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• US: 64 civilians killed in Iraq, Syria strikes in past year

  09-11-2016 23:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military says 64 civilians were killed and eight were injured in 24 coalition airstrikes in Iraq and Syria over the past year, based on newly completed investigations.
  
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• TPS Superintendent Addresses Tulsa Teachers After SQ 779 Failure

  09-11-2016 23:46
  
  Tulsa Public Schools' Superintendent Deborah A. Gist reached out to Tulsa teachers Wednesday to address the defeat of State Question 779.  
  
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• The alchemy of Trump's victory, at odds with popular vote

  09-11-2016 23:45
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's muscular performance with working-class whites overwhelmed the national trend toward a more diverse population that tends to favor Democrats. That dynamic was amplifie
  
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• Bodies found on suspected serial killer's land identified

  09-11-2016 23:45
  
  Two bodies found on the rural property of a South Carolina man linked to five other deaths were a couple who had a history of panhandling and had been buried there for nearly a year, authorities said
  
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• The Latest: Nigerian militants call Trump victory hopeful

  09-11-2016 23:43
  
  LONDON (AP) — The latest on world reaction to the U.S. presidential election (all times local):
  
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• Tulsa Republicans had an inkling of what was to come Tuesday night

  09-11-2016 23:30
  
  "Somebody called me around 5 p.m. and said Ohio and North Carolina were in the bag ... that we were super confident about North Carolina, and he was naming these other states like Pennsylvania," said Tulsa County Republican Party Chairman Mike Ford.
  
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• The Latest: GOP's Sen. Ayotte concedes to Hassan in NH

  09-11-2016 23:23
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. election. (All times EST):
  
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• Tulsa Inmate's Death Blamed On Methamphetamine Intoxication

  09-11-2016 23:21
  
  The medical examiner released the cause of death of a man who died in the Tulsa County earlier this year as "acute intoxication by methamphetamine." 
  
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• Marine jets collide off San Diego; pilots safe

  09-11-2016 23:18
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two Marine fighter jets collided Wednesday over the Pacific off San Diego and both pilots were safe after one landed at a nearby base and the other ejected into the water, military of
  
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• State Leaders Explore New Ways To Increase Teacher Pay

  09-11-2016 23:11
  
  Backers of a plan to give teachers a raise will have to go back to the drawing board. 
  
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• Some minorities find 'President-elect Trump' scary prospect

  09-11-2016 23:11
  
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Across America, many members of minority groups awoke Wednesday to something that had seemed an implausible nightmare just a day earlier: President-elect Donald Trump.
  
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• New Hampshire Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte concedes race, says in statement she has congratulated Gov. Maggie Hassan

  09-11-2016 23:01
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — New Hampshire Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte concedes race, says in statement she has congratulated Gov. Maggie Hassan.
  
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• Canada open to renegotiating free trade with Trump

  09-11-2016 23:01
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Canada's ambassador to Washington said Wednesday that Canada is open to renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement if that's what President-elect Donald Trump wants.
  
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• Tears, anguish, devastation for many female Clinton voters

  09-11-2016 22:57
  
  Maggie Passmore of St. Paul, Minnesota, had been watching election returns at a party but reverted to watching at home "when things got scary." She fell asleep, then awoke to learn that Donald Trump w
  
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• British trader charged in 'flash crash' pleads guilty

  09-11-2016 22:55
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A British futures trader has pleaded guilty during his first U.S. court appearance since helping to trigger a 2010 "flash crash" from his parents' suburban London home that wiped billio
  
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• Southern wildfires create smoky haze, prompt health concerns

  09-11-2016 22:51
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Wildfires burning across the South have created a smoky haze over metro Atlanta and prompted a public health advisory in Kentucky — and the forests are expected to continue burning for
  
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• Ohio jury deliberations to resume Thursday in cop's trial

  09-11-2016 22:50
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Jurors will resume deliberations Thursday in the murder trial of a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man during a traffic stop over a missing front license plate
  
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• Obama, Trump and the 'zigzag' nation

  09-11-2016 22:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — One country, two tribes, the United States elected in turn Barack Obama, then a president as opposite to him as can be.
  
