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Smart changes are in play at Science Museum Oklahoma

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 Science Museum Oklahoma’s new smART Space is opening Sunday with “MAGNIFIcence: The Microcosmic Perspective,” a show that focuses on macro photography and scanning electron microscope photography. Local photographer Christian Bruggeman took close-up photos of museum staffers’ eyes for the new exhibit.

“MAGNIFIcence: The Microcosmic Perspective” is the inaugural exhibition in the new smART Space at Science Museum Oklahoma, revamped art galleries that are larger-than-life in every sense, said Director Scott Henderson.

Ted Cruz rallies campaign support Sunday in Bricktown

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Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz meets with the media before speaking at the Chevy Bricktown Event Center on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016 in Oklahoma City, Okla.  Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, the junior U.S. senator from Texas, visited Oklahoma on Sunday along with talk show host Glenn Beck to rally Oklahoma voters before Super Tuesday's primary election.

Bernie Sanders rocks crowd of supporters Sunday in Oklahoma City

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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders elicited an electric response from an Oklahoma City crowd Sunday afternoon at the Cox Convention Center with his talk of taking down Wall Street's grip on both Congress and his political opponents, a higher minimum wage, criminal justice reform, equal pay for women and paid family medical leave.

Sounds of Silents: Organists, classic films set at University of Oklahoma

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Take a stroll back to the 1920s and find laughs in the slapstick comedy of Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and more, as the University of Oklahoma explores comedy from the...

Zika outbreak concerns some athletes planning families

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FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2015, file photo, New Zealand's Nick Willis runs in his men's 1,500-meter semifinal at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing. Willis, who won the silver medal in the 1,500 meters at the 2008 Beijing Games, and his wife Sierra Willis, who is on his coaching staff, says, “We’ve had a lot of conversations about the Zika virus. ... We have a 2½-year-old son, my wife and I, and we’d like to add to that family and grow it.” (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

New Zealander middle-distance runner Nick Willis and his wife already have a toddler, and they're looking to add to their family. Concern over the Zika virus is putting those plans on hold.

US senator wants government to set airline seat-size rules

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FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2015, file photo, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. talks to media on Capitol Hill in Washington. Schumer wants to require the Federal Aviation Administration to establish seat-size standards for commercial airlines, which he says now force passengers to sit on planes

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer wants to require the Federal Aviation Administration to establish seat-size standards for commercial airlines, which he says now force passengers to sit on planes "like sardines."

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Marco Rubio gets Hobby Lobby founder's endorsement, plans more Oklahoma visits

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Hobby Lobby founder and CEO David Green issued a statement Sunday that was nearly equal parts endorsement of Marco Rubio for the GOP presidential nomination and condemnation of billionaire Donald...

Lawmakers should back bond proposal for Oklahoma Capitol

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SINCE the state faces a large budget shortfall that will require spending cuts for many programs, some interest groups may decry any effort to fund complete repair of the Oklahoma...

For many Americans, no rush to beat the tax-filing deadline

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TAX-FILING season is apace. Many Americans have already finished; millions are putting it off. For a staggering number of Americans, there's no rush to beat the clock. That's because they...

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Six works of art every Oklahoman should know

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From a George Washington portrait that started it all, to a print of a flying pizza that caused a schism among Oklahoma City art supporters, a new exhibition at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art...


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