but race relations far from ideal

  09-07-2016 22:15
  
  In Tulsa, the scandal involving former Tulsa County Reserve Deputy Robert Bates serves as a high-profile case study for peaceful progress and righting of wrongs.Photo gallery: Tulsans gather at vigils Friday eveningTrying to make sense of a week of tragedy: in photosVIDEO: Tulsa Police Chief Chuck Jordan holds a press conference in reaction to the Dallas police shootings
  
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• TPS Superintendent Deborah Gist reflects on her first year on the job

  09-07-2016 22:15
  
  Gist recently wrapped up her first year at the helm, during which she’s worked to weather reductions in funding, implemented a new strategic plan and brought marked improvement to chronic absenteeism and suspensions.
  
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• Officers felled by Dallas sniper hailed as kind, devoted

  09-07-2016 22:07
  
  They were spouses and parents. They volunteered in schools and at church. And they had sworn to serve and protect.
  
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• Shooting of Dallas officers spurs acts of kindness to police

  09-07-2016 21:46
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Dallas shooting that killed five officers has spurred an outpouring of support for police, not only in Texas but hundreds of miles away.
  
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• Obama asks Americans not to fear a return to a dark past

  09-07-2016 21:40
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Barack Obama on Saturday rejected any notion that the past week's stunning violence signals a return to racial brutality of a dark past, saying that as painful as the k
  
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• Youth Pony Congress Takes Over Expo Square

  09-07-2016 21:34
  
  The Pony of the Americas National Congress is in Tulsa for the next week. The youth-oriented equestrian league hosts kids from 6-18 years old.
  
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• Police pursuit ends in head-on crash that kills 1, injures 3

  09-07-2016 21:32
  
  ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say the driver of a tractor-trailer cab was shot by police during a pursuit that ended when the cab collided with a car, killing one.
  
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• Sanders stalls in effort to oppose trade deal in platform

  09-07-2016 20:46
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Bernie Sanders failed in his quest to include opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal in a draft of the Democratic Party's policy positions Saturday, where several
  
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• Shooter followed black militant groups, said he acted alone

  09-07-2016 20:45
  
  The black Army veteran who fatally shot five police officers during a protest in downtown Dallas was described as a loner who followed black militant groups on social media. A look at what else is kno
  
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• Indiana town wonders: Who won $540M Mega Millions jackpot?

  09-07-2016 20:39
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Residents of a small Indiana town were abuzz with excitement Saturday after learning that the only winning ticket for a Mega Millions jackpot worth an estimated $540 million was so
  
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• Officials say 3 dead in Tennessee from overnight storms

  09-07-2016 20:34
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency says severe storms overnight are to blame for three deaths in the eastern part of the state.
  
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• Kenya: Calls for justice heard as human rights lawyer buried

  09-07-2016 20:34
  
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Slain Kenyan human rights lawyer Willie Kimani and a taxi driver have been buried in their hometowns amid calls for top officials to resign over police-linked extra-judicial kill
  
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• The Latest: Obama leaves Warsaw after attending NATO summit

  09-07-2016 20:26
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Latest on the NATO Summit in Warsaw (all times local):
  
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• Black activists hope killings prompt more action from whites

  09-07-2016 20:10
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Since the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement three years ago, many white Americans have wrestled with how to respond. Some chose racist-tinged ridicule. Others, by word or deed,
  
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• Obama says Dallas gunman was a 'demented individual'

  09-07-2016 20:03
  
  DALLAS (AP) — President Barack Obama said Saturday that the gunman responsible for killing five Dallas police officers was a "demented individual" who does not represent black Americans any more than
  
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• The Latest: Obama: UK decision to leave EU will 'stick'

  09-07-2016 19:59
  
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Britain's vote to leave the European Union (all times local):
  
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• Iraq PM says key base taken back from Islamic State

  09-07-2016 19:37
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi forces recaptured a northern air base from the Islamic State group on Saturday, a victory hailed by the prime minister as a key step ahead of the long-awaited operation to retake
  
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• The Latest: Minnesota protest marks 3rd day, but waning

