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• The Latest: Report of disturbance at Kansas prison disputed

  29-07-2017 23:54
  
  EL DORADO, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on the latest disturbance at a maximum-security Kansas prison (all times local):
  
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• Trump Administration Kills Obama-era Retirement Program

  29-07-2017 23:37
  
  The Trump administration is killing a federal program aimed at helping lower-income workers save for retirement less than two years after it was launched.
  
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• Amusement co-owner: Mechanical failure caused ride to break

  29-07-2017 23:05
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An owner of the company providing rides at the Ohio State Fair thinks a mechanical failure caused a thrill ride to break apart, killing an 18-year-old man.
  
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• 20-year-old killed in Ottawa County rollover crash

  29-07-2017 22:35
  The vehicle rolled once and landed on its roof, ejecting the driver 15 feet from the vehicle's resting place. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• One-Third Of Dementia Cases Could Be Prevented, Report Says

  29-07-2017 22:19
  
  One-third of cases of dementia worldwide could potentially be prevented through better management of lifestyle factors over the course of a lifetime, according to a new report.
  
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• Good Day Tulsa Showcases Elizabeth Sanders of HorseOPeace

  29-07-2017 22:09
  Elizabeth Sanders of HorseOPeace with Good Day Tulsa host Keith Taylor showed how to make goat milk soap. She was featured in New York Times article about natural soap trend.
  
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• Russia derides Tillerson statement on sanctions

  29-07-2017 21:59
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An attempt by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to portray recently passed Russian sanctions legislation as a sign Americans want Russia to improve relations with the U.S. has been derided by Moscow.
  
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• Warden at Kansas prison that has seen unrest takes new job

  29-07-2017 21:54
  
  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The warden of a maximum-security Kansas prison that's had four reported inmate disturbances in the past three months took a new job within the state Department of Corrections a day before the latest incident, the department…
  
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• Church's planned LGBTQ acceptance sign rejected

  29-07-2017 21:52
  DENNIS, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts church has been rejected in its bid to change its sign to note it's accepting of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
  
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• Icebreaker sets mark for earliest Northwest Passage transit

  29-07-2017 21:50
  
  NUUK, Greenland (AP) — After 24 days at sea and a journey spanning more than 10,000 kilometers (6,214 miles), the Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica has set a new record for the earliest transit of the fabled Northwest Passage.
  
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• Tourists evacuate N Carolina island; local businesses hurt

  29-07-2017 21:43
  
  A "steady stream" of tourists left a North Carolina island Saturday under evacuation orders prompted by a widespread power outage, wiping out a significant chunk of the lucrative summer months for local businesses.
  
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• Budget Woes Bring Oklahoma Lawmakers Back To State Capitol

  29-07-2017 21:34
  
  Members of the Oklahoma House plan to return to the state Capitol for a series of mid-summer budget meetings where Republicans and Democrats will use different strategies to find solutions to creating a stable state budget.
  
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• Trump threat: End health payments unless there's an overhaul

  29-07-2017 21:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened once more to end required payments to insurance companies unless lawmakers repeal and replace the Obama-era health care law.
  
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• Homeless woman set on fire dies; man now faces murder charge

  29-07-2017 21:16
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A homeless woman authorities say was set on fire last week while sleeping on a porch has died.
  
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• Florida man faces charges after baby dies in hot bedroom

  29-07-2017 21:03
  LARGO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man is facing criminal charges after his 8-month-old son died while being kept in a sweltering bedroom with no air conditioning.
  
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• Albania soccer federation fights fan's extradition to Serbia

  29-07-2017 21:02
  
  TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania's soccer federation is calling on Albanian authorities to stop the extradition to Serbia of a man who reportedly flew a drone with a nationalist banner over a stadium in Serbia, a move that prompted fan…
  
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• Oklahoma mental health commissioner says tossed glass of water during family crisis led to arrest in Florida

  29-07-2017 21:00
  
  Terri White, 43, has been commissioner since 2007. She also previously served as commissioner of health.
  
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• Incoming Homeland Security secretary has served 3 presidents

  29-07-2017 20:49
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Elaine Duke, set to become acting U.S. homeland secretary on Monday, has the rare distinction of serving in high-level positions in three administrations.
  
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• It's not always 'You're fired' when Donald Trump forces people out

  29-07-2017 20:48
  
  Donald Trump shot to national fame as a reality television star on "The Apprentice" with the snappy tagline: "You're fired!" Now president, Trump often makes other people in the White House do the dirty work — or shames those he…
  
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• Couple dies in apparent suicide after jump from window

  29-07-2017 20:44
  NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a Manhattan couple apparently distraught over their finances jumped from the man's ninth-floor Madison Avenue office window and died.
  
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• Lebanese held in Iran ends hunger strike

  29-07-2017 20:40
  BEIRUT (AP) — The lawyer of a Lebanese man held in Iran since 2015 says his client has ended a 33-day hunger strike.
  
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• Boat captain rescues 'Miracle' cat thrown off bridge

  29-07-2017 20:35
  DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — A Florida charter boat captain couldn't believe his eyes when he saw a creature falling from a bridge.
  
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• Kenyan police: Man with machete attacks VP Ruto's home

  29-07-2017 20:28
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A lone man armed with a machete attacked and wounded a guard at the home of Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto then entered the compound, Kenya's police chief said Saturday.
  
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• Head Of Oklahoma Mental Health Dept. Arrested In Florida

  29-07-2017 20:25
  
  The Oklahoma Commissioner for the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services was arrested in Florida late last week for misdemeanor battery, according to Florida court records. 
  
