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• 2 dead as chartered bus with Texas school athletes crashes

  30-04-2017 23:47
  
  DELL CITY, Texas (AP) — Texas Department of Public Safety authorities say two people are dead after a head-on crash involving a pickup truck and a chartered bus carrying 34 coaches and athletes from seven El Paso high schools returning…
  
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• The Latest: Trump holds hope for progress on health care

  30-04-2017 23:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):
  
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• Sam's Club Evacuated Due To Reported Bomb Threat

  30-04-2017 22:55
  
  The Sam's Club at Tulsa Hills was evacuated due to a reported bomb threat. The store was reopened after police investigated.
  
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• French forces kill 20 jihadists on Mali-Burkina Faso border

  30-04-2017 22:55
  
  BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — French forces fighting extremism in Africa's Sahel region say they have killed at least 20 jihadists in a forest on the border between Mali and Burkina Faso.
  
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• Venezuela's Maduro hikes minimum wage amid rising protests

  30-04-2017 22:53
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro hiked wages and handed out hundreds of free homes Sunday amid his efforts to counter a strengthening protest movement seeking his removal.
  
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• Tulsa Police Investigate Murder At Trailer Park

  30-04-2017 22:38
  
  Tulsa Homicide Sergeant Dave Walker said a man was found dead in a trailer that is under renovation. 
  
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• 9 killed by storms and flooding in South and Midwest

  30-04-2017 22:34
  
  CANTON, Texas (AP) — At least nine people have been killed by tornadoes or flooding in the South and Midwest by a storm that also dumped a rare late-season blizzard in western Kansas on Sunday.
  
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• France's Macron honors Holocaust victims, vows 'Never again'

  30-04-2017 22:25
  
  PARIS (AP) — Amid worries about rising nationalism, French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron paid homage Sunday to the tens of thousands of French Jews killed in the Holocaust with a somber, simple message to voters: Never again.
  
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• The Latest: 2 die in Arkansas flooding; storm toll now 9

  30-04-2017 22:13
  
  CANTON, Texas (AP) — The Latest on severe weather in parts of the U.S. (all times local):
  
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• Police investigating as homicide body found north of I-244

  30-04-2017 22:00
  
  About 1 p.m. someone called 911 to report a person down in the area of 100 North Erie Avenue. When police arrived, they discovered a person dead.
  
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• Big prom weekend: See hundreds of photos from Booker T., Broken Arrow, Will Rogers and more

  30-04-2017 22:00
  
  See if you can find your friends and family members at this year's various proms around the Tulsa area.
  
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• Registered sex offender accused of possessing over 100 images of child pornography

  30-04-2017 21:29
  
  A registered sex offender living in Broken Arrow was arrested Friday on allegations he was looking at child pornography on the Internet.
  
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• The Latest: Congresswoman explains why she's retiring

  30-04-2017 21:21
  
  MIAMI (AP) — The Latest on the retirement of Florida Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (all times local):
  
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• Tulsa Hills Sam's Club evacuated after bomb threat

  30-04-2017 21:14
  
  The Sam's Club at Tulsa Hills was evacuated Sunday afternoon after it received a bomb threat, a 911 dispatcher said.
  
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• Three Men Jailed In Tulsa Convenience Store Clerk's Death

  30-04-2017 21:06
  
  Aftab Ahmed, 51, was shot and killed as he worked behind the counter of S&K Food Mart Friday evening.
  
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• Sand Springs man accused of possessing over 1,000 pieces of child pornography

  30-04-2017 21:02
  
  A Sand Springs man was charged Friday with possessing and distributing child porn after law enforcement searched his laptops and reportedly found over 1,000 pornographic images.
  
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• Troubled group home where two runaways died in traffic to close

  30-04-2017 21:00
  
  Realation Group Home, 2026 W. Skelly Drive, notified the Oklahoma Department of Human Services on Friday afternoon that it would be terminating its contract, its owner told the Tulsa World.
  
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• Pastor admits impregnating teen, gets 3-6 year prison term

  30-04-2017 20:49
  
  WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — A suburban Philadelphia pastor accused of sexually assaulting and impregnating a teenager has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to three to six years in prison after a judge rejected an earlier plea agreement as too…
  
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• Officers: Woman agreed to swap sex for $25, fast food

  30-04-2017 20:01
  
  BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Florida authorities have charged a woman with prostitution after she agreed to perform a sex act on an undercover detective for $25 and chicken McNuggets.
  
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• Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, 1st Cuban-American in Congress, to retire

  30-04-2017 19:54
  
  MIAMI (AP) — U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida, the first Cuban-American elected to Congress, is retiring at the end of her term next year, saying it's time to move on after 38 years in office.
  
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• Israel stops to honor fallen soldiers and terror victims

  30-04-2017 19:46
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel paused to honor its fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism Sunday evening as it began commemorating its annual Memorial Day.
  
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• Woman accused of lying about rape to go before court

  30-04-2017 19:42
  
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A woman accused of lying about being raped by two Sacred Heart University football players in Connecticut is set to appear in court Monday.
  
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• Philippines says Trump called Duterte to affirm alliance

  30-04-2017 19:37
  
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has called Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte and expressed Washington's commitment to their treaty alliance and his interest in developing "a warm, working relationship," a Filipino official said Sunday.
  
