The White House on April 24 approved Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s request for federal disaster relief as the tornado-ravaged Shawnee community struggled to recover from this month’s devastation. Stitt submitted the request April 23 after declaring a state of emergency in Lincoln, Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma and Pottawatomie counties on April 20 after at least eight tornadoes caused widespre...
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