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• Stranded Woman Robbed After Car Broke Down In Rogers County

  16-08-2017 23:58
  
  Deputies in Rogers County are looking for the man who robbed a woman who was stranded on side of the road when her car broke down.
  
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• Tulsa Animal Welfare Holding Adoption Event Saturday

  16-08-2017 23:43
  
  Tulsa Animal Welfare has more than 300 animals ready to adopt this weekend. 
  
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• Broken Arrow Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested

  16-08-2017 23:34
  
  Armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon suspect Jonathan Lee Myrick has been arrested. 
  
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• Pawhuska Classes Canceled Due To Gas Purge Site

  16-08-2017 23:29
  
  Classes are canceled on Thursday and Friday in Pawhuska due to a gas purge site bubbling up next to the high school. 
  
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• Illinois House soundly rejects Rauner's school-aid changes

  16-08-2017 23:14
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Legislation to gauge support for Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's ideas on a school-funding plan failed without a single "yes" vote in the Illinois House on Wednesday, as Republicans decried what they called a Democratic stalling tactic.
  
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• Texas governor suggests 'bathroom bill' likely dead for now

  16-08-2017 23:12
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday he revived a "bathroom bill" targeting transgender people even though he was told it would never get a vote in the GOP-controlled state House, while signaling that the twice-failed…
  
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• Man gets life in prison for Chinese student's beating death

  16-08-2017 23:12
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for beating to death a University of Southern California graduate student from China who was walking to his off-campus apartment.
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Viral photo doesn't show 'antifa' beating cop

  16-08-2017 23:12
  A widely spread photo that appears to show an anti-fascist activist beating a police officer is a doctored image.
  
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• Trump authorizes expanded college assistance for veterans

  16-08-2017 23:11
  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump has authorized the largest expansion of college assistance for military veterans in a decade.
  
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• Catholic school teacher convicted of child rape freed early

  16-08-2017 23:11
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former Catholic school teacher convicted of child rape has been released from a Pennsylvania prison early amid questions about his accuser's truthfulness.
  
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• 'World's Biggest Harmonica Party' To Take Place In Tulsa

  16-08-2017 23:10
  
  The Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica and its national convention is in Tulsa this week.
  
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• At least 7 dead in alleged gang attack on Guatemala hospital

  16-08-2017 23:10
  
  GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Attackers stormed one of Guatemala's largest hospitals with guns blazing Wednesday to free an imprisoned gang member, officials said. At least seven people were killed and five were arrested.
  
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• Former Tulsa Uber Driver Charged With Rape Of Customer

  16-08-2017 23:07
  
  A former Uber driver is in jail, charged with first-degree rape.
  
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• White House: Gov't to make health law payments this month

  16-08-2017 23:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The government will make this month's payments to insurers under the Obama-era health care law that President Donald Trump still wants to repeal and replace, a White House official said Wednesday.
  
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• WWII vet gets Bronze Star he earned more than 70 years ago

  16-08-2017 23:01
  
  CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — A World War II veteran who was formally presented with the Bronze Star he earned more than 70 years ago on Wednesday was quick to point out that all of the men he fought with deserve…
  
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• The Latest: FBI sets up tip line for information on rally

  16-08-2017 23:01
  
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The Latest on a memorial service for the woman killed when a car rammed into a crowd of people protesting a white nationalist rally (all times local):
  
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• Tulsa-area police seek information on robbery suspect

  16-08-2017 23:00
  The suspect is linked to robberies at convenience stores in Sand Springs and Broken Arrow, Subway restaurants in Sapulpa and Catoosa, and a Dollar General and Subway in Tulsa.
  
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• DEQ to clean up yards in Ottawa County in latest round of Tar Creek decontamination

  16-08-2017 23:00
  
  The timetable for the most recent cleanup is September through August.
  
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• Republican leaders dance around Trump remarks

  16-08-2017 22:59
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — One after another, the nation's most powerful Republicans responded to President Donald Trump's extraordinary remarks about white supremacists. Yet few mentioned the president.
  
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• Facebook bans white nationalist's accounts over hate speech

  16-08-2017 22:59
  
  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Facebook has banned the Facebook and Instagram accounts of a white nationalist who attended the rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that ended in deadly violence.
  
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• Youngest victim of marathon bombing has park named after him

  16-08-2017 22:57
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The youngest victim of the Boston Marathon bombing was honored Wednesday during a ceremony to break ground on a park to be built in his memory.
  
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• Colorado resort won't host anti-immigration conference

  16-08-2017 22:55
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado resort said Wednesday that it will not host a conference organized by a national anti-immigration group following criticism in the wake of violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia.
  
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• Daniel Craig, back as Bond, keeps 007 fans on edge

  16-08-2017 22:54
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Daniel Craig's 007-era will die another day.
  
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• Corporate chiefs flee Trump; he disbands WH advisory panels

  16-08-2017 22:52
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — With corporate chieftains fleeing, President Donald Trump abruptly abolished two of his White House business councils on Wednesday — the latest fallout from his combative comments on racially charged violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.
  
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• Military aircraft called to help battle blazes in US West

  16-08-2017 22:50
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two military aircraft will help detect and map wildfires in the U.S. West.
  
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• Governors of 2 pot states push back on Trump administration

  16-08-2017 22:46
  
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Governors in at least two states that have legalized recreational marijuana are pushing back against the Trump administration and defending their efforts to regulate the industry.
  
