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• Broken Arrow Discussing Massive Bond Package

  22-04-2018 23:25
  
  The City of Broken Arrow will meet Monday night to discuss the largest bond package the City has ever proposed. City leaders will talk about the "GO Bond" before approving the final package next month.
  
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• Tulsa Police Investigate Murder-Suicide

  22-04-2018 23:24
  
  Tulsa police are investigating after they say a man shot and killed a woman before taking his own life Sunday morning. 
  
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• Suicide bomber strikes voter registration center, kills 57 in Afghan capital

  22-04-2018 21:55
  
  A suicide bomber struck a voter registration center in the Afghan capital on Sunday, killing 57 people in an attack claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). More than 100 others were wounded, said officials from the Afghan interior and public health ministries.  
  
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• Congressman Calls For Gun Control In Wake of Waffle House Shooting

  22-04-2018 21:38
  
  A U.S. congressman is calling for restricting access to some assault weapons in the wake of a shooting at a Waffle House restaurant in Tennessee on Sunday that left four people dead. Rep. Jim Cooper issued a statement Sunday, calling for restricting "widespread civilian access to military-grade assault weapons."
  
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• Atoka County Crash Ends In Fatality, OHP Says

  22-04-2018 21:22
  
  OHP is investigating a wreck on the Indian Nation Turnpike that left at least one dead. 
  
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• Israeli minister vows to help Ethiopian Jews move to Israel

  22-04-2018 21:06
  
  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Israel's Justice minister vowed to help Ethiopia's Jews immigrate to Israel as soon as possible during a rare visit to Ethiopia.
  
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• Memorial service set for woman killed in Southwest flight

  22-04-2018 20:56
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Family and friends will gather Sunday to mourn an Albuquerque bank executive who died after the Southwest Airlines plane she was on blew an engine in midair.
  
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• All explosives stolen from worksite believed recovered

  22-04-2018 20:51
  MARIETTA, Pa. (AP) — Law enforcement authorities say they believe they have recovered all of the explosives stolen from a worksite in Pennsylvania.
  
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• 4 dead in Waffle House shooting in Tennessee; suspect sought

  22-04-2018 20:51
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A gunman wearing nothing but a green jacket and brandishing an assault rifle stormed a Waffle House restaurant in Nashville and shot four people to death before dawn Sunday, according to police, who credited a customer…
  
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• The Latest: US alleges 'excessive force' in Nicaragua

  22-04-2018 20:48
  
  MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The Latest on unrest in Nicaragua (all times local):
  
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• Police try to unlock phone with dead man's finger in Florida

  22-04-2018 20:42
  LARGO, Fla. (AP) — Florida authorities went to a funeral home and used a dead man's finger to try to unlock his cellphone as part of their investigation.
  
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• A joyful reunion with birth parents leads to incest, murder

  22-04-2018 20:39
  
  DOVER, N.Y. (AP) — What started out as a joyful reunion of a young woman with her birth parents soon turned sour, then shocking, and finally deadly.
  
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• Woman and dog die after fire at west Tulsa residence

  22-04-2018 20:38
  A woman and her dog died late Saturday night after significant portions of her residence in west Tulsa caught fire and burned.
  
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• 2 children among 3 found dead in central California home

  22-04-2018 20:38
  MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — Homicide detectives are investigating the deaths of three people, including two young children, whose bodies were found early Sunday inside a central California home, authorities said.
  
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• With dogs in tow, Maine community remembers Barbara Bush

  22-04-2018 20:36
  
  KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) — People have gathered on a Maine beach to remember Barbara Bush, who with her husband, former President George H.W. Bush, spent years at their summer home in Kennebunkport.
  
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• Man allegedly kills woman, self after she reportedly refuses to leave husband

  22-04-2018 20:28
  A man allegedly shot and killed a woman and himself after she refused to leave her husband for him.
  
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• Iran detains ex-prosecutor convicted in 2009 torture case

  22-04-2018 20:25
  
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian police have arrested a former prosecutor known as the "torturer of Tehran," who faces a two-year jail term over the death of prisoners following protests in 2009, Iranian media reported on Sunday.
  
