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• Hawaii volcano spawns new fissure near geothermal plant

  12-05-2018 23:52
  
  VOLCANO, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spawned a new lava fissure Saturday, emitting minor lava spatter less than a mile from a geothermal energy plant.
  
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• Sanders: Aide's McCain comment shouldn't have been leaked

  12-05-2018 23:49
  WASHINGTON (AP) — White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told staffers Friday that an aide's recent comment about Sen. John McCain was inappropriate but shouldn't have been leaked to the media.
  
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• Signed and sealed: Queen's gives consent to Harry's marriage

  12-05-2018 23:46
  
  LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace has released an image of the handwritten document in which Queen Elizabeth II gives her consent for Prince Harry to marry Meghan Markle.
  
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• In Cuba, the great American tourism boom goes bust

  12-05-2018 23:44
  
  HAVANA — As U.S.-Cuban relations warmed in recent years, Matilde Portela, an Airbnb host, reveled in the flood of American tourists arriving. An aspiring business executive at age 73, she quickly learned the art of niche marketing — adorning her…
  
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• Record low turnout in first Iraq elections since IS defeat

  12-05-2018 23:06
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq saw a record low turnout on Saturday in its first elections since the collapse of the Islamic State group, pointing to widespread dissatisfaction with the direction of the country under Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi and presaging…
  
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• Ex-student files sexual-abuse lawsuit against prep school

  12-05-2018 22:39
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former boarding school student says in a lawsuit the school violated her civil rights by failing to protect her from sexual assault in a "hypersexualized environment" where older students scored points for having sex with…
  
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• The Latest: Iraq's election commissioner says turnout 44 pct

  12-05-2018 22:33
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — The Latest on Saturday's national elections in Iraq (all times local):
  
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• Poles march to denounce government, erosion of democracy

  12-05-2018 22:25
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Thousands of Poles marched in Warsaw on Saturday to demand respect for their country's constitution while denouncing a populist government they accuse of eroding democracy.
  
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• Hot & Humid Weekend Ahead

  12-05-2018 18:46
  Areas of morning clouds will gradually give way to mostly sunny skies this afternoon, so keep the sunscreen handy! Afternoon highs will soar back into the upper 80s east of Tulsa to low 90s west of Tulsa, with stiff south winds continuing to gust to 30 miles per hour at times. And with humidity slowly increasing, it may feel a bit hotter than what the thermometer reads! That muggy factor will become more and more noticeable as we head into Mother's Day Sunday and next week.
  
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• Decorated graduation caps reflect joy, angst of students

  12-05-2018 18:25
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The black letters contrast sharply with the graduation cap's red fabric. They spell: "Vuela tan alto como puedas sin olvidar de donde vienes."
  
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• Hawaii volcano raises concerns of eruptions along West Coast

  12-05-2018 18:09
  
  SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The eruption of a Hawaii volcano in the Pacific "Ring of Fire" has experts warily eyeing volcanic peaks on America's West Coast that are also part of the geologically active region.
  
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• N. Korea to blow up nuke-site tunnels before Trump-Kim talks

  12-05-2018 17:57
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Saturday that it will dismantle its nuclear test site in less than two weeks, in a dramatic event that would set up leader Kim Jong Un's summit with President Donald Trump next…
  
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• 26 people killed in Burundi 'terrorist' attack: Official

  12-05-2018 17:53
  
  BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Twenty-six people were killed and seven others wounded in an attack by an unidentified "terrorist group" in rural Burundi, the country's security minister said Saturday.
  
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• FIFA urged to intervene for journalist who exposed doping

  12-05-2018 17:48
  
  BERLIN (AP) — German officials called on the global soccer federation FIFA to intervene Saturday after a journalist who exposed systematic doping in Russian athletics was denied entry to Russia to report on the upcoming World Cup.
  
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• Pope to give Chilean bishops a dressing-down on abuse errors

  12-05-2018 17:39
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican made it clear Saturday that Pope Francis had summoned Chile's bishops to Rome for a papal dressing-down because of their role in covering up sexual abuse by priests and their "grave omissions" in caring…
  
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• Merkel decries US pullout from Iran deal, gets peace prize

  12-05-2018 17:33
  
  ASSISI, Italy (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel lamented Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pull his country out of the Iran nuclear accord was making the situation in the Middle East "even more difficult" and warned Europeans…
  
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• Nursing homes, senior centers find bullying has no age limit

  12-05-2018 17:27
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The unwanted were turned away from cafeteria tables. Fistfights broke out at karaoke. Dances became breeding grounds for gossip and cruelty.
  
