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• TPS Students, Faculty Remember Teacher Who Passed At Annual Festival

  04-03-2017 23:33
  
  A Tulsa elementary school now has $300 to buy P.E. equipment, after the annual Tulsa Public School Wellness Festival. 
  
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• Elderly resident unaccounted for after Dallas condo fire

  04-03-2017 23:27
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Authorities say an elderly resident of a Dallas condominium complex is unaccounted for after a fire destroyed the four-story structure.
  
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• One Dead, One Injured In SW OKC Shooting

  04-03-2017 23:20
  
  The Oklahoma City Police Department is investigating a shooting on the southwest side Saturday morning. 
  
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• Professor wants more college classes taught in Hawaiian

  04-03-2017 23:11
  
  HILO, Hawaii (AP) — A University of Hawaii professor is working to get an entire curriculum at the university taught in Hawaiian to supplement the language courses taught to children across the state.
  
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• NYC's latest homelessness strategy: Major work, modest goal

  04-03-2017 22:46
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York has tried for years to solve one of its most stubborn and visible problems: tens of thousands of homeless people a night packed into shelters and thousands of others camped ou
  
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• Eastern Libya forces strike from air, aim to retake oil site

  04-03-2017 22:41
  
  BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Libyan armed forces based in the east launched more airstrikes Saturday against militias that seized oil terminals a day earlier, a spokesman said, accusing troops from the coun
  
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• Pulse nightclub victims' fund will make 2nd payout

  04-03-2017 22:32
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Survivors of the Pulse nightclub massacre and families of the victims will receive a second payout from the OneOrlando Fund.
  
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• The Latest: Iditarod draws fans from around the world

  04-03-2017 22:06
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Latest on the ceremonial start of the Iditarod in Alaska (all times local):
  
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• Earthquake insurance: Only 3 in 20 claims approved in Oklahoma since 2010

  04-03-2017 22:00
  
  And the median payout on those claims is only $3,960, according to a Tulsa World analysis of government data. 
  
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• Earthquake insurance: 3 in 20 claims approved in Oklahoma since 2010

  04-03-2017 22:00
  
  And the median payout on those claims is only $3,960, according to a Tulsa World analysis of government data. 
  
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• 20-year sentence for mistaken Washington state honor killing

  04-03-2017 21:47
  
  YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing an Oregon man he mistakenly believed impregnated a 13-year-old girl.
  
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• Prosecutors: NY man aimed to fight with Islamic extremists

  04-03-2017 21:31
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man repeatedly traveled to the Middle East to try to join the Islamic State or another extremist group in Syria and later told authorities he'd been prepared to strap on a b
  
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• Paris mayor asks struggling candidate to cancel his rally

  04-03-2017 21:25
  
  PARIS (AP) — French presidential candidate Francois Fillon, fighting for political survival, called on supporters Saturday not to "abdicate" to those trying to destroy him as the Socialist mayor of Pa
  
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• Oklahoma lawmaker asks Muslims: 'Do you beat your wife?'

  04-03-2017 21:13
  
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma lawmaker who once likened Islam to a cancer has handed out a form asking Muslims to answer questions that include, "Do you beat your wife?"
  
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• Trump claims Obama had phones wiretapped; Obama denies it

  04-03-2017 21:09
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday accused former President Barack Obama of having Trump Tower telephones "wire tapped" during last year's election, a startling claim that Obam
  
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• Escaped Louisiana Work Release Inmate Arrested In Oklahoma

  04-03-2017 20:41
  
  U.S. Marshals arrested an escaped Louisiana work release inmate at an Oklahoma City hotel Friday. 
  
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• 'Spirit of America' rally in Tulsa draws crowd for 'celebrating and supporting'

  04-03-2017 20:30
  
  Organizers promoted the event in the south Tulsa park on 91st Street as "positive, patriotic, uplifting, and open to anyone that supports an America-First agenda."
  
