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• The Latest: Members of right-wing group plead for unity

  26-08-2017 23:44
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on protests in the San Francisco Bay Area (all times local):
  
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• Will Much-hyped Mayweather vs. McGregor Match Give Boxing A Needed Boost?

  26-08-2017 23:27
  
  The sport of boxing could get a shot in the arm by crossing over with another combat sport in Las Vegas Saturday night. 
  
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• Pawhuska elementary schools to begin classes Monday after gas leaks; high school, junior high to remain closed

  26-08-2017 23:12
  
  Junior high and high school classes will resume once the state fire marshal determines the buildings are safe for students, pending the results of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission's air monitoring tests.
  
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• Teen male found shot to death in Ohio police cruiser

  26-08-2017 23:11
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a 17-year-old male has been found fatally shot in the back seat of a police cruiser in the northeast Ohio city of Akron.
  
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• As Trump struggles, some Republicans talking 2020 challenge

  26-08-2017 22:57
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Cuban isn't ready to launch a formal campaign to challenge President Donald Trump.
  
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• The Latest: Abbott warns of potential for dramatic flooding

  26-08-2017 22:54
  
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Harvey (all times local):
  
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• Deputy fired after sheriff says he taunted autistic boy

  26-08-2017 22:47
  LARGO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff has fired a decorated deputy who was recorded taunting an autistic student at the middle school where he provided security and guidance.
  
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• A look at the president's pardon power and how it works

  26-08-2017 22:40
  
  President Donald Trump has exercised his pardon power for the first time, using it to pardon former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio. A look at the president's unique power:
  
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• Ashes of Marine dog buried at Michigan War Dog Memorial

  26-08-2017 22:38
  
  LYON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The ashes of a cancer-stricken service dog who served three tours in Afghanistan with the U.S. Marines have reached their final resting place.
  
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• Cops plan ice bucket challenge with family of man behind it

  26-08-2017 22:33
  BEVERLY, Mass. (AP) — Police in the hometown of the man who inspired the ice bucket challenge plan to host one with his family.
  
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• Critics: Trump pardon his latest affront against judiciary

  26-08-2017 22:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's pardon of former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio shows a lack of regard for an independent judiciary, say critics who note Trump's past criticism of federal judges, including the chief justice of the United States.…
  
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• In Harvey's wake: smashed homes, businesses and heavy rain

  26-08-2017 22:18
  
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Harvey spun deeper into Texas on Saturday and unloaded ponderous amounts of rain after the once-fearsome hurricane crashed into vulnerable homes and businesses along the coastline in a blow that killed at least one person…
  
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• A timeline of Tropical Storm Harvey's development

  26-08-2017 22:17
  
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Harvey made landfall in Texas on Friday night as the strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade. By Saturday afternoon it had been downgraded into a tropical storm, but it had…
  
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• Union Beats Broken Arrow In Nationally Televised Matchup

  26-08-2017 22:11
  
  Union defeated Broken Arrow Saturday, 26-15, in a nationally televised game shown on ESPN. 
  
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• Ginnie Graham: Tulsa known as a 'magical' place for early education research

  26-08-2017 22:00
  
  A significant study is underway with Georgetown and Harvard university researchers partnering with the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa's Early Childhood Education Institute.
  
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• Falls Creek celebrating 100 years of ministry, impacting 'the whole world'

  26-08-2017 22:00
  
  The Baptist camp draws more than 50,000 young people and sponsors each summer to its 360-acre site in the scenic Arbuckle Mountains near Davis.Photo gallery: Memories of Falls Creek
  
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• Officials: Mom of baby found dead in car was running late

  26-08-2017 21:30
  MASON, Ohio (AP) — A search warrant affidavit says the Ohio woman who left her 15-month-old daughter in a car for nine hours at an office building parking lot outside Cincinnati was running late and forgot to drop off the…
  
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• Thousands in Barcelona march shouting "I'm not afraid!"

  26-08-2017 21:20
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of peace marchers flooded the heart of Barcelona on Saturday shouting "I'm not afraid" — a public rejection of violence following extremist attacks that killed 15 people, Spain's deadliest in more than a…
  
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• The Latest: Hundreds march against right-wing group

  26-08-2017 21:16
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on protests in the San Francisco Bay Area (all times local):
  
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• Venezuela shuts 2 radio stations, holds military exercises

  26-08-2017 20:44
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Authorities have shut down two radio stations that aired critical coverage of President Nicolas Maduro's government by refusing to renew their licenses, a broadcast executive announced, as the country staged military exercises in defiance of Washington…
  
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• Marchers protest police eviction of asylum-seekers in Rome

  26-08-2017 20:29
  
  ROME (AP) — Several thousand asylum-seekers, other migrants and supporters have marched through Rome to protest Italian police's recent evictions of migrant camps.
  
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• Hurricane Harvey closes key oil, gas operations in Texas

  26-08-2017 19:30
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Key oil and gas facilities along the Texas Gulf Coast have temporarily shut down as Hurricane Harvey pounds the region with torrential rain and high winds, virtually assuring gasoline prices will rise in the storm's aftermath.
  
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• San Francisco fences park ahead of planned right-wing event

  26-08-2017 19:27
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco officials took further steps Saturday to prevent violence ahead of a planned news conference by a right-wing group.
  
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• Hurricane Harvey: Texas Governor Says Flooding Poses 'Ongoing Danger'

  26-08-2017 19:25
  
  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday said ongoing flooding in the wake of Hurricane Harvey poses the greatest danger in the days ahead, as rescue efforts are already underway in the southeast part of the state. 
  
