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• The Latest: Ethiopia's PM hails Tedros election as WHO chief

  23-05-2017 23:59
  
  GENEVA (AP) — The Latest on the World Health Organization's new chief (all times local):
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Budget chief slams Obama growth forecast

  23-05-2017 23:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump budget director Mick Mulvaney, defending an administration that promises more economic growth than many think it can deliver, said Tuesday it's the Obama administration that went overboard in its forecasts for growth. His indictment glosses over…
  
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• Texas moves to soften voter ID law after judge finds bias

  23-05-2017 23:57
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans are moving to weaken a voter ID law and send it to Gov. Greg Abbott after a judge twice ruled that the original version deliberately tried to suppress minority voters.
  
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• In Trump's private moments, it is small talk and compliments

  23-05-2017 23:57
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — What do world leaders talk about when they are alone? Not much it seems.
  
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• House OKs revamp of VA appeals in bid to cut claims backlog

  23-05-2017 23:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House easily approved legislation Tuesday to cut the time it takes for the Department of Veterans Affairs to handle appeals from veterans unhappy with their disability payouts, an effort to reduce a rapidly growing claims backlog…
  
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• Lawmakers probe US contractor in Iraq sex trafficking case

  23-05-2017 23:54
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional investigative panel is demanding documents and testimony from an embattled U.S. defense contractor accused of failing to promptly disclose human trafficking on a base in Iraq.
  
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• Neighbor charged in Ohio fire that killed 5 kids, 2 adults

  23-05-2017 23:51
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A neighbor of a family that died in a house fire was charged Tuesday with intentionally setting it ablaze, killing two adults and five children.
  
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• Someone Shoots BB Gun Into Bristow Family's Home

  23-05-2017 23:50
  
  Two Bristow parents are furious after they say someone drove by and shot a BB gun through into their home when their kids were inside playing.
  
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• Massive slide buries stretch of iconic California highway

  23-05-2017 23:50
  
  BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) — A massive landslide that went into the Pacific Ocean is the latest natural disaster to hit a California community that relies heavily on an iconic coastal highway and tourism to survive.
  
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• Louisville police seek help in finding 7-year-old's killer

  23-05-2017 23:47
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two days after a stray bullet smashed through a kitchen window and struck a 7-year-old boy as he ate cake, Louisville police pleaded for help Tuesday in tracking down the child's killer.
  
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• Health care is key issue as Montana fills US House seat

  23-05-2017 23:40
  
  WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, Mont. (AP) — Meagher County, Montana, may not be much different than the rest of the rural enclaves across America that voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump last fall.
  
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• UN: chemical experts found sarin exposure in Syria attack

  23-05-2017 23:29
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The new U.N. disarmament chief says a team from the international chemical weapons watchdog found exposure "to sarin or a sarin-like substance" in samples from an attack on April 4 in northern Syria that killed over…
  
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• Key benchmarks in President Donald Trump's budget

  23-05-2017 23:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump sent Congress his recommended budget for the coming fiscal year. It includes steep cuts to many programs relied on by the poor, such as Medicaid and food stamps, and greater spending on the military.
  
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• The Latest: Acquitted Tulsa cop receiving back pay

  23-05-2017 23:28
  
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Latest on a white Tulsa police officer who was acquitted of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man (all times local):
  
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• California botulism outbreak is rare case of deadly disease

  23-05-2017 23:26
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A deadly botulism outbreak linked to contaminated nacho-cheese dip sold in a California gas station is a rare case of the disease that can cause paralysis and death.
  
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• Trump envoy Haley tells refugees she cares, but defends cuts

  23-05-2017 23:21
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — President Donald Trump's U.N. ambassador visited a UNICEF center providing emotional support for Syrian refugee children and asked how the U.S. could better care for their needs. Then her boss proposed ending all U.S. funding to…
  
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• 10 people seated on jury in Bill Cosby's sex assault trial

  23-05-2017 23:20
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The jury that will hear Bill Cosby's sexual assault case was filling up quickly Tuesday as lawyers and prosecutors worked to select panelists who they believe would be favorable to their side.
  
