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Virus cases in state surpass 50,000; death toll rises by 11
Arkansas surpassed 50,000 cases of the coronavirus on Monday after 645 positive tests were reported to the Health Department over the previous 24 hours.
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Colleges in Arkansas firm up plans for covid-19
Plans for covid-19 testing and contact tracing are emerging at Arkansas' college campuses as students have begun moving in for the first on-campus coursework since March.
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Cotton among 11 U.S. politicians, heads of organizations sanctioned by China
BEIJING — China on Monday announced unspecified sanctions against 11 U.S. politicians and heads of organizations promoting democratic causes, including Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, who have already been singled out by Beijing.
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States on hook for billions under Trump's unemployment plan
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Whether President Donald Trump has the constitutional authority to extend federal unemployment benefits by executive order remains unclear. Equally up in the air is whether states, which are necessary partners in Trump's plan to bypass Congress, will sign on.
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Woman dies after vehicle overturns in creek, troopers say
A 29-year-old Nashville woman died early Sunday after the vehicle she was driving overturned into a creek north of Hope, troopers said.
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Cop impersonator sought in Paragould, police say
Paragould police warned that a man driving a Dodge Charger may be impersonating law enforcement.
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Virus can't stop show, teachers say; masks, distance pose special challenges for state's choirs, bands
Performing arts educators around the state are expressing some trepidation and uncertainty about how to move forward.
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State police: Crashes on Arkansas roads kill 4
Four people died in separate crashes on Arkansas roads, including a Branson, Mo., man who was killed after crashing a Polaris Ranger Saturday afternoon, troopers said.
by Eric Besson
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Lebanese PM steps down after Beirut blast, public anger
BEIRUT — Lebanon's prime minister stepped down from his job Monday in the wake of the catastrophic explosion in Beirut that has triggered public outrage, saying he has come to the conclusion that corruption in the country is "bigger than the state."
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Season in balance as commissioners' discussions deepen
When the Southeastern Conference released its additional two games for a league-only slate late Friday afternoon and hyped it like a bracket release, the sense of a real possibility for fall football was vivid.
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WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's executive actions to disburse coronavirus relief without Congress sparked confusion and frustration Sunday among businesses, Democrats and state officials, some of whom lamented that the moves would not deliver the necessary relief to cash-strapped Americans.
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DeWine critics call out inconsistent virus tests
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio governor's positive, then negative, tests for covid-19 have provided fuel for skeptics of government pandemic mandates and critics of his often-aggressive policies.
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North Little Rock police ID shooting victim
Police on Monday released the name of a woman who was fatally shot in North Little Rock over the weekend.
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BALTIMORE — A natural gas explosion destroyed three row houses in Baltimore on Monday, killing a woman and trapping other people in the wreckage. At least four people were hospitalized with serious injuries as firefighters searched for more survivors.
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Little Rock man shot, injured outside home, police say
A Little Rock man suffered non-life-threatening injuries from a shooting outside his South Pulaski Street home Sunday evening, police said.
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Man arrested after Little Rock bar shooting
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More than 100 arrests, 13 officers hurt amid Chicago looting
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Judicial, highway pension systems log investor gains
Amid turbulent stock markets, the Arkansas State Highway Employees Retirement System's investments gained $19 million in value to reach $1.4 billion in the fiscal year that ended June 30.
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Marker's destroyer is back in custody; incidents noted at State Hospital
Michael Tate Reed II, the man who destroyed the original Ten Commandments monument at the Capitol three years ago, is in the Arkansas State Hospital in Little Rock for the third time and facing new charges based on accusations of vandalism at the mental institution and of spitting in a doctor's face there.
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2 more officials resign amid Beirut blast furor; U.S., other donors raise $298M in aid
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Man sought in fatal Little Rock shooting surrenders
A man sought by the Little Rock Police Department in connection with the recent fatal shooting of 27-year-old Vence Lee Jr. surrendered at the department's 12th Street substation about 3:15 p.m. Sunday, according to an arrest report.
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Officers in Little Rock see challenges for academy
The Little Rock Police Academy began a new cycle with an incoming recruit class preparing to start and recruiters beginning to advertise for the next class.
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