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• Trump's ban dashes hope for many asylum-seekers

  28-01-2017 23:39
  
  An Iraqi pleaded for his life to President Donald Trump. A former Iraqi translator for the U.S. military landed in his new home with words of praise for America still on his lips. And community and ch
  
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• Trump order on refugees, Muslims sparks confusion, worry

  28-01-2017 23:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Confusion, worry and outrage grew Saturday as President Donald Trump's crackdown on refugees and citizens from seven majority-Muslim countries took effect. Airlines blocked people tr
  
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• Trump sets 5-year and lifetime lobbying ban for officials

  28-01-2017 23:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump acted Saturday to fulfill a key portion of his pledge to "drain the swamp" in Washington, banning administration officials from ever lobbying the U.S. on behal
  
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• TU Hoops: Etou, Igbanu Talk Coming To America, Playing For Golden Hurricane

  28-01-2017 23:30
  "I grew up in the Congo; it's totally different than America," said Tulsa basketball's Junior Etou. "Coming to the States was really different."
  
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• Trump shuts door on refugees, but will the US be safer?

  28-01-2017 23:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says his halt to immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations and ban on refugees is being done in the name of national security. But it's not clear that the
  
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• City Hall blog: Why setting community-wide goals is a big deal

  28-01-2017 23:00
  
  Since Mayor G.T. Bynum took office, city leaders have been working to make an overarching list of community issues they want to address. 
  
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• Key Till witness gave false testimony, historian says

  28-01-2017 22:43
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The woman at the center of the trial of Emmett Till's alleged killers has acknowledged that she falsely testified he made physical and verbal threats, according to a new book.
  
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• Trump, Putin discuss 'mutually beneficial' trade, security

  28-01-2017 22:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Will President Donald Trump usher in a new era for U.S.-Russian relations, or are the two powers going to continue down the path as geopolitical foes?
  
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• State lawmakers argue risks, benefits of vaccines in upcoming legislative session

  28-01-2017 22:30
  
  Two senators are picking up where they left off last session to pass legislation about who should decide if children are immunized — and how they decide.
  
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• Roll Call

  28-01-2017 22:30
  
  Congressional Votes for the week of 01/20 - 01/26/2017
  
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• Ginnie Graham: Downtown Tulsa Rotary Club makes concerted efforts for diversity, inclusion

  28-01-2017 22:30
  
  The century-old service organization has undergone shifts in speakers, projects and membership recruitment to better reflect the city it serves
  
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• Florida sheriff investigating killing of mother and daughter

  28-01-2017 22:19
  
  NORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Broward County Sheriff's Office is investigating the killing of a mother and daughter.
  
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• 10 injured in Tennessee National Guard Armory shooting

  28-01-2017 22:01
  
  BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say 10 people in western Tennessee were injured in a shooting at a party at a National Guard Armory.
  
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• The Latest: Trump and Merkel agree on importance of NATO

  28-01-2017 21:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times EST):
  
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• As US bans refugees, alarms remain over homegrown extremists

  28-01-2017 21:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says his halt to immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations and ban on refugees is being done in the name of national security. But it's not clear whether
  
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• The Latest: Freed Iraqi says America 'the greatest'

  28-01-2017 21:27
  
  CAIRO (AP) — The Latest on U.S. President Donald Trump and his ban on refugees from Muslim-majority countries (all times local):
  
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• Growing fallout from President Trump's new immigration crackdown

  28-01-2017 21:09
  
  Trump's order barred all refugees from entering the U.S. for four months, and indefinitely halted any from Syria. He said the ban was needed to keep out "radical Islamic terrorists."
  
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• Syria refugees see dream of better life crushed by Trump ban

  28-01-2017 21:02
  
  AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Syrian refugee Ammar Sawan took a first hopeful step toward moving to the United States last fall, submitting to an initial security screening.
  
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• 20-year-old city councilman dies after car wreck in Idaho

  28-01-2017 21:01
  
  WILDER, Idaho (AP) — A 20-year-old city councilman who was one of the youngest people ever elected in Idaho, has died after being involved in a car accident.
  
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• Protesters in St. Petersburg decry handover of cathedral

  28-01-2017 20:42
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Protesters rallied in St. Petersburg on Saturday against plans by the city authorities to give a landmark cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church amid an increasingly pa
  
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• Airlines Turning Away Passengers Following Trump Travel Ban

  28-01-2017 20:24
  
  Qatar Airways is advising passengers bound for the United States from seven newly banned majority Muslim countries that they need to have either a U.S. green card or diplomatic visa to travel. 
  
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• Former neighbor recalls suspected killer as grieving widower

  28-01-2017 20:23
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Bob Evans sat at a picnic table outside friend Katherine Decker's motorhome in 1986, sobbing that his wife had died when his then-5-year-old daughter, Lisa, was just a baby.
  
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• Sylvia Burwell named next president of American University

  28-01-2017 19:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services President Sylvia Matthews Burwell has been named next president of American University in Washington.
  
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• Republican lawmakers worry if 'Trumpcare' doesn't deliver

  28-01-2017 19:38
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers are fearful about the potential political fallout if their eventual replacement of President Barack Obama's health law doesn't deliver, and they didn't hold back
  
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• Owner, Finance Manager Of Norman Car Lot Sentenced In Fraud Case

  28-01-2017 19:20
  
  The owner and finance manager of Lindsey Street Motors in Norman have been sentenced to a total of six years in federal prison after pleading guilty last year to their roles in a 2014 bank fraud case. 
  
