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NEW YORK — Donald Trump was held in criminal contempt for violating a gag order prohibiting him from commenting on participants in his hush-money case and fined $9,000 as his Manhattan trial entered its third week on Tuesday.

ARI NATTER Bloomberg News WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is considering banning imports of enriched Russian uranium using executive authority as congressional efforts to block the Kremlin’s shipments of the reactor fuel stall, people familiar with the matter said. Officials from the White House National Security Council, the Department of Energy and other corners of the administration have been in talks on limiting Russian uranium imports, including a ban similar to legislation that easily passed the House last year, the people said.

WASHINGTON — The House select committee on U.S.-China competition, freshly under new leadership, is training its sights on a range of tech, defense, economic and foreign policy issues on the heels of a major victory on the bill to force the divestiture of TikTok.

Today is the 122nd day of 2024 and the 44th day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1840, the Penny Black, the world’s first adhesive postage stamp, was issued in Great Britain.

INGREDIENTS • 1 package (7.25 ounces) macaroni and cheese mix • 1 package (16 ounces) mixed vegetables, frozen • 1 1/2 cups cooked meat (beef, pork, or chicken) chopped • 1/4 cup nonfat milk • 1/8 teaspoon garlic or onion powder INSTRUCTIONS 1. Cook macaroni in large saucepan as directed on package.

Courtesy of Magic City Books in Tulsa; Best of Books in Edmond; Brace Books in Ponca City; and Full Circle Books in Oklahoma City 1. “The Women” by Kristin Hannah (St.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Seeking to “eliminate any distractions” from her public service, the governor’s tourism secretary Shelley Zumwalt has withdrawn from her Cabinet position but will continue as a state agency director.

April 23, 2024 Hit and Run Accident - At 7:51 am, the reporting party requested an officer in reference to a hit and run that occurred overnight at 1214 S. 7th.