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• Search And Rescue K-9 Teams Ready For Severe Weather

  02-05-2018 23:58
  
  With the threat of storm cells heading east the Oklahoma Urban Search and Rescue Task Force spent today preparing their search and rescue dogs for the incoming severe weather. As part of the training firefighters hide beneath piles of concrete at the training facility in Oklahoma City, and rescue dogs take turns trying to find them. According to Major Andrew McCann of the Oklahoma City Fire Department,  the rescue dogs are one of the best assets fire crews have d...
  
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• "Tornado-Resilient" Homes Qualify For Insurance Discounts

  02-05-2018 23:53
  
  Some Oklahoma insurance companies now offer discounts to homeowners with "Tornado-resilient" or "Fortified" homes. The new incentives go into effect this week and some people could save up to 40 percent on their homeowner’s insurance.
  
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• Metro Double Murder Suspect Surrenders In New Mexico

  02-05-2018 23:36
  
  Oklahoma City police report double murder suspect, Ronald Milton, Jr., 35, turned himself in to a Las Cruces, New Mexico fire station Tuesday. 
  
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• Tulsa Business Hopes Tornado Doesn't Strike Twice

  02-05-2018 21:00
  And now, with the threat of strong storms Wednesday night, managers said they're going to keep a close eye on the conditions but they hope this does not happen again. Cartec Automotive Services Manager Linda Waddle said she wouldn't even rule out staying at work Wednesday night to make sure the building is okay because she considers this place her second home.
  
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• Woman Arrested After Choking, Cutting Girlfriend, Tulsa Police Say

  02-05-2018 16:18
  The victim told police she told Neufeld that she needed to leave and tried to push her out the door, but that Neufeld took her to the ground and choked her. Police said Neufeld also cut the victim with a steak knife three times on her right cheek and once on the right side of her forehead.
  
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• Shooting victim's mom gets 'compassion,' refund on air fare

  02-05-2018 13:54
  MIAMI (AP) — The mother of a teacher killed in a mass shooting at his Florida high school says she received "compassion" in the form of a refund from the charter plane company she hired to fly her from New…
  
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• Russian Olympic Committee president Zhukov to step down

  02-05-2018 13:42
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — The head of the Russian Olympic Committee is stepping down from his post, three months after athletes from his country were forced to compete at the Pyeongchang Games as neutral athletes.
  
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• Police: 4-year-old girl wounded in Chicago drive-by shooting

  02-05-2018 13:41
  CHICAGO (AP) — Police say a 4-year-old girl who was sitting on a Chicago front porch with her parents has been wounded in a drive-by shooting.
  
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• The Latest: Armenia protest leader: Don't deploy troops

  02-05-2018 13:34
  
  YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — The Latest on Armenia's political crisis (all times local):
  
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• With girls joining the ranks, Boy Scouts plan a name change

  02-05-2018 13:30
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — For 108 years, the Boy Scouts of America's flagship program has been known simply as the Boy Scouts. With girls soon entering the ranks, the group says that iconic name will change.
  
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• Is Trump right about judges' leanings? Maybe, review shows

  02-05-2018 13:28
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump has called courts unfair and political and repeatedly assailed the 9th Circuit, the U.S. court system's westernmost division, where some of his key immigration policies have stalled.
  
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• Set for Senate vote: Bill would let adoption agencies refuse placement with gay couples even if they accept government funds

  02-05-2018 13:23
  To keep the bill alive, House leadership took the unusual step of creating a special conference committee just for SB 1140 and stocked it with members sympathetic to the agencies. It will next be heard on the Senate floor.
  
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• Anti-Semitic conspiracy theories roil DC city government

  02-05-2018 13:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A spiraling controversy over anti-Semitic comments and conspiracy theories has roiled the Washington city government, seemingly getting worse with every public attempt to ease the tensions.
  
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• Peppa Pig wins street cred, attracts censors in China

  02-05-2018 13:14
  
  BEIJING (AP) — A cherubic British cartoon character has become an unlikely target of China's censors as fans use her porcine likeness in rap videos and "gangster" tattoos.
  
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• 109 in custody in Paris over May Day violence

  02-05-2018 13:08
  
  PARIS (AP) — Some 109 people were in custody Wednesday suspected of offenses including carrying prohibited weapons and firing projectiles after May Day protests against reforms by French President Emmanuel Macron turned violent in Paris, French authorities said.
  
