WASHINGTON (AP) — Battling rough seas around Gaza, the U.S. now is considering abandoning efforts to reinstall the pier that has been used to get badly needed humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians, two U.S. officials said Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A landslide swept two passenger buses carrying more than 50 people into a swollen river in central Nepal early Friday, while continuous rain and more landslides were making rescue e¡orts di¢cult.

PLAINFIELD, Vt. (AP) — Owen Bradley has been listening to the flow of the Great Brook outside his historic brick house in Vermont for nearly 40 years. But the sound changed this week as raging waters inched closer, building to a torrent that tore through the back of the building, ripped off the decks and ravaged a nearby apartment building.

NEW YORK (AP) — The nearly complete fossilized remains of a 161-million- year-old stegosaurus discovered in Colorado in 2022 will be auctioned by Sotheby’s in New York next week.

Here's your preview of Friday's CDN

- Exit 65 phases detailed by ODOT

- Hospital updates discused at length

- Mission House reopens doors

- Gaunt to finish college career at SWOSU

- Local, state, national, world news, sports and more

Exit 65 phases detailed by ODOT

The Exit 65 reconstruction project, recently discussed in an Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) presentation to the Clinton Economic Development Authority (CEDA), will be executed in approximately nine phases over an estimated three-year period.

Mission House reopens doors

The Mission House has officially reopened its doors to clients following a decision by board members in response to recent extreme heat. Coinciding with this reopening, the Mission House is launching a “Fill the Pantry” food drive to restock shelves and support those in need.

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