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• No, the US didn’t bring back the draft. Here’s what happened

  18-06-2024 18:12 via kfor.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Social media posts claiming the United States has reinstated the draft are false, possible misinterpretations of a suggested change to the nation’s Selective Service System.The U.S. House of Representatives Friday passed a measure within the National Defense Authorization Act that would automatically enroll men 18-26 with the Selective Service System.The federal agency documents all people registered for Selective Service, many mandatorily. The agency would provide tha
  
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• You need a 6-figure down payment to have an 'affordable' mortgage in these US cities: report

  26-06-2024 20:34 via kfor.com
  
  (WFLA/NEXSTAR) — Buying a home has always been a major investment, but now for the average American, their down payment may be more money than they were expecting.An analysis from Zillow shows U.S. citizens who make the median household income, ($74,580, according to the U.S. Census Bureau), need to pay roughly a 35% down payment on their homes in hopes of sustaining a reasonable monthly mortgage payment.Zillow found the average U.S. home costs an estimated $360,000. This means if the aver
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street drifts in subdued trading around last week's records

  26-06-2024 20:33 via kfor.com
  
  Stocks drifted on Wall Street Wednesday and major indexes hovered close to the all-time highs they set last week.
  The S&P 500 index was mostly unchanged in afternoon trading. The Nasdaq composite rose 0.3% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 51 points, or 0.1% as of 2:27 p.m. Eastern.
  Roughly 70% of stocks in the S&P 500 were losing ground, but several big stocks helped cushion the fall.
  Cheerios maker General Mills fell 4.2% after reporting that revenue for its most recent quart
  
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• Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics arrests multi-state human trafficker

  26-06-2024 20:22 via kfor.com
  
  McCLAIN COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) - Authorities in McClain County confirm they have captured a man responsible for trafficking multiple victims in multiple states.The arrest is the result of an investigation by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics' Human Trafficking Unit over the past 5 months.
  Image courtesy Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotic'sOBN Spokesman Mark Woodward says OBN conducted a human trafficking recovery operation in McClain County back in February of this year. "The McClain County victim's testi
  
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• Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency alerts households to Facebook scam

  26-06-2024 20:20 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) is alerting vulnerable households of a fake Facebook page pretending to be OHFA.According to OHFA, information on the fraudulent Facebook page includes a flyer announcing the opening of a waitlist for the Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8). The scam is said to encourage residents to provide their personal information through a fraudulent link or to visit the OHFA office in person. OHFA's Housing Choice Voucher Program
  
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• Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency alerting households to Facebook scam

  26-06-2024 20:20 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) is alerting vulnerable households of a fake Facebook page pretending to be OHFA.According to OHFA, information on the fraudulent Facebook page includes a flyer announcing the opening of a waitlist for the Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8). The scam is said to encourage residents to provide their personal information through a fraudulent link or to visit the OHFA office in person. OHFA's Housing Choice Voucher Program
  
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• Judge rejects $30B Visa, Mastercard 'swipe fee' settlement

  26-06-2024 19:43 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) - A federal judge Tuesday rejected a $30 billion antitrust settlement between Visa, Mastercard and a select group of retailers that was decried by the larger industry.Visa and Mastercard, which control a combined 80 percent of the credit card network market, agreed in March to limit interchange fees they charge retailers who accept their card. As part of the preliminary agreement, which was subject to approval by the judge, the credit card giants agreed to roll back so-called swi
  
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• Biden to pardon veterans convicted under former military law banning gay sex

  26-06-2024 19:42 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) - President Biden on Wednesday will pardon thousands of former U.S. service members given military convictions over a 60-year period under a law that banned gay sex, senior administration officials confirmed.The pardon grants clemency to veterans who were convicted under the former Uniform Code of Military Justice Article 125, a law that criminalized sodomy between consenting adults from 1951 to 2013 before being rewritten by Congress. Biden's pardon will also affect p
  
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• DHS: Migrant encounters down 40% since new asylum rules took effect

