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• Akdar Shrine Circus Proceeds To Help Child Burn Victims

  25-02-2017 23:54
  
  The 72nd Annual Akdar Shrine Circus is in town this weekend. Proceeds go to the Shriners Fraternity, which helps transport children who are burn victims to hospitals all over the country. 
  
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• Judge decides against fining widow who called police 'pigs'

  25-02-2017 23:42
  
  MOORE, Okla. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a request to impose a stiff fine against a widow who called police "pigs" on Facebook as she vented her frustrations over the death of her husband in
  
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• Democrats, GOP spar over Medicaid reform at govs' meeting

  25-02-2017 23:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Tensions emerged Saturday between Democratic and Republican U.S. governors over a GOP-led proposal for a major overhaul to Medicaid, with Democrats saying the changes would take away
  
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• Police: 8-year-old girl fatally shot after traffic accident

  25-02-2017 23:05
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — An 8-year-old Houston girl was shot to death following a traffic accident that resulted in gunfire, her mother and police said Saturday.
  
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• Malaysia says airport safe, autopsy shows nerve agent effect

  25-02-2017 22:47
  
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's health minister said Sunday autopsy results suggested a nerve agent caused "very serious paralysis" that killed the exiled half brother of North Korea's leader
  
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• Neighbor: Bar attack suspect a 'drunken mess,' not political

  25-02-2017 22:45
  
  OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man accused of shooting two Indian immigrants and a third man at a bar, in what some believe was a hate crime, was always a drinker but became a "drunken mess" after his f
  
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• Coal royalty program changes frozen by Trump administration

  25-02-2017 22:42
  
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Interior Department has put on hold changes to how the federal government values huge volumes of coal extracted from public lands, primarily in the Western United States, af
  
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• Deadly insurgent attack in Homs weighs on UN-led Syria talks

  25-02-2017 22:36
  
  GENEVA (AP) — A deadly terrorist attack in central Syria on Saturday threatened to thwart efforts to wrest a political solution at peace talks in Geneva, with the U.N. mediator decrying "spoilers" who
  
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• The Latest: Obama congratulates Perez as new DNC leader

  25-02-2017 22:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the selection of a new national leader of the Democratic Party (all times local):
  
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• John Klein: Hunt for The Tulsamerican may bring piece of Tulsa history home

  25-02-2017 22:15
  
  There are plans for some sort of limited recovery of the Tulsamerican, a famed WWII bomber that was the last plane to roll off a Tulsa assembly line.
  
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• French leader visits Disneyland Paris for its 25th year

  25-02-2017 22:08
  
  PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande has used a visit to Disneyland Paris for its 25th anniversary to push back at U.S. President Donald Trump for insulting the City of Light.
  
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• The Latest: Syrian opposition hints govt behind Homs attack

  25-02-2017 21:56
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on developments in Syria and at peace talks in Geneva (all times local):
  
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• Democrats elect Perez party chairman on second ballot

  25-02-2017 21:54
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Democrats elected former Labor Secretary Tom Perez as their new national chairman on Saturday over a liberal Minnesota congressman after a divisive campaign that reflected the depths of
  
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• The Latest: Malaysia says airport safe, no trace of toxin

  25-02-2017 21:49
  
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Latest on Malaysia's investigation into the apparent assassination of the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Ellison named deputy to new Dem Party head Perez

  25-02-2017 21:38
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the selection of a new national leader of the Democratic Party (all times local):
  
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• Democrats elect former Obama Labor Secretary Tom Perez as national party chairman

  25-02-2017 21:22
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Democrats elect former Obama Labor Secretary Tom Perez as national party chairman.
  
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• Lawyer: Officer feared for safety during struggle with teens

  25-02-2017 21:21
  
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — A lawyer for the Los Angeles police officer who discharged a gun during an off-duty scuffle with teenagers says his client feared for his and his sick father's safety.
  
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• Britain agrees $150 million loan guarantee to Egypt on visit

  25-02-2017 21:19
  
  LONDON (AP) — Britain on Saturday finalized a $150 million loan guarantee to Egypt, where Boris Johnson was on his first visit to the country as Foreign Secretary and as a human rights organization ur
  
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• Perez, Ellison head to second ballot in DNC race

  25-02-2017 21:02
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Democrats were still deadlocked over who should lead their party in the era of President Donald Trump, with the contest between former Labor Secretary Tom Perez and Minnesota Rep. Keith
  
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• The Latest: Kansas bar reopens 3 days after deadly shooting

  25-02-2017 20:51
  
  OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on a deadly shooting at a Kansas bar that some witnesses said was racially motivated (all times local):
  
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• Warren Buffett sticks to business, avoids politics in letter

  25-02-2017 20:45
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investors who wanted billionaire Warren Buffett to address the current state of the world in his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders will likely be disappointed, but th
  
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• The Latest: Syrian gov't demands opposition unity for talks

  25-02-2017 20:43
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on developments in Syria and at peace talks in Geneva (all times local):
  
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• Democrats: GOP Medicaid reform plan is really about tax cuts

  25-02-2017 20:42
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Tensions emerged Saturday between Democratic and Republican U.S. governors over a GOP-led proposal for a major overhaul to Medicaid, with Democrats saying the changes would take away
  
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• The Latest: Malaysia says autopsy shows nerve agent effects

  25-02-2017 20:39
  
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Latest on Malaysia's investigation into the apparent assassination of the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (all times local):
  
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• Fargo police plan cultural training after sweat lodge arrest

  25-02-2017 20:28
  
  FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Fargo police are planning cultural sensitivity training after an officer responding to a report of a fire arrested a man at a Native American sweat lodge.
  
