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• Contest: Eight tickets to Tulsa Auto Show 5 hours ago

  02-04-2018 23:53
  This week we are giving away five sets of tickets to the Tulsa Auto Show. Two family four-packs of tickets will be given to each winner for the show April 13-15, 2018.
  
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• 'Still Fighting For The Same Thing,' Says 1990 Education Rally Participant

  02-04-2018 23:50
  
  Monday’s rally included more than 200 teachers from Tulsa Public Schools. 
  
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• Man who called 911 wounded in North Carolina police shooting

  02-04-2018 23:44
  ZEBULON, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been shot wounded during a confrontation with police at a gas station in North Carolina.
  
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• US Rep. Esty won't seek re-election amid harassment queries

  02-04-2018 23:35
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty announced Monday she will not seek re-election this year amid calls for her resignation over her handling of the firing of a former chief of staff accused of harassment, threats and violence…
  
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• Israel in deal to resettle Africa migrants, then backtracks

  02-04-2018 23:34
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel announced a deal with the U.N. on Monday to resettle African migrants in Western nations, but hours later put the agreement on hold.
  
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• The Latest: Connecticut Rep. Esty 'should have done better'

  02-04-2018 23:33
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Latest on U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty's handling of a sexual harassment case in her office (all times local):
  
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• Cushing Schools Remain Open Monday, But Supports The Statewide Teacher Walkout

  02-04-2018 23:30
  
  Cushing Public Schools is one of the handful of districts to hold classes on Monday.  A school official says that, even though class is still in session, the district fully supports the teacher walkout.
  
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• An atypical terror case comes to close with 20-year sentence

  02-04-2018 23:30
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — It was July 2015 when the FBI, scrambling to contain a surge in Islamic State group propaganda, first visited an Egyptian-American newspaper deliveryman in Maryland.
  
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• Fort Worth police investigate video of black man's arrest

  02-04-2018 23:26
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The Fort Worth Police Department is investigating a weekend arrest in which a white officer was caught on video kneeling on a black man's back and punching him while a black officer kneed him.
  
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• Former Claremore woman receives suspended sentence in made-up clown attack case

  02-04-2018 23:26
  PRYOR — A former Claremore woman received a suspended sentence after pleading no contest for making up a report that she had been attached by clowns.
  
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• Former LeFlore County emergency management director arrested on embezzlement allegations

  02-04-2018 23:23
  
  State investigators arrested the former LeFlore County emergency management director and his wife on allegations they used county money for their own gain.
  
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• Mudslide losses top $421 million in hard-hit California town

  02-04-2018 23:20
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than $421 million in claims have been filed since deadly mudslides tore through the coastal community of Montecito during extremely heavy January rains, California's insurance commissioner said Monday.
  
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• Most in Cosby jury pool have made up minds, know of #MeToo

  02-04-2018 23:19
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Prosecutors and the defense began the difficult task of picking a jury for Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial Monday amid a powerful #MeToo movement that has pierced the consciousness of the men and women who will…
  
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• The White House Easter Egg Roll turns 140, as thousands celebrate on the South Lawn

  02-04-2018 23:15
  
  President Trump and Melania Trump welcomed visitors Monday for one of the largest annual events at the mansion.
  
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• In 2 Louisiana shootings, deputies wounded, suspects killed

  02-04-2018 23:14
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities say separate weekend exchanges of gunfire in two areas of Louisiana have left two sheriff's deputies wounded and two suspects dead.
  
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• Trump administration sues California over sales of US land

  02-04-2018 23:12
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday sued California over a law that aims to give the state power to override the sale of federal lands, the latest battle between President Donald Trump and the nation's…
  
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• Court OKs boosting water spill to aid fish at Northwest dams

  02-04-2018 23:11
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A U.S. appeals court on Monday affirmed an order to spill more water over Columbia and Snake river dams to help protect salmon and steelhead and aid their migration to the sea.
  
