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• Student Shoved In Locker By Teacher, Tulsa Mother Says

  18-05-2018 23:45
  
  An apology isn't enough for one Tulsa mother. She wants charges filed after she says a teacher at Greenwood Leadership Academy put her daughter in a locker. 
  
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• The Latest: Pence says Trump acting to improve school safety

  18-05-2018 23:26
  
  SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas (all times local):
  
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• Man throws wallet at Stormy Daniels at Oregon strip club

  18-05-2018 23:19
  
  BEND, Ore. (AP) — Adult film actress Stormy Daniels was forced to cut short a performance at an Oregon strip club after a man threw a wallet at her face.
  
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• The Latest: Mexico says jet in Cuba crash was built in 1979

  18-05-2018 23:12
  
  HAVANA (AP) — The Latest on the plane crash in Havana (all times local):
  
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• Missouri lawmakers approve measure regulating fake meat

  18-05-2018 23:12
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have approved legislation that bans companies from labeling lab-grown meat products or meat substitutes as meat.
  
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• Tulsa Police Looking For Suspect Using Stolen Credit Cards

  18-05-2018 23:11
  
  Tulsa police need help to find a suspect in a stolen credit card case. 
  
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• Airliner with at least 110 aboard crashes in Cuba

  18-05-2018 23:11
  
  HAVANA (AP) — A Cuban-operated airliner with at least 110 people aboard crashed and burned in a cassava field just after takeoff from the Havana airport Friday. Cuban media reported three survivors.
  
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• Crews responding to allergic reaction call find man was shot

  18-05-2018 23:07
  CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. (AP) — First responders who were called to help a man allegedly suffering from an allergic reaction in Pennsylvania say he actually had bullet holes in his neck.
  
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• Conservative revolt over immigration sinks House farm bill

  18-05-2018 23:04
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leaders suffered an embarrassing setback Friday when conservatives scuttled an ambitious farm bill, part of a high-stakes power play as they once again exert their oversized sway in the House.
  
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• Sophomore baseball player wounded in Texas school shooting

  18-05-2018 23:00
  
  SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — A sophomore baseball player who was wounded in the mass shooting at a Texas high school says the gunman walked into his classroom and tossed something onto desks.
  
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• Police used a fitness app to find man accused of knocking bicyclist to the ground in Virginia

  18-05-2018 23:00
  A bicyclist identified with the help of a fitness-tracking app was charged with malicious wounding Thursday after allegedly knocking another bicyclist to the ground.
  
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• Gunman opens fire in Texas high school, killing 10 people

  18-05-2018 23:00
  
  The suspected shooter, who was in custody on murder charges, also had explosive devices, including a Molotov cocktail, that were found in the school and nearby, said Gov. Greg Abbott, who called the assault "one of the most heinous attacks…
  
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• Teen held in Texas attack is said to have used father's guns

  18-05-2018 22:59
  
  SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — The Texas student charged in the school shooting at Santa Fe High School posted an image on Facebook of himself wearing a "Born to Kill" shirt and used his father's shotgun and pistol in the…
  
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• Southern Methodist University removes cultural survey

  18-05-2018 22:55
  DALLAS (AP) — A Southern Methodist University survey that asks questions such as "Why are black people so loud?" and "Do black people hate America?" has been taken down following complaints.
  
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• Investigators probe cause of school bus crash that killed 2

  18-05-2018 22:55
  
  Investigators combed through evidence Friday seeking answers to why a school bus carrying 45 fifth-graders and teachers on a field trip collided with a dump truck on a New Jersey highway, killing a student and teacher and injuring dozens of…
  
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• Missouri governor faces investigations on multiple topics

  18-05-2018 22:54
  
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers were to open a monthlong special session Friday focused on investigating allegations against Gov. Eric Greitens, with the potential of trying to impeach him.
  
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• Utah lawmaker wants to raise legal marriage age to 18

  18-05-2018 22:52
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A push against underage marriage in the U.S. is coming to Utah, where a lawmaker wants to raise the legal marriage age to 18 to prevent girls from being pressured into the unions associated with…
  
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• US Attorney: Oregon has major pot overproduction

  18-05-2018 22:52
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The black market for marijuana is thriving in Oregon and an oversupply of weed from growers is flowing to more than two dozen states where pot remains illegal, a top federal law enforcement official said Friday.
  
