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Adjudication timeline for jobless claims slashed

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Saturday, March 27, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – The average time for resolving contested unemployment claims in adjudication has been slashed by 82%, to three weeks, the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) announced.             Adjudication is the legal process required by the U.S.
Microsoft to start bringing workers back to its HQ

Microsoft to start bringing workers back to its HQ

Microsoft to start bringing workers back to its HQ

News Staff
Thursday, March 25, 2021
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) – Microsoft will begin bringing workers back to its suburban Seattle global headquarters on March 29 as the tech giant starts to reopen more facilities it largely shuttered during the coronavirus pandemic.
Russian admits ransomware plot against Tesla in Nevada

Russian admits ransomware plot against Tesla in Nevada

Russian admits ransomware plot against Tesla in Nevada

News Staff
Thursday, March 25, 2021
RENO, Nev. (AP) – A Russian man has pleaded guilty to offering a Tesla employee $1 million to cripple the electric car company’s plant in Nevada with ransomware in an extortion scheme.
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Railroad

Big railroad deal seen more likely to gain regulators’ OK

News Staff
Thursday, March 25, 2021
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Wary regulators have not approved a major railroad merger since the 1990s, but industry analysts say Canadian Pacific’s proposed $25 billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern has a good chance of getting the green light because there is little overlap between the two lines.
Fed pays Treasury $86.9B, largest sum in four years

Fed pays Treasury $86.9B, largest sum in four years

Fed pays Treasury $86.9B, largest sum in four years

News Staff
Thursday, March 25, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve earned $88.6 billion in 2020 and paid back to the federal government $86.9 billion, the largest Fed payment to the government in four years. The Fed said Monday that its earnings were up $33.
U.S. jobless claims rise to 770K with layoffs still high

U.S. jobless claims rise to 770K with layoffs still high

U.S. jobless claims rise to 770K with layoffs still high

News Staff
Thursday, March 25, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to 770,000, a sign that layoffs remain high even as much of the U.S. economy is steadily recovering from the coronavirus recession.
Second Chance Animal Sanctuary via Facebook: A photo from a Facebook post by Second Chance Animal Sanctuary shows a trial that was reported stolen from the Norman nonprofit.

Second Chance Animal Sanctuary via Facebook: A photo from a Facebook post by Second Chance Animal Sanctuary shows a trial that was reported stolen from the Norman nonprofit.

Crooks steal equipment from animal sanctuary

Curtis Awbrey – Editor
Thursday, March 25, 2021
NORMAN – A local animal shelter is left looking for answers as someone stole vital equipment from the Second Chance Animal Sanctuary.
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