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• Gathering Place Joins Tulsa Library Summer Reading Program

  23-05-2017 23:19
  
  A Gathering Place is extending the reading challenge into the school year, asking Tulsa County students to read two million books before the park opens next spring or summer.   
  
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• Russia-Trump campaign contacts a concern, ex-CIA chief says

  23-05-2017 23:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former CIA Director John Brennan told Congress Tuesday he personally warned Russia last summer against interfering in the U.S. presidential election and was so concerned about Russian contacts with people involved in the Trump campaign that he…
  
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• TPS teachers come to Capitol looking for permanent fix to education funding crisis

  23-05-2017 23:15
  
  Webster High School teacher Katrina Morrison said she went to the Capitol “to put feet on my words, to actually live out the process of advocating for education.”
  
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• Advocates slam Trump plan to reduce aid for college students

  23-05-2017 23:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Education advocates say President Donald Trump's budget contradicts his campaign pledge to make college more affordable with its proposed elimination of subsidized student loans and cuts in other programs that help students pay tuition.
  
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• Tulsa's First Street Lofts Renamed To Honor Historic Jacobs Building

  23-05-2017 22:40
  
  A Tulsa development has been renamed to honor the building's history. First Street Lofts, located at 310 E. First Street, has been renamed Jacobs Lofts on First to honor the historical Jacobs Building.
  
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• Judge Denies Lower Bond For Tulsa Road Rage Suspect

  23-05-2017 22:40
  
  A judge refused to lower a road rage suspect's bond from $1 million.
  
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• Sexual Abuse Videos Of 1 Year Old Found By Her Father, TCSO Says

  23-05-2017 22:26
  
  A father discovered video and photos of his estranged wife sexually abusing their 1-year-old daughter, according to the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office.
  
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• Victims Of Manchester Attack: 8-Year-Old Girl Among The Dead

  23-05-2017 22:24
  
  An eight-year-old girl has been confirmed dead after a suspected suicide attack on an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England.
  
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• Water Line Breaks Impacts Tulsa Businesses, Homes

  23-05-2017 22:03
  
  A number of Tulsa businesses just south of the Brookside area on South Peoria don't have water due to a water main break early Tuesday. Water should be restored between 7 and 9 p.m.
  
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• Reward Offered For Suspect In Assault Of Muskogee Deputy

  23-05-2017 21:44
  
  Muskogee County Sheriff's Office released a composite sketch of a suspect they said assaulted a deputy May 12 in southwestern Muskogee County. 
  
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• Ductmate Industries Purchases Large Plant In Wagoner, Says Jobs To Follow

  23-05-2017 21:21
  
  Ductmate Industries, an HVAC accessories manufacture, has purchased the former Prestolite building in Wagoner. They plan to hire about 60 workers over the next 5 years, a release states.
  
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• Rogers County Deputies Seek To ID Theft Suspect

  23-05-2017 20:58
  
  Rogers County deputies hope the public can identify a man connected to the theft of a commercial truck and several thousands of dollars worth of tools and tool boxes out of Broken Arrow.  
  
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• Manchester police name bomber, hunt for accomplices

  23-05-2017 18:42
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Investigators hunted Tuesday for possible accomplices of the suicide bomber who attacked an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, killing 22 people and sparking a stampede of young concertgoers, some still wearing the American pop star's trademark…
  
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• US agency won't declare Lake Erie's waters in Ohio impaired

  23-05-2017 18:35
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it won't declare Ohio's western end of Lake Erie impaired by toxic algae.
  
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• Trump budget slashes money of clean air and water programs

  23-05-2017 18:35
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump Administration budget released Tuesday slashes funding for the Environmental Protection Agency by nearly one-third, eliminating more than 3,800 jobs while imposing dramatic cuts to clean air and water programs.
  
