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• The Latest: GOP senator says Cuba policy bad for farmers

  16-06-2017 23:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's new Cuba policy (all times local):
  
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• UN believes up to 150,000 civilians are trapped in Mosul

  16-06-2017 23:55
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian chief in Iraq says the United Nations believes between 120,000 and 150,000 civilians are trapped in Mosul's Old City, where Islamic State extremists want to keep them as human shields — and shoot…
  
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• 23 alleged gang members arrested in 3 states in crime case

  16-06-2017 23:53
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal prosecutors say 23 Vagos Motorcycle Club leaders, members or associates have been arrested in three states on charges including racketeering, murder, kidnapping, robbery and assault.
  
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• Man’s Death Shines Light On Dangers Of Tulsa's Growing Homeless Population

  16-06-2017 23:47
  
  Someone beat a man to death under a Tulsa bridge near Archer and Denver. 
  
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• Troop plan for Afghanistan seeks to regain battlefield edge

  16-06-2017 23:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A coming deployment of up to 4,000 more U.S. forces to Afghanistan, expected as part of a new Trump administration approach to America's longest war, reflects the Pentagon's view that beefing up its training-advising role and its…
  
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• Philadelphia teachers, district reach tentative contract

  16-06-2017 23:46
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The School District of Philadelphia and its teachers have agreed on a tentative contract after over four years of negotiations.
  
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• Minnesota officer acquitted in shooting of Philando Castile

  16-06-2017 23:45
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minnesota police officer was acquitted of manslaughter Friday in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile, a black motorist whose girlfriend streamed the aftermath live on Facebook.
  
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• Anger erupts over possible flaws at burned London tower

  16-06-2017 23:45
  
  LONDON (AP) — Grief turned to outrage Friday over a deadly high-rise tower fire in London amid reports that materials used in the building's renovation could have fueled the inferno that left dozens dead and missing as it decimated the…
  
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• 11 children hurt when Indiana church van overturns in crash

  16-06-2017 23:45
  
  GREENFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say 11 children have been injured in a crash involving an overturned church van in central Indiana.
  
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• The Latest: Suspect in 5 killings discussed killing for fun

  16-06-2017 23:44
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on a deadly rampage in northern New Mexico (all times local):
  
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• Ex-cop testifies in retrial over 2015 shooting of motorist

  16-06-2017 23:44
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — A white former University of Cincinnati police officer gave emotional testimony at his retrial Friday in the 2015 shooting of an unarmed black motorist.
  
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• Water Line Break Damages Downtown Tulsa Intersection

  16-06-2017 23:42
  
  A water pipe break damaged a downtown Tulsa intersection Friday afternoon. 
  
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• Tulsa-Area Events Continue Despite Rain In Forecast

  16-06-2017 23:41
  
  With a chance for more rain in the forecast tomorrow, organizers at different festivals in the area have weather on their minds. 
  
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• Scalise doctor hopes for 'excellent recovery' despite risk

  16-06-2017 23:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressman Steve Scalise can hope to make an "excellent recovery," his trauma surgeon said Friday, even though the lawmaker arrived at the hospital Wednesday at imminent risk of death after getting shot at a congressional baseball practice.
  
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• McCartney, Rowling promoted in the queen's Birthday Honors

  16-06-2017 23:36
  
  LONDON (AP) — Paul McCartney and J.K. Rowling just got promoted, so to speak, in Britain's hierarchy.
  
