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• GOP candidate goes macho to win Missouri governor primary

  03-08-2016 23:59
  
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — In the final days before Missouri's Republican gubernatorial primary, candidate Eric Greitens responded to a Democratic attack ad by firing more than 100 rounds from a machi
  
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• Woman pleads guilty to robbery, says prison is like home

  03-08-2016 23:51
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A longtime inmate who was recently released from prison pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to robbing a bank in Wyoming and asked a judge to impose the maximum sentence, s
  
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• Security Council fails to agree on support for Yemen envoy

  03-08-2016 23:49
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Security Council has failed to agree on a statement supporting the U.N. special envoy to Yemen who is trying to get Shiite rebels to back a peace deal and end the conflict in
  
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• Hurricane Earl aims for Belize, threatens rains and floods

  03-08-2016 23:48
  
  BELMOPAN, Belize (AP) — Earl strengthened into a hurricane Wednesday and roared toward a nighttime landfall in the Caribbean nation of Belize as it brushed by Honduras, leaving felled trees and power
  
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• More rain forecast for Southwest after monsoonal soaking

  03-08-2016 23:40
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Parts of the desert Southwest were getting a second soaking Wednesday, a day after monsoon rains swamped the region, stranding drivers, flooding streets and prompting water rescues.
  
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• Developer Sues Over Vacant Downtown Tulsa Lot

  03-08-2016 23:35
  
  A Tulsa development group has filed an injunction against the Tulsa Development Authority regarding the empty plot of land across from ONEOK Field.
  
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• New Hampshire voters unmoved by Trump's criticism of Ayotte

  03-08-2016 23:24
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire voters are largely dismissing Donald Trump's new criticism of Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte as campaign chatter that reflects more poorly on the businessman than it d
  
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• Man held on murder charge in teens' deaths near Atlanta

  03-08-2016 23:19
  
  ROSWELL, Ga. (AP) — Police arrested a 20-year-old man on a murder charge Wednesday as they investigate the deaths of two teenagers, each shot in the head, whose bodies were found behind a grocery stor
  
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• Britain and France seek condemnation of North Korea launches

  03-08-2016 23:14
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Britain and France say they're pressing for strong condemnation by the U.N. Security Council of North Korea's latest missile launches — and possibly even more sanctions.
  
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• Arson report: Man told woman to leave, 'dog was there first'

  03-08-2016 23:12
  
  FERNWOOD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi authorities say an argument about a dog apparently led to a woman setting fire to her boyfriend's clothes, starting a blaze that destroyed his house.
  
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• Can house dust explain why Amish protected from asthma?

  03-08-2016 23:08
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Forget Fluffy and Fido. Bessie the cow just might make a healthier pet.
  
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• High court: School can block transgender teen from boys room

  03-08-2016 22:57
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court says a Virginia school board can block a transgender male from using the boy's bathroom at his school until it decides whether to intervene in his case.
  
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• Trump's "rigged" claim challenges US democratic system

  03-08-2016 22:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — When Donald Trump cried foul over what he describes as a "rigged" electoral system, his loosely defined claims challenged the essence of America's democratic process and more than 20
  
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• FBI: Transit officer 1st lawman charged under US terror law

  03-08-2016 22:43
  
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors brought the first-ever federal terrorism charges against a law enforcement officer in the U.S., alleging Wednesday that a patrol officer with the D.C. region's trans
  
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• Obama to foreigners on US election: Buckle your seatbelts

  03-08-2016 22:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama had a message for youth from other countries watching America's rollicking presidential election: "I hope you've buckled your seatbelts."
  
