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• Former bodyguard maintains role as top Trump protector

  05-04-2017 23:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — During Jared Kushner's visit to Iraq this week, one man stood out from the military uniforms and business suits. At a table with top Iraqi Kurdish leaders, an imposing figure in an A
  
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• Veteran NASA spacewoman getting 3 extra months in orbit

  05-04-2017 23:54
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The world's oldest and most experienced spacewoman is getting three extra months in orbit.
  
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• Jenks Senior Accepted Into All 8 Ivy League Universities

  05-04-2017 23:54
  
  It's not unusual for outstanding high school students to be accepted by one of the eight Ivy League universities. But, one Jenks High School senior has achieved something extraordinary - she's been accepted by all eight. 
  
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• Man known as Godfather of Grass back in US; pot charges loom

  05-04-2017 23:53
  
  BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A legendary outlaw known as the Godfather of Grass who disappeared almost a decade ago while federal agents were closing in on him was deported from Canada on Wednesday and was
  
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• USS Constitution to return to water after latest restoration

  05-04-2017 23:52
  
  BOSTON (AP) — "Old Ironsides" is headed back to Boston's waters after being dry docked for repairs for the last two years, Navy officials said Wednesday.
  
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• TPS Superintendent To Recommend Consolidating Elementary Schools

  05-04-2017 23:52
  
  Superintendent Dr. Deborah Gist will recommend the consolidation of Park Elementary, Remington Elementary and ECDC Porter to the school board at a meeting Wednesday night.
  
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• Bartlesville Man Arrested After 40-Mile Chase To Oologah

  05-04-2017 23:52
  
  A Bartlesville man is in the Nowata County Jail after a 40-mile chase from Bartlesville to Oologah Saturday night. 
  
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• Military: Pilot ditched plane in woods to miss nearby homes

  05-04-2017 23:50
  
  CLINTON, Md. (AP) — A fighter pilot on a training mission ditched his jet in a wooded area Wednesday so that the plane would avoid crashing into a suburban Washington neighborhood, the military said.
  
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• Okmulgee Police Arrest Third Person In Connection With Double Murder

  05-04-2017 23:42
  
  A third person has been arrested in connection with the weekend shooting deaths of Corey Todd and Anthony Cooks, Okmulgee Police said Wednesday. 
  
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• The Latest: Storm damage in South Carolina's 'Peach Capital'

  05-04-2017 23:39
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on severe weather moving across the Southeast (all times local):
  
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• Judge denies request to delay hearing on Baltimore police

  05-04-2017 23:37
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge refused Wednesday to delay a hearing on a proposed agreement to overhaul the Baltimore Police Department, calling the Trump administration's request a "burden and inco
  
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• Melania Trump, Jordan's queen tour girls-only charter school

  05-04-2017 23:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump on Wednesday highlighted her interest in empowering women and girls along with the administration's focus on school choice by touring a girls-only charter school with Q
  
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• Trump condemns Syria attack but won't telegraph US response

  05-04-2017 23:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — His expression grave and his words emphatic, President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday the deadly chemical attack in Syria had crossed "many, many lines" and abruptly changed his
  
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• The Latest: Transgender issue dominates Illinois school race

  05-04-2017 23:32
  
  PALATINE, Ill. (AP) — The Latest on a suburban Chicago school board election (all times local):
  
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• Ex-fire training official could avoid jail in Iowa scandal

  05-04-2017 23:32
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A former fire academy administrator could avoid jail after allegedly falsifying test scores that were used to improperly certify thousands of Iowa firefighters, a scandal that h
  
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• The Latest: Tillerson asks Russia to rethink Assad support

  05-04-2017 23:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Trump administration and Syria (all times local):
  
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• Third suspect arrested in Okmulgee double-homicide, shooting investigation

  05-04-2017 23:27
  
  The third suspect in an Okmulgee double-homicide was arrested Wednesday after police reportedly found she'd given false statements to investigators, the department announced.
  
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• Woman who helped launch outdoor retailer REI dies at 107

  05-04-2017 23:26
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Mary Anderson, a climbing enthusiast who helped start outdoor retailer REI in 1938, has died at 107.
  
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• Lawyer: Judge orders damages in massive disability scheme

  05-04-2017 23:26
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky lawyer facing prison time for a scheme to defraud the government of nearly $600 million in federal disability payments took another legal hit Wednesday when a judge o
  
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• Lawsuit: Kentucky police planted evidence in murder case

  05-04-2017 23:26
  
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Two people who spent years in a Kentucky jail after being wrongfully charged with murder have sued 10 police officers from three departments, alleging a conspiracy to frame them
  
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• Will Bill O'Reilly survive advertiser defections?

  05-04-2017 23:25
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The rapid defection of advertisers this week from Bill O'Reilly's show because of sexual harassment allegations raises what once seemed an unthinkable question: Can O'Reilly survive at
  
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• UN diplomat: Security Council to meet Trump at White House

  05-04-2017 23:23
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council will visit Washington later this month and meet President Donald Trump at the White House, a council diplomat said Wednesday.
  
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• Police Look For Woman In Connection To Tulsa Murder

  05-04-2017 23:22
  Tulsa Police are looking for a woman they say was seen with a murder victim around the time of his death. Melissa Lynne Peterson is wanting for questioning, according to Homicide Sergeant Dave Walker.
  
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• Memorial Service Held For Russian Poet, TU Professor Yevgeny Yevtushenko

  05-04-2017 23:19
  
  A memorial service for acclaimed Russian Poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, who also taught at the University of Tulsa, will be held Wednesday at 5 p.m. at TU’s Lorton Performance Center. 
  
