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• The Latest: Gorsuch says Trump disappointed he lost Colorado

  21-03-2017 23:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch (all times EDT):
  
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• Cities, sheriffs find flaws in Trump's immigration jail list

  21-03-2017 23:56
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Several city officials and sheriffs around the U.S. lashed out Tuesday at a White House report aiming to shame them over what the Trump administration sees as lax immigration poli
  
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• Cleveland-area pastor cancels his Chicago 'gang summit'

  21-03-2017 23:53
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A Cleveland-area minister who told President Donald Trump that Chicago's "top gang thugs" wanted to meet with him to find ways to reduce gun violence said the decision to cancel the eve
  
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• Syrian conflict dominates Overseas Press Club Awards winners

  21-03-2017 23:50
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The devastation wrought by the war in Syria was the leading story among the winners of the Overseas Press Club Awards recognizing the finest international reporting.
  
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• 'Stand-Your-Ground' Doesn't Apply For Pryor Man Accused Of Shooting Teen

  21-03-2017 23:45
  'Stand-Your-Ground' Doesn't Apply For Pryor Man Accused Of Shoot - NewsOn6.com - Tulsa, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports - KOTV.com "We take stand your ground immunity very seriously. It's something we very strongly believe in," said Rogers County DA Matt Ballard.
  
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• Washington County Wildfire Threatening Sutton Avian Research Center

  21-03-2017 23:42
  
  A wildfire is sweeping through dangerously close to the Sutton Avian Research Center in Washington County.
  
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• 'Stand-Your-Ground' Doesn’t Apply For Pryor Man Accused Of Shooting Teen

  21-03-2017 22:57
  
  A Mayes County man won't be able to use the stand-your-ground law as a defense for shooting a teenager during a New Year's Eve prank.
  
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• Donations Needed For Dog Saved From Creek in Broken Arrow

  21-03-2017 22:10
  
  A group of homeowners rescued a dog from Haikey Creek in Broken Arrow with the help of police earlier this week.
  
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• DA: Okmulgee Police Chief Justified In Shooting Suspect

  21-03-2017 21:53
  
  The Okmulgee County District Attorney ruled an officer-involved shooting earlier this month was justified.
  
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• Police Release Name Of Teen Killed Outside Tulsa Convenience Store

  21-03-2017 21:25
  The shooting happened at the Apache Food Mart in the 2400 block of North Yale at around 3 p.m. Investigators say Armstrong was hit at least once in the chest and ran to his home in the 2400 block of North Vandalia Avenue. There, someone called 911 and he was taken by EMSA to the hospital.
  
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• APNewsBreak: 124 Illinois prison nurses get layoff notices

  21-03-2017 21:24
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The 124 union nurses working in Illinois prisons have received layoff notices telling them their jobs are being privatized, according to a letter from Gov. Bruce Rauner's offi
  
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• Bird flu confirmed in 2 poultry flocks in north Alabama

  21-03-2017 21:12
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama officials have confirmed bird flu in two poultry flocks, just a week after three commercial breeders had to kill their chickens across the state line in Tennessee.
  
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• The Latest: 'Norfolk 4' sailor thanks governor for pardon

  21-03-2017 21:08
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Latest on Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe's decision to pardon four men who have long said police intimidated them into falsely confessing to a rape and murder two decades ago (
  
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• 19-year-old arrested after 2 teens found dead in Colorado

  21-03-2017 21:06
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A man is under arrest in connection with the deaths of two teenagers whose bodies were found on the shoulder of a rural Colorado road.
  
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• The Latest: Hawaii files Trump travel ban injunction motion

  21-03-2017 21:05
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on Hawaii asking a federal judge to issue an injunction blocking President Donald Trump's travel ban (all times local):
  
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• Rusty patched bumblebee first of species called endangered

  21-03-2017 21:04
  
  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The rusty patched bumblebee on Tuesday became the first officially endangered bee species in the continental U.S., overcoming objections from some business interests and a
  
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• Man stops fistfight, earning millions of views and praise

  21-03-2017 21:03
  
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A video showing a man apparently stopping a fight between two teenagers in New Jersey has drawn millions of views and praise for his intervention.
  
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• Conservationists: Wild Jaguars can make US comeback

  21-03-2017 21:03
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Conservationists are making another push to get federal wildlife officials to devote more resources to the re-establishment of wild jaguars in the U.S.
  
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• Student sues Columbia, alleging 'indifference' to 2 rapes

  21-03-2017 21:01
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who wrote about her experience as a sexual assault survivor while she was still in high school has filed a lawsuit against Columbia University charging that she was raped twice
  
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• Correction: Israel-Jesus Tomb Restoration story

  21-03-2017 21:01
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — In a story March 20 about renovations at the tomb of Jesus, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the Edicule is revered by Christians as the site where Jesus rose to heaven.
  
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• OxyContin maker asks judge to toss case brought by city

  21-03-2017 20:59
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — The maker of the pain medication OxyContin has asked a federal judge in Seattle to throw out a Washington city's lawsuit that seeks to hold the drugmaker responsible for allowing its pi
  
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• Media: Netanyahu to continue East Jerusalem construction

  21-03-2017 20:58
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli media is quoting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as saying that he has no plans to limit Jewish construction in East Jerusalem.
  
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• GOP bill shifts NY Medicaid costs; Dems call 'Buffalo Bribe'

  21-03-2017 20:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leaders looking to lock down votes for their health care overhaul are seeking to shift more than $2 billion in Medicaid costs from upstate New York counties to the s
  
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• Cities, sheriffs find flaws in US immigration detainer list

  21-03-2017 20:56
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Local officials from Philadelphia to Texas say a Trump administration report aimed at shaming jails with so-called sanctuary policies includes bad or misleading information.
  