  09-07-2016 19:27
  
  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of police officers in Dallas (all times local):
  
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• Cold call: North Dakota base could be home to Arctic mission

  09-07-2016 19:26
  
  FARGO, N.D. (AP) — An Air Force installation in North Dakota has been trying to find its niche since its mission was changed a few years ago from refueling tankers to unmanned aircraft. Its focus migh
  
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• Obama: America is not as divided as some suggest

  09-07-2016 19:22
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Barack Obama on Saturday rejected the notion that this week's stunning violence is a signal that the U.S. has returned to some of the darkest days of its past, saying t
  
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• The Latest: NATO to increase support for Ukraine's reforms

  09-07-2016 19:21
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Latest on the NATO Summit in Warsaw (all times local):
  
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• Missouri, Kansas join other states pushing 'zipper merge'

  09-07-2016 19:10
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Drivers who get angry when other motorists wait until the last possible moment to merge in construction zones need to reconsider their long-held notions of highway courtesy, tr
  
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• APNewsBreak: Cop's lawyer blames driver's gun, not his race

  09-07-2016 18:59
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A suburban Minnesota police officer who killed a black driver reacted to the man's gun, not his race, his attorney said Saturday, giving the most detailed account so far of why
  
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• Indiana town wonders: Who won $540M lottery?

  09-07-2016 18:52
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A small Indiana town where a Mega Millions ticket worth an estimated $540 million was sold is buzzing with speculation about who might be the big winner.
  
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• 3 killed, including 9-year-old boy, in San Bernardino

  09-07-2016 18:52
  
  SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Police say three people, including a 9-year-old boy and his father, were shot dead outside a liquor store in San Bernardino.
  
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• The Latest: Indiana town wonders: Who won $540M lottery?

  09-07-2016 18:50
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on a winning ticket sold for the Mega Millions jackpot worth an estimated $540 million (all times local):
  
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• Florida man charged with burning bunny that bit him

  09-07-2016 18:41
  
  SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man is charged with animal cruelty after authorities say he intentionally set a pet bunny on fire.
  
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• Small Earthquake Rattles Residents In Payne County

  09-07-2016 18:39
  
  An earthquake shook up residents near Langston, Oklahoma Saturday morning. 
  
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• Disaster Help Approved For 7 Oklahoma Counties After June Storms

  09-07-2016 18:35
  
  Disaster assistance has been approved for home and business owners in seven Oklahoma counties after flooding and severe storms hit last month.
  
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• The Latest: Official lowers only state flag after shooting

  09-07-2016 18:26
  
  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of police officers in Dallas (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Duda declares success as NATO summit wraps up

  09-07-2016 18:17
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Latest on the NATO Summit in Warsaw (all times local):
  
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• AP Interview: Gingrich says Trump is a 'necessary candidate'

  09-07-2016 18:12
  
  LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Newt Gingrich says that he thinks Donald Trump is a "necessary candidate" amid global anti-establishment sentiment, but that he wouldn't automatically say yes to an eventual
  
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• Companies bail out on GOP convention after facing pressure

  09-07-2016 18:06
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Donald Trump has promised to liven up this year's Republican National Convention. But some of America's biggest corporations are bailing on the party.
  
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• In nod to Sanders, Clintons offers new health care proposals

  09-07-2016 17:57
  
  ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — In another nod to primary rival Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton is proposing to increase federal money for community health centers.
  
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• Police: Boy, 3, found unresponsive in hot car dies in Ohio

  09-07-2016 17:50
  
  MORAINE, Ohio (AP) — A 3-year-old boy who was found unresponsive in a hot car outside a relative's home has died at an Ohio hospital, authorities said.
  
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• 22! Williams tops Kerber at Wimbledon, ties Graf's Slam mark

  09-07-2016 17:50
  
  LONDON (AP) — Serena Williams insisted she was not focused on No. 22.
  
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• The Latest: $540M lottery ticket sold at Indiana gas station

  09-07-2016 17:48
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on a winning ticket sold for the Mega Millions jackpot worth an estimated $540 million (all times local):
  
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