CPS Counselors speak at conference

A few counselors from Clinton Public Schools presented at the 2023 For Counselors Only Conference held at the Metro Tech Campus, located at 1900 Springlake Dr. in Oklahoma City. Their presentation was on “Care Teams” and addressed different ways the district supports students. Counselors at the event, from left, were Clinton High School counselor Brenda Louthan, CHS counselor Stephanie Bridgeman, Southwest Elementary School counselor Dixie Williams, and Washington Elementary School counselor Ashley Miller.

(AP) — Floods caused by torrential rains hit two Turkish provinces that were devastated by catastrophic earthquake, killing at least 14 people and increasing the misery for thousands who were left homeless.

Today is the 75th day of 2023 and the 86th day of winter.

AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas will hear arguments in a high-stakes court case that could threaten access to abortion medication and blunt the authority of U.S. drug regulators.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration's approval of a massive oil development in northern Alaska commits the U.S. to yet another decadeslong crude project even as scientists urgently warn that only a halt to more fossil fuel emissions can stem climate change.

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If you apply sunscreen from a spray can, you might wonder if the bottle itself is recyclable when it’s empty. Good news: It is, and it’s easy. Spray sunscreen bottles are made from aluminum, which is a desired recyclable that is accepted by nearly every recycling program in the country. Just make sure the bottle is empty and remove the nozzle top, since it’s made from hard-to-recycle plastic. As for manual spray pump-style sunscreen bottles, the plastic bottle is recyclable, and the same rules apply: Remove the pump and components before recycling.

Employee accidentally sends text to boss

DEAR HARRIETTE: I was trying to send a text message to my friend, and it inadvertently went to my boss. There wasn’t anything bad in it, per se. But my language was a bit racy. I used a couple of curse words and incomplete sentences. It was the shorthand I use when I talk to my friends.

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