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• At Least 1 Dead In Lake Thunderbird Boating Accident

  20-05-2018 23:45
  
  According to report, at least one person is dead and possibly several others hurt after an accident of some kind on Lake Thunderbird late Saturday night, officials confirmed. 
  
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• Hop Jam Beer And Music Festival Underway In Tulsa

  20-05-2018 22:48
  
  The 5th annual Hop Jam Beer and Music Festival is underway in downtown Tulsa. The event is Oklahoma's largest craft beer and music festival.  It features over 75 breweries from across the country and the world.
  
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• Owasso Police Need Help Finding Person Of Interest

  20-05-2018 22:30
  
  Owasso Police need help identifying a person of interest in a shoplifting case. The individuals' picture was taken from surveillance video at Kohls on Friday. Police says the video shows the individual shoplifting merchandise. If you recognize him, you are asked to call the Owasso Police Tip Line at 918-272-COPS. Those calling in can remain anonymous.
  
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• Moore Police Involved In Standoff Sunday

  20-05-2018 21:31
  
  Moore Police Officers were involved in a standoff with a suspect Sunday. Officers surrounded the area of Southeast 34th Street and South Broadway Avenue. Police on scene reported hearing a single gunshot. When officers entered the home, they say the suspect had shot himself in the chest. The suspect also pointed his weapon at his girlfriend, according to police. The suspect was taken to the hospital. His condition is unknown.  Officers say once released, the suspect will be ...
  
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• 5 Killed, Grieving Texas Mom Says She Warned Ex Was "Unstable"

  20-05-2018 18:20
  
  Authorities say a man walked into a rural North Texas home and shot his ex-wife's three children and her boyfriend dead before killing himself.  He also shot his ex-wife, but she survived.
  
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• Man Suffers Broken Leg Trying To Rescue Turtle On Highway Near Claremore

  20-05-2018 18:04
  
  A man is in the hospital after getting out of his car to rescue a turtle on Highway 66.
  
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• Woman Gets 25 Years For Trying To Kill Infant Niece With Poisoned Breast Milk

  20-05-2018 16:04
  
  An Indiana woman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for trying to poison her infant niece by adding crushed painkillers to a bottle of breast milk.
  
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• Congo to begin vaccinating against Ebola on Monday

  20-05-2018 15:02
  
  KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo will begin administering an experimental Ebola vaccine Monday in Mbandaka, the northwestern city of 1.2 million where the deadly disease has infected some residents, Congo's health minister announced.
  
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• Auditor "Shocked" By Massive Billing Schemes At Rural Hospitals

  20-05-2018 15:01
  
  Rural hospitals across the country are closing at the highest rates in decades. Since 2010, 83 have shuttered. Desperate to stay open, some hospitals got caught up in dubious billing schemes.
  
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• Attorney-client privilege review in Cohen raid is on track

  20-05-2018 14:44
  NEW YORK (AP) — Criminal investigators are getting their first look at materials gathered from raids on the home and office of President Donald Trump's personal lawyer as a process to separate items subject to attorney-client privilege appears to be…
  
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• The Latest: Pope Francis prays for Venezuelans

  20-05-2018 14:21
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Latest on Sunday's presidential election in Venezuela (all times local):
  
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• Florida Teacher Accused Of Drowning Raccoons With Students

  20-05-2018 14:17
  
  An investigation is underway after a teacher at a Florida high school was accused of drowning wild animals in a garbage can while students watched and assisted.
  
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• 2018 midterms: An early heat for 2020 Democrats?

  20-05-2018 14:13
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Look closely enough at the 2018 midterm campaign and you'll see the stirrings of a Democratic scramble to reclaim the White House from President Donald Trump.
  
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• British royal family thanks those who celebrated wedding

  20-05-2018 14:06
  
  LONDON (AP) — The royal family, blessed with fantastic weather and a buoyant public mood at the royal wedding, has thanked people who attended or watched Prince Harry marry Meghan Markle.
  
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• Pope Francis to create 14 new cardinals in June

  20-05-2018 13:36
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis announced on Sunday he has chosen 14 men to be the newest cardinals in the church, among them his chief aide for helping Rome's homeless and poor, as well as prelates based in Iraq…
  
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• Iraq's al-Sadr, promising reform, is constrained by Iran

  20-05-2018 13:24
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's Muqtada al-Sadr, the maverick Shiite cleric whose political coalition beat out Iran's favored candidates to come in first in national elections, says he wants to form a government that puts Iraqis first.
  
