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FDA APPROVES WEIGHT LOSS DRUG TO HELP REDUCE HEART PROBLEMS IN ADULTS - March 20, 2024
The FDA has recently approved a popular weight loss drug to help reduce heart problems in adults. The FDA said Semaglutide could help decrease cardiac risks among patients with underlying heart d...
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Reported Investigation of Meta Raises Questions About Illicit Drug Sales on Social Media - March 20, 2024
WASHINGTON (TND) – In the era of smartphones, drug trafficking is often done with the tap of a touchscreen. Dealers and buyers have turned to apps like Snapchat, TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram, ...
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OKLAHOMA SENATORS PASS PRELIMINARY 2025 BUDGET - March 19, 2024
The state senate has approved the preliminary state budget for 2025. The $12.3 billion figure is the first number that will spark negotiations between the Senate, House, and Governor. This is a ...
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Deadline Week - March 19, 2024
By Rep. Ken Luttrell It was a busy week at the Capitol. The House completed its third reading deadline on Thursday, March 14. We passed 422 bills and joint resolutions off the House floor before th...
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Legislative Update With Oklahoma Representative John Pfeiffer - March 19, 2024
Deadline Week - The Legislature made it through a major deadline last week. March 14 was the date by which most bills had to pass out of their chamber of origin to stay alive for the session. Ap...
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TOBY KEITH TO BE POSTHUMOUSLY INDUCTED INTO THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME - March 19, 2024
The Country Music Association announced Monday that Toby Keith will be posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame this year. Country artists John Anderson and James Burton will a...
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Stolen ‘Wizard of Oz’ Ruby Slippers Will go on an International Tour and Then be Auctioned - March 19, 2024
A pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” were returned to their owner, nearly 20 years after the iconic shoes were stolen from a museum in the late actor’s hometown. Bu...
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Oklahoma House Passes Bill Requiring Age Restriction on Social Media Accounts - March 19, 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — A bill that would put an age restriction on social media in Oklahoma passed through the House this week. House Bill 3914, authored by State Rep. Chad Caldwell would limit ...
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Additional Embezzlement Charges Filed Against Oklahoma Contractor - March 19, 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Office of the Attorney General has added four more counts of embezzlement against Oklahoma contractor Benjamin Moore in Pottawatomie County District Court. Moore was charged in...
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GENERAL THOMAS STAFFORD DIES AT 93 - March 18, 2024
Oklahoma-born NASA astronaut General Thomas Stafford passed away on Monday, according to a press release from the Stafford Air and Space Museum. Stafford was 93 years old. Stafford was born in ...