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• Multi-Vehicle Crash Blocks Traffic On Interstate 44

  19-07-2017 23:45
  
  A crash involving multiple vehicles is blocking westbound Traffic on Interstate 44 just past Highway 75.
  
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• Q&A: How Trump could help sink Obama health law

  19-07-2017 23:41
  
  Health insurance markets created by the Affordable Care Act may not be on the verge of collapse, but President Donald Trump could nudge them in that direction by following through on his plan to let the Obama-era law fail.
  
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• Trump says he wants voter fraud commission to have open mind

  19-07-2017 23:35
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged members of his new voter fraud commission to approach their task with "a very open mind," despite having spent months making unfounded claims, without evidence, that millions of fraudulent ballots had…
  
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• Michigan officer fatally shoots suspect during altercation

  19-07-2017 23:30
  
  SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — Police in eastern Michigan say an officer fatally shot a man during an altercation following a traffic stop, and that a second officer was shot during the incident.
  
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• Trump exhorts Senate anew to rid US of Obamacare

  19-07-2017 23:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lecturing fellow Republicans, President Donald Trump summoned GOP senators to the White House Wednesday and told them face-to-face they must not leave town for their August recess without sending him an "Obamacare" repeal bill to sign. Senators…
  
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• White nationalist leader pleads guilty in Trump rally case

  19-07-2017 23:28
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A white nationalist has been fined, ordered to attend anger management classes and given a suspended jail sentence, resolving allegations that he physically harassed a woman who protested at a Donald Trump rally in Louisville last…
  
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• Just 'dessert'? Second Trump-Putin chat defied the norms

  19-07-2017 23:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — When is an impromptu, after-dinner chat more than just "dessert"? When you're President Donald Trump, and your confection companion is Russian President Vladimir Putin.
  
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• Minneapolis police officer has yet to talk to investigators

  19-07-2017 23:23
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Four days after a Minneapolis police officer fatally shot a woman who had called 911 to report a possible rape, the officer has yet to talk with investigators, and his attorney has given no indication he ever…
  
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• Massachusetts legislature backs deal on recreational pot law

  19-07-2017 23:22
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers signed off Wednesday on a compromise bill that makes changes to the voter-approved law that legalized adult use of recreational marijuana and expressed confidence the revamped measure could withstand any legal challenge.
  
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• Brazil's justice minister: Corruption probe is "unstoppable"

  19-07-2017 23:19
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Brazil's Justice Minister insists the corruption probe that has engulfed his country's government and reached his direct superior, President Michel Temer, will continue.
  
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• Charges mount in corruption probe at Kansas City jail

  19-07-2017 23:18
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal crackdown on alleged bribery-related smuggling of such contraband as cigarettes, cell phones and prescription drugs into the county jail in Kansas City, Missouri, has expanded with indictments accusing a fifth person and adding…
  
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• Cop suspended; defense lawyers say video shows drugs planted

  19-07-2017 23:16
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore officer's police powers have been suspended after defense attorneys released a body camera video that they said shows an officer planting drugs.
  
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• Democrats urge swifter action from Trump on opioid addiction

  19-07-2017 23:11
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's drug commission is drawing new criticism after it missed a second self-imposed deadline.
  
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• The Latest: Sister: 'Victim No. 24 is our brother'

  19-07-2017 23:06
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on a yearslong effort to identify victims of John Wayne Gacy (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Sheriff defends $314,000 estimate for records

  19-07-2017 23:06
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on a Florida sheriff's office asking $314,000 to fulfill a public records request related to a pedestrian killed by a police cruiser (all times local):
  
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• Attorneys general: Keep protections for sex assault victims

  19-07-2017 23:06
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Attorneys general from Pennsylvania, New Mexico and more than a dozen other states are urging U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to keep in place protections for victims of sexual assault on college campuses.
  
