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• The Latest: Fire victim remembered as talented and caring

  15-07-2017 23:55
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on the deadly high-rise apartment building fire in Honolulu (all times local):
  
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• Pedestrian Killed In Train Accident In Okmulgee County

  15-07-2017 23:48
  
  OHP is investigating a fatal collision involving a train and a pedestrian in Okmulgee County.
  
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• Turks commemorate 1 year since failed coup with huge march

  15-07-2017 23:39
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's president addressed tens of thousands of people Saturday at a ceremony marking the first anniversary of the country's crushed military coup, vowing to "rip the heads off" of terror groups and of the coup-plotters who tried…
  
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• Only woman to win math equivalent of Nobel Prize dies

  15-07-2017 23:35
  
  STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Maryam Mirzakhani, a Stanford University professor who was the first and only woman to win the prestigious Fields Medal in mathematics, has died. She was 40.
  
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• Sinkhole stops growing after swallowing 2 houses in Florida

  15-07-2017 23:06
  
  LAND O' LAKES, Fla. (AP) — A sinkhole that swallowed a boat and destroyed two homes had stopped growing and officials said Saturday they would monitor it over the weekend before determining when cleanup can begin.
  
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• Tulsa Jail to cut visitation days, limit visitors to save funds

  15-07-2017 23:03
  
  Jail officials will enact the changes in early August, according to a news release from the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office.
  
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• Authorities: Hospital lab break-in prompts hazmat response

  15-07-2017 22:52
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut authorities say a person possibly seeking to steal an air conditioner broke into a hospital's nuclear medicine lab, triggering a hazmat response to a possible spill of a radioactive substance.
  
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• The Latest: Erdogan honors those killed opposing coup

  15-07-2017 22:47
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — The Latest on the first anniversary since Turkey quashed last summer's coup attempt (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Erdogan: Coup-plotters should wear Gitmo outfits

  15-07-2017 22:21
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — The Latest on the first anniversary since Turkey quashed last summer's coup attempt (all times local):
  
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• Idaho man apologizes for blaze started by illegal fireworks

  15-07-2017 22:20
  
  POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — An eastern Idaho man is apologizing for setting off illegal aerial fireworks that caused a brush fire that burned down a neighbor's home and damaged another.
  
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• Feds appeal judge's travel ban ruling to Supreme Court

  15-07-2017 22:19
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is seeking to close a legal window opened for tens of thousands of refugees to enter the United States, appealing a federal judge's order directly to the Supreme Court.
  
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• Feds ask that judge's ruling on travel ban be put on hold

  15-07-2017 22:12
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to put on hold a judge's ruling modifying the Trump administration's travel ban on immigrants from six majority-Muslim nations.
  
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• Bone fragment scare forces Sabrett hot dog recall

  15-07-2017 22:04
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The maker of Sabrett hot dogs is recalling more than 7 million pounds of hot dogs because they may contain bone fragments.
  
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• Texas funeral held for American beaten to death in Greece

  15-07-2017 21:51
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A funeral for the American tourist who was fatally beaten in Greece took place Saturday in his hometown of Austin, Texas, King-Tears Mortuary, the funeral home handling the body, confirmed.
  
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• Slain NY trooper remembered as a hero who ran toward danger

  15-07-2017 21:49
  
  FORT DRUM, N.Y. (AP) — A New York state trooper killed in the line of duty was recalled at his funeral Saturday as a hero who protected his community by running toward gunfire.
  
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• The Latest: Funeral held for Texan fatally beaten in Greece

  15-07-2017 21:46
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the American tourist fatally beaten in Greece (all times local):
  
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• First woman to win math equivalent of Nobel Prize dies

  15-07-2017 21:32
  
  STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Maryam Mirzakhani, a Stanford University professor who was the first and only woman to win the prestigious Fields Medal in mathematics, has died. She was 40.
  
