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• Lactaid Milk sold in 27 states recalled

  20-09-2024 23:55 via kfor.com
  
  (WHTM) — A popular milk alternative for those with dairy sensitivity and lactose intolerance is being recalled in more than two dozen states. HP Hood LLC is recalling multiple units of its 96-ounce Lactaid Milk containers because the product may contain trace amounts of almond, which is not listed on the label.Those with an allergy or sensitivity to almonds may experience a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction. No illnesses have been reported to date. GM recalling more than 449,00
  
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• FDA approves first self-administered flu vaccine

  20-09-2024 23:53 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday it has approved the first flu vaccine that can be self-administered, with this version being a nasal spray as opposed to an injection.The vaccine FluMist, manufactured by MedImmune, which was acquired by AstraZeneca in 2007, was first approved by the FDA in 2003 for individuals between five and 49 years of age. Its approval has since been expanded to include children as young as two years old.With the FDA's announcement F
  
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• Drinking this much coffee each day tied to lower risk of heart, metabolic disease

  20-09-2024 23:50 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – That first cup of coffee feels life-giving in the morning, and a new study suggests that it just may be.Research published Tuesday in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism found that drinking moderate amounts of coffee or tea was associated with a lower risk of developing cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CM).The condition consists of two or more of the following: diabetes, stroke and coronary heart disease.Lead co-author Chaofu Ke, an associate professor of epid
  
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• Columbine survivor left with $72K medical helicopter bill after insurance refuses to pay

  20-09-2024 23:44 via kfor.com
  
  WALDEN, Colo. (KDVR) — A Columbine High School shooting survivor who was left with thousands of dollars in bills from a 2020 medical helicopter flight is describing it as injustice.It’s been 25 years since the tragedy at Columbine, when 13 people — 12 students and a teacher — died after two armed teenage boys went on a killing spree at the suburban Denver school. But for survivors like Joey Blom, the trauma is daily."That’s where I got PTSD from because I was there,
  
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• Science Museum Oklahoma opens new planetarium

  20-09-2024 23:39 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Oklahoma City is now home to the highest caliber planetarium in the country. “As Oklahomans, we don't just do it halfway. We go all in,” said  Sherry Marshall, Science Museum Oklahoma President.  GOOD NEWS!: Warden, inmates work together to turn unused space into barbershopAfter two decades of planning and two years of construction, the Loves Planetarium at Science Museum Oklahoma opened to the public on Friday. 
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• Fans and ESPN's College Gameday get ready for OU's first SEC game

  20-09-2024 23:30 via kfor.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) — ESPN's College Gameday show is set up and starts at 8:00 am in the South Oval on the OU Campus. Sooner and Volunteer fans are also setting up their tailgates and campers getting ready for the OU's SEC opener."Oh, I think they're going to be really revved up," said Rece Davis, with College Gameday.
  Saturday is a big day in Norman."We've entered into a new era of OU football," said Randy Wilson, an OU fan.The Wilson family is already preparing on Friday morning, settin
  
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• WATCH: New video released after alleged carjacking leads to fiery crash, chase in NW OKC

  20-09-2024 23:06 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma City Police have released new body cam and dash cam footage showing the moments after an alleged carjacking lead to a fiery crash in May.In the video, the car can be seen speeding through the intersection of NW 16th Street and MacArthur Boulevard before flipping over and catching fire.ORIGINAL STORY: Two arrested after alleged carjacking ends in crashOne suspect can be seen getting out of the car, quickly jumping onto the roof of a nearby carport, and climbi
  
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• Cleveland Co. Sheriff requests OSBI investigation into K-9 death

  20-09-2024 22:41 via kfor.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) — The Cleveland County Sheriff's Office says Sheriff Chris Amason has requested an investigation from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation into the death of K-9 Dolar.Cleveland County Sheriff K9 Dolar, Image courtesy Cleveland Co. Sheriff OfficeDolar was reportedly found dead inside a CCSO unit assigned to his handler during training. The deputy has been placed on administrative leave as the investigation continues. Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office K-9 die
  
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• Thousands of federal firefighters' face pay cut