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• Vermont's Statehouse goddess statue taken down—in one piece

  02-04-2018 23:09
  
  MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A wooden statue of Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, which has stood atop the Vermont Statehouse for 80 years, was lowered to the ground Monday as part of a broader project that will include re-coating…
  
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• Temperatures likely to dip below freezing Tuesday night throughout most of Oklahoma

  02-04-2018 23:08
  
  Meteorologists expect temperatures in most Oklahoma counties to dip below freezing for Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
  
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• EMSA Settles Lawsuit With Federal Government

  02-04-2018 23:08
  
  The lawsuit accused former director Steve Williamson of stealing tens of millions of dollars over two decades using an illegal profit cap model.
  
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• The Latest: Officer, man beaten have 20 minutes of chitchat

  02-04-2018 23:07
  ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on release of video of a jaywalker being beaten by an officer in North Carolina (all times local):
  
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• Oklahoma teacher: 'I'd be on food stamps' without second job

  02-04-2018 23:00
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — From rodeo announcer to custom-cabinet builder, second jobs have become a necessity for many teachers in Oklahoma, where educators are some of the lowest paid in the nation.
  
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• Former LeFlore County Emergency Management Director Arrested For Embezzlement, Wife Also In Custody

  02-04-2018 23:00
  
  OSBI special agents arrested the former LeFlore County Emergency Management Director and his wife on multiple charges.
  
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• Holder at MLK event: Age of bullies, bigots not fully over

  02-04-2018 22:57
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Despite advances the country has made since the Rev. Martin Luther King. Jr. was slain while fighting poverty and racism, "the age of bullies and bigots is not fully behind us," former U.S. Attorney General Eric…
  
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• Police Searching For 6-Year-Old OKC Boy

  02-04-2018 22:33
  
  Police are looking to the public for help finding a 6-year-old Oklahoma City boy.
  
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• A Virginia police officer rescued a couple from a burning home. He went back in for the dog.

  02-04-2018 22:15
  
  “The smoke was so heavy you couldn’t see,” said the officer, who walked out of the house coughing from smoke but with the dog safely under his arm.
  
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• New police beating video clearly shows chokehold, aftermath

  02-04-2018 22:12
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A white North Carolina officer is shown putting a black pedestrian in a chokehold in video released Monday that offers more footage of a police beating that has sparked outrage over use of force.
  
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• Mexican immigrant dad released from detention in California

  02-04-2018 22:05
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Mexican father arrested by immigration officials after dropping off his daughter at day care in California was released from a detention center on Monday and will be allowed to remain in the U.S. after a…
  
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• House Fire In Broken Arrow

  02-04-2018 22:01
  
  Firefighters in Broken Arrow are fighting a house fire at a home near Hickory Place and Lansing Street.
  
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• The Latest: Kentucky lawmakers weigh more education spending

  02-04-2018 21:57
  
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on a teachers' rallies in Kentucky and Oklahoma (all times local):
  
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• World War II soldier who became a pre-CIA spy dies at 102

  02-04-2018 21:54
  AUBURN, Maine (AP) — A World War II soldier who became a spy in Europe for the forerunner of the CIA has died in Maine. Irving Isaacson was 102.
  
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• EPA to ease back emissions standards

  02-04-2018 21:53
  Environmental regulators announced on Monday they will ease emissions standards for cars and trucks, saying that a timeline put in place by President Obama was not appropriate and set standards "too high."
  
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• Judge won't dismiss suit against ex-Senate candidate Moore

  02-04-2018 21:52
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A defamation lawsuit against failed Senate candidate Roy Moore, filed by one of the women who had accused Moore of sexual misconduct, is moving forward
  
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• Fire destroys historic farm, 2 houses, kills 23 farm animals

  02-04-2018 21:52
  
  WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — A blaze that destroyed a historic family dairy farm, including two homes, and killed 23 cows and calves was an accident, Vermont fire officials said Monday.
  
