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• Irma closes in with Tampa, not Miami, in the crosshairs

  09-09-2017 23:37
  
  NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Irma's leading edges whipped palm trees and kicked up the surf as the storm spun toward Florida with 125 mph winds Saturday on a projected new track that could put Tampa — not Miami —…
  
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• Sand Springs celebrates River Fest, renovated city park

  09-09-2017 23:30
  
  The $6.2 million renovation of the Case Community Park, formerly River City Park, includes a basketball court, new parking lots, two playgrounds, improved infrastructure at the baseball fields, a large special events stage and lawn and more.
  
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• City Council, LA Mayor Finding Common Ground On Sanctuary City Label

  09-09-2017 23:22
  
  Two Los Angeles City Council members introduced a motion Friday seeking to declare Los Angeles a “city of sanctuary”. 
  
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• Hundreds protest immigration order outside Trump hotel

  09-09-2017 23:17
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of people rallied Saturday outside the Trump International Hotel and Tower in New York City to protest the Trump administration's decision to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation.
  
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• AP Exclusive: Toxic sites in likely path of Irma

  09-09-2017 23:09
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Dozens of personnel from the Environmental Protection Agency worked to secure some of the nation's most contaminated toxic waste sites as Hurricane Irma bore down on Florida. The agency said its employees evacuated personnel, secured equipment and…
  
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• The Latest: Director Maoz defends film from Israeli critics

  09-09-2017 22:40
  
  VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Latest on the Venice Film Festival (all times local):
  
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• With saxophones and sobbing, Mexicans mourn earthquake dead

  09-09-2017 22:35
  
  JUCHITAN, Mexico (AP) — Slow-moving funeral processions converged on Juchitan's cemeteries from all directions on Saturday, so many that they sometimes caused temporary gridlock when they met at intersections.
  
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• Long lines form outside Florida shelter as Irma nears

  09-09-2017 22:30
  
  ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — With Hurricane Irma taking aim at Florida's southwestern coast, thousands of desperate and frustrated people waited in line for hours Saturday to get inside a shelter — a minor league hockey arena — in hopes of…
  
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• The Latest: States sending 7K National Guardsmen to Florida

  09-09-2017 22:29
  
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• Air Force pilot fatally injured in crash on Nevada range

  09-09-2017 22:27
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A U.S. Air Force pilot has died of injuries suffered in an aircraft crash at a training range about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Nellis Air Force Base in southern Nevada, base officials said.
  
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• Greek PM: Creditor supervision of economy to end in 2018

  09-09-2017 22:16
  
  THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says the Greek economy is turning around and will no longer be under the supervision of the country's creditors in 2018.
  
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• Groups aim to renew doctor-assisted suicide debate in NY

  09-09-2017 22:10
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Groups fighting to give terminally ill people the right to physician-assisted suicide in New York state are gearing up for another fight in the Legislature.
  
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• Kosovo lawmakers choose Haradinaj as the new prime minister

  09-09-2017 21:53
  
  PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Ramush Haradinaj, ex-prime minister of Kosovo and a former guerrilla fighter, has been voted the country's new premier.
  
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• California officers' gunshot wounds result of friendly fire

  09-09-2017 21:52
  
  HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Bullet wounds suffered by two California police officers responding to a report of a man with a knife were the result of gunfire between the officers, authorities said.
  
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• As Irma nears Florida, concern for animals a major issue

  09-09-2017 21:45
  
  MIAMI (AP) — The evacuation took 12 seconds.
  
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• Spanish police raids aim to halt Catalan independence vote

  09-09-2017 21:37
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A Spanish judge ordered police to search a printer's shop and two offices of a regional newspaper in Catalonia as part of an investigation into alleged preparations for an illegal referendum on independence for the prosperous…
  
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• Wildfire smoke clearing in US West as storms move through

  09-09-2017 21:36
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Storms brought cooler and wetter weather into the Western and Northwestern U.S. this weekend, breaking up a temperature inversion that had blanketed much of the region with acrid smoke from dozens of wildfires.
  
