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• No foul play: Burundi robotics teens likely meant to vanish

  20-07-2017 23:59
  
  McLEAN, Va. (AP) — As an international robotics competition in the U.S. capital was wrapping up, the chaperone of the Burundi team was confronting his worst nightmare: He couldn't find his kids.
  
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• Groups to train volunteers to record police interactions

  20-07-2017 23:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Civil rights groups are planning to train a legion of volunteers on how to record police encounters in minority neighborhoods in hopes that fear of being videoed will deter misconduct like illegal shootings of unarmed men and…
  
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• The Latest: Dali's claimed daughter relieved but nervous

  20-07-2017 23:55
  
  FIGUERES, Spain (AP) — The Latest on the exhumation of Salvador Dali (all times local):
  
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• Police: Burglar Spills Acid Inside Tulsa Business

  20-07-2017 23:55
  
  Police say a thief knocked over some acid during a burglary early Thursday at a Tulsa business.
  
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• Lawsuit: Prisoners may have been forced to bark for food

  20-07-2017 23:53
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana prison officials blocked attorneys from investigating "alarming" allegations of inmate abuse, including claims that mentally ill prisoners were forced to kneel or bend down and bark like dogs to get food, a lawsuit alleges.
  
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• The Juice will be loose: O.J. Simpson granted parole

  20-07-2017 23:46
  
  LOVELOCK, Nev. (AP) — O.J. Simpson was granted parole Thursday after more than eight years in prison for a Las Vegas hotel-room heist, successfully making his case for freedom in a nationally televised hearing that reflected America's enduring fascination with…
  
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• FBI report: Chicago police pushed for confessions in killing

  20-07-2017 23:46
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The FBI has released a report that accuses Chicago police of pressuring four suspects in a 1994 murder case as they gave prosecutors their statements.
  
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• Woman sentenced to 20 years in death of boy who was tortured

  20-07-2017 23:45
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in the torture and starvation death of a 7-year-old boy.
  
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• Family of woman shot by Minneapolis police want changes

  20-07-2017 23:45
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The family of an Australian woman shot dead by a Minneapolis police officer wants changes in police protocols, including a look at how often officers are required to turn on their body cameras, a family attorney told…
  
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• Trump, Mattis: US winning fight against Islamic State group

  20-07-2017 23:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is winning its fight against the Islamic State group and enlarging an international coalition to defeat the group, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday, hours after President Donald Trump said "ISIS is falling fast,…
  
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• Massive blaze threatens Gold Rush era town near Yosemite

  20-07-2017 23:41
  
  MARIPOSA, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of firefighters battling a massive blaze encroaching on a small Gold Rush era town frequented by tourists on their way to Yosemite National Park have slowed its progress.
  
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• Senate panel rejects Trump cuts to foreign aid, domestic

  20-07-2017 23:40
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Rebuffing a Republican president, a GOP-led Senate panel on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump's proposed cuts to foreign aid and deep reductions in spending on domestic programs such as education, housing and energy.
  
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• The Latest: Minneapolis mayor demands more bodycam use

  20-07-2017 23:38
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on the fatal police shooting of an unarmed woman who called 911 to report a sexual assault in Minneapolis (all times local):
  
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• Ex-Rep. Regula, Ohio congressman elected to 18 terms, dies

  20-07-2017 23:37
  
  Former Ohio congressman Ralph Regula, who was elected to 18 terms in the U.S. House and was a key player in creating the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, died Wednesday, his son said. He was 92.
  
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• Ex-Miss Kentucky USA accused of smuggling drugs into prison

  20-07-2017 23:37
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A former beauty pageant winner from Kentucky has been accused of smuggling marijuana into an Ohio prison for an inmate.
  
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• Investigation shows man killed during struggle with police

  20-07-2017 23:34
  
  SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A preliminary investigation shows a man arrested for suspicion of drunken driving in mid-Michigan was fatally shot during a struggle with officers.
  