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• Russian lawyer questions why Mueller hasn't contacted her

  22-04-2018 20:19
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian lawyer who discussed sanctions with Donald Trump Jr. in New York during his father's 2016 campaign for the U.S. presidency said Sunday that special counsel Robert Mueller has not contacted her and she thinks he…
  
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• Police investigate murder-suicide in east Tulsa Source: Fox23

  22-04-2018 20:15
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• Trial set to begin for ex-Arizona lawmaker in Alaska killing

  22-04-2018 20:09
  
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A trial is set to begin this week for a former Arizona state lawmaker accused of killing a man on a hunting and fishing trip in Alaska.
  
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• Trump says North Korea agreed to denuclearize. It hasn't.

  22-04-2018 20:05
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed North Korea has agreed to "denuclearization" before his potential meeting with Kim Jong Un. But that's not the case.
  
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• The Latest: Toll from Kabul bombing climbs to 57 dead

  22-04-2018 19:48
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Latest on the violence in Afghanistan (all times local):
  
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• Dozens of businesses looted amid Nicaragua unrest

  22-04-2018 19:48
  
  MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Dozens of shops in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua have been looted as protests and disturbances sparked by government social security reforms continued into Sunday. Human rights groups say at least 26 people have been killed…
  
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• Islamic State suicide bomber kills 57 in Afghan capital

  22-04-2018 19:46
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Islamic State suicide bomber carried out an attack at a voter registration center in the capital Kabul on Sunday, killing 57 people and wounding more than 100 others, said officials from the Afghan interior and…
  
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• Syrian military pummels IS-held districts in Damascus

  22-04-2018 19:45
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces used warplanes, helicopters and artillery on Sunday to pound districts of the capital held by the Islamic State group, in a bid to enforce an evacuation deal reached with the militants earlier in the…
  
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• Times a changin'? Why America is ripe for protest in 2018

  22-04-2018 19:43
  
  She was the face of mass protest, but long ago lost her faith in protesting.
  
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• Another crude video surfaces after fraternity's expulsion

  22-04-2018 19:41
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse University expelled a fraternity over an offensive video that members say was intended as satire, but the controversy is continuing with the emergence of more video simulating a sexual assault of a disabled person.
  
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• Mexico's Pena Nieto optimistic on NAFTA overhaul talks

  22-04-2018 19:40
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Mexico's president has said at a trade fair in Germany that he's optimistic about reaching a deal to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement.
  
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• Merkel to Israel TV: Imperfect Iran deal better than no deal

  22-04-2018 19:37
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended the Iran nuclear deal in an interview with an Israeli TV channel, saying an imperfect deal is better than no deal and that her country will "watch very closely" to ensure it…
  
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• 3 dead in fire at Maryland group home

  22-04-2018 19:36
  SEVERN, Md. (AP) — Authorities say three people are dead after a fire at a group home in Maryland.
  
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• Average price of US gas jumps 9 cents, to $2.83 a gallon

  22-04-2018 19:17
  CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline spiked 9 cents a gallon over the past two weeks to $2.83.
  
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• EPA chief Scott Pruitt's ethics woes have echoes in his past

  22-04-2018 17:59
  EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, seen at the White House in February, met last year with the lobbyist whose wife had rented him a condo, a meeting that appears to contradict earlier statements that lobbying by the man hadn't occurred. At the EPA, Scott Pruitt is under investigation for allegations of unchecked spending, ethics lapses and other issues, including his interactions with lobbyists.
  
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• Road to N. Korea's denuclearization is littered with failure

  22-04-2018 07:44
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Bill Clinton offered oil and reactors. George W. Bush mixed threats and aid. Barack Obama stopped trying after a rocket launch.
  
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• Despite denials, lobbyist tied to condo met with EPA chief

  22-04-2018 07:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt met in his office last year with a veteran Washington lobbyist tied to the bargain-priced condo where Pruitt was living.
  