  20-09-2024 22:31 via kfor.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Federal firefighters could see a loss in pay, unless Congress acts soon, as the Government Accountability Office reports record breaking wildfires and total acres burned in the U.S. have doubled over the past 20 years.“Wildland firefighters are slated to receive upwards of a 40% pay cut,” said Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo.).Neguse’s district has seen several wildfires, and he’s fought for pay increases for federal firefighters. The Biden administration r
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street closes its record-setting week mixed as FedEx slumps and Nike jumps

  20-09-2024 22:28 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A record-setting week for Wall Street closed on a quieter note Friday, as U.S. stocks drifted around the highs they hit during a worldwide rally the day before.The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% from its record, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, meanwhile, added 38 points, or 0.1%, to its all-time high.
  FedEx dragged on the market with a drop of 15.2% after its profit and revenue for the latest quarter fell short of analysts’ expectations
  
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• GM recalling more than 449,000 SUVs, pickups. These models are impacted

  20-09-2024 22:08 via kfor.com
  
  General Motors is recalling more than 449,000 of its SUVs and pickup trucks because the electronic brake control module software may fail to display a warning light when a loss of brake fluid takes place.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday that the recall includes certain 2023-2024 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESVs, 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2023-2024 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban 1500, 2023 GMC Sierra 1500, 2023-2024 GMC Yukon and Yukon XL models.The agency said
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street closes out a record-setting week on a quiet note

  20-09-2024 22:05 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A record-setting week for Wall Street closed on a quieter note. U.S. stocks mostly pulled back from their highs hit during a worldwide rally the day before, even as the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up to another record. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% Friday, but it still had its fifth winning week in the last six. The Dow eked out a gain of 0.1%. The Nasdaq composite fell 0.4%. FedEx sank after its profit and revenue for the latest quarter fell short of expectations. Nike
  
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• House awards Billie Jean King Congressional Gold Medal in history-making vote

  20-09-2024 22:04 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) – The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to award a Congressional Gold Medal to tennis legend and equal rights advocate Billie Jean King, bestowing the nation’s highest civilian honor on a female individual athlete for the first time.Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) introduced the bill to recognize King last September on the 50th anniversary of the tennis Hall of Famer’s 1973 victory over Bobby Riggs
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street edges back from its records as FedEx slumps

  20-09-2024 21:03 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A record-setting week for Wall Street is closing on a quieter note Friday, and U.S. stocks are pulling back from their highs hit during a worldwide rally the day before.The S&P 500 was down 0.5% in late trading, though it's still on track for a fifth winning week in the last six. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shaved 71 points, or 0.2%, off its all-time high, which it likewise set the day before. The Nasdaq composite was 0.6% lower, as of 2:45 p.m. Eastern time.
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• Kentucky trooper: Argument preceded judge's courthouse shooting death

  20-09-2024 20:51 via kfor.com
  
  WHITESBURG, Ky. (WJHL) — Blue lights flashed in the background Thursday night as a Kentucky state trooper gave reporters details that state police had pieced together about a judge’s courthouse shooting death — allegedly by the county’s sheriff."We know that it was an argument between the two … but what exactly transpired prior to the shots being fired, that's still something we're trying to get answers to," Kentucky State Trooper Matt Gayheart said.District Judge
  
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• Ohio pastor who urged on Jan. 6 mob with bullhorn sentenced to prison

  20-09-2024 20:49 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) -- An Ohio pastor who authorities say used a bullhorn to incite the Jan. 6, 2021, mob at the U.S. Capitol was sentenced Thursday after being found guilty of multiple offenses.William Dunfee, 59, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison and three years of supervised release, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ), which added that he was ordered to pay a $10,000 fine and $2,000 restitution."His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congres
  
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• Country star Lainey Wilson reveals she was spit on during concert: 'There’s some mean people in the world'

  20-09-2024 20:44 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – It’s not unheard of for concertgoers to toss flowers or even their undergarments on the stage for their favorite performer. But when someone spits at the singer? That sends a different message entirely.Country artist Lainey Wilson, the Country Music Association’s most recent recipient of the Entertainer of the Year award, revealed during a recent appearance on “Taste of Country Nights” that an attendee at one of her 2023 concerts pulled an especially gro
  
