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State marijuana tracking system set to launch

After nearly a year languishing in court, Oklahoma’s marijuana seed-to-sale tracking system is expected to launch within 90 days. A lawsuit filed last year by attorneys seeking answers to questions about the constitutionality of seed-to-sale tracking delayed the state’s implementation of the system.

Area consumers’ nerves face test as crisis unfolds

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday caused immediate responses on commodity markets watched closely by Oklahoma-based energy companies and farmers and ranchers. Economists watching the markets say it will take time to know what longer-term impacts both Oklahoma consumers and the state’s energy and agricultural producers might expect as the Russia-Ukraine conflict evolves.

Supreme Court to review Native American child adoption law

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court agreed to review a case involving a federal law that gives Native Americans preference in adoptions of Native children. The high court said Monday it would take the case that presents the most significant legal challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act since it was passed in 1978.

Russian forces shell Ukraine’s No. 2 city, menace Kyiv

KYIV, Ukraine – Russian forces shelled Ukraine’s second-largest city on Monday, rocking a residential neighborhood, and closed in on the capital, Kyiv, in a 17-mile convoy of hundreds of tanks and other vehicles, as talks aimed at stopping the fighting yielded only an agreement to keep talking.

Biden prepared to address nation

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address Tuesday to a nation eager to move on from the deadly coronavirus pandemic but facing worries over inflation and conflict with Russia.

Diet rich in fatty fish is good

Dear Doctors: Our grandfather is having memory problems, and my mom is trying to get him to eat more fish. I know fish is called “brain food,” but my mom says she has heard on the news that fish keeps you from getting dementia. Is this true? What about fish and mercury?

Pop-punk queen Avril Lavigne reigns on ‘Love Sux’

“Love Sux” Avril Lavigne (DTA Records) Avril Lavigne is known for being a pillar of pop-punk in the early 2000s, who paved her own path in the male dominated alt-rock world. It’s been almost 20 years since her debut album “Let Go,” was released in the summer of 2002.

Costs quickly adding up for wedding participant

Dear Abby: I couldn’t be happier for my friends who are embarking on the next chapter of their lives with their partners, but I’m becoming increasingly anxious about their bachelorette parties. When did the bachelorette party become such a big production? While I have attended my fair share, I think they are getting increasingly extravagant and pricey.