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• Australian cardinal to face 2 trials on sexual abuse charges

  02-05-2018 13:06
  
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis, will face two trials on sex crime allegations spanning decades, a court heard on Wednesday.
  
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• Myanmar judge refuses to throw out whistleblower's testimony

  02-05-2018 12:59
  
  YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The judge in the trial of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar rejected on Wednesday a prosecution request to throw out the testimony of a police whistleblower who had told the court that the reporters, facing charges…
  
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• Pilot injured in Oregon helicopter crash near Portland

  02-05-2018 12:41
  
  SAUVIE ISLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a male pilot was taken to a hospital with serious injuries after his helicopter crashed into a field on Sauvie Island in Portland, Oregon.
  
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• Special counsel team has floated idea of subpoena for Trump

  02-05-2018 12:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The special counsel leading the Russia investigation raised the prospect in March of issuing a grand jury subpoena for President Donald Trump, his former attorney said, confirming that investigators have floated the extraordinary idea of forcing a…
  
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• Lion that mauled man in enclosure in South Africa is killed

  02-05-2018 12:28
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A lion whose attack on a man at a wildlife area in South Africa was recorded in a graphic video has been killed.
  
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• Opposition protesters block Armenia's main airport

  02-05-2018 12:21
  
  YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Opposition protesters on Wednesday blocked the road leading from Armenia's capital, Yerevan, to its airport, as well as several subway stations and government ministries after their leader called for a national strike.
  
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• France, Australia call on China to observe rules

  02-05-2018 12:17
  
  SYDNEY (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday issued a reminder to China to respect a "rules-based" order in the South Pacific amid concerns about Beijing's growing influence in the region.
  
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• Waffle House regulars seek return to normal after massacre

  02-05-2018 12:15
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — He felt like an invisible force was drawing him into the parking lot, past the four new white crosses in the driveway, the balloons and the flowers, and the letters addressed to the dead.
  
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• Watchdog: Global military spending up by 1.1 percent

  02-05-2018 11:40
  
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Global military spending rose to $1.739 trillion last year, a 1.1 percent increase on 2016, a Swedish arms watchdog said Wednesday.
  
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• Faux pas: France's Macron says Aussie PM's wife 'delicious'

  02-05-2018 11:34
  
  SYDNEY (AP) — Was it a Freudian slip by French President Emmanuel Macron? A joke linked to French gastronomy? Or even, a week after his visit to Washington, a parody of President Donald Trump's infamous comments about Macron's wife?
  
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• Hunt on for parolee who fled with children in motor home

  02-05-2018 11:14
  
  BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Authorities hunted Tuesday night for a paroled sex offender who led them on an hours-long chase through California in a motor home with his two young children inside.
  
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• Dennis Byrd's widow offers forgiveness for Claremore motorist at fault in husband's fatal crash

  02-05-2018 11:00
  
  Zachary Reed, 19, has received a one-year deferred sentence after pleading no contest in an agreement with prosecutors to amend a first-degree manslaughter charge down to negligent homicide.Related: Bill Haisten: As Dennis Byrd is eulogized, ‘our hearts are broken’From 2002:…
  
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• China's foreign minister in N. Korea seeks role for Beijing

  02-05-2018 10:31
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — China's foreign minister arrived in North Korea's capital on Wednesday and could meet with leader Kim Jong Un while trying to ensure a larger role for Beijing in the new round of nuclear diplomacy with…
  
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• Former Edmond Police Officer Indicted, Accused Of Drug Trafficking

  02-05-2018 06:46
  
  A former Edmond police officer was indicted Tuesday and is accused of serving as the head of a drug trafficking organization, according to federal court documents.
  
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• Circle Cinema Hosts Premiere Of U2 Documentary

  02-05-2018 06:02
  A day before U2's show at the BOK Center, people gathered at Circle Cinema for the world premiere of a new documentary about the band and its connections to its fans.
  
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• Clerk Pepper Sprays Would-Be Robbers At Tulsa Convenience Store

  02-05-2018 05:41
  
  Tulsa police are investigating an attempted armed robbery at a store near 11th and Elgin. Police say the two suspects walked into the Super Stop and demanded money. The clerk sprayed them with pepper spray and the men ran off empty-handed.
  
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• Tulsa Man Sentenced To Two Years After Child Falls From Car

  02-05-2018 05:20
  
  A Tulsa man has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to child neglect.
  
