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• The Latest: Former presidents recall Brzezinski's influence

  27-05-2017 23:42
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the death of former national security adviser, Zbigniew Brzezinski (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Mother of Uber CEO dies after boating accident

  27-05-2017 23:37
  
  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the death of the mother of the CEO of ride-hailing company Uber (all times local):
  
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• Tornado Watch Issued For Northeast Oklahoma

  27-05-2017 23:26
  
  The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for all of northeast Oklahoma Saturday afternoon. 
  
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• Oologah Schools Opens Tornado Shelters To Residents

  27-05-2017 23:10
  
  The Oologah-Talala Emergency Medical Service says the Oologah-Talala School District has opened its storm shelters to the community.
  
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• Train Blocking Multiple Crossings In Claremore

  27-05-2017 23:09
  
  A hose on a train line came loose Saturday afternoon, causing a train on the BNSF line to go into emergency mode, stopping it completely in Claremore.
  
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• Thunder on the Mother Road: Classic cars mix with patriotism at Route 66 event

  27-05-2017 23:00
  
  Dozens of classic and collectible cars converged on the Historic Route 66 Village near Daniel Webster High School for PatriotFest 2017 to benefit Folds of Honor and local veterans charities.Photo gallery: Cars, Motorcycles and Pinup: PatriotFest 2017
  
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• UK police show photo of concert bomber, ask public for info

  27-05-2017 22:53
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — British police on Saturday released surveillance-camera images of the Manchester concert bomber on the night of the attack as they appealed for more information about his final days.
  
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• Report: After Pulse massacre, police training needs changes

  27-05-2017 22:53
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — As a law enforcement foundation reviews how the Orlando Police Department responded to a 2016 mass shooting at a gay nightclub, the organization's staffers say in a paper that police training and protocols may need to…
  
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• Gregg Allman Dead At Age 69

  27-05-2017 21:57
  
  A publicist for rock legend Gregg Allman says the organist and singer for The Allman Brothers Band has died. He was 69.
  
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• Suspect Identified; Witnesses Asked To Come Forward In Fatal Lincoln Co. Crash

  27-05-2017 21:51
  
  The suspect in a fatal Lincoln County crash that killed one man and injured 3 others, has now been identified. 
  
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• BA outage creates London travel chaos; power issue blamed

  27-05-2017 21:15
  
  LONDON (AP) — British Airways canceled all flights from London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports on Saturday as a global IT failure upended the travel plans of tens of thousands of people on a busy U.K. holiday weekend.
  
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• Trump's trip: Conventional images and unconventional talk

  27-05-2017 21:11
  
  TAORMINA, Sicily (AP) — As he dashed through the Middle East and Europe, Donald Trump looked like a conventional American leader abroad. He solemnly laid a wreath at a Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, had an audience with the pope at…
  
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• Virginia police special agent fatally shot; suspect arrested

  27-05-2017 20:59
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A man fatally shot a Virginia State Police special agent in a Richmond public housing project before fleeing on foot, sparking an overnight manhunt that ended with his arrest on Saturday, authorities said.
  
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• Police: Woman locked her kids in car trunk while she shopped

  27-05-2017 20:55
  
  RIVERDALE, Utah (AP) — A 39-year-old Utah woman has been arrested after she allegedly locked her two young children in her car's trunk while she went inside a Wal-Mart store to shop.
  
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• US nuclear lab's future up in the air after recent fire

  27-05-2017 20:53
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A recent fire has put a national laboratory's ability to operate safely into question.
  
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• The Latest: Italian police tear gas protesters near G-7 site

  27-05-2017 20:45
  
  TAORMINA, Sicily (AP) — The Latest on Group of Seven summit (all times local):
  
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• Pollster pioneer Bendixen has died in Miami

  27-05-2017 20:42
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Sergio Bendixen, a pioneer in public opinion polling of Latinos who also was the first Hispanic to run a U.S. presidential campaign, has died.
  
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• Police: Suspect in Portland stabbings ranted about Muslims

  27-05-2017 20:42
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man who police say fatally stabbed two people who tried to stop him from yelling anti-Islamic slurs on a Portland light-rail train spent time in prison for robbery and kidnapping charges years ago, according to…
  
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• Spain saves 157 migrants in 5 boats crossing from Africa

  27-05-2017 20:36
  
  MADRID (AP) — Spain's maritime rescue service has saved 157 migrants from five small boats attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea.
  
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• Ex-Senate staffer: Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning has died

  27-05-2017 20:35
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning, who went on to serve in Congress, has died. He was 85.
  
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• Pope visits factory workers, highlights the dignity of work

  27-05-2017 20:32
  
  GENOA, Italy (AP) — Pope Francis highlighted the struggles that workers face in a globalized economy with a visit Saturday to a troubled steel factory in Genoa, where he stressed how jobs give people a sense of human dignity and…
  
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• The Latest: Obama offers Prince Harry condolences on attack

  27-05-2017 20:21
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The Latest on the concert bombing in Manchester, England (all times local):
  
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• At JFK's centennial, book chronicles presidency, day-by-day

  27-05-2017 20:19
  
  John F. Kennedy was born 100 years ago Monday, and a new book recounts his brief but eventful presidency — and the style and wit with which he shaped the hopes of a generation — through day-by-day reports drawn from…
  
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• Oakhurst man killed in crash on I-44 in Lincoln County

  27-05-2017 20:00
  
  Joseph Michael Blazier was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident on Interstate 44 near Wellston.
  
