The gurney in the the execution chamber at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, Okla. (AP/Sue Ogrocki)
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Oklahoma Moves Forward with Execution by Nitrogen Gas Chamber

Oklahoma’s turn towards nitrogen hypoxia is a response to multiple horrific botched executions involving lethal injection in recent years.

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Oklahoma Man Arrested In Attempted Domestic Terrorism Attack

The would-be bomber prepared a Facebook statement to be posted after the explosion which reads in part that the attack was “retaliation against the freedoms that have been taken away from the American people.”

Oklahoma Man Arrested In Attempted Domestic Terrorism Attack

OKLAHOMA CITY — A 23-year-old man who was "out for blood" when attempted to detonate what he believed was an explosives-laden van outside an Oklahoma bank in a plot similar to the deadly 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building is expected to be formally charged Monday, authorities said. Federal officials said Jerry

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Bombing Of Air Force Office By Military Vet Ruled Not Terrorism

The veteran has been described as being upset with the U.S. Air Force for not being accepted into the U.S. Marines in addition to being described as ‘hating the military.’

Bombing Of Air Force Office By Military Vet Ruled Not Terrorism

TULSA, Okla. --  A military veteran accused of detonating a pipe bomb outside a Tulsa-area Air Force recruiting office blames the federal government for his two years of unemployment, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday. Benjamin

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Cherokee Nation Files Lawsuit Against Big Pharma Over Opioid Epidemic

The Cherokee Nation’s lawsuit is unlikely to be the last filed against the “big three,” as the opioid crisis sweeping the nation shows no signs of slowing down.

Cherokee Nation Files Lawsuit Against Big Pharma Over Opioid Epidemic

On Thursday, lawyers representing the Cherokee Nation filed a lawsuit against major pharmaceutical companies, claiming they have pumped dangerous painkillers into Native American communities in Oklahoma.

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Fracking Has Made Oklahoma As Earthquake-Prone As San Francisco

According to a new USGS earthquake risk map, Oklahoma is now one of the most earthquake-prone places in the U.S. – all thanks to oil and gas extraction in the state.

Fracking Has Made Oklahoma As Earthquake-Prone As San Francisco

 PAWNEE, OKLAHOMA-- For the last several years, something strange has been going on in Oklahoma. While the occurrence of earthquakes in the state usually hovers between one to three quakes annually, Oklahoma is now averaging one to three significant earthquakes per day. According to

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Whitney Webb is a writer and researcher for The Last American Vagabond and a MintPress News contributor and former staff writer. She has contributed to several independent media outlets and her work has been featured by The Real News Network, The Ron Paul Institute, The Zero Hour, and The Jimmy Dore Show, among others. She has made several radio and television appearances and is the 2019 winner of the Serena Shim Award for Uncompromised Integrity in Journalism.

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Oklahoma Lawmaker Requires Muslim Students To Take Religious Test Prior To Meeting

The questionnaire’s heading said it was from an Oklahoma chapter of ACT for America, a national organization which the Southern Poverty Law Center calls the largest grassroots anti-Muslim group in the United States.

Oklahoma Lawmaker Requires Muslim Students To Take Religious Test Prior To Meeting

(REPORT) --- Muslim students visiting an Oklahoma lawmaker's office in the state capitol were required to fill out a form that asked if they beat their wives and other Islamophobic questions, the U.S.’s largest Islamic advocacy group said Sunday. The two-page form from Republican state Representative John Bennett's office, which

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Oklahoma Had Nearly 2,000 Earthquakes Last Year From Fracking

Fracking, which will likely increase under Trump, produces large amounts of pollutants that directly affect local populations.

Oklahoma Had Nearly 2,000 Earthquakes Last Year From Fracking

(REPORT) --- Oklahoma has registered about 1,829 earthquakes in the past year, attributable to wastewater injection from deep underground drilling wells — wells that will likely multiply under an incoming Donald Trump administration. The state saw a record-breaking year, with a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in September and

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