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• Report: VA not tracking true health care delays in 2 states

  03-03-2017 23:59
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Actual delays in delivering medical care to military veterans remain far worse at Veterans Affairs facilities in North Carolina and Virginia than internal records showed, accordin
  
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• The Latest: AOL emails among records Gov. Pence kept private

  03-03-2017 23:56
  
  JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on Vice President Mike Pence (all times local):
  
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• Rush Springs Students Learning STEM Skills, Marketing Through Gardening

  03-03-2017 23:56
  
  A high school science project in Rush Springs has recently turned into the local farmer's market, providing fresh vegetables that are not normally available this time of year.
  
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• FDA approves first drug to limit frequent waking to urinate

  03-03-2017 23:55
  
  U.S. regulators have approved the first drug to reduce nighttime trips to the bathroom.
  
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• Pence fought against releasing records as Indiana governor

  03-03-2017 23:46
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence repeatedly stonewalled media requests to view public records when he was Indiana's governor, including emails about state business distributed from a priv
  
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• Legislator requires Muslims who want to see him at Capitol to answer questions, including 'Do you beat your wife?'

  03-03-2017 23:45
  
  Bennett is critical of Islam and Islamic leaders and has often clashed with the Council on American-Islamic Relations of Oklahoma, which sponsored the Muslim Day activities at the state Capitol.
  
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• Emergency Burn Ban In Effect In Rogers County

  03-03-2017 23:43
  
  Rogers County commissioners enacted an emergency burn ban Friday afternoon. 
  
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• The Frontier: Doctors Testify Williams' Death In Jail Was Preventable

  03-03-2017 22:44
  
  Elliott Williams’ death unquestionably could have been prevented if he would have received the proper medical care, a medical expert testified Friday.
  
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• Reasor's Store In South Tulsa To Close

  03-03-2017 22:43
  
  The Reasor's store at 51st and Harvard in Tulsa will be close May 1st.
  
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• Residents Evacuated After Wildfire Sparks Up Near Lake Thunderbird

  03-03-2017 22:06
  
  Mandatory evacuations are underway as a large wildfire rages near Lake Thunderbird, on the southeast side of the metro, Friday afternoon.
  
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• Officials: Tillerson eyes State Dept budget cut over 3 years

  03-03-2017 22:05
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has agreed in principle to a White House proposal to slash foreign aid and diplomatic spending by 37 percent, but wants to spread it out over three y
  
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• Libyan militias seize control of major oil terminals

  03-03-2017 22:01
  
  BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Libyan militias occupied major oil terminals on Friday after clashes with armed forces based in the east and commanded by army chief Gen. Khalifa Hifter, military officials said
  
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• Court rules to lift federal protections for Wyoming wolves

  03-03-2017 22:01
  
  A U.S. appeals court on Friday lifted protections that kept gray wolves an endangered species in Wyoming for years after federal officials removed packs in neighboring states from that list.
  
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• Texas man convicted of stealing comic books held as evidence

  03-03-2017 22:00
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — A former district attorney investigator in Texas has been convicted of stealing more than $1 million in collectible comic books and sports memorabilia that were being held as evidence i
  
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• New measures approved to protect birds from contaminated pit

  03-03-2017 21:59
  
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Federal officials said Friday they have approved new measures meant to prevent a repeat of last fall's mass bird deaths in a contaminated former open-pit mine in Montana, includin
  
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• Rene Preval, who led Haiti amid catastrophe, dies at 74

  03-03-2017 21:56
  
  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Rene Preval, a low-key technocrat who led Haiti as president during the devastating January 2010 earthquake and a messy and prolonged recovery, has died. He was 74.
  
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• Trump, hitting back, accuses Schumer of Putin ties

  03-03-2017 21:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump, his administration under siege for contacts with Russian officials, is calling for "an immediate investigation" into Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer's ow
  
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• Woman who streamed Minnesota shooting arrested in assault

  03-03-2017 21:50
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A woman who livestreamed the fatal shooting of her boyfriend during a traffic stop in Minnesota last year has been arrested in a reported assault.
  
