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Oklahoma lawmakers scramble to avert teacher walkout

Pressure mounted Tuesday on the Republican-led Oklahoma Legislature to broker a deal on taxes to pay for hundreds of millions in new education spending and avert a threatened strike of teachers next week.

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___ Stocks tumble on trade fears; S&P has worst week in 2 years NEW YORK (AP) — Global stocks sink as fears about trade conflict between the U.S. and China send the S&P 500 to its worst week in two years.

World markets roiled by fears of US-China trade war

Fears of a trade war roiled financial markets and sent the dollar wobbling Friday after Beijing retaliated against the Trump administration's tariff hikes by threatening import duties on U.S. goods.