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• Trump travel ban blocked; fight headed for Supreme Court

  25-05-2017 23:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's revised travel ban "speaks with vague words of national security, but in context drips with religious intolerance, animus and discrimination," a federal appeals court said Thursday in ruling against the executive order targeting six…
  
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• New Jersey city sued after voting down mosque plan

  25-05-2017 23:58
  
  BAYONNE, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey Muslim group's two-year effort to convert an abandoned warehouse into a mosque and community center was met by virulent attacks against their religion and then unfairly voted down by a zoning board, according…
  
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• UK bomber said to have pleaded 'Forgive me' before blast

  25-05-2017 23:55
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The suspect in the deadly Manchester concert bombing was driven by what he saw as unjust treatment of Arabs in Britain, a relative said Thursday, confirming he made a final phone call in which he pleaded:…
  
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• Dramatic Video Of Chase Across Tulsa Airport Released By Sapulpa Police

  25-05-2017 23:55
  
  Sapulpa Police have released dramatic video of the pursuit of a stolen ONG truck that ended in an innocent man's death Wednesday morning,  
  
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• Report details shootout after San Bernardino terror attack

  25-05-2017 23:53
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities have released a detailed report that includes the accounts of more than two dozen law enforcement officers involved in a shootout with a husband and wife who killed 14 people and wounded 22 others in…
  
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• Italy court overturns appointments of 5 museum directors

  25-05-2017 23:51
  
  ROME (AP) — An Italian administrative court has nixed the selection of five museum directors, siding with critics of a much-vaunted reform plan that allowed experts from other European Union countries to compete for top posts.
  
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• San Diego schools sued over anti-Islamophobia campaign

  25-05-2017 23:49
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Six parents have sued the San Diego school district, alleging that its anti-Islamophobia campaign favors Islam over other religions and grants special protections to Muslim students.
  
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• Correction: Nissan Dealer Lawsuit story

  25-05-2017 23:46
  
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — In a story May 23 about a jury awarding $256.5 million in a lawsuit against Nissan, The Associated Press, relying on court documents, reported erroneously on some aspects of the case.
  
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• The Latest: Trump to take travel ban to Supreme Court

  25-05-2017 23:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on an appeals court ruling against the Trump administration's travel ban (all times local):
  
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• Dramatic Chase Across Tulsa Airport Video Released By Sapulpa Police

  25-05-2017 23:42
  Sapulpa Police have released dramatic video of the pursuit of a stolen ONG truck that ended in an innocent man's death Wednesday morning, May 24, 2017. The chase started in Sapulpa where police say Jerry Newman stole the truck from a repair shop at 6015 South 49th West Avenue and headed to Tulsa.
  
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• Monstrous cyclones churning over Jupiter's poles

  25-05-2017 23:41
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Monstrous cyclones are churning over Jupiter's poles, until now a largely unexplored region that is more turbulent than scientists expected.
  
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• Broken Arrow Man Charged In Uncle's Death

  25-05-2017 23:35
  
  A Broken Arrow man has been charged with leaving the scene of a fatality collision after a deadly hit-and-run on the University of Tulsa campus.  
  
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• Bartlesville Man Arrested in Undercover Child Sex Sting

  25-05-2017 22:19
  
  Canadian County deputies arrested a Bartlesville man they say was having graphic sexual communication with a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl. .
  
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• Jenks Police Try To ID Persons Of Interest In Credit Card Fraud

  25-05-2017 22:18
  
  Jenks Police released photos of two men they say are persons of interest in a fraud investigation.
  
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• This week in art-house cinema: Tracy Letts as leading man, crime time and Tulsa Pride

  25-05-2017 21:24
  Marilyn Manson is bloody good in the crime film "Let Me Make You a Martyr," playing a calculating hitman in this shot-in-Tulsa movie playing at Circle Cinema. Courtesy photo Marilyn Manson is bloody good in the crime film "Let Me Make You a Martyr," playing a calculating hitman in this shot-in-Tulsa movie playing at Circle Cinema.
  
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• Recall: Eckrich Meats Says Precooked Sausage May Contain Metal

  25-05-2017 19:40
  
  A Kansas food distributor has recalled nearly 100,000 pounds of precooked sausage products that might contain metal.  
  
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• McClain County Man's Death Sentence Upheld By Appeals Court

  25-05-2017 19:36
  
  The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has again upheld the death penalty of a man convicted of killing his girlfriend and her two children in 2010. 
  
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• Sapulpa Teacher's Certification Suspended After Drug Arrest

  25-05-2017 19:23
  
  The State Board of Education passed an emergency order to suspend Sapulpa teacher Megan Sloan's teaching certificate Thursday, May 25.  
  
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• Jenks Police Say Men Are Persons Of Interest In Credit Card Fraud

  25-05-2017 19:19
  
  Jenks Police released photos of two men they say are persons of interest in a fraud investigation.
  
