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The father of an Ohio boy killed last year when a Haitian immigrant driver hit a school bus is imploring Donald Trump and other politicians to stop invoking his son's name in the debate about immigration. Nathan Clark spoke Tuesday at a Springfield City Council hearing — the same day that the former president and Vice President Kamala Harris debated, and the city in Ohio exploded into the national conversation when Trump repeated false claims demonizing Haitian immigrants there, saying they eat pets. “This needs to stop now," Nathan Clark said. “They can vomit all the hate they want about...

WASHINGTON (TND) — The parent company of Jack Daniel’s on Wednesday announced it is ending its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) goals. Executives of the Brown-Forman Corporation wrote to employees in an email shared on social media Wednesday that the company is changing its diversity and inclusion strategy to account for a shift in the U.S.’ “legal and external landscape.” “With these new dynamics at play, we must adjust our work to ensure it continues to drive business results while appropriately recognizing the current environment in which we find ourselves,” Brown-Forman's Executive Leadership team said. The company noted it will...

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Medical marijuana is legal in the state of Oklahoma, but now the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has ruled pregnant women with medical cards can’t be charged with child neglect if they choose to use marijuana. THC are chemicals that are stored in your body fat and will stay there for a long time when using medical marijuana in any form. But despite the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ruling the State Department of Health advises pregnant women to stay away from any form of marijuana while pregnant and so do other professionals. “Some of the...

It's a form letter from Cencora and its Lash Group partner, with pharma companies. They say they had a data breach 2/21/24 and patient's data may have been leaked. They're letting clients know "what information was potentially involved.." The "potential" information was Bob's (not the real name; it's a relative of mine) first name, last name, address, date of birth, health diagnosis, and or prescriptions. Page two says their solution is to provide two years Experian services (which includes notifications of activity, etc). Then they go into a lengthy description of Experian and how they can help. It sounds like...

WASHINGTON (TND) — In the wake of the deadly terror attack on a concert hall in the Moscow suburbs that killed at least 130 people, national security experts in Russia, the Middle East, Western Europe and the U.S. are focusing their concerns on the group claiming responsibility for the attack: ISIS-K. Americans may recognize the name from the August 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, after the group took credit for the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport which killed 13 U.S. service members and around 170 Afghan civilians. However, it has been waging its own jihad in the region for nearly a...

I use the Gutenberg Project and have downloaded some classics from them. I'm looking for a source for modern, popular books that I can pay a fee, download to my laptop, and the book is mine even if I terminate a subscription with the source. Kindle says if I terminate the subscription I lose the book. Besides, with Kindle, can you use a generic computer or is it a Kindle compatible device?

My Sony flat screen TV is old and is rebooting at least once a day. And the pimps at Sony have overridden my "preferences" to hawk their "woke" alerts and advertisements. All this on the home screen. Since I'm going to upgrade anyway, is there a brand that doesn't pimp the Psuedo Cause du jour when it fires up?

President Joe Biden handily won the Democrat's first official primary election Saturday night, with the race called by the Associated Press 20 minutes after the polls closed. Biden held an insurmountable lead over challengers Rep. Dean Philips, D-Minn, and self-help guru Marianne Williamson, commanding around 96% of the vote (with two thirds of the votes counted). "As I said four years ago, this campaign is for everyone who has been knocked down, counted out and left behind. That is still true today," Biden said in a statement released by his campaign. "With more than 14 million new jobs and a...

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — A group of panhandlers caught by police allegedly committed fraudulent activity in Tulsa. According to the Tulsa Police Department, five individuals were cited for soliciting without a vest after holding up fake funeral signs of an 8-year-old boy and collecting hundreds of dollars from Tulsans. ............ “They're holding signs up. The signs are saying they basically need money to raise for a funeral for a child that had died in their family. I guess in a car wreck. They're unable to prove that that’s even a fact," said Danny Bean, TPD public information officer. ......... “We’ve...

