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• Fire chief: 3 dead, 4 hurt when boiler explodes in St. Louis

  03-04-2017 23:58
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An explosion launched a van-sized boiler through the roof a St. Louis box company and slammed much of it down onto a laundry business across the street on Monday, killing three
  
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• Trump steps up effort to dispute and distract on Russia

  03-04-2017 23:56
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks on the defensive, President Donald Trump has stepped up his efforts to dispute, downplay and distract from revelations stemming from the investigations into the Kremlin's
  
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• Bill O'Reilly and ex-Fox chief are hit with more allegations

  03-04-2017 23:54
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A Fox News contributor came forward Monday to level more sexual harassment allegations against deposed chief executive Roger Ailes, two days after it was revealed that the network's mo
  
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• Survey: Schools Will Cut Days, Programs If Budgets Are Slashed Again

  03-04-2017 23:53
  
  More school districts will go to four-day school weeks and do away with arts and athletic programs if legislators cut education funding. That's according to a survey by the Oklahoma State School Boards Association of all the districts in the state. Districts representing about two thirds of the students in the state replied.
  
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• Retired Tulsa County Sheriff Sgt., Original Member Of 'The Platters' Dies

  03-04-2017 23:53
  
  Willie Lewis, who worked for the TCSO for 19 years upon his retirement in 2012, was also known as an original member of the R&B group The Platters. 
  
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• Kushner, Ivanka Trump face ethical land mines ahead

  03-04-2017 23:52
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — New disclosures of the breadth and tangle of Jared Kushner's financial holdings illustrate the ethical land mines ahead for President Donald Trump's son-in-law and his wife.
  
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• Atlanta after major bridge collapse: jump in mass transit

  03-04-2017 23:52
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta area commuters crowded aboard mass transit trains and fewer cars hit the road Monday as public schools went on spring break, easing fears of fierce gridlock after last week's fi
  
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• Wagoner County Voters To Decide Fate Of Penny Sales Tax

  03-04-2017 23:50
  
  Voters in Wagoner County will decide whether to extend a penny sales tax for a decade. 
  
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• US tells companies not to overlook qualified Americans

  03-04-2017 23:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration issued a stern warning to U.S. companies as they began applying for coveted skilled-worker visas Monday, cautioning that it would investigate and prosecute e
  
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• Sheriff: 'Consider your choices'; shooter won't face charges in home invasion triple homicide

  03-04-2017 23:45
  
  WAGONER — A man who shot and killed three teenagers after they forced their way into his Wagoner County home last week will not be facing punishment, officials confirmed Monday.
  
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• Gun Shop Says Revolver Stolen During Tulsa Gun Show

  03-04-2017 23:45
  
  An Oklahoma City gun shop has taken to social media to request the public's help in identifying two subjects they said stole a small revolver from a table during a weekend Tulsa gun show. 
  
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• Hardworking Fire Department Brings Lower Insurance Rates To Berryhill

  03-04-2017 23:44
  
  Businesses and homeowners in Berryhill could soon see a drop in insurance rates thanks to hard work put in by the Berryhill Fire Department.
  
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• US and Russia clash over US attempt to debate rights at UN

  03-04-2017 23:43
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and Russia clashed Monday over a U.S. attempt to have the Security Council debate human rights violations as a major cause of conflict for the first time during
  
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• Joe Biden to return to New Hampshire for Democrats' dinner

  03-04-2017 23:41
  
  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden is the first major Democrat scheduled to return to the early primary state of New Hampshire since the November election.
  
