Defense bill headed to President; Seven Thunder players out for first preseason game, Your afternoon headlines for Friday, Dec. 11, 2020

AFTERNOON UPDATE [The Oklahoman]( 11 Dec, 2020 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SUBSCRIBE FOR ALL ACCESS]( What stories do you wish The Oklahoman were chasing? What do you wish we knew? [Tell us!]( Contact information is optional. [Sign up here]( to get daily coronavirus updates in your email. [Subscribe]( to get unlimited digital access! View the [print replica]( of today's newspaper for more stories! [Senate sends Inhofe's defense bill to Trump with another veto-proof margin]( DEC 11, 2020 - The U.S. Senate passed the $740 billion defense bill by an overwhelming margin on Friday, daring President Donald Trump to follow through on his threat to veto the measure over his complaint that it doesn't repeal a law related to social media. Latest News/Sports [Melvin Todd, a 'giant' in Oklahoma education, dies after contracting COVID-19]( One of Oklahoma's most consequential educators has died, leaving a trailblazing legacy of leadership through racial integration. [Inside a COVID ICU in Oklahoma City: 'Our hospitals are begging for help']( DEC 11, 2020 - A corner of the third-floor COVID-19 unit at SSM Health St. [Subscribe to The Oklahoman]( [OKC Thunder: Seven players out for first preseason game]( DEC 11, 2020 - The Thunder will be without seven players, including three projected starters, for its first preseason game Saturday night. [OSU football: The Six Shooter pregame thoughts on the Cowboys at Baylor]( DEC 11, 2020 - OSU plays at Baylor at 6 p.m. Saturday in McLane Stadium [Oklahoma Class 5A football: How Carl Albert and McGuinness match up in state final]( DEC 11, 2020 - No. 1 Carl Albert Titans (10-1) vs. No. 2 McGuinness Fighting Irish (10-2) When: 7 p.m. Business [Oil and gas regulation in Indian Country? Oklahoma's Supreme Court will weigh in]( DEC 11, 2020 - Should tribes get to regulate oil and gas activities inside Indian Country? Oklahoma's Supreme Court will weigh in. [The Latest: Biden urges public to have confidence in vaccine]( The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):3:05 p.m. President-elect Joe Biden says the American public should have confidence in a coronavirus vaccine that may soon begin to become available. [Congress averts shutdown, buys time for more COVID-19 talks]( Congress shipped a temporary government-wide funding bill to President Donald Trump on Friday, averting a government shutdown at midnight and buying time for on-again, off-again talks on COVID-19 relief. And finally ... [Oklahoma City's 'Procession of Light' parade signals start of Hanukkah]( DEC 11, 2020 - Mobile menorahs were sighted on the streets of Oklahoma City on Thursday. You are receiving this communication as a member of the The Oklahoman. The Oklahoman values your online privacy. For more information, view our [privacy policy]( now. Please do not reply to this message. [Manage Preferences Or Unsubscribe]( The Oklahoman 100 W Main St, Suite 100 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 © 2020 The Oklahoman. All rights reserved.