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• French Amusement Park Uses Golden Driller To Inspire Newest Ride

  02-05-2017 23:59
  
  Turns out, Tulsa’s iconic Golden Driller has a foreign cousin; he’s French, and he’ll soon be offering a gut-dropping dive at a French amusement park.
  
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• Thunderstorms, Hail Threaten Eastern Oklahoma

  02-05-2017 23:16
  
  Thunderstorms are possible across eastern Oklahoma starting this evening and into day on Wednesday. 
  
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• Oklahoma author awarded ownership of microfilm lunar Bibles

  02-05-2017 21:22
  In this Tuesday, April 18, 2017 file photo, Carol Mersch holds a copy of a microfilm Bible that flew in orbit around the moon on Apollo 13 during an interview in her home in Tulsa, Okla. An Oklahoma judge has awarded 10 microfilm Bibles that NASA launched into space to Mersch, who fought a legal battle with a Texas agency over who owned the tiny books.
  
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• Hillary Clinton blames misogyny, FBI, Russia, herself for 2016 loss

  02-05-2017 21:01
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that she's taking responsibility for her 2016 election loss but believes misogyny, Russian interference and questionable decisions by the FBI also influenced the outcome.
  
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• Clinton blames misogyny, FBI, Russia, herself for 2016 loss

  02-05-2017 20:59
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that she's taking responsibility for her 2016 election loss but believes misogyny, Russian interference and questionable decisions by the FBI also influenced the outcome.
  
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• House GOP takes first steps to undo financial law

  02-05-2017 20:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans worked to undo former President Barack Obama's law overhauling the nation's financial rules, arguing that it is undermining economic growth. Democrats countered that the GOP effort risked a repeat of the 2008 meltdown that pushed…
  
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• Rainfall fails to stop wildfire near Georgia-Florida line

  02-05-2017 20:57
  
  FOLKSTON, Ga. (AP) — Rainfall from a recent storm failed to quench a vast wildfire in the Okefenokee Swamp on the Georgia-Florida line.
  
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• Serial-killing suspect confesses to unsolved stabbing death

  02-05-2017 20:56
  
  LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — For eight years, Youdella Allen had no idea who stabbed and killed her husband, Jammie Lane, in their Leesburg home.
  
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• Alabama history tour covers Civil War, cotton - not slaves

  02-05-2017 20:53
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Schoolchildren who visit the First White House of the Confederacy learn that its famous former resident, President Jefferson Davis, was leader of a "heroic resistance" who was "held by his Negroes in genuine affection as well…
  
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• Toxic mine pollution halted near scenic Washington lake

  02-05-2017 20:50
  
  SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Toxic mine pollution is no longer flowing into Washington state's picturesque Lake Chelan for the first time in nearly 60 years because of a $500 million cleanup to contain contamination from the a mine, officials said…
  
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• Thunderstorms, Hail Threatens Eastern Oklahoma

  02-05-2017 20:49
  
  Thunderstorms are possible across eastern Oklahoma starting this evening and into day on Wednesday. 
  
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• Police: Man killed roommate, then shot neighbor, paramedic

  02-05-2017 20:44
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A 36-year-old man with a criminal history killed his roommate, shot his neighbor and opened fire on responding paramedics in a Dallas neighborhood during an attack that prompted police to barricade the area for hours, investigators said…
  
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• College reviews lockdown over black student with glue gun

  02-05-2017 20:42
  
  HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — A New York college president says a campus safety director is on leave while officials review a lockdown prompted by a black student carrying a glue gun for an art project.
  
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• Tulsa Solicits Developers For Former Laura Dester Site

  02-05-2017 20:36
  
  The Tulsa Development Authority has officially put out a request for proposals from developers interested in the former Laura Dester site.  
  
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• The Latest: Trump's top deputies defend budget deal

  02-05-2017 20:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Republican efforts in Congress to pass spending legislation and a health care bill (all times local):
  
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• 2 sickened by mail package, taken to Maryland hospital

  02-05-2017 20:34
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Police in Maryland say two people have been sickened after opening a package that they received in the mail.
  
