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• US agency may offer $1,000 to people who adopt wild horses

  27-04-2018 23:56
  
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — U.S. land managers are proposing offering $1,000 to anyone willing to adopt wild horses gathered from public lands to alleviate a backlog of mustangs in government corals and shrink what they say are badly overpopulated herds…
  
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• Suspect in deputy killing dropped off near where body found

  27-04-2018 23:53
  
  NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine (AP) — A woman who for years provided a home for the fugitive suspected in the killing of a Maine sheriff's deputy said Friday that she discovered the officer's body in her yard.
  
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• Historic State Budget Passes House, Senate

  27-04-2018 23:51
  
  The State House of Representatives approved a $7.5 billion spending plan that includes the biggest tax increase in the state's history. 
  
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• Cosby confined to his home as team decries 'public lynching'

  27-04-2018 23:01
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby's team blasted his sexual-assault trial as a "public lynching" Friday and began looking ahead to an appeal as the judge ordered house arrest for the 80-year-old comedian and said he would be outfitted with…
  
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• The Latest: Serial killing suspect wheeled into courtroom

  27-04-2018 22:56
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a decades-old serial killing and rape case in California (all times local):
  
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• Florida mayor suspended from office after misconduct charges

  27-04-2018 22:53
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida mayor accused of failing to disclose $335,108 in outside income has been suspended from office.
  
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• Missouri governor's lawyers reluctant to release deposition

  27-04-2018 22:44
  
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Attorneys for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens have asserted that a lengthy deposition of a woman with whom he had an extramarital affair would bolster his defense that their relationship was consensual not criminal.
  
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• Vegas police lose bid to delay concert shooting records

  27-04-2018 22:38
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court has rejected a bid by police to delay the release of records about the Oct. 1 mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip, including officer body camera videos, 911 recordings, evidence logs…
  
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• Secret Service: No evidence to support Jackson allegation

  27-04-2018 22:38
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Secret Service says it has no evidence to support an allegation that its personnel intervened to prevent White House doctor Ronny Jackson from disturbing former President Barack Obama during a foreign trip in 2015.
  
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• Tulsa Charter School Suspends Employees Over Grade Tampering Allegations

  27-04-2018 22:36
  
  The school board of Langston Hughes Academy has suspended four employees over allegations of grade tampering.
  
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• Report: Russian lawyer at Trump Tower worked with government

  27-04-2018 22:35
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — An organization established by an exiled Russian tycoon says it has obtained emails showing collaboration between Russian government officials and the lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr. in 2016 and has denied having connections to the…
  
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• Student loan company tells 16,500 borrowers of data breach

  27-04-2018 22:34
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A student loan services company recently notified 16,500 borrowers that files containing personal data were released to a business that wasn't authorized to receive them.
  
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• The Latest: Judge orders house arrest for Bill Cosby

  27-04-2018 22:33
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on reaction following a guilty verdict in Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial (all times local):
  
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• Milwaukee-area police cleared in mentally ill man's death

  27-04-2018 22:33
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Three Milwaukee-area police officers who repeatedly used a stun gun on a mentally ill man during a fatal encounter won't face charges because prosecutors found no link between his death and their actions.
  
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• The Latest: Hunting suspended as Maine police seek fugitive

  27-04-2018 22:31
  
  NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine (AP) — The Latest on the fatal shooting of a Maine sheriff's deputy (all times local):
  
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• Driver in deadly armored truck heist granted parole hearing

  27-04-2018 22:31
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York judge has ordered a new parole hearing for a former radical anti-Vietnam War activist who drove a getaway car in a bungled 1981 Brinks heist that left three people dead.
  
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• The Maze Champion: At more than 1,000 square feet, Nebraska man creates world's largest solvable maze

  27-04-2018 22:30
  
  It took Eric Eckert 160 hours, 536 feet of 2-foot-wide paper, and 166 sharpies to finish the 1,072.08-square-foot, hand-drawn maze.
  
