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  Motorists urged to avoid I-35 in Moore

  MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma transportation officials say heavy traffic on Interstate 35 through Moore is hindering the tornado recovery effort.

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  Okla. House gives final approval to tornado relief

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma House has given final approval to legislation that dips into the state's constitutional reserve fund to help central Oklahoma communities impacted by devastating tornadoes.

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  Okla. reopens emergency operations command center

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management has reopened its emergency operations center as strong storms moved through central Oklahoma just days after a deadly tornado.

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  Thunderstorms, hail slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A band of thunderstorms is battering the Oklahoma City area and slowing cleanup operations in the southern suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes earlier this week.

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  $2B in Okla. tornado damage means hard recovery

  MOORE, Okla. (AP) - A $2 billion tornado damage estimate illustrates just how daunting a task the recovery will be for residents of the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore.

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  House takes up GOP bill to speed pipeline approval

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has taken up a Republican-sponsored bill that would speed approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.

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  AP Source: Obama to visit tornado-ravaged OK town

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., on Sunday.

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  2 infants among 10 kids killed in Oklahoma tornado

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma medical examiner's office says two infants are among 24 people killed by the tornado that ripped across the Oklahoma City area this week.

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  Oklahoma tornado damage could top $2 billion

  MOORE, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma Insurance Department says a preliminary estimate suggests the cost of the tornado that hit the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore could be more than $2 billion.

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  Lincoln 'comfort' dog headed to Oklahoma

  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Lincoln "comfort" dog that has been to several national tragedy sites this year is now in Oklahoma to help victims cope with the devastation caused by a massive tornado.

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  Oklahoma interstates open, but traffic slow moving

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Officials say all of the interstates through the tornado-ravaged areas of Moore and Oklahoma City are open, but traffic is moving slowly.

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  Obama offers help for Oklahoma tornado victims

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says he is instructing his disaster response team to get tornado victims in Oklahoma everything they need "right away."

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  Medical examiner: 24 dead in Oklahoma twister

  MOORE, Okla. (AP) - The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including seven children.

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  Police: School near OKC directly hit by tornado

  MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Authorities say an elementary school in an Oklahoma City suburb took a direct hit from a mile-wide tornado.

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  Oklahoma health officials warn of diseases

  TULSA, Okla. (AP) - With summer approaching and temperatures getting warmer, Oklahoma health officials are warning residents to take precautions against diseases carried by mosquitoes and ticks.

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  Lincoln Co. to use police sirens to warn of storms

  CARNEY, Okla. (AP) - With power out and the threat of more bad weather on the way, first responders in Lincoln County say they'll use police and fire sirens to warn residents of severe weather.

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  Okla. injury tally up to 39 after twisters hit

  CARNEY, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma officials say more than three dozen people were hurt when tornadoes hit the state.

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  Oklahoma governor to tour tornado damage

  SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) - Gov. Mary Fallin is touring the areas hit hard by tornadoes Sunday.

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  Official: 2nd person killed by Oklahoma tornado

  SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma's state medical examiner's office says a second person was killed by a tornado that leveled a central Oklahoma mobile home park.

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  Oklahoma unemployment rate dips to 4.9 percent

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - State officials say Oklahoma's unemployment rate dipped below 5 percent in April.

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  Governor schedules 2013 Energy Conference in Tulsa

  TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has announced the third-annual Governor's Energy Conference will be held in Tulsa.

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  Officials report attempted jury duty scam

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Authorities are warning of a scam by someone pretending to be "jury duty coordinators."

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  Sallisaw man bound over for trial on murder charge

  SALLISAW, Okla. (AP) - An eastern Oklahoma man has been bound over for trial in connection with a 1997 killing.

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  Okla. death row inmate to ask board for clemency

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma death row inmate scheduled to be executed next month plans to ask the state Pardon and Parole Board to commute his death sentence.

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  Oklahoma court upholds homicide conviction

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the conviction of an Enid man in the death of a bicyclist.