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• In Kentucky, an early test of teachers' new political power

  12-05-2018 17:25
  
  MOUNT VERNON, Ky. (AP) — Six years ago, Hannah Laswell made phone calls, knocked on doors and posted videos on Facebook to get Republican Jonathan Shell elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives.
  
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• Pakistani authorities bar US diplomat from leaving country

  12-05-2018 17:20
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani authorities have barred a U.S. diplomat, involved in a road accident that killed a motorcyclist in the capital Islamabad, from leaving the country.
  
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• Bloomberg warns of 'epidemic of dishonesty'

  12-05-2018 17:19
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are facing an "epidemic of dishonesty" in Washington that's more dangerous than terrorism or communism.
  
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• Second Democratic senator publicly backing Trump's CIA pick

  12-05-2018 17:15
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A second Democratic senator has announced his support for President Donald Trump's CIA nominee.
  
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• Monitor: 42 killed by Israeli strikes in Syria this week

  12-05-2018 17:07
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — A wave of Israeli strikes on suspected military positions in Syria this week killed 42 people, including at least 19 Iranians, a Syria war monitor reported Saturday.
  
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• US military suspends 2 special operations members in Africa

  12-05-2018 17:06
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The U.S. military says the head of Special Operations Command Africa has suspended a regional commander and an enlisted adviser over alleged misconduct and sent them back to the United States.
  
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• Polls close across Iraq in first vote since victory over IS

  12-05-2018 17:02
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Polls have closed across Iraq Saturday evening in the first national election since the country declared victory over the Islamic State group. The vote — the fourth since the 2003 U.S.-led toppling of Saddam Hussein — was…
  
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• Croats gather in Austria for controversial commemoration

  12-05-2018 17:01
  
  BLEIBURG, Austria (AP) — Thousands of Croatian far-right supporters gathered in a field in southern Austria on Saturday to commemorate the massacre of pro-Nazi Croats by victorious communists at the end of World War II.
  
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• Jean-Luc Godard attends Cannes press conference via FaceTime

  12-05-2018 16:26
  
  CANNES, France (AP) — In one of the oddest but most fitting of press conferences, reclusive and iconoclastic director Jean-Luc Godard spoke to reporters Saturday at the Cannes Film Festival via FaceTime, answering questions over a mobile phone screen.
  
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• Portrait of a casino: Back in the black after 40 years

  12-05-2018 16:19
  
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — When Resorts became the first casino in the United States to open outside Nevada, gamblers overwhelmed it. Cars streamed into Atlantic City on May 26, 1978, and throngs waited in line for blocks on the…
  
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• Chicago bishop Curry to speak at royal wedding ceremony

  12-05-2018 15:59
  
  LONDON (AP) — Kensington Palace says the head of the Episcopal Church, the Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry, will speak at the wedding of Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle.
  
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• Moon shines as he drives diplomacy with North Korea

  12-05-2018 15:56
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — To his supporters, South Korean President Moon Jae-in is a master negotiator who's fixing decades of bad nuclear diplomacy with North Korea. To his critics, he's falling prey to the same old trap that has…
  
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• Man who threatened congressman gets 3-year prison sentence

  12-05-2018 15:37
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man who left a voicemail message at an Ohio congressman's office mentioning a June shooting at a baseball practice for members of Congress has been sentenced to more than three years in prison.
  
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• Israel closing Gaza cargo crossing after weekly protests

  12-05-2018 15:26
  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it is shutting down its main cargo crossing into Gaza because of damage caused to it by Palestinian protesters.
  
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• Court rules Italy's Berlusconi can run for office again

  12-05-2018 15:19
  
  ROME (AP) — A court in Italy has ruled that former three-time Premier Silvio Berlusconi is eligible to run for office again, nearly five years after a tax fraud conviction forced him to surrender his Senate seat and prevented him…
  
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• Malaysia bars scandal-ridden ex-leader from leaving country

  12-05-2018 15:16
  
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's new leader, Mahathir Mohamad, said Saturday that defeated scandal-tainted Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife have been barred from leaving the country to prevent them from fleeing from possible prosecution over a massive…
  
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• Hawaii officials encourage tourism despite volcano

  12-05-2018 14:55
  
  VOLCANO, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii tourism officials are hoping Kilauea's eruption won't deter travelers from visiting the state's largest island, even as geologists warn the volcano could soon shoot large boulders out of its summit.
  
