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Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards has lessons to learn from Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
The Guam Daily Post
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MINNEAPOLIS - Since Kevin Durant won’t be sitting in the locker next to Anthony Edwards next season, he should find someone new to emulate. I have just the role model for him: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Sunday night, Gilgeous-Alexander led the...
Oklahoma County Jail Trust embarks on ‘self evaluation’ amid calls for its end
NonDoc - Oklahoma
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June 27, 2025
On Friday, members of the Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority voted unanimously to embark on a performance review process to assess the body’s long-term viability and effectiveness amid calls for it to disband and return day-to-day jail...
STAT+: Supreme Court declines to review Oklahoma law regulating PBMs
STAT - Massachusetts
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June 30, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review an appeals court ruling that struck down key parts of an Oklahoma law regulating the retail networks created by pharmacy benefit managers, a victory for the controversial middlemen in the...
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Is Elon Musk serious about starting a third political party in the US?
Firstpost
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July 1, 2025
Elon Musk is threatening to form a third political party in the United States. His outburst came as a direct response to US President Donald Trump’s massive domestic spending proposal — nicknamed the “Big Beautiful Bill” — which Musk has denounced...
Garrett Nussmeier talks 'unfinished business' at LSU and what he's doing to improve
The Advocate - Louisiana
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If Garrett Nussmeier had turned pro after his first year as LSU's starting quarterback, he would have been a fairly high pick in the NFL draft. With his potential inside a weak quarterback class, he might have even gone in the first round. But as...
Oklahoma helpline doubles free nicotine therapy to aid residents in quitting
KTUL - Oklahoma
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OKLA. — The Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline is enhancing its support for residents aiming to quit tobacco by doubling its nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) offer. Starting July 1, the Helpline will provide four weeks of free NRT, including patches,...
I'm 80 and still working. I've filed for bankruptcy twice and have only $37 in my savings account, but I feel blessed.
Business Insider
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July 1, 2025
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sandy McConnell, 80, who lives in Nevada. McConnell works as a full-time accounts receivable specialist, earning about $50,000 annually. She has $37 in savings and more than $70,000 in debt,...
Oklahoma nonprofits brace for major federal funding cuts
The Journal Record - Oklahoma
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June 27, 2025
Summary: – Nonprofits report rising demand but falling donations and grants. – Budget cuts to SNAP, Medicaid could destabilize key services. – Leaders urge public to donate, volunteer and contact Congress. Oklahoma’s nonprofit sector is anxiously...
Oklahoma Requests Soda, Candy Be Excluded From Food Stamp Purchases
Zero Hedge
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Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times, Oklahoma has become the latest state to request federal permission to exclude soft drinks and candy from the list of items that can be purchased through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
New series explores history of Boggy Creek Farm, Estrada's Cleaners, more
Austin American-Statesman - Texas
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Retired Austin city planner Jim Duncan rarely encountered a research project too convoluted for his tastes. Since he landed his first job by chance at Austin City Hall more than 60 years ago, Duncan has followed lengthy paper trails of all sorts....
Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival forced to cancel first Oklahoma show
The Oklahoman
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The Outlaw Music Festival's Oklahoma debut has been cancelled due to extreme weather damage at a prior tour stop. Severe storms in Missouri damaged equipment, making it unsafe for the Oklahoma show to proceed. Refunds will be issued to...
Oklahoma GOP leaders say open primaries are a bad idea
KGOU - Oklahoma
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June 27, 2025
As an Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling looms on whether voters will have the chance to open state primary elections to all, the state Republican Party is working to convince its members that State Question 836 is a bad deal. But political rhetoric...
ZestyAI Secures $15M Credit Facility from CIBC Innovation Banking to Support Strategic Growth
GlobalFinTechSeries
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June 30, 2025
Facility reinforces ZestyAI’s financial strength and supports the expansion of its AI-driven risk analytics platform ZestyAI, the leading provider of AI-driven risk analytics for the property and casualty insurance industry, today announced it has...
Attorneys challenge new Oklahoma business courts
High Plains Public Radio - Kansas
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June 30, 2025
A group of Oklahoma City attorneys filed a lawsuit against Gov. Kevin Stitt this week, requesting the Oklahoma Supreme Court prevent the creation of a business court system they consider unconstitutional. Petitioners Joe White and Jason Waddell,...
Win Tickets to See Six Pence None The Richer in Oklahoma City
Z94 - Oklahoma
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June 30, 2025
Six Pence None The Richer will take the stage at the Tower Theatre in Oklahoma City on Sunday, July 13, and we're giving away tickets! Six Pence None The Richer will be joined by Alex Wong. Get social with us below to enter to win! This contest...
Tsunami or Business as Usual: What Does the New Motorcycle Lemon Law Hold for Pennsylvania?
JD Supra - California
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June 30, 2025
Key Points: Effective May 18, 2025, purchasers of new motorcycles in Pennsylvania may bring Lemon Law suits. A nonconformity in a newly-purchased motorcycle must manifest “within a period of one year following the actual delivery of the motorcycle...
13 States Where Seniors Pay Low Property Taxes and Living Costs Are Below Average
AOL
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Allard1 / Getty Images/iStockphotoEven if you’ve paid off a home by retirement, many seniors have to pay ongoing property taxes. To reduce this burden, many states offer a variety of exemptions, tax freezes and tax credits that can reduce seniors’...
Jim Souhan: Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards has lessons to learn from Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
The Daily Citizen - Arkansas
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MINNEAPOLIS — Since Kevin Durant won’t be sitting in the locker next to Anthony Edwards next season, he should find someone new to emulate. I have just the role model for him: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Sunday night, Gilgeous-Alexander led the...
University of Oklahoma Celebrates Grand Opening of its 4,000-sq-ft Bioprocessing Core Facility
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News -New York
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June 30, 2025
Officials at the University of Oklahoma celebrated the he grand opening of its 4,000-sq-ft bioprocessing core facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. [Andrew Craig] The University of Oklahoma (OU) celebrated the grand opening of its 4,000-sq-ft...
Five years after tornado, residents of Oklahoma town still waiting for money back from homebuilding scam
The Frontier - Oklahoma
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Traces of the EF-4 tornado that leveled most of Steelman Estates Mobile Home Park are still visible five years later. Piles of twisted metal and broken fence posts still sit in the field just behind the last dirt and gravel road of the mobile home...