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Flood of Capitol riot, tribal cases swamps US prosecutors

OKLAHOMA CITY – The U.S. Justice Department’s to-do list was already daunting, especially with this year's flood of pandemic-delayed federal cases. And now two very different legal concerns — insurrection cases in Washington and tribal land disputes out West — are threatening to totally swamp the department.

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AP sources: Heat sending Leonard to Thunder for Ariza

MIAMI – The Miami Heat have agreed to trade Meyers Leonard and a second-round pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Trevor Ariza, two people with knowledge of the situation said Wednesday.

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Oklahoma killer's conviction overturned based on McGirt

OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoma man’s murder convictions and death sentence have been overturned following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that much of eastern Oklahoma remains an American Indian reservation.

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March 11, 2020: The night sports, as we knew them, ended

Nobody knew exactly what to say in Oklahoma City around 7:10 p.m. local time on March 11, 2020. That was an issue for Mario Nanni, whose job as the Oklahoma City Thunder public-address announcer is to tell fans exactly what’s happening.

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Oklahoma panel advances convicted killer's commutation

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma's Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-1 on Monday to advance death row inmate Julius Jones' request for a reduced sentence, setting up the possibility he could avoid lethal injection.

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Mavs star Doncic ruled out against Thunder with back issue

DALLAS – Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic was ruled out against Oklahoma City on Wednesday night, sidelined by lower back tightness that coach Rick Carlisle said shouldn't cost him his second All-Star appearance this weekend.

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Oklahoma prosecutor urges panel to reject inmate's claims

OKLAHOMA CITY – The evidence implicating an Oklahoma death row inmate whose case has drawn national attention is overwhelming and his application for a commutation is filled with “demonstrable falsehoods," Oklahoma County's top prosecutor wrote in a letter this week to the state's Pardon and Parole Board.

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10 death row inmates in Oklahoma could get new trials

OKLAHOMA CITY – As many as 10 death row inmates in Oklahoma, more than one-fifth of the state’s prisoners condemned to die, could escape execution because of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling concerning criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country.

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Oklahoma man accused of cooking neighbor's heart had been released early from prison

The deaths of a woman, a man and his granddaughter are all connected to Lawrence Paul Anderson, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations. (Source: The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations) CHICKASHA, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma man who had been released early from prison in January as part of a mass commutation effort is now accused of three killings, including the death of a neighbor whose heart he cut out, authorities said.A judge denied bail Tuesday for Lawrence Paul Anderson, who faces three counts of first-degree murder, one count of assault and one count of maiming for the attack this month in Chickasha, about 35 miles (55 kilometers) southwest of Oklahoma City.According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation,

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Spurs, short-handed and reeling, get back on practice floor

The San Antonio Spurs are still dealing with a coronavirus outbreak, their state is reeling from the aftereffects of a deadly icy blast that has affected millions of Texans, and one of their best players is mourning the death of a parent.

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A look at Merrick Garland, the nominee for attorney general

WASHINGTON – Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden's nominee for attorney general, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing on Monday. Here are some key facts to know about Biden's nominee to run the Justice Department:

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US needs to brace itself for more deadly storms, experts say

WASHINGTON – Deadly weather will be hitting the U.S. more often, and America had better get better at dealing with it, experts said as Texas and other states battled winter storms that blew past the worst-case planning of utilities, governments and millions of shivering citizens.

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More deadly storms coming so prepare better, experts say

WASHINGTON – Deadly weather will be hitting the U.S. more often, and America had better get better at dealing with it, experts said Wednesday as Texas and other states battled winter storms that blew past the worst-case planning of utilities, governments and millions of shivering citizens.

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Tight supply creates reluctance over federal vaccine sites

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Biden administration's plan to open 100 vaccination sites by the end of the month was initially embraced by governors and health officials, who considered it a much needed lifeline to get more Americans inoculated against the coronavirus.

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LeBron leads Lakers past Thunder again in OT, 114-113

LOS ANGELES – LeBron James hit the tying 3-pointer late in regulation and then broke up the Thunder's final possession in overtime to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to their sixth consecutive victory, 114-113 over Oklahoma City on Wednesday night.

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Nets' Harden to sit out Sunday vs Westbrook, Wizards

NEW YORK – James Harden will sit out the Brooklyn Nets' game Sunday at Washington, preventing his first matchup with Russell Westbrook since both left Houston.

