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• Vandals strike Catholic missionary statue in Los Angeles

  20-08-2017 23:58
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles officials say vandals have defaced a statue of Father Junipero (hoo-NEE-perr-oh) Serra, the 18th century missionary canonized by Pope Francis.
  
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• One Person Taken To Hospital From Tulsa House Fire

  20-08-2017 23:52
  
  One person was transported by EMSA from the scene of a house fire in Tulsa on Sunday. The fire happened near the intersection of East 30th Place and South Louisville Avenue. At least two dogs were also taken out of the home. The house's garage and roof above it were heavily damaged. Firefighters worked to stay hydrated with plenty of bottled water. This is a developing story. Check NewsOn6.com for updates.
  
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• Spanish town struggles to reconcile locals as extremist cell

  20-08-2017 23:43
  
  RIPOLL, Spain (AP) — They were brothers and boyhood friends from a town with no unfamiliar faces. They were linked by Moroccan roots and equally tied by their upbringings in Ripoll, an ancient hub in the Catalan foothills known for…
  
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• Free speech supporters: Outnumbered, but rally was a success

  20-08-2017 23:38
  
  BOSTON — Supporters of a small, conservative "free speech rally" held Saturday in Boston said that despite being outnumbered by tens of thousands of counterprotesters, their event was a success.
  
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• Note: Monday's News On 6 Programming Moved For Eclipse Coverage

  20-08-2017 23:29
  
  News On 6's programming on Monday has been adjusted due to special CBS eclipse coverage.
  
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• The Latest: Notre Dame holds Mass for world's attack victims

  20-08-2017 23:12
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Latest on the two vehicle attacks in Barcelona and the nearby seaside resort of Cambrils (all times local):
  
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• Prosecutors: Chicago slaying was part of sexual fantasy

  20-08-2017 23:04
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The fatal stabbing of a hairstylist in Chicago was part of a sexual fantasy hatched in an online chatroom between a Northwestern University professor and an Oxford University employee, whose plan included killing someone and then themselves,…
  
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• Florida zoo is latest charity to move gala from Trump resort

  20-08-2017 23:04
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida-based zoo and conservation society announced Sunday that it would not to hold its annual gala at President Trump's Florida resort.
  
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• Spanish town struggles to square growth of extremist cell

  20-08-2017 22:56
  
  RIPOLL, Spain (AP) — They were brothers and boyhood friends from a town with no unfamiliar faces. They were linked by Moroccan roots and equally tied by their upbringings in Ripoll, an ancient hub in the Catalan foothills known for…
  
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• US, Canada, Mexico pledge quick work to update NAFTA

  20-08-2017 22:46
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S., Canadian and Mexican negotiators are pledging to work quickly to update the North American Free Trade Agreement, a 23-year-old pact that President Donald Trump has called the worst trade deal in history.
  
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• Tulsa County's legal costs mount in Elliott Williams case

  20-08-2017 22:45
  
  Tulsa County has spent $430,000 to defend the Elliott Williams jail death civil rights lawsuit, which the Sheriff’s Office lost in March in a $10.25 million jury verdict.
  
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• Broken Arrow Man Shot In Arm Apparently By Stepson

  20-08-2017 22:42
  
  A man was shot in the arm in Broken Arrow Sunday morning.
  
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• Trump will address path forward on Afghanistan

  20-08-2017 22:35
  
  CAMP MOREHEAD, Afghanistan (AP) — Signaling that the U.S. military expects its mission to continue, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan on Sunday hailed the launch of the Afghan Army's new special operations corps, declaring that "we are with you…
  
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• Loophole in Oklahoma law allows sex offenders to live near victims

  20-08-2017 22:30
  
  "You assume it can't happen and then realize there is no provision preventing it from happening," said Rogers County District Attorney Matt Ballard, whose agency is responsible for keeping tabs on sex offenders in his area.
  
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• WWII Veteran, Tulsa University Grad Knighted By France

  20-08-2017 22:15
  
  A World War II veteran and University of Tulsa graduate has been knighted by the French government.
  