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• Deadly violence erupts again in Gaza at Israeli border fence

  27-04-2018 22:30
  
  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hundreds of Palestinians converged on the Gaza Strip's border fence with Israel on Friday, trying to burn and rip through it before drawing heavy Israeli fire in one of the most violent incidents yet…
  
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• Cosby verdict met with conflicting emotions by some blacks

  27-04-2018 22:18
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — It is difficult to overstate the pride, admiration and sense of ownership many black Americans felt watching Bill Cosby at the height of his career in the 1980s and '90s.
  
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• Marine at Camp Pendleton charged with murder in stabbing

  27-04-2018 22:15
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Marine at Camp Pendleton has been charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old fellow Marine on the Southern California base.
  
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• Romania's president calls on premier to resign; she refuses

  27-04-2018 22:13
  
  BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's president said Friday that the country's first female prime minister was unfit for the job and should resign, a call she rejected hours later.
  
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• GOP-led House panel clears Trump campaign in Russia probe

  27-04-2018 22:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House intelligence committee on Friday released a lengthy report concluding it found no evidence that Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 presidential campaign, drawing praise from the president and rebuttals from Democrats.
  
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• PA congressman who settled sexual harassment charge resigns

  27-04-2018 22:09
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pennsylvania congressman who used taxpayer money to settle a former aide's sexual harassment charges abruptly resigned from Congress on Friday.
  
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• Iowa governor rejects calls for broader harassment inquiry

  27-04-2018 22:09
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds rejected calls Friday for a broader investigation into problems at a state agency where the director allegedly sexually harassed female employees for years without consequence.
  
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• Vacationing firefighter saves 3 girls from ocean rip current

  27-04-2018 22:08
  EMERALD ISLE, N.C. (AP) — A vacationing firefighter from New York state is being credited with saving three girls who were caught in a rip current off the North Carolina coast.
  
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• Judge denies Greitens' attempt to bar attorney general probe

  27-04-2018 22:05
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri attorney general can continue investigating Gov. Eric Greitens and a veterans' charity he founded after a judge on Friday refused Greitens' request to bar the probe by his fellow Republican officeholder.
  
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• House chaplain's firing sparks uproar among Democrats

  27-04-2018 22:05
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Irate Democrats erupted Friday over House Speaker Paul Ryan's move to oust the House chaplain, saying Ryan hasn't offered any explanation and charging that Rev. Patrick Conroy's political leanings contributed to his dismissal.
  
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• Genealogy site didn't know it was used to seek serial killer

  27-04-2018 21:56
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The genealogy website used to find the man accused of being California's Golden State Killer had no idea its database was tapped in pursuit of a suspect who eluded law enforcement for four decades, the site…
  
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• Gas main break forces evacuations at Wayne State in Detroit

  27-04-2018 21:55
  DETROIT (AP) — Authorities have closed eight buildings on the Wayne State University campus in Detroit due to a natural gas line break.
  
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• Claremore Standoff Ends In Arrests

  27-04-2018 21:54
  
  Claremore Police were in a standoff with a suspect in a home at 10th Street and Dorothy Avenue Friday afternoon. The standoff ended peacefully.
  
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• Standoff Ends In Claremore

  27-04-2018 21:48
  
  Claremore Police were in a standoff with a suspect in a home at 10th Street and Dorothy Avenue Friday afternoon. The standoff ended peacefully.
  
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• Remains Of Sailor Killed In Pearl Harbor Attack Arrive In Tulsa

  27-04-2018 21:29
  
  John D. Wheeler died serving for the U.S Navy as a Fireman 2nd Class, and died on Dec. 7, 1941 during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
  
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• Driver Fires At Car During Road Rage Incident, Tulsa Police Say

  27-04-2018 21:26
  
  Tulsa Police say arrested two people after a road rage incident on the Broken Arrow Expressway ended in shots being fired.
  
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• OK House Passes Spending Plan

  27-04-2018 20:41
  
  The Oklahoma House of Representatives has passed a $7.5 billion spending plan.
  