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• School Districts Close As OK Teacher Walkout Continues

  02-04-2018 21:50
  
  Here's a list of school district plans for the proposed teacher walkout the week of April 2.
  
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• Gaza toll rises to 18, Israel rejects excessive force claims

  02-04-2018 21:50
  
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel's military rejected new allegations Monday of unlawful use of force against unarmed Palestinians during mass protests in Gaza last week, as the Palestinian death toll rose to 18.
  
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• Tribes see improvements, hurdles as they charge non-Natives

  02-04-2018 21:43
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — American Indian tribes have taken greater control over prosecuting non-tribal members who commit some violent crimes in Indian Country five years after Congress passed a key law, a new report shows.
  
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• Syrian rebels begin evacuating last stronghold near Damascus

  02-04-2018 21:43
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media said Monday that the largest rebel group in the suburbs of Damascus has begun evacuating its last stronghold after seven years of war, but the rebels refused to say whether they had surrendered, and…
  
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• US vs. China: a 'slap-fight,' not a trade war. So far

  02-04-2018 21:38
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — First, the United States imposed a tax on Chinese steel and aluminum. Then, China counterpunched Monday with tariffs on a host of U.S. products, including apples, pork and ginseng.
  
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• Trump administration sues California over federal land sales

  02-04-2018 21:37
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Trump administration is suing California over a law that aims to give the state power to override the sale of federal lands.
  
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• Tulsa man sentenced to over 5 years in prison for bank robbery

  02-04-2018 21:36
  Emmanual Peter Britto, 44, also was sentenced to an additional five years of supervised release after he leaves prison.
  
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• $1M bond for man accused of murder, discarding body in trash

  02-04-2018 21:34
  CLEVELAND (AP) — A man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and dumping her body in a garbage can at an abandoned house in Cleveland has had his bond set at $1 million.
  
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• Missouri attorney general demands info from Facebook on data

  02-04-2018 21:30
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is demanding information from Facebook following allegations that the social media giant mishandled user data.
  
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• Syria's tiny Assyrian community celebrates its survival

  02-04-2018 21:26
  
  TEL ARBOUSH, Syria (AP) — The young men and women in traditional costumes of red, blue and white, the colors of the Assyrian flag, jumped into the middle of the park. With feathers or gold tiaras on their heads, they…
  
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• Man killed his wife and special needs daughter in murder-suicide on...

  02-04-2018 21:23
  The Tulsa County Sheriff's Office has identified the three people found dead from gunshot wounds in north Tulsa on Easter Sunday. TCSO spokeswoman Casey Roebuck said Eric Widger Sr., 45, fatally shot his wife, 42-year-old Melisa Widger, and their 20-year-old special needs daughter, Nichol "Nikki" Widger, at his home in the 6100 block of North Frankford Avenue on Sunday night.
  
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• Hit-And-Run Suspect Blames Mechanical Defect For Crash, TPD Says

  02-04-2018 21:09
  
  Tulsa police have found a hit-and-run suspect they say hit two vehicles and a Sonic building last Friday.  
  
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• Israel announces deal to resettle African migrants in West

  02-04-2018 20:32
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Monday canceled the planned expulsions of tens of thousands of African migrants, saying it reached a deal with the United Nations to resettle half of them in Western nations and allow the rest to remain…
  
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• Trump declares mid-40s 'perfect weather' for Easter Egg Roll

  02-04-2018 20:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — With overcast skies and temperatures in the 40s, President Donald Trump declared it was "perfect weather" on Monday for the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. Nearly 30,000 parents and children were expected to participate in the…
  
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• The Latest: Koch group says Trump should compromise on DACA

  02-04-2018 20:11
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and immigration (all times local):
  
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• Officials: Fire destroys historic farm in Waterbury, Vermont

  02-04-2018 20:11
  
  WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — Vermont fire officials say a blaze that destroyed a historic family dairy farm and two homes and killed 23 cows and calves was an accident.
  
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