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• OKC ranks among least rude cities in the U.S., according to a 2024 survey

  20-09-2024 20:19 via kfor.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA/NEXSTAR) – When you think of America's least friendly cities, which places come to mind?A recent survey from Preply.com has revealed Miami, Florida, to be the "rudest" city in the U.S. based on responses from participants in 46 of America's largest cities. Preply.com, a language learning resource, had conducted the survey once before in 2022, though Miami wasn't among the 30 cities studied in the previous report."Lack of awareness in public, loudness in shared places, and
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street hovers around records as FedEx slumps

  20-09-2024 20:02 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks on Friday are hovering around the records they set the day before during a worldwide rally.The S&P 500 was 0.2% lower in afternoon trading but still on track for its fifth winning week in the last six. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 76 points, or 0.2%, after it likewise set an all-time high the day before. The Nasdaq composite was 0.3% lower, as of 1:54 p.m. Eastern time.
  FedEx dragged on the market with a drop of 13.5% after its profit and revenue
  
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• Metro Tech offers CDL Truck Driving Training classes

  20-09-2024 20:01 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Metro Tech in Oklahoma City is boasting a new training program geared for individuals seeking to obtain a Commercial Driver's License (CDL).Metro Tech leaders say, the program is one of 14 other CareerTech entities partnering with Central Tech's Driving Training (TDT) program that continues to grow substantially statewide with a 99% placement rate.Other Headlines
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• Bureau of Land Management offers opportunity to secure wild horses and burros

  20-09-2024 20:00 via kfor.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is hosting a two-day wild horse and burro purchasing or adoption event to include offering up to $1,000
  dollars to adopt an untrained animal on October 4.According to BLM, the goal of the event is provide every horse and burro a safe home with an incentive for every animal in Idabel.Previously in July 2021, BLM leaders says, steps were taken to secure animals through its Adoption Incentive Program while maintaining its management goals.
  
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• Former Poteau High School head football coach under investigation by Oklahoma State Board of Education

  20-09-2024 18:02 via kfor.com
  
  POTEAU, Okla. (KNWA/KFTA) — A sudden and surprise resignation by an Oklahoma high school football coach is now under investigation by the state's board of education.Poteau High School head football coach Greg Werner, who resigned just days before the season started, is being investigated by the Oklahoma State Board of Education.In late August, Werner suddenly quit and left the school.In the days following his departure Poteau, Public Schools Superintendent Scott Kempenich would not say why
  
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• VIDEO: OHP troopers stop wrong-way driver on I-35

  20-09-2024 17:56 via kfor.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) - The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has released video of two troopers working together to stop a wrong-way driver on September 8.According to OHP, Lieutenants Aaron Nickell and Eric Foster were traveling on I-35 near Norman just after midnight when they received a call about a driver traveling northbound on the inside shoulder of the southbound lanes.LOCAL NEWS: Family’s Ring doorbell catches suspected criminalOfficials say the driver traveled at least six miles, all the wa
  
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• Warden, inmates work together to turn unused space into barbershop

  20-09-2024 17:35 via kfor.com
  
  BOLEY, Okla. (KFOR) - The warden and a group of inmates at John H. Lilley Correctional Center (JLCC) have worked together to created a new space for barber services.According to Oklahoma Department of Corrections, a group of inmates transformed the previously unused space and turned it into a more functional shop for their peers. GOOD NEWS!: Norman Regional donates defibrillator after coach survives cardiac arrest
  JLCC warden and inmates create new barbershop. Image courtesy ODOC.JLCC warden and
  
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• PHOTOS: 9-foot alligator found 'stalking' dog walkers in Florida, officials say

  20-09-2024 17:19 via kfor.com
  
  STUART, Fla. (WFLA) — A 9-foot alligator was captured after deputies said they found the animal "stalking" dog walkers in a Florida community.The gator initially caused concern days earlier when neighbors spotted the reptile crossing from the riverside to the beachside of Sailfish Point in Stuart, Florida, and concealing itself near a dog walking area.On Wednesday, the gator returned to the beachside and moved into the lanai of a condominium, hiding in a patch of sea grapes. Are these inva
  