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• Texas woman who got prison for voter fraud out on appeal

  03-03-2017 21:50
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A lawyer for a Mexican national sentenced to eight years in prison for voter fraud in Texas says she's been released as her appeal is pending.
  
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• The Latest: Suspect in Jewish threats appears before judge

  03-03-2017 21:49
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the arrest in connection with threats made to at least eight Jewish institutions nationwide and the Anti-Defamation League's headquarters in New York City (all times loca
  
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• Judge ups bail in fatal hit-and-run to prevent deportation

  03-03-2017 21:46
  
  DENVER (AP) — A Denver judge has raised bail to $1 million for a Honduran man charged in a fatal hit-and-run to make sure he is not deported before the case is resolved.
  
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• Pence dismisses town hall criticism during Wisconsin stop

  03-03-2017 21:45
  
  JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence joined House Speaker Paul Ryan on Friday in his Wisconsin hometown, promising during an invite-only speech that a replacement plan for the Affordable
  
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• Environmental programs face deep cuts under budget proposal

  03-03-2017 21:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration would slash programs aimed at slowing climate change and improving water safety and air quality, while eliminating thousands of jobs, according to a draft of
  
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• Trump tours private school in Florida, promoting choice

  03-03-2017 21:43
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump toured a private religious school in Florida on Friday, praising it as an ideal institution for "disadvantaged children" while re-emphasizing that his educa
  
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• Dying author pens essay with dating profile of husband

  03-03-2017 21:43
  
  An author fighting ovarian cancer who may not have long to live has offered up her husband in a tear-jerking essay: "If you're looking for a dreamy, let's-go-for-it travel companion, Jason is your man
  
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• Oklahoma court upholds conviction, life sentence of Tulsan

  03-03-2017 21:36
  The Oklahoma Court of Appeals has upheld the first-degree murder conviction and life prison sentence of a Tulsa man. The court on Friday rejected appeals by 26-year-old Brian Xavier Harris of improper evidence and improper testimony during his trial.
  
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• Fire destroys UU community center in destitute part of Tulsa

  03-03-2017 21:36
  A fire destroyed much of the Welcome Table Community Center in Turley, Oklahoma, early Thursday, March 2. ven though a March 2 fire destroyed most of an old church that housed the Welcome Table Community Center -a food bank and gathering place that serves hundreds of people in a particularly destitute suburb of Tulsa, Oklahoma-the Rev. Ron Robinson said the center's work will not slow down.
  
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• Bridge closed by fractured truss on track to reopen in April

  03-03-2017 21:32
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Engineers say work to repair a major bridge that links Pennsylvania and New Jersey remains on track for it to reopen in about a month.
  
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• Pawnee Nation sues oil and gas producers it blames for 5.8 earthquake

  03-03-2017 21:30
  
  On Friday morning, the suit was filed in Pawnee Nation District Court against 27 companies in an effort to recover damages and market value losses to tribal property stemming from the largest earthquake in state history.
  
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• Do Muslim nations want Shariah law?

  03-03-2017 21:30
  
  Muslims in Middle East and Asia strongly favor Shariah as the law of the land; others do not.
  
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• Panhandler cited 250 times in war of wills with Ohio police

  03-03-2017 21:29
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland police and a persistent panhandler have been engaged in a war of wills for years at a homely west side intersection that appears to subside only during the man's stints in j
  
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• Turkey's Erdogan says arrested journalist is 'German spy'

  03-03-2017 21:24
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Tensions flared between Ankara and Berlin on Friday over the cancellation of two Turkish Cabinet members' rallies in Germany, and the ongoing detention in Turkey of a German news
  
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• Appeals court hands oil companies victory in coastal lawsuit

