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• Family, Friends, NSU Campus Impacted By Loss Of 5 Students

  19-09-2017 23:37
  
  The victims’ families, as well as students at NSU, are still trying to cope with the loss and are struggling to make sense of the tragedy.
  
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• The Latest: Maria strengthens on way to Puerto Rico, VI

  19-09-2017 23:25
  
  MIAMI (AP) — The latest on powerful Hurricane Maria (all times local):
  
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• Edmond Utility Crew Helps Restore Power In Florida After Irma

  19-09-2017 23:21
  
  One Oklahoma utility crew is headed home from Florida Tuesday night after 16-hour days trying to to get the lights back on for Hurricane Irma victims. 
  
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• New Technology Allows Tulsa Patients To Send Thanks To Blood Donors

  19-09-2017 23:15
  
  Patients who received life-saving blood donations have a new way to thank their donors.
  
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• Study in contrasts at UN as French, US presidents speak

  19-09-2017 23:11
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — This year's U.N. gathering of world leaders put an immediate spotlight Tuesday on deep differences on tackling crises from North Korea to global warming: France's president urged world leaders to work together, while America's emphasized nations'…
  
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• 7.1 magnitude quake kills 44 as buildings collapse in Mexico

  19-09-2017 23:11
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked central Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least 44 people as buildings collapsed in plumes of dust and thousands fled into the streets in panic.
  
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• The Latest: Mexican woman recounts fleeing falling building

  19-09-2017 23:10
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Latest on the strong earthquake that hit Mexico City (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Intel panel invites Trump lawyer to open hearing

  19-09-2017 23:08
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the ongoing investigation into Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 election (all times local):
  
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• Clashes over evidence dominate Menendez bribery trial

  19-09-2017 23:08
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Clashes over what evidence will be shown to the jury in the bribery trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and a wealthy friend dominated court proceedings again on Tuesday, as attorneys tangled over the prosecution's plan…
  
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• Broken Arrow Teacher Wins State's Top Honor

  19-09-2017 23:08
  
  A Broken Arrow science teacher is the state's "teacher of the year." The announcement came at the state fair in Oklahoma City. 
  
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• Union Coach Involved In Fight Speaks Out, Apologizes

  19-09-2017 23:05
  
  The Union third grade football coach who put another coach in a chokehold speaks out.
  
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• Hurricane Maria aims at Puerto Rico after slamming Dominica

  19-09-2017 23:02
  
  ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) — Dominica's leader sent out an emotional plea for help as Hurricane Maria smashed into the Caribbean island and caused "mind-boggling" devastation, but an ominous silence followed as the country lost all communications on Tuesday and the…
  
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• Prosecutor: Officer justified in fatal shooting of teen

  19-09-2017 23:01
  McLEAN, Va. (AP) — A Virginia police officer in the Washington, D.C., suburbs was justified in fatally shooting a 15-year-old boy who was advancing at him with a crowbar, a prosecutor ruled Tuesday.
  
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• Police: Third arrest made in London subway attack

  19-09-2017 23:01
  
  LONDON (AP) — British police have arrested a third suspect in connection with the bomb that partially exploded on a London subway last week.
  
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• Winners and losers in GOP's last-ditch health overhaul

  19-09-2017 22:56
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The GOP's last-ditch effort to repeal "Obamacare" would redistribute hundreds of billions of dollars in federal financing for insurance coverage, creating winners and losers among individual Americans and states in ways not yet fully clear.
  
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• College that was protest site releases new event guidelines

  19-09-2017 22:56
  MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (AP) — A college that was the site of a rowdy protest of a guest speaker has announced a policy for hosting such events in what it calls the "new climate."
  
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• The Latest: Israel vows to act against Iranian threats

  19-09-2017 22:53
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Latest on the U.N. General Assembly (all times local):
  
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• Firefighter suspended after racist Facebook post resigns

  19-09-2017 22:51
  FRANKLIN, Ohio (AP) — A volunteer firefighter in Ohio suspended after a Facebook post in which he allegedly indicated he would save a dog from a burning building before a black person has resigned.
  
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• President Donald Trump's speech to the UN General Assembly

  19-09-2017 22:50
  
  President Donald Trump's debut speech Tuesday to the U.N. General Assembly:
  
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• Report: Operator says he tried to stop train before crash

  19-09-2017 22:49
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Investigators say the operator of a one-car commuter train that crashed into a parked train at a suburban Philadelphia terminal last month told them he tried to stop the vehicle but was unable to do so.
  
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• The Latest: Ivanka Trump urges fight against forced labor

  19-09-2017 22:48
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on U.S. President Donald Trump at the United Nations (all times local):
  
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• Hurricane Maria thrusts Dominica leader into spotlight

  19-09-2017 22:48
  ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) — As Hurricane Maria hammered Dominica with 160 mph (260 kph) winds Monday, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit hunkered down in his official residence and turned to social media to tell of the storm's fury, each post more…
  
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• Former Gilcrease Museum Director Dr. Duane King Dies

  19-09-2017 22:46
  
  An important part of Tulsa's arts scene has died. The University of Tulsa says Duane King, PhD, died Sunday after a lengthy illness. 
  
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• Trump slams Venezuela at UN; Maduro calls him 'Hitler'

  19-09-2017 22:43
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump urged world leaders Tuesday to help restore "democracy and political freedoms" in Venezuela, singling out the South American country for some of his most blistering criticism in a speech to the United Nations.
  
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• US appeals ruling that blocks cutting off sanctuary cities

  19-09-2017 22:42
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Trump administration is appealing a judge's ruling that blocks its effort to withhold funding from "sanctuary cities" that limit cooperation with U.S. immigration authorities.
  
