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• Governor declares emergency after Cushing quake; regulators to shutter 7 wells, cut volumes at 47 others

  08-11-2016 23:45
  
  Fallin's executive order on Tuesday morning allows state agencies to make emergency purchases related to disaster relief and preparedness, as well as acting as a first step toward potentially seeking federal aid.
  
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• Voters face machine problems, long lines in some states

  08-11-2016 23:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite Donald Trump's continued skepticism that the election was on the up-and-up, few voters who went to the polls Tuesday encountered problems — and even then, most of the trouble
  
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• The Latest: Senegalese gather at US Ambassador's residence

  08-11-2016 23:21
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Latest on world reaction to the U.S. election (all times EST):
  
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• The Latest: Control of Senate, House up for grabs

  08-11-2016 23:06
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on congressional races on Election Day 2016 (all times EST):
  
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• Sen. James Lankford says investigations of Hillary Clinton will continue

  08-11-2016 23:00
  
  Speaking to the Republican Women's Club of Tulsa County, Lankford said career FBI investigators are "incredibly frustrated" because "they see real corruption."
  
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• Control of Congress up for grabs in contested campaigns

  08-11-2016 23:00
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Control of Congress was up for grabs Tuesday as Republicans' hopes of protecting their narrow majority in the Senate rested on a handful of states that were toss-ups until the end.
  
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• Tulsa Young Professionals host Election Day watch party at Dave and Busters

  08-11-2016 22:43
  The group has held watch parties for the elections earlier in the year, like the presidential primaries when Senator Ted Cruz won Oklahoma.
  
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• AP News Guide: A night of decision after venomous campaign

  08-11-2016 22:37
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans were choosing a new president Tuesday, but not just that. They were making history, reshaping Congress, saying good riddance to a campaign of numbing negativity and setting
  
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• Finally, it's Clinton or Trump: Long race ends, voters pick

  08-11-2016 22:35
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — America's ugly and unpredictable presidential election entered its final hours Tuesday, with voters flocking to polls to choose between Democrat Hillary Clinton, hoping to become the
  
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• Oklahoma Muslim group brings rare major event to Tulsa with banquet Friday

  08-11-2016 22:30
  
  Linda Sarsour, executive director of the Arab American Association of New York, will be the keynote speaker Friday at the 2016 CAIR-OK Tulsa Celebration Gala.
  
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• Broken Arrow Police Investigate Woman's Suspicious Death

  08-11-2016 22:27
  
  Broken Arrow Police are investigating a suspicious death after a woman's body was found Monday at the 4400 block of West Quincy Street.
  
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• Nevada Judge Denies Trump Campaign Lawsuit Over Early Voting

  08-11-2016 22:19
  
  A Nevada judge denied the Trump campaign’s request for an order to isolate ballots in Clark County that were allegedly cast after polls closed.
  
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• Woman found dead in Broken Arrow home Monday; police investigating

  08-11-2016 22:02
  
  The woman's body was discovered by a family member Monday afternoon but found to have "unusual trauma," police said.
  
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• When it comes to high school academic competition at RSU, it's all in the game

  08-11-2016 22:00
  
  RSU-TV's game show "I Want Answers" showcases area high school students in academic competition.
  
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• Edmond high school student arrested, accused of bringing gun, drugs to school Tuesday

  08-11-2016 22:00
  
  Wagnon said the student, who was not identified, was interviewed by police and initially denied having a gun, but a handgun was found after a search of his backpack. He was arrested on complaints of drug and firearm possession.
  
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• GOP battles to limit losses, control House for 2 more years

  08-11-2016 21:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans seemed on track to secure two more years of House control in Tuesday's elections but with erosion of their historic majority, leaving hard-line conservatives with added c
  
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• Muslim group denied application to march again in Tulsa's Veterans Day parade

  08-11-2016 21:40
  
  New organizers for the parade say the intent is to keep political messages out of the event honoring veterans and CAIR-Oklahoma is a political advocacy group that has not been involved in veterans affairs in eastern Oklahoma.
  
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• Broken Arrow Police Investigating Suspicious Death

  08-11-2016 21:23
  
  Broken Arrow Police are investigating a suspicious death after a woman's body was found Monday at the 4400 block of West Quincy Street.
  
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• CSI investigator: I was concerned when I saw body's wounds

  08-11-2016 21:12
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A state crime scene investigator testified Tuesday that he was concerned when he examined the body of a black motorist shot by a white police officer because what he saw didn't
  
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• Prosecutors: Suspect hid before opening fire on family

  08-11-2016 20:40
  
  LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — An Oklahoma man charged in the murders of a young mother and her 4-year-old daughter in Southern California hid behind a sign before opening fire on the family with a shotgun
  
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• Man Shot By Tulsa Homeowner Dies Of Wounds

  08-11-2016 20:36
  
  Tulsa police say a man who was shot after threatening a homeowner with a gun has died of his wounds. 
  
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• Burglary suspect caught red-handed inside Tulsa store

  08-11-2016 20:25
  Becky Aldridge says the incident happened around 10:30 a.m. She walked into her salon near 21st and Sheridan. "I went in to open up the shop and when I walked through the door, I noticed a man standing at the back door," Aldridge said.
  
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• Judge says Hastert abuse victim can proceed with lawsuit

  08-11-2016 20:23
  
  YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A judge has ruled that a lawsuit filed by a sexual abuse victim against former U.S. House speaker Dennis Hastert can go forward.
  
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• Ex-cop thought of black driver: 'He's going to run me over'

  08-11-2016 20:11
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — A white former police officer on trial for murder testified Tuesday that he feared for his life when he fatally shot an unarmed black motorist during a traffic stop and that the Conf
  
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• Defiant into final day, Trump warns of election fraud

  08-11-2016 20:01
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Defiant into the 2016 election's last day, Donald Trump raised doubts about the integrity of the U.S. election system on Tuesday as he cast his own ballot for president.
  