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• FDA approves more drugs, and faster, than Europe, study says

  05-04-2017 23:18
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Contrary to some political claims, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved more drugs, and two to three months faster on average, than European regulators did in recent years,
  
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• Canadian accused in Yahoo hack has bail hearing

  05-04-2017 23:18
  
  HAMILTON, Ontario (AP) — A Canadian man accused in a massive hack of Yahoo emails said Wednesday he'll live with his parents and forgo access to phones and any electronic equipment if he's allowed out
  
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• Witness Sought In November 2016 Tulsa Double Homicide

  05-04-2017 23:11
  
  Tulsa Police are trying to locate a transient who prosecutors say is an essential witness in a double homicide in November 2016.
  
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• Torchy's Tacos To Open Tulsa Restaurant

  05-04-2017 23:00
  
  According to the company's web site, it will soon be opening a restaurant at 3330 South Peoria. 
  
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• Tulsa Rancher's 19-Year-Old Horse Stolen

  05-04-2017 22:50
  
  A Tulsa ranch owner is desperately searching for his stolen horse. David Mitchell raised the 19-year-old Buckskin himself. 
  
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• Jay Man Writing Text Alerts For April The Giraffe

  05-04-2017 22:30
  
  One of Oklahoma's Own is helping folks keep up with America's favorite giraffe. 
  
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• Guthrie Murder Victim Shot 36 Times, ID'd

  05-04-2017 22:01
  
  Guthrie police are investigating Wednesday after they found a male victim with multiple gunshot wounds. 
  
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• Fact sheet: 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid

  05-04-2017 19:59
  
  2017 Honda Accord Hybrid Touring
  
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• Trump presses China on NKorea; another bluff could hurt him

  05-04-2017 19:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Warning the U.S. could act alone, President Donald Trump has vowed to deliver an ultimatum to Chinese leader Xi Jinping to rein in North Korea when the two men come face-to-face for
  
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• Meteorologists: Tornado damaged Missouri school, fire house

  05-04-2017 19:57
  
  GOODMAN, Mo. (AP) — A tornado with wind speeds of up to 120 mph caused damage to a fire station, elementary school and several other buildings in southwest Missouri, the National Weather Service said
  
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• 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid has top travel range in its class

  05-04-2017 19:57
  
  Honda's Accord Hybrid has returned for 2017 as a roomy, comfortable mid-size sedan that's the most fuel-efficient gasoline-electric hybrid four-door car in its class.
  
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• In West Virginia, greyhound racing's days could be numbered

  05-04-2017 19:56
  
  NITRO, W.Va. (AP) — At one of the last remaining greyhound tracks in the U.S., dogs with names such as Terracuda and Flyin Jawbreaker outnumber the people watching in the stands.
  
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• Man accused in fatal midtown Atlanta shooting hospitalized

  05-04-2017 19:54
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities say a man accused of fatally shooting a woman on a midtown Atlanta street is being treated at a hospital after jail guards found him biting his left arm and spitting blood.
  
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• Tornado hits Georgia as rain, hail pelts Southeast

  05-04-2017 19:52
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A large tornado touched down in southwest Georgia on Wednesday as high winds downed trees and power lines and other parts of the Deep South reported heavy rains and hail as large as bas
  
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• Trump tells newspaper Obama aide might have broken the law

  05-04-2017 19:51
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his predecessor's national security adviser might have committed a crime when she asked government analysts to disclose the names of Trump as
  
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• Trump declares Syria chem attack crossed 'many, many lines'

  05-04-2017 19:51
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump denounced the chemical attack in Syria as an "affront to humanity" Wednesday, declaring that it crossed "many, many lines" and cannot be tolerated. But he poin
  
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• Judge asks who's paying Rudy Guiliani in Iran sanctions case

  05-04-2017 19:51
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A judge wants to know who is paying former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (joo-lee-AH'-nee) and a former U.S. attorney general to represent a Turkish businessman charged with helpin
  
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• FDA suspends Kentucky facility linked to E. coli outbreak

  05-04-2017 19:50
  
  ERLANGER, Ky. (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has suspended a Kentucky facility after it was linked to an E. coli outbreak involving a peanut butter substitute.
  
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• The Latest: Texas police release video of possible suspect

  05-04-2017 19:49
  
  BAYTOWN, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the fatal shooting this week of a veteran Houston-area law enforcement officer (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Dad of man charged with 4 deaths shot day before

  05-04-2017 19:45
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on charges filed against a Chicago man in a quadruple homicide shooting (all times local):
  
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• Air Force: Pilot ejects safely before F-16 crashes near DC

  05-04-2017 19:45
  
  CLINTON, Md. (AP) — A fighter jet pilot on a training mission ejected safely before the aircraft crashed Wednesday in a wooded area in a Washington suburb. Witnesses reported the sound of live ammunit
  
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• Kansas Principal Resigns After Student Newspaper Questions Credentials

  05-04-2017 19:42
  
  An incoming southeast Kansas high school principal has resigned after student reporters raised questions about her credentials.
  
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• International donors pledge $6 billion in Syria aid

  05-04-2017 19:42
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — International donors pledged $6 billion in aid for war-ravaged Syria on Wednesday as the U.N. Security Council held emergency talks over a suspected chemical attack that killed dozens
  
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• Troopers detail response to sniper targeting their barracks

  05-04-2017 19:40
  
  MILFORD, Pa. (AP) — State police troopers on Wednesday described for a jury how they responded in the chaotic minutes and hours after a sniper targeted their barracks, shooting two troopers from a woo
  
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