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• Huge penguin chick 'Pesto' a social media heavyweight

  20-09-2024 17:18 via kfor.com
  
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian aquarium.Weighing 22 kilograms (49 pounds) at 9 months old, Pesto is the heaviest penguin chick the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium has ever had, its education supervisor Jacinta Early said on Friday.By contrast, his doting parents, Hudson and Tango weigh 11 kilograms (24 pounds) each.I
  
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• Are these invasive stink bugs trying to get in your home? Here's what you can do

  20-09-2024 17:17 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — After a record-breaking hot summer and a hotter-than-average fall, cooler weather is finally on the horizon. Unfortunately, the cooling temperatures may encourage a smelly, invasive pest to find its way into your home.You may have already seen the aptly-named brown marmorated stink bug, a native of East Asia, climbing on your windows, doors, siding, and more as it searches for a wintering spot.
  The first stink bugs in the U.S. were reported in Pennsylvania in the late 1990s. Si
  
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• Hurricane season heating up with likely Gulf storm

  20-09-2024 15:08 via kfor.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — By most measures, the summer of 2024 has been a lackluster hurricane season especially when you compare it to what was expected — a hyperactive season. But there are signs that things are about to pick up.First, the models have a strong signal for a storm in the Gulf of Mexico next week. The latest American model pictured below at the end of next week is the furthest east and strongest solution.(WFLA)Secondly, a zone of rising air currently traversing the Pacific
  
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• Coast Guard inquiry into the Titan implosion resumes with new witness, OceanGate competitor

  20-09-2024 15:02 via kfor.com
  
  NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Friday's Titan Marine Board of Investigation public hearing will feature a newly added witness, according to a late-night post from the Coast Guard.For day four, Former OceanGate Mission Specialist Fred Hagen, University of Washington Applied Physics Lab employee Dave Dyer, Triton Submarines employee Patrick Lahey, and Former OceanGate Contractor Antonella Wilby are on the schedule.Thursday featured emotional testimony from a former OceanGate dive passenger
  
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• Firefighters respond to apartment fire in Oklahoma City metro

  20-09-2024 13:46 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Crews responded to a fire at an apartment complex Friday morning.According to the Oklahoma City Fire Department, firefighters responded to the complex near Tinker Diagonal St. and El Reno Ave. around 2 a.m. LOCAL NEWS: Edmond neighbors frustrated over months-long water leaksUpon arrival, crews found flames coming from the roof of a maintenance building. The fire was quickly put out and no injuries have been reported.The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
  
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• One killed after severe storm hits Pawnee County

  20-09-2024 13:33 via kfor.com
  
  PAWNEE COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) - One person was killed after severe storms rolled through Oklahoma Thursday night.According to the Pawnee County Sheriff's Office, the victim was found near Pawnee Lake.
  The city of Pawnee says there is significant damage and asks that residents stay indoors while emergency crews are working in the area.Officials say multiple roads are closed and some powerlines are down. Pawnee Public Schools has canceled classes for Friday, September 20.There is also a shelter set
  
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• Family's Ring doorbell catches suspected criminal

  20-09-2024 13:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — An Oklahoma City woman says her own doorbell camera caught a man accused of using a spare set of keys to get inside of her home, before stealing her SUV.The incident happened in a Southwest Oklahoma City neighborhood September 6, according to an affidavit. LOCAL NEWS: Stillwater PD say there have been over 100 car burglaries just this yearDocuments say, police arrested Francisco Mejia after getting a call in the early hours of the morning that he had entered the vict
  
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• Childcare providers alarmed over proposed DHS cuts

  20-09-2024 13:25 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma childcare providers warn that families could soon find themselves with much fewer affordable childcare options if an emergency policy, proposed by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, is approved.If signed by Governor Stitt, an emergency policy change proposed last week by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) would result in 15% fewer Oklahoma families qualifying for childcare subsides. LOCAL NEWS: Loss of ARPA funds could ‘hurt&rsqu
  
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• Cleveland County Sheriff's Office K-9 dies unexpectedly

