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Health Care Authority seeks Medicaid consultant to guide Stitt’s health plan
The Oklahoma Health Care Authority is looking to hire a national Medicaid expert to help Gov. Kevin Stitt put the finishing touches on his health care plan. The move could be the most telling sign yet that some form of Medicaid expansion may play a key role in the governor’s health care plan. Stitt promised …
Tomorrow’s Top 25 Today: How high will Penn State jump in new college football rankings?
The new college football rankings have to be adjusted after a Saturday that saw the biggest upset of the year so far in 2019. So when the new AP Top 25 is released on Sunday, where will Wisconsin be ranked? And perhaps more importantly, now that the Big Ten picture has become clearer after Penn …
Josh Davis has recording breaking night as Weber State beats Northern Arizona, 51-28
OGDEN — Josh Davis etched his way into Weber State history books on Saturday afternoon as he led the Wildcats to a 51-28 victory over the visiting Northern Arizona Lumberjacks. Davis finished the night with 328 yards on 34 attempts and 4 touchdowns. He averaged 9.6 yards per carry on the night. Davis now holds …
Chile protests: state of emergency declared in Santiago as violence escalates | World news
A state of emergency has been declared in the Chilean capital after simmering protests against a rise in metro fares spilled out into widespread vandalism and violence fuelled by rising cost-of-living pressures. As ordained by Chile’s dictatorship-era constitution, the state of emergency will apply to Santiago and can last for 15 days. It grants the …
Ohio State vs. Northwestern score: Live game updates, highlights, college football scores, full coverage
Following the first quarter, it looked as if we could have a close game on our hands. No. 4 Ohio State led Northwestern just 7-3 after the first 15 minutes, but then Ohio State did that thing Ohio State does: it scored a lot of points and did so in a hurry. It seemed as …
White House directed ‘three amigos’ to run Ukraine policy, senior State department official tells House investigators
George Kent, the deputy assistant secretary of state responsible for Ukraine, told House investigators he was instructed to “lay low,” focus on the five other countries in his portfolio and defer to Volker, Sondland and Perry — who called themselves the “three amigos” — on matters related to Ukraine, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.) told …
BREAKING: Crash closes all lanes of State Highway 49 at County Road VV
MARATHON COUNTY (Wis) – North and southbound lanes are closed on State Highway 49 at County Road VV, Siding Road, and Galloway Drive. That’s according to a traffic alert from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. First-responders are on scene, including the Marathon Co. Sheriffs Department and Wittenberg Fire Department. News 9 has a photographer on …
Ryan Watts commits to Ohio State
Little Elm (Texas) cornerback Ryan Watts has announced a commitment to Ohio State. Watts, who originally committed to Oklahoma but decommitted on Oct. 2, just less than two weeks after making an official visit to Ohio State. Watts completes a super secondary haul in the Buckeyes’ 2020 recruiting class. Ohio State co-defensive coordinator …
California to become the first state to ban the sale and manufacture of fur
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will be the first state to ban the sale and manufacture of new fur products and the third to bar most animals from circus performances under a pair of bills signed Saturday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The fur law bars residents from selling or making clothing, shoes or handbags with fur …
Turkish invasion raises fears of Islamic State prison break
BEIRUT — In the sprawling al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria, Islamic State wives and widows have set up special courts, stabbed to death at least two people accused of apostasy and wielded knives and pistols in clashes with their Kurdish guards. Now, as Turkish troops invade northern Syria and the U.S. abandons its Kurdish allies, …
