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12/01/2022

Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter Christine McVie dies at 79

Christine McVie, the British-born Fleetwood Mac vocalist, songwriter and keyboard player whose cool, soulful contralto helped define such classics as "You Make Loving Fun," "Everywhere" and "Don't Stop," died Wednesday at age 79.

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The British-born vocalist, songwriter and keyboard player whose cool, soulful contralto helped define such classics as "You Make Loving Fun," "Everywhere" and "Don't Stop," died Wednesday.

12/01/2022

Why didn't red flag laws prevent the Colorado Club Q shooting?

Colorado is one of the 19 states with this red flag law in place. So why wasn’t it used to potentially prevent the Colorado club shooting that left five people dead?

Despite being in place in 19 states, red flag laws are barely used to remove weapons from individuals that have the potential to harm themselves or others.

12/01/2022

Avast! This Oklahoma State professor studies pirates

In this episode of OSU Research Matters, a bi-weekly look inside the work of Oklahoma State University faculty, staff, and students, Meghan Robinson speaks with Dr. Richard Frohock to learn more about the impact pirates had on 18th Century literature.

OSU professor Dr. Richard Frohock speaks about the impact pirates had on 18th Century literature.

12/01/2022

Citing risk to endangered whales, Whole Foods hits pause on Maine lobster — for now

Whole Foods will temporarily stop buying Maine lobster for its stores nationwide in a move that's drawing praise from environmentalists and anger from local politicians and industry.

Two seafood monitoring groups downgraded Maine lobster's sustainability ratings, prompting Whole Foods to pause purchases. Here's how environmental groups and state leaders are reacting.

12/01/2022

How social media affects the ways two Tulsa teenagers get their news

Nathalie Valero and Elodie Musungayi are Tulsa teenagers who spoke about how social media is amplifying youth voices and how it impacts mental health for them and their peers.

StateImpact is on a listening tour with Oklahoma’s youth. And we’ve brought along our microphones.

12/01/2022

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes convicted of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 trial

Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right Oath Keepers, has been found guilty of seditious conspiracy and other offenses in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

A federal jury found the Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and one other defendant guilty of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

12/01/2022

Twitter will no longer enforce its COVID misinformation policy

Public health experts and social media researchers are concerned that the change could have serious consequences if it discourages vaccination and other efforts to combat the still-spreading virus.

12/01/2022

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12/01/2022

NPR to impose near-freeze on hiring but avoids layoffs as budget cuts loom

NPR will need to cut at least $10 million from the current fiscal year ending next September 30, the network's chief executive, John Lansing, announced Wednesday, due to a sharp drop in revenue from sponsors.

NPR is freezing hiring and tightening its belt in other ways in anticipation of a $20 million shortfall in financial sponsorships this fiscal year.

12/01/2022

A member of the Buckingham Palace household resigns after racial comments

An honorary member of the Buckingham Palace household has resigned after repeatedly asking a Black woman who runs a charity for survivors of domestic abuse what country she "came from,'' despite her insistence she was a British national.

An honorary member of the royal household has resigned after repeatedly asking a Black woman who runs a charity for survivors of domestic abuse what country she came from.

12/01/2022

Congress votes in favor of a measure that forces rail unions to accept a contract

Congress voted in favor of a measure that forces rail unions to accept a contract negotiated in September and makes a rail worker strike illegal.

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Congress voted in favor of a measure that forces rail unions to accept a contract negotiated in September and makes a rail worker strike illegal.

11/30/2022

Republican leaders denounce Trump's dinner with white nationalist Nick Fuentes

House and Senate Republicans are speaking out against former President Donald Trump's dinner last week with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, and white nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters that anyone meeting with people advocating that point of view "are highly unlikely to ever be elected president of the United States."

11/30/2022

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries elected as leader of the House Democrats

The House Democratic Caucus has elected Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. to lead their caucus.

As House minority leader, Jeffries will become the first Black person to lead a major political party in Congress.

Jeffries will replace Rep. Nancy Pelosi as the top elected Democratic leader. He represents a generational shift and faces challenges in a GOP House in January.

11/30/2022

'Focus: Black Oklahoma': misinformation, DJ LiTEBRiTE, Cherokee Freedmen history

On the new episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma: misinformation, DJ LiTEBRiTE, Cherokee Freedmen history

This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features reports on a Tulsa company supporting political candidates who push misinformation, a museum exhibit exploring the history of Cherokee Freedmen and the rural beginnings of DJ LiTEBRiTE.

11/30/2022

Advocacy and empowerment: how one Oklahoma woman is managing her diabetes diagnosis

Advocacy and empowerment: how one Oklahoma woman managed her diabetes diagnosis

Oklahoma ranks fifth in the nation for deaths due to diabetes, and Native people are three times as likely to be diagnosed with the disease than their non-Native peers. One woman in Oklahoma City is determined not to let the disease get in the way of her activism.

11/30/2022

Everyone hates a boring party. Here's how to kick things up a notch

Have you ever thought about hosting a construction site-themed Christmas party (complete with wreaths decorated with toy trucks and tools)? Or a totally '80s-inspired ski weekend, where guests hit the slopes in retro gear?

Hosting a holiday party? NPR's audience shares their best untraditional party ideas and themes — and their strategies to make the experience truly epic.

11/30/2022

Here's how this year's drought has battered the Midwest — and what it might mean for next year

From deadly wildfires to choking dust storms to decimated crop harvests, this year’s drought has left its mark across the country. | via Harvest Public Media

From deadly wildfires to choking dust storms to decimated crop harvests, this year’s drought has left its mark across the country. For the hardest hit areas, such as the Great Plains, recovering from the far-reaching impacts of this historically dry year won’t be easy.

