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• Joey Chestnut wins 10th title, gobbles a record 72 hot dogs

  04-07-2017 23:57
  
  NEW YORK — Joey "Jaws" Chestnut gulped, chomped and powered his way to a 10th title on Tuesday, continuing his record-setting reign as the chowing champion at the annual Nathan's Famous July Fourth hot dog eating contest.
  
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• TFD Staging Rescue Boats In Arkansas River For Freedom Fest

  04-07-2017 23:50
  
  For the first year in Tulsa fireworks history, the Tulsa Fire Department plans to put boats on the Arkansas River.
  
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• Tulsa Police: Armed Robbery Victim Bites Attacker

  04-07-2017 23:09
  
  Tulsa Police say a victim bit his attacker in east Tulsa Monday night - stopping a robbery.
  
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• Museum exhibits lowrider cars, the artwork they've inspired

  04-07-2017 22:58
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lowrider cars these days are far more than tricked-out automobiles with gravity-challenged rear suspensions and ear-rattling exhaust systems that seem to cry out for police to ticket the drivers.
  
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• Independence Day Busy Time For Tulsa Animal Hospitals

  04-07-2017 22:57
  
  It's well-known that Fourth of July fireworks can make your animals anxious.
  
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• Missile launch tests Trump's North Korea strategy

  04-07-2017 22:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest North Korean missile launch comes as President Donald Trump appears to be reassessing his strategy for the region, which has emphasized both tough talk and collaboration with China.
  
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• Israel's Labor leader race heads to 2nd round without Herzog

  04-07-2017 22:43
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — A former defense minister and an ex-telecom executive advanced to the next round in Israel's Labor Party leadership election after the initial vote on Tuesday produced no decisive winner in a primary that also ousted the current…
  
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• Oregon becomes first state to allow gender-neutral licenses

  04-07-2017 22:42
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has become the first state in the U.S. to allow residents who don't identify as male or female to mark their gender as "not specified" when they apply for a driver's license, learner's permit or…
  
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• Funeral for slain San Antonio police officer set for Friday

  04-07-2017 22:42
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio police that the funeral service for the 32-year-old officer who was killed in a shootout with a suspect will take place Friday.
  
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• Canada decision to pay former Gitmo prisoner criticized

  04-07-2017 22:40
  
  TORONTO (AP) — A decision by the Canadian government to apologize and give millions of dollars to a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner who pleaded guilty to killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan came under mounting criticism on Tuesday.
  
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• Vatican acknowledges past problems at 'pope's hospital'

  04-07-2017 22:38
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican secretary of state acknowledged Tuesday that there were problems at "the pope's hospital" for children in the past, but said the new administration is making a "serious effort to resolve them."
  
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• Markwayne Mullin Announces Bid For 4th Term After Pledging To Serve 3

  04-07-2017 22:38
  
  Congressman Markwayne Mullin announced he will run for a fourth term Tuesday. The district two representative previously pledged he would only serve three terms.
  
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• Former UConn students in arson case plead to reduced charge

  04-07-2017 22:38
  
  ROCKVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Two former University of Connecticut students who faced arson charges have pleaded guilty to a reduced charge for setting fire to an apartment building off campus in 2015.
  
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• FBI, Coast Guard investigate newlywed's sea disappearance

  04-07-2017 22:33
  
  DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — When the Coast Guard found Lewis Bennett on a life raft between Florida and the Bahamas, he told rescuers that about three hours earlier he had been asleep inside the cabin of the catamaran he…
  
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• Independence Day marked with pomp, dazzle, lots of hot dogs

  04-07-2017 22:26
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are celebrating their country's 241st birthday with big-time fireworks, small-town parades and the quirky spectacle of competitive hot dog eating.
  
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• Massachusetts probing what killed thousands of honeybees

  04-07-2017 22:18
  
  REHOBOTH, Mass. (AP) — The Massachusetts' Department of Agricultural Resources is investigating a massive honeybee kill that has almost entirely wiped out a hive of 80,000 bees.
  