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• Frost advisory in Tulsa County; freeze warning overnight tonight in Washington County

  09-11-2016 22:45
  
  In Tulsa, overnight lows near 38 degrees are forecast tonight, with patchy frost possible from 1-10 a.m. Thursday, according to the weather service.
  
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• Big victories for legal pot, but path ahead is uncertain

  09-11-2016 22:39
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The number of Americans living in states with recreational marijuana more than tripled after at least three states voted to fully legalize the drug. But the election of Republican D
  
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• Iron Gate Soup Kitchen Denied Bid For Another Tulsa Location

  09-11-2016 22:34
  
  Downtown Coordinating Council voted to deny a new location proposal for Iron Gate Soup Kitchen Wednesday afternoon. 
  
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• 'Stache Bros' Visit OKC Elementary School Students

  09-11-2016 22:20
  
  The Oklahoma City Thunders' Stache brothers took a break from training to help some local students with their reading.
  
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• The Boxyard Brings New Look, Tenants To Downtown Tulsa

  09-11-2016 22:07
  
  There's nothing else like it in downtown Tulsa, and The Boxyard is fully opening its doors to the public in one month.  
  
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• Surprising study finds possible culprit in preterm births

  09-11-2016 21:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers have uncovered a surprising possible trigger for some preterm births: Calcium buildup in the womb.
  
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• Democrats lick their wounds, Republicans see work to be done

  09-11-2016 21:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Cheers and tears. Market whiplash. A glass ceiling not quite shattered. Calls to "lick our wounds."
  
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• Arizona suspect accused of shooting officer killed by police

  09-11-2016 21:57
  
  A man accused of killing a police officer and holing up in an eastern Arizona cabin with a teenage girl believed to have been a hostage was shot dead Wednesday by officers after the suspect opened fir
  
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• The Latest: Sen. Warren proposes truce with Trump

  09-11-2016 21:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. election. (All times EST):
  
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• Court lifts execution reprieve for San Antonio hit man

  09-11-2016 21:30
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Texas' highest criminal court lifted a reprieve on Wednesday that, for the second time in a decade, prevented a convicted hit man from being executed for the 1992 slaying of a San Anton
  
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• Bodies found on SC man's property were buried for a year

  09-11-2016 21:30
  
  Two bodies found on the rural property of a South Carolina man linked to five other deaths were a couple who had a history of panhandling and had been buried there for nearly a year, authorities said
  
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• Congressional GOP pledges swift action on Trump's agenda

  09-11-2016 21:28
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Elated congressional Republicans pledged swift action Wednesday on President-elect Donald Trump's agenda as they heralded an extraordinary new era of unified GOP control in Washingto
  
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• Defense Rests In Shannon Kepler Murder Trial

  09-11-2016 21:26
  
  Former Tulsa cop Shannon Kepler took the stand Wednesday morning for the first time in front of a jury during his first-degree murder trial. Now the case will go to the jury.
  
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• Clinton on pace to win popular vote, despite losing election

  09-11-2016 21:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite losing Tuesday's presidential election, Hillary Clinton appears to be on pace to win the popular vote, an ironic twist in an election in which her opponent repeatedly said th
  
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• GM laying off over 2,000 at 2 car plants as sales slow

  09-11-2016 21:17
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Shifting demand from cars to trucks and SUVS is forcing General Motors to lay off more than 2,000 workers indefinitely at two assembly plants in Ohio and Michigan starting in January.
  