  26-06-2024 19:41 via kfor.com
  
  McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Border Patrol agents have seen a 40% drop in migrant encounters on the Southwest border in the past three weeks since President Joe Biden issued new asylum orders, the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday.This is in line with reports of rising numbers of migrants living in shelters and camps south of the border in northern Mexico.Female-led engineering team works to improve migrant facilities in Reynosa
  The seven-day average is now under 2,400 enc
  
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• Temporary cooling station opened in Midwest City

  26-06-2024 19:07 via kfor.com
  
  MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (KFOR) - The City of Midwest City is aiming to keep it's residents cool during the sweltering heat with a temporary cooling location.Image courtesy Midwest City Beacon
  First reported by Midwest City Beacon, Midwest City is opening a temporary daytime cooling station open today at the Nick Harroz Community Center, 200 N. Midwest Blvd., from 12 - 8 p.m.For more information contact 405-739-1020.If you are looking to the latest cooling locations throughout the metro the OG&E
  
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• 'Ultra rare' $500 banknote from 1930s to be auctioned off

  26-06-2024 17:43 via kfor.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — An "ultra rare" $500 banknote from the 1930s is set to be auctioned off Wednesday.According to Hansons Auctioneers, the banknote was printed 90 years ago and is part of a major collection of rare USA notes uncovered in Wales.William Hayward, a coin/banknote valuer at Hansons, said the banknote is rare for a number of reasons. For starters, Hayward said just having a $500 note in your pocket in 1934 would have been extremely unusual.
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• Stillwater PD looking to identifying Boomer Lake assault suspect

  26-06-2024 17:37 via kfor.com
  
  STILLWATER, Okla. (KFOR) - The Stillwater Police Department is looking for the public's help identifying a person of interest in connection to two incidents at Boomer Lake.According to Stillwater PD, they are looking for a suspect regarding an alleged indecent exposure on June 14 and sexual assault on June 17. A sketch of the suspect was created with help from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. LOCAL NEWS: Stillwater Police searching for man accused of exposing himself at Boomer LakeBoo
  
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• Stillwater PD looking to identify Boomer Lake assault suspect

  26-06-2024 17:37 via kfor.com
  
  STILLWATER, Okla. (KFOR) - The Stillwater Police Department is looking for the public's help identifying a person of interest in connection to two incidents at Boomer Lake.According to Stillwater PD, they are looking for a suspect regarding an alleged indecent exposure on June 12 and sexual assault on June 17. A sketch of the suspect was created with help from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. LOCAL NEWS: Stillwater Police searching for man accused of exposing himself at Boomer LakeBoo
  
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• Jelly Roll returns to the Paycom Center

  26-06-2024 17:37 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Jelly Roll is returning to Oklahoma!On November 14, the artist is scheduled to return to the Paycom Center with special guests Ernest, Shaboozey, and Allie Colleen.The artist Jelly Roll is set to inspire on his tour "The Beautifully Broken Tour" after having a sold out show last September.
  Jelly Roll, is an American singer, rapper and songwriter from Antioch, Tennessee. Beginning his career in 2003, he rose to mainstream prominence following the release of his singles "Nee
  
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• Enid man arrested following investigation in computer crimes

  26-06-2024 17:37 via kfor.com
  
  ENID, Okla. (KFOR) - A 49-year-old Enid man was arrested Tuesday afternoon following a joint undercover operation between Vance Air Force Base Office of Special Investigations and Enid Police Department detectives.Chad Neal Weber, Image courtesy Enid Police Department
  Authorities confirm, Chad Neal Weber was arrested on complaints of Violation of the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act and Soliciting Sexual Contact with a Minor by use of Technology.Police say, during a subsequent Interview between Webe
  
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• 4 'marine life' bites in Virginia Beach this past week, officials confirm

