(AP) — An 18-year-old New Mexico woman accused of abandoning her newborn baby in a dumpster pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of attempted first-degree murder and child abuse.

(AP) — Russia on Thursday sharply raised the stakes in its dispute with the West over Ukraine, with a top diplomat refusing to rule out a Russian military deployment to Cuba and Venezuela if tensions with the United States mount.

Artificial light interrupts circadian cycle

Dear Doctors: We live in Northern California, and every time we have high winds, the electric company shuts off power because of the fire danger. We use candles and lanterns to light the house, and my husband thinks that he sleeps better on those nights. Do you think there's a connection?

Friend offers unsolicited advice – even to strangers

DEAR HARRIETTE: The other day, I brought my friend to a dinner party as my plus-one. By the end of the night, she was telling the host (who had cooked the food) how she could improve on a few of her recipes. I've watched my friend be overly critical before. She's done this to my family members in the past, but they understand that that's just her personality. I don't understand why she feels the need to give people such strong unsolicited feedback or advice. I know she thinks she's being helpful, but it always just comes across as rude. Do you think this is something I should talk to her about? She's been like this for years, and I'm not even sure that she's fully aware she's doing it. – Negative Feedback

Here's your Thursday headlines preview

- COVID forces schools to go virtual

- Clinton Veterans Center staged to mark 50th anniversary

- 45,000 working in state’s medical marijuana industry

- Clinton basketball takes two versus Altus

COVID forces schools to go virtual

An unexpected “expected” break came Clinton students’ way Tuesday when Supt. Tyler Bridges announced the schools will shift to virtual learning for the rest of the week due to the increased number of COVID-19 cases.

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