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• OCC Releases Action Plan Following 5.0 Earthquake In Cushing

  08-11-2016 19:57
  
  The Oklahoma Corporation Commission's Oil and Gas Division (OGCD) released a new action in response to the 5.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Sunday night near Cushing. 
  
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• The Latest: Prosecutors: Suspect hid, opened fire on family

  08-11-2016 19:56
  
  LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on an arrest in the shooting deaths of a mother and her 4-year-old daughter (all times local):
  
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• Tulsa Voters Up Early, Wait To Cast Their Ballots

  08-11-2016 19:52
  
  Some voters were up before dawn waiting for Tulsa polling sites to open Tuesday. 
  
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• Small town mourns officer killed in Des Moines suburb

  08-11-2016 19:50
  
  ROCKWELL CITY, Iowa (AP) — At least 1,000 law enforcement officers and much of the small Iowa community of Rockwell City have gathered to mourn the death of a 24-year-old police officer nearly a week
  
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• Regulators: Close more disposal wells after Oklahoma quake

  08-11-2016 19:45
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma regulators are ordering the shutdown of more disposal wells and restricting the volume of others near where a magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck.
  
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• Woman in NYC subway push: I'm not guilty and didn't admit it

  08-11-2016 19:38
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A former home health aide rolled her eyes and insisted she wasn't guilty as she was charged Tuesday with shoving a woman onto the subway tracks under Times Square, killing her.
  
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• The Latest: Crime-scene photos presented to jury

  08-11-2016 19:37
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a former South Carolina police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed black motorist (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Police identify NYC subway push victim

  08-11-2016 19:34
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the death of a woman who authorities say was shoved in front of an approaching subway train under Times Square (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Argentine minister says Trump win may hurt ties

  08-11-2016 19:34
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Latest on world reaction to the U.S. election (all times EST):
  
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• America chooses between Clinton and Trump for next president

  08-11-2016 19:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A polarized America went to the polls Tuesday to pick its 45th president, choosing to elect either Hillary Clinton as the first woman to be president or billionaire businessman Donal
  
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• College student has Kit-Kat stolen, company sends 6,500 more

  08-11-2016 19:22
  
  MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Hershey has come to the rescue of a college student who had his Kit Kat bar brazenly stolen.
  
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• The Latest: Jury in hot-car death trial dismissed to go vote

  08-11-2016 19:21
  
  BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on the trial of Georgia man accused of leaving his toddler to die in a hot car (all times local):
  
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• In a field south of Mosul, investigators probe mass grave

  08-11-2016 19:17
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — The stench of death drew Iraqi soldiers to the unsettled plot of land freshly liberated from Islamic State fighters.
  
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• Congo grenade blast kills 1, injures 32 UN peacekeepers

  08-11-2016 19:14
  
  GOMA, Congo (AP) — An explosion while a group of Indian peacekeepers were exercising in eastern Congo on Tuesday morning killed a young girl, injured 32 peacekeepers and sparked an angry demonstration
  
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• AP PHOTOS: Americans cast ballots for their next president

  08-11-2016 19:12
  
  Americans across the country are heading to the polls Tuesday to elect the 45th president of the United States. Here's what some voters had to say on Election Day:
  
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• Dozen governors' races give Republicans shot at more gains

  08-11-2016 19:07
  
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republicans, who already control a solid majority of governorships, sought to add to their ranks Tuesday as voters picked chief executives in a dozen states.
  
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• Man dies more than week after being shot at north Tulsa home

  08-11-2016 19:02
  
  The 25-year-old man, who was shot multiple times after reportedly pointing a gun at a homeowner on Oct. 30, died at the hospital Monday night.
  
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• Earthquake State Of Emergency Declared For Payne County

  08-11-2016 19:00
  
  Governor Mary Fallin has declared a state of emergency for Payne County due to Sunday night's 5.0 magnitude earthquake near Cushing. 
  
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• Ex-cop in murder trial of black victim: I feared for my life

  08-11-2016 18:54
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — A white former police officer on trial for murder testified Tuesday that he feared for his life when he fatally shot an unarmed black motorist during a traffic stop and that the Conf
  
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• Turkey, Syrian Kurds at loggerheads over Raqqa offensive

  08-11-2016 18:42
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey said Tuesday that the U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led forces leading an assault on the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa should not enter the city itself but merely help encir
  
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• Gov. Mary Fallin declares state of emergency for Payne County following 5.0 quake

  08-11-2016 18:42
  
  The executive order allows state agencies to make emergency purchases for disaster relief and preparedness
  
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• Supreme Court weighs cities' plea to sue banks for bias

  08-11-2016 18:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seems inclined to allow Miami to sue banks for predatory lending practices among minority customers that led to foreclosures, declines in property taxes and dips in
  
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• Mind the chocolate gap: Britons grumble as Toblerone shrinks

  08-11-2016 18:36
  
  GENEVA (AP) — More valleys, fewer peaks: The maker of Toblerone Swiss chocolate has widened the spaces in some of its iconic, triangle-array bars, offering about 10 percent less product for the same p
  
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• Highs in 60s forecast for Tulsa area today after overnight rainfall

  08-11-2016 18:29
  
  Normal high temperatures for this time of November in Tulsa are in the mid-60s, while normal lows are in the low 40s, according to the weather service.
  
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• Death penalty, gun control, pot among ballot-measure issues

  08-11-2016 18:12
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Voters in some states are weighing in on several of most volatile issues facing America — gun control, marijuana legalization, the death penalty and the right of a terminally ill perso
  
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