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• New EPA chief delays mining rule after industry objects

  25-02-2017 20:27
  
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration has delayed consideration of a proposal to require companies to prove they have the financial wherewithal to clean up polluted mining sites after a push
  
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• Large sewage spill in Tijuana, Mexico, flows north of border

  25-02-2017 20:24
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials in Southern California are crying foul after more than 140 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into the Tijuana River in Mexico and flowed north of the border for more t
  
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• Democratic National Committee fails to choose new leader on first ballot; voting continues

  25-02-2017 20:22
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic National Committee fails to choose new leader on first ballot; voting continues.
  
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• Final cleanup begins at Dakota Access pipeline protest camp

  25-02-2017 20:08
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has moved into the evacuated Dakota Access pipeline protest camp to finish the cleanup started weeks ago by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
  
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• Thousands rally in Romania to back beleaguered govt

  25-02-2017 20:02
  
  BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Thousands of people turned out for a pro-government rally Saturday in southern Romania, hoping to boost the popularity of the center-left government following massive anti-co
  
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• Milan designers hit 'empowering women' theme in fall fashion

  25-02-2017 19:44
  
  MILAN (AP) — Milan Fashion Week took a formal turn on the fourth day of previews for next fall and winter.
  
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• Skiatook Man Critical Following Motorcycle Crash

  25-02-2017 19:28
  
  The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a Skiatook man is in critical condition after crashing his motorcycle Friday afternoon.
  
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• The Latest: IS fighters in Syria's Homs target gas pipeline

  25-02-2017 19:15
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the developments in the Syrian conflict (all times local):
  
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• Germany: Man hits 3 with car and flees, is shot by police

  25-02-2017 19:13
  
  BERLIN (AP) — A man apparently drove a car into pedestrians in a central square in the German city of Heidelberg on Saturday, injuring three people, then fled and was shot after being tracked down by
  
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• Suspect dead, 2 Florida officers wounded in shootout

  25-02-2017 19:11
  
  CASSELBERRY, Fla. (AP) — Police have identified a suspect who died during a shootout with two central Florida police officers.
  
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• The Latest: Democratic leadership race narrows to 6

  25-02-2017 19:09
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the selection of a new national leader of the Democratic Party (all times local):
  
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• Appealing to millennials, Las Vegas gets e-sports arena

  25-02-2017 19:09
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The arena has all the features that a professional sports venue needs: stands, warm-up areas for teams, massive screens for spectators and a broadcast platform for commentators. But w
  
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• Perez: Democrats are in 'crisis of confidence'

  25-02-2017 18:59
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Democrats on Saturday neared the end of a long, competitive battle to choose a new national party chairman who will attempt to turn widespread opposition to President Donald Trump into
  
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• Lake created by coal waste landslide floods Bosnian highway

  25-02-2017 18:39
  
  SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Flooding from a new lake created by a landslide of mine waste shut down one of Bosnia's main highways Saturday and raised fears of further flooding.
  
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• In a blow, twin attacks on Syrian security kill at least 32

  25-02-2017 18:35
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — In synchronized attacks, insurgents stormed into heavily guarded security offices in Syria's central Homs city, clashed with troops and then blew themselves up, killing a senior officer
  
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• NY congresswoman urges open White House press briefings

  25-02-2017 18:34
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York congresswoman has voiced outrage over the White House decision to block The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, CNN, Politico and others from a press briefing.
  
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• Conditions deteriorate in west Mosul as Iraqi advances slow

  25-02-2017 18:27
  
  MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — The Iraqi advance into Mosul's western half slowed Saturday as combat turned to urban warfare and Iraqi forces met stiff resistance from the Islamic State group. Hundreds of civilia
  
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• The Latest: Neighbor says alleged shooter was 'drunken mess'

  25-02-2017 18:26
  
  OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on a deadly shooting at a Kansas bar that some witnesses said was racially motivated (all times local):
  
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• Group urges UK envoy to raise human rights issues in Egypt

  25-02-2017 18:22
  
  LONDON (AP) — The human rights organization Reprieve is urging British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to speak about what it called the "appalling" human rights abuses in Egypt during his meeting wit
  
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• Minnesota Somali group: Rejecting federal grant was right

  25-02-2017 18:17
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The leaders of a Minnesota nonprofit that works to improve the lives of young Somalis knew the stakes were high when they rejected $500,000 in federal funding earlier this month.
  
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• OU Quarterback Baker Mayfield Arrested For Public Intoxication

  25-02-2017 18:12
  
  Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield was arrested early Saturday morning on one felony and two misdemeanor complaints following an incident in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
  
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• Correction: Milan Fashion Week-Watch story

  25-02-2017 18:09
  
  MILAN (AP) — In a story Feb. 24 about Milan Fashion Week, The Associated Press erroneously attributed a quote to Emporio instead of the line's designer Giorgio Armani.
  
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• Missoni floods fashion world with pink pussy hats

  25-02-2017 18:07
  
  MILAN (AP) — Milan Fashion Week took a formal turn on the fourth day of previews for next fall and winter.
  
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• Missing reports prompt review of Texas police shootings law

  25-02-2017 18:07
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Texas law enforcement agencies may soon pay a price for failing to report officer-involved shootings.
  
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• The Latest: UN's Syria ambassador expected talk 'spoilers'

  25-02-2017 17:59
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on developments in Syria and at peace talks in Geneva (all times local):
  
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