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• Reports: Islamic State surrendering in Syria's capital

  20-05-2018 12:33
  BEIRUT (AP) — A cease-fire between Syrian government forces and Islamic State militants in the southern neighborhoods of Damascus has held for 24 hours amid reports that some of the fighters have been allowed to leave, a Syrian war monitoring…
  
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• Insect ambassadors: Honeybees buzz on Berlin cathedral

  20-05-2018 11:36
  
  BERLIN (AP) — On the roof of Berlin's cathedral, bees are buzzing.
  
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• Cougar kills 1 mountain biker, injures 2nd near Seattle

  20-05-2018 07:28
  
  NORTH BEND, Wash. (AP) — Two friends on a morning mountain bike ride 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of Seattle were attacked by a cougar, killing one of the men and leaving the second hospitalized in what authorities described as…
  
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• Top bunk for $30 a day: Life inside one of Airbnb's modern boarding houses

  20-05-2018 07:00
  
  WASHINGTON - Divisions exist in every social ecosystem. And on a recent Friday night inside the cement walls of a District of Columbia rowhouse turned church turned hostel, two major camps emerged. There were the young French speakers who headed…
  
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• Political Notebook: Ronald Reagan assistant in Tulsa; Election board moves

  20-05-2018 07:00
  
  For years, counties have complained they are not paid enough for housing prisoners that should be in DOC custody, while DOC says some counties deliberately delay notifying it of prisoners to pick up in order to run up the agency's…
  
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• Police pension board chairman sent, received nude photos on government emails

  20-05-2018 07:00
  The chairman of the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System exchanged crude cartoons by state email with the executive director, an investigation into embezzlement accusations against the executive director found.
  
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• LeVar Burton addresses mass shootings while inspiring young readers at Guthrie Green

  20-05-2018 07:00
  
  Burton took the stage Saturday to read his book, “The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm,” to more than 100 children and adults. The story doesn’t shy away from teaching children about senseless tragedy.Photo gallery: Former Reading Rainbow host LeVar Burton…
  
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• Lack of paper trail a concern amid fears of election hacking

  20-05-2018 07:00
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — As the midterm congressional primaries heat up amid fears of Russian hacking, roughly 1 in 5 Americans will be casting ballots on machines that do not produce a paper record of their votes.
  
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• A surprise, data-driven return of the repo man

  20-05-2018 07:00
  CLEVELAND - The computer in the spotter car shouted "Hide!" and repo agent Derek Lewis knew that meant to keep driving like nothing happened. He'd just found another wanted vehicle. He was about to ruin someone's day. Best not to…
  
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• US, China agree to cut American trade deficit

  20-05-2018 06:27
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and China have agreed to take measures to "substantially reduce" America's massive trade deficit with China, but the Trump administration failed to get the Chinese to commit to a specific numerical goal.
  
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• Maduro favored as Venezuelans vote amid crisis

  20-05-2018 06:18
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is expected to win a second six-year term in Sunday's election, despite a deepening crisis that's made food scarce and inflation soar as oil production in the once wealthy nation plummets.
  
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• Company in Cuba plane crash had received safety complaints

  20-05-2018 06:04
  
  HAVANA (AP) — The Mexican charter company whose 39-year-old plane crashed in Havana had been the subject of two serious complaints about its crews' performance over the last decade, according to authorities in Guyana and a retired pilot for Cuba's…
  
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• Police search for motive in Texas school shooting

  20-05-2018 05:52
  
  SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — The mother of one of the 10 people killed at a Texas high school said her daughter recently rejected the romantic advances of the 17-year-old charged in the shootings, a possible motive for the violent…
  
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• Family, friends recall shooting victims' optimism, humor

  20-05-2018 05:50
  
  SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — Hardworking. Funny. Loving.
  
