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• Group Concerned About Newly Released Criminal Justice Reform Plan

  08-03-2018 19:40
  An organization working towards criminal justice reform has concerns about a plan released by the governor's office this week. Specifically, it's not very specific.
  
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• What a dog-cloning expert would have told Barbra Streisand: 'Nooooooo!'

  08-03-2018 17:15
  
  A Variety magazine interview with Barbra Streisand last week drew attention for one curious revelation: Two of Streisand's Coton de Tulear dogs are clones of the entertainer's dog Samantha, who died last year at age 14.
  
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• Documents reveal immense outreach on Atlantic Coast Pipeline

  08-03-2018 17:15
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Dominion Energy is leaving nothing to chance in its effort to get the Atlantic Coast Pipeline built and running by late next year at a cost of up to $6.5 billion.
  
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• The Latest: Snapped tree limb likely caused derailment

  08-03-2018 17:14
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on the recovery from a second powerful storm that rumbled through the Northeast (all times local):
  
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• Reynolds American gives bonuses, keeps 99 pct. of tax cuts

  08-03-2018 17:10
  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Reynolds American Inc. is giving most of its 5,500 employees a $1,000 bonus and keeping more than 99 percent of its earnings windfall from corporate tax reductions.
  
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• Kentucky teachers rally over retirement cuts, warn of strike

  08-03-2018 17:08
  
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Hundreds of teachers in central Kentucky have rallied in front of public schools to protest proposed cuts to their retirement benefits in what could be a precursor to a statewide strike.
  
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• Former superintendent admits to perjury, faces jail time

  08-03-2018 17:08
  TOWSON, Md. (AP) — A former Baltimore County schools superintendent has pleaded guilty to perjury charges for failing to disclose nearly $147,000 he earned from consulting jobs while running the district.
  
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• Ex-Trump campaign manager Lewandowski faces Russia interview

  08-03-2018 17:05
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — One of Donald Trump's former campaign managers has arrived on Capitol Hill for a closed-door interview with the House Intelligence Committee as part of its Russia investigation.
  
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• 228 flu deaths recorded across Oklahoma with 42 fatalities in Tulsa County

  08-03-2018 17:05
  
  Tulsa County had 1,098 hospitalizations as of Tuesday, the state Health Department said. The figures are the highest of any county or region in the state.
  
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• Flu-Related Deaths Now Over 200 According To OK Department Of Health

  08-03-2018 17:04
  
  The latest flu season numbers update has been released by the Oklahoma Department of Health. Flu-related deaths have increased to 228, more than last week's 194.
  
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• Uncertainty persists as Trump readies tariff plan rollout

  08-03-2018 17:01
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — After a week of hints and uncertainty, President Donald Trump is preparing to announce tariffs on imported steel and aluminum that would offer temporary exemptions to Canada and Mexico, a shift that could soften the blow amid…
  
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• EU, Poland discuss Poland's divisive judicial reform

  08-03-2018 17:01
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's prime minister met with top European Union officials in Brussels on Thursday as part of efforts to avert potential unprecedented EU sanctions over a reform of Poland's judiciary.
  
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• Women strike, protest as the world marks Int'l Women's Day

  08-03-2018 17:00
  
  MADRID (AP) — Women across Europe and Asia shouted their demands for equality, respect and empowerment Thursday to mark International Women's Day, with protesters in Spain launching a 24-hour strike and crowds of demonstrators filling the streets of Manila, Seoul…
  
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• Subway passengers panic when cable sets off flames

  08-03-2018 17:00
  NEW YORK (AP) — Panicked passengers stampeded in a New York subway station after an arcing cable set off flames and smoke.
  
