NEW YORK (AP) — The social media platform Parler, which caters to right-wing voices and was temporarily booted offline following the Jan. 6 insurrection, is relaunching ahead of next year’s presidential elections.

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for Meta and Mark Zuckerberg asked a Delaware judge on Wednesday to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit asserting novel claims about the roles of corporate leaders and arguing that the loyalties of Meta directors should not lie exclusively with the social media giant.

MIAMI (AP) — The United States freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in exchange for the release of 10 Americans imprisoned in the South American country and the return of a fugitive defense contractor known as “Fat Leonard” who is at the center of a massive Pentagon bribery scandal, the Biden administration announced Wednesday. The deal represents the Biden administration’s boldest move yet to improve relations with the major oil-producing nation and extract concessions from the self-proclaimed socialist leader. The largest release of American prisoners in Venezuela’s history comes weeks after the White House agreed to suspend some sanctions, following a commitment by Maduro to work toward free and fair conditions for the 2024 presidential election.

Here's a preview of Thursday's CDN

- Pool repair becomes hot council topic

- Bridges gives semester update

- Firemen battle blaze on S. 14th

- Man dies in medical incident

- Red Tornadoes bust Boomers in overtime

The Clinton Fire Department had an early wake-up call Wednesday morning when a residence at 336 S. 14th St. went up in flames around 4:30 a.m. that morning.

Man dies in medical incident

A Clinton man died Tuesday evening after an apparent preexisting medical condition led to an isolated vehicular accident near the intersection of State Highway 73 and S. 40th Street, one mile west of Clinton.

Despite winter weather and cooler temps, the Clinton Public Pool was a focus of discussion for the Clinton City Council during its regular meeting Tuesday with bids long for overdue maintenance identified by the Oklahoma State Health Department on the agenda for acceptance.

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