  03-03-2017 21:21
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court Friday refused to revive a Louisiana levee board's lawsuit blaming dozens of oil and gas companies for damage to the state's fragile coast, a major victory f
  
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• The Latest: Pence insists his email use followed Indiana law

  03-03-2017 21:20
  
  JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on Vice President Mike Pence (all times local):
  
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• 2nd suspect arrested in case of missing Georgia teacher

  03-03-2017 21:18
  
  FITZGERALD, Ga. (AP) — A second man was arrested Friday in connection with the slaying of Georgia high school teacher who vanished nearly 12 years ago, with warrants saying the new suspect helped the
  
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• Former Tulsa Dentist's Request For New License Denied

  03-03-2017 21:01
  
  The Oklahoma Dental Board denied a request to restore the license for a former Tulsa dentist who surrendered it more than five years ago. 
  
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• Tulsa's Reasor's Store On Harvard Closing May 1st

  03-03-2017 20:53
  
  The Tulsa Reasor's store at 51st and Harvard will be closing May 1st.
  
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• Mannford Home Catches On Fire

  03-03-2017 20:06
  
  Mannford firefighters are at the scene of a house fire.
  
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• Silicon Valley high school makes $24 million from Snap IPO

  03-03-2017 19:45
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A private Catholic high school in California's Silicon Valley that made $24 million from an initial public offering of shares in Snap Inc. will use the windfall for financial aid,
  
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• Iranians celebrate 2nd Oscars win for Farhadi

  03-03-2017 19:43
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Hundreds of Iranians have gathered at Tehran Cinema Museum to celebrate Asghar Farhadi's Academy Awards win for best foreign language film.
  
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• Maryland woman detained in Gambia returns to US

  03-03-2017 19:40
  
  FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — A Maryland woman imprisoned last year while visiting her native Gambia is back with her family in the United States.
  
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• Ex-Muslim minister says liberal or conservative, Americans are wrong on Islam

  03-03-2017 19:40
  
  Americans misunderstand Islam in two opposite ways, says the Rev. Mateen Elass, who will speak next weekend in Tulsa: Islamophobic conservatives wrongly fear that their Muslim neighbors are a threat, and liberals/progressives fail to see the danger of Islam’s historic goal of global submission to Shariah law.
  
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• Cleveland police, panhandler in longtime war of wills

  03-03-2017 19:40
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland police and a persistent panhandler have been engaged in a war of wills for years at a homely west side intersection that appears to subside only during the man's stints in j
  
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• State Appeals Court Upholds Conviction, Life Sentence Of Tulsa Man

  03-03-2017 19:38
  
  The Oklahoma Court of Appeals has upheld the first-degree murder conviction and life prison sentence of a Tulsa man. 
  
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• WH defends Pence's use of private email while governor

  03-03-2017 19:37
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House spokeswoman said Friday that Vice President Mike Pence "did everything to the letter of the law" after public records revealed that he used a private email account to c
  
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• In Atlanta, anti-Semitism is viewed through lens of history

  03-03-2017 19:34
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Amid a surge of bomb threats and vandalism at Jewish institutions nationwide, members of Atlanta's Jewish community have felt a familiar wave of apprehension about what may come next.
  
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• Man accused of threatening Jewish institutions to vilify ex

  03-03-2017 19:33
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A former journalist fired for making up details in stories is behind at least eight of the scores of threats made against Jewish institutions nationwide, and a bomb threat to New York'
  
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• Campaigners urging Obama to run for French president

  03-03-2017 19:33
  
  PARIS (AP) — "Oui on peut!"
  
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• The Latest: Geneva talks on Syria end without clear results

  03-03-2017 19:28
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on Syria (all times local):
  
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• 'All-American' Argentine faces deportation without hearing

  03-03-2017 19:23
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Before she was arrested following an immigration protest, Daniela Vargas loved to watch "Grey's Anatomy," wanted to be an SUV-driving soccer mom with three kids, and dreamed of b
  
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