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• US: NKorea's nukes may be a tactic for taking over SKorea

  02-05-2017 20:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korea's nuclear weapons development may be designed to take over archrival South Korea and coerce the United States into abandoning its close ally, a senior White House official said Tuesday, questioning the North's stated purpose of…
  
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• CNN won't run Trump campaign ad referring to 'fake news'

  02-05-2017 20:31
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's supporters are accusing CNN of censorship for not airing an advertisement touting the president's accomplishments, which the network said Tuesday it rejected because it was its own form of fake news.
  
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• Detroit police officer remains critical after shooting

  02-05-2017 20:28
  
  DETROIT (AP) — A 14-year Detroit police veteran remains hospitalized in critical condition after he was shot in the forehead while responding to a domestic dispute at an apartment building.
  
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• Mother of 3 killed in mass shooting at San Diego pool party

  02-05-2017 20:27
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 35-year-old mother of three children was the lone person killed by a despondent gunman who police said shot seven people at a poolside birthday bash in San Diego after a breakup with his girlfriend.
  
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• Judge dismisses manslaughter charge brought against man after elderly woman's death on bus

  02-05-2017 20:27
  
  Johnathan Kendrick, 25, was driving a bus for Brookdale Tulsa Midtown. The second-degree manslaughter charge was filed based on prosecutors' belief that Kendrick committed culpable negligence when he failed to properly remove Mary Schlecht, who had been on the bus…
  
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• Trump appoints Gov. Mary Fallin as Council of Governors co-chair

  02-05-2017 20:26
  
  Ten governors serve on the bipartisan council with a focus on collaboration between federal and state governments on issues related to the National Guard, homeland security and disaster response.
  
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• Fired officer to plead guilty in killing of black motorist

  02-05-2017 20:26
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A white police officer whose killing of a black motorist running from a traffic stop was recorded on a cellphone video agreed to plead guilty Tuesday to violating his civil rights, a conviction that could send…
  
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• Former Amber Hilberling Attorney Arrested For Permitting Minor To Drink Alcohol

  02-05-2017 20:24
  
  Jasen Corns, former attorney for Amber Hilberling, was arrested Monday for permitting a minor to drink alcohol.
  
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• Portland, Oregon, mayor condemns violent May Day protest

  02-05-2017 20:21
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — May Day protests turned violent in the Pacific Northwest as demonstrators in Portland, Oregon, threw smoke bombs at police, set fires and vandalized downtown businesses while elsewhere thousands of people peacefully marched against President Donald Trump's…
  
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• The Latest: Police: Officers 'heroic' in helping paramedic

  02-05-2017 20:18
  
  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the Dallas shootings that left two people dead and two others critically injured, including a paramedic responding to the scene (all times local):
  
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• APNewsBreak: Funding $17M short for Montana dam to save fish

  02-05-2017 20:14
  
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal agency targeted by President Donald Trump for budget cuts next year has only about half the money needed to build a new Yellowstone River dam and bypass channel meant to save an endangered fish,…
  
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• EPA asks what rules to cut, gets earful about dirty water

  02-05-2017 20:11
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking suggestions about what environmental regulations it should gut, the Trump administration on Tuesday got an earful from people who say federal rules limiting air and water pollution aren't strict enough.
  
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• Trump Names Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin To Council Of Governors

  02-05-2017 20:09
  
  President Trump announced his appointment of Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin as co-chair of the Council of Governors. 
  
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• Manslaughter Charge Dismissed In Death Of Elderly Woman Left On Bus

  02-05-2017 19:27
  
  A Tulsa County judge dismissed a second-degree manslaughter charge against a nursing facility employee in an elderly woman's death. 
  
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• Downtown Bartlesville Steam Train Display To Expand

  02-05-2017 19:12
  
  A steam locomotive and train on display at the former Bartlesville railroad depot will be getting longer soon with the addition of a cattle car.
  
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• Oklahoma House Passes Standard Deduction Revenue Measure

  02-05-2017 18:52
  
  The Oklahoma House has narrowly approved legislation that would limit the state income tax standard deduction.
  
