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• Ex-Wisconsin deputy who killed wife, sister-in-law dies

  07-03-2017 23:53
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former Wisconsin sheriff's deputy who killed his wife and sister-in-law but was found not legally responsible because of his ailing health died Tuesday, his defense attorney sai
  
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• Supreme Court: Weapons allowed on Madison buses

  07-03-2017 23:50
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's capital city must allow passengers to carry hidden weapons on buses, the state Supreme Court said Tuesday in siding with a gun rights group that local governments cann
  
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• Fishers sue to get rid of Obama's New England ocean monument

  07-03-2017 23:47
  
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A coalition of commercial fishing groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to challenge the creation of a national monument off the coast of New England.
  
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• Trump's promises vs. the Republican plan on health care

  07-03-2017 23:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he was "proud to support" House Republicans' proposal for replacing the Affordable Care Act," though he noted that he considered it the first phase of his
  
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• Election commission eyes spending by group backing Trump

  07-03-2017 23:44
  
  AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Federal Election Commission is raising questions about last-minute election expenditures by a pro-Donald Trump super PAC that has already acknowledged making mistakes regardi
  
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• The Latest: Hit man in Texas murder-for-hire set to die

  07-03-2017 23:42
  
  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the execution in Texas of Rolando Ruiz (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Deaths toll increases to 4 in train-bus crash

  07-03-2017 23:42
  
  BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on a train-bus collision in Biloxi, Mississippi (all times local):
  
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• Uber driver arraigned on charge of raping Virginia passenger

  07-03-2017 23:41
  
  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — An Uber driver is accused of abducting, raping and assaulting a passenger in Virginia Beach.
  
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• The Latest: Forecaster says wildfire conditions should ease

  07-03-2017 23:37
  
  HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires burning across the country's midsection (all times local):
  
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• What the first Republican health care plan means for you

  07-03-2017 23:36
  
  Health insurance shoppers may wind up with more options to choose from but less help buying a policy under a new Republican proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act.
  
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• Conservative backlash threatens to sink new GOP health bill

  07-03-2017 23:35
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful conservative backlash threatened to sink the new Republican health care bill Tuesday less than 24 hours after its launch, even as President Donald Trump and congressional
  
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• Trump tweet signals ongoing support for Guantanamo

  07-03-2017 23:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump appeared on Tuesday to reinforce his campaign support for the continued use of the Guantanamo Bay detention center, using an early morning tweet to discuss the
  
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• Paterson, New Jersey, mayor facing corruption charges

  07-03-2017 23:27
  
  PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — The mayor of Paterson directed three supervisors in the public works department and other municipal employees to perform work at a warehouse leased by his daughter and nephew and
  
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• Michigan teen gets size-28 shoes, thanks to 3-D printer

  07-03-2017 23:25
  
  MICHIGAN CENTER, Mich. (AP) — A 19-year-old Michigan man who was previously in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's tallest teenager has finally found an affordable pair of shoes to fit h
  
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• Train hits bus in Mississippi; 3 dead, unknown number hurt

  07-03-2017 23:22
  
  BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A freight train smashed into a charter bus in Biloxi, Mississippi, on Tuesday, pushing the bus 300 feet down the tracks and leaving at least three people dead, authorities said.
  
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• Senate votes to block Obama-era rule on federal land plans

  07-03-2017 23:20
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved legislation Tuesday to block an Obama-era regulation that Republicans said could deter development of federal lands and harm local economies in the West.
  
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• The Latest: House intel chair 'concerned' about WikiLeaks

  07-03-2017 23:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the publication by WikiLeaks of what it described as thousands of pages of confidential files about CIA hacking activities (all times local):
  
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• Suspect In Stillwater Deadly Shooting Arrested Tuesday; Second Suspect Sought

  07-03-2017 22:08
  
  Stillwater police say they have arrested one of the two suspects sought in the weekend shooting that left one man dead and two others injured.  
  
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• NWS Confirms EF1 Tornado In Adair County Monday Night

  07-03-2017 22:05
  
  Green Country woke up Tuesday to damage from Monday night's storms. News On 6 has received reports of damage in Adair County as well as in the Tulsa area. 
  
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• Fugitive Known For Cross-Dressing To Avoid Capture Arrested In Tulsa

  07-03-2017 22:04
  
  One of Oklahoma's top 15 fugitives was arrested Monday after a short foot chase when a joint task force tracked him down to midtown Tulsa, according to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.  
  
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• Senate poised to block Obama-era rule on federal land plans

  07-03-2017 21:45
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is poised to approve legislation blocking an Obama-era regulation that Republicans said could deter development of federal lands and harm local economies in the West.
  
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• President Trump says he's 'proud' to support House health care plan, hopes it will pass very quickly

  07-03-2017 21:42
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump says he's 'proud' to support House health care plan, hopes it will pass very quickly.
  
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• Tillerson traveling to Asia next week to discuss NKorea

  07-03-2017 21:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson travels to Japan, South Korea and China next week seeking coordination to address the nuclear and missile threat from North Korea.
  
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• House GOP health bill adds up to big tax cut for the rich

  07-03-2017 21:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Republicans' health care bill adds up to big tax cuts for the rich.
  
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• Petrified Forest park ex-worker gets prison for fee thefts

  07-03-2017 21:34
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — A former National Park Service supervisor for northern Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park has been sentenced to a year in prison for stealing $313,000 in entrance fees.
  
