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• Judge weighs if new Utah party can run in Chaffetz election

  14-07-2017 22:58
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah's sped-up special election to replace Jason Chaffetz in Congress doesn't seem to allow enough time for new political parties to get on the ballot, including one recently formed by the son of a former…
  
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• Winners and losers complicate GOP's path on health care bill

  14-07-2017 22:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans' latest health care plan would create winners and losers among Americans up and down the income ladder, and across age groups.
  
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• Andre Roberson Officially Signs New Contract With Thunder

  14-07-2017 22:57
  
  Andre Roberson signs new deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
  
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• 2 homes, 1 boat swallowed by growing sinkhole in Florida

  14-07-2017 22:54
  
  MIAMI (AP) — A sinkhole that started out the size of a small swimming pool and continued to grow in Florida swallowed a boat, destroyed two homes and prompted officials to evacuate residents from about a dozen homes Friday.
  
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• White House: Budget deficit to spike to $702B

  14-07-2017 22:51
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says worsening tax revenues will cause the budget deficit to jump to $702 billion this year. That's a $99 billion spike from what was predicted less than two months ago.
  
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• Mother, 2 kids found shot in SUV connected to 4th killing

  14-07-2017 22:46
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A mother found dead in her SUV alongside the bodies of her two children had shot and killed another woman hours earlier at the South Carolina apartments where her estranged husband lived, authorities said.
  
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• Former student gets life sentence in fatal school shooting

  14-07-2017 22:45
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A disgruntled former nursing student was sentenced Friday to life in prison for killing seven people at a Northern California vocational college five years ago.
  
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• Texas Gov. Abbott begins re-election bid with no rivals yet

  14-07-2017 22:44
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has launched his re-election campaign with no challengers yet in sight and a new immigration crackdown that could test Hispanic voters in 2018.
  
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• Would-be Islamic State recruit gets 10 years on gun charge

  14-07-2017 22:41
  
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man who told an undercover FBI agent about his desire to join the Islamic State overseas or attack a military recruiting center in the United States has been sentenced to a decade in prison.
  
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• Travel ban ruling paves way for more refugees but appeal set

  14-07-2017 22:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A court decision on President Donald Trump's travel ban has reopened a window to tens of thousands of refugees to enter the United States and the government is looking to quickly close it.
  
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• State tax liens show a Justice company owing $1M

  14-07-2017 22:41
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Court records show West Virginia Tax Department officials have filed four new liens for almost $1 million against Tams Management Inc., one of the coal companies owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family.
  
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• How hot is too hot aboard an airliner? The law doesn't say

  14-07-2017 22:41
  
  DENVER (AP) — Every day, tens of thousands of U.S. airline passengers settle into their seats, lower the window shades and reach up to twist the air vents without the benefit of something that might do even more to keep…
  
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• Study finds Oklahoma leads US with higher education cuts

  14-07-2017 22:37
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A recent study says Oklahoma is leading the U.S. in higher education cuts over the last five years.
  
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• Russian-American lobbyist joined Trump's son's meeting, too

  14-07-2017 22:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A prominent Russian-American lobbyist and former Soviet military officer attended a meeting with President Donald Trump's son, son-in-law and campaign chairman last year, the lobbyist said Friday, adding a new wrinkle to the Trump team's evolving explanations…
  
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• Guns, churches and immigrants: What's in that spending bill?

  14-07-2017 22:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Out of the spotlight, a House panel has taken steps to help victims of gun violence, allow robust politicking from the pulpit, and prevent doctors in the District of Columbia from helping terminally ill people commit suicide.
  
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• 9-year-old silenced during Michigan city council meeting

  14-07-2017 22:31
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A central Michigan city leader has been criticized for silencing a 9-year-old girl who wanted to tell a city council meeting about her opposition to construction at a popular park for children.
  
