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• Tulsa EMSA Issues Heat Alert Amidst Triple-Digit Temperatures

  21-07-2017 23:59
  
  EMSA issued a heat alert Friday amidst triple-digit temperatures in Tulsa.
  
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• National Weather Service cancels its union contract

  21-07-2017 23:53
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In what could be the first major labor showdown of the Trump administration, the National Weather Service announced it will cancel its contract with the union representing about 3,800 of its meteorologists and other workers.
  
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• Tulsa Homeschool Expo To Offer Exhibitions, Speakers For Families

  21-07-2017 23:52
  
  Tulsa's only convention for families who homeschool is happening next weekend.
  
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• 15,000 mink dead after release from Minnesota farm

  21-07-2017 23:52
  EDEN VALLEY, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota mink farm says 15,000 mink have died after unknown culprits released them from their cages earlier this week.
  
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• Ex-escort gets 16 years for trying to have husband killed

  21-07-2017 23:50
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida escort convicted of trying to hire a hit man to murder her newlywed husband was sentenced Friday to 16 years in prison, perhaps ending a drawn-out case that drew notice for…
  
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• Minneapolis officials call for chief's ouster after shooting

  21-07-2017 23:47
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police Chief Janee Harteau came under pressure from City Council members on Friday in the wake of an officer's fatal shooting of an Australian woman, with some calling for her dismissal.
  
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• HIV discrimination claims against medical provider settled

  21-07-2017 23:47
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice says it has settled discrimination claims from two HIV patients who said physicians at a Milwaukee-based medical provider refused to treat them because of their illness.
  
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• O.J. Simpson will get his freedom, but then what?

  21-07-2017 23:45
  
  LOVELOCK, Nev. (AP) — When O.J. Simpson gets out of prison in October for his first taste of freedom in nine years, he will have the mementos he was convicted of stealing in a Las Vegas heist, his guaranteed NFL…
  
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• Quran submerged in lard mailed to California Islamic center

  21-07-2017 23:43
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Police are investigating the mailing of a Quran submerged in a tub of what appeared to be pork lard to a Northern California Islamic center.
  
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• Somalis in Minneapolis on defensive after police shooting

  21-07-2017 23:32
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The killing of an unarmed Australian woman by a Minneapolis police officer who is a Somali-American has turned an unwelcome spotlight on the city's beleaguered Somali community, where many again find themselves on the defensive.
  
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• The Latest: Ex-escort gets 16-year sentence for murder plot

  21-07-2017 23:29
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on a former Florida escort convicted of trying to hire a hit man to murder her newlywed husband (all times local):
  
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• Hawaii prepares for 'unlikely' North Korea missile threat

  21-07-2017 23:29
  HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii is the first state to prepare the public for the possibility of a ballistic missile threat from North Korea.
  
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• Al-Qaida suspect linked to cartoonist plot extradited to US

  21-07-2017 23:27
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An al-Qaida suspect linked to a plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist was brought to Philadelphia from Spain to face terrorism charges despite President Donald Trump's hardline promise to send terror suspects to Guantanamo Bay.
  
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• Experts: No duty for laughing teens to rescue drowning man

  21-07-2017 23:17
  MIAMI (AP) — It may be reprehensible and morally outrageous, but legal experts say a group of Florida teens had no obligation to rescue a drowning disabled man they instead mocked, laughed at and recorded on a video that was…
  
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• Milwaukee sheriff says he's not running for US Senate

  21-07-2017 23:13
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke says he's not running for U.S. Senate next year and called a political action committee set up by some of his conservative loyalists a "scam."
  
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• Mexico City sees drug-war-style violence come to the capital

  21-07-2017 23:13
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Burnt-out vehicles. Road blockades. A raging gun battle between armored marines and gang members that left eight dead.
  
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• Man Steals Mail From Clifton Hills Mailboxes

  21-07-2017 23:06
  A man who lives in western Tulsa County has a warning for his neighbors tonight. He was someone stealing mail from their mailboxes.
  
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• Mother Of Tulsa Infant Who Drowned In Mop Bucket Arrested

  21-07-2017 22:58
  
  Heather Freeman, the mother of the Tulsa infant who died after being found unconscious in a mop bucket, is now in custody police say. 
  
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• Driver Crashes Into New Tulsa AT&T Store

  21-07-2017 22:47
  
  A newly built AT&T store is already dealing with structural damage after a truck crashed through the building Friday afternoon.
  
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• Widening Of Turner Turnpike Between Tulsa, Kellyville Begins Soon

  21-07-2017 22:43
  
  The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is trying to get the word out early, that in just two weeks, major work will begin on the Turner Turnpike.
  
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• Qatar's ruler voices willingness to talk to solve Arab rift

  21-07-2017 22:28
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar's ruling emir said on Friday that his embattled Gulf nation remains open to dialogue with four Arab countries that have isolated it, but that any resolution to the crisis must respect his country's…
  
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• Trump to host Lebanese leader amid Middle East tensions

  21-07-2017 22:27
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Donald Trump will host Lebanon's prime minister next week.
  
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• The Latest: Israel: Third Israeli dies after stabbing attack

  21-07-2017 22:24
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on developments in Israel (all times local):
  
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• $11K reward for clues to Minnesota mink release culprits

  21-07-2017 22:21
  EDEN VALLEY, Minn. (AP) — A fur trade organization is among two groups offering a total of $11,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the culprits in the release of about 38,000 mink from a Minnesota farm that…
  
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• Ohio argues against execution delays for 3 condemned inmates

  21-07-2017 22:19
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio is arguing against the delays of three upcoming executions on grounds that the condemned killers have little chance of legal victory and repeated postponements are draining state resources.
  
