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Fort Hood suspect appeals beard shaving order

  FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage has appealed a military judge's order to have his beard forcibly shaved before his murder trial.
   Maj. Nidal Hasan's defense attorneys filed two appeals with the Army Court of Criminal Appeals this week. They say the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act allows Hasan to keep his beard during trial.
   Hasan says he grew a beard because his Muslim faith requires it.
   The government has until Sept. 28 to file a response. The appeals court has postponed Hasan's murder trial until further notice.
   After the court rules, further appeals could be made to the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
   Hasan faces the death penalty if convicted in the attack that killed 13 on the Texas Army post.

Fort Hood suspect appeals beard shaving order

Posted: Saturday, September 22 2012, 03:47 PM CDT

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Tornado watch issued for much of Oklahoma
May 19, 2013 20:18 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The Storm Prediction Center in Norman has issued a tornado watch for much of Oklahoma.

The watch is in effect until 11 p.m. Sunday and covers central and eastern Oklahoma, including the Tulsa and Oklahoma City metro areas.

Forecasters say there is a risk of severe thunderstorms and very large hail with the developing storm system.

The risk for tornadoes is expected to increase into the evening, especially in eastern Oklahoma.

Forecasters say a few strong tornadoes are possible, as are long-track supercell thunderstorms.

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