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• Baseball in London? Major league showcase held in Hyde Park

  04-07-2017 22:15
  
  LONDON (AP) — A piece of American sports culture was on display Tuesday in London's Hyde Park as baseball came to town on July 4, the U.S. Independence Day.
  
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• 1 dead after shootout at Tulsa fireworks stand

  04-07-2017 22:09
  
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Tulsa County Sheriff's Office says one person is dead after a shootout at a fireworks stand on the Fourth of July.
  
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• Alabama police: 3 dead, 1 wounded after barber shop holdup

  04-07-2017 22:07
  
  PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Three people are dead and one wounded after an apparent after-hours holdup by two gunmen at a barber shop, Alabama police said.
  
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• Lawsuit seeks to void Georgia congressional election results

  04-07-2017 22:05
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's electronic touchscreen voting system is so riddled with problems that the results of the most expensive House race in U.S. history should be tossed out and a new election held, according to a lawsuit filed by…
  
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• Judge in Minnesota police shooting offers jurors support

  04-07-2017 22:04
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The judge who presided over the manslaughter trial of a Minnesota police officer acquitted in the fatal shooting of black motorist Philando Castile took the unusual step of writing to the jurors to tell them…
  
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• Iraqi PM congratulates troops on 'big victory' in Mosul

  04-07-2017 22:04
  
  MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — Iraq's prime minister on Tuesday congratulated his fighters on "this big victory in Mosul" — even as fighting with Islamic State militants continued in Mosul's Old City neighborhood where Iraqi forces are about 250 meters from…
  
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• The Latest: Chestnut, Sudo repeat; 5 taken into custody

  04-07-2017 21:54
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Nathan's Famous July Fourth hot dog eating contest (all times local):
  
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• Illinois Senate nixes vetoes of budget plan with tax hike

  04-07-2017 21:52
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Senate voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's vetoes of a $36 billion budget package Tuesday, including a $5 billion tax increase designed to start digging out of the nation's longest budget crisis since at…
  
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• British baby at end of life support draws in pope, Trump

  04-07-2017 21:41
  
  LONDON (AP) — A terminally ill British child has attracted the attention of both the president of the United States and the pope. More than 1.3 million pounds ($1.68 million) has been raised to help 11-month-old Charlie Gard travel to…
  
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• Joey Chestnut defends title, gobbles down record 72 hot dogs

  04-07-2017 21:40
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Joey "Jaws" Chestnut gulped, chomped and powered his way to a 10th title on Tuesday, continuing his record-setting reign as the chowing champion at the annual Nathan's Famous July Fourth hot dog eating contest.
  
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• The Latest: Vatican official admits past hospital problems

  04-07-2017 21:33
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Latest on Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital in Rome, the subject of an AP investigation (all times local):
  
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• Halliburton acquires Tulsa-based Summit ESP; local workforce to remain

  04-07-2017 21:30
  
  Founded in 2010, Summit was later financed by Argonaut Private Equity, which was founded by Tulsa oilman, banker and philanthropist George Kaiser. It manufactures and engineers electric submersible pump systems, which are known in the industry as ESPs.
  
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• The Latest: House will not override veto Tuesday

  04-07-2017 20:12
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Latest on the Illinois Legislature's action to address the nation's longest state budget stalemate (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: 5 people taken into custody at hot dog contest

  04-07-2017 20:08
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Nathan's Famous July Fourth hot dog eating contest (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Russia, China offer plan to ease N.Korea tension

  04-07-2017 20:04
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on North Korea's missile launch (all times local):
  
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• Venezuela high court, top prosecutor in political showdown

  04-07-2017 20:03
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A conflict between President Nicolas Maduro's government and his increasingly defiant chief prosecutor was coming to a head Tuesday as Luisa Ortega Diaz announced she was boycotting a Supreme Court hearing on whether to lift her…
  
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• Turkey insists some troops stay in any Cyprus peace deal

  04-07-2017 20:03
  
  NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Turkey toughened its stance Tuesday in talks to reunify Cyprus, insisting that it won't sign any deal involving the withdrawal of all its troops from the ethnically divided Mediterranean island nation.
  
