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• BA Man Arrested For Aggravated Possession Of Child Porn

  01-05-2017 23:51
  
  A Broken Arrow man was arrested Friday on multiple counts of possession of child pornography, online court records show. 
  
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• Two Finalists Selected For Tulsa Pedestrian Bridge Design

  01-05-2017 23:20
  
  A City of Tulsa committee reviewing conceptual bridge design for Tulsa's new Arkansas River pedestrian bridge has narrowed it down to two designs after public feedback.
  
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• UT Austin Stabbing: 1 Dead, Others Injured At University Of Texas, EMS Says

  01-05-2017 22:43
  
  Multiple people have been stabbed on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, reports CBS affiliate KEYE, citing Austin-Travis County EMS.
  
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• Lobbying by hospitals, doctors, slows GOP health care drive

  01-05-2017 21:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — "Obamacare" is showing surprising staying power, thanks in large part to doctors, hospitals and other health industry players opposing the alternatives that Republicans have proposed.
  
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• Tulsa World Magazine among big winners at Great Plains Journalism Awards

  01-05-2017 21:35
  
  Tulsa World also won in the General News Reporting category for coverage of the fatal shooting of Terence Crutcher by Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby.
  
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• Police: Dallas paramedic shot, critical; scene 'dangerous'

  01-05-2017 21:31
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A shooting scene remains active and dangerous after a paramedic was shot and critically wounded while responding to a shooting Monday near a firefighter training facility, Dallas police said.
  
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• Emergency responders: 1 dead, three injured in stabbings on University of Texas campus

  01-05-2017 21:30
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Emergency responders say one person is dead and three others have been taken to a hospital with "potentially serious injuries" after a stabbing attack on the University of Texas campus.
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: An abracadabra tale from Trump on China

  01-05-2017 21:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has presented two arguments about why he's letting China off the hook from his campaign promise to label it a currency manipulator, an action that would have set the stage for a possible trade…
  
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• New Hamas program softens language, but some goals remain

  01-05-2017 21:27
  
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Islamic militant Hamas on Monday unveiled what had been billed as a new, seemingly more pragmatic political program aimed at ending the group's international isolation.
  
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• Emergency responders: 1 dead in stabbings on University of Texas campus, 3 transported with possibly serious injuries

  01-05-2017 21:27
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Emergency responders: 1 dead in stabbings on University of Texas campus, 3 transported with possibly serious injuries.
  
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• Puerto Ricans protest on May Day as debt deadline nears

  01-05-2017 21:25
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Thousands of protesters blocked roads and marched in Puerto Rico's capital Monday to vent their anger over a decade-long economic crisis and looming austerity measures.
  
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• AG: New Iowa governor won't have power to pick lieutenant

  01-05-2017 21:25
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's attorney general has concluded that Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will not have the power to appoint a lieutenant governor when she replaces Gov. Terry Branstad, a surprise reversal that immediately rocked state politics.
  
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• Gov't relaxes salt, whole grain standards for school meals

  01-05-2017 21:24
  
  LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — Schools won't have to cut more salt from meals just yet and some will be able to serve kids fewer whole grains, under changes to federal nutrition standards announced Monday.
  
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• Ohio quadruplets alike in more ways than 1: All Yale-bound

  01-05-2017 21:17
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Quadruplets from a Cincinnati suburb are more in sync than their age. They've chosen to attend Yale University together over other top schools in the country, including Harvard and Stanford.
  
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• French election rallies on May Day bring insults, unrest

  01-05-2017 21:17
  
  PARIS (AP) — Far-right leader Marine Le Pen and centrist Emmanuel Macron hunted working class votes Monday, entering the final week of an increasingly nasty campaign for president. Thousands across France celebrated May Day by showing their top concerns are…
  
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• Defiant rallies for worker rights mark May Day around world

  01-05-2017 21:17
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Workers and activists marked May Day around the world Monday with defiant rallies and marches for better pay and working conditions.
  
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• US wildfire risk is above average for southwest, Florida

  01-05-2017 21:16
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Forecasters are predicting significant wildfire activity this summer across the southwestern U.S. and in Florida, Georgia plus some parts of California and Nevada.
  
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• Tulsa Committee Has Two Finalists In Pedestrian Bridge Design

  01-05-2017 21:14
  
  A City of Tulsa committee reviewing conceptual bridge design for Tulsa's new Arkansas River pedestrian bridge has narrowed it down to two designs after public feedback.
  
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• Man charged with harassment over removal of Trump protesters

  01-05-2017 21:13
  
  PIKEVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky have served a criminal summons to a white nationalist group leader accused of harassing protesters at a Donald Trump campaign rally in Louisville last year, according to a city official.
  
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• Indiana court ends lawyer's legal quest for Pence emails

  01-05-2017 21:09
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Supreme Court is denying a request from an attorney who wanted his public records case against Vice President Mike Pence to be given a fresh look amid revelations that the former Republican governor used a…
  
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• Virginia officer kills man who took hostages in sports bar

  01-05-2017 21:05
  
  NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Authorities in Virginia say police killed a man who took several people hostage inside a sports bar.
  
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• The Latest: 4 protesters arrested in California on May Day

  01-05-2017 21:05
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on May Day events across the United States (all times local):
  
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• Police: Race not factor in San Diego pool party shooting

  01-05-2017 21:03
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A gunman despondent over a recent breakup opened fire at a poolside birthday party and phoned his ex-girlfriend as he kept shooting strangers, killing one woman and injuring six other partygoers before he was killed by…
  
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• Pedestrian bridge finalists narrowed to two; firms will use public feedback to improve designs

  01-05-2017 21:00
  
  The final design had been planned to be announced Monday, but the committee behind the decision decided to narrow the field and give designers an extra month to incorporate feedback that has already been gathered from the community.
  