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• Settlement reached in Kentucky police shooting case

  26-08-2017 19:18
  BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — A confidential settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of an unarmed mentally disabled man shot by police in Kentucky.
  
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• Ex-Christie aides appeal their convictions in bridge case

  26-08-2017 19:13
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Two ex-allies of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie convicted in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing trial last fall appealed the verdicts Friday.
  
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• Coalition plans 10-day march against white supremacy

  26-08-2017 19:11
  A multi-racial coalition of faith, student and community activists announced Saturday that they plan to march from Charlottesville, Virginia, to the nation's capital in response what they called President Donald Trump's failure to confront the white supremacy on display at…
  
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• NY bridge opens as new link in Northeast US highway system

  26-08-2017 18:58
  
  TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — A new bridge providing a critical link in the Northeast U.S. highway system has opened in New York.
  
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• The Latest: Senator critical of Trump's pardon of Arpaio

  26-08-2017 18:52
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump pardoning former Phoenix metro sheriff Joe Arpaio (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Peace marchers flood the streets of Barcelona

  26-08-2017 18:48
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Latest on the anti-violence rally in Barcelona (all times local):
  
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• Police: Polish tourist raped, partner beaten on Italy beach

  26-08-2017 18:43
  ROME (AP) — Italian police are investigating the suspected gang rape of a Polish tourist and the savage beating of her partner on Italy's popular Rimini beach.
  
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• The Latest: Rockport evacuees worried about neighbors, homes

  26-08-2017 18:40
  
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Harvey (all times local):
  
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• Hot topic of next Fed chair not on program at Jackson Hole

  26-08-2017 18:39
  
  JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — This year's gathering of the world's central bankers had a theme as lofty as the Grant Teton Mountains which loomed over their meeting place — "Fostering a Dynamic Global Economy."
  
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• The Latest: Police fence off park before right-wing event

  26-08-2017 18:38
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on protests in the San Francisco Bay Area (all times local):
  
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• Statue of rights leader rises as other icons fall in South

  26-08-2017 18:36
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — The sculpted clay was dry and the bronze would soon be cast, but artist Martin Dawe still found himself waking with a start before dawn, worried that he didn't get the details of the famous man's face…
  
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• Primary buzz already growing amid Trump political struggles

  26-08-2017 18:27
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Cuban isn't ready to launch a formal campaign to challenge President Donald Trump.
  
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• Thousands in St. Louis likely to see wage drop with new law

  26-08-2017 18:19
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Thousands of workers in St. Louis will likely see smaller paychecks starting Monday, when a new Missouri law takes effect barring local government from enacting minimum wages different than the state minimum.
  
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• Chicago-area soda tax may carry political price for backers

  26-08-2017 18:16
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — When a local government leader passed the deciding vote on a penny-per-ounce soda tax, she said it would generate enough money to balance the county budget while making people in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs healthier.
  
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• Venezuela shuts 2 radio stations, orders military exercises

  26-08-2017 18:13
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A radio executive in Venezuela says two stations that included critical coverage of the government have been shut down after their broadcast licenses were not renewed.
  
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• Texas hotel slaying inspires push to mandate direct-dial 911

  26-08-2017 18:12
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A young girl's repeated attempts to dial 911 went unanswered as her mother lay dying from stab wounds in a Texas hotel room. She didn't know she had to dial 9 first to get an outside line.
  
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• US man killed in South Sudan; army says 'caught in fighting'

  26-08-2017 18:11
  JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in South Sudan confirms that an American man has been killed in the conflict-torn nation.
  
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• Harvey rolls over Texas coast, smashes homes and businesses

  26-08-2017 18:11
  
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Hurricane Harvey rolled over the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind and rain so intense that drivers were forced off the road because they could not…
  
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• A timeline of Hurricane Harvey's development

  26-08-2017 18:06
  
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas on Friday night as the strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade. By Saturday morning, it had dumped 18 inches (half a meter) of rain…
  
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• Uneasy calm after 36 die in India riots over guru verdict

  26-08-2017 18:00
  
  PANCHKULA, India (AP) — Hundreds of security forces marched through a northern Indian town on Saturday to maintain calm after supporters of a quasi-religious sect leader protested his rape conviction with violence that left at least 36 people dead.
  
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• The Latest: Texas inmates being moved due to flooding risk

  26-08-2017 17:59
  
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Harvey (all times local):
  
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• Black Hawk Helicopter Crashes Near Yemen, 1 Service Member Missing

  26-08-2017 17:47
  
  One U.S. service member is missing after a U.S. Black Hawk helicopter crashed off Yemen's coast Friday. 
  
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• Barcelona readies for massive rally against violence

  26-08-2017 17:36
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Thousands of people are expected to flood the streets of Barcelona to reject violence after the deadly attacks on Aug. 17-18 that killed 15 people and wounded over 120.
  
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• Expert: Harvey weakened fast, but destruction just beginning

  26-08-2017 17:26
  Don't be fooled by Hurricane Harvey's quick, eight-hour transition from a Category 4 monster with sustained winds of 130 mph winds to a Category 1 with 90 mph winds. Experts say the storm's destruction is probably just beginning.
  
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• Coal miner who died in West Virginia had survived Sago blast

  26-08-2017 17:19
  MILL CREEK, W.Va. (AP) — A coal miner who died on the job in West Virginia was the brother of one the 12 killed in the Sago Mine disaster of 2006.
  
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• Prosecutors seek $13M in deadly meningitis outbreak

  26-08-2017 16:57
  BOSTON (AP) — Boston federal prosecutors are seeking more than $13 million from a Massachusetts pharmacy co-founder who was sentenced to prison in a nationwide meningitis outbreak that killed 76 people and sickened hundreds more.
  
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