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• Venezuela power struggle intensifies in Supreme Court battle

  21-07-2017 22:15
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Opposition lawmakers appointed a slate of new judges Friday to the government-stacked Supreme Court, which wasted no time in declaring them null as an ongoing power struggle heats up between President Nicolas Maduro and his foes.
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning Issued For Parts Of Oklahoma

  21-07-2017 22:08
  
  The National Weather Service upgraded the heat advisory to an Excessive Heat Warning Friday afternoon.
  
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• Evacuation order lifted for California Gold Rush-era town

  21-07-2017 22:04
  
  MARIPOSA, Calif. (AP) — An aggressive wildfire sweeping through California foothills covered with dense brush and trees destroyed dozens of homes but spared a historic Gold Rush-era town popular with tourists bound for Yosemite National Park, officials said Friday.
  
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• The Latest: Panel in talks with Manafort, Trump Jr. reps

  21-07-2017 22:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the ongoing investigations into Russia meddling in the 2016 election (all times EDT):
  
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• Judge: Florida woman may keep mum on who's paying legal fees

  21-07-2017 22:02
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — One ongoing mystery in a three-year-old Florida murder-for-hire case will not be solved, at least for now: who is paying the attorneys representing one of the suspects?
  
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• 4 injured as helicopter crash-lands on Los Angeles street

  21-07-2017 22:02
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A small helicopter crash-landed on a San Fernando Valley street on Friday, injuring four people on board, authorities said.
  
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• California Islamic center mailed Quran submerged in lard

  21-07-2017 21:59
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Police are investigating the mailing of a Quran submerged in a tub of what appeared to be pork lard to a Northern California Islamic center.
  
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• Trump names lawyer as new acting ethics chief

  21-07-2017 21:58
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump designated a veteran government lawyer Friday as a temporary replacement for a former ethics chief who sparred repeatedly with the White House over the handling of its officials' finances.
  
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• Trump ex-campaign manager Lewandowski sues neighbors for $5M

  21-07-2017 21:58
  
  WINDHAM, N.H. (AP) — President Donald Trump's former campaign manager has filed a $5 million lawsuit against his New Hampshire neighbors over access to a pond-front property.
  
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• Environmental report on pipeline favorable for developers

  21-07-2017 21:57
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Atlantic Coast Pipeline intended to carry natural gas across West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina would have some adverse environmental effects, including impacts on water resources, forest and other habitats, but most could be reduced…
  
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• Latest: Pipeline supporters pleased with federal assessment

  21-07-2017 21:56
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Latest on the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (all times local):
  
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• Sessions: Officials should consider harm of sanctuary city

  21-07-2017 21:55
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions again singled out Philadelphia on Friday as an increasingly violent city made more dangerous by immigrants living in the country illegally, setting up a showdown with the nation's top law enforcement official in…
  
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• Check in to get away: Zion park aims to require reservations

  21-07-2017 21:52
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — It would be a first for a U.S. national park: requiring reservations to get in. But it's an option that Zion National Park is considering to manage an overwhelming surge of visitors to its sweeping…
  
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• The Latest: Mexico sees new monthly murder mark with 2,234

  21-07-2017 21:43
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Latest on drug cartel-fueled violence in Mexico (all times local):
  
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• New Jersey becomes 3rd state to raise smoking age to 21

  21-07-2017 21:43
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Christie signed a law Friday that made New Jersey the third state to raise its smoking age to 21.
  
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• Mother of boy who died after hours in hot van sues day care

  21-07-2017 21:43
  WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas mother whose 5-year-old son died after being left in a day care van for almost nine hours in hot weather is suing the facility.
  
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• The Latest: Scaramucci takes podium, declares loyalty

  21-07-2017 21:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on changes to the White House communications staff (all times local):
  
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• Mother Of Tulsa Infant Who Died After Being Found Unconscious In Mop Bucket Arrested

  21-07-2017 21:32
  
  Heather Freeman, the mother of the Tulsa infant who died after being found unconscious in a mop bucket, is now in custody police say. 
  
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• Former Trump adviser Flynn consulting again, says brother

  21-07-2017 20:35
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Embattled former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has opened a new consulting firm called Resilient Patriot, LLC that is advising private equity firms, according to one of his brothers, who says Flynn is "moving on with…
  
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• Tulsa Police Arrest Three After Finding Guns, Drugs In Apartment

  21-07-2017 20:34
  
  Three known member and associates of the Irish Mob are behind bars and several guns and drugs are off the streets, according to police.
  
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• UN, aid group: Cholera in Yemen to worsen in rainy season

  21-07-2017 20:31
  CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. health agency and an international aid organization warned on Friday that Yemen's cholera epidemic, the world's worst since Haiti's 2010 outbreak, is likely to worsen in the rainy season.
  
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• House unveils plan to fix VA's budget gap as deadline looms

  21-07-2017 20:31
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee has unveiled a plan that would allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to shift $2 billion from other programs to cover a sudden budget shortfall that threatens medical care for thousands of veterans in…
  
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• Sheldon Silver's lawyers want Supreme Court to review case

  21-07-2017 20:30
  NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says the U.S. Supreme Court should look at his case after a federal appeals court tossed out his conviction and ordered a retrial.
  
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• Audi to update 850,000 cars as diesel recalls widen

  21-07-2017 20:30
  
  BERLIN (AP) — German automaker Audi says it will fit up to 850,000 diesel cars with new software to improve their emissions performance, following a similar move by rival Daimler as the auto industry tries to get ahead of public…
  
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• In Senate, ailing lawmakers given plenty of time to recover

  21-07-2017 20:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John McCain's treatment for brain cancer could keep him out of Washington for weeks, perhaps months, and yet it's unlikely anyone will challenge his extended leave.
  
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