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• Texas school gunman: 'I'm going to kill you.' Then he fired

  20-05-2018 05:47
  
  SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — The suspect in the Texas school shooting began his attack by firing a shotgun through an art classroom door, shattering a glass pane and sending panicked students to the entryway to block him from getting…
  
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• Trump Jr. met with Mueller witness during campaign

  20-05-2018 05:45
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. met during the 2016 campaign with a private military contractor and an adviser to Middle Eastern leaders, both of whom have since become a focus of investigators working for special counsel Robert Mueller, a…
  
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• McCaskill defends CIA vote, says reasons are classified

  20-05-2018 05:19
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri on Saturday defended her vote against President Donald Trump's pick for CIA director but said the specific reasons were classified.
  
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• More than 25 hospitalized in NYC due to synthetic marijuana

  20-05-2018 04:55
  NEW YORK (AP) — More than 25 people have been hospitalized in New York City due to bad reactions to the synthetic marijuana known as K2.
  
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• Mayor who pulled Confederate statues honored with JFK award

  20-05-2018 04:45
  BOSTON (AP) — The former mayor of New Orleans is being honored for his leadership in removing Confederate memorials in his city.
  
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• Tulsa man dies in motorcycle crash near Keystone Lake

  20-05-2018 04:42
  Edward G. Landes, 54, was driving a 2005 Yamaha motorcycle shortly before 5:30 p.m. in White Water ORV Park when the crash occurred.
  
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• Man Dies In Dirt Bike Crash Near Keystone Dam

  20-05-2018 04:38
  
  A man is dead after crashing his dirt bike near the Keystone Dam Saturday.
  
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• Severe Weather Rips Through Osage County

  20-05-2018 04:18
  
  The town of Fairfax in Osage County is cleaning up damage from storms Friday afternoon. 
  
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• Citizens Remember Moore Tornado 5 Years Later

  20-05-2018 04:17
  
  This weekend marks five years since a devastating tornado tore through an Oklahoma community of Moore, killing two dozen people. But some are sharing remarkable stories of survival on the eve of the 2013 Moore tornado anniversary.
  
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• Dayton, GOP at still odds as Legislature presses ahead

  20-05-2018 03:57
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature careened Saturday toward a messy and potentially inconclusive ending, as Republican leaders cut away from negotiations and planned to work overnight to send Gov. Mark Dayton a package of government spending measures…
  
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• The Latest: Hawaii lava flow may cross highway within hours

  20-05-2018 03:54
  
  VOLCANO, Hawaii (AP) — The Latest on the eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano (all times local):
  
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• McCaskill defends CIA vote: Reasons classified

  20-05-2018 03:49
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri says that classified discussions she can't share publicly persuaded her to vote against the new CIA director.
  
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• Bartlesville K-9 Officer Passes Away

  20-05-2018 03:47
  
  Bartlesville Police are mourning the loss of a K-9 officer. Bartlesville Police Department announced the passing of K9 Officer Apollo Saturday saying the 9-year-old served his community faithfully throughout his career.
  
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• Guess who's coming to Windsor? Royal ceremony weds cultures

  20-05-2018 03:39
  
  BURLINGTON, New Jersey (AP) — With a gospel choir, black cellist and bishop, Oprah, Serena and Idris Elba in the audience and an African-American mother-of-the-bride, Saturday's wedding of Prince Harry to American actress Meghan Markle was a blend of the…
  
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• Sand Springs Man Confesses To Lewd Molestation

  20-05-2018 03:19
  
  A Sand Springs man is behind bars for lewd molestation. 
  
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• Police: Call leads Tulsa officers to Marvel, DC characters in east Tulsa Source: Fox23

  20-05-2018 03:17
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• The Latest: Man's condition in fatal cougar attack upgraded

  20-05-2018 03:10
  
  NORTH BEND, Wash. (AP) — The Latest on a fatal cougar attack in Washington state (all times local):
  
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• In deadly school shooting, a confession but no clear motive

  20-05-2018 03:09
  
  SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — The mother of one of the 10 people killed at a Texas high school said her daughter recently rejected the romantic advances of the 17-year-old charged in the shootings, a possible motive for the violent…
  
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• 1 dead, 1 injured in cougar attack in Washington state

  20-05-2018 03:08
  
  NORTH BEND, Wash. (AP) — One man was killed and another seriously injured when they encountered a cougar Saturday while mountain biking in Washington state, officials said.
  
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