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• Tulsa Teacher To Bike To OKC For Walkout

  01-04-2018 23:23
  
  Hundreds of teachers will leave Green Country and head to the capitol to walkout Monday.   
  
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• China imposing new tariffs on US meat, fruit, other products

  01-04-2018 22:49
  BEIJING (AP) — China says it's rolling out new tariffs on U.S. meat, fruit and other products as retaliation against taxes approved by President Donald Trump on imported steel and aluminum.
  
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• Freeze warning issued for northeast Oklahoma through Monday morning

  01-04-2018 22:46
  
  The freeze warning was issued Sunday as temperatures fell into the high 20s and low 30s. The conditions, the warning states, will kill plants and other tender vegetation. The warning is in effect until 10 a.m. Monday.
  
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• Rock Hall to get $4.1M sponsorship; also to join in festival

  01-04-2018 21:50
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame says it will receive $4.1 million over five years to help expand its youth education programs and community activities.
  
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• Kentucky couple plans to remarry half century after divorce

  01-04-2018 21:32
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A half century after getting a divorce, a Kentucky couple plans to get married again.
  
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• Lawyer: Ex-Guatemala dictator Efrain Rios Montt dies at 91

  01-04-2018 21:29
  
  GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, who seized power in a 1982 coup and presided over one of the bloodiest periods of Guatemala's civil war as soldiers waged a scorched-earth campaign to root out Marxist guerrillas, died…
  
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• Trump on deal for 'Dreamer' immigrants: 'NO MORE'

  01-04-2018 21:20
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday declared "NO MORE" to a deal to help "Dreamer" immigrants and threatened to pull out of a free trade agreement with Mexico unless it does more to stop people from…
  
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• The Latest: Russia in talks with last rebel group in Ghouta

  01-04-2018 21:08
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local):
  
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• Bruce Plante Cartoon: That new Roseanne show

  01-04-2018 20:34
  
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• House where Rosa Parks sought refuge displayed, briefly

  01-04-2018 20:25
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The house where Rosa Parks sought refuge in Detroit after fleeing the South is being briefly displayed in Rhode Island, after a trans-Atlantic journey and the abrupt cancellation of an exhibition that was supposed to feature…
  
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• Russia asks chemical weapons agency for answers in spy case

  01-04-2018 20:21
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Foreign Ministry asked the international agency that monitors chemical weapons for information Sunday about the investigation of the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in England.
  
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• South Tulsa convenience store robbed early Sunday morning

  01-04-2018 20:12
  A man held up a convenience store clerk at gunpoint early Sunday morning while robbing the store of cash and cigarettes.
  
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• Oklahoma School Shutdown: Details, tips for those traveling to Capitol on Monday Source: Fox23

  01-04-2018 20:08
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• Trump says 'NO MORE' on deal for 'Dreamer' immigrants

  01-04-2018 19:58
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump declared Sunday that a deal to help "Dreamer" immigrants was "NO MORE" and threatened to pull out of a free trade agreement with Mexico unless it does more to stop people from…
  
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• Campus Evacuated After Bomb Threat At Marymount University, Student In Custody

  01-04-2018 19:58
  
  The campus at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia, has been evacuated as authorities investigate a bomb threat made on social media.  One student has been taken into custody.
  
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• Syria: Fighters begin leaving Ghouta's last rebel-held town

  01-04-2018 19:34
  BEIRUT (AP) — A rebel faction trapped by government forces outside the Syrian capital agreed to evacuate to northern Syria on Sunday as reports swirled of a larger agreement that would have the government retake full control of the eastern…
  
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• Data breach hits Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord & Taylor stores

  01-04-2018 19:02
  NEW YORK (AP) — A data breach at department store chains Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks Off Fifth and Lord & Taylor has compromised the personal information of customers who shopped at the stores.
  
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• Larry Nassar victim to speak at Harvard about forgiveness

  01-04-2018 18:58
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The first woman to publicly accuse former sports doctor Larry Nassar of sexual abuse will be speaking about justice and forgiveness at Harvard University.
  
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• Defunct Chinese space lab hurtles toward Earth on wide path

  01-04-2018 18:57
  
  BERLIN (AP) — China's defunct Tiangong 1 space station hurtled toward Earth on Sunday and was expected to re-enter the atmosphere within hours.
  
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• Red paint splashed across Trump golf club sign in Florida

  01-04-2018 18:50
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Red paint was splashed across the sign outside President Donald Trump's golf club near his Florida estate.
  
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• Egypt media body fines newspaper over election coverage

  01-04-2018 18:31
  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's media regulatory body has fined an Egyptian newspaper 150,000 Egyptian pounds ($8,527.5) and called for an investigation over a front-page report it published saying the state rallied voters to participate in the presidential election.
  
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• Extremists kill 4 African Union soldiers in southern Somalia

  01-04-2018 18:29
  MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia's al-Shabab Islamic extremists on Sunday launched an attack on a base for African Union troops in country's south, killing four Ugandan peacekeepers, said Ugandan army spokesman Brig. Richard Karemire.
  
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• Boston Marathon bombing survivors pen children's book

  01-04-2018 18:27
  BOSTON (AP) — A husband and wife injured in the Boston Marathon bombing are unveiling a new children's book they authored.
  
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• Spielberg's 'Ready Player One' tops holiday box office

  01-04-2018 18:15
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steven Spielberg's action-adventure "Ready Player One" has topped the domestic box office over the holiday weekend.
  