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• Snowflakes, Santa look to be back on Starbucks holiday cups

  09-11-2016 21:15
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks is unveiling its holiday coffee cups for this year and appears to be bringing back snowflakes, candy canes and other holiday symbols, after last year's more subdued red cups
  
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• Diabetic Tulsa Jail inmate died from methamphetamine toxicity, autopsy shows

  09-11-2016 21:15
  
  Mitchell Lee Godsey, 59, died Aug. 1 after jail staff found him lying on his stomach and not breathing during a routine check. They found him around 11 p.m.
  
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• Muslim Advocacy Group Refused Participation In Tulsa Veterans Parade

  09-11-2016 21:07
  
  An Oklahoma Muslim group says its application to participate in this year's Veterans Day Parade in Tulsa has been denied. 
  
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• Gunman in deadly Los Angeles-area shooting was high on drugs

  09-11-2016 21:05
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A gunman was binging on drugs when he randomly opened fire Tuesday in a peaceful Southern California neighborhood, killing a neighbor and wounding two women before police shot him,
  
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• With death penalty back, Nebraska looks ahead to executions

  09-11-2016 21:01
  
  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Now that Nebraska voters have restored the death penalty, Gov. Pete Ricketts said Wednesday he plans to renew his focus on resuming executions despite numerous hurdles that have k
  
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• Indictment issued against Connecticut man accused of threatening Tulsa authorities over Terence Crutcher shooting

  09-11-2016 21:00
  
  A federal grand jury has indicted a Connecticut man who allegedly threatened to kill Tulsa Police Chief Chuck Jordan and officer Betty Shelby in response to the deadly shooting of Terence Crutcher.
  
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• Retail Liquor Association Plans To Challenge Change In Oklahoma Law

  09-11-2016 20:45
  
  The president of the Retail Liquor Association of Oklahoma says the group plans to challenge voter approval of a constitutional amendment that overhauls state liquor laws. 
  
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• For global economy, Trump victory intensifies uncertainties

  09-11-2016 20:43
  
  Donald Trump's promise to put America first helped propel him to the U.S. presidency. But he also unleashed uncertainty on the global economy by skewering trading partners and offering few specifics t
  
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• The Latest: Nicaragua's Ortega congratulates Trump

  09-11-2016 20:30
  
  LONDON (AP) — The latest on world reaction to the U.S. presidential election (all times local):
  
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• Experienced hands at congressional helm under Trump

  09-11-2016 20:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump, a newcomer to Washington, will deal with an experience quartet of Washington hands as the top leaders of Congress. Here's a look at the gatekeepers to t
  
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• Muslim Group Refused Participation In Tulsa Veterans Parade

  09-11-2016 20:22
  
  An Oklahoma Muslim group says its application to participate in this year's Veterans Day Parade in Tulsa has been denied. 
  
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• Coroner: 2 bodies on property of South Carolina man linked to 5 other deaths were a couple, buried for about a year

  09-11-2016 20:20
  
  SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Coroner: 2 bodies on property of South Carolina man linked to 5 other deaths were a couple, buried for about a year.
  
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• 70 years on, Jewish survivors detained in Cyprus remembered

  09-11-2016 20:20
  
  NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Nechema Friedman says her parents often recalled how the months they spent in a detention camp in Cyprus after World War II nurtured their desire to plant roots in Palestine.
  
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• Retail Liquor Association of Oklahoma to challenge State Question 792's passage

  09-11-2016 20:00
  
  Bryan Kerr says the measure could force many retail liquor stores to close.
  
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• New Jersey takes over debt-ridden Atlantic City government

  09-11-2016 19:56
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Christie's administration has seized power in Atlantic City, taking control of the assets and major decision-making in the struggling seaside gambling resort
  
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• The Latest: Coroner to identify 2 bodies found on property

  09-11-2016 19:55
  
  WOODRUFF, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on a South Carolina man who authorities say confessed to killing four people in 2003 after investigators found a woman alive and chained in a storage container on his
  
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• Canadian PM Trudeau says he'll work closely with Trump

  09-11-2016 19:41
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed Wednesday to work "very closely" with President-elect Donald Trump.
  
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