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• $100,000 Worth Of Goods Stolen By Glenpool Thieves

  07-12-2017 23:47
  
  Glenpool Police are looking for the people who stole $100,000-worth of trailers and goods in just four days. 
  
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• Franken's exit hands Dems another 2018 electoral headache

  07-12-2017 23:39
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Sen. Al Franken's announcement Thursday that he will resign sets off a scramble toward a special election in 2018 to finish the Minnesota Democrat's term, with former governor and one-time presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty seen…
  
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• Ohio awards $10M to boost opioid, addiction breakthroughs

  07-12-2017 23:38
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio awarded $10 million in grants Thursday to six companies and a university that have come up with innovative scientific ideas to address the national opioid epidemic.
  
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• Interior delays Obama-era regulation on methane emissions

  07-12-2017 23:35
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Interior Department said Thursday it is delaying an Obama-era regulation aimed at restricting harmful methane emissions from oil and gas production on federal lands.
  
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• Man gets 44-month sentence in Creek County pipe bomb case

  07-12-2017 23:30
  
  Christopher Dean Nichols, 23, was sentenced in Tulsa federal court after pleading guilty earlier to conspiracy to make and possess destructive devices.
  
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• Judge ponders reinstated charges in Penn St. frat death case

  07-12-2017 23:30
  
  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A prosecutor Thursday used a press release to sharply criticize a judge hearing the case against former Penn State fraternity members charged in a pledge's drinking death. Defense attorneys accused her of violating rules of professional…
  
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• Nearly 50 arrested in Northern California gang crackdown

  07-12-2017 23:24
  STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Nearly 50 people have been arrested in a crackdown on gangs in a troubled Northern California city that also netted nearly three-dozen firearms, the state attorney general's office said Thursday.
  
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• Iowa teen says mom refused to help sister before she starved

  07-12-2017 23:18
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa teenager testified that his mother forced him and his two sisters to sleep on their bedroom floor in their own waste for months and that she refused to feed one sister in the…
  
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• Sam Hardiman: Context helps explain Tulsa Public Schools' inclusion in New York Times chart

  07-12-2017 23:15
  TPS students receive the equivalent of 3.8 years of schooling over five years — in the bottom 7 percent nationwide. It's easy to say the low growth rate for TPS students is a sign of the district's effectiveness, but that's…
  
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• Rescuers save Colorado teenager who fell into mine shaft

  07-12-2017 23:14
  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — Officials in a Colorado city say rescuers have saved a teenager who fell into an old mine shaft that his friends said he was trying to explore.
  
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• The Latest: Somalia calls Trump Jerusalem move 'dangerous'

  07-12-2017 23:05
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the fallout from President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital (all times local):
  
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• Poland: Time abroad, in finance seen as assets of PM nominee

  07-12-2017 23:04
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland Finance Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, a former banker, would bring to the office of prime minister economic and international experience seen as assets while the country faces criticism from other European Union members for policies that…
  
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• Prosecutors insist eye doc stole $136 million from Medicaid

  07-12-2017 23:03
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Evidence proves a politically connected Florida eye doctor convicted of Medicare fraud stole $136 million, prosecutors insisted on Thursday, countering a defense argument that the fraud added up to just $64,000.
  
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• The Latest: Bosnian war crime suspect pleads guilty in Ohio

  07-12-2017 23:01
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The Latest on an Ohio man accused of lying about his role in Bosnian war crimes (all times local):
  
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• Deputies arrest man in beating of North Carolina teacher

  07-12-2017 22:57
  
  RAEFORD, N.C. (AP) — A man who beat a teacher inside a North Carolina elementary school after asking about a former employee has been arrested, authorities said.
  
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• House passes stopgap spending bill to avert weekend shutdown

  07-12-2017 22:56
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday passed a stopgap spending bill to prevent a government shutdown this weekend and buy time for challenging talks on a wide range of unfinished business on Capitol Hill.
  
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• Should Southerners expect some snow? Forecasters say so

  07-12-2017 22:55
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Say it ain't going to snow in the Deep South, is it?
  
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• FBI director defends his agency against Trump's attacks

  07-12-2017 22:55
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Countering strident attacks on his agency from the president who appointed him, FBI Director Christopher Wray on Thursday defended the tens of thousands of people who work with him and declared, "There is no finer institution."
  
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• Police Officer Shot In Clinton

  07-12-2017 22:52
  
  Emergency crews are on the scene after a police officer was shot in the town of Clinton, Oklahoma, Thursday afternoon.
  
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• The Latest: House passes bill to avert government shutdown

  07-12-2017 22:51
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the budget battle in Congress (all times local):
  
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• Pearl Harbor survivors remember those killed 76 years ago

  07-12-2017 22:48
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Survivors gathered Thursday at the site of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to remember fellow servicemen killed in the early morning raid 76 years ago, paying homage to the thousands who died with a solemn ceremony…
  
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• Trump signs proclamation for Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

  07-12-2017 22:45
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump kibitzed with World War II veterans at the White House on Thursday as he signed a proclamation declaring it National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
  
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• Students hid in classrooms during New Mexico shooting that left 3 dead

  07-12-2017 22:45
  No other injuries were reported, and it was not clear if the shooter died by suicide or was killed by police.
  
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• Rep. John Lewis: Trump is an 'insult' to civil rights event

  07-12-2017 22:42
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — U.S. Rep John Lewis announced Thursday that he won't speak at the opening of Mississippi civil rights and history museums, saying it's an "insult" that President Donald Trump will attend.
  
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• Turkish gold trader testifies he was attacked in US prison

  07-12-2017 22:36
  NEW YORK (AP) — A Turkish gold trader says he was attacked in prison by a knife-wielding inmate who claimed he was told to kill him for cooperating with U.S. authorities in an Iranian economic sanctions trial.
  