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• As Florida sinkhole widens, some are determined to stay put

  19-07-2017 23:06
  
  LAND O'LAKES, Fla. (AP) — The Florida sinkhole that swallowed two homes last week isn't getting any deeper, but it's getting wider, officials said Wednesday — and one resident who's back home after being evacuated is vowing to stay unless…
  
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• Air Force grounds Dover, Del., cargo planes after glitches

  19-07-2017 23:05
  
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — Landing gear problems have prompted the Air Force to temporarily ground a fleet of cargo planes that operate out of Delaware's Dover Air Force Base.
  
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• No Injuries In Massive Lake Texoma Marina Fire

  19-07-2017 22:54
  
  A large marina fire on Lake Texoma is under investigation.
  
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• FBI: Pipe bomb found in Oklahoma had unusual features

  19-07-2017 22:51
  
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An explosive found in the Oklahoma apartment of a man accused of setting off a pipe bomb near a military recruiting office had "unusual" features usually seen outside the U.S., according to a preliminary FBI investigation.
  
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• Judge denies Dayton's veto of Minnesota Legislature funding

  19-07-2017 22:50
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A judge restored funding Wednesday for Minnesota's legislative branch, ruling that Gov. Mark Dayton's veto of the Legislature's operating budget was an unconstitutional violation of separation of powers.
  
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• Skiatook Police Searching For Carjacking Suspect

  19-07-2017 22:02
  
  Skiatook Police are searching for a carjacking suspect they say pulled a knife on a driver.
  
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• NJ Transit weighs disciplinary actions over canceled trains

  19-07-2017 21:43
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A top New Jersey Transit official tells state lawmakers the agency is considering possible disciplinary action after dozens of trains had to be canceled this week because of a manpower shortage.
  
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• AP Explains: How police, US feds team up to seize property

  19-07-2017 21:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Local police departments can once again seize people's property and cash with federal help under a Justice Department policy unrolled Wednesday. A similar program was so criticized as ripe for abuse that the Obama administration all but…
  
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• Attorneys: Keep protections for sex assault victims in place

  19-07-2017 21:40
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Attorneys general from Pennsylvania, New Mexico and more than a dozen other states are urging U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to keep in place protections for survivors of sexual assault on college campuses.
  
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• US appeals court tosses convictions of British ex-bankers

  19-07-2017 21:39
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. appeals court cited the Fifth Amendment right to be free from self-incrimination as it reversed the convictions Wednesday of two British ex-bankers charged with conspiring to manipulate the primary benchmark for global short-term interest…
  
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• The Latest: Trump-Putin 'chat' said to concern US officials

  19-07-2017 21:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on investigations into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia (all times local):
  
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• Brazil freezes accounts of ex-President Silva in graft case

  19-07-2017 21:31
  
  SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's central bank has frozen four bank accounts belonging to ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva due to his recent conviction on corruption charges, the federal judge overseeing the case said Wednesday.
  
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• OHP: Wrong-Way Driver Dies One Day After Hitting Truck On Tulsa Highway

  19-07-2017 21:26
  
  The Oklahoma Highway Patrol identified the man who caused several crashes by driving the wrong way on Tulsa highways Tuesday afternoon as 33-year-old Jason Williamson. 
  
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• Parents who 'gifted' daughter to man get prison sentence

  19-07-2017 21:25
  
  DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania judge has sentenced a married couple to up to seven years in prison after they "gifted" their oldest daughter to a cult-like figure who sexually assaulted the girl and her five sisters.
  
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• Daughter Beaten, Robbed Outside Tulsa QuikTrip, Mother Says

  19-07-2017 21:21
  
  A Tulsa mother said her 19-year-old daughter was beaten and robbed outside a QuikTrip at 46th Street North and Lewis.
  
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• Florida board changes mind, votes to move Civil War monument

  19-07-2017 21:16
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — One month after deciding not to move a Confederate memorial from public property, a county commission in Florida on Wednesday reversed itself and voted to relocate the monument to a private cemetery.
  
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• Doctor charged with selling prescription pills to drug ring

  19-07-2017 21:14
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a New Jersey doctor sold prescriptions for an opioid painkiller and anti-anxiety medication to a drug dealing ring.
  