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• The Latest: Mobile home flips in SC, killing 1

  03-04-2017 23:38
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Latest on severe weather in the southern United States (all times local):
  
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• Federal judge blocks Indiana abortion ultrasound mandate

  03-04-2017 23:38
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has blocked an Indiana mandate forcing women to undergo an ultrasound at least 18 hours before having an abortion, ruling that the requirement is likely unconstitut
  
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• Senate agrees to extend VA's program of private-sector care

  03-04-2017 23:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Monday approved legislation that would extend a troubled program aimed at widening veterans' access to private-sector health care, the first step in an overhaul of prog
  
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• Harrison Ford won't face any penalties over runway incident

  03-04-2017 23:36
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harrison Ford will not face any penalties over mistakenly landing on a taxiway at a Southern California airport earlier this year, the actor's attorney said Monday.
  
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• Dems claim votes to block Gorsuch; GOP will override them

  03-04-2017 23:35
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats claimed the votes they needed Monday to block President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, but the victory was only fleeting, setting up a historic showdown with Republi
  
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• Texas voter ID case delayed until after legislative session

  03-04-2017 23:33
  
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A federal judge mulling whether Texas passed its voter ID law with the intent to deliberately discriminate has agreed to delay the case until after the state's legislative
  
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• Judge allows confession in deadly trooper barracks ambush

  03-04-2017 23:32
  
  MILFORD, Pa. (AP) — Prosecutors scored a significant victory Monday in their quest to convict a man charged in the 2014 ambush slaying of a state police trooper, winning the right to use his videotape
  
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• Few welfare recipients tested for drugs in Maine under law

  03-04-2017 23:31
  
  AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Republican Gov. Paul LePage has long contended that drug-testing welfare recipients will help protect taxpayer dollars, but only a handful have submitted to tests under the curre
  
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• Watch their steps: Track journey of Yosemite bears online

  03-04-2017 23:29
  
  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Wildlife enthusiasts around the world can now follow the daily journey of Yosemite National Park's black bears from their laptops and smartphones, tracking the iconic animals as
  
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• University of California foreign applications drop sharply

  03-04-2017 23:29
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A new study shows international students applied to the University of California last year in far fewer numbers than they did over the 12 previous years, and the decline coincides
  
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• California may not require bail for most criminal suspects

  03-04-2017 23:28
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could dramatically change the way it pressures criminal defendants to show up for court, doing away with monetary bail for most and taking income into account for
  
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• Lottery winner who gambled on dealing meth gets 21 years

  03-04-2017 23:26
  
  BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man who reportedly used at least part of his $3 million in lottery winnings to deal drugs has been sentenced to serve more than two decades in federal prison.
  
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• Officials: Family stranded 2 days on Utah river is rescued

  03-04-2017 23:25
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Colorado pastor and his family whose kayaks crashed into boulders on a rough southern Utah river spent two days a steep canyon waiting for help and subsisting on food retrieved
  
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• Texas deputy constable fatally shot after arriving for work

  03-04-2017 23:23
  
  BAYTOWN, Texas (AP) — A highly regarded Texas law enforcement officer was shot and killed Monday moments after arriving for work in an attack that prompted a massive manhunt for the gunman.
  
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• Blast on Russian subway kills 11; 2nd bomb is defused

  03-04-2017 23:19
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — A bomb blast tore through a subway train deep under Russia's second-largest city Monday, killing 11 people and wounding more than 40 in a chaotic scene that left victims
  
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• Warrant Issued For Suspect In Okmulgee Murders

  03-04-2017 22:47
  
  Okmulgee Police say they obtained a warrant for the suspect in two murders of two people and the shooting of a third.
  
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• No charges against Oklahoma man who killed 3 intruders

  03-04-2017 22:39
  Authorities say Zachary Peters was home alone when he shot Maxwell Cook, Jacob Redfern and Jakob Woodruff with an AR-15 rifle on March 27 at his home just outside the Tulsa suburb of Broken Arrow. "It is the opinion of this office that Zachary Peters acted justifiably ... when he used deadly force to defend his home," said Wagoner County Assistant District Attorney Jack Thorp.
  
