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• Tulsa Teen Convicted In Shooting Jailed For Another Shooting

  09-10-2017 23:39
  
  A young man convicted in the shooting of a former UFC fighter and his son last year is now behind bars for another shooting. 
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Green Country

  09-10-2017 23:00
  
   A strong cold front is bringing the possibility of severe weather to northeastern Oklahoma and southwest Kansas Monday late afternoon and evening.
  
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• Broken Arrow HS Alumni Honored For Achievements

  09-10-2017 23:00
  
  Four Broken Arrow High School graduates will be honored for their achievements.
  
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• Fireworks stand operator to stand trial in fatal shooting of teen during alleged July 4 theft

  09-10-2017 22:54
  
  A Tulsa County judge bound 32-year-old Johnny Mize Jr. over for trial on a charge of first-degree manslaughter. Another charge of pointing a deadly weapon also was added Monday.
  
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• Wind-whipped wildfires sweep through California wine country

  09-10-2017 22:53
  
  SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — More than a dozen wildfires whipped by powerful winds swept through California wine country Monday, destroying at least 1,500 homes and businesses and sending an estimated 20,000 people on a headlong flight to safety through smoke…
  
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• Oklahoma standardized testing to continue under same vendor. Price tag? Nearly $47 million over 6 years

  09-10-2017 22:45
  The bidder was selected in a blind recommendation for a new, six-year contract worth nearly $47 million for English/language arts, math and science tests for public school students in grades three through eight.
  
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• No charges for man who asked if US senator's child kidnapped

  09-10-2017 22:40
  
  EASTON, Pa. (AP) — A man who was kicked out of a televised town hall for seeming to suggest that Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey's daughter had been kidnapped won't face charges.
  
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• Sweden to revisit old murders amid Danish submarine probe

  09-10-2017 22:37
  STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish police say they will reopen old murder cases in an area near Copenhagen in the wake of the killing of Swedish journalist Kim Wall aboard a submarine.
  
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• Former US Rep. Jerry Kleczka of Wisconsin dies at 73

  09-10-2017 22:37
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Jerry Kleczka, a liberal Democrat who represented a Wisconsin district that included his hometown of Milwaukee for 20 years, has died. He was 73.
  
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• Hollywood condemnation of Weinstein grows louder

  09-10-2017 22:36
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Hollywood establishment, slow to react to the initial sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein, began speaking out against him more forcefully Monday after the powerful studio boss was fired by his own company.
  
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• Nate remnants drench Northeast; most power back on in South

  09-10-2017 22:31
  
  BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Remnants of Hurricane Nate buffeted the U.S. Northeast with wind and rain Monday while power crews restored most electrical service on the Gulf Coast and an overdue cruise ship delayed by the storm finally headed into…
  
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• Regulators have flip-flopped on legality of some bump stocks

  09-10-2017 22:26
  
  Two decades before a secretive gambler lugged an arsenal that included 12 "bump stocks" into a Las Vegas hotel room and opened fire on a crowd of concertgoers, a 40-something ex-Marine was tinkering in his Florida garage, looking for a…
  
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• Melania Trump filling out her agenda as first lady

  09-10-2017 22:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a moment eight months in the making: Melania Trump bounding down the White House lawn to the vegetable garden made famous by her predecessor.
  
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• Gunman's brother in Vegas as police seek to find motive

  09-10-2017 22:22
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Investigators met with the brother of the Las Vegas gunman while friends and relatives of the 58 killed and other concert-goers who survived the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history returned Monday to reclaim baby strollers,…
  
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• A look at the president's immigration demands

  09-10-2017 22:20
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has unveiled a long list of immigration priorities he says must be included as part of any legislative package extending protections for young immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children. What the president…
  
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• Fiery tractor-trailer wreck kills driver, scatters potatoes

  09-10-2017 22:16
  
  BUTTE LA ROSE, La. (AP) — A tractor-trailer flipped over on a Louisiana highway, dumping thousands of potatoes, catching fire and killing the driver.
  
