New sculpture coming; Stitt outlines 2021; state trying to get $2M back. Your morning headlines for Friday, Jan. 29, 2021

DAILY HEADLINES [The Oklahoman]( 29 Jan, 2021 [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]( today! View the [print replica]( of today's newspaper for more stories! [Scissortail Park 7-ton sculpture to be 'light as a feather']( A sculpture long planned for Scissortail Park is set to be "light as a feather" after artists agreed with the city to scrap the original design that strongly resembled the 1957 Soviet Sputnik satellite. Latest News/Sports [Halfway through his term, Gov. Kevin Stitt outlines his priorities for the year]( Gov. Kevin Stitt's third year in office will serve as a fresh start for the Republican who closed out the last legislative session at odds with leaders of Oklahoma's Legislature. [Oklahoma seeking to return $2M worth of hydroxychloroquine]( The Oklahoma attorney general's office is attempting to return $2 million worth of a malaria drug once touted by former President Donald Trump as an effective treatment for COVID-19. [Subscribe to The Oklahoman]( [Thunder: As Kevin Durant and James Harden return to OKC, a look at how their 'Mom Made Pizza Rolls' meme went viral]( Mike Stone immediately recognized his photo from 10 years ago. In it, a 22-year-old Kevin Durant is leaning forward and clenching his fists. [Japan prime minister says he's determined to hold Olympics]( Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, despite growing uncertainty as coronavirus cases rise at home, renewed his determination Friday to host the postponed Tokyo Olympics this summer as a symbol of human victory over the pandemic. [Pandemic help wanted: Fast food managers, road race experts]( A year into the coronavirus pandemic, Americans are painfully aware that overcoming the scourge is a marathon, not a sprint. Business [OKC homebuilders will bring ideas back 'from' the International Builders Show, as usual, even though it's online this year, which is not]( Homebuilders aren't going on their usual middle-of-winter excursion to the International Builders Show, but they'll still be able to learn the latest in home design and construction trends and incorporate them into their houses. [The country is close to running out of houses]( Imagine zero houses for sale. You have to imagine it. The market will not allow the housing inventory to fall to zero. [EU, AstraZeneca publish heavily redacted deal in vaccine row]( The European Union and AstraZeneca agreed Friday to make public a heavily redacted version of their coronavirus vaccine agreement, which lies at the heart of a dispute over how many shots the pharmaceutical company should be supplying the EU's 27 nations. Opinion [Opinion: Biden's continued blitz against fossil fuels]( The climate plan forwarded last year by candidate Joe Biden made clear that fossil fuels would be in his crosshairs. 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 © 2021 The Oklahoman. All rights reserved.