A House bill inspired by frustrations with state Superintendent Ryan Walters’ leadership of the Oklahoma State Board of Education now is at risk of failing as it approaches a crucial deadline without yet passing through its assigned Senate committee.
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The Dow Jones advanced after Trump said he wouldn't fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell and on hopes of easing tensions over tariffs with China.
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The conclave to select a new pope will be sharply different from the body that chose Francis in 2013. Experts say that could make it harder to predict what the conclave will do.
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The “Lights Out Oklahoma” campaign encourages dimming or extinguishing indoor and outdoor lights at night.
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Judge demands to know if Trump administration is helping return wrongly deported Maryland man, Trump signs executive action to lower drug prices, Trump threatens to pull Harvard's tax-exempt status.