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• The Latest: At least 1 dead in California wine country fires

  09-10-2017 22:14
  
  MENDOCINO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on California wildfires (all times local):
  
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• Ivanka Trump tunes out noise, takes on tax overhaul fight

  09-10-2017 22:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Ivanka Trump successfully pushed to get a family-focused tax credit included in the Republican tax overhaul proposal. She's got no time for a victory lap, though: Now comes the biggest political challenge of her time in Washington.
  
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• Police: Texas girl, 3, missing after late-night punishment

  09-10-2017 22:12
  
  RICHARDSON, Texas (AP) — Authorities were searching Monday for a 3-year-old suburban Dallas girl who went missing over the weekend when her father allegedly made her stand outside in the middle of the night as punishment for not drinking her…
  
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• Family of black driver shot by white officer sues over death

  09-10-2017 22:06
  EUCLID, Ohio (AP) — The family of an unarmed black driver fatally shot by a white policeman has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit.
  
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• Officials say at least one dead, two seriously injured in wildfire north of San Francisco

  09-10-2017 22:05
  MENDOCINO, Calif. (AP) — Officials say at least one dead, two seriously injured in wildfire north of San Francisco.
  
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• Severe thunderstorm watch for Tulsa, NE Okla through 10 p.m.

  09-10-2017 22:03
  
  Tulsa and surrounding counties are under a severe thunderstorm watch until 10 p.m.
  
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• Environmental groups denounce Trump override of climate plan

  09-10-2017 21:58
  
  HAZARD, Ky. (AP) — A coalition of left-leaning states and environmental groups are vowing to fight the Trump administration's move to kill an Obama-era effort to limit carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants.
  
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• Tribe: Navajo Code Talker dies in New Mexico

  09-10-2017 21:53
  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — A Navajo code talker who used the Navajo language to outsmart the Japanese in World War II has died in New Mexico, Navajo Nation officials said.
  
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• Swiss regional prosecutor confirms handling Polanski case

  09-10-2017 21:53
  GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss regional prosecutor's office has confirmed it has jurisdiction in the complaint of a German woman alleging Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski raped her in an Alpine resort town when she was a teenager 45 years ago.
  
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• Sand Springs Police Ask Drivers To Slow Near New Housing Division

  09-10-2017 21:51
  
  The Sand Springs Police department is asking drivers to slow down on 41st Street east of Highway 97 as a new housing subdivision starts to fill up.
  
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• Retired Muskogee K-9 Officer Laid To Rest

  09-10-2017 21:16
  
  The Muskogee Police department will lay to rest one of its retired K-9 officers Monday.  K-9 Officer Duke, Badge #576, served with the Muskogee Police Department and also the MPD's Special Operations Team.  
  
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• USDA backs off Obama-era lunch guidelines, Tulsa-area districts take note

  09-10-2017 21:13
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• EPA Admin Pruitt Says White House Will Withdraw From Clean Power Plan

  09-10-2017 20:16
  
  EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt says the Trump administration will withdraw from Obama-era Clean Power Plan to slow global warming.
  
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• Trump administration to terminate Obama's climate plan

  09-10-2017 19:57
  
  HAZARD, Ky. (AP) — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that he will sign a new rule overriding the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era effort to limit carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants.
  
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• The Latest: Fire chief: At least 1,500 buildings destroyed

  09-10-2017 19:50
  
  SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on California wildfires (all times local):
  
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• Missing Moore Baby Returned Safe, 17-Year-Old Mother Arrested

  09-10-2017 19:50
  
  A 4-month-old baby, missing since Saturday, is back safe in state custody after being brought to the Moore Police Department early Monday morning.
  
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• The Latest: Barcelona mayor says all sides must de-escalate

  09-10-2017 19:43
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Latest on Spain's political crisis amid Catalonia's independence push (all times local):
  
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• Federal judge strikes down tax-free housing for clergy

  09-10-2017 19:42
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge in Wisconsin has struck down as unconstitutional a law that gives clergy tax-free housing allowances, in a ruling that could have far-reaching ramifications for religious leaders who have fought for years to keep…
  
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• UN says 2 peacekeepers killed, others hurt in eastern Congo

  09-10-2017 19:36
  KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Two U.N. peacekeepers were killed and several more wounded in an attack Monday in eastern Congo by suspected Ugandan rebels of the ADF group, said a U.N. spokesman.
  