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• The Latest: Police saw no problems day before 4 killed

  14-07-2017 22:29
  
  EASLEY, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on four bodies found in two South Carolina shootings (all times local):
  
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• Missing Chinese scholar's family asks for tips, reward $50K

  14-07-2017 22:26
  
  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Relatives of a missing Chinese woman studying at the University of Illinois say they won't leave the country without her as the reward in the case rose to $50,000.
  
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• Russian-American at Trump Jr. meeting is ex-military officer

  14-07-2017 22:23
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Russian-American lobbyist who attended a meeting at Trump Tower last year is a former military officer who has attracted congressional scrutiny over his political activities and has been shadowed by allegations of connections to Russian intelligence.
  
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• Michigan man in prison for life for drugs wins release

  14-07-2017 22:21
  
  DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan parole board voted Friday to release a Detroit-area man who's been in prison for 29 years for drug crimes committed when he was a teenager.
  
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• FBI: Buried body is fugitive accused in police chief slaying

  14-07-2017 22:19
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A decadeslong search for a fugitive charged in the 1980 killing of a Pennsylvania police chief came to a dramatic end Friday as authorities positively identified remains found buried in a Massachusetts yard as the man they…
  
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• Amtrak praises riders, calls 1st week of repairs 'very good'

  14-07-2017 22:19
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — So far, so good.
  
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• Vandals Cause $60K In Damage At Green Country Veterans Center

  14-07-2017 21:03
  
  A center to help Green Country veterans is scheduled to open later this year has been vandalized. 
  
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• SUV Crash Causes Gas Leak In Tulsa

  14-07-2017 20:53
  
  A crash involving an SUV caused a gas leak in midtown Tulsa Friday afternoon.
  
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• National Bridal Company Closes Stores, Including Tulsa

  14-07-2017 20:34
  
  Women waited in line Friday to pick up their wedding dresses after a popular bridal company, with a store in Tulsa, shut down nationwide.
  
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• Oologah Man Dies From Injuries In Tulsa Motorcycle Crash

  14-07-2017 20:18
  
  The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a 29-year-old Oologah man has died following a motorcycle crash on Highway 169 south of Owasso on Wednesday, July 12th.
  
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• Bixby Pipe Bomb Suspect Appears In Federal Court

  14-07-2017 20:11
  
  A 28-year-old Tulsa man investigators say is responsible for a pipe bomb explosion outside a Bixby Air Force Recruiting Center has a hearing scheduled in federal court Friday.
  
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• State lawmaker accused of sexually assaulting teenage girl

  14-07-2017 19:51
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A state lawmaker has been charged with sexually and physically assaulting a 16-year-old girl last year under the guise of discussing her interest in politics.
  
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• Senator selling stock after AP ties company to Mexican labor

  14-07-2017 19:51
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana senator and longtime critic of outsourcing jobs to foreign countries announced Friday that he's selling his stock in his brother's arts and crafts company after The Associated Press reported it manufactures some products in Mexico.
  
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• No Whining: Pope's humor intact despite rough few weeks

  14-07-2017 19:41
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis hasn't lost his sense of humor despite a rough few weeks of clamorous exits of top Vatican officials and some other negative headlines.
  
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• Last sand mine In US will close on California beach in 2020

  14-07-2017 19:41
  
  MARINA, Calif. (AP) — The last remaining sand mine in the United States, an operation that has been removing the equivalent of a large dump-truck load every half hour, will close in 2020, ending what experts say is causing devastating…
  
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• 2 charged in killings of missing Pennsylvania men

  14-07-2017 19:31
  
  DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — An admitted drug dealer with a history of mental illness was charged Friday with the killings of four Pennsylvania men who vanished a week ago. A second suspect was also arrested and charged in three of…
  
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• The Latest: Lawmaker charged with sexually assaulting teen

  14-07-2017 19:29
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Latest on a New Hampshire lawmaker charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl (all times local):
  
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• Key provisions in House-passed defense policy bill

  14-07-2017 19:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The GOP-led House on Friday overwhelmingly approved a defense policy bill for the 2018 fiscal year that would provide $696 billion in defense spending for the 2018 fiscal year.
  