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• Republican Campbell to challenge North Dakota Sen. Heitkamp

  16-08-2017 22:43
  FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Republican state Sen. Tom Campbell said Wednesday he's running for the U.S. Senate seat held by North Dakota Democrat Heidi Heitkamp, citing President Donald Trump's popularity in the state as a selling point.
  
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• Pryor Avoids Layoffs With Quarter-Cent Sales Tax Approval

  16-08-2017 22:37
  
  Pryor city employees are no longer at risk of losing their jobs. Voters approved a quarter-cent sales tax that will take effect in October. Without the sales tax, Pryor was looking at possible layoffs to cut $265,000 from the city's budget.
  
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• Tulsa Deputies To Amp Up Patrol In School Zones

  16-08-2017 22:34
  
  Most students in Tulsa County will be back to school by this time next week.
  
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• Tulsa Program Helps Hundreds Of Veterans, Homeless Find Homes

  16-08-2017 22:25
  
  Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum is showing his support for a program to end homelessness.Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum is showing his support for a program to end homelessness.
  
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• Trump Says He's Disbanding Manufacturing Council

  16-08-2017 21:53
  
  President Trump said he was disbanding his manufacturing council after members resigned in the wake of the president's handling of the terror attack and violence in Charlottesville.
  
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• Pence won't address Trump comments but condemns supremacists

  16-08-2017 20:44
  
  SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday skirted questions about comments by President Donald Trump voicing sympathy for Charlottesville protesters, but says he stands with the president nonetheless.
  
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• Gov. Fallin: Legislature 'must return in special session' after cigarette tax tossed by court

  16-08-2017 20:40
  
  Her office indicates the need for special session so legislators can deal with the $215 million shortfall caused by a proposed smoking cessation fee being struck down.
  
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• 2 charged with murder in Long Island killing linked to MS-13

  16-08-2017 20:38
  MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — New York police say two people have been arrested on murder charges in a Long Island death that a prosecutor has linked to MS-13 gang violence.
  
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• More arrests made in toppling of Confederate statue

  16-08-2017 20:33
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — More protesters were arrested Wednesday for participating in a demonstration that toppled a Confederate statue in North Carolina, and more monuments were vandalized as well.
  
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• Cyclist Killed After Being Struck By Train In Norman

  16-08-2017 20:32
  
  A cyclist was killed after being struck by a train in Norman, Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Tulsa man who told undercover cop 'I love young girls' sentenced to 10 years in federal prison

  16-08-2017 20:30
  Elias Omar Santamaria, 39, was arrested after arranging a sexual encounter across state lines with an undercover Fort Worth officer posing as a 13-year-old girl.
  
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• Survey: Citizens of many US allies trust Putin over Trump

  16-08-2017 20:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Vladimir Putin is more trusted than Donald Trump to do the right thing for the world among citizens of numerous U.S. allies, including Japan, South Korea and seven European NATO members, according to a survey released Wednesday.
  
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• Judge OKs Takata request to halt some lawsuits over air bags

  16-08-2017 20:27
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Wednesday temporarily halted the prosecution of lawsuits filed by Hawaii, New Mexico and the U.S. Virgin Islands against Japanese auto-parts supplier Takata over its lethally defective air bag inflators.
  
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• Hastert officially no longer in custody; probation begins

  16-08-2017 20:26
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert has officially completed his 15-month prison sentence and is no longer being monitored by law enforcement.
  
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• Couple's arranged marriage turned into 19-year 'love story'

  16-08-2017 20:26
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — David and Elizabeth Weinlick's life together began like a reality TV show, blossomed into two decades out of a romance novel, and now seems destined to end in tragedy.
  
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• Express Scripts to limit opioids; doctors concerned

  16-08-2017 20:22
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The nation's largest pharmacy benefit manager will soon limit the number and strength of opioid drugs prescribed to first-time users as part of a wide-ranging effort to curb an epidemic affecting millions of Americans.
  
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• The Latest: Pence trims time from his Latin America trip

  16-08-2017 20:17
  
  SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The Latest on Vice President Mike Pence's trip to Latin America (all times local):
  
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• Scholars say Trump went afoul in lumping Lee with founders

  16-08-2017 20:15
  
  Both were great generals. Both Virginians. Both came from slave-owning plantation families.
  
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• The Latest: French city opens toilets, showers for migrants

  16-08-2017 20:09
  MADRID (AP) — The Latest on Europe's migration crisis (all times local):
  
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• Minnesota man accused of throwing pig's foot at Somalis

  16-08-2017 20:08
  WILLMAR, Minn. (AP) — Authorities allege a Minnesota man threw a pig's foot at Somalis at a farmers market.
  
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• New San Francisco high-rise remakes skyline to mixed reviews

  16-08-2017 20:05
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — More than 60 stories above the ground, construction workers climb makeshift stairs and cross narrow steel planks to put the finishing touches on Salesforce Tower, now San Francisco's tallest building.
  
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• Los Angeles cemetery removes Confederate monument

  16-08-2017 20:02
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A large stone monument at Hollywood Forever Cemetery commemorating Confederate veterans was taken down Wednesday after hundreds of people demanded its removal.
  
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• Under pressure, Trump disbands business advisory councils

  16-08-2017 19:54
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — With corporate chieftains fleeing, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he is ending a pair of advisory business councils in the latest fallout over his remarks about the Charlottesville protests.
  
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• Police: Alabama woman survives 28 days in woods

  16-08-2017 19:52
  UNION SPRINGS, Ala. (AP) — A missing Alabama woman found alive after surviving for weeks in the woods is lucky to have survived and is back home with her family recovering, police said Wednesday.
  
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