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• Where is the ball? UK and EU exchange volleys over Brexit

  09-10-2017 19:28
  
  LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday there is a positive "new dynamic" in Brexit talks, with Britain and the European Union nearing agreement on the rights of 4 million citizens whose lives will be affected by the…
  
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• Feinstein, oldest senator at 84, to seek re-election

  09-10-2017 19:28
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — At 84, Sen. Dianne Feinstein is at an age when many Americans are deep into their retirement years. But the oldest member of the Senate announced Monday that she will seek another term with a ready…
  
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• As Trump challenges Iran nuclear deal, those in Tehran worry

  09-10-2017 19:28
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — As U.S. President Donald Trump threatens the Iran nuclear deal, those living in Tehran feel that an accord they have yet to benefit from may already be doomed, hardening their skepticism about America.
  
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• Great pumpkins! Grower wins trifecta of giant food titles

  09-10-2017 19:26
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island grower is the first in the world to achieve a trifecta in the hobby of growing gargantuan foods, setting world records for heaviest pumpkin, longest long gourd and heaviest squash.
  
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• Tulsa Police Hearing Multiple Stories After Shooting That Injured One

  09-10-2017 19:24
  
  Tulsa Police are looking for one, possibly two shooters in an early morning shooting at the McDonald’s near Highway 412 and Gilcrease Museum Road.
  
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• The Latest: Cruise ship stuck in the Gulf because of Nate

  09-10-2017 19:20
  The latest on Nate and Tropical Storm Ophelia (all times local):
  
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• UAE official says Qatar giving up World Cup may end 'crisis'

  09-10-2017 19:13
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A top Emirati security official has said the only way for "Qatar's crisis" to end is if Doha gave up hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup, his comments coming amid the ongoing diplomatic dispute…
  
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• Seeing hope: FDA panel considers gene therapy for blindness

  09-10-2017 19:13
  
  A girl saw her mother's face for the first time. A boy tore through the aisles of Target, marveling at toys he never knew existed. A teen walked onto a stage and watched the stunned expressions of celebrity judges as…
  
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• Trump lashes out at Corker; GOP senator hits back

  09-10-2017 19:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful Republican senator cast the president of his own party as a man-child who could set the U.S. "on the path to World War III" as the two engaged in an intense and vitriolic back-and-forth bashing,…
  
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• Spain on edge before possible Catalan secession declaration

  09-10-2017 19:07
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The focus of the deepening clash between Catalan separatists and Spanish authorities is shifting to the regional parliament for a key session likely to include a historic declaration of independence that Spain has pledged to crush.
  
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• Russia warns US-funded media outlets of possible limits

  09-10-2017 19:02
  MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. government-funded broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty said Monday that Russia has warned of possible restrictions on some of its operations.
  
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• Wine country wildfires torch California homes

  09-10-2017 18:49
  
  SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires whipped by powerful winds swept through Northern California early Monday, sending residents on a headlong flight to safety through smoke and flames as homes and businesses burned in wine country. Gov. Jerry Brown declared a…
  
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• Swedish activists ready to stage women-only music festival

  09-10-2017 18:47
  HELSINKI (AP) — A crowdfunding campaign to stage a women-only music festival in Sweden as a response to reported rapes and sexual assaults at past festivals in the Nordic country has exceeded its goal.
  
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• Republican gubernatorial candidate Kevin Stitt says Oklahoma could be a 'top 10 state'

  09-10-2017 18:45
  
  The Jenks busiessman said education is fundamental to his ambition to make Oklahoma a "top 10 state" but suggested better use of available revenue, rather than new taxes, is the answer to improvements in that sector.
  
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• How a drug court rehab kept its participants' workers comp

  09-10-2017 18:45
  
  By law, workers’ compensation is required to go to the injured workers. But a northeast Oklahoma organization that operates a program described as a 'slave camp' routinely keeps workers’ comp payments, an investigation found.
  
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