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• Vintage Lunchbox Collection On Display At Sand Springs Historical Museum

  08-05-2018 23:45
  
  The Sand Springs Historical Museum has 140 metal lunch boxes on display right now. They’re only part of a much larger collection.
  
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• Child Neglect Charges Dropped Against Inola Man

  08-05-2018 23:41
  
  A judge dismissed charges against an Inola man after deputies said he told his son the way to commit suicide was to set himself on fire, which is what the teen did.
  
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• Tulsa Man Pleads Guilty To Choking, Burning Ex-Girlfriend

  08-05-2018 23:33
  
  A Tulsa man pleaded guilty to beating, choking, burning and duct taping his ex-girlfriend.
  
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• One Suspect Captured, One On The Run In Wagoner County

  08-05-2018 21:50
  
  One suspect was taken into custody and another is still on the run in Wagoner County.
  
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• President Trump announces U.S. withdrawal from Iran deal

  08-05-2018 21:15
  
  President Donald Trump is railing against the Iran nuclear agreement as "a horrible, one-sided deal" based on a lie.
  
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• Trump announces US will exit nuclear accord with Iran

  08-05-2018 21:08
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the U.S. will pull out of the landmark nuclear accord with Iran, declaring he was making the world safer but dealing a profound blow to allies and deepening the president's isolation on…
  
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• The Latest: Iran leader warns it could enrich uranium more

  08-05-2018 21:05
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's decision on the Iran nuclear deal (all times local):
  
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• Update: New details, but no arrests made after four injured in shooting at party in Stillwater

  08-05-2018 21:00
  Stillwater Police said the party that erupted into gunfire was being shut down due to an alleged theft from the bar and bar tip jar as well as a fight that had broken out in the clubhouse of White Barn…
  
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• Defense Rests In Michael Bever Murder Trial

  08-05-2018 21:00
  
  After 17 days, both sides have rested in the murder trial of Michael Bever, who is accused of murdering his parents and three siblings.
  
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• A bride-to-be lost her arm in a crocodile attack — and still got married five days later

  08-05-2018 21:00
  
  Zanele Ndlovu and Jamie Fox were on an adventure tour on the expansive Zambezi River, among the longest in Africa that feeds into Victoria Falls, when a crocodile broadsided their inflated canoe like a scaly, razor-tipped torpedo.
  
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• Oklahoma photo ID law gets backing of state Supreme Court

  08-05-2018 20:54
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday backed a state requirement that voters provide a photo ID at the polls, the latest decision in a nationwide battle between voting rights advocates who say the laws are aimed…
  
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• New York AG's fall: From women's defender to alleged abuser

  08-05-2018 20:51
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Less than three months ago, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman went before the news cameras to announce a lawsuit accusing movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and his former studio of abusing and intimidating a multitude of…
  
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• On opening night, some break Cannes' selfie ban

  08-05-2018 20:46
  
  CANNES, France (AP) — In its first trial, the Cannes Film Festival's ban on selfie-taking on the red carpet was adhered to by most, but not all, at Tuesday's opening night ceremony.
  
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• A look at Iran's nuclear program under 2015 deal

  08-05-2018 20:43
  
  President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he will withdraw the United States from a 2015 agreement with Iran and world powers under which Tehran agreed to limit its nuclear activities in return for sanctions relief.
  
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• Fugitive in 1989 drug case caught walking to US from Canada

  08-05-2018 20:39
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A fugitive who was arrested walking across a remote part of the U.S.-Canada border will face charges dating back to 1989 that he was a member of a trafficking ring that smuggled more than 120 tons…
  
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• Arm in arm, Scorsese and Blanchett open 71st Cannes

  08-05-2018 20:39
  
  CANNES, France (AP) — A Cannes Film Festival grappling with issues of gender equality and other winds of change was declared open Tuesday by Martin Scorsese and Cate Blanchett, arm in arm, before the premiere of Asghar Farhadi's "Everybody Knows."
  
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• Forensic exam underway on Missouri Gov. Greitens' cellphone

  08-05-2018 20:35
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — A forensic examiner in St. Louis is extracting data from the cellphone of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, days before the governor goes to trial on a felony invasion of privacy charge.
  
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• Trump: Secretary of State Pompeo is en route to North Korea

  08-05-2018 20:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is en route to North Korea ahead of Trump's planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
  
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• Correction: Science Says-Volcanoes Explained story

  08-05-2018 20:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story May 7 about the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, The Associated Press misspelled the name of a university. It is Denison University, not Dennison.
  
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• Bill on guns and mental health stalls in Colorado capitol

  08-05-2018 20:31
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado Republican lawmakers have defeated a bill allowing a court to order someone considered dangerous to temporarily turn in any firearms, despite backing from law enforcement motivated by the fatal shooting of a young sheriff's deputy.
  
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• Defense rests in Michael Bever quintuple murder trial; jury deliberation could begin Wednesday

  08-05-2018 20:30
  
  Chief Public Defender Corbin Brewster told the court he had no further witnesses “in light of certain rulings” by the judge to prevent him from exploring alleged police misconduct in the investigation.Related: 'I know I was lying most of the…
  
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• Former teacher pleads not guilty in 'Fight Club' case

  08-05-2018 20:29
  
  NORWICH, Conn. (AP) — A former Connecticut substitute teacher accused of organizing a student fight club is pleading not guilty.
  
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• Detective: Officer's statement doesn't match tape of killing

  08-05-2018 20:27
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A detective testified Tuesday that a fired Florida police officer who fatally shot a stranded black motorist told him he identified himself as a police officer and ordered the victim several times to drop…
  
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• His own words: Schneiderman was harsh critic of abusive men

  08-05-2018 20:22
  NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Schneiderman made fighting against sexual abuse and harassment a signature issue, first as a state senator and then as New York's attorney general.
  