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• Crowd flocks to 'Spirit of America' rally in Tulsa

  04-03-2017 20:30
  
  Organizers promoted the event in the south Tulsa park on 91st Street as "positive, patriotic, uplifting, and open to anyone that supports an America-First agenda."
  
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• Official: Berlin truck attacker autopsy indicates drug use

  04-03-2017 20:15
  
  MILAN (AP) — An Italian official says that the autopsy on the chief suspect in the Berlin Christmas market attack indicated frequent drug use.
  
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• Trump wary of Russian deal; new advisers urge tougher stand

  04-03-2017 20:03
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is telling advisers and allies that he may shelve, at least temporarily, his plan to pursue a deal with Moscow on the Islamic State group and other national se
  
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• FAA: 27 airspace violations near Trump's Florida estate

  04-03-2017 19:36
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Federal officials say more than two dozen aircraft have violated airspace restrictions near President Donald Trump's estate in Florida.
  
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• President Trump accuses Obama of ‘Nixon/Watergate’ plot to wiretap Trump Tower

  04-03-2017 19:26
  
  President Trump on Saturday angrily accused former president Barack Obama of orchestrating a “Nixon/Watergate” plot to tap the phones at his Trump Tower headquarters last fall in the run-up to the ele
  
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• Officers shoot, kill man after high-speed chase in OKC

  04-03-2017 19:20
  
  Law officers shot and killed a man Saturday morning in southeast Oklahoma City after a chase that reached 100 mph on residential streets, the Oklahoma City Police Department reported.
  
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• Obama spokesman says Trump's wiretapping allegation is false

  04-03-2017 19:15
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday accused former President Barack Obama of having Trump Tower telephones "wire tapped" during last year's election, a claim that an Obama spoke
  
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• Russian real estate deals never materialized for Trump

  04-03-2017 19:13
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — He visited imperial palaces and construction sites. He presided at a Miss Universe pageant. He hobnobbed with city officials at gala functions and seemed to particularly enjoy dining on
  
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• Plane believed to be Syrian crashes near Turkey-Syria border

  04-03-2017 19:05
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish officials said that an aircraft believed to belong to the Syrian military crashed near the Turkey-Syria border Saturday, with the Syrian opposition telling Turkish media they s
  
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• Graham says he doesn't know what GOP health care plan is yet

  04-03-2017 19:04
  
  CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham says he doesn't even have a good idea what the Republican health care plan will be.
  
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• Paris mayor asks conservative candidate to cancel his rally

  04-03-2017 18:58
  
  PARIS (AP) — French presidential candidate Francois Fillon, fighting for political survival, has called on supporters not to "abdicate" to those trying to destroy him as the Socialist mayor of Paris a
  
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• Fan-friendly event kicks off Iditarod race across Alaska

  04-03-2017 18:58
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The sound of howling dogs filled downtown Anchorage on Saturday as mushers from around the world gathered for the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
  
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• Dayton to spend 1 more day at Mayo after prostate surgery

  04-03-2017 18:52
  
  ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton will spend one more day at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer.
  
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• Emails from VP Pence's time as governor delivered in Indiana

  04-03-2017 18:49
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Thirteen boxes of emails from Vice President Mike Pence's term as Indiana governor have been turned over to state government, about two months after an earlier attempt didn't work,
  
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• Tulsa Public School's Pride Race & Wellness Festival Underway

  04-03-2017 18:48
  Hundreds of Tulsa Public School students, teachers and education supporters are taking part in the district's annual Pride Race and Wellness Festival at Guthrie Green in downtown Tulsa. Activities included a 5K Bike Ride, a 5K Run, a one mile Fun Run, school mascot Dash and wraps up with Zumba on the Green.
  
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• Paris gets Hadid-mania, as Saab and Mugler channel dark, 80s

  04-03-2017 18:35
  
  PARIS (AP) — It was designer Elie Saab's first collection since his coup of dressing Meryl Streep for the Oscars following the actress' high-profile spat with Chanel.
  