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• Turks commemorate 1 year since coup try with massive march

  15-07-2017 21:19
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Waving large red Turkish flags, tens of thousands joined a national unity march in Istanbul on Saturday, converging at the iconic July 15 Martyrs' Bridge to mark the anniversary of the failed military coup attempt that 250…
  
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• Maryland Zoo: baby giraffe has died

  15-07-2017 21:18
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The Maryland Zoo says a young giraffe that has been struggling since birth has died.
  
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• 3 soldiers killed in attacks on barracks in Ivory Coast

  15-07-2017 21:04
  
  ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast's army chief says disgruntled soldiers staged attacks at an army barracks in the country's northern town of Korhogo, killing at least three soldiers and wounding four others.
  
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• School officials worry Illinois flooding may impact classes

  15-07-2017 21:00
  
  ROUND LAKE, Ill. (AP) — Officials in one Illinois school district are concerned that flooding from recent rainfall will impact the start of classes next month.
  
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• 'Trump, I love you,' and 'Putin Won' greet president at Open

  15-07-2017 20:55
  
  BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — Dozens of President Donald Trump's supporters and critics waved flags and carted around banners near the New Jersey golf club where the president is staying during the U.S. Women's Open.
  
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• OHP trooper in critical condition after being struck by vehicle in Moore

  15-07-2017 20:54
  
  A trooper, whose name has not been released, was attempting to put out stop sticks near I-35 and NW 27th Street in Moore and was struck by a vehicle.
  
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• Christie ally punishment may include helping MLB player

  15-07-2017 20:30
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — While being sentenced this week for leading the George Washington Bridge lane-closing plot to punish a political opponent of Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, David Wildstein said he had "willingly drank the Kool-Aid" of a…
  
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• Georgia elections chief plans changes after security issues

  15-07-2017 20:23
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's top elections official stood out by refusing help from the Department of Homeland Security last August amid national concerns about the integrity of U.S. elections.
  
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• Left at altar? Store bankruptcy leaves brides in the lurch

  15-07-2017 20:20
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Talk about adding to the stress of planning a wedding.
  
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• The Latest: Turkey's Erdogan joins march to coup bridge

  15-07-2017 20:17
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — The Latest on the first anniversary since Turkey quashed last summer's coup attempt (all times local):
  
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• Honolulu fire: Most high-rise residents will be allowed back

  15-07-2017 20:10
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Karen Hastings was in her 31st floor Honolulu apartment when she smelled smoke. She ran out to her balcony, looked down, and saw flames five floors below her.
  
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• Egypt knife attacker first sat, spoke with 2 German victims

  15-07-2017 20:02
  
  HURGHADA, Egypt (AP) — The Egyptian university graduate who stabbed two German women to death at a popular Red Sea resort first sat and spoke to them in fluent German before producing a large kitchen knife and attacking them, security…
  
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• The Latest: Most Honolulu high-rise residents return home

  15-07-2017 19:54
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on the deadly high-rise apartment building fire in Honolulu (all times local):
  
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• Rail service between New Jersey-New York back after delay

  15-07-2017 19:54
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Amtrak and New Jersey Transit service on the Northeast Corridor in and out of New York Penn Station has resumed after a brief delay, but officials warned additional delays are possible.
  
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• White House pitches health bill to skeptical US governors

  15-07-2017 19:48
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Trump administration is struggling to get support from skeptical U.S. governors for a revised health care bill before the U.S. Senate.
  
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• Rival groups clash in Syria's rebel-packed Idlib

  15-07-2017 19:46
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Clashes have broken out in northwestern Syria between two of the most powerful insurgent groups there raising fears of widespread violence in the rebel-held province of Idlib, the groups and an opposition monitor said Saturday.
  