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• Amazon deal for Whole Foods could bring retail experiments

  16-06-2017 23:35
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Online retail giant Amazon is making a bold expansion into physical stores with a $13.7 billion deal to buy Whole Foods, setting the stage for radical retail experiments that could revolutionize how people buy groceries and…
  
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• Border Patrol arrests 4 men at medical camp run by aid group

  16-06-2017 23:34
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Border Patrol agents descended on a medical camp set up in the Arizona desert to provide refuge and water for migrants in the scorching summer heat, arresting four men who were receiving aid after spending several days…
  
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• At impasse, Bill Cosby jury tests patience of judge, defense

  16-06-2017 23:29
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The jury in Bill Cosby's sexual assault case tested the patience of defense lawyers and even the judge on the fifth day of deliberations Friday as it repeatedly asked to run through testimony from the TV…
  
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• The Latest: 'Hero' rejects label, says he never pulled gun

  16-06-2017 23:28
  
  SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on the capture of two escaped Georgia inmates accused of killing two guards on a prison bus (all times local):
  
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• Q&A: The complex issues of the Russia probe, special counsel

  16-06-2017 23:28
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's closest allies are attacking the integrity of those involved in the widening probe of Russian interference in the U.S. election, accusing special counsel Robert Mueller of driving a biased investigation. Trump himself took aim…
  
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• 2 children shot, injured on Chicago school playground

  16-06-2017 23:24
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Investigators say two children were shot at a Chicago playground during a school picnic when someone in a car opened fire on nearby teenagers.
  
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• Co-Workers Join Collinsville School Counselor's Sweater Prank

  16-06-2017 23:20
  
  A counselor at Herald Elementary in Collinsville has a goofy sense of humor, and now she has proof that all of her co-workers do, too. 
  
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• Fort Gibson Coaching Legend Jerry Walker Steps Down After 22 Years

  16-06-2017 22:46
  
  Instead of following the yellow brick road, in Fort Gibson, you follow the tiger paws. It'll lead you to the home of the Lady Tigers and its famous girls' basketball coach, Jerry Walker.
  
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• Michelle Carter Text Suicide Trial Verdict: Guilty

  16-06-2017 22:35
  
  A Massachusetts woman who sent her boyfriend numerous text messages encouraging him to kill himself when they were teenagers was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. 
  
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• The Latest: Castile family angered by officer's acquittal

  16-06-2017 22:07
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Latest in the manslaughter trial of a Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a black motorist during a traffic stop (all times local):
  
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• Minnesota officer who fatally shot Philando Castile acquitted of all charges

  16-06-2017 22:03
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota police officer was acquitted of manslaughter Friday in the fatal shooting of a black motorist who had informed the officer seconds earlier that he was carrying a gun.
  
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• 2 children shot, injured on Chicago playground

  16-06-2017 21:59
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Two children have been shot at an elementary school playground in Chicago, but authorities don't believe their injuries are life-threatening.
  
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• Palestinian attackers killed after killing Israeli officer

  16-06-2017 21:58
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Three Palestinians armed with an automatic weapon and knives killed a young female officer on duty near Jerusalem's Old City in near simultaneous attacks at two locations Friday evening, before they were shot and killed.
  
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• Minnesota police officer acquitted of manslaughter charge in fatal shooting of black motorist

  16-06-2017 21:57
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota police officer acquitted of manslaughter charge in fatal shooting of black motorist.
  
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• Texas bounty hunters killed in shootout offered $3K payment

  16-06-2017 21:56
  
  GREENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Two bounty hunters killed in a point-blank shootout with a Minnesota fugitive at a Texas car dealership were offered $3,000 to apprehend the felon, according to a police report.
  
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• Father's Day founder was renegade, great-granddaughter says

  16-06-2017 21:54
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — This Father's Day, Betsy Roddy will write two cards: one to her dad, and the other to her late great-grandmother, Sonora Smart Dodd.
  
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• Gianforte calls for civil politics after assaulting reporter

  16-06-2017 21:52
  
  BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Montana's incoming congressman called for civility in politics on Friday, four days after his conviction for assaulting a reporter who asked him a question about health care.
  