  20-09-2024 13:20 via kfor.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) — A K-9 deputy has suddenly passed away and an investigation is now underway.The Cleveland County Sheriff's Office says K-9 Dolar died unexpectedly Thursday while at a training session. LOCAL NEWS: Cleveland Co. Commissioners seek answers after recent jail deaths ignite concernsVideo of K-9 Dolar that was taken when he first arrived on duty four years ago. Deputies say he was a great canine and a better friend."When it's time to work he's always ready to work," a deput
  
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• Nearly 138,000 beds recalled after reports of breaking or collapsing during use

  20-09-2024 13:05 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 138,000 platform beds sold at major retailers including Amazon and Walmart are being recalled across the U.S. and Canada because they can collapse, posing fall and injury risks.This photo provided by the Consumer Product Safety Commission shows a Lucid Platform Bed with an upholstered square tufted headboard that is being recalled across the U.S. and Canada, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024,because they can break during use. (Consumer Product Safety Commission via AP)Utah-ba
  
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• Kentucky sheriff charged in killing of judge at courthouse

  20-09-2024 03:09 via kfor.com
  
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed in his courthouse chambers Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged with murder, police said.
  The preliminary investigation indicates Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times following an argument inside the courthouse, according to Kentucky State Police. Mullins, who held the judgeship for 15 years, died at the scene, and Stines surrendered without incident
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• North Carolina gov. candidate Mark Robinson responds to bombshell CNN report

  20-09-2024 03:05 via kfor.com
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) is facing pressure from within the Republican Party to suspend his campaign for governor. The pressure began in anticipation of a story that would expose a series of controversial comments made by Robinson on a pornographic website.The comments, which were reported first by CNN, were posted prior to Robinson's time in politics to a website called "Nude Africa." As the report shows, the comments were lewd and sexual in nature and included a
  
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• Amazon raising pay, offering free Prime to warehouse workers

  20-09-2024 02:58 via kfor.com
  
  (NewsNation) —  The people who fill boxes with Amazon purchases, as well as the people who deliver those boxes, are getting raises and some extra perks.Amazon said the $1.50 an hour pay hikes will bring the average base pay for warehouse workers and delivery drivers to more than $22 an hour. Amazon is also kicking in free Prime memberships, valued at $139 a year.“I’m proud to say that this year is our biggest ever investment in our team,” said Udit Madan, vice presid
  
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• New Mexico's governor blasts Texas for placing razor wire on border between their states

  20-09-2024 02:56 via kfor.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is not happy that the Texas National Guard has been installing razor wire along the Rio Grande river - facing her state.Nexstar's KTSM captured video showing troops putting up concertina wire and fencing on the riverbank in the El Paso, Texas, area Tuesday afternoon. The expansion came three days after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott posted on X that the state would triple its razor wire border barriers to "deny illegal entry into
  
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• Python attacks Thai woman in her kitchen, squeezes her for 2 hours: 'It only tightened'

  20-09-2024 02:53 via kfor.com
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — A 64-year-old woman was preparing to do her evening dishes at her home outside Bangkok when she felt a sharp pain in her thigh and looked down to see a huge python taking hold of her.“I was about to scoop some water and when I sat down it bit me immediately,” Arom Arunroj told Thailand's Thairath newspaper. “When I looked I saw the snake wrapping around me.”The four-to-five-meter-long (13-to-16-foot-long) python coiled itself around her torso, squeezi
  
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• Child care costs more than rent across 100 largest US metros

  20-09-2024 02:51 via kfor.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Sending two kids to day care is about 40% more expensive than rent across the nation's 100 largest metros, according to a new LendingTree study.The analysis determined that the average monthly cost of full-time center-based child care for an infant and a 4-year-old is $2,182. That's 39.4% higher than the average rent for a two-bedroom unit, which is $1,566.In some cities, families can expect to pay more than double the average rent for child care.Springfield, Massa
  
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• Sheriff charged after allegedly shooting Kentucky judge to death in courthouse

  20-09-2024 02:49 via kfor.com
  
  LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WJHL) — A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed at the local courthouse on Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged in the shocking slaying, police said.The governor said the judge was fatally shot in his chambers. The preliminary investigation indicates that the sheriff shot District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, following an argument inside the courthouse, police said.Photo: District Judge Kevin Mullins, courtesy of the Letcher County government.
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• Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani makes history with 50 homers, 50 stolen bases