  26-06-2024 16:33 via kfor.com
  
  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - There have been four confirmed "marine life" bites in Virginia Beach within the past week, the Virginia Beach Rescue Squad confirmed.According to EMS, all four people required minor first aid.The mother of one of the bite victims reached out to Nexstar's WAVY with images showing her 10-year-old daughter's injury. The girl's mother believes her daughter Vivienne was bitten by a baby sand shark last Thursday around 9:20 a.m."They really weren't that deep," said Virgini
  
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• 'I like the freedom': 90-year-old Kansas man is the world's oldest truck driver

  26-06-2024 15:18 via kfor.com
  
  PHILLIPSBURG, Kan. (KSNW) – Doyle Archer, a 90-year-old man from Kansas, was recently recognized as the world's oldest active truck driver by the Guinness Book of World Records.(KSNW)(KSNW)
  Archer started driving part-time in 1964, then went full-time in the 1970s. Eventually, he went back to his roots, working for a trucking company owned by Rick Coomes, the son of an old friend."Rick's dad, Limon Coomes, had started out; he and I were good friends back in the old days," Archer said. "Bei
  
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• Most Americans plan to watch the debate, and many see high stakes: Poll

  26-06-2024 15:12 via kfor.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Most U.S. adults plan to watch some element of Thursday's presidential debate and many think the event will be important for the campaigns of both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.Both men remain broadly unpopular as they prepare to face off for the first time since 2020, although Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, maintains a modest enthusiasm adva
  
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• A world first: Gassy cows and pigs prompt carbon tax in this country

  26-06-2024 15:12 via kfor.com
  
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark will tax livestock farmers for the greenhouse gases emitted by their cows, sheep and pigs from 2030, the first country in the world to do so as it targets a major source of methane emissions, one of the most potent gases contributing to global warming.The aim is to reduce Danish greenhouse gas emissions by 70% from 1990 levels by 2030, said Taxation Minister Jeppe Bruus.As of 2030, Danish livestock farmers will be taxed 300 kroner ($43) per ton of carbon
  
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• Firefighters battle house fire in Oklahoma City metro

  26-06-2024 14:08 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Firefighters battled a house fire Wednesday morning.Officials say crews responded to a home near NW 160th St. and May Ave. around 4:30 a.m. LOCAL NEWS: Storms leave damage across Oklahoma City metroThe house received extensive damage before firefighters could knock down the flames. It is unknown if anyone was inside or if there are any injuries.The cause of this fire is still under investigation.
  
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• Storms leave damage across Oklahoma City metro

  26-06-2024 13:47 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Tuesday night's storms left damage across the Oklahoma City metro.Storms rolled through the metro overnight with winds up to 70 mph, and even 80 mph in some areas, according to a KFOR meteorologist.4WARN WEATHER: Oklahoma City WeatherDamage has been reported in multiple areas, including the KFOR station. Power poles in the area have been blown over and some lights have been blown off of the building.
  Storm damage to KFOR news station. Image KFOR.Storm damage to KFOR news s
  
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• Oklahoma POW honored with Purple Heart 80 years after service in WWII

  26-06-2024 13:38 via kfor.com
  
  STILLWATER, Okla. (KFOR) – An Oklahoma family’s decades-long fight to get their father his military honors is finally over. Nearly 80 years after Elmer “Red” Vanover was released from a prison camp in the Philippines, he was awarded a Purple Heart for his sacrifice and service.
  His son, Tim, said it was a sense of closure for his family.Vanover made a life in Vinita. First as a farmer, then working for the turnpike. LOCAL NEWS: Oklahoma man honored with Purple Heart, 80 y
  
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• DA denies request to overturn conviction of man convicted alongside Glynn Simmons

  26-06-2024 13:28 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma County District Attorney Vicki Behenna denied a request Tuesday to exonerate and overturn the conviction of a man convicted in a 1974 Edmond murder, despite the fact courts already declaring his co-defendant innocent.Don Roberts was convicted alongside Glynn Simmons in 1975 for the 1974 killing of Carolyn Sue Rogers inside an Edmond Liquor store.Edmond Police detectives interviewed witness Belinda Brown three days after the murder; she was still in the hospi
  
