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Brandon Taylor’s ‘Filthy Animals’ wins $20,000 Story Prize

NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Taylor’s “Filthy Animals” has won the Story Prize, a $20,000 honor for collections of short fiction. “Taylor is incredibly attuned to the slightest shift in the emotional weather in his characters and writes with absolute precision and compassion about their desires, vulnerabilities, failings, joys, and longings,” prize judges wrote in a statement Wednesday.

Longtime friend is distant when he’s needed the most

DEAR ABBY: I have a person in my life who I considered to be my best friend. Before he moved out of state, we agreed we would contact each other every two weeks to stay in touch and, for a short while, we did. However, I began to realize as time passed that I was the only one making calls, and sending texts or emails.

TODAY

Today is the 107th day of 2022 and the 29th day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1861, Virginia became the eighth state to secede from the Union.

Lt. Governor’s turkey hunt returning to Ardmore

Spring has finally arrived and for the team at the Ardmore Development Authority that means that it is time for the Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor’s Turkey Hunt. This year’s hunt begins this coming Wednesday and will conclude on Friday morning. Began in 1987 by then-Lieutenant Governor Robert S. Kerr III, the hunt is an invitation only event designed to bring existing and potential development partners to rural communities around Oklahoma. Although we have missed the hunt the last two years due to Covid, our team is excited to once again highlight Ardmore.

Biden increases oil royalty rate, scales back lease sales

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Interior Department on Friday said it’s moving forward with the first onshore sales of public oil and gas drilling leases under President Joe Biden, but will sharply increase royalty rates for companies as federal officials weigh efforts to fight climate change against pressure to bring down high gas prices.