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HOLDENVILLE, Okla. — At least two people, including a child, died in tornadoes that swept through Oklahoma, authorities said Sunday as emergency crews assessed the extensive damage to homes and businesses from the high winds, hail and flooding. Dozens of reported tornadoes have wreaked havoc in the nation’s midsection since Friday, with flood watches and warnings in effect Sunday for Oklahoma and other states — including Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Texas. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] In Oklahoma, a tornado ripped through Holdenville, a town of about 5,000 people, late Saturday, killing two people, and injuring four others, Hughes County Emergency Medical Services said in a statement Sunday.

Prince Harry will return to the U. K. to celebrate 10 years of the Invictus Games, the sports competition he started for wounded military personnel. The royal will attend a “service of thanksgiving” at St Paul’s Cathedral in London on May 8, according to the Invictus Games Foundation. The organization said the Prince along with British actor Damian Lewis and representatives from the Invictus Games participating nations, including veterans, will come together to mark the occasion. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Prince Harry will be giving a reading at the service.

President Joe Biden called out Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday in Washington D. C., making fun of the former President’s legal troubles and both of the 2024 election candidates’ ages. Biden is 81 and Trump 77, making them the oldest major party presidential nominees in history.

BOULDER — Deion Sanders’ new Lambo was parked lovingly between the 41 and the 44 at the CU Indoor Practice Facility on Saturday. Three yards and a cloud of eat my dust. “Definitely a great thing to see,” Jubi Louis told me as we admired the 2024 Lamborghini Huracan, matte black with sweet white drip and the Nike swoosh on the side.

When David Risher took over as CEO of Lyft about a year ago, the company was losing market share and struggling with morale. Its stock price was approaching an all-time low, down nearly 90% from its IPO high of 2019. One of Risher’s first moves was to cut staff by 26%, affecting hundreds of employees. Risher, a one time Lyft board member and former Amazon executive, is the first non-founder to lead Lyft.

Dear Amy: My friend “Tina” and I have been friends since college and are now in our 50s. When we met we were members of a campus religious organization, however as the years passed we both drifted away from our religious affiliations. I now would call myself agnostic. Recently, Tina had a difficult break-up with a significant other.