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Clippers beat Thunder 108-101, tie for NBA's best record

LOS ANGELES – Kawhi Leonard scored 34 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat Oklahoma City 108-101 on Sunday for their seventh consecutive victory and second straight over the Thunder.Serge Ibaka added 17 points. At 13-4, the Clippers are tied with the Lakers for the best record in the NBA.

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The Flaming Lips creatively combat coronavirus with long-awaited Space Bubble Concerts

The Flaming Lips are not the kind of band that lets a global pandemic get in the way of putting on a great show.On Friday and Saturday, the psychedelic rock band performed the Space Bubble Concerts in their hometown of Oklahoma City.The band's frontman, Wayne Coyne, has been known for stepping into a plastic ball and walking into the crowd for years, but the circumstances of the pandemic inspired him to design a show that expanded on his idea.

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Flaming Lips Perform First ‘Space Bubble’ Pandemic Show, Band & Audience Inside Plastic Spheres

The Flaming Lips have come up with an ingenious solution to keep performing live in the midst of a global pandemic: bubbles.

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Oklahoma lawmaker introduces bill to establish Bigfoot hunting season

Alleged photo of Bigfoot taken in California. OKLAHOMA CITY - A Republican state lawmaker is calling for Oklahoma to establish a Bigfoot hunting season. Rep.

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No-go for Joe Exotic: Trump pardon list omits 'Tiger King'

OKLAHOMA CITY – One name missing in President Donald Trump's flurry of pardons is “Tiger King” Joe Exotic.His team was so confident in a pardon that they'd readied a celebratory limousine and a hair and wardrobe team to whisk away the zookeeper-turned-reality-TV-star, who is now serving a 22-year federal prison sentence in Texas. But he wasn't on the list announced Wednesday morning.Joe Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, was sentenced in January 2020 to 22 years in federal prison for violating federal wildlife laws and for his role in a failed murder-for-hire plot targeting his chief rival, Carole Baskin, who runs a rescue sanctuary for big cats in Florida.

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No-go for Joe Exotic: Trump pardon list omits ‘Tiger King’

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76ers-Thunder called off as coronavirus concerns still trouble NBA

OKLAHOMA CITY - Another NBA game was called off Sunday because of coronavirus concerns, and the Memphis Grizzlies said center Jonas Valanciunas will not play Monday because of the league's health and safety protocols.The NBA said the Philadelphia at Oklahoma City game, scheduled for Sunday night, could not be played because the 76ers did not "have the league-required eight available players to proceed" because of contact tracing.It was the 13th game called off since Jan.

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Sixers-Thunder postponed after COVID-19 contact tracing leaves Sixers without enough players

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Philadelphia 76ers and Oklahoma City Thunder will not play their scheduled game on Sunday night after COVID-19 contact tracing left the Sixers without enough players to compete. "Because of ongoing contact tracing within the Sixers, the team does not have the league-required eight available players to proceed with the scheduled game against the Thunder," the NBA said in a release. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports the contact tracing stems from Philadelphia's Saturday game against the Memphis Grizzlies. The league has not announced a makeup date for the game, which was supposed to take place in Oklahoma City's Chesapeake Energy Arena.AdvertisementNo word on whether the Sixers' next game in Philadelphia against the

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Gilgeous-Alexander leads Thunder past Donovan, Bulls in OT

OKLAHOMA CITY – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 33 points and dropped 10 assists to help Oklahoma City beat the Chicago Bulls and former Thunder coach Billy Donovan 127-125 in overtime Friday night.Oklahoma City rallied from 22 points down in the second half. Zach LaVine, who led the Bulls with 35 points, could have won it in overtime but he missed a deep, off-balance 3-pointer in the closing seconds.Donovan knew all too well how good Oklahoma City can be under challenging circumstances.

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Harden sees title chance, says he'll sacrifice shots for it

NEW YORK – James Harden used his final interview in Houston to say that his team wasn't good enough.He has a whole new message now that he's in Brooklyn.Harden sees a roster that features Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, a coaching staff that includes a coach under whom he became the NBA's leading scorer, and an opportunity to win the title he still lacks.“You just add that all together, and it’s like, that’s a legit chance right there,” Harden said. “It was a no-brainer for me.”The Nets acquired Harden from the Rockets on Thursday in a blockbuster deal that reunites him with Durant, his teammate in Oklahoma City.

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LeBron James scores 26 points, Lakers roll past Thunder

OKLAHOMA CITY – LeBron James scored 26 points and the Los Angeles Lakers routed the Oklahoma City Thunder 128-99 on Wednesday night for their franchise-record seventh straight road victory to start the season.Montrezl Harrell added 21 points, and Anthony Davis had 18 points and seven rebounds. The defending champion Lakers have won four straight to improve to an NBA-best 10-3.