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• Tulsa Police: Woman Wanted On Human Trafficking, Molestation Charges

  03-04-2017 22:11
  
  Tulsa Police's Most Wanted Suspect is a 22-year-old woman accused of human trafficking, lewd molestation, child pornography, forcible sodomy and drug-related complaints. 
  
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• Another Chance Of Storms Tuesday In Green Country

  03-04-2017 20:48
  
  Another chance of storms will arrive Tuesday afternoon and evening. A few may be strong to severe.  
  
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• Major Retailers To Set Up Shop In Broken Arrow

  03-04-2017 20:39
  
  BA residents can expect everything from a sandwich shop to a craft store and even a brewery.
  
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• Flu Shot Saves Children's Lives, Study Shows

  03-04-2017 20:38
  
  The yearly flu shot could prevent most flu-related deaths among children and teenagers, a new U.S. government study estimates. 
  
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• Trump, Egypt's president meet to talk terrorism, foreign aid

  03-04-2017 19:56
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The president who loves generals met Monday with the general-turned-president.
  
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• Wagoner County DA: Homeowner's 'Use Of Force Justified' In Teens' Shooting Deaths

  03-04-2017 19:53
  
  A Wagoner County homeowner's use of force was justified when he shot and killed three teen suspected burglars inside his home last week, the Wagoner County District Attorney's Office said Monday.
  
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• The Latest: Chanting, whistling crowd protests Vucic's win

  03-04-2017 19:51
  
  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The Latest on Serbia's presidential election (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Box company paid $12,700 fines for safety issues

  03-04-2017 19:51
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on the deadly explosion of a boiler in an industrial area of south St. Louis (all times local):
  
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• Deal transfers Charleston church shooter to federal custody

  03-04-2017 19:50
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge ordered Monday that South Carolina church shooter Dylann Roof be transferred to federal custody, following an earlier agreement that he plead guilty to state murder charg
  
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• The Latest: Severe weather rolls into Georgia, causes damage

  03-04-2017 19:47
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Latest on severe weather in the southern United States (all times local):
  
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• Firefighters hoist dog out of 30-foot well in California

  03-04-2017 19:44
  
  MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Rescuers in Southern California have saved a dog that fell into a 30-foot well.
  
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• Suspects charged in London mob beating of teen asylum-seeker

  03-04-2017 19:42
  
  LONDON (AP) — Authorities in London charged seven people Monday over an unprovoked attack on a 17-year-old Iranian-Kurdish asylum-seeker as police sought to piece together an act of mob violence that
  
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• Blast on Russian subway kills 10; 2nd bomb is defused

  03-04-2017 19:36
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — A bomb blast tore through a subway train in Russia's second-largest city Monday, killing 10 people and injuring about 40 as President Vladimir Putin was visiting St. Pete
  
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• Dems secure enough votes to block Gorsuch _ for the moment

  03-04-2017 19:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats secured the votes on Monday to block President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, but it was virtually certain to be a short-lived political victory. Republicans
  
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• Attention drivers: Work on U.S. 75 in west Tulsa delayed until April 10

  03-04-2017 19:30
  
  Rain delayed the project's start Monday morning. The project, once it begins, is expected to last through early summer, the state Department of Transportation said.VIDEO: U.S. 75 project to have lane closures during peak travel times
  
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• Woman dies in Mississippi storm during 911 call

  03-04-2017 19:28
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi woman who desperately tried to direct rescuers to her sinking vehicle after it skidded into a rain-swollen creek was among four people killed in storms across the S
  
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• Kansas lawmakers fail to override veto of Medicaid expansion

  03-04-2017 19:27
  
  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas won't be extending its health coverage to thousands of poor adults under former President Barack Obama's signature health care law after Democrats and moderate Republicans f
  
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• The Latest: Report: 2 sought in Russia subway bombing

  03-04-2017 19:25
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — The Latest on the explosion on a train in the Russian city of St. Petersburg (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Dems have the votes to try to block Gorsuch

  03-04-2017 19:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court (all times local):
  
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