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• Trump, administration press Republicans to back health bill

  14-07-2017 19:27
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — From both sides of the Atlantic, President Donald Trump and other administration officials lobbied Republicans Friday to support the Senate GOP's reworked health care bill, with the president saying wavering senators "must come through" to keep the…
  
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• JP Morgan beats Street 2Q forecasts

  14-07-2017 19:26
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) on Friday reported second-quarter earnings of $7.03 billion.
  
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• Trump's travel ban watered down by another court setback

  14-07-2017 19:24
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — In another setback for President Donald Trump, a federal judge in Hawaii further weakened the already-diluted travel ban by vastly expanding the list of U.S. family relationships that visitors from six Muslim-majority countries can use to get…
  
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• Special Marine unit leader: 2 crashes in 2 years coincidence

  14-07-2017 19:21
  
  CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — The deputy commander of an elite group of U.S. Marines says it is just coincidence that a battalion has suffered two fatal aircraft crashes in just over two years.
  
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• TPD releases video in which Tulsa police sergeant allegedly assaults a fellow officer

  14-07-2017 19:19
  
  Dedlorn Sanders Jr., 51, is accused of assaulting Tulsa Police Officer Heath Brownell on June 30 while both were at the scene of a reported disturbance near Fourth Street and Sheridan Road.
  
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• The Latest: Official: 2 tourists slain in Egypt were German

  14-07-2017 19:19
  
  CAIRO (AP) — The Latest on developments in Egypt (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: 2 men charged in killings of 4 missing men

  14-07-2017 19:14
  
  DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on the investigation into the killings of four Pennsylvania men (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Official: Sinkhole had been stabilized in 2014

  14-07-2017 19:11
  
  LAND O' LAKES, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on a sinkhole that swallowed a home in Florida (all times local):
  
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• Statue of 'Scopes monkey trial' evolution backer unveiled

  14-07-2017 19:11
  
  DAYTON, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee town known for the famed 1925 "Scopes monkey trial" saw no protesters Friday as it unveiled a statue of the lawyer who argued for evolution near a sculpture of his creationism-advocating legal rival.
  
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• Lawmakers say world owes debt of gratitude to Liu Xiaobo

  14-07-2017 19:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The death of Liu Xiaobo is a catastrophic loss for China and the entire world, and his contributions to human rights should never be forgotten, members of Congress said during a hearing Friday that turned into a…
  
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• Leaked crude oil collected from Texas pipeline; road reopens

  14-07-2017 19:04
  
  BASTROP, Texas (AP) — Crews have collected all of the free-standing crude oil after about 50,000 gallons (189,000 liters) leaked when a contractor using heavy equipment hit an underground pipeline in Central Texas.
  
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• Governors look to talk to Pence about GOP health care plan

  14-07-2017 19:04
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — U.S. governors say the latest Republican health care overhaul is dominating private conversations at their summer meeting, and they plan to talk to Vice President Mike Pence about it.
  
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• Top House Republican says budget plan to move ahead

  14-07-2017 19:03
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican leader says the House is moving ahead with the party's long-overdue budget blueprint, even as divisions between moderates and conservatives over cutting programs like food stamps threaten passage of the measure.
  
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• Officer fired after recruit's death faces court martial

  14-07-2017 18:59
  
  QUANTICO, Va. (AP) — A commanding officer at Parris Island who was fired after allegations of misconduct in the aftermath of a recruit's death faces a court-martial.
  
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• Baby eel lottery is a go in Maine, where elver fishing pays

  14-07-2017 18:57
  
  AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine is implementing a new lottery system for licenses to fish for baby eels, which are worth more than $1,000 per pound on the worldwide sushi market.
  
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• Tulsa cop cleared in killing of unarmed black man resigns

  14-07-2017 18:46
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A white Oklahoma police officer recently acquitted of fatally shooting an unarmed black man has submitted her resignation from the police force, her lawyer said Friday.
  
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