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Grim milestone: Texas set to execute 500th inmate
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas is approaching a grim milestone: It will soon execute the 500th prisoner since the death penalty resumed in the United States.Barring a reprieve, Kimberly McCarthy will...
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Power plant limits at center of Obama climate plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Taking climate change efforts into his own hands, President Barack Obama is proposing sweeping steps to limit heat-trapping pollution from coal-fired power plants and to boost...
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Alleged victims' relatives testify at Bulger trial
BOSTON (AP) — Three more relatives of people allegedly killed by James "Whitey" Bulger (BUHL'-jur) and his gang have testified in Bulger's racketeering trial.Margaret King, the widow of Tommy King,...
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State: Georgia students make gains on CRCT tests
ATLANTA (AP) — State education officials say students in Georgia's elementary and middle schools improved on most of the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests -- or CRCTs -- taken this year.The state...
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Germany probes model plane attack suspects
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities are investigating two men of Tunisian origin suspected of planning to use model airplanes for terrorist attacks, prosecutors said Tuesday, as police in Germany and...
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EU provisionally OKs Serbia membership talks
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations have provisionally agreed to open membership talks with Serbia by January at the latest, acknowledging Belgrade's efforts to improve relations with breakaway...
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Court: Child isn't required to go to Indian father
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court said Tuesday that federal law doesn't require that a Native American child be taken away from her adoptive parents and given to her biological father.The...
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94 in Alaska? Weather extremes tied to jet stream
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lately, the jet stream isn't playing by the rules. Scientists say that big river of air high above Earth that dictates much of the weather for the Northern Hemisphere has been...
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And the worst state to be a kid is...
There’s good news for the children of Mississippi. Their state is no longer the worst place to be a kid, according to Yahoo. The site reports a new set of annual rankings on children’s welfare says New...
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UPDATE: Excessive heat advisory issued in northeast Oklahoma Thursday
FROM STAFF REPORTS6:45 a.m. Northeast Oklahoma, including the Tulsa area, could have a heat index value of 110 degrees Thursday, the National Weather Service reports.Read more on NewsOK.com
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Feds postpone decision on lesser prairie chicken
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Federal wildlife officials have agreed to postpone making a final decision on whether to list the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species.The six-month...
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18 arrested in alleged synthetic marijuana operation in Oklahoma, Texas
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUSTIN, Texas — At least 18 people have been arrested in an alleged synthetic marijuana production and distribution ring operating in Texas and Oklahoma.Federal investigators say...
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Great white shark attacks kayaker: 'It was intense... just like the Discovery...
On Tuesday a Bay Area kayaker was fishing in the waters off Pacifica State Beach and found himself fighting off a shark, reports KGO. Shark attacks are extremely rare at Pacifica, but there are some...
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UPDATE: Possible hate crime under investigation in southwest Oklahoma City
FROM STAFF REPORTS7:45 a.m. Anyone with information about a possible hate crime in southwest Oklahoma City that happened at a house at 9517 SW 33 about 1:50 a.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
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Revenge possible motive in fatal shooting of Tulsa juvenile counselor
By KENDRICK MARSHALL & DYLAN GOFORTH - Tulsa WorldTulsa police have not ruled out revenge as the motive behind the fatal shooting of a Tulsa County Juvenile Bureau counselor.Wayne Bell, 48, was...
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New feature: Control your iPhone or iPad using head movements
Discovered by an anonymous tipster, iOS 7's "Accessibility" section now includes a feature that allows you to control your iPhone or iPad with left or right head movements, reports 9to5mac. We’ve...
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London ‘levitating’ magician’s secret revealed
Sad news, levitation fans: Dynamo, the magician who caused a stir in London earlier this week by appearing to levitate alongside a double-decker bus, was not, in fact, levitating, reports YAHOO. It was...
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Oklahoma man pleads guilty to killing wife
BY SHEILA STOGSDILL For The OklahomanDoyle E. Handle, 52, of Grove, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the May 23 death of Dena Davenport, 49.Read more on NewsOK.com
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'What about us?' ask same-sex couples who still can't marry in 37 states
Any way you slice it, thousands of same-sex couples across the United States were thrilled by Wednesday's Supreme Court rulings.Read more on NewsOK.com
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Bulger admonished after swearing at trial witness
BOSTON (AP) — James "Whitey" Bulger (BUHL'-jur) has been admonished by a judge at his racketeering trial after a prosecutor reported that Bulger used an expletive when calling a witness testifying...
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