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• The Latest: Jury suggests life with parole in family killing

  12-05-2018 13:51
  Democrats on the House intelligence committee have released more than 3,500 Facebook ads that were created or promoted by a Russian internet agency. Democrats on the House intelligence committee have released more than 3,500 Facebook ads that were created or promoted by a Russian internet agency.
  
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• Iraqi polls open in first elections since victory over IS

  12-05-2018 08:40
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Polls opened across Iraq on Saturday in the first national election since the declaration of victory over the Islamic State group.
  
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• Songs and votes: Looking at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest

  12-05-2018 08:27
  
  LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The curtain goes up Saturday on the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest.
  
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• Hungary talent show for classical musicians gets US, UK deal

  12-05-2018 08:05
  
  BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Producers of a Hungarian talent show for young classical musicians say the rights to the program have been acquired for versions in the United States and Britain by a London-based production firm.
  
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• Defeated Malaysian leader, wife barred from leaving country

  12-05-2018 07:34
  
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's Immigration Department said Saturday that former scandal-ridden Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife are barred from leaving the country, shortly after he announced plans for a short holiday.
  
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• Hawaii officials encourage tourist to visit, despite volcano

  12-05-2018 07:17
  
  VOLCANO, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii tourism officials are hoping Kilauea's eruption won't deter travelers from visiting the state's largest island, even as geologists warn the volcano could soon shoot large boulders out of its summit.
  
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• Things to know: 'The most secure facility in the world'

  12-05-2018 07:11
  
  CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AIR FORCE STATION, Colo. (AP) — A quarter-century has passed since the end of the nuclear standoff between the United States and the former Soviet Union, but the famous U.S. military command center inside Colorado's Cheyenne Mountain is…
  
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• Brown faces California budget fight as surplus grows

  12-05-2018 07:07
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown faces a bruising fight with the Legislature over funding for welfare, health care and higher education after producing a revised budget proposal that shows a lot more money but not a lot…
  
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• Oklahoma governor angers gun and gay rights groups same day

  12-05-2018 07:04
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's Republican Governor Mary Fallin vetoed a bill that would have allowed adults to carry handguns without a permit and signed another that permits religious organizations to exclude same sex couples from adoptions, managing to anger…
  
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• Childhood Trauma Summit To Be Held In Oklahoma City

  12-05-2018 05:56
  
  The State Department of Education will tackle a huge problem this fall concerning children in our state. The summit is the first of its kind and will focus on children who experience traumatic events.
  
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• 'Moms Blessing Moms' Program Reaches Out Mothers With Sick Children

  12-05-2018 05:40
  
  A mom who knows what it's like to be in and out of A Children's Hospital is giving back this Mother's Day Weekend. We've followed Maddie Lens for several years she has a rare genetic disorder that causes tumors on vital organs.
  
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• Fatal Rollover Crash On Creek Turnpike

  12-05-2018 05:09
  
  First responders are at the location of a fatal flatbed semi rollover crash. The accident occurred in the westbound lanes on the Creek Turnpike near Aspen in Broken Arrow. Those westbound lanes are closed at this time. Tulsa Fire has been requested to come assist with this crash. This is a developing story.
  
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• Tulsa Police Identify Suspect In Fatal Drive-By Shooting

  12-05-2018 04:54
  Police responded to the 3300 block of North Garrison on May 8. When they arrived, they found Woodfork had been gunned down as he drove home from the store. Through their investigation, police focused on finding a white Chevrolet Tahoe that was seen with a driver, who they believe was Render and an unknown gunman.
  
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• Teacher Pay Raises In Jeopardy

  12-05-2018 04:54
  
  Oklahoma teacher pay raises may not come to pass due to an effort to roll back the tax increase that was set to fund them.
  
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• Group Collecting Signatures To Legalize Recreational Marijuana

  12-05-2018 04:26
  
  “Green to Vote" volunteers are now collecting signatures for a vote on a constitutional amendment to legalize recreational marijuana. 
  
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• OKC Councilman Charged With Embezzlement And Failing To File Income Tax

  12-05-2018 03:44
  
  Oklahoma City Councilman John Pettis has been charged with embezzling money belonging to three local charity organizations.
  
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