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• Northeast tries to dig out, power up after latest storm

  08-03-2018 16:58
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Residents in the Northeast dug out from as much as 2 feet of wet, heavy snow Thursday, while utilities dealt with downed trees and electric lines that snarled traffic and left hundreds of thousands without power…
  
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• The Latest: Russia says rebels targeted fleeing families

  08-03-2018 16:57
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on developments related to Syria (all times local):
  
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• Lawsuit against California echoes Arizona immigration fight

  08-03-2018 16:51
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Trump administration's lawsuit against California over state laws aimed at protecting immigrants makes the same argument the Obama administration made when it went after an Arizona law that sought to crack down on people in…
  
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• Trial of alleged London bomber hears of subway fireball

  08-03-2018 16:45
  LONDON (AP) — London commuters have testified that they were left with singed hair and burns after a fireball tore through a subway carriage last year.
  
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• Kent State plans to spend $1B on 10-year makeover of campus

  08-03-2018 16:38
  KENT, Ohio (AP) — Kent State University trustees have approved a plan to spend more than $1 billion over the next 10 years on a campus makeover.
  
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• European Union law enforcement agency Europol gets new chief

  08-03-2018 16:33
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The commissioner general of the Belgian Federal Police has been appointed as the new executive director of European Union law enforcement agency Europol.
  
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• German FM Gabriel says he won't be part of next government

  08-03-2018 16:30
  
  BERLIN (AP) — German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel tweeted Thursday that he will not be a part of the next government.
  
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• Police sent to wrong address before officer was slain

  08-03-2018 16:26
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities are trying to determine why Missouri police officers responding to a 911 call were sent to the wrong house, where they say a man opened fire, killing one officer and wounding two others before…
  
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• 'Darknet' market spokesman pleads guilty to federal charge

  08-03-2018 16:25
  ATLANTA (AP) — An Illinois man who worked as a spokesman for a "darknet" marketplace used for illegal online sales has pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge in Atlanta.
  
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• Rediscover Your Inner Child At 'Finding Neverland' In Tulsa

  08-03-2018 16:02
  
  Celebrity Attractions has brought a bit of Broadway here to Green Country this week with "Finding Neverland."  
  
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• Child Hit By Car In Tulsa School Crosswalk

  08-03-2018 15:24
  
  A young child was hit by a car in a crosswalk outside Springdale Elementary in Tulsa Thursday morning, March 8. 
  
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• Man Involved In Amber Alert Accused Of Murder After Body Found

  08-03-2018 15:18
  
  The man arrested in connection with an Amber Alert has been arrested on two complaints including murder, according to Oklahoma County jail records. 
  
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• Buddhist mobs sweep through Sri Lanka's Muslim neighborhoods

  08-03-2018 14:16
  
  KANDY, Sri Lanka (AP) — Buddhist mobs swept through Muslim neighborhoods in Sri Lanka's central hills, destroying stores and restaurants and setting homes on fire despite a curfew, a state of emergency and a heavy deployment of security forces, residents…
  
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• The Latest: Merkel says much left to do for women's rights

  08-03-2018 14:15
  
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Latest on International Women's Day (all times local):
  
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• Spanish women strike as the world marks Int'l Women's Day

  08-03-2018 14:12
  
  MADRID (AP) — Women across Europe and Asia shouted their demands for equality, respect and empowerment Thursday to mark International Women's Day, with protesters in Spain launching a 24-hour strike and crowds of demonstrators filling the streets of Manila, Seoul…
  
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• Police: Man drove stolen car to court for stolen car charge

  08-03-2018 14:11
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police say a man answering to a stolen car charge drove a stolen car to court in Connecticut.
  
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• Man charged with DUI in crash that killed 1, injured 14

  08-03-2018 14:10
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Highway Patrol says the driver of a pickup truck that collided with a van on a stretch of Interstate 75 in Florida known as Alligator Alley, killing one and injuring 14, was intoxicated.
  
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• Will Gov. Rick Scott sign legislature's compromise on guns?