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• Armed Robbery Suspect Dies In Shootout At West Tulsa Fireworks Stand

  04-07-2017 20:03
  
  Tulsa County Sheriff's deputies are investigating an attempted armed robbery at a fireworks stand in west Tulsa that ended with the robbery suspect being shot in the chest and killed by the fireworks stand owner's son.
  
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• The Latest: Vatican expresses 'esteem, trust' for hospital

  04-07-2017 20:02
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Latest on Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital in Rome, the subject of an AP investigation (all times local):
  
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• Montenegrin firefighters battle wildfire on Adriatic coast

  04-07-2017 20:01
  
  PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Firefighters in Montenegro are battling a big wildfire on the country's Adriatic coast, forcing the evacuation of nearby beaches and a tourist resort.
  
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• French PM wins confidence vote, vows to cut budget deficit

  04-07-2017 19:38
  
  PARIS (AP) — France's prime minister overwhelmingly won a confidence vote in the National Assembly on Tuesday after vowing to bring the country's budget deficit under the European Union limit of 3 percent this year without raising taxes.
  
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• Update: Man found shot to death suspected in attempted west Tulsa fireworks stand robbery

  04-07-2017 19:28
  
  Tulsa County authorities are investigating after an attempted robbery of a fireworks stand resulted in the shooting death of at least one person.
  
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• Trudeau: Trump, Brexit mean new chances for Canada, Ireland

  04-07-2017 19:16
  
  LONDON (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that his country and Ireland should seize the opportunity to be open and progressive as their big neighbors, the U.S. and Britain, turn inward.
  
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• Iraqi PM reaches out to Mosul civilians as battle nears end

  04-07-2017 19:15
  
  MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi forces continued their steady advance against the Islamic State group's last stronghold in Mosul on Tuesday as the country's prime minister reached out to the city's civilian population.
  
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• Ohio Patrol: Man fatally shot by trooper a homicide suspect

  04-07-2017 19:10
  
  VANDALIA, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Highway Patrol says a trooper fatally shot a knife-wielding man suspected of homicide after he had rammed his car into the rear of a patrol vehicle.
  
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• Illinois Senate OKs tax increase; Gov. Rauner has vowed veto

  04-07-2017 19:01
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Senate endorsed a $5 billion income tax increase Tuesday and a $36 billion spending plan designed to begin digging Illinois out of the nation's longest state-budget deadlock since at least the Great Depression.
  
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• Chanel aims high with starry 'Eiffel Tower' Paris show

  04-07-2017 19:01
  
  PARIS (AP) — The ever-audacious Karl Lagerfeld proved he's still nimble when it comes to putting on a fashion show. The instantly recognizable designer had the Eiffel Tower recreated for the pleasure of his Chanel couture celebrity guests inside the…
  
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• Lawrence of Arabia, Rolls fans say they solved WWI mystery

  04-07-2017 19:00
  
  STOWE, Vt. (AP) — Hidden in a non-descript barn on a Vermont backroad is an under-construction replica of the Rolls-Royce used during a critical moment in the birth of the modern Middle East by one of the most famous British…
  
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• Woman charged in Craigslist plot to kill Israeli ex-husband

  04-07-2017 18:45
  
  PONCA CITY, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma woman is accused of trying to hire someone via Craigslist to travel to Israel and kill her ex-husband using ricin.
  
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• Riding low as high art: Show merges lowriders, museum works

  04-07-2017 18:44
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lowrider cars these days are far more than tricked-out automobiles with gravity-challenged rear suspensions and ear-rattling exhaust systems that seem to cry out for police to ticket the drivers.
  
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• Emirates, Turkish Airlines try to join Etihad off laptop ban

  04-07-2017 18:39
  
  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At Abu Dhabi International Airport, travelers bound for the United States on Tuesday enjoyed something many others flying out of the Middle East can't — walking onto an airplane with their laptop.
  
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