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Harden kept out of practice after he disparages Rockets

HOUSTON – James Harden doesn’t want to be a Houston Rocket. On Wednesday, the Rockets told him they didn’t want him at practice after his inflammatory comments about the team.“We felt it was best for James and best for the group for him not to come to practice,” first-year coach Stephen Silas said.

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Harden on Rockets: "It's something that can't be fixed."

HOUSTON – James Harden publicly acknowledged his discord with the Houston Rockets for the first time Tuesday night following back-to-back blowout losses to the Los Angeles Lakers. “We're just not good enough ...

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The power of words in crisis: Who hits mark, and who misses?

WASHINGTON – In moments of crisis, of war and terror, of loss and mourning, American leaders have sought to utter words to match the moment in hope that the power of oratory can bring order to chaos and despair.Lincoln at Gettysburg. Franklin Roosevelt during the Depression and World War II.

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Biden to introduce Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general, 3 other Justice Department nominees

WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden will introduce Merrick Garland as his pick for attorney general on Thursday along with three others he has selected for senior Justice Department positions to "restore the independence" of the agency and faith in the rule of law.In picking Garland, a federal appeal judge, is turning to an experienced judge who held senior positions at the Justice Department decades ago, including as a supervisor of the prosecution of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.Garland's nomination will force Senate Republicans to contend with someone they spurned four years ago — refusing even to hold hearings when President Barack Obama nominated Garland for the Supreme Court.

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Biden to introduce Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden has announced Merrick Garland as his pick for attorney general, saying the federal appeals court judge and three others he has selected for senior Justice Department positions will “restore the independence” of the agency and faith in the rule of law.The four lawyers are to be introduced by Biden at an event Thursday afternoon in Wilmington, Delaware.In picking Garland, Biden is turning to an experienced judge who held senior positions at the Justice Department decades ago, including as a supervisor of the prosecution of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.

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Joe Biden to nominate judge Merrick Garland as attorney general

WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Joe Biden has selected Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge who in 2016 was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court, as his attorney general, two people familiar with the selection process said Wednesday.Biden is expected to announce Garland's appointment on Thursday, along with other senior leaders of the department, including former homeland security adviser Lisa Monaco as deputy attorney general and former Justice Department civil rights chief Vanita Gupta as associate attorney general.In picking Garland, Biden is turning to an experienced judge who held senior positions at the Justice Department decades ago, including as a supervisor of the prosecution of the 1995 Oklahoma City

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President-elect Joe Biden to name judge Merrick Garland as attorney general

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden has selected Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge who in 2016 was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court, as his attorney general, two people familiar with the selection process said Wednesday.Biden is expected to announce Garland's appointment on Thursday, along with other senior leaders of the department, including former homeland security adviser Lisa Monaco as deputy attorney general and former Justice Department civil rights chief Vanita Gupta as associate attorney general.In picking Garland, Biden is turning to an experienced judge who held senior positions at the Justice Department decades ago, including as a supervisor of the prosecution of the 1995 Oklahoma City

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Thunder dominate second half and beat Magic 108-99

ORLANDO, Fla. – Darius Bazley had a season-high 19 points, George Hill scored 13 of his 18 points in the third quarter and the Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the second half of a 108-99 win over the Orlando Magic on Saturday.The Thunder ended a three-game losing streak and bounced back nicely from a 33-point loss to New Orleans two nights earlier. Oklahoma City also avenged a 118-107 home loss against the Magic five nights ago.“I just thought it was a good, resilient game for us because we carried a lot of stuff over from the New Orleans game that we wanted to address and from the last time we played Orlando,” coach Mark Daigneault said.

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'Not just a number': Woman places flags in front yard to honor those who died from COVID-19

Brandy Becerra’s front lawn is shown with more than 2,000 flags in honor of those who have died from the virus in Oklahoma. (Photo credit: Brandy Becerra) YUKON, Okla. - A woman in Oklahoma has turned her front yard into a memorial in honor of those who have died from COVID-19, a white flag to represent every life lost in the state.Brandy Becerra, who lives in Yukon, a city located just outside of Oklahoma City, has placed more than 2,000 flags on her lawn.