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• Man injured in police shootout at Miami-area Trump resort

  18-05-2018 22:49
  
  DORAL, Fla. (AP) — A fitness buff carrying an American flag and shouting about President Donald Trump stormed the hotel lobby of Trump's Miami-area golf resort early Friday and opened fire at a chandelier. He then waited for police to…
  
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• Hasbro trademarks Play-doh's scent: Sweet, slightly musky

  18-05-2018 22:49
  
  PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — Hasbro has trademarked the scent of Play-doh.
  
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• Bill Cosby jurors identified, 3 weeks after conviction

  18-05-2018 22:41
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A judge on Friday publicly identified members of the jury that convicted Bill Cosby of sexual assault last month, but warned that reporters could face criminal charges if they hound jurors who don't want to be bothered.
  
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• 99-year-old US WWII vet's mission: Visit every state

  18-05-2018 22:35
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A 99-year-old World War II veteran who regretted skipping the chance to meet some of the nation's last Civil War veterans in 1940 is on a mission to visit all 50 states so people who've never…
  
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• Judge won't lower bail for Illinois school shooting suspect

  18-05-2018 22:34
  
  DIXON, Ill. (AP) — A judge refused to lower bail Friday for a 19-year-old charged with firing shots inside of his northern Illinois high school as seniors met for graduation rehearsal, an offense a prosecutor described as one of "the…
  
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• Oklahoma Teen Represents Native Heritage In Viral Prom Dress

  18-05-2018 22:31
  
  As prom season comes to an end, an Oklahoma teen found herself in the Teen Vogue spotlight. Isabella Aiukli Cornell didn't expect to find herself front and center of the magazine, but it gave her the opportunity to show others a piece of her history. 
  
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• Putin says Russian gas shipments via Ukraine may continue

  18-05-2018 22:21
  
  SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Russia's President Vladimir Putin said Friday that gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine may continue even after the launch of a new prospective Germany-bound pipeline under the Baltic Sea.
  
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• Trump nominates acting VA secretary Wilkie for permanent job

  18-05-2018 22:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a surprise announcement that caught the candidate off-guard, President Donald Trump said Friday he'll nominate acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to permanently lead the beleaguered department.
  
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• Trudeau touts Canada's AI credentials at MIT tech gathering

  18-05-2018 22:16
  
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Canadian computer scientists helped pioneer the field of artificial intelligence before it was a buzzword, and now Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hoping to capitalize on their intellectual lead.
  
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• May is Preservation Month, what Tulsa landmarks matter to you? Source: Fox23

  18-05-2018 21:07
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• Family of Tulsa woman who admitted to abusing, stabbing her children speaks out

  18-05-2018 16:45
  The family of a Tulsa woman who admitted to repeatedly stabbing her 11-year-old daughter, leaving her in critical condition, before taking off with her 8-year-old daughter, causing police to issue an Amber Alert, is speaking out about the brutal crimes. Taheerah Ahmad, 39, is accused of tying up two of her daughters, aged 11 and 9, before stabbing the 11-year-old girl repeatedly.
  
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• Judge: Man Charged After Tulsa Police Standoff In March Will Stand Trial

  18-05-2018 14:20
  A judge rules there is enough evidence to try a Nebraska man who got into a nearly 17-hour standoff with with police at a motel back in March. Rush Hembree, 49, was already charged with kidnapping and shooting with an intent.
  
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• Hanson Day Takes Over The Guthrie Green In Tulsa

  18-05-2018 10:03
  Thursday was Hanson Day. Fans of the band from all over the world were at the Guthrie Green to register for some fun.
  
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• Kuwait urges UN to condemn Israel and protect Palestinians

  18-05-2018 08:45
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Kuwait is urging the Security Council to condemn Israel's use of force against Palestinian civilians "in the strongest terms," especially in the Gaza Strip, and to deploy and international force to protect civilians.
  