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• The Latest: Syrian opposition says no deal over Ghouta town

  01-04-2018 18:12
  BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local):
  
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• Trump says he wants skilled migrants but creates new hurdles

  01-04-2018 17:59
  
  It may be a while before President Donald Trump gets another chance at creating a new, "merit-based" immigration system, a keystone of his four-part plan that Congress rejected last month. In the meantime, his administration is busy making it harder,…
  
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• Ousted Shulkin rejects White House claim he resigned VA job

  01-04-2018 17:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is making it clear he was fired from his job amid conflicting claims from the White House.
  
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• Southern California voters to choose new Assembly members

  01-04-2018 17:57
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles-area voters go to the polls Tuesday in special elections to fill three open Assembly seats. Two spots are vacant because lawmakers resigned amid harassment claims, potentially making room for more female lawmakers, but candidates…
  
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• Today in History for Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018

  01-04-2018 17:35
  
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• The Latest: Trump calls on Mexico to stop flow of immigrants

  01-04-2018 17:28
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trumpx (all times local):
  
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• Years later, reputed mobster's death stoking court battle

  01-04-2018 17:17
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A recent court ruling could give a reputed mobster's family access to sealed evidence from a 14-year-old criminal case, materials they say can prove his murder was caused by law enforcement officials outing him as an…
  
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• States protect their carnival ride inspectors from lawsuits

  01-04-2018 17:00
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Just hours before a rusted steel arm snapped on a carnival ride and flung passengers onto the ground at the Ohio State Fair last summer, four state inspectors gave the ride a final look.
  
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• Anti-India protests erupt in Kashmir amid deadly fighting

  01-04-2018 16:58
  
  SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Massive anti-India protests erupted in several parts of the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir on Sunday amid fierce fighting between rebels and government forces that left at least 13 militants and three army soldiers dead, officials said.
  
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• NKorean leader Kim watches performance by SKorean pop stars

  01-04-2018 16:56
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday watched a rare performance by South Korean pop stars visiting Pyongyang, media reports said, amid thawing ties between the rivals after more than a year of heightened…
  
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• Queen Elizabeth praises Royal Air Force on 100th anniversary

  01-04-2018 16:51
  
  LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has sent congratulations to Britain's Royal Air Force on the 100th anniversary of its founding.
  
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• Israel rejects calls for inquiry into Gaza violence

  01-04-2018 16:48
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's defense minister on Sunday rejected international calls for an investigation into deadly violence along Gaza's border with Israel, saying troops acted appropriately and fired only at Palestinian protesters who posed a threat.
  
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• The Latest: Trump threatens Mexico in tweet

  01-04-2018 16:43
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trumpx (all times local):
  
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• #MeToo movement looms over jury selection in Bill Cosby case

  01-04-2018 16:40
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The #MeToo movement will be looming over the proceedings when jury selection gets underway Monday in Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial. But experts say that could cut both ways for the comedian.
  
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• British royals go to Easter service without Harry and Markle

  01-04-2018 16:34
  
  LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William and his wife, Kate, and other senior British royals celebrated an Easter church service Sunday at the chapel where Prince Harry and American fiancee Meghan Markle will get married in May.
  
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• Trump: 'ridiculous' laws make Border Patrol more dangerous

  01-04-2018 16:25
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is claiming that Border Patrol agents can't do their jobs properly because of "ridiculous liberal (Democrat) laws" that allow people caught for being in the country illegally to be released while…
  
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• Large Midwest energy project turns to ex-Missouri governor

  01-04-2018 16:20
  
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Stymied by state regulators, a renewable energy company seeking to build one of the nation's longest power lines across a large swath of the Midwest has turned to a prominent politician in an attempt to…
  
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• Senator says Bolton is wary of North Korea stall tactics

  01-04-2018 16:19
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina says he's glad John Bolton will serve as President Donald Trump's national security adviser going into talks with North Korea.
  
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• Cynthia Nixon to voters: 'I'm so much more than an actor'

  01-04-2018 16:18
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — "Sex and the City" star Cynthia Nixon says she has a simple response to voters who question whether she has the experience necessary to run for governor of New York.
  
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• Some see bitter Wisconsin race as next midterm barometer

  01-04-2018 16:09
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Eric Holder came to town to campaign for the liberal candidate, and his group dumped $165,000 into the race. Joe Biden, Corey Booker and Gabby Giffords endorsed her, and more money came from a fundraiser in…
  
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• Moderate quake rattles western Iran

  01-04-2018 16:01
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted the country's western province of Kermanshah, state TV reported Sunday.
  
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• Commitment to King's unfinished work remains 50 years later

  01-04-2018 15:49
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Tyrone Brooks was 22 years old and 400 miles away, seeking clues to an unsolved lynching as old as he was, when he got the news that Martin Luther King Jr. was dead. Stunned, Brooks dropped everything…
  
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• A Taste Of Winter For Easter Sunday

  01-04-2018 15:30
  Bundle up! Winter has made an abrupt return as we're in for one of our coldest Easter Sundays on record! You'll want both the big coat and also some rain gear handy today. Areas of drizzle and light showers will be with us off-and-on for much of our Easter Sunday, and temperatures are going nowhere fast! We'll slowly fall into the low to mid 30s this afternoon in Tulsa and across most of northeast Oklahoma, with wind chill values in the 20s thanks to a stiff northeast wind.
  
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• MLK tackled many issues in his lifetime. Where are we now?

  01-04-2018 15:17
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. fought for many issues throughout his life as a minister and the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, speaking out against various barriers holding back blacks, Hispanics, Asian Americans…
  
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• Extremists attack African Union base in southern Somalia

  01-04-2018 15:17
  MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A Somali military officer says heavily armed extremist fighters have launched an attack on an African Union military base in southern Somalia.
  
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