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Vucevic has double-double as Magic beat Thunder 118-107

OKLAHOMA CITY – Nikola Vucevic had a season-high 28 points and 10 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-107 Tuesday night.Orlando, 4-0 for the first time in the franchise’s 31-season history, is one of only two remaining unbeaten teams in the NBA, along with Atlanta. The Magic started 3-0 only three previous times before this season.“We’re happy where we are, to start the season 4-0, but we also at the same time are aware that there are so many things we can do better, especially on the defensive end,” Vucevic said.

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Athletes act: Stars rise up against racial injustice in 2020

OKLAHOMA CITY – As the NBA neared its restart in late July, its players vowed to keep the calls for social justice reform at the forefront in the wake of the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.The basketball stars weren't the only athletes to act.In a most unusual year already thrown into chaos by the coronavirus pandemic, many athletes took unprecedented steps when a nationwide reckoning on race spilled into the streets of American cities after the death of Floyd, a Black man, during a May arrest in Minneapolis. Normally focused on the games they play, this time the sports world stood up — U.S.

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NBA Postpones Houston-Oklahoma Game Due to COVID-19 Cases

Houston's season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night has been postponed after coronavirus cases and James Harden's violation of the NBA's COVID-19 protocols left the Rockets without the league-mandated eight players available. The NBA announced the postponement in a release that said three Rockets players had returned tests that were either positive or inconclusive and that four other players were quarantined because of contract tracing.

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James Harden Fined $50,000 for Attending Indoor Party & Not Wearing Mask Amid Pandemic

James Harden is in some trouble for partying amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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OKC-Houston game postponed, Harden out after COVID violation

HOUSTON – Houston's season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night has been postponed after coronavirus cases and James Harden's violation of the NBA's COVID-19 protocols left the Rockets without the league-mandated eight players available.The NBA announced the postponement in a release that said three Rockets players had returned tests that were either positive or inconclusive and that four other players were quarantined because of contract tracing. The release also said that Harden was unavailable for the game because of a violation of health and safety protocols after video of the disgruntled star surfaced on social media where he was without a mask at a crowded party in a private event space Tuesday night.

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Home of Oklahoma nurse treating coronavirus patients burns in middle of her shift: Report

An intensive care unit nurse at Oklahoma City’s Mercy Hospital was in the middle of her 12-hour shift treating coronavirus patients Tuesday when she heard that her house was on fire, according to local media. Tina Irwin, who lives about four miles away from the hospital, hopped in her car and sped home, where three of her four children and their pets were still inside, according to KOCO 5 News.

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'Happy about where I'm at': Westbrook discusses move to DC

the team that sent former No. 1 overall pick John Wall to Houston earlier in the week to acquire the nine-time All-Star who’ll now reunite with Washington coach Scott Brooks — his former Oklahoma City coach.Washington becomes Westbrook’s third team in a year and a half: He was traded by Oklahoma City to Houston after the 2018-19 season, spent just the one year with the Rockets, and now joins the Wizards to play alongside Bradley Beal in what should be an extremely potent backcourt.He was asked if he wanted a trade from Houston.“I’m here in Washington,” Westbrook replied.

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Oklahoma governor declares ‘day of prayer and fasting’ for COVID-19 victims

Governor Kevin Stitt speaks during a roundtable at the State Dining Room of the White House June 18, 2020. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma Gov.

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Sixers shake up roster, deal Horford, Richardson at draft, add veteran shooters

Seth Curry #30 of the Dallas Mavericks looks on against the Miami Heat during the second half at American Airlines Arena on February 28, 2020 in Miami, Florida.

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AP source: Chris Paul acquired by Phoenix from Oklahoma City

reacted to the trade news with a tweet: “... what a business," he wrote.It is a huge leap for the Suns, who went 8-0 inside the NBA's restart bubble at Walt Disney World in a frantic, but futile, quest to make the playoffs.

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Baby chimp gets new foster family at Maryland zoo

(The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore via Storyful) BALTIMORE - Zookeepers introduced a baby chimpanzee to her new foster family at a Maryland zoo.Little Maisie was born at the Oklahoma City Zoo back in August, but keepers there determined that her mom was unable to care for her properly.Maisie was relocated to the Maryland Zoo to be hand-reared by zookeepers and then paired with a surrogate mom named Abby, a chimpanzee who has fostered other babies before.(The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore via Storyful) The zoo said baby chimps learn everything they need to know from their moms and the rest of their troop.RELATED: It's a boy! Indianapolis Zoo welcomes adorable baby giraffeAdvertisement“It’s very important for chimpanzees to be raised by their own

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