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• The Latest: Warden leaves Kansas prison that's seen unrest

  29-07-2017 20:15
  
  EL DORADO, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on the latest disturbance at a maximum-security Kansas prison (all times local):
  
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• Court vacates Kentucky man's sentence for spitting on jailer

  29-07-2017 20:14
  OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — A man facing up to a decade in prison for spitting in the face of a deputy jailer will go free after a Kentucky appeals court vacated his conviction.
  
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• The Latest: US Navy says Iran sea encounter "professional"

  29-07-2017 20:01
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Latest on Iran-US relations (all times local):
  
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• Couple Arrested After Reckless Handling Of Firearms

  29-07-2017 19:53
  
  A couple is in jail after Tulsa police say a dispute between the two, while under the influence of alcohol, led to a bible being shot up and more recklessness. 
  
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• Honorary 5-Year-Old TPD Officer Laid To Rest

  29-07-2017 19:51
  
  A five-year-old honorary Tulsa Police officer was laid to rest Saturday morning.
  
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• Report: 4 US-backed Syrian rebels defect to government

  29-07-2017 19:48
  BEIRUT (AP) — A small number of U.S.-backed rebels have defected and joined government forces south of the country days after the U.S. announced an end to a CIA program that backed opposition fighters, Syrian opposition activists said Saturday.
  
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• Authorities ID woman killed in Wisconsin seaplane crash

  29-07-2017 19:31
  OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a 71-year-old Minnesota woman who died after a seaplane tried to take off near an aviation convention in eastern Wisconsin.
  
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• Man burned after mystery package explodes on his doorstep

  29-07-2017 19:24
  NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a 73-year-old man was badly burned after he opened a mysterious package the shape of an oatmeal container left on his doorstep and it exploded.
  
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• Obama's health care law still needs some patchwork

  29-07-2017 19:20
  
  The health care law of the land has survived for now, but it needs help — and it needs it soon.
  
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• Pakistan: Veteran lawmaker designated prime minister

  29-07-2017 19:13
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's prime minister designate, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, is a veteran lawmaker and close ally of Nawaz Sharif, who nominated him for the country's top political post after the Supreme Court disqualified Sharif on allegations of corruption.
  
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• %headline(Pakistan: Veteran lawmaker designated prime minister

  29-07-2017 19:12
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's prime minister designate, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, is a veteran lawmaker and close ally of Nawaz Sharif, who nominated him for the country's top political post after the Supreme Court disqualified Sharif on allegations of corruption.
  
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• Judge in officer's second mistrial: 'Justice was done'

  29-07-2017 19:09
  CINCINNATI (AP) — The Ohio judge who presided at the second mistrial for a white police officer in the shooting of an unarmed black motorist says the justice system worked, despite two juries deadlocking.
  
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• London family appeals for peace after man's death in custody

  29-07-2017 18:59
  
  LONDON (AP) — The family of a young black man who died following a London police chase appealed for peace Saturday, a day after street protests over his death turned violent.
  
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• Pakistan names Abbasi interim prime minister

  29-07-2017 18:34
  
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's ruling party named senior lawmaker Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as successor to the deposed prime minister on Saturday, a day after the Supreme Court removed Nawaz Sharif from office for concealing assets.
  
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• 14 dead after suicide bombing in northeastern Nigeria

  29-07-2017 18:28
  MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Nigeria say at least 14 people are dead after a suicide bombing blamed on the Boko Haram extremist group.
  
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• Coroner: Blunt force trauma killed teen on state fair ride

  29-07-2017 18:27
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A coroner says preliminary findings show the man killed after a ride fell apart at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus died of blunt force trauma.
  
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• Experts trying to determine how whale died on Cape Cod

  29-07-2017 18:26
  EASTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Experts are trying to determine the cause of death of a 33-foot-long juvenile humpback whale that washed ashore on a Cape Cod beach.
  
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• Miami experiences historically hot July

  29-07-2017 18:20
  MIAMI (AP) — It's been a historically hot July in Miami.
  
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• Gold lunar module stolen from Neil Armstrong museum in Ohio

  29-07-2017 18:09
  
  WAPAKONETA, Ohio (AP) — Ohio police say a rare gold replica of the lunar space module has been stolen from the Armstrong Air and Space Museum.
  
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• Flood warnings issued in and around DC

  29-07-2017 18:04
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued flood warnings for the District of Columbia and surrounding areas in Maryland and Virginia.
  
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• New aircraft carrier completes first landing and launch

  29-07-2017 18:00
  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The nation's newest aircraft carrier has successfully completed its first launch and landing of a fixed-wing aircraft using new technology.
  
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• TV reporter filming in Polish forest attacked by loggers

  29-07-2017 17:57
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish police say they have detained two men who attacked a television crew filming in a forest and injured a cameraman, smashing his camera and seizing his memory cards.
  
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• Celebrated photo editor John Morris dies at 100 in Paris

  29-07-2017 17:51
  
  PARIS (AP) — John Morris, a celebrated American photo editor who helped bring to the word's eyes some of the most iconic photographs of World War II and the Vietnam War, has died at 100.
  
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• Florida health care admin charged in $1B Medicare fraud case

  29-07-2017 17:36
  MIAMI (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Florida health care administrator accepted bribes in exchange for helping a nursing home owner charged in a $1 billion Medicare fraud case keep his license.
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Veracity is a casualty in week of infighting

  29-07-2017 17:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Talk about a team of rivals.
  
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• Woman burned in hospital room dies of injuries

  29-07-2017 17:30
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a woman who suffered burns over most of her body when her gown caught fire in her Pennsylvania hospital room has died of her injuries.
  
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