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• The Latest: Cairo officials: Iraqi migrants return to Iraq

  28-01-2017 19:14
  
  CAIRO (AP) — The Latest on U.S. President Donald Trump and his ban on refugees from Muslim-majority countries (all times local):
  
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• Tulsa Health Services Group Hosts ACA Enrollment Event

  28-01-2017 19:13
  
  The deadline to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act is getting closer and Morton Comprehensive Health Services is hosting one last event Saturday to help people sign up. 
  
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• 'She Decides': Dutch put millions into birth control fund

  28-01-2017 19:09
  
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government announced Saturday it's putting 10 million euros ($10.7 million) into an international fund it has launched to finance access to birth control, abort
  
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• VIDEO: Suspect on the run after crash into midtown Tulsa home

  28-01-2017 19:06
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• Thunder In Cleveland For A Matchup With The Reigning Champs

  28-01-2017 18:54
  
  The Thunder will be back in action on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 when they take on LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. 
  
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• Growing fallout from Trump's new immigration crackdown

  28-01-2017 18:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The fallout grew Saturday from President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown as U.S. legal permanent residents and visa-holders from seven Muslim-majority countries who had left the
  
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• British PM May visits Turkey, reaches $125M fighter jet deal

  28-01-2017 18:33
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Britain signed a deal to jointly build fighter jets during Prime Minister Theresa May's visit to Ankara on Saturday, even as the British leader called on Turkey's gove
  
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• The Latest: Trump, Putin are holding closely watched call

  28-01-2017 18:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times EST):
  
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• Protesters in Barcelona aim to claim city back from tourists

  28-01-2017 18:18
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Protesters rallied Saturday in Barcelona over what they considered an out-of-control tourism boom that has damaged their ability to live and work in the northeastern Spanish ci
  
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• Suspect Crashes Into Cars, Houses After Short Pursuit In SW OKC

  28-01-2017 18:07
  
  A suspect on-the-run after stealing a truck, crashes into multiple cars and two houses in SW OKC Saturday morning. 
  
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• Woman remembers suspected killer's tears over dead wife

  28-01-2017 17:57
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Bob Evans sat at a picnic table outside friend Katherine Decker's motorhome in 1986, sobbing that his wife had died when his then-5-year-old daughter, Lisa, was just a baby.
  
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• California governor: Driver's license penalty harms the poor

  28-01-2017 17:49
  
  SARAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When Aaron Cutchon was laid off from his job at an auto body shop, he could no longer afford to pay for two traffic tickets he got for driving in a carpool lane.
  
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• Fashion police: Cops ease rules on tattoos, turbans, beards

  28-01-2017 17:37
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Joe Friday look is out. Tattoos, turbans and beards are in.
  
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• Threat Of Weekend Wildfires In Oklahoma, Arkansas

  28-01-2017 17:20
  
  Forecasters say high wind gusts and dry vegetation could create a threat of wildfires throughout the weekend in parts of Oklahoma and Arkansas. 
  
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• Texas mosque destroyed in early-morning blaze; cause unknown

  28-01-2017 17:18
  
  VICTORIA, Texas (AP) — An early-morning fire has destroyed a Texas mosque that had been a target of hatred in the past.
  
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• The Latest: Nobel laureate Malala 'heart-broken' by ban

  28-01-2017 17:05
  
  CAIRO (AP) — The Latest on U.S. President Donald Trump and his ban on refugees from Muslim-majority countries (all times local):
  
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• Britain's May visits Turkey, reaches fighter jet deal

  28-01-2017 16:59
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Britain signed a deal to jointly build fighter jets during Prime Minister Theresa May's visit to Ankara on Saturday, even as the British leader called on Turkey's gove
  
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• John Hurt, 'Elephant Man' Star, Dead At 77

  28-01-2017 16:36
  
  John Hurt, British actor and “Elephant Man” star, is dead at 77. 
  
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• Cincinnati Zoo says premature hippo begins to support weight

  28-01-2017 16:26
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Zoo says a prematurely born baby hippo is making progress toward standing on her own.
  
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• Lawmakers won't publicly commit to 'bathroom bill' repeal

  28-01-2017 16:04
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's governor insists there are enough votes to kill the state's "bathroom bill." But a survey by The Associated Press and eight North Carolina newspapers shows less t
  
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• Underground fires, toxins in unfunded cleanup of old mines

  28-01-2017 16:01
  
  PRESTON COUNTY, W.Va. (AP) — An underground coal mine fire still smolders in northern West Virginia, releasing smoke from gashes in a hillside only a stone's throw from some houses.
  
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• After Roof trial, SC addressing faith, violence intersection

  28-01-2017 16:01
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The federal trial of the South Carolina man who slaughtered nine Bible study participants has come and gone, with Dylann Roof's death sentence assuring he will spend the rest of
  
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• Trump order bars all refugees from entering US for 4 months

  28-01-2017 15:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has barred all refugees from entering the United States for four months, and indefinitely halted any from Syria, saying the ban is needed to keep out "radical
  
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• Syrian refugees shocked, sad as Trump bans them from the US

  28-01-2017 15:20
  
  AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Syrian refugee Ammar Sawan took his first step toward resettlement in the United States three months ago, submitting to an initial round of security screenings.
  
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• Week 1 of Trump: dog years, old fights, new words, weirdness

  28-01-2017 15:12
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It's been a getting-to-know-you first week for both President Donald Trump and the nation.
  
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