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• Family endures summer heat with no AC in apartment

  26-06-2024 13:18 via kfor.com
  
  EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) — The summer heat has really been ramping up and making it even more important to stay cool and hydrated, but for one family, they don't have the option to stay cool.News 4 is looking out for a tenant at the Oxford Oaks Apartments in Edmond who has been dealing with no working AC for a month. OKLAHOMA NEWS: Local pastor disappointed after AC units were stolen from church"My oldest does have autism, so she has sensory issues," Summer Moore, tenant at Oxford Oak Apartmen
  
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• Financial sextortion schemes mostly target teenage boys: report 

  26-06-2024 07:00 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Teenage boys are the most frequent targets of financial "sextortion" schemes that are often conducted through Instagram and other social media platforms, according to a new report.The report was released jointly by technology company Thorn and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) on Monday and examined more than 15 million reports made to NCMEC’s CyberTipline from 2020 to 2023.
  It found that sextortion is on the rise, with an average of 812 reports
  
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• Actress Gena Rowlands has Alzheimer's, says filmmaker son Nick Cassavetes

  26-06-2024 06:57 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The celebrated actor and honorary Academy Award recipient Gena Rowlands is suffering from Alzheimer's disease, her son, the filmmaker Nick Cassavetes, has revealed.Cassavetes, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly published Tuesday, said Rowlands has had Alzheimer's for five years. In the 2004 film “The Notebook,” Cassavetes directed his mother, who played the older version of the character played by Rachel McAdams, as a woman with dement
  
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• Frontier Airlines offering fares under $30: Where you can fly

  26-06-2024 06:56 via kfor.com
  
  DENVER (KDVR) — Flying on a budget feels unheard of in the post-pandemic travel craze, but Frontier Airlines is making it possible, offering select flights for under $30 for a short time.The promotional offer is part of Frontier Airlines' 30th birthday celebration, the company announced Tuesday. It covers 100 routes, all of which will have one-way fares for as low as $29.
  Frontier Airlines has a list of all the origins and destinations that will be available for this promotion on its websi
  
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• Florida woman runs over boyfriend, toddler during argument: Sheriff

  26-06-2024 06:54 via kfor.com
  
  LAKE WALES, Fla. (WFLA) — A woman from Lake Wales, Florida, was charged with several crimes after she allegedly ran over her boyfriend and child Monday afternoon, according to deputies.The Polk County Sheriff's Office said Aaliyah Ross, 27, of Lake Wales got into a domestic argument with the victim, named Devon, that escalated when he threw a cinderblock onto her Toyota Corolla."It made Aaliyah even madder," Sheriff Grady Judd said.Deputies said Ross, in response, put two small children, a
  
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• WWE Hall of Famer, father of Roman Reigns dies

  26-06-2024 06:53 via kfor.com
  
  (WKBN/NEXSTAR) – A WWE Hall of Famer and the father of one of the most well-known current WWE stars has died at the age of 79. Sika Anoa’i, the father of Roman Reigns and one half of The Wild Samoans tag team, passed away on Tuesday, according to his family.A statement posted to Instagram by his nephew, Jahrus Anoa'i, reads:
  It is with profound sadness that I share the news of the passing of WWE Hall of Famer, Polaivao Leati Sika Anoa’i. He passed away peacefully on June 2
  
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• Severe storm caused damage and left many in the dark

  26-06-2024 06:53 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Severe weather swept through parts of Oklahoma Tuesday night leaving many Oklahomans without power and storm damage from strong winds and destructive hail.
  LOGAN COUNTYAccording to Emergency Management of Logan County — Down power poles and no power in Crescent and Cedar Valley.
  DEER CREEK AREA
  According to Deer Creek Fire Protection — Vehicle trapped under downed power lines between Penn and Western on 234th in NW Oklahoma County.
  Several power poles hav
  
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