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• Military cyber operations headed for revamp after long delay

  15-07-2017 19:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of delay, the Trump administration is finalizing plans to revamp the nation's military command for defensive and offensive cyber operations in hopes of intensifying America's ability to wage cyberwar against the Islamic State group and…
  
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• Hundreds of troopers tip hats to slain NY trooper

  15-07-2017 19:34
  
  FORT DRUM, N.Y. (AP) — Hundreds of New York state troopers held their hats to their hearts as they passed the flag-draped casket of a trooper killed in the line of duty.
  
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• The Latest: Egypt attacker first spoke to German victims

  15-07-2017 19:23
  
  HURGHADA, Egypt (AP) — The Latest on developments in Egypt (all times local):
  
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• 6 Congo rangers safe; US journalist, 3 others still missing

  15-07-2017 19:16
  
  KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Six Congolese rangers were found Saturday in a large forest reserve in Congo's northeast a day after a security station was attacked by militia, but an American journalist and at least three other security guards remain…
  
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• Turkey, with a vengeance, marks 1 year since coup attempt

  15-07-2017 19:12
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Waving large red Turkish flags, tens of thousands joined a national unity march in Istanbul on Saturday, converging at the iconic July 15 Martyrs' Bridge to mark the anniversary of the failed military coup attempt that 250…
  
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• The New York Times asks court to toss Sarah Palin lawsuit

  15-07-2017 18:58
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times has asked a judge to toss out a defamation lawsuit former Alaska governor Sarah Palin filed against it.
  
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• Prosecutor: Man killed inmate after Bible verse dispute

  15-07-2017 18:58
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man has pleaded guilty to killing a fellow prison inmate after a dispute over a Bible verse.
  
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• West Virginia officer suspended following argument with gun

  15-07-2017 18:55
  
  NITRO, W.Va. (AP) — A police officer in West Virginia has been suspended after video surfaced on Facebook showing him holding a gun while arguing with people when he was off duty.
  
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• Police find 400 pounds of marijuana in cars made in Mexico

  15-07-2017 18:55
  
  WARREN, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say more than 400 pounds (181 kilograms) of marijuana has been found in 15 new cars made in Mexico and shipped to Ohio and Pennsylvania to sell.
  
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• Cousins' lives escalate from petty crimes to alleged murder

  15-07-2017 18:49
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The cousins started small — break-ins, jewelry heists and traffic violations — but on Friday they were charged in a grisly crime spree that ended with police unearthing the bodies of four young men from two pits…
  
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• 2 police officers help deliver baby along Michigan street

  15-07-2017 18:34
  
  KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Two police officers in southwestern Michigan have helped safely deliver a baby after the mother started giving birth while headed to a hospital.
  
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• Lighting should have alerted pilots of potential disaster

  15-07-2017 18:26
  
  Investigators looking into the frighteningly close call involving an airliner that nearly hit planes on the ground at San Francisco International Airport will try to determine why the pilots made such a rookie mistake and nearly landed on a busy…
  
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• Texas funeral planned for American beaten to death in Greece

  15-07-2017 18:07
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A funeral for the American tourist who was fatally beaten in Greece is taking place in his hometown of Austin, Texas.
  
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• Debate over use of jumbo bomber as wildfires rage in West

  15-07-2017 17:58
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A giant aircraft that can fly high above oceans on intercontinental flights instead jets in low and slow over a flaming forest, trailing a long plume that settles on the ground and creates a wildfire-stopping barrier.
  
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• Fire at Virginia senior center injures 4

  15-07-2017 17:57
  
  CHEASPEAKE, Va. (AP) — A fire at a senior living complex in Chesapeake, Virginia, has injured four people, including a firefighter.
  
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• US journalist, Congo rangers disappear after militia attack

  15-07-2017 16:58
  
  KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — An American journalist and at least nine Congolese security guards have disappeared after militia members attacked a security station in a nature reserve in northeast Congo, a local official said Saturday.
  
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• APNewsBreak: Defunct Missouri academy can't pay faculty

  15-07-2017 16:40
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri military academy and college that dated to 1880 before shuttering at the end of May says it can't afford to pay its faculty as previously promised.
  
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