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Sochi organizers announce torch relay route

   MOSCOW (AP) -- The organizing committee of the 2014 Sochi Games has unveiled the route of its Olympic torch relay that will start a year from now and cover most corners of Russia's vast land mass.
   Organizers said Sunday that the relay will be the longest in the history of the Winter Games. The flame will be held by some 14,000 torchbearers over four months and travel through 2,900 towns and settlements, starting Oct. 7, 2013.
   Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov said in July that the relay planned to take a trip to the International Space Station, but no details were announced Sunday.
   Sochi organizing committee President Dmitry Chernyshenko says the relay will be an opportunity to "bring the entire country together, highlighting the diversity and beauty of Russia."
Sochi organizers announce torch relay route

Posted: Sunday, October 7 2012, 05:59 PM CDT

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Okla. lawmakers to take up tornado recovery bill
May 22, 2013 14:34 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Oklahoma lawmakers are preparing to take up legislation to appropriate $45 million in emergency funds to help pay for recovery efforts following deadly tornadoes in central Oklahoma.

Officials in the Oklahoma Senate say the chamber could take up a measure on Wednesday that would dip into the state's Rainy Day Constitutional Reserve Fund to help pay for recovery efforts. State House and Senate committees approved the measure on Tuesday. The Rainy Day fund's balance is expected to reach a record $660 million in July.

Money from the emergency fund would help local communities recover from a tornado that struck Moore on Monday, killing at least 24 people. A separate tornado on Sunday left two dead in Shawnee.

Gov. Mary Fallin issued an emergency declaration for 16 Oklahoma counties on Sunday.

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