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• Former South Carolina Officer To Plead Guilty In Death Of Walter Scott

  02-05-2017 18:38
  
  A former South Carolina police officer is pleading guilty to violating the civil rights of an unarmed black driver he shot and killed as the man ran from a 2015 traffic stop, according to a copy of the plea agreement obtained by The Associated Press. 
  
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• Arkansas Man Charged With Murder In Deaths Of Mena Family

  02-05-2017 18:28
  
  Authorities say a 37-year-old man admitted to killing two adults and two children in southwest Arkansas, according to a court affidavit.  
  
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• Tulsa International Airport Gets Facelift With Local Twist

  02-05-2017 17:46
  
  Tulsa International Airport is getting a facelift but with a local twist. Travelers began seeing changes in the kinds of businesses and restaurants at TIA on May 1. 
  
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• Ten Arrested After Joint Found In Child's Easter Basket In Shawnee

  02-05-2017 17:31
  
  Authorities in Oklahoma say 10 people have been charged with drug-related offenses after a marijuana cigarette found inside a child's Easter basket at a school led police to a home were marijuana was growing. 
  
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• 4 Charged With Murder In Shooting Death Of OU Student

  02-05-2017 17:06
  
  Four people arrested in connection with the deadly shooting of an OU student on April 23 have been charged in the slaying.
  
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• Lakes, rivers run full while more rain and floods are forecast

  02-05-2017 17:00
  
  “We’re rising rapidly,” said Ken Wiener, chief park ranger for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Tenkiller Lake.
  
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• Nieman Foundation for Journalism announces newest class

  02-05-2017 16:50
  
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The Nieman Foundation for Journalism has announced its 24-member class of 2018 , which includes media members who plan on studying sexual violence, minority populations and the effects of technology on the industry at Harvard University.
  
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• United vows to do better after passenger dragged from plane

  02-05-2017 16:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz apologized Tuesday on Capitol Hill for an incident in which a passenger was forcibly removed from a flight and vowed to do better as he and other airline executives faced tough questions…
  
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• $75,500 donated to state superintendent Hofmeister's defense fund

  02-05-2017 16:45
  
  The state schools superintendent was charged in November with four felony counts involving her 2014 campaign.
  
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• Amtrak: 6 weeks of disruptions for Penn Station repairs

  02-05-2017 16:43
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Rail commuters would face about six weeks of significant service disruptions this summer under a preliminary plan to make repairs at New York's Penn Station.
  
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• ConocoPhillips Misses 1st Quarter Profit Forecasts

  02-05-2017 16:41
  
  ConocoPhillips has reported first-quarter net income of $777 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. 
  
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• Trump: US needs September 'shutdown' to fix Senate 'mess'

  02-05-2017 16:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that the nation "needs a good 'shutdown' in September" to fix a "mess" in the Senate, issuing contradictory messages ahead of key votes on a spending plan to keep the federal government…
  
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• Phone for you, Mr President: Trump, Putin call set Tuesday

  02-05-2017 16:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak by phone Tuesday, their first known conversation since the U.S. missile strikes on a Syrian air base that sparked new tensions between Washington and Moscow.
  
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• Libyan premier, rival general in UAE for 'mediation' talks

  02-05-2017 16:38
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The prime minister of Libya's U.N.-backed government and a powerful rival general met Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates in the latest effort to resolve the country's long-running conflict.
  
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• The Latest: United Airlines faces Congress

  02-05-2017 16:35
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a House hearing on customer service at U.S. airlines (all times local):
  
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• Analyst: Plan would put Oregon ahead in renter protections

  02-05-2017 16:34
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Yesica Sanchez recently found a notice attached to the front door of her two-bedroom apartment that said her rent was almost doubling. The divorced mother held the paper in her hand in a state of shock.
  
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• The Latest: Merkel: Disinformation won't hurt German vote

  02-05-2017 16:33
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on German Chancellor Angela Merkel's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (all times local):
  
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• Ex-officer to plead guilty in fleeing black motorist's death

  02-05-2017 16:33
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A white former South Carolina police officer planned to plead guilty Tuesday to violating the civil rights of an unarmed black motorist he shot and killed as the man ran from a 2015 traffic stop, according…
  
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