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• Man sentenced for largest child porn cache ever seized in US

  03-08-2016 22:40
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming man previously convicted of sexually assaulting a child has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison after authorities seized the largest collection of child pornogr
  
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• The Latest: Utah evacuations lifted as crews get upper hand

  03-08-2016 22:36
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on wildfires in the U.S. West (all times local):
  
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• Florida dad fatally injures 'Pinky' the dancing flamingo

  03-08-2016 22:36
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Veterinarians at Busch Gardens had to euthanize "Pinky" the dancing flamingo after a man grabbed her from an animal viewing area and threw her to the ground in front of his children
  
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• Trump Taj Mahal casino shutting down amid record-long strike

  03-08-2016 22:34
  
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Donald Trump has been gone from Atlantic City for years, but his name has lived on in glowing neon on the facade of a casino he no longer owned.
  
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• The Latest: Kaine praises rollback of voter ID rules in NC

  03-08-2016 22:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT):
  
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• Ruling party faces toughest challenge in South Africa vote

  03-08-2016 22:30
  
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans voted Wednesday in municipal elections described as the most closely contested for the African National Congress since it took power in the first all-race elections
  
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• Mother arrested after child dies in accidental shooting

  03-08-2016 22:23
  
  MARRERO, La. (AP) — The mother of a 5-year-old Louisiana boy was arrested on a child desertion charge after the child's 9-year-old brother accidentally shot him in the head, authorities said Wednesday
  
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• Water Restored To Rogers County Households

  03-08-2016 22:22
  
  Water service has been restored to homes in Rogers County, according to  Rural Water District No. 3.
  
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• NTSB investigators begin probing fatal California bus crash

  03-08-2016 22:22
  
  ATWATER, Calif. (AP) — Federal safety investigators converged Wednesday in central California to investigate a highway wreck that nearly sliced a bus in half, killed four people and injured 23.
  
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• Five armed men lock couple in car during Glenpool home invasion

  03-08-2016 22:17
  
  The men arrived at the home and sent one person in through a pet door. That person apparently unlocked the door and let the others into the house, according to a press release from the Glenpool Police Department.
  
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• Construction to close parts of south IDL this weekend

  03-08-2016 22:17
  
  As part of an ongoing $4.3 million project to rehabilitate three bridges over the south leg of the Inner Dispersal Loop, there will be major closures scheduled Friday through Sunday, the Oklahoma Depa
  
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• Police: Bartlesville Church Van Recovered, Used In Kansas Burglaries

  03-08-2016 22:15
  
  A church van stolen in Bartlesville has been found in Kansas where police say it was used in some burglaries. 
  
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• Suspended Wagoner County Sheriff, Deputy, In Court For Hearing

  03-08-2016 22:07
  
  Suspended Wagoner County Sheriff Bob Colbert is headed to court Wednesday afternoon for a preliminary hearing.
  
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• Hartshorne city attorney resigns after suspension

  03-08-2016 22:02
  
  The McAlester News-Capital reports that Lerblance told the City Council in his resignation letter that he believed city leadership broke an open meeting law during a June 13 council meeting.
  
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• Fly me to the moon: Feds OK private firm's lunar flight plan

  03-08-2016 21:54
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government for the first time has given permission to a private Florida company to fly a spaceship beyond Earth's orbit and land on the moon.
  
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• MA s de 100 familias reciben apoyo alimenticio Victory gives food support to more than 100 Tulsa families

  03-08-2016 21:47
  La iglesia Hispana Victory cuya vision es conectar a la gente con Dios equipandola con la palabra para demostrar su amor con poder para restaurar, servir y alcanzar a otros, se ha encontrado trabajando con el ministerio de entrega de comida durante los ultimos meses y ha beneficiado a mas de 100 familias. Este ministerio encabezado por algunos de los lideres de la iglesia, entre ellos la Pas tora Carmen Gil, consiste en crear despensas equilibradas que constan de una serie de alimentos enlatados
  
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• Battle for Aleppo a pivotal moment for besieged residents

  03-08-2016 21:45
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The 28-year-old Syrian attorney turned down a scholarship to study economics in Germany in order to remain in his native Aleppo after rebels took it over in 2012, promising a new adminis
  
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• Oklahoma Department Of Human Services Announces Budget Cuts

  03-08-2016 21:42
  
  The Oklahoma Department of Human Services says it plans to cut $45 million from its budget and will ask state lawmakers for supplemental funding early next year in order to complete the fiscal year that ends June 30.
  