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• Fire damages popular New England seafood restaurant

  20-08-2017 22:15
  
  SEABROOK, N.H. (AP) — Officials are investigating what caused an early morning fire that heavily damaged a popular New England seafood restaurant.
  
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• Mnuchin defends Trump's response to protests

  20-08-2017 22:04
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is defending President Donald Trump's response to the violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, and rejecting calls from a group of his Yale University classmates that he resign from the administration in protest.
  
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• The Latest: Trump to address nation Monday on Afghanistan

  20-08-2017 21:52
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. strategy for Afghanistan:
  
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• White House says Trump to address nation Monday night on strategy for Afghanistan, South Asia

  20-08-2017 21:39
  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — White House says Trump to address nation Monday night on strategy for Afghanistan, South Asia.
  
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• Kansas City Confederate memorial to be moved after vandalism

  20-08-2017 21:38
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Parks officials in Kansas City, Missouri, say an 83-year-old Confederate memorial will be removed after it was vandalized.
  
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• Update: Stepfather shot during domestic dispute in Broken Arrow

  20-08-2017 21:36
  About 1:30 p.m., police received a report of a shooting and were called to a home in the 2800 block of South Aspen Avenue, Sgt. Keith Cook said.
  
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• Officials say 1 person, not 2, dead in Oregon plane crash

  20-08-2017 21:28
  MADRAS, Ore. (AP) — Officials say additional investigation has revealed that only one person died in a small plane crash near the airport in Madras, Oregon.
  
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• Former health chiefs to Trump: Avoid new 'Obamacare' crisis

  20-08-2017 21:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Don't make things worse.
  
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• Publicist: Jerry Lewis, comedian, telethon host, dies at 91

  20-08-2017 21:01
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jerry Lewis, the manic, rubber-faced showman who jumped and hollered to fame in a lucrative partnership with Dean Martin, settled down to become a self-conscious screen auteur and found an even greater following as the tireless,…
  
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• Jerry Lewis, Legendary Comedian And Actor, Dies At 91

  20-08-2017 20:58
  
  Jerry Lewis, the veteran actor and comedian, has died, his publicist confirmed to CBS News. He was 91. This is a developing story and will be updated.
  
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• Christie says he's no longer seeking sports radio host job

  20-08-2017 20:49
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he's no longer seeking a job on a New York sports talk radio station once he leaves office.
  
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• Spain: Police think extremists planned massive bomb attack

  20-08-2017 20:34
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Police put up scores of roadblocks across northeast Spain on Sunday in hopes of capturing a fugitive suspect from the 12-member Islamic extremist cell that staged two vehicle attacks and plotted much deadlier carnage using explosives…
  
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• Kasich urges Trump to end staff chaos and 'settle it down'

  20-08-2017 20:29
  
  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich urged President Donald Trump on Sunday to stop the staff chaos at the White House and "settle it down."
  
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• Officials: 26 bulldog puppies found in hot van at store

  20-08-2017 19:41
  GARFIELD, N.J. (AP) — Animal welfare officials say more than two dozen puppies were found inside a hot van parked at a New Jersey store.
  
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• Hospital officals: Nearly 500 dead in Sierra Leone mudslides

  20-08-2017 19:16
  
  FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Churches across Sierra Leone held special services Sunday in memory of those killed in mudslides and flooding earlier this week, as hospital officials announced the toll had risen to nearly 500 bodies collected.
  
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• The Latest: Police probe if body in car is 15th Spain victim

  20-08-2017 19:14
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Latest on the two vehicle attacks in Barcelona and the nearby seaside resort of Cambrils (all times local):
  
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• Coast Guard rescues 8 from boat grounded near SC island

  20-08-2017 19:06
  CAPERS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says it rescued eight boaters from a grounded 21-foot recreational boat near an island located about 15 miles north of Charleston, South Carolina.
  
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• 33 wounded, 6 fatally, in weekend shootings in Chicago

  20-08-2017 19:06
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say at least 33 people have been wounded, six fatally, in weekend shootings in the nation's third-largest city.
  