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• Democrats push No. 2 Justice pick for special Russia probe

  07-03-2017 21:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed Tuesday for a special prosecutor to examine the Trump administration's potential ties to Russia, using a confirmation hearing to urge the No. 2 pick at the Justice D
  
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• Judge won't stop construction of Dakota Access pipeline

  07-03-2017 21:32
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge declined Tuesday to temporarily stop construction of the final section of the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline, clearing the way for oil to flow as soon as nex
  
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• WikiLeaks reveals CIA trove alleging wide-scale hacking

  07-03-2017 21:28
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — WikiLeaks published thousands of documents Tuesday described as secret files about CIA hacking tools the government employs to break into users' computers, mobile phones and even sma
  
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• The Latest: Oklahoma wildfire evacuation orders lifted

  07-03-2017 21:28
  
  STERLING, Colo. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires burning across the country's midsection (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Man accused of mom's decapitation gets lawyer

  07-03-2017 21:28
  
  ZEBULON, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on a man accused of decapitating his mother (all times local):
  
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• Hundreds pack Texas Capitol for transgender bathroom debate

  07-03-2017 21:26
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Hundreds of transgender-rights supporters packed the Texas Capitol on Tuesday, seeking to speak out against a North Carolina-style "bathroom bill" that has drawn opposition from s
  
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• The Latest: White House weighing whether to make logs public

  07-03-2017 21:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest news on the Trump administration (all times local):
  
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• North Dakota reconsiders 70-year ban on parking meters

  07-03-2017 21:25
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — When an angry farmer was ticketed for not feeding a parking meter, he launched a one-man crusade that made North Dakota the nation's only state that bans the meters on all public
  
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• AP Explains: How to transform GOP health care plan into law

  07-03-2017 21:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than 60 votes and seven years of promises, Republicans offered their long-awaited plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
  
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• Sand Springs Middle School Students Treated For Smoke Inhalation

  07-03-2017 21:17
  
  Multiple Clyde Boyd Middle School students were treated on site for smoke inhalation Tuesday after someone intentionally set a fire in a school bathroom stall, Sand Springs Fire Chief Mike Wood said. 
  
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• Trump set to roll back federal fuel-economy requirements

  07-03-2017 21:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is moving to roll back federal fuel-economy requirements that would have forced automakers to increase significantly the efficiency of new cars and trucks, a
  
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• Authorities Arrest Verdigris Murder Suspect

  07-03-2017 21:11
  
  Authorities arrested 30-year-old Brian Benedict Tuesday afternoon near where he is suspected of shooting and killing his father.
  
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• Alaska underwater pipeline leak may have started in December

  07-03-2017 21:11
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A pipeline spewing natural gas spewing into Alaska's Cook Inlet may have started leaking in December, two months before the leak was spotted from the air, according to a feder
  
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• The Latest: Missouri governor declares state of emergency

  07-03-2017 21:08
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on severe storms affecting parts of the U.S. (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Industry group praises judge's pipeline ruling

  07-03-2017 21:08
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Latest on the Dakota Access oil pipeline (all times local):
  
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• India native faces Nevada sentencing on terrorism charges

  07-03-2017 21:08
  
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — A citizen of India who received U.S. asylum and lived in Nevada is facing up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to plot terror strikes in his home country on t
  
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• Israel steps up battle against boycott movement

  07-03-2017 21:07
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has stepped up its battle against outside supporters of an international boycott movement against the Jewish state with a new law that would bar entry to them.
  
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• Chicago police alter policy on force following backlash

  07-03-2017 21:04
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A draft of a new Chicago Police Department use-of-force policy released Tuesday would give officers more latitude in deciding when to fire their weapons, backing off an earlier proposal
  
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• Verdigris Police Continue Search For Murder Suspect

  07-03-2017 19:18
  
  Tuesday's search is focusing on a roughly four-square mile area where tracking dogs lost his scent near the Interstate 44 bridge over the Verdigris River.
  
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• Storm Damages Metal Roof At Tulsa Animal Hospital

  07-03-2017 19:13
  
  A Tulsa animal hospital opened Tuesday morning, just hours after a storm ripped off parts of its metal roof.
  
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• County Official: Nowata County Sheriff Rick Miller Resigns

  07-03-2017 18:56
  
  Nowata County Sheriff Rick Miller has resigned according County Commissioner Bud Frost. It's the third resignation from the department in the past week.
  
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• Jenks Police Need Help Identifying Persons Of Interest

  07-03-2017 18:48
  
  The Jenks Police Department needs help identifying two persons of interest involved in a case of stolen check use.  
  
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• OHP Trooper Nominated For National Award

  07-03-2017 18:43
  
  An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper who was involved the chase and fatal shooting of a fugitive in October 2016 has been selected as a finalist for the IACP/Motorola Trooper of the Year award. 
  
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• 'A nightmare:' UN chief urges help for Somalia hunger crisis

  07-03-2017 18:28
  
  BAIDOA, Somalia (AP) — Visibly shocked by the suffering of malnourished Somalis and cholera victims during an emergency visit, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged international su
  
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• Ex-British spy who compiled unproven Trump dossier surfaces

  07-03-2017 18:25
  
  LONDON (AP) — A former British spy who compiled an explosive and unproven dossier on President Donald Trump's purported activities in Russia has returned to work.
  
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