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The University of Oklahoma is making more big changes to programs in response to Gov. Kevin Stitt’s executive order prohibiting state funding for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives — this time axing a decades-old women’s leadership program.
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Oklahoma hadn’t updated its regulations for swimming pools since Gerald Ford was president. Now, Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed a bill to bring Oklahoma’s pools into the 21st century.
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Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, has spent the last several years in legal battles with former President Trump. She has taken the stand to testify against him in a criminal trial.
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The "Man in Black," singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, and civil rights icon Daisy Bates will be honored with statues representing Arkansas, at the U.S. Capitol later this year.