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• Thousands protest in Poland against court reorganizations

  20-07-2017 23:33
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Warsaw and towns across Poland on Thursday night to protest the ruling party's drive to reorganize all levels of the judiciary, including contentious legislation that gives…
  
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• Analysis: Trump's Sessions remarks show penchant for shaming

  20-07-2017 23:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The art of humiliation appears to be a key operating principle for President Donald Trump, and his remarks about Attorney General Jeff Sessions are the latest example of the ease with which the president is willing to…
  
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• White supremacist gets 65 years for killing black man

  20-07-2017 23:30
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana judge has sentenced an avowed white supremacist to 65 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of a man he confessed to committing because the victim was black.
  
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• Protesters defy ban in tense northern Moroccan town

  20-07-2017 23:28
  
  RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan demonstrators frustrated over inequality and corruption clashed with police at an unauthorized protest Thursday, tear gas filling the air in a northern city that has become a symbol of mounting public anger.
  
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• Capitol Hill Buzz: Miami fan Rubio ponders a Brady-free NFL

  20-07-2017 23:28
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, a lifelong fan of the Miami Dolphins, has grown weary of watching the New England Patriots rack up Super Bowl wins while his team watches from afar.
  
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• TPD Searching For Person Of Interest In Vehicle Burglary

  20-07-2017 23:27
  
  The Tulsa Police Department is searching for a person of interest in a vehicle burglary.
  
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• Suspect pleads not guilty in kidnapping of Chinese scholar

  20-07-2017 23:25
  
  URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A 28-year-old man charged in the abduction of a University of Illinois scholar from China has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
  
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• Tulsa University's Football Camp Teaches Importance of Hydration During Summer Heat

  20-07-2017 23:05
  
  Whether you have to be outside like firefighters or want to be outside, it's dangerously hot. It feels like 110 degrees right now in Green Country.  
  
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• Family Left With Nothing After Fire Destroys Sapulpa Home

  20-07-2017 22:51
  
  A fire in Sapulpa destroyed a shed, a pickup camper and nearby cars, leaving a woman and her husband homeless with next to no belongings. They lost one of two dogs in the fire.
  
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• O.J. Simpson Granted Parole

  20-07-2017 22:30
  
  O.J. Simpson will be paroled after serving nine years in prison for a botched bid to retrieve sports memorabilia in Las Vegas.
  
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• Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy Announces Heroes Ball Award Winners

  20-07-2017 22:25
  
  The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) has announced the winners of three awards that will be presented at the OICA Heroes Ball. 
  
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• Cooling Stations Open To Public To Help Beat Oklahoma Heat

  20-07-2017 21:59
  
  The Tulsa Health Department is doing what it can to keep everyone safe by offering tips to stay cool and making sure everyone is aware of the several cooling stations around the city.
  
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• The Latest: Florida knows of OJ Simpson's parole plans

  20-07-2017 21:45
  
  LOVELOCK, Nev. (AP) — The Latest on O.J. Simpson's parole hearing (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Poland prime minister defends courts legislation

  20-07-2017 21:41
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Latest on Poland's parliamentary vote (all times local):
  
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• Group wants replica of demolished 18th-century house built

  20-07-2017 21:40
  
  BELLMAWR, N.J. (AP) — A group of preservationists in New Jersey wants the state to build a replica of a Revolutionary War-era farmhouse torn down this year to make way for a highway interchange.
  
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• UC Berkeley says another right-wing commentator cannot speak

  20-07-2017 21:38
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — University of California, Berkeley officials say conservative commentator Ben Shapiro cannot speak on the campus under conditions proposed by a Republican student group.
  