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• Biopharmaceutical firm pays $7.5M to settle kickback claims

  09-09-2017 21:31
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a biopharmaceutical firm will pay more than $7.5 million to resolve claims it paid kickbacks to doctors to persuade them to prescribe its fentanyl-based drug Abstral.
  
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• Pakistan: 12 picnickers drown at Karachi beach

  09-09-2017 21:13
  KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say at least 12 people, including women and children, have drowned at a beach near the port city of Karachi after being swept away by strong waves in the Arabian sea.
  
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• 2 Italian police suspended after alleged rape of US students

  09-09-2017 21:05
  ROME (AP) — Italy's Carabinieri paramilitary police corps has suspended on a precautionary basis two policemen who allegedly raped two American students in Florence while on duty.
  
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• The Latest: 50,000 head to Florida shelters ahead of Irma

  09-09-2017 21:04
  
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• Police remain optimistic about reduced crime at 61st and Peoria apartments despite recent homicides

  09-09-2017 21:00
  
  Crime at a south Tulsa apartment complex has remained problematic in the two years since the property changed owners and names, as evidenced by the shooting deaths of a man and a pregnant woman there last week.
  
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• Trump makes nice with Dems, leaving his party confused

  09-09-2017 20:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was in the mood to celebrate after cutting a big deal with opposition Democrats.
  
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• Scramble to flee Irma underscores rich, poor divide

  09-09-2017 20:57
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Hotel dishwasher Wilman Hernandez waited with his wife and young son at a Miami Beach bus stop, desperately looking for a way to get to a shelter where they could ride out Hurricane Irma.
  
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• Spanish police make raids to halt Catalan independence vote

  09-09-2017 20:42
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A Spanish judge has ordered police to search a printer's shop and two offices of a regional newspaper in Catalonia as part of an investigation into alleged preparations for an illegal referendum on independence for the…
  
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• Del Toro's 'The Shape of Water' wins Golden Lion at Venice

  09-09-2017 20:37
  VENICE, Italy (AP) — Guillermo del Toro's monster thriller 'The Shape of Water' has won the Venice Film Festival's top prize, the Golden Lion.
  
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• North Carolina's largest city poised for mayoral primary

  09-09-2017 20:27
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — An off-year election in North Carolina's largest city will help determine if a mayor who's been embroiled in controversies over protections for the LGBT community and her handling of a police shooting will get to vie…
  
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• Trump speaks with Turkey's leader, backs regional stability

  09-09-2017 20:22
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — President Donald J. Trump has spoken with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey.
  
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• Irma shifts: The prime target is now Tampa, not Miami

  09-09-2017 20:18
  
  MIAMI (AP) — With the window closing fast for anyone wanting to escape, Irma hurtled toward Florida with 125 mph winds Saturday on a projected track that could take it away from Miami and instead give the Tampa area its…
  
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• Mexico mourns 66 dead after twin punch of quake, hurricane

  09-09-2017 20:16
  
  JUCHITAN, Mexico (AP) — Amid the sounds of snare drums, saxophones and sobbing, Mexicans on Saturday began mourning some of the 66 dead after a one-two punch from a monster earthquake and a Gulf coast hurricane.
  
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• Merkel criticizes hecklers in German election campaign

  09-09-2017 20:11
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel and a senior aide on Saturday criticized pro-nationalist protesters who have loudly heckled Germany's leader during campaign appearances ahead of the Sept. 24 national election.
  
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• The Latest: Mexico quake death toll rises to 64

  09-09-2017 20:04
  
  JUCHITAN, Mexico (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Katia and a major earthquake in Mexico (all times local):
  
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• Tank failures in Harvey reveal vulnerabilities in storm

  09-09-2017 19:57
  
  More than two dozen storage tanks holding crude oil, gasoline and other contaminants ruptured or otherwise failed when Harvey slammed into the Texas coast, spilling at least 145,000 gallons (548,868 liters) of fuel and spewing toxic pollutants into the air,…
  
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• WHAT'S HAPPENING: Irma lashes Cuba, barrels toward Florida

  09-09-2017 19:46
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Powerful Hurricane Irma hammered Cuba with punishing winds and rain Saturday before ominously churning toward Florida, where massive evacuations were underway. Irma had maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 kilometers) and was centered about 175 miles…
  
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• Manhattan restaurateur gets 5 years' prison in $12M scheme

  09-09-2017 19:21
  NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York restaurateur who ran a $12 million Ponzi scheme involving a fictitious wholesale liquor business has been sentenced to five years in prison.
  
