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The utility company filed a large-load tariff — a term for special rates and conditions for customers like data centers — with state regulators Wednesday.
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Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThe shallow, sunny waters of the reflecting pool are an ideal incubator for algae growth in the summertime. Experts say the recent renovation may have helped accelerate it. -
NEONTeen movies like She's the He, Girls Like Girls and Leviticus are all turning tropes on their heads by centering queer characters.
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Mary Swift/iStockphoto/Getty ImagesHealth officials and researchers hope that efforts to control deer populations, which serve as "party buses" for mating ticks, can reverse the tide of ticks and the illnesses they cause. -
Ken Cedeno/AFP via Getty ImagesThe U.S.-Iran talks that were set to happen in Switzerland have been canceled. And, the Department of Homeland Security has plans to give some local police access to ICE facial recognition technology.
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Most Oklahoma legislative attempts to regulate artificial intelligence stalled this session, even as other states pushed ahead despite President Trump's executive order discouraging state AI regulation. -
Just one day after advancing to the GOP primary runoff for Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District, Trump-backed pastor Jackson Lahmeyer is expected to drop out of the race following leaked text messages. -
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