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• 1886 ale marks University of New Hampshire anniversary

  04-03-2017 18:19
  
  DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Smuttynose Brewing Company is helping the University of New Hampshire mark its 150th anniversary with a new ale.
  
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• New 'hurricane hunter' base on schedule for storm season

  04-03-2017 18:01
  
  LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Officials say they're on schedule to open the new home base for the U.S. government's "hurricane hunter" aircraft before the Atlantic hurricane season begins.
  
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• Famine-hit South Sudan sharply raises foreigners' work fees

  04-03-2017 17:44
  
  KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — South Sudan has sharply increased the cost required for foreigners to work in the country — from roughly $100 to up to $10,000 — just days after famine was declared there.
  
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• Republican health care push coming; success a question mark

  04-03-2017 17:38
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans seem set to start muscling legislation through Congress reshaping the country's health care system after seven years of saber-rattling.
  
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• Pursuit Leads To Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting In SE OKC

  04-03-2017 17:30
  
  Police are investigating after an officer-involved shooting in SE Oklahoma City Saturday morning. 
  
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• US police agencies with their own DNA databases stir debate

  04-03-2017 17:25
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dozens of police departments around the U.S. are amassing their own DNA databases to track criminals, a move critics say is a way around regulations governing state and national dat
  
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• Supporters gather for 'March 4 Trump' rallies around US

  04-03-2017 17:17
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Supporters of President Donald Trump plan to convene at Trump Tower, the Washington Monument and scores of other places around the country in marches to show their pride in his preside
  
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• Tulsa Public School Holds Pride Race & Wellness Festival

  04-03-2017 17:02
  
  Hundreds of Tulsa Public School students, teachers and education supporters took part in the district's annual Pride Race and Wellness Festival at Guthrie Green in downtown Tulsa Saturday.
  
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• New Vatican figures show deficit narrowed by half in 2015

  04-03-2017 17:01
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has issued new figures showing it narrowed its deficit by half in 2015 to 12.4 million euros ($13 million).
  
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• Kansas Tax Hike Appears Inevitable After School Funding Ruling

  04-03-2017 16:57
  
  A big tax increase for Kansas appears inevitable as the state wrestles with budget problems.
  
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• Two Shot In SW OKC, Investigation Underway

  04-03-2017 16:48
  
  The Oklahoma City Police Department is investigating a shooting on the southwest side Saturday morning. 
  
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• Somalia: 110 dead from hunger in past 48 hours in drought

  04-03-2017 16:48
  
  MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia's prime minister announced Saturday that 110 people have died from hunger in the past 48 hours in a single region as a severe drought threatens millions of people acr
  
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• NC governor, legislature head to court in power showdown

  04-03-2017 16:47
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's new Democratic governor and majority Republican legislature are charging at each other in a constitutional game of chicken over their powers, a confrontation that
  
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• Tax hike appears inevitable in Kansas after schools ruling

  04-03-2017 16:46
  
  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A big tax increase for Kansas appears inevitable as the state wrestles with budget problems that have left even Republicans ready to roll back income tax cuts that are Gov. Sam Bro
  
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• Serbian director Lazar Stojanovic dies at 73

  04-03-2017 16:46
  
  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Lazar Stojanovic, a Serbian film director who was jailed under communism and was an anti-war activist during the 1990s, has died. He was 73.
  
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• Authorities: Fire in Dallas condo complex, 1 slightly hurt

  04-03-2017 16:44
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Authorities say more than 100 firefighters battled a late-night fire in a four-story condominium building in Dallas.
  
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• Trump claims Obama had his phones wiretapped; no proof cited

  04-03-2017 16:42
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday accused former President Barack Obama of having Trump Tower telephone lines "wire tapped" during last year's election, but Trump didn't offer
  
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