There are comments on another forum insisting that with few exceptions, Republicans in Congress are doing their job concerning illegal immigration. Specifically, The Mitt Romneys, John McCains, POS Bushes. There are some. Not the majority. The Republican Party disapproves of illegal aliens. We had the lowest illegal alien rate of crossing during President Trump’s administration, the lowest in 40 years. Now we are at an all-time high again due to this Democrat administrations actions of allowing people to cross our border without merit. I've not responded because I'd like to get your perspective. I'm of the opinion that our GOPe...

Nearly nine out of 10 parents believe their child is performing at grade level despite standardized tests showing far fewer students are on track, according to a poll released Wednesday by Gallup and the nonprofit Learning Heroes. Report cards, which many parents rely on for a sense of their children's progress, might be missing the whole picture, researchers say. Without that knowledge, parents may not seek opportunities for extra support for their children. “Grades are the holy grail,” said Bibb Hubbard, founder and president of Learning Heroes. “They’re the number one indicator that parents turn to to understand that their...

I'm using Mutual of Omaha as my supplement but they're raising their rates. It's a good policy but, do any of you know of a company with similar coverage at a better price? What's your experience in all of this? thnx

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TULSA, Okla. − Tulsa Regional Chamber is studying up on growing northeast Oklahoma. Leaders are learning from the city of Austin, Texas. More than 100 leaders from Tulsa and Green Country are participating in the chamber’s 14th intercity visit. Elected officials, including Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum, public officials, business leaders and chamber leaders are learning best practices over the three-day event. They are also hearing success stories about what has worked for Austin.

I cleaned my computer cache (IE files; Internet "history"; and CC cleaner). I then went online to Walmart link. Then my computer screen had the dreaded pseudo Microsoft warning: "You have malware; call our number..." There were several flashing banners, etc. I shut the computer down; rebooted; cleaned cache; etc. I didn't get the scam from the Walmart website, did I? Microsoft's website says this is a common scam currently, and my Malwarebytes didn't catch it. Neither did AVG. Did this piggyback something? Is it a time release program? I was on Zillow, Freerepublic, 3 gun forums, etc. thnx

TULSA, Okla. — The U.S. Supreme Court extended a stay on Hooper v. Tulsa the first stay expired at 5 p.m. Aug. 2. An order by Justice Gorsuch now extends the stay to 5 p.m. on Friday. 2 News previously reported the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the ruling from Tulsa's district court in favor of Hooper in June. The City of Tulsa appealed the 10th Circuit Courts decision taking the case to the Supreme Court in July. Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum previously stated, "Today I have authorized our attorneys to request that the United States Supreme Court hear...

WASHINGTON (TND) — On this Fourth of July, the percentage of people who say they’re proud to be an American is near historic lows. According to the results of a new Gallup poll, only 4 in 10 adults say they are “extremely proud to be an American.” "I feel like it’s declined. Like, just wearing the flag sometimes I feel like it’s sometimes a little bit mixed-up feelings," said Daniel, a Washington, D.C. resident visiting the National Mall on the holiday. Gallup's data shows Republicans are consistently more likely than Democrats and independents to express "extreme pride in being American,"...

An armed teacher in Utah thwarted an attempted kidnapping Tuesday after confronting a man who was trying to take an 11-year-old girl from an elementary school playground, investigators said.

TULSA, Okla. — If you have a pit bull or pit bull mix and haven’t had them spayed or neutered, now is the chance to get it done free of charge. The program, “Operation Pit Stop,” is an effort to try and control the massive number of “bully breed” dogs dominating shelters across Oklahoma and the nation. When pet owner Lisa Fowler heard of the program through social media, she jumped at the chance to get her dog, Freya, spayed. “I think it’s great,” Fowler said. “She got fixed, she got microchipped, she got her shots updated. If you have...

I guess it's still around. I worked at a filling station in the early 60s and they did a lot of brake work. I didn't realize brakes were made with asbestos. I worked for pop's construction company and we did quite a bit of demolition. I knew there was some insulation with asbestos, but it was also in drywall and joint compound. And it's still around. I didn't realize that. It wasn't outlawed till the late 70s/1980 and lots of buildings are still standing with asbestos building materials. Apparently, as long as it's encapsulated it's not an issue. From my...