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By Elisabeth Slay The Shawnee News-Star eslay@news-star.com Please send items for the calendar to Elisabeth Slay, eslay@news-star.com and/or newsroom@news-star.com. August 9 The Westside Neighborhood Watch meeting for August 9, 2022 at St.

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Oklahoma court reinstates sentence in Castro-Huerta case OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma court has reinstated the conviction and sentence of a Tulsa man whose case led to a U.S. Supreme Court decision on criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country.

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Fragile cease-fire between Israel, Gaza militants holding GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A fragile ceasefire deal to end nearly three days of fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza held into Monday morning — a sign the latest round of violence may have abated. The flare-up was the worst fighting between Israel and Gaza militant groups since Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers fought an 11-day war last year, adding to the destruction and misery that have plagued blockaded Gaza for years.

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