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• UK lowers terror threat to 'severe;' more Manchester arrests

  27-05-2017 19:52
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Britain reduced its terrorism threat level a notch, from "critical" to "severe" on Saturday, as authorities said they had made major progress in unravelling the plot behind the Manchester concert bombing.
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: President Trump and his mistold NATO tales

  27-05-2017 19:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It's been a muted week for the "real" Donald Trump, the Twitter account where the president normally says a lot of things that are unreal. That respite may have come to a close, though, as he wrapped…
  
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• Police search for 2 in DC shooting that left 1 dead, 7 hurt

  27-05-2017 19:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in Washington are searching for two suspects in connection with a shooting early Saturday that left one person dead and seven people injured.
  
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• Iran's Supreme Leader: Saudi Arabia 'cow milked' by US

  27-05-2017 19:22
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's Supreme Leader has said that Saudi Arabia is a "cow being milked" by the United States.
  
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• Guard to face trial for ignoring inmate's threat of suicide

  27-05-2017 19:21
  
  PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A judge has ordered a prison guard to stand trial in the death of a Michigan inmate who killed herself.
  
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• Poor land deals pushed Dallas pension fund toward insolvency

  27-05-2017 19:18
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Failed land-development deals in Idaho and Colorado have cost the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System approximately $100 million, officials for the system say.
  
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• What if US quits climate deal? Doesn't look good for Earth

  27-05-2017 19:08
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth is likely to reach more dangerous levels of warming even sooner if the U.S. retreats from its pledge to cut carbon dioxide pollution, scientists said. That's because America contributes so much to rising temperatures.
  
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• Town leader to step down 5 years after Sandy Hook shooting

  27-05-2017 19:06
  
  NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — The woman in Newtown's highest elected office announced she will step down, five years after she helped lead the community through the Sandy Hook school shooting.
  
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• Syrian army, allied militia gain ground against IS

  27-05-2017 18:53
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops and allied militia have pushed back Islamic State militants and U.S-backed opposition fighters, gaining control of a large swath of territory in the country's strategic southern desert, the government-controlled media and a war monitor said…
  
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• Police Cancel Amber Alert For Missing 1-Year-Old, Father

  27-05-2017 17:55
  
  The Moore Police Department is asking the public’s help in locating a man and his one-year-old daughter, they say, are missing and possibly endangered.
  
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• Defense secretary references Manchester in West Point speech

  27-05-2017 17:13
  
  WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — The deaths of 22 people at a concert hall in Manchester, England, this week shows the need for institutions like the U.S. Military Academy to produce soldiers willing to battle those who would commit terrorism,…
  
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• Moore PD Issues Amber Alert For Missing 1-Year-Old, Father

  27-05-2017 17:09
  
  The Moore Police Department is asking the public’s help in locating a man and his one-year-old daughter, they say, are missing and possibly endangered.
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump tells tall tales even without Twitter

  27-05-2017 16:50
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It's been a muted week for President Donald Trump when it comes to tweeting. But AP Fact Checks have spotted some tall tales in his rhetoric during his first foreign trip since taking office.
  
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• The Latest: Soccer fans pour into London's Wembley Stadium

  27-05-2017 16:49
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The Latest on the concert bombing in Manchester, England (all times local):
  
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• Tributes pour in for ex-national security adviser Brzezinski

  27-05-2017 16:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Well before he won the presidency in 1997, Jimmy Carter was impressed by the views of foreign policy expert Zbigniew Brzezinski. That Carter immediately liked the Polish-born academic advising his campaign was a plus.
  
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• Trump faces new controversies as trip winds down

  27-05-2017 16:38
  
  TAORMINA, Sicily (AP) — President Donald Trump faced new controversies over his team's possible ties to Russia as he closed out his first trip abroad Saturday, a grueling five-stop sprint that ended with the promise of an imminent decision on…
  
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• The Late: Japan leader: G-7 agrees more pressure on N. Korea

  27-05-2017 16:38
  
  TAORMINA, Sicily (AP) — The Latest on Group of Seven summit (all times local):
  
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• Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of Virginia special agent

  27-05-2017 16:38
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia State Police special agent died Saturday after being shot by a man sitting in a car in Richmond, police said. The shooting suspect fled on foot, sparking an overnight manhunt that ended with the…
  
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• Supporters of Roosevelt National Park seek to block refinery

  27-05-2017 16:38
  
  MEDORA, N.D. (AP) — When Meridian Energy Group set out to develop "the cleanest refinery on the planet," it chose a spot in western North Dakota's oil patch near highways, railroads and a picturesque national park named for a former…
  
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• Trump makes G-7 deal on trade, takes rain check on climate

  27-05-2017 16:37
  
  TAORMINA, Sicily (AP) — Seven wealthy democracies ended their summit Saturday in Italy without a unanimous agreement on climate change, as the Trump administration plans to take more time to say whether the U.S. is going to remain in the…
  
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• Myanmar, having warmed to the West, turns to China again

  27-05-2017 16:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Myanmar was supposed to turn away from China and toward the West when the United States helped the Southeast Asian country make the transition to a civilian government after five decades of military rule.
  
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• The Latest: Trump postpones rally planned in Iowa

  27-05-2017 16:33
  
  TAORMINA, Sicily (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's visit to Europe (all times local):
  
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• Wind industry calls Oklahoma marketplace 'uncertain' as end of incentive approaches

  27-05-2017 16:30
  
  Said Vanessa Tutos of EDPR North America: "We've sort of made a strategic decision that we're not developing anything else in Oklahoma."
  
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