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• Eclipse eve: Millions converge across US to see sun go dark

  20-08-2017 19:04
  
  Millions of Americans are converging on a narrow corridor stretching from Oregon to South Carolina to watch the moon blot out the midday sun Monday.
  
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• Plenty at stake in jury selection for Menendez trial

  20-08-2017 18:51
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A lengthy criminal investigation that has put U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez in the crosshairs of a federal corruption indictment — and placed Democrats in peril of losing a key seat — will ultimately rest in the…
  
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• Finland honors stabbing victims; wounded suspect questioned

  20-08-2017 18:38
  
  HELSINKI (AP) — Finland has observed a minute of silence for the victims of a stabbing attack in the western city of Turku that left two people dead and eight injured.
  
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• Fallen forensics: What a 2016 report has to say about them

  20-08-2017 18:35
  Defense lawyers have long questioned the reliability of some forensic science methods, but over the past decade, the debate has intensified. Two highly critical reports found that with the exception of DNA, many methods have not been tested rigorously enough…
  
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• US military leaders await Trump decision on Afghan mission

  20-08-2017 18:33
  
  CAMP MOREHEAD, Afghanistan (AP) — Signaling that the U.S. military expects its mission to continue, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan on Sunday hailed the launch of the Afghan Army's new special operations corps, declaring that "we are with you…
  
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• No bond for suspect in officers' fatal shooting in Fla.

  20-08-2017 18:25
  
  KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — A suspect in the fatal shooting of two police officers in Florida will be staying in jail after a judge denied him bond Sunday, saying there was probable cause for his first-degree murder charge
  
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• Merkel stands by her 2015 decision to open German borders

  20-08-2017 18:25
  
  BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday stood by her decision to open Germany's borders to hundreds of thousands of refugees two years ago, a move she has previously defended as a necessary response to a humanitarian emergency.
  
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• Suspect in 3 carjackings across 2 states is arrested in Utah

  20-08-2017 18:22
  SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Southern California authorities say a man suspected in a string of carjackings in two states has been arrested in Utah.
  
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• Fla. zoo is latest charity to move gala from Trump resort

  20-08-2017 18:19
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida-based zoo and conservation society has decided not to hold its annual gala at President Trump's Florida resort.
  
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• America still in turmoil a year after Kaepernick's protest

  20-08-2017 18:08
  
  What started as a protest against police brutality has mushroomed a year later into a divisive debate over the future of a football player who refused to stand for the national anthem and now faces what his fans see as…
  
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• The Latest: SC senator says Trump can regain moral authority

  20-08-2017 17:51
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):
  
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• Kasich: WH staff churn hampering Trump agenda

  20-08-2017 17:50
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich urged President Donald Trump on Sunday to stop the staff chaos at the White House and "settle it down."
  
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• The Latest: No bond for suspect in officers' death in Fla.

  20-08-2017 17:36
  
  KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on police officers fatally shot in Florida (all times local):
  
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• USS Indianapolis, Missing Since WWII, Believed To Be Found

  20-08-2017 17:16
  
  Civilian researchers say they have located the wreck of the USS Indianapolis, the World War II heavy cruiser that played a critical role in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima before being struck by Japanese torpedoes. 
  
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• Housing a top priority for California lawmakers after recess

  20-08-2017 16:57
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders have promised to tackle California's affordable housing crisis in their final weeks of work this year by pushing a package that includes regulatory reforms and money for low-income housing.
  
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• Grace Mugabe gets diplomatic immunity, returns to Zimbabwe

  20-08-2017 16:50
  
  HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Granted diplomatic immunity by South Africa, the wife of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe returned home from Johannesburg on Sunday despite calls that she be prosecuted for allegedly assaulting a young model at a luxury hotel there.
  
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• The Latest: Australian-British boy, 7, among Barcelona dead

  20-08-2017 16:48
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Latest on the two vehicle attacks in Barcelona and the nearby seaside resort of Cambrils (all times local):
  
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