11/30/2022

Oklahoma country singer Jake Flint was married on Saturday, and died a few hours later

Oklahoma country singer Jake Flint died Sunday, hours after getting married, according to The Oklahoman.

Jake Flint married his wife Brenda on Saturday and died in his sleep a few hours later on Sunday morning, according to news reports.

11/30/2022

U.S. beats Iran 1-0 in a must-win World Cup match

The U.S. beat Iran, 1-0, in a widely watched match at the Qatar World Cup, keeping the American team's dreams of redemption alive.

The U.S. had to beat Iran to advance in the World Cup. Iran had to just tie in order to move on. The U.S. will go up against the Netherlands in the Round of 16.

11/30/2022

Oklahoma lawmaker aims to restore oversight to state tourism commission in wake of scandal

Senate Bill 4 would rescind the Governor’s authority to hire the leader of Oklahoma’s Tourism and Recreation Department. Xcaret Nuñez reports.

Senate Bill 4 would rescind the Governor’s authority to hire the leader of Oklahoma’s Tourism and Recreation Department.

11/30/2022

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11/30/2022

KOSU's 2022 New Member December

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11/30/2022

China's lockdown protests and rising COVID leave Xi Jinping with '2 bad options'

China's lockdown protests and rising COVID leave Xi Jinping with '2 bad options'

Extraordinary street protests in some Chinese cities and campuses over the weekend put Xi Jinping's controversial approach to the pandemic under the spotlight.

11/30/2022

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11/30/2022

Biden urges Congress to avert a rail strike

A rail strike is likely without congressional action, President Biden warned Tuesday morning before meeting with bipartisan House and Senate leaders at the White House to talk about remaining legislative priorities.

President Biden warned that congressional action was likely needed to avert a rail strike. His remarks came as bipartisan House and Senate leaders met to talk about legislative priorities.

11/30/2022

Counties in Arizona, Pennsylvania fail to certify election results by legal deadlines

Two counties in a couple of swing states turned what is usually an uneventful step in the election process into a political flashpoint on Monday.

Around 164,000 people's votes for the midterm elections are at risk after Arizona's Cochise County and Pennsylvania's Luzerne County failed to certify local results by their states' deadlines.

11/30/2022

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11/29/2022

Unemployment in Oklahoma hits 3.4%, the highest recorded rate this year

Statewide data from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission in October shows an increase of Oklahomans on the unemployment rolls.
Kateleigh Mills reports.

Statewide data from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission in October shows an increase of Oklahomans on the unemployment rolls.

11/29/2022

Students send the Osage language to space and hear back from Indigenous astronaut Nicole Mann

NASA astronaut Nicole Mann spoke live from the International Space Station to Osage County students as she answered their questions about space. Graycen Wheeler reports.

NASA astronaut Nicole Mann spoke live from the International Space Station to Osage County students as she answered their questions about space.

11/29/2022

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11/29/2022

A cartel allegedly responsible for a third of Europe's co***ne has been busted

Law enforcement authorities in six different countries have joined forces to take down a "super cartel" of drugs traffickers controlling about one third of the co***ne trade in Europe, the European Union crime agency said on Monday.

"The scale of co***ne importation into Europe under the suspects' control and command was massive," Europol said, adding that the suspects used encrypted communications to organize drugs shipments.

11/29/2022

Democrats made midterm gains in rural areas. Can they keep them?

Democrats have failed in modern times to motivate the rural voting base. But some Democratic candidates in key toss-up and open races in the midterms may have fared better among the rural population than previously believed.

Democrats had better than expected midterm elections in 2022, partly because of their ability to draw votes from rural areas. These voters could create new battlegrounds in 2024.

11/29/2022

Don't call Florida a red state yet: Left-leaning groups say their voters stayed home

Don't call Florida a red state yet: Left-leaning groups say their voters stayed home

After Republicans won big in Florida, Democrats and the groups that organize for them are reckoning with what went so red in the country's largest swing state.

11/29/2022

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11/29/2022

An Arizona county has refused to certify election results by the legal deadline

Officials in a rural, Republican-controlled county in Arizona have voted to delay certifying the results of this month's midterm elections and miss the state's legal deadline of Monday, despite finding no legitimate problems with the local counts.

Officials in Republican-controlled Cochise County refused to certify its local midterm election results by the state's legal deadline, putting more than 47,000 Arizonans' votes at risk.

11/29/2022

Oklahoma nonprofit creates legal fund to support teachers accused of violating HB 1775

An Oklahoma nonprofit is announcing a new legal fund to protect teachers accused of violating House Bill 1775, which limits critical discussions in the classroom about race or s*x. | via StateImpact Oklahoma

Education Oklahoma nonprofit creates legal fund to support teachers accused of violating HB 1775 KOSU | By Beth Wallis Published November 28, 2022 at 11:10 AM CST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Flipboard Email NeONBRAND / Unsplash / An Oklahoma nonprofit is announcing a new legal fund to protect teacher...

11/29/2022

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11/29/2022

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11/29/2022

Here's what we know about the victims from the Virginia Walmart shooting

The authorities have released the names of all but one of the six victims who lost their lives after a gunman opened fire at a Walmart Supercenter in Chesapeake, Va., on Wednesday.

Six people lost their lives after a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Va., on Wednesday.

11/29/2022

Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi declares bankruptcy, a consequence of FTX's collapse

Another crypto company has fallen, as contagion from the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX spreads across the industry: BlockFi says it has filed for bankruptcy.

BlockFi was one of the companies that FTX bailed out in recent months. Now it's a clear sign that contagion from FTX's collapse is spreading throughout the crypto industry.