mauldin. all right, i want to go back to another one of our top stories, that is, of course, the fall of afghanistan. for years qatar played the role of middleman between the u.s. and the taliban. it hosted peace talks between the two groups, and it has been home to taliban negotiators and u.s. troops. cnn s sam kiley sat down with qatar s foreign minister to discuss his country s legacy in the taliban takeover. reporter: no western ally has as much experience with the taliban leadership than qatar. this tiny gas-rich nation already hosts the vast american air base and command center at al adade, and it s used in operations against the militants. but it s also hosted and mediated the peace deal between the u.s. and taliban under the
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Nathaniel Smith hangs up a pride poster May 3, 2019, during the Norman Pride Kick off at The Mercury. Normanâs Human Rights Commission will suggest that city council members approve a ban on conversion therapy for minors. Kyle Phillips / The Transcript
NORMAN â The Norman Human Rights Commission voted unanimously Monday to recommend that the Norman City Council prohibit any medical professional from participating in conversion therapy with a minor.
According to LGBTmap.org, there are currently no laws in Oklahoma prohibiting the dangerous practice of conversion therapy, which would make Norman the first city to do so. Legislation that would ban conversion therapy has been introduced at the state level during multiple legislative sessions, but has never been adopted as law.
Brothers killed when shots are fired along I-385; incident ends in 3-car crash, authorities say
I-385 North blocked for 12+ hours Share Updated: 9:19 AM EDT May 24, 2021
Brothers killed when shots are fired along I-385; incident ends in 3-car crash, authorities say
I-385 North blocked for 12+ hours Share Updated: 9:19 AM EDT May 24, 2021
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Show Transcript I M TAGGART HOUCK. RIGHT NOW OFFICIALS ARE PIECING TOGETHER A DEADLY PUZZLE AFTER TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND TWO OTHERS INJURED DURING A SHOOTING AND CRASH ON THE INTERSTATE. IT HAPPENED AROUND 2:00 A.M. ON I-385 IN MAULDIN NEAR MILE MARKER THIRTY OR OLD STAGE ROAD. THE STRETCH OF ROAD WAS CLOS FOR MORE THAN TWELVE HOURS UNTIL THREE THIS AFTERNOON. THE CORONER’S OFFICE SAYS TWO CARS WERE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND AND IT APPEARED SHOTS WERE FIRED ALONG THE WAY, AFTER THE ALRTERCATION. THE TWO VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH A THIRD VEHICLE. WE VE LEARNED TWO BROTHERS 29-YEA