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• Stolen-car suspects investigated in LA shooting rampage

  30-04-2017 19:36
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities are investigating whether two suspects arrested in a stolen car are connected with a shooting rampage through Los Angeles suburbs that killed one man and left three others wounded.
  
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• Second of 2 missing Arkansas children dead, suspect held

  30-04-2017 19:27
  
  MENA, Ark. (AP) — The second of two missing children has been found dead in western Arkansas after the bodies of his 2-year-old sister, his mother and his mother's uncle were found earlier in the week.
  
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• Beyond 100 days, Trump faces more legislative challenges

  30-04-2017 19:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than three months in office without passing any major legislation, President Donald Trump faces a week with a deadline to avert a government shutdown and the possibility of progress on health care.
  
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• As number of adoptions drops, many US agencies face strains

  30-04-2017 19:26
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — For legions of Americans craving a chance to adopt children, a confluence of daunting trends makes this an especially distressing time.
  
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• Trump warns North Korea's missiles will get better

  30-04-2017 19:00
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — President Donald Trump said after North Korea's latest failed rocket launch that communist leader Kim Jong-Un will eventually develop better missiles, and "we can't allow it to happen."
  
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• Sheriff: Arkansas Boy, 9, Found Dead 1 Day After Sister's Body Found

  30-04-2017 19:00
  
  The body of 9-year-old Arkansas boy has been found in a heavily wooded area, one day after the body of his two-year-old sister was found, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. 
  
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• Tornadoes, flooding kill 6 in parts of South, Midwest

  30-04-2017 18:58
  
  CANTON, Texas (AP) — Severe storms including tornadoes swept through several small towns in East Texas, killing at least four people and injuring dozens more, and leaving a trail of overturned vehicles, mangled trees and damaged homes, authorities said Sunday.
  
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• AP Explains: What is May Day?

  30-04-2017 18:55
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Tens of thousands of immigrants and their supporters in U.S. cities are set to protest Monday against immigration policies to mark May Day. It is an event that will also generate heated protests around the world as…
  
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• Record Flooding Predicted For Illinois River Near Tahlequah

  30-04-2017 18:42
  
  The Illinois River near Tahlequah is expected to crest at 32.1 feet, breaking a record set in 2015.
  
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• Macron's startup-style campaign upends French expectations

  30-04-2017 18:31
  
  POITIERS, France (AP) — Whether or not Emmanuel Macron wins the French presidency in next Sunday's runoff, he has already accomplished the unthinkable.
  
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• Multiple Deaths In Powerful Tornado In East Texas

  30-04-2017 18:30
  
  Five people were killed and at least 50 people were taken to hospitals after a tornado hit a small city in East Texas on Saturday.
  
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• Flood Waters Devastate Kinta Homes, Businesses

  30-04-2017 18:28
  
  Families are waking up to flooding damage Sunday morning in Kinta. Emergency crews from Haskell and Pittsburg counties rescued about 30 people overnight from the rising floodwaters. 
  
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• Swimmer injured in shark attack at Southern California beach

  30-04-2017 18:16
  
  CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a woman has been bitten by a shark in the waters off a popular Southern California beach.
  
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• The Latest: Macron visits the Holocaust Memorial in Paris

  30-04-2017 18:05
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on France's presidential campaign (all times local):
  
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• Jose Baez: Hernandez acquittal burnishes lawyer's reputation

  30-04-2017 17:55
  
  BOSTON (AP) — During Aaron Hernandez's double murder trial, the former NFL star's lawyer wanted to drive home his point that the prosecution's star witness was a "three-legged pony" whose testimony could not be believed. So he galloped like a…
  
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• The Latest: Trump: We can't let NKorea build better missiles

  30-04-2017 17:53
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on North Korea test-firing a missile (all times local):
  
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• Yo ho ho! Pennsylvania aims to smash US embargo on Cuban rum

  30-04-2017 17:42
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's Cuban rum run got its start in a chance meeting last fall in the parking lot in front of the state Capitol.
  
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• The Latest: 1 killed in Arkansas in storms; 4 dead in Texas

  30-04-2017 17:40
  
  CANTON, Texas (AP) — The Latest on severe weather in parts of the U.S. (all times local):
  
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• 15 charged in attack on Macedonian parliament that hurt 100

  30-04-2017 17:35
  
  SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Macedonian police say they've filed criminal charges against 15 people suspected of being involved in a violent attack against the parliament three days ago.
  
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• AP PHOTOS: Slave quarters rebuilt at Madison's Montpelier

  30-04-2017 17:31
  
  MONTPELIER STATION, Va. (AP) — The homes of slaves who toiled on President James Madison's estate in Virginia are being rebuilt for the first time.
  
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• Merkel ally: 'Enlightened patriotism' part of German culture

  30-04-2017 17:30
  
  BERLIN (AP) — A senior member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party says "enlightened patriotism" should be part of Germany's national culture.
  
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• The Latest: Trump says he's had tougher gig than presidency

  30-04-2017 17:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):
  
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• Red Cross Shelters Offer Refuge For Oklahoma Flood Victims

  30-04-2017 16:51
  
  The American Red Cross is maintaining shelters for any residents who have had to evacuate their homes during the flooding.  
  
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