  08-03-2018 14:06
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — All eyes are now on Republican Gov. Rick Scott to see if he'll sign the Florida legislature's narrowly approved response to last month's high school massacre of 17 people, a measure that isn't what he called…
  
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• The Latest: Storm leaves 110K powerless in Pennsylvania

  08-03-2018 14:06
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on the recovery from a second powerful storm that rumbled through the Northeast (all times local):
  
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• Northeast wakes up to deep snow, power outages

  08-03-2018 14:05
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Northeast is digging out from its second powerful nor'easter in less than a week that left behind some areas with more than 2 feet of snow, hundreds of thousands without power, school closures and travel…
  
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• The Latest: Trump to meet with aluminum, steel execs

  08-03-2018 14:04
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's plan to impose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum (all times local):
  
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• Donna Shalala seeks to fight Trump if elected to Congress

  08-03-2018 14:00
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Former Clinton cabinet member Donna Shalala is vying to win the Democratic nomination to flip a Florida district long held by a popular Republican congresswoman, but her sights are already set on President Donald Trump.
  
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• Easing pressure on levees, raising environmental worries

  08-03-2018 13:54
  NORCO, La. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was set Thursday to open part of a 1930s flood control structure northwest of New Orleans to divert water from a rising Mississippi River into Lake Pontchartrain, a move that…
  
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• Man Shot In Leg During Robbery At Tulsa Apartment Complex

  08-03-2018 13:50
  
  Police are looking for two men after another man was shot in the leg during a robbery at a Tulsa apartment complex early Thursday. 
  
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• Aid convoy to Damascus rebel-held suburb postponed

  08-03-2018 13:50
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — A second convoy with desperately needed aid for the besieged rebel-held eastern suburbs of Damascus was postponed on Thursday because of the violence and a rapidly evolving situation on the ground as Syrian government forces effectively split…
  
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• The Latest: Danish inventor to court: Wall died accidentally

  08-03-2018 13:49
  
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Latest on the murder trial of Danish inventor Peter Madsen (all times local):
  
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• Turley Mobile Home Destroyed By Fire

  08-03-2018 13:47
  
  Authorities are trying to determine what caused a fire which destroyed Turley mobile home early Thursday.
  
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• Dog fatally mauls 8-day-old baby in Virginia

  08-03-2018 13:43
  JONESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A Virginia sheriff says an 8-day-old baby has died after being mauled by a dog.
  
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• Iraqi court sentences al-Qaida leader's sister to death

  08-03-2018 13:41
  BAGHDAD (AP) — A Baghdad court has convicted the sister of the former leader of al-Qaida in Iraq who was killed in 2010 and sentenced her to death on terrorism charges, a spokesman said Thursday.
  
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• Secret Service employee arrested on child porn charges

  08-03-2018 13:39
  DENTON, Md. (AP) — A Maryland State Police news release says a Secret Service employee has been arrested on child porn related charges.
  
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• Appeals judges uphold most of former Congo VP's convictions

  08-03-2018 13:38
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court on Thursday upheld most of the convictions of a former Congolese vice president for interfering with witnesses during his war crimes trial, and ordered the original trial chamber…
  
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• Police jail father on homicide complaint after Amber Alert canceled for missing Norman baby

  08-03-2018 13:27
  
  An Amber Alert was canceled Wednesday for a missing 7-month-old boy, and the father who was sought by police has been booked in jail on homicide and desecrating a human corpse complaints.
  
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• UK: nerve agent attack on ex-spy was 'brazen and reckless'

  08-03-2018 13:23
  
  LONDON (AP) — Britain's top domestic security official on Thursday described the attack on a former Russian spy and his daughter with a rare chemical agent as a "brazen and reckless act" that will be answered without hesitation when the…
  
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• Over 2,500 Burundi refugees in Congo seek shelter in Rwanda

  08-03-2018 13:21
  BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — More than 2,500 Burundian refugees in Congo are seeking shelter in Rwanda because of fears they could be forcibly repatriated back home by Congolese authorities, according to a Rwandan official.
  
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