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• White House issues gag order to officials on budget details

  21-03-2017 20:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is instructing Cabinet heads and agency officials not to elaborate on President Donald Trump's proposed budget cuts beyond what was in a relatively brief submission,
  
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• Accelerated executions: Arkansas plans 8 over 10-day period

  21-03-2017 20:53
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — After nearly a dozen years without an execution, Arkansas is racing to put eight men to death next month over a 10-day period — an unprecedented timetable the state says is ne
  
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• Complaint: Man charged with killing Navajo officer was drunk

  21-03-2017 20:51
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A man charged with killing a Navajo Nation police officer who was responding to a domestic violence call had been drinking and was intoxicated the night of the shooting, accor
  
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• Son, 18, accused of beating, stabbing mother on her birthday

  21-03-2017 20:50
  
  RIVERVIEW, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man told investigators he'd been thinking for a long time about killing his mother and finally decided to go through with it on Monday, her 39th birthday.
  
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• Dylann Roof's friend gets over 2 years for hindering FBI

  21-03-2017 20:49
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — During a night of vodka, cocaine, marijuana and video games, Joey Meek listened as a childhood buddy confided that he hated blacks so much he was going to kill them at a Charle
  
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• Company wins US Army contract for lightweight combat helmet

  21-03-2017 20:44
  
  NEWPORT, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont company has won a U.S. Army contract worth up to $98 million to produce lightweight next-generation combat helmets for soldiers.
  
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• Florida lawmaker: Hire snake hunters to eradicate pythons

  21-03-2017 20:40
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida senator who once hunted down a 9-foot Burmese python wants the state to pay private contractors to eradicate pythons and other invasive species from the Everglades.
  
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• APNewsBreak: Virginia governor pardons 'Norfolk 4' sailors

  21-03-2017 20:40
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's governor pardoned four former sailors who became known as the "Norfolk Four," ending a decades-long fight to clear the men of rape and murder convictions based on intim
  
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• Gorsuch, students defend his questions about women at work

  21-03-2017 20:38
  
  Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch said Tuesday he taught his law school students about inappropriate questions from prospective employers, contradicting a student who accused him of showing a lack of
  
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• Police Release Name Of Teen Killed Outside Tulsa Store

  21-03-2017 20:07
  
  Police have identified a 19-year-old man shot outside a convenience store Monday afternoon. They said the victim is Jeremy Armstrong. 
  
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• Fire Chief: Arson To Blame For Pittsburg County Wildfire

  21-03-2017 20:02
  
  Fire officials said they believe the wildfire that burned more than 6,000 acres in Pittsburg County near Longtown was set intentionally.
  
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• Police Identify Driver Shot, Killed On Tulsa Street

  21-03-2017 19:53
  
  Police say a man who was shot while driving Monday night has died at a Tulsa hospital.
  
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• Osage SkyNews 6 HD Flies Over Aftermath Of Longtown Wildfire

  21-03-2017 19:00
  
  Osage SkyNew 6 HD was up over Pittsburg County Tuesday morning as firefighters brought a wildfire east of Longtown under control.
  
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• Second Lawsuit Filed Concerning Tulsa's Helmerich Park Land Sale

  21-03-2017 18:05
  
  The Tulsa City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday to discuss a second lawsuit filed against the city over the sale of a portion of Helmerich Park on Riverside Drive.
  
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• Report: OSU's Jawun Evans Declares For NBA Draft

  21-03-2017 18:05
  
  Oklahoma State point guard Jawun Evans will forgo his final two years of eligibility and declare for the 2017 NBA Draft, according to ESPN.  
  
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• Ochelata Parents Arrested For Child Neglect

  21-03-2017 17:41
  
  A Washington County couple was arrested for child neglect after a sheriff's deputy went to their home Friday and said the home had a "nauseating" odor of urine and animal feces.  
  
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• Contest Challenges Students To Write About Oklahoma 'Hidden Figures'

  21-03-2017 17:41
  
  Several Tulsa groups have joined together to offer an essay contest for students interested in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).   
  
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• Tulsa 'Most Wanted' Charged With Illegal Drug Trafficking

  21-03-2017 17:30
  
  Police are seeking the public's assistance to locate a 39-year Tulsa man on their "Most Wanted" list, charged with trafficking in illegal drugs.
  
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• New Jersey man says he lied about being POW for deck, gifts

  21-03-2017 17:21
  
  MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man has admitted that he lied about being a prisoner of war to get gifts, including a nearly $32,000 deck.
  
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• Video: Woman shot by Okmulgee police chief, child pulled from car after pursuit

  21-03-2017 17:20
  
  The pursuit March 8 ended at Taylor Drive Apartments when Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice fired at the vehicle, hitting a passenger in the neck.
  
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• Supreme Court sympathetic to Microsoft in Xbox owners' suit

  21-03-2017 17:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is suggesting it's sympathetic to Microsoft Corp. in a dispute with disgruntled owners of the Xbox 360 video-game system who sued saying the console has a design de
  
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• Ireland's McGuinness trod unlikely path from war to peace

  21-03-2017 17:10
  
  DUBLIN (AP) — Standing at the Butcher's Gate in Londonderry, Martin McGuinness often had to choose between war and peace. For the longest time, he chose war.
  
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• Rare poll finds Cuban citizens favor better US relations

  21-03-2017 17:06
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A rare poll of Cuban public opinion has found that most of the island's citizens approve of normal relations with the United States and large majorities want more tourists to visit a
  
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