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• Students hid in classrooms during shooting that left 3 dead

  07-12-2017 22:30
  
  AZTEC, N.M. (AP) — Students hid in their classrooms, some behind locked doors, as a suspect opened fire Thursday inside a New Mexico high school, killing two classmates before ending up dead.
  
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• Tulsa Woman Arrested In Claremore For False Impersonation

  07-12-2017 22:26
  
  A Tulsa woman who was arrested earlier this year for child neglect and animal cruelty was taken into custody Wednesday night after being located in Claremore. 
  
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• TPD Find 81-Year-Old Man Dead In Creek

  07-12-2017 21:53
  
  Tulsa Police are trying to find out what happened to an 81-year-old man found dead in a creek.  
  
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• Police: Shooter, 2 Students Dead In Shooting At New Mexico High School

  07-12-2017 21:41
  
  Authorities say three people are dead following a shooting at a New Mexico high school. 
  
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• One Killed In Highway 11 Crash Near Pawhuska

  07-12-2017 20:58
  
  At least one person died in a crash that closed Highway 11 southeast of Pawhuska.
  
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• Sen. Al Franken Resigning Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations

  07-12-2017 20:13
  
  Sen. Al Franken, D-Minnesota, announced plans to resign Thursday following repeated allegations of inappropriate touching leveled against him by several women. 
  
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• Vinita Teen To Be Tried As Adult In Murder Of Father’s Fiancée

  07-12-2017 20:06
  
  Overturning a Craig County judge’s decision, the Court of Criminal Appeals ordered a Vinita teen be tried as an adult in the murder of his father’s fiancée.
  
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• DA issues criticism of judge in Penn State frat death case

  07-12-2017 19:56
  
  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A prosecutor on Thursday sharply criticized a judge over her handling of the case against former Penn State fraternity members charged in a pledge's drinking death.
  
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• Court rules detective violated teen's rights in sexting case

  07-12-2017 19:54
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit against the estate of a former police detective who took explicit photos of a teenager during a "sexting" investigation.
  
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• New Mexico brothers questioned in Texas border agent's death

  07-12-2017 19:52
  EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The FBI questioned two brothers from New Mexico in the death of a border patrol agent in Texas, according to federal court documents that have been sealed.
  
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• Police divided over how to respond to traffic stop data

  07-12-2017 19:51
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The collection of police traffic stop data around the country has exposed a divide among law enforcement officials on how to respond to the numbers, which consistently show blacks and Hispanics are pulled over at higher…
  
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• Trump administration praises Honduras amid election crisis

  07-12-2017 19:50
  
  TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Amid a deepening electoral crisis in Honduras, the administration of President Donald Trump on Thursday certified the country's progress in protecting human rights and attacking corruption.
  
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• The Latest: Disruption from county cyberattack continues

  07-12-2017 19:50
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on a cyberattack on North Carolina's Mecklenburg County (all times local):
  
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• Ice cream shop's cow derriere logo gets icy reception

  07-12-2017 19:46
  MONTCLAIR, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey ice cream shop is changing its logo of a cartoon cow with a pronounced derriere after the play on words drew complaints that it was sexist.
  
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• A Medicaid challenge: Poor health, but a drive to improve

  07-12-2017 19:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It's one of Medicaid's challenges.
  
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• White ex-cop gets 20 years in prison for fatal shooting

  07-12-2017 19:45
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A white former South Carolina officer was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday for fatally shooting an unarmed black motorist in the back in 2015, wrapping up a case that became a rallying cry…
  
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• The Latest: UN Security Council to meet on Jerusalem

  07-12-2017 19:45
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on the fallout from President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital (all times local):
  
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• Defense: Doc's $100 million Medicare fraud cost just $64,000

  07-12-2017 19:41
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A politically connected Florida eye doctor convicted of a $100 million Medicare fraud actually cost the government just $64,000 in illegitimate payments, his defenders argued Thursday in an effort to drastically reduce his potential…
  
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• Gas Line Accidentally Cut Near 1st And Greenwood

  07-12-2017 19:40
  
  The Tulsa Fire Department said a construction crew accidentally cut a gas line near 2st and Greenwood. 
  
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• New Mexico school shooting leaves 2 students, suspect dead

  07-12-2017 19:36
  
  AZTEC, N.M. (AP) — A shooting at a high school in a small New Mexico town left two students and the suspect dead, authorities said Thursday as schools throughout the area remained on lockdown as a precaution.
  
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• Church Nativity scene honors victims of gun massacres

  07-12-2017 19:35
  DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — A Catholic church in a Boston suburb is using its traditional Nativity scene to call attention to gun violence.
  
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• Tillerson says Ukraine key sticking point in US-Russia ties

  07-12-2017 19:33
  
  VIENNA (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Thursday that Ukraine was the sole sticking point keeping the United States and Russia from forging a closer relationship, suggesting that all other disputes were secondary.
  
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• EPA chief Scott Pruitt denies sidelining science pros to appease industry

  07-12-2017 19:33
  
  Democrats grilled Pruitt over what ranking member Frank Pallone of New Jersey called an "unprecedented assault on independent science" by purging academic experts from agency advisory boards and replacing them with industry representatives.
  
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• Gov. Fallin To Call Special Session Before End Of 2017

  07-12-2017 19:32
  
  Governor Mary Fallin said she will call a special session before the end of the year to fill a roughly $110-million budget shortfall.
  
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• EPA chief denies sidelining science pros to appease industry

  07-12-2017 19:32
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt says his proposed regulatory rollbacks and other policies are grounded in science. He dismisses criticisms that he is ignoring experts in a push to appease favored industries.
  
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