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• Democrats get giddy about a perennial target: Arizona

  18-05-2018 08:41
  
  SUN LAKES, Ariz. (AP) — Shortly before the raffle for a handgun, top Arizona Republicans gave a warning to the crowd gathered at a conservative group's meeting in a retirement community at the edge of Phoenix's sprawl: The Democrats are…
  
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• Bomb victim's ex-boyfriend held on explosives charge

  18-05-2018 08:33
  
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Spa owner Ildiko Krajnyak was opening a package that had piled up with mail during her recent trip to her native Hungary when it exploded.
  
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• Police review school search amid angry cries from students

  18-05-2018 08:28
  
  DENVER (AP) — Students and staff demanded answers at a school board meeting nearly a month after officers went classroom by classroom at a largely minority high school in Denver and asked teenagers for their IDs as they looked for…
  
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• Pope accuses Chile bishops of destroying sex abuse evidence

  18-05-2018 08:27
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has accused Chile's bishops of destroying evidence of sex crimes, pressuring church lawyers to minimize accusations and of "grave negligence" in protecting children from pedophile priests.
  
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• Malaysia seizes luxury bags, cash, jewelry in probe of ex-PM

  18-05-2018 08:26
  
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian police confiscated 284 designer handbags and 72 suitcases containing cash, jewelry and other valuables Friday as part of a corruption and money-laundering investigation into former Prime Minister Najib Razak.
  
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• Light coats of gritty ash fall near erupting Hawaii volcano

  18-05-2018 08:22
  
  VOLCANO, Hawaii (AP) — Authorities handed out ash around 2,000 masks for protection as people living near Hawaii's Kilauea volcano braced for pulverized rock, glass and crystal to rain down on them after an explosive eruption at the peak's summit.
  
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• Trump to deny funds to clinics that discuss abortion

  18-05-2018 08:18
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will resurrect a Reagan-era rule that would ban federally funded family planning clinics from discussing abortion with women, or sharing space with abortion providers.
  
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• Merkel to meet Putin for talks on Syria, Ukraine

  18-05-2018 08:08
  
  BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine.
  
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• Missouri lawmakers reschedule election, change union rules

  18-05-2018 07:27
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Republican-led Missouri Legislature agreed Thursday to move up a public vote on whether to ban mandatory union fees, a change that could impact Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill's re-election bid.
  
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• He just wanted a burger: Civil rights pioneer made history

  18-05-2018 07:27
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Bruce Boynton is a civil rights pioneer most people have never heard of.
  
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• The Latest: Missouri Senate OKs prevailing wage bill

  18-05-2018 07:24
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on union-related legislation (all times local):
  
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• 'Excited and scared': Hawaii volcano spews huge cloud of ash

  18-05-2018 07:22
  
  VOLCANO, Hawaii (AP) — A volcano on Hawaii's Big Island erupted anew Thursday with little sound and only modest fury, spewing a steely gray plume of ash about 30,000 feet (9,100 meters) into the sky that began raining down on…
  
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• Missouri to launch special session on Greitens allegations

  18-05-2018 07:05
  
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The case against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is shifting from a St. Louis courtroom to a Capitol committee room.
  
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• Tulsa Mayfest: 46th annual arts festival kicks off to sunny skies, high expectations

  18-05-2018 07:01
  
  The four-day festival, which concludes Sunday, is expected to draw more than 350,000 people to downtown Tulsa.Photo gallery: Do you know what's new and hot at Mayfest? This is the only guide you need
  
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• Agencies to meet to develop framework should medical marijuana pass ballot

  18-05-2018 07:01
  The Oklahoma State Department of Health is hosting a meeting on Tuesday to talk about how to implement State Question 788 should it pass on June 26.Medical marijuana: What will happen if Oklahoma voters say yes to State Question 788?
  
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• Today's lottery mumbers

  18-05-2018 07:00
  Lotto numbers.
  
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• Today in History for Friday, May 18, 2018

  18-05-2018 07:00
  
  There are 227 days left in the year.
  
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• Marriages published Friday, May 18, 2018

  18-05-2018 07:00
  (Tulsans unless indicated)
  
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