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• The Latest: Italian, British officials meet ahead of G-7

  23-05-2017 18:33
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The Latest on the blast at an Ariana Grande concert in northern England (all times local):
  
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• More sponsors pull out of New York's Puerto Rican Day parade

  23-05-2017 18:33
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — More sponsors are dropping out of New York City's Puerto Rican Day parade after a decision by organizers to honor a Puerto Rican nationalist who served decades in prison for his involvement in a group that…
  
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• Arby's Offers Half-Price Deal To Oklahoma Teachers

  23-05-2017 18:32
  
  Arby's is offering a half-price deal to Oklahoma teachers this summer.
  
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• Ethiopian leads race to be next leader of UN health agency

  23-05-2017 18:28
  
  GENEVA (AP) — Ethiopia's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a former minister of health, was leading the race to become the World Health Organization's next leader after two rounds of voting Tuesday.
  
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• 7 people now seated on jury in Bill Cosby's sex assault case

  23-05-2017 18:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Two more jurors were chosen Tuesday to serve on the panel that will hear Bill Cosby's sexual assault case, bringing to seven the number so far agreed upon by the prosecutors and defense team.
  
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• Man crawls to safety 4 days after falling from cliff

  23-05-2017 18:26
  
  ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) — Ohio police say a man who fell down a cliff and spent four days in a ravine was rescued after he crawled onto a nearby golf course, despite having broken his legs, pelvis, and wrist.
  
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• 1 killed, 50 held after Bahrain raid on Shiite cleric's town

  23-05-2017 18:26
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain police raided a town Tuesday that is home to a prominent Shiite cleric facing the threat of deportation, arresting 50 people in an assault that saw officers fire tear gas and shotguns at…
  
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• Somali suicide bomber kills 4 at Puntland checkpoint

  23-05-2017 18:25
  
  MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A Somali police officer says a suicide bomber has blown himself up at a military checkpoint in northern Somalia's semiautonomous state of Puntland, killing at least four people.
  
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• MBA for mom who went to all classes with quadriplegic son

  23-05-2017 18:25
  
  ORANGE, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California university has awarded an honorary degree to the mother of a quadriplegic student after she attended every class with him and took his notes while he pursued his Master of Business Administration.
  
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• Angry Venezuela protesters take aim at Chavez statues, home

  23-05-2017 18:25
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Anti-government protesters in Venezuela have settled on a new target for their frustration: Hugo Chavez.
  
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• Top official says US hasn't verified IS claim on Manchester

  23-05-2017 18:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States' top intelligence official says the U.S. government has not yet verified that the Islamic State group is responsible for the attack in Manchester, England, but called the deadly incident a stark reminder of how…
  
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• The Latest: Brennan says Russians, WikiLeaks cooperate

  23-05-2017 18:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on investigations into Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. election (all times local):
  
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• 'Fly the flag'? Rift in Mississippi over Confederate symbol

  23-05-2017 18:22
  
  BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — As a warm breeze wafts in from the Gulf of Mexico, Carol Mize paces across the street from Biloxi's white marble City Hall. In one hand, she carries a Mississippi flag and in the other, a…
  
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• The Latest: Ethiopian candidate leads vote for new WHO chief

  23-05-2017 18:20
  
  GENEVA (AP) — The Latest on the World Health Organization's new chief (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Many in GOP cool to Trump's budget plan

  23-05-2017 18:18
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's budget for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 (all times local):
  
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• Dark money comes with a twist in Virginia's statewide races

  23-05-2017 18:17
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — In Virginia's closely watched statewide political contests, so-called "dark money" comes with a few ironic twists.
  
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• NY Attorney General: $18.5 million settlement with Target

  23-05-2017 18:16
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Target Corp. has reached an $18.5 million settlement over a massive data breach that occurred before Christmas in 2013, New York's attorney general announced Tuesday.
  
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• Acquitted Tulsa cop who killed unarmed man returns to work

  23-05-2017 18:16
  
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A white Oklahoma police officer acquitted of manslaughter after fatally shooting an unarmed black man is back on the force working "a desk job."
  
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