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• GOP, Dem governors call for changes in House health bill

  16-06-2017 21:50
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A group of Republican and Democratic governors are echoing President Donald Trump's criticism of a House GOP health care bill, saying it threatens coverage for the most vulnerable. Instead, they're asking Senate leaders to work…
  
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• The Latest: Ex-Milwaukee cop won't testify in shooting trial

  16-06-2017 21:49
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a former Milwaukee police officer charged in the death of a black man last year (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Doctor says Rep. Scalise's vital signs stable

  16-06-2017 21:48
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the aftermath of the shooting of a Republican lawmaker and others at a baseball practice this week (all times local):
  
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• Helmut Kohl, chancellor who reunited Germany, dies at 87

  16-06-2017 21:47
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Helmut Kohl, one of the towering figures of European politics whose greatest achievement is considered the skillful reunification of a divided Germany, has died at 87.
  
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• Southwest US preps for 120 temps: Water, water, more water

  16-06-2017 21:46
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A potentially record-shattering heat wave is rolling into the Southwest U.S., threatening to bring 120-degree temperatures to parts of Arizona and California.
  
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• Cosby tweets thanks, defense demands mistrial over impasse

  16-06-2017 21:43
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby thanked his fans and supporters on Friday as a jury deliberated sexual assault charges that could send him to prison for the rest of his life, tweeting shortly after the panel asked to review…
  
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• Fire crews in New Mexico brace for hot, dry weather

  16-06-2017 21:39
  
  Smoke blanketed much of the Jemez Mountains on Friday as firefighters battled a blaze that forced evacuations and the closure of a highway through one of northern New Mexico's popular mountain ranges.
  
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• The Latest: UN chief: Kohl "instrumental" in uniting Germany

  16-06-2017 21:38
  
  BERLIN (AP) — The latest on the death of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, whose legacy includes a reuniting Germany after the Cold War and helping to create the continent's common currency, the euro. (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Official: Shooter apparently felt disrespected

  16-06-2017 21:38
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on a deadly shooting at a San Francisco UPS warehouse (all times local):
  
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• Connecticut magnet school strikes agreement with China

  16-06-2017 21:38
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — An arts-focused magnet school in New Haven has struck an agreement for an exchange program described as the first formal partnership between an American public school and Chinese education officials.
  
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• Border Patrol raids desert aid camp, arrests 4 from Mexico

  16-06-2017 21:34
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Border Patrol agents descended on a medical camp set up in the Arizona desert to provide refuge and water for migrants in the scorching summer heat, arresting four migrants who were receiving aid after spending several days…
  
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• As wall looms, US moves to settle border fence land cases

  16-06-2017 21:29
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Government lawyers are renewing efforts to settle about 90 cases against Texas landowners whose land was seized to build a fence along parts of the U.S.-Mexico border, in a move that one lawyer for landowners believes is…
  
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• Doctor: Scalise's status 'Critical .... We have controlled the internal bleeding and his vital signs have stabilized'

  16-06-2017 21:28
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Doctor: Scalise's status 'Critical .... We have controlled the internal bleeding and his vital signs have stabilized'
  
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• TPD Chief Responds After Rogers County Sheriff Berates Officer

  16-06-2017 20:53
  
  Tulsa Police Chief Chuck Jordan issued a statement Friday afternoon about Rogers County Sheriff Scott Walton berating one of his officers. 
  
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• Theft Of Expensive Eyewear From Tulsa Business Caught On Camera

  16-06-2017 20:24
  
  A Tulsa business says two women were caught on a surveillance camera stealing some expensive eyewear.
  
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• ORU Women's Basketball Player Found Dead In Dorm

  16-06-2017 20:13
  
  Oral Roberts University athletic officials say a member of the school's women's basketball team was found dead in her dorm room Thursday.
  
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• The Latest: Merkel: Kohl was "right man at the right time"

  16-06-2017 19:27
  
  BERLIN (AP) — The latest on the death of former German chancellor Helmut Kohl, whose legacy includes putting a reunited Germany at the heart of Europe and helping create the continent's common currency, the euro. (all times local):
  
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• Judge won't allow Trump to be added to pipeline lawsuit

  16-06-2017 19:23
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A judge says he's inclined to let a group of individual members of American Indian tribes join a lawsuit over the Dakota Access oil pipeline, but only if they agree to not add President Donald Trump…
  
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