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• The Latest: Elections systems could receive more protections

  03-08-2016 21:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT):
  
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• Shot that killed Texas deputy came from own service weapon

  03-08-2016 21:41
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — The shot that killed a Texas sheriff's deputy at his home last week came from his own service weapon, authorities said Wednesday, but investigators have not yet determined whe
  
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• Foundation: Obama's library sites reflect 'one community'

  03-08-2016 21:36
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The two parks Barack Obama considered for his presidential library are only a mile apart in Chicago.
  
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• The Latest: Attorneys for North Carolina want ruling delayed

  03-08-2016 21:26
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on the fallout after a federal appeals court panel struck down North Carolina's voter identification legislation as discriminatory against black voters (all times local
  
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• Victim of strike, Trump Taj Mahal casino shutting down

  03-08-2016 20:56
  
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The Trump Taj Mahal casino will shut down after Labor Day, the victim of the longest strike in Atlantic City's 38-year casino era.
  
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• Obama Shortens Prison Terms For Two Inmates From Oklahoma

  03-08-2016 20:56
  
  Two Oklahoma men were among the 214 people President Barack Obama granted a commutation of sentencing to on Wednesday. 
  
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• More than 2 dozen large wildfires burn in Western states

  03-08-2016 20:53
  
  Federal officials say 27 large wildfires are burning in the West. Hot, dry temperatures often combined with winds have made firefighting conditions difficult, destroying homes and forcing evacuations.
  
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• Man Finds Body In Woods Near Pine, U.S. 169, Police Say

  03-08-2016 20:50
  
  According to TPD, the witness led officers to a wooded area just west of the off-ramp from U.S. 169 southbound onto westbound Interstate 244, where the body was located.
  
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• Japan picks defense chief who downplays wartime past

  03-08-2016 20:48
  
  TOKYO (AP) — A woman who has downplayed Japan's wartime actions and is known for far-right views was named defense minister in a Cabinet reshuffle Wednesday, a move that could unsettle Tokyo's relatio
  
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• Tulsa County judge gives man life sentence for raping woman, filming it

  03-08-2016 20:45
  
  Erlin Arteaga, 27, was sentenced after entering a blind plea to a first-degree rape charge in the assault of a woman on Jan. 29.
  
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• Hale High School principal resigns after suspension

  03-08-2016 20:45
  
  Starr had been suspended, citing possible cause for his dismissal.
  
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• The Latest: Containment increases in northwest Nevada fires

  03-08-2016 20:39
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on wildfires in the U.S. West (all times local):
  
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• Man fishing finds body in woods near U.S. 169 and I-244; police launch investigation

  03-08-2016 20:31
  
  The man said he found the body while fishing and exploring the area.
  
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• Tulsa mother who left children in home that caught fire returns to jail to await child neglect sentencing

  03-08-2016 20:30
  
  Krystal Ann Penheiro, 31, appeared in court out of custody but left the courtroom in handcuffs after the judge was told she hadn't followed rules associated with her bond on the pending charge.
  
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• UN 'extremely' concerned for children in Syria's Aleppo

  03-08-2016 20:29
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The United Nations Children's Fund said Wednesday it is "extremely" concerned for the safety and wellbeing of children caught up in the violence engulfing the northern Syrian city of Ale
  
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• Suspended Wagoner County Sheriff Bob Colbert In Court For Hearing

  03-08-2016 20:25
  
  Suspended Wagoner County Sheriff Bob Colbert is headed to court Wednesday afternoon for a preliminary hearing.
  
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• Rogers County Water Line Break Causes Outages To 16 Additions

  03-08-2016 20:13
  
  A water break has left many households without water in Rogers County, according to  Rural Water District No. 3.
  
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