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• Montana school bus crash kills 2 drivers, injures 4 children

  19-09-2017 22:40
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A school bus taking students on a field trip in northeastern Montana collided head-on Tuesday with a pickup truck in a crash that killed the drivers of both vehicles, authorities said.
  
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• Jilted wedding party 'not done' with Jazz Hall of Fame after double booking

  19-09-2017 22:35
  
  The mother of the bride said she can't fathom how the director, Jason McIntosh, could spend a half-hour with the bride going over arrangements just days before the wedding when he knew another event was going to take place there…
  
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• Man Wielding Shotgun In Pawnee County Road Rage Video Now In Custody

  19-09-2017 22:10
  
  Pawnee County Sheriff Mike Waters said Randy Watkins turned himself in Tuesday morning after the video of a road rage confrontation between motorists and motorcyclists went viral.
  
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• Earthquake Hits Central Mexico

  19-09-2017 22:02
  
  A powerful earthquake jolted central Mexico on Tuesday, cracking building facades and scattering rubble on streets in the capital on the anniversary of a devastating 1985 quake.   
  
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• Rogers County Man Charged With Threatening Judge

  19-09-2017 21:32
  
  Prosecutors say Daniel Ragan sent messages to a friend through social media threatening to bring a gun to court.
  
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• The Latest: Mexico collapses buildings

  19-09-2017 21:29
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Latest on the strong earthquake that hit Mexico City (all times local):
  
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• Justices could avoid issuing verdict on Trump travel ban

  19-09-2017 21:29
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's travel ban offers the Supreme Court the chance to make a major pronouncement on the president's power over immigration. But the case also could vanish into the legal ether, and that may be what…
  
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• Portland schools face audit after suing records requesters

  19-09-2017 21:27
  
  PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — Oregon's secretary of state says his office will audit spending by Portland Public Schools, in part because of the district's decision to sue people who requested public records.
  
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• The Latest: Georgia Tech officer who shot student fairly new

  19-09-2017 21:26
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on the killing of a Georgia Tech student by campus police and ensuing violence (all times local):
  
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• Powerful earthquake hits central Mexico, collapses buildings

  19-09-2017 21:25
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake jolted central Mexico on Tuesday, collapsing some buildings, cracking the facades of others and scattering rubble on streets on the anniversary of a devastating 1985 quake.
  
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• Tillerson speaks to Suu Kyi on Myanmar refugee crisis

  19-09-2017 21:22
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke by phone Tuesday with Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi about the Rohingya Muslim refugee crisis, the State Department said, as international condemnation intensified over the plight of the…
  
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• Arkansas judge: State must disclose execution drug details

  19-09-2017 21:18
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' intent to shield much of its execution procedure from public view took another hit Tuesday when a second judge ruled that the state's prison system must disclose labels that will identify the manufacturer of…
  
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• Tulsa Man Charged With 3 Deaths Including Unborn Child

  19-09-2017 21:16
  
  Keenon White has been charged in the murders of Teddy Prejean, Shayron Brown and Brown's unborn child.
  
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• The Latest: Iran slams Trump's 'mean' UN remarks

  19-09-2017 21:14
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on U.S. President Donald Trump at the United Nations (all times local):
  
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• At UN, Trump threatens to 'totally destroy' North Korea

  19-09-2017 21:11
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump, in a combative debut speech to the U.N. General Assembly, threatened to "totally destroy" North Korea if the nation's "Rocket man" leader does not abandon his drive toward nuclear weapons.
  
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• The Latest: Emir of Qatar condemns boycott in speech at UN

  19-09-2017 21:08
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Latest on the U.N. General Assembly (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Graham upbeat about health care repeal effort

  19-09-2017 20:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the GOP effort to repeal former President Barack Obama's health care law (all times local):
  
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• Dallas school district rethinking effort to rename schools

  19-09-2017 20:57
  DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas school district is narrowing its focus as it looks to rename some schools bearing the names of Confederate figures.
  
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• Drug dealer gets 11 years in killing of LA studio exec

  19-09-2017 20:56
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A convicted drug dealer was sentenced Tuesday in California to 11 years in prison in the beating death of a movie studio executive who had been having an affair with his wife.
  
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• The Latest: Mayor: St. Louis could lead fight against racism

  19-09-2017 20:55
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on protests over the acquittal of a white former St. Louis police officer in the killing of a black suspect (all times local):
  
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• After Irma, Florida Jews seek respite in High Holy Days

  19-09-2017 20:53
  
  NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — During Hurricane Irma, Temple Shalom served as a sanctuary of a different kind.
  
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• Court: Roadside drunken driving tests not valid for pot

  19-09-2017 20:51
  BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' highest court ruled Tuesday that field sobriety tests typically used in drunken-driving cases cannot be treated as conclusive evidence that a motorist was operating under the influence of marijuana.
  
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• Rohingya Muslims are being wiped off Myanmar's map

  19-09-2017 20:50
  
  YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — For generations, Rohingya Muslims have called Myanmar home. Now, in what appears to be a systematic purge, the minority ethnic group is being wiped off the map.
  
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• Funeral home driver taking body from Tulsa to Oklahoma City arrested on DUI complaint

  19-09-2017 20:50
  A spokeswoman for Alpha & Omega said she had no comment on the arrest.
  
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• Congo leader opens peace conference in bloody Kasai region

  19-09-2017 20:50
  
  DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo President Joseph Kabila declared Tuesday that "justice must be done" as he opened a peace conference in the bloody Kasai region where thousands of people have died in a year of fighting among government troops…
  
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