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More than a year after President Vladimir Putin summoned 300,000 draftees to fight in Russia’s war in Ukraine, some of their families are starting to demand that they come home. Wives, mothers and girlfriends of mobilized Russian soldiers have begun protests calling on the Kremlin to bring their men back from the war.

A 1980s television star who rose to fame in the sitcom “The Dukes of Hazzard,” which featured a Dodge Charger bearing a giant Confederate flag, accused President Joe Biden of being a traitor and suggested he be publicly executed.

SATURDAY, December 23, 2023 Today is the 357th day of 2023 and the third day of winter. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1783, George Washington resigned as commander in chief of the Continental Army.

State Board of Education sued over rule limiting changes to student records OKLAHOMA CITY — State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced Thursday his office will introduce a new administrative rule to ban diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in K-12 schools. At the State Board of Education’s monthly meeting, Walters also announced a new rule protecting prayer in schools and one that would amend the educators’ code of conduct in light of an Oklahoma City school district hiring an administrator who performs in drag after work hours.

The Ponca City Chamber of Commerce Community Development Committee held their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Dec. 21 at 10 am.