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• House OKs bill requiring sports groups to report sex abuse

  25-05-2017 19:15
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Angered by allegations that some members of USA Gymnastics were sexually abused, the House overwhelmingly backed legislation on Thursday that requires amateur sports groups recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee to report claims of sexual abuse to…
  
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• Democrats use budget office report to attack GOP health bill

  25-05-2017 19:15
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats needled Republicans on Thursday with the gloomy assessment that 23 million people would lose insurance under the Republican health care bill, and that premiums for seriously ill people would rise. The leader of the Senate GOP…
  
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• Correction: Transgender Children-Texas story

  25-05-2017 19:15
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — In a story May 22 about students potentially being exposed as transgender to their classmates, The Associated Press erroneously referred to Anna Eastman as the president of the Houston school district's board of trustees. She is…
  
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• The Latest: Greek govt official describes blast as attack

  25-05-2017 19:14
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Latest on the blast that wounded a Greek ex-premier (all times local):
  
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• GOP House hopeful Greg Gianforte charged with assault

  25-05-2017 19:14
  
  BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — The Republican candidate in the nationally-watched election Thursday for Montana's sole congressional seat has been charged with misdemeanor assault for allegedly grabbing a reporter by the neck and throwing him to the ground.
  
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• UN chief: Health care attacked in over 20 conflict countries

  25-05-2017 19:12
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Attacks on hospitals, doctors, ambulances, the wounded and sick took place in at least 20 countries affected by conflict last year, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday.
  
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• The Latest: Libya vows to help identify 'terrorist networks'

  25-05-2017 19:09
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The Latest on the investigation into the Manchester concert bombing (all times local):
  
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• Forecasters predict above-normal Atlantic hurricane season

  25-05-2017 19:07
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Warm ocean waters could fuel an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season, while storm-suppressing El Nino conditions are expected to be scarce, U.S. government forecasters said Thursday.
  
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• Senate panel OKs ex-Sen. Scott Brown to be New Zealand envoy

  25-05-2017 19:04
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved the nomination of former Sen. Scott Brown to be U.S. ambassador to New Zealand.
  
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• Report: More Americans with Alzheimer's are dying at home

  25-05-2017 19:03
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say 1 in 4 Alzheimer's deaths are now occurring at home — a startling increase that marks a shift away from hospitals and nursing homes.
  
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• Thousands honor Finland ex-president Koivisto before burial

  25-05-2017 19:01
  
  HELSINKI (AP) — Tens of thousands of Finns have lined the roads in central Helsinki to honor former President Mauno Koivisto as his coffin was borne from the Helsinki Cathedral to the city's main cemetery.
  
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• Trump chastises NATO, vows to crackdown on leaks

  25-05-2017 19:00
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — With long-standing European alliances facing new strain, President Donald Trump chastised NATO member nations for not paying their fair share to protect the long-standing pact and declined to explicitly endorse its mutual defense agreement.
  
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• Oklahoma court upholds convicted killer's death penalty

  25-05-2017 19:00
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the death penalty of a man convicted of killing his girlfriend and her two children in 2010.
  
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• Beloved 96-year-old bagger at New England grocery chain dies

  25-05-2017 18:55
  
  STRATHAM, N.H. (AP) — Arthur St. John, who at 96 was the oldest employee of a New England grocery chain and among its most beloved, has died.
  
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• Greek ex-premier Lucas Papademos wounded in Athens blast

  25-05-2017 18:53
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — An explosion inside a car in Greece's capital wounded former Prime Minister Lucas Papademos on Thursday, police said. His injuries were not considered to be life-threatening.
  
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• Rogers County woman arrested Wednesday after near drowning of 1-year-old child

  25-05-2017 18:51
  
  Amanda Green, 33, was arrested on a complaint of child neglect, according to jail records.The 1-year-old infant reportedly fell into a pool while in Green's care at her residence in Claremore. Green was allegedly under the influence of a prescription…
  
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• Helicopter crashes in industrial park in Delaware

  25-05-2017 18:51
  
  NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) — A helicopter has crashed into a building in a Delaware industrial park and burst into flames.
  
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• OPEC and other nations extend output cuts

  25-05-2017 18:49
  
  VIENNA (AP) — An alliance of many of the world's biggest oil-producing nations extended their agreement to cut output for an additional nine months, an effort to support prices that seems futile in the face of growing production from the…
  
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• Man accused in fatal runway chase recently freed from prison

  25-05-2017 18:48
  
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma man accused of plowing a stolen truck across an airport runway during a police chase then causing a fatal highway crash was recently released from prison after convictions on similar crimes.
  
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• Brazil president revokes order deploying troops in capital

  25-05-2017 18:48
  
  BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's president on Thursday cancelled an order to deploy the military to the streets of the capital after criticism that the move was excessive and merely an effort to hold onto power amid increasing calls for…
  
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• Emirati man detained over terror fears sues Ohio hotel, cops

  25-05-2017 18:47
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — An Emirati man who was detained by police at an Ohio hotel after a clerk heard him speaking Arabic and thought he was pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group sued the hotel chain, police and others,…
  
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• Lieberman latest person to withdraw from FBI director search

  25-05-2017 18:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman has withdrawn from consideration for the role of FBI director. Lieberman interviewed last week with President Donald Trump, who publicly identified him as a leading candidate.
  
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