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• Mnuchin expresses optimism trade standoffs can be resolved

  22-04-2018 07:37
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank repeatedly warned at their meetings this week that intensifying trade tensions could jeopardize a healthy global economic expansion.
  
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• Teacher walkout: Area students talk about what was achieved, the state of public education

  22-04-2018 07:01
  
  BTW senior Jack Roberts: "It was a large demand, what the teachers were asking overall. But what a really awesome opportunity it gave the legislature to ... flip the switch, turn it around and make it where Oklahoma doesn't have…
  
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• PolitiFact fact-check: Chuck Schumer, Senate Democrats flub statistic on layoffs in 2018

  22-04-2018 07:01
  
  Executives, the release continued from Schumer's office states, are "laying off American workers – in fact, more than 100,000 American workers have already been laid off in 2018."
  
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• D.C. Digest: Bridenstine's gone, but 1st Congressional District offices are still open

  22-04-2018 07:01
  With former Rep. Jim Bridenstine confirmed as head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the 1st Congressional District will be without a representative until a new Congress is sworn in next January.
  
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• Troopers are writing fewer tickets, producing less revenue

  22-04-2018 07:00
  
  That's good news for motorists but bad news for the state judiciary, the District Attorneys Council, court clerks and others that depend on traffic case payments to operate.
  
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• Today in History for Sunday, April 22, 2018

  22-04-2018 07:00
  
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• These diamonds from space formed inside a long-lost planet, scientists say

  22-04-2018 07:00
  
  A new study published in the journal Nature Communications reports that the meteorite Almahata Sitta contains tiny diamonds.
  
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• Skywatch for April 22-29: Check out Procyon, Rigel and Sirius, the winter triangle now in the western sky

  22-04-2018 07:00
  Sunday: The days are growing longer and it is slowly getting warmer. However, the winter triangle, made by the stars Procyon, Rigel and Sirius, remains in the western part of the night sky. Sirius, the brightest star in the night…
  
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• Scorched state: Wildfires devastate tens of thousands of acres in western Oklahoma

  22-04-2018 07:00
  
  Wildfires that have torched hundreds of thousands of acres in northwestern Oklahoma have left residents on edge.
  
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• Referendum petition aims to reverse school funding bill

  22-04-2018 07:00
  
  An effort endorsed by former U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn to overturn House Bill 1010xx, the historic $400 million revenue bill that's supposed to pay for those increase, is continuing.
  
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• Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame nominations sought

  22-04-2018 07:00
  Ten veterans will be honored this year, officials said.
  
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• John Klein: Early Tulsans set the stage for Gathering Place by protecting the city's green space

  22-04-2018 07:00
  
  The opening this summer of A Gathering Place for Tulsa will expand a park legacy in the city that dates back more than 100 years and includes thousands of acres of green space.
  
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• Boren honored with dinner, statue, concert

  22-04-2018 07:00
  
  President David Boren was honored, along with wife Molly Shi Boren, for their many contributions to the University of Oklahoma at a dinner Friday. Boren’s statue was unveiled on campus Saturday and a presidential concert is set for 3 p.m.…
  
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• 25 years later, deadly tornado still a 'huge deal' for Catoosa and the storm's young survivor

  22-04-2018 07:00
  
  The town has recovered and grown stronger than ever, but victims of the 1993 disaster will never be the same. A storm chaser found Erinn Haynes lying in the interstate's center median; the 13-year-old woke up two days later in…
  
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• Journalist among over 2 dozen killed in Nicaragua unrest

  22-04-2018 06:41
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — In the grainy, nighttime video, journalist Angel Gahona, clad in jeans and a blue shirt, holds up a cellphone and narrates as he approaches the facade of city hall in Bluefields, Nicaragua, reporting live via Facebook…
  
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• World's oldest person dies in Japan at age of 117

  22-04-2018 05:46
  
  TOKYO (AP) — The world's oldest person, a 117-year-old Japanese woman, has died.
  
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