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• Tulsa Man Wanted After Escaping Correctional Facility

  27-04-2018 18:36
  
  Oklahoma Department of Corrections says on December 20 Avery Flores walked away from the Tulsa Transitional Center. When Flores walked away, he was serving time for drug possession out of Cherokee County. 
  
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• Prosecutors Press Judge To Allow Autopsy Photos In Michael Bever Murder Trial

  27-04-2018 18:35
  
  Prosecutors in the Michael Bever murder trial filed a motion Friday morning asking the judge to reconsider her ruling that no autopsy photos be shown to jurors in the case.  
  
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• Backlash Rolls In Over Oklahoma 'Constitutional Carry' Gun Bill

  27-04-2018 17:33
  
  Backlash is starting to roll in over a gun bill that passed the Oklahoma House. It allows anyone over 21 - who does not have a felony conviction - to carry a handgun without a permit.   
  
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• Road Rage, Tulsa Police Say Ends In Shots Fired

  27-04-2018 17:30
  
  Tulsa Police say they have two suspects in custody after a road rage incident that started in Broken Arrow ended in shots being fired. Another driver called police after shots were fired from one car to another. 
  
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• New Treatment For Tinnitus Reduces Symptoms

  27-04-2018 17:04
  
  Medical technology is helping alleviate symptoms for some people who suffer from tinnitus. Tinnitus, commonly known as ringing in the ear, affects more than 50 million Americans The new technology is called "the Levo System".
  
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• Tulsa Zoo Hosting Beer Tasting Benefit For Wild Chinchillas

  27-04-2018 16:08
  
  The Tulsa Zoo is hosting its first beer-tasting benefit Friday, April 27th. It is called Conservation on Tap and all the proceeds will benefit Save the Wild Chinchillas.
  
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• Woman Injured In Tulsa Duplex Fire

  27-04-2018 14:57
  
  A woman living in a Tulsa duplex is being treated for injuries after her residence catches on fire Friday morning.
  
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• Mounds Middle School Educator Honored As An 'Impactful Teacher'

  27-04-2018 14:16
  
  News On 6 and Mullin Plumbing are recognizing another "Impactful Teacher." Alan Crone and Stacia Knight went to Mounds Middle School to surprise teacher Alexandria Ruble. 
  
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• Britain's New Prince Is Named Louis Arthur Charles

  27-04-2018 12:42
  
  The new prince has a name. Britain's royal palace says the infant son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge has been named Louis Arthur Charles.
  
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• Semi Carrying Chocolate Along I-44 In Tulsa Catches On Fire

  27-04-2018 12:18
  
  The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has reopened all westbound lanes of I-44 near the Arkansas River after a semi truck's trailer carrying chocolate caught on fire late Thursday. 
  
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• Kim Jong Un Walks Across Border To Meet South Korean President

  27-04-2018 12:17
  
  With a single step over a weathered, cracked slab of concrete, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made history Friday by crossing over the world's most heavily armed border to greet South Korean President Moon Jae-in for talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons
  
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• Pleasant Weekend Expected Across Green Country

  27-04-2018 11:45
  
  Our pattern will continue to change this weekend into early next week as a powerful upper level trough becomes established across the western U.S. with a strong southwest flow moving over the southern and central plains. 
  
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• The Latest: Koreas agree to resume family reunions

  27-04-2018 11:26
  
  GOYANG, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on the summit between the leaders of North Korea and South Korea (all times local):
  
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• Korea leaders avoid specific measures to address nuke crisis

  27-04-2018 11:20
  
  GOYANG, South Korea (AP) — The leaders of North and South Korea played it safe Friday, repeating a previous vow to rid the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons but failing to provide any specific measures or forge a potential breakthrough…
  
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• New Tulsa Park Dedicated

  27-04-2018 11:17
  
  Tulsa leaders celebrated the dedication of a new park near Hillcrest Medical Center on Thursday.
  
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• Live and unfiltered: Kim Jong Un captivates South Koreans

  27-04-2018 11:14
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Koreans watched Friday as history unfolded and Kim Jong Un, the North Korean leader they normally only see in heavily edited footage, walked across the border and had his every word broadcast live and…
  
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