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• The Latest: Long Island prosecutors investigate Schneiderman

  08-05-2018 20:19
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the resignation of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman following accusations of physical abuse from four women (all times local):
  
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• Trucker pleads no contest in Nebraska crash that killed 6

  08-05-2018 19:44
  OGALLALA, Neb. (AP) — A truck driver from Florida has pleaded no contest to charges stemming from a 2016 crash in western Nebraska that killed six people, including a family of five from Minnesota.
  
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• Woman charged with killing boyfriend, stashing corpse in bin

  08-05-2018 19:41
  
  SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont woman is charged with killing her live-in boyfriend with help from her mother last fall and keeping the corpse in a trash bin on the porch for months before dumping the body in…
  
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• Sapulpa Church Will Continue Holding Service After Roof Collapse

  08-05-2018 19:38
  
  Members of a Sapulpa church are moving forward after part of their roof collapsed Monday night.
  
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• Congo health ministry confirms 2 Ebola cases in new outbreak

  08-05-2018 19:38
  KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo's government on Tuesday declared a new outbreak of Ebola in the country's rural northwest, after two cases of the deadly virus were confirmed there.
  
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• Netanyahu opposition to Iran deal not shared by all Israelis

  08-05-2018 19:35
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is an outspoken opponent of the Iran nuclear deal, but some in Israel's government and security establishment see it as a least-bad option that should be preserved.
  
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• First lady admonishes reporters to 'be best' in their jobs

  08-05-2018 19:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump is admonishing journalists to "be best" in their jobs following some unflattering news coverage of her initiative to promote child well-being.
  
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• 52 hospitalized in apparent school poisoning in Ukraine

  08-05-2018 19:30
  YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Authorities in Ukraine are investigating an outbreak of sickness believed to be a poisoning that sent 50 students and two teachers to the hospital in the city of Cherkasy.
  
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• US calls for Venezuelan leader Maduro to step down

  08-05-2018 19:29
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is calling for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to step down to protect the safety and security of the Americas.
  
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• US panel leaves prostate screening up to men, their doctors

  08-05-2018 19:27
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Whether to get screened for prostate cancer is a question that men aged 55 to 69 should decide themselves in consultation with their doctors, according to finalized guidance issued Tuesday by an influential panel of health care…
  
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• Trump decides to exit nuclear accord with Iran

  08-05-2018 19:27
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to follow through on his campaign threat to pull out of the landmark nuclear accord with Iran, according to two people familiar with his thinking, dealing a profound blow to U.S. allies and…
  
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• Mayor's son threatens officer's job in Colorado traffic stop

  08-05-2018 19:27
  DENVER (AP) — A police body camera video obtained by a television station shows the son of Denver's mayor cursing at a police officer and threatening to get him fired during a traffic stop in Aurora.
  
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• Judge reviewing lawsuit settlement over hot Texas prison

  08-05-2018 19:27
  HOUSTON (AP) — About 1,300 inmates who'd been sweltering in the Texas summer heat and humidity are getting air conditioning in their housing areas under settlement of a civil rights lawsuit under review Tuesday by a federal judge who's already…
  
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• Suspect in shooting of ATF agent arrested, charged

  08-05-2018 19:24
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A 27-year-old known gang member has been arrested and charged in the shooting of an ATF agent in Chicago, making his first appearance in U.S. District Court on Tuesday with dozens of federal agents crowding spectator benches.
  
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• The Latest: Lawmakers begin task of replacing Schneiderman

  08-05-2018 19:21
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the resignation of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman following accusations of physical abuse from four women (all times local):
  
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• Police search for 2 gunmen who shot 5 in San Diego

  08-05-2018 19:21
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Police searched Tuesday for two gunmen suspected of shooting five people in downtown San Diego and then running off.
  
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• Men get 6 years for stock, yacht club schemes

  08-05-2018 19:16
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Two New York men who defrauded millions from investors through a bogus yacht sharing club and a stock scheme have both been sentenced to six years in prison.
  
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• Police say 3-year-old boy shot, wounded at home in Detroit

  08-05-2018 19:15
  DETROIT (AP) — Police say a 3-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot at a home in Detroit.
  
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• KKK leader pleads no contest to firing gun at Virginia rally

  08-05-2018 19:11
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A Baltimore Ku Klux Klan leader has pleaded no contest to firing a gun during a violent white nationalist rally in Charlottesville last summer.
  
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• Stakes high as Seattle considers business tax for homeless

  08-05-2018 19:04
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle's latest tax proposal to combat homelessness takes aim at large businesses such as Amazon that have helped drive the city's economic boom. But the measure has sparked intense debate — even shouting matches in otherwise reserved…
  
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• Administration proposes cutting $15 billion in unused funds

  08-05-2018 19:03
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump sent lawmakers a plan Tuesday to wipe more than $15 billion in unused spending off the government's books.
  
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• Trial starts for man accused of kidnapping, killing clerk

  08-05-2018 19:01
  MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — A man convicted of fatally shooting a jogger and accused of kidnapping and killing a western Michigan gas station clerk possessed hundreds of videos of women being abducted, raped and killed, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
  
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• Greece: 2nd Turkish officer to be freed after fleeing coup

  08-05-2018 19:00
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek asylum committee and a magistrate have approved the release from custody of a second serviceman who fled Turkey in a military helicopter to seek asylum in Greece hours after a failed coup attempt in…
  
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