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Judge rules that Tulsa massacre lawsuit seeking reparations can proceed
The three known living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa massacre that saw a white mob murder scores of Blacks and raze much of their neighborhood can proceed with a lawsuit seeking reparations for the death and destruction, a judge in Oklahoma ruled on Monday.
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Supreme Court says eastern Oklahoma remains Native American territory
Legal authority over virtually half of Oklahoma – home to 1.8 million residents and including Tulsa, its second-largest city – was at issue.
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Oklahoma raises minimum age for buying tobacco products
Oklahoma has raised the minimum age for using tobacco products from 18 to 21 years old, aligning state law with federal law. The state law was signed Tuesday by Gov. Kevin Stitt.
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What Happened When Tulsa Paid People to Work Remotely
The first class of hand-picked remote workers moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, in exchange for $10,000 and a built-in community. The city might just be luring them to stay.
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College student nails half-court shot for free tuition
Cale Mantis, a freshman at the University of Oklahoma, was plucked from the crowd at a college basketball game to take the shot of a lifetime. He reportedly had to make a free throw, a lay-up and a three-pointer before sinking the final “money” shot, which won him a year of free tuition.
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Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $572M for fuelling Oklahoma's opioid crisis
An Oklahoma judge has found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the state's opioid drug crisis and ordered the consumer products giant to pay $572 million US to help address the problem.
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A New Building for Homeless Students in Oklahoma City
How do you incorporate the specific needs of homeless children into the design of a school? That’s the question the Oklahoma City-based nonprofit organization Positive Tomorrows asked itself when it was daydreaming about a new building that could meet the many needs of its students. Positive Tomorrows has been educating homeless kids and providing social services to families since 1989. “There is no model for this type of school,” said Gary Armbruster, principal architect and partner at MA+ Architecture, which came on the scene in 2013 to help kickstart the design process for the new school.
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A Racial Reawakening
Tulsa [Oklahoma] Struggles to Make Amends for a Massacre It Ignored for Nearly a Century. By Liz Farmer.
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Clever dog pretends to be a stray in a McDonald’s drive-thru to get free burgers
An Oklahoma pet owner disclosed her own dog’s greedy way to ingeniously get free hamburgers in a McDonald’s drive-thru. Oklahoma City’s Betsy Reyes says that her dog sneaks out from the house at night and pretends to a stray while sitting outside a McDonald’s drive-thru.
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Oklahoma Republicans pass bill requiring state officials to call abortion ‘murder’ in public statements
Oklahoma lawmakers have passed legislation that would require officials to consider abortion to be murder. The Tulsa World reported a law was passed Monday afternoon that would force any state official to defy the U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized privacy for the procedure. It was also done without any discussion or debate on the House floor.
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Corn maze honoring Oklahoma astronaut seen from space
A corn maze that has become an Oklahoma tradition around autumn is now honoring a legendary Oklahoman. P Bar Farms announced that it is honoring Oklahoma astronaut Thomas P. Stafford with their latest corn maze design. This year’s corn maze design spans across 10 acres with over 3.5 miles of twists and turns, and will include questions where you can test your space knowledge. In fact, this year’s maze was captured approximately 400 miles above the Earth from a satellite.
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Petition to get recreational marijuana vote on Oklahoma November ballot nearing signature goal
A petition that is seeking to get a vote State Question 797, which would legalize recreational marijuana, on the November 2018 ballot is nearing its goal of signatures. Green The Vote said SQ 797 has collected 104,372 signatures as of Sunday. State Question 797 seeks to allow anyone 21 years old or over "to legally possess, use, grow, process and sell marijuana and derivatives within the rules set by the Oklahoma Cannabis Commission."
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Spend 49 seconds in Tulsa and be startled
From its museums to its towering "Golden Driller" with the TULSA belt buckle, this Oklahoma city might surprise you. This video offers a quick look.
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Oklahoma has highest incarceration rate in US
Oklahoma has the highest incarceration rate in the country, according to a study by the Prison Policy Initiative. They found that our incarceration rate is 1,079 per 100,000 people. How did it happen? And why does Oklahoma have the highest incarceration ra
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We Talked To 18 Teachers In Oklahoma Calling It Quits (HBO)
Teachers in Oklahoma have been doing more with less for over a decade now: state funding for schools has decreased over 25 percent in the last 10 years, the state ranks ranks dead last in teacher pay, and almost a quarter of its school districts transitioned to a four-day school week to save money on things like electricity and janitor hours. Earlier this year, 30,000 teachers walked out of their classrooms in an effort to change on that.
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The Teachers’ Strike and the Democratic Revival in Oklahoma
A walkout mostly failed to secure more funding for schools, but it has spawned a movement of politically engaged Okies.
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Key Questions And Answers On SQ 788, Oklahoma’s Vote On Medical Marijuana
In June, Oklahomans will vote on State Question 788, a ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana, and many people are asking – how has this worked in other states?
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Fourth Annual Route 66 PatriotFest is Saturday
Patriot, veteran, classic car fan or Route 66 enthusiast — all are welcome at the fourth annual Route 66 PatriotFest on Saturday. The marquee event is a 13
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Oklahoma Man Fighting Cancer Reaches Millions With Inspirational Song
A colon cancer patient is refusing to give up hope and he's inspiring millions of others along the way with a simple song.
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Experts: Earthquakes Could Affect Oklahoma Infrastructure
Experts are looking at how Oklahoma's seismic activity impacts critical infrastructure as frequent, low-level earthquake swarms continue to pop off
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