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• Prosecutors: Milwaukee jail withheld water as punishment

  01-05-2017 20:59
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee's sheriff's office continued using water deprivation as a form of punishment at its jail even after an inmate died of dehydration, prosecutors on Monday told a jury deciding whether criminal charges are warranted.
  
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• Christie rejects bill aimed at Trump's taxes as a 'stunt'

  01-05-2017 20:58
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Christie on Monday tore into Democrat-backed legislation aimed at getting President Donald Trump to release his tax returns, rejecting the measure as a "transparent political stunt masquerading as a bill" and instead calling…
  
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• White House: Conditions not right for Kim Jong Un meeting

  01-05-2017 20:52
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says conditions aren't right for President Donald Trump to meet with Korean leader Kim Jong Un despite Trump's openness to that possibility in the future.
  
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• Police: Man leaves hospital; drives over officer's foot

  01-05-2017 20:52
  
  TAKOMA PARK, Md. (AP) — Authorities say a man about to enter a hospital in Maryland changed his mind, got into a car and drove over a police officer's foot.
  
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• The Latest: Spicer says conditions wrong for NKorea meeting

  01-05-2017 20:51
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):
  
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• Neighbors Witnessed OKC Mom Abusing Children, Police Say

  01-05-2017 20:42
  
  Oklahoma City police said neighbors told them they saw a mom abusing her children including nearly hitting one with a car.  
  
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• A Retrospective on the Forgotten 1930s Photographer of Famous Faces

  01-05-2017 20:35
  The Philbrook Museum is reconstructing the career of modernist photographer Lusha Nelson, whose life was cut short by an untimely death. Lusha Nelson, "Jean Arthur" , gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches, published in Vanity Fair , August 1935 Lusha Nelson's art career was brief, but prolific.
  
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• Dallas Paramedic Shot Responding To Active Shooter

  01-05-2017 20:33
  
  Authorities say a Dallas paramedic has been shot while responding to a shooting and that the scene remains active and dangerous.   
  
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• Flood Water Subsides Along Highway 10 In Cherokee County

  01-05-2017 19:20
  
  The Illinois River is dropping after reaching near record level, and Highway 10 reopened less than around 10 a.m. Monday.  
  
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• Truck Rollover Causes Lane Closures On I-44

  01-05-2017 18:14
  
  A large truck rolled over a little after 10 a.m. Monday on eastbound I-44 at the Creek Turnpike, and the driver's leg was pinned under the truck, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said.  
  
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• Former Oklahoma AG Edmondson Announces Bid For Governor

  01-05-2017 17:42
  
  Former Democratic Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson is jumping into the race for governor in 2018. 
  
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• Trump quotes about Andrew Jackson and the Civil War

  01-05-2017 16:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaking to The Washington Examiner reporter Salena Zito last week, President Trump made some puzzling claims about President Andrew Jackson, who died 16 years before the outbreak of the Civil War. The interview was set to air…
  
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• 5 things to know as Princess Charlotte turns 2

  01-05-2017 16:55
  
  LONDON (AP) — It's nearly party time for Britain's Princess Charlotte, who celebrates her 2nd birthday on Tuesday.
  
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• Hidden horror of school sex assaults revealed by AP

  01-05-2017 16:54
  
  BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — Chaz Wing was 12 when they came after him. The classmates who tormented him were children, too, entering the age of pimples and cracking voices.
  
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• Four people charged after child found with bruises 'from head to toe'; three arrested

  01-05-2017 16:53
  
  A mother and her boyfriend brought a 3-year-old child in March to a Tulsa hospital because the child would not wake from a nap. The child was subsequently transferred to a Tulsa hospital specializing in pediatric emergencies, according to a…
  
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• Trump administration to roll back some school meal standards

  01-05-2017 16:51
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is ready to roll back some nutrition standards for federally subsidized school meals, reversing elements of first lady Michelle Obama's healthy eating initiative.
  
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• The Latest: Berlin peaceful on May Day; big police presence

  01-05-2017 16:48
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — The Latest on May Day events around the world (all times local):
  
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• Edmond council denies park land for foster children center

  01-05-2017 16:43
  
  Abney, the Angels Foster Family Network founder and executive director, worked for two years on her plan for a child development center. She raised $3 million and found a partner with the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City.
  
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• Trump: 'Why was there the Civil War?'

  01-05-2017 16:42
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaking to The Washington Examiner reporter Salena Zito last week, President Trump made some puzzling claims about President Andrew Jackson, who died 16 years before the outbreak of the Civil War. An audio excerpt from the interview…
  
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• Arkansas Man Killed In McCurtain County Officer-Involved Shooting

  01-05-2017 16:40
  
  Agents said Devin Hawkins fired at least one time at the McCurtain County Sheriff before he was shot and killed by deputies.
  
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• Azerbaijan moves to block independent news websites

  01-05-2017 16:39
  
  BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — A court in Azerbaijan has begun considering a government demand to block access to the websites of several independent and opposition news organizations, including the local service of the U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
  
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• Midwest, South brace for flooding and tornadoes

  01-05-2017 16:38
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Parts of the U.S. South and Midwest braced for flooding and possible tornadoes Monday following a weekend of deadly torrents and powerful winds that claimed at least 15 lives.
  
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• Tear gas in France as Le Pen, Macron hold May Day rallies

  01-05-2017 16:37
  
  PARIS (AP) — With just six days until a French presidential runoff that could define Europe's future, far-right leader Marine Le Pen and centrist Emmanuel Macron held high-stakes rallies Monday that overlapped with May Day marches and underscored the fact…
  
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