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• Tulsa Business Hopes Newly Upgraded Security Will Help Stop Thieves

  02-05-2018 05:14
  
  A Tulsa business says it’s been targeted by thieves lately, but new security steps are already paying off.
  
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• Claremore's Blue Star Mothers Are Asking For Help

  02-05-2018 05:01
  
  Claremore’s Blue Star Mothers are asking for your help. They’re in desperate need of funding and donations. The group relies on donations to provide care boxes to military service members, mostly from Oklahoma.
  
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• IDL Now Open Again After Semi Overturns, Spills Load Onto Roadway

  02-05-2018 04:52
  
  Work continues to clear up a partially-overturned semi on the northwest corner of the IDL. The trailer tipped over Tuesday afternoon, spilling its load across the roadway.
  
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• How Reliable Are Our Tornado Sirens?

  02-05-2018 04:47
  
  There are 98 tornado sirens in Tulsa County.  During a silent test on Tuesday, 11 sirens showed “no response,” but that doesn't necessarily mean the siren didn't blare.
  
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• TPD: Sex Offender Volunteering At Victory Christian Lied About Identity

  02-05-2018 04:41
  
  Tulsa Police arrested a sex offender who's been volunteering at Victory Christian Center. Police said the man kissed a 14-year-old girl on the lips at Victory Monday.
  
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• OK Lawmakers Lead Charge To Find Solution For Opioid Epidemic

  02-05-2018 04:34
  
  Oklahoma lawmakers are leading the charge to find a solution for the prescription painkiller epidemic that's gripping Oklahoma and the entire nation.
  
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• California ruling a 'seismic shift' for gig economy workers

  02-05-2018 01:15
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California Supreme Court ruling that would limit businesses from classifying workers as independent contractors who aren't eligible for certain benefits and employment protections was hailed as a big victory for labor and could shake up…
  
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• Maple, honey producers not sweet on added sugars label

  02-05-2018 01:14
  
  EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Producers of pure maple syrup and honey aren't sweet on a plan to label their pure natural products as containing added sugars.
  
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• Female paramedics sue Chicago Fire Department for harassment

  02-05-2018 01:13
  CHICAGO (AP) — Five female paramedics with the Chicago Fire Department filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday alleging they were sexually harassed by some of their superiors.
  
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• Nebraska AG sues lawmakers to block subpoena of prisons head

  02-05-2018 01:05
  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska's attorney general sued 16 state lawmakers on Tuesday to prevent the corrections director from having to testify before a committee about his department's lethal injection protocol.
  
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• Mattis signals ongoing commitment to Afghan war

  02-05-2018 01:04
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis signaled Tuesday the U.S.-led coalition's continued commitment to the fight in Afghanistan, amid persistent questions about a possible withdrawal and a spate of suicide bombings.
  
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• Pot-bellied pigs are crawling out of the mud and making a comeback in Tulsa

  02-05-2018 01:00
  
  City Councilor Connie Dodson wants to know what Tulsans think about allowing the animals to be household pets.
  
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• Group files petition to overturn tax increases

  02-05-2018 01:00
  
  Supporters of State Question 799 have until July 18 to gather slightly more than 41,000 signatures to get it on the ballot.
  
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• Rosenstein: Justice Department won't be extorted by Congress

  02-05-2018 00:55
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Tuesday lashed out at Republican allies of President Donald Trump who have drafted articles of impeachment against him, saying the Justice Department won't be extorted or give in to threats.
  
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• What about those questions for Trump? Will he answer?

  02-05-2018 00:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is angrily protesting a leaked list of questions the Justice Department's special counsel wants to ask him, while at the same time contending the list shows anew there was no crime or collusion with…
  
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• Judge: Colorado congressman should be on GOP primary ballot

  02-05-2018 00:52
  DENVER (AP) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Colorado Rep. Doug Lamborn should be on the Republican primary ballot, finding he would likely prevail in a lawsuit contending his dismissal from the ballot was unconstitutional.
  
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• AP Explains: The migrant caravan at the US border

  02-05-2018 00:51
  
  TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — The caravan of largely Central American migrants waiting to request asylum at the U.S. border is bigger and far more visible than in previous years. Here's a look at why this year's caravan had more attention…
  
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• $50,000 payment adds intrigue in Greitens' legal case

  02-05-2018 00:48
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens' attorneys have suggested a "political operative" was behind the release to the media of a recorded conversation between a woman and her then-husband in which she graphically describes her affair with the…
  
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