Sen. Lankford says a 'popular commentator' threatened to 'do whatever I can to destroy you' if he negotiated a border deal during a presidential election year

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Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma lamented his own party's rejection of the border security deal he helped negotiate.
Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma lamented his own party's expected rejection of the border security deal he helped negotiate.

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Oklahoma teachers who mistakenly received $15,000 to $50,000 in bonuses are now being told to give it all back

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State Flag flies over Oklahoma State Capitol, Oklahoma City.
State Flag flies over the Oklahoma State Capitol, Oklahoma City.

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A Burger King employee who's worked there for 50 years says she loves her job so much she even comes to work when she's sick or in pain

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An exterior view of Burger King, a fast food restaurant branch in Danville PA in 2023

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The tallest building in the US could be in... Oklahoma

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Left image is the 1,907 ft tall structure will be one of four towers at The Boardwalk at Bricktown development in Oklahoma City and the right image is of the base of the structure with residences, hotel and mall.
The tallest building in the US is being proposed for Oklahoma City, left, as part of a giant complex called The Boardwalk at Bricktown (right).

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Dozens of Texans confronted a school board over a trans teen's removal from the school play. Now, he's back in the lead role.

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Max Hightower, a senior in high school.
Max Hightower, a senior in high school.

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Moving to Tulsa: 4 transplants share how the small city has changed their cost of living

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Laura Landers (left), Corinne Gaston (middle), and Michael Boyink (right)
Laura Landers (left), Corinne Gaston (middle), and Michael Boyink (right) all moved to Tulsa through Tulsa Remote

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I left Washington, DC, for Oklahoma and can finally afford to live on my own thanks to the Tulsa Remote Program

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Ryann Cooke posing outdoors in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Ryann Cooke moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma two months after applying for the Tulsa Remote program.

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A town that became 'one giant Airbnb' is now facing a reckoning

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Two cabins in Hochatown sit on the edge of Broken Bow Lake
Hochatown, Oklahoma.

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I got paid $10,000 to move to Tulsa. I was able to buy a house and I'm significantly happier.

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Lillian Griffith
Lillian Griffith left Georgia and moved to Tulsa in August 2022.

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The 10 cheapest states to retire in

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A couple calculating their retirement expenses.
If you're risk-averse, you might want to pull some retirement savings out of the stock market, says Alex Alba, CFP.

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