  20-09-2024 02:49 via kfor.com
  
  (KTLA) – Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani has done something no major leaguer has ever done before: hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a single season.It came in a game in which he went six for six at the plate, hit three home runs, two doubles and a single — and stole two bases. It was also the first 10-RBI game in Dodgers history.On Thursday, in the Dodgers' matchup with the Miami Marlins at LoanDepot Park in South Florida, Ohtani hit his 49th, 50th and 51st home run
  
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• Kentucky sheriff charged in slaying of judge at courthouse

  20-09-2024 02:20 via kfor.com
  
  WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed at the local courthouse on Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged in the shocking slaying, police said.
  The governor said the judge was fatally shot in his chambers. The preliminary investigation indicates that the sheriff shot Mullins following an argument inside the courthouse, police said.
  District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, was hit multiple times in the shooting, Kentucky State Police said. The judge was p
  
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• Ninnekah shocked after $7.5 million settlement

  20-09-2024 02:07 via kfor.com
  
  NINNEKAH, Okla. (KFOR)— Another settlement and another Oklahoma rural community are struggling to figure out how to pay, this time in Ninnekah.
  A judge in federal court ruled that Ninnekah School District would have to pay $7.5 million after a settlement was reached with several victims.
  The case stemmed from Ronald Akins, a former long-time girls basketball coach who was arrested years ago for grooming and sexual assault. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Ninnekah Public Schools reach settlement in sexu
  
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• Ninnekah School District shocked after $7.5 million settlement

  20-09-2024 02:07 via kfor.com
  
  NINNEKAH, Okla. (KFOR)— Another settlement and another Oklahoma rural community are struggling to figure out how to pay, this time in Ninnekah.
  A judge in federal court ruled that Ninnekah School District would have to pay $7.5 million after a settlement was reached with several victims.
  The case stemmed from Ronald Akins, a former long-time girls basketball coach who was arrested years ago for grooming and sexual assault. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Ninnekah Public Schools reach settlement in sexu
  
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• What's happening in OKC Sept. 20-22, 2024

  20-09-2024 01:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Oklahomans looking for something to do alongside your family, loved ones and friends…look no further! Oklahoma City has a weekend of ideas for your taste buds and activities to match your energy.First reported in Metro Magazine here are a list of activities sure to capture your heart and make memories. Best of all...they are FREE!Friday Night Bites at Moore’s Central ParkImage courtesy City of MooreDate: September 20, 2024 *ONLY
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• Edmond neighbors frustrated over months-long water leaks

  20-09-2024 01:30 via kfor.com
  
  EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) — Water is leaking down multiple streets in one Edmond neighborhood, with algae now growing and bugs flying around. Neighbors said it's been going on for months and they just want it fixed."We've just been dealing with water bubbling out of the ground for the last several weeks," said Paige Conner who's concerned. LOCAL NEWS: City of Edmond receives funding for mental health initiatives"It's been throughout the whole neighborhood," said Carlotta Malony, who's a neighbo
  
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• Campus buzzing as OU’s first SEC match-up draws closer

  20-09-2024 01:30 via kfor.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) — Campus is buzzing down in Norman, Oklahoma with OU’s first SEC match-up just days away.
  Gameday is getting set up and on Thursday, Blake Shelton was announced as the guest picker.
  News 4 spoke to some students about their excitement as the most anticipated game at Owen Field in years draws closer.The national spotlight will soon be shining on Norman, Oklahoma."The energy is so big on campus, It's just so exciting,” student Katelyn Austin said."It's like t
  
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• LinkedIn is using your data to train its AI. Here's how to opt out

  20-09-2024 01:04 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — LinkedIn confirmed that it is using personal user data to train its artificial intelligence models after being accused of opting members in without properly notifying them.The Microsoft-owned company announced in a blog post on Wednesday that it recently updated its privacy policy to clarify how it uses personal data to train its AI-powered tools, which can generate writing suggestions and post recommendations.
  When members use the professional networking platform, it collects
  
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