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• The Latest: Exxon sues to stop $2M fine for sanctions breach

  20-07-2017 21:38
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the United States punishing Exxon Mobil for violating U.S. sanctions on Russia with a $2 million fine (all times local):
  
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• O.J. Simpson granted parole after nearly 9 years in prison

  20-07-2017 21:37
  
  LOVELOCK, Nev. (AP) — O.J. Simpson was granted parole Thursday after more than eight years in prison for a Las Vegas hotel heist, successfully making his case in a nationally televised hearing that reflected America's enduring fascination with the former…
  
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• Layoffs begin at Carrier plant that drew Trump's criticism

  20-07-2017 21:37
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — More than 300 Carrier Corp. workers were being laid off Thursday from the company's Indianapolis factory as part of an outsourcing of jobs to Mexico that drew criticism last year from then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.
  
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• Norovirus confirmed in diner who reported eating at Chipotle

  20-07-2017 21:36
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A person who reported eating at a Chipotle in northern Virginia has tested positive for norovirus. But health officials say that's not yet enough to determine the cause of the roughly 60 reported illnesses it has…
  
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• Venezuela strike erupts into sporadic violence

  20-07-2017 21:34
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A nationwide strike against plans to rewrite the constitution shut down much of Venezuelan's capital Thursday before erupting into sporadic violence when protesters clashed with riot police and burned a post office near the headquarters of…
  
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• State trade group can weigh in on Dakota Access pipeline

  20-07-2017 21:34
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A judge deciding whether to temporarily shut down the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline said Thursday that he will allow North Dakota's main energy trade group to weigh in.
  
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• New Orleans official warns of lead threats in tap water

  20-07-2017 21:34
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans inspector general says the city hasn't adequately warned residents that ongoing street repairs and water system improvements could result in temporarily high lead levels in some buildings' tap water.
  
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• USS Ford will join the fleet, but deployment is 4 years away

  20-07-2017 21:32
  
  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Navy's newest aircraft carrier will officially join the fleet Saturday at a commissioning overseen by President Donald Trump. But four years will likely pass before the ship's first deployment.
  
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• Tests find no detectable levels of toxins in drinking water

  20-07-2017 21:30
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A water utility company in Tennessee says tests on drinking water revealed no detectable traces of arsenic and lead after the toxins were found in groundwater at a coal-fired power plant.
  
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• Sex offender gets prison after groping woman on flight

  20-07-2017 21:30
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A registered sex offender who admitted that he improperly touched a sleeping woman aboard a flight from Israel to the U.S. has been sentenced to 13 months in prison.
  
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• Muskogee Honors "Baby Boy Taylor"

  20-07-2017 21:28
  
  The Muskogee County District Attorney called on multiple agencies Thursday to participate in a funeral for a baby boy who was born in May at a Muskogee hospital but did not survive.
  
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• Millions of dollars headed back to Oklahoma state agencies

  20-07-2017 21:28
  
  Lawmakers can only appropriate 95 percent of the estimate.
  
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• NC governor on Trump drilling plan: 'Not off our coast'

  20-07-2017 21:27
  
  ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. (AP) — Under pressure from President Donald Trump, North Carolina's governor announced his opposition on Thursday to drilling for natural gas and oil off the Atlantic coast, saying it poses too much of a threat to the…
  
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• Sand Springs Police Need Help Identifying Armed Robber

  20-07-2017 21:24
  
  Sand Springs Police hope the public can help them locate a man they say robbed a convenience store.
  
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• Publicly skewered by his boss, Sessions says he's staying on

  20-07-2017 21:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions, publicly skewered by his boss for stepping aside from the Russia-Trump investigations, declared Thursday he still loves his job and plans to stay on. Yet Donald Trump's airing of his long-simmering frustrations with…
  
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• The Latest: White House says Mueller should focus on Russia

  20-07-2017 21:20
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions (all times local):
  
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• Baltimore prosecutors review cases after claim of drug plant

  20-07-2017 21:19
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The office of Baltimore's top prosecutor is reviewing nearly 100 cases that involved three officers who are under scrutiny after defense attorneys released a body camera video that they said showed one officer planting drugs.
  
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• Woody Guthrie Center To Honor Native American Activist

  20-07-2017 21:15
  
  The Woody Guthrie Center will present its 2017 Changing World Prize to Comanche citizen and Native American rights activist LaDonna Harris. 
  
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