NEW YORK (AP) — The start of June marks the beginning of Pride month around the U.S. and some parts of the world, a season intended to celebrate the lives and experiences of LGBTQ+ communities and to protest against attacks on hard-won civil rights gains.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amazon agreed Wednesday to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it violated a child privacy law and deceived parents by keeping for years kids’ voice and location data recorded by its popular Alexa voice assistant.

OSLO, Norway (AP) — The U. S. will soon open a small diplomatic mission in Norway that will be its northernmost in the world and only such facility above the Arctic Circle, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that two state laws banning abortion are unconstitutional, but the procedure remains illegal in the state in nearly all cases except life-threatening situations.

Here's your preview of Thursday's CDN

- FREE CONCERT! 7 p.m. Tomorrow at Mclain Rogers

- Consultant talks about hospital plan

- Weekly lunch, card game forms bond for women

- Stories of ‘Patriots’ sought 

- Clinton Classic gets underway Saturday

Weekly lunch, card game forms bond for women

Every Thursday, four women come together to share a passion they each share. That passion is the game of bridge. The quartet plays each week in addition to eating lunch together and catching up on the week’s events.

will once again produce its annual “Saluting Our Patriots” edition later this month which honors the men and women who have served in every branch of the armed forces.

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