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Blue Cross extends 'Obamacare' deadline
Jaclyn CosgroveBlue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma has extended its deadline to pay for coverage for customers who bought private insurance plans through the federal insurance marketplace.Read more on...
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Is Durant more valuable than LeBron? At least one man thinks so
Someone is picking Kevin Durant as the NBA's Most Valuable Player ... so far. ESPN NBA Insider Tom Haberstroh joined the program "Numbers Never Lie" to explain why Durant has been a more valuable...
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Caretaker hurt trying to save group home residents
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The caretaker at a California group home for developmentally disabled adults that burned to the ground Wednesday tried to beat back the flames with a blanket before dragging...
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Utah decision spurs arguments in Oklahoma same-sex marriage case
BY CHRIS CASTEEL ccasteel@opubco.comWASHINGTON — The decision by a federal judge in Utah to strike down that state's ban on same-sex marriage has prompted new legal arguments in the challenge to...
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Confusion resonates for same-sex Utah couples
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Michael Mathie proposed to his partner Tyler McCraley on Christmas and obtained a marriage license the next day.Read more on NewsOK.com
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Judge mad over tweet in California officers' trial
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday interrupted closing arguments in the trial of two police officers accused of killing a homeless man to angrily threaten jail time for whoever posted a...
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Upgrades planned at Oklahoma City bombing memorial
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum unveiled plans on Wednesday for a new $7 million project that will upgrade the museum and add new exhibits and remembrances about...
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Authorities: Okla. man suffocated with underwear
McLOUD, Okla. (AP) — A 33-year-old man in Oklahoma allegedly killed his stepfather after a fight over the holidays by yanking underwear up the stepfather's back and over his head so that the waistband...
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Passenger dies in Okmulgee County wreck
FROM STAFF REPORTSOKMULGEE— A man died Wednesday afternoon in a two-vehicle wreck in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers said.Clayton L. Smith, 18, of Morris, was declared dead at the...
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Brain dead teen gets feeding, breathing tubes
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A 13-year-old California girl who was declared brain dead after suffering complications from sleep apnea surgery has been given the feeding and breathing tubes that her family...
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Motion picture academy to honor film lab employees
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The motion picture academy is honoring employees of film laboratories with an honorary Oscar.The move by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences comes at a time when the...
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Gang targeted in San Diego sex trafficking charges
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Seventeen people were arrested Wednesday in California, Arizona and New Jersey under an indictment that accuses a San Diego-based street gang of running a vast prostitution ring.The...
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Smoke cloud covers Chile's capital after fires
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Smoke from dozens of nearby forest fires blanketed the Chilean capital on Wednesday, leading authorities to issue a health alert.The fast-spreading fires reached a peak over the...
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Filipinos jam capital for huge Catholic parade
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Filipino Catholics began a raucous religious procession in Manila Thursday to honor a centuries-old black statue of Jesus Christ in an annual event...
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Solar energy to power iconic Vegas welcome sign
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Officials in Las Vegas are harnessing the power of the sun to light the city's iconic welcome sign.Elected officials and project leaders flipped a switch Wednesday linking solar panels...
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Authorities in NY sue Novartis in kickback scheme
NEW YORK (AP) — Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. paid kickbacks to a specialty pharmacy in exchange for recommending refills of a blood transfusion drug it produces, according to an amended complaint...
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W.Va. Gov. Tomblin touts tax cuts, new plants
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Oklahoman given 'atomic wedgie' died from asphyxiation, trauma to head
BY ROBERT MEDLEY rmedley@opubco.comMcLOUD— Authorities have arrested a man in the bizarre killing of his stepfather, who was found with his own underwear stretched around his head and neck.Read more on...
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Giffords completes skydive on shooting anniversary
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Gabrielle Giffords marked the three-year anniversary of an attack that left her severely wounded and forced her to resign from Congress by skydiving Wednesday in a feat that...
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Group uses 'brain dead' teen as fundraising tool
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An advocacy group is facing sharp criticism for trying to raise money using the case of a 13-year-old California girl who was declared brain dead.Consumer Watchdog's recent...
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