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• Chile Senate OKs bill allowing abortion in some cases

  19-07-2017 21:14
  
  SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean lawmakers took a major step toward legalizing abortion in some cases on Wednesday, a dramatic development in one of Latin America's most traditionally conservative countries.
  
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• TPD Asks For Help Identifying Two Women Who Used Lost Debit Card At Store

  19-07-2017 21:09
  
  The Tulsa Police Department's Financial Crimes Unit requests assistance in identifying two people of interest.  
  
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• Australian woman called 911 twice before she was shot dead

  19-07-2017 21:06
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An Australian woman who heard what she thought was a sexual assault behind her home called 911 not once but twice before she was fatally shot, concerned that officers had the wrong address when no one immediately…
  
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• AP-NORC poll: Negotiate on 'Obamacare,' don't just kill it

  19-07-2017 21:05
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans overwhelmingly want lawmakers of both parties to work out health care changes, with only 13 percent supporting Republican moves to repeal "Obamacare" absent a replacement, according to a new poll.
  
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• The Latest: Sheriff: Mother suspected son was Gacy victim

  19-07-2017 20:58
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on a yearslong effort to identify victims of John Wayne Gacy (all times local):
  
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• Timeline of John Wayne Gacy's case

  19-07-2017 20:55
  
  John Wayne Gacy became one of the nation's worst serial killers in the 1970s when he lured young boys and men to his home, where many were handcuffed and repeatedly raped. Most were strangled after Gacy tricked them into allowing…
  
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• Not dead yet: Trump exhorts Senate to pass Obamacare repeal

  19-07-2017 20:54
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lecturing fellow Republicans, President Donald Trump summoned GOP senators to the White House Wednesday and told them face-to-face they must not leave town for their August recess without sending him an "Obamacare" repeal bill to sign.
  
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• Helicopter carrying WWE exec makes emergency ocean landing

  19-07-2017 20:53
  
  GILGO BEACH, N.Y. (AP) — A helicopter carrying the son of World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Vince McMahon made an emergency landing Wednesday in the ocean off New York, and neither the pilot nor passenger were hurt.
  
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• The Latest: Memorial to victims of witch trials is dedicated

  19-07-2017 20:51
  
  SALEM, Mass. (AP) — The Latest on the dedication of a memorial to the 19 people hanged during the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts 325 years ago (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: McConnell says health care repeal vote next week

  19-07-2017 20:50
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Republican effort to repeal the Obama health law (all times local):
  
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• GOP targets Endangered Species Act as protections lifted

  19-07-2017 20:50
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans are moving forward with legislation to roll back the Endangered Species Act, amid complaints that the landmark 44-year-old law hinders drilling, logging and other activities.
  
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• OHP Trooper Involved In Injury Crash In NE OKC

  19-07-2017 19:43
  
  First responders are on the scene of an injury crash involving an Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) trooper’s vehicle, in northeast Oklahoma City.
  
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• Candlelight Vigil Planned For Jenks Residents Lost In Deadly Crash

  19-07-2017 19:37
  
  Jenks Public Schools will have grief counselors at their middle school Wednesday, this after a Jenks parent and three students died after a crash near Purcell.
  
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• After 30 years, Rev. Willie George of Church on the Move to pass the torch to son

  19-07-2017 19:10
  
  George, who has served in the lead role since starting the church in 1987, made the announcement at a weekend church service, and it was posted as a video to the church Facebook page.
  
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• Rural hospitals face uncertainty with health care proposals

  19-07-2017 19:07
  
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kathy Holbrook was at home one night last year when she started having chest pains, so the 63-year-old former office manager drove to a hospital near her home in the eastern Kentucky mountains.
  
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• Helicopter makes emergency ocean landing; 2 on board rescued

  19-07-2017 19:04
  
  GILGO BEACH, N.Y. (AP) — A helicopter has made an emergency landing in the ocean waters off New York, and both people on board were brought back to shore uninjured.
  
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• Supreme Court grants the Trump administration's request to more strictly enforce travel ban

  19-07-2017 19:03
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is granting the Trump administration's request to more strictly enforce its ban on refugees, at least until a federal appeals court weighs in.
  
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