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• Man sentenced to 2 years for killing 4 kittens

  09-09-2017 19:09
  CHESTER, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man has been sentenced to two years in prison for burning four kittens to death.
  
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• Pope: Church isn't a custom's post, its doors are open

  09-09-2017 18:55
  
  MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — Pope Francis flew to a rain-soaked Medellin on Saturday to console orphans, the poor and sick — and to demand priests and ordinary Colombians look beyond rigid church doctrine to care for sinners and welcome them…
  
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• Florida Governor: Irma Will Be 'Most Catastrophic' Storm

  09-09-2017 18:54
  
  Florida's governor is issuing urgent warnings to a third of his state's residents to evacuate ahead of a massive hurricane on track to be the state's most catastrophic ever. 
  
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• 4 arrested in deaths of 2 young girls on Colorado farm

  09-09-2017 18:53
  NORWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Four people have been arrested in the deaths of two young girls whose bodies were found on a farm in rural southwestern Colorado.
  
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• Court reverses extortion convictions against 2 Teamsters

  09-09-2017 18:50
  BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has reversed multiple extortion and racketeering convictions against two Teamsters found guilty in 2014 of threatening to picket businesses unless they hired union workers.
  
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• The Latest: Syrian army breaks IS siege of key airport

  09-09-2017 18:43
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the developments in Syria's civil war (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Governor: Irma will be 'most catastrophic' storm

  09-09-2017 18:28
  
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• Florida governor on Irma: 'This is the most catastrophic storm the state has ever seen.'

  09-09-2017 18:25
  
  Irma hurtled toward Florida with 125 mph winds Saturday on a shifting course that took it away from Miami and instead threatened the first direct hit on the Tampa area from a major hurricane in nearly a century.Photo gallery: Preparing…
  
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• Hurricane Irma shifts course and takes aim at Tampa

  09-09-2017 18:21
  
  MIAMI (AP) — With the window closing fast for anyone wanting to escape, Irma hurtled toward Florida with 125 mph winds Saturday on a shifting course that took it away from Miami and instead threatened the first direct hit on…
  
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• Al Sharpton's daughter arrested in dispute with taxi driver

  09-09-2017 18:21
  NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a daughter of the Rev. Al Sharpton has been arrested after a taxi driver accused her of snatching his car keys and tossing them away.
  
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• US, Russia diplomats look to calm tensions in talks

  09-09-2017 18:08
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Russian envoys are to meet in Finland this coming week in a bid to calm diplomatic tensions that have risen to levels of the Cold War.
  
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• Hurricanes drive addiction issues into public square

  09-09-2017 18:04
  
  In the whirr of preparations for Hurricane Irma, a needle exchange program in Miami's Overtown neighborhood handed out extra syringes to heroin users. Others trying to break from the drug's grasp picked up advance medication from methadone clinics.
  
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• Pope cheered in rain-soaked Medellin ahead of Mass

  09-09-2017 18:01
  
  MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — Pope Francis arrived in a rain-soaked Medellin on Saturday to console orphans, the poor and sick — and to rally priests and ordinary Colombians to look beyond rigid church doctrine to care for those living on…
  
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• Deadly quake, hurricane a one-two punch for Mexico; 63 die

  09-09-2017 17:58
  
  JUCHITAN, Mexico (AP) — One of the most powerful earthquakes ever to hit Mexico was followed by a Gulf coast hurricane, dealing a one-two punch to the country that killed at least 63 people as workers scrambled Saturday to respond…
  
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• New Moscow park brings 'wilderness' to the city center

  09-09-2017 17:51
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — With a visit from President Vladimir Putin, Moscow has inaugurated an innovative 32-acre (13-hectare) park that mimics features of Russia's landscape on land where a notoriously unsightly hotel once sprawled.
  
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