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Stimulus talks stall; Trump poised to act
President Donald Trump signaled Friday that he planned to forge ahead without Congress to address lapsed relief measures for millions of Americans after two weeks of negotiations with Democrats collapsed.
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Nation's jobless rate dips to 10.2%
The U.S. economy added 1.8 million jobs during July, sending the unemployment rate down to 10.2%.
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State posts 1,011 new virus cases
Arkansas' count of coronavirus cases rose Friday by 1,011 -- the third-highest one-day increase since the start of the pandemic.
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Andy Davis, John Moritz
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As schools reopen, some run into snags
As the first students return to American classrooms, many face a profoundly altered experience, where sitting next to a friend on a long bus ride or unmasking at a busy table in the cafeteria carries a heightened level of risk.
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Ruling dissolves block on state abortion laws
More than three years after a federal judge in Little Rock blocked the enforcement of four newly enacted laws restricting access to abortion in Arkansas, a federal appeals panel has dissolved the injunction.
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Linda Satter
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Wolves, Bears set for Sept. 19
The rematch many fans of two in-state programs have wanted is coming a year early.
by George Stoia
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Overseers weigh fixes for Fed loan program
A new federally-backed loan program for midsize businesses hasn't attracted many borrowers, members of the Congressional Oversight Commission were told Friday.
by Frank E. Lockwood
2 hrs. ago
Decision in Rx-pot case sides with state
In a reversal Friday for a medical marijuana company run by the brother of an Arkansas legislator, a circuit judge has sided with state regulators on the issue of a dispensary license for the Little Rock area, at least until a full trial can be held on the question of whether the permit was properly awarded.
by John Lynch
2 hrs. ago
Group drops bid to put casinos on ballot
The committee promoting a proposed constitutional amendment that would authorize 16 more casinos in Arkansas on Friday asked the state Supreme Court to dismiss its challenge of Secretary of State John Thurston's refusal to place its proposal on the Nov. 3 general election ballot.
by Michael R. Wickline
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Onslaught preceded called-off opera plan
When Little Rock professional opera company Opera in the Rock canceled its June virtual stream of its 2019 production of Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly," the company's executive and artistic director and its board chairman apologized to patrons that "the sensitive themes in this work may be offensive for Asian-American communities."
by Eric E. Harrison
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Killed ex-state senator, O'Donnell says
A close friend and former campaign aide to former state Sen. Linda Collins told a judge Thursday that she killed the former lawmaker last year and attempted to conceal her body.
by John Moritz
23 hrs. ago
Symphony Orchestra postpones fall series concerts
The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra has scrapped plans to put on concerts this fall, moving its entire Masterworks and much of its Pops Live! and River Rhapsodies chamber series into winter and spring.
by Eric E. Harrison
2 hrs. ago
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Air India flight returning stranded travelers crashes
A special flight carrying evacuees to India who had been stranded abroad because of the coronavirus skidded off a runway and split in two while landing Friday in heavy rain in the southern state of Kerala, killing at least 16 passengers and injuring 123 more, police said.
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Virginia court says no evictions another month
A sharply divided Virginia Supreme Court on Friday granted Gov. Ralph Northam's request for a statewide moratorium on evictions, extending protections for another month.
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U.K. vows to act after record-high migrant influx
The British government vowed Friday to strengthen border measures after a record daily number of people crossed the English Channel to the U.K. in small boats.
by JILL LAWLESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2 hrs. ago
Lost $2.2B in 3 months, not slowing mail, new postal chief says
The U.S. Postal Service says it lost $2.2 billion in the three months that ended in June as the agency -- hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic -- piles up financial losses that officials warn could top $20 billion over two years.
by MATTHEW DALY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2 hrs. ago
Health workers strike as India virus cases soar
As India hit another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic Friday, crossing 2 million confirmed cases and more than 41,000 deaths, community health volunteers went on strike complaining that they are ill-equipped to respond to the wave of infection in rural areas.
by EMILY SCHMALL AND CARA ANNA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2 hrs. ago
Kashmir schooling now more challenging with virus
Children in Indian-controlled Kashmir are no strangers to lockdowns. Curfews, strikes and school shutdowns are all part of growing up in one of the world's most militarized zones.
by DAR YASIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2 hrs. ago
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Ford, Bush adviser Scowcroft dies
Brent Scowcroft, who played a prominent role in American foreign policy as national security adviser to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush and who was a Republican voice against the 2003 invasion of Iraq, has died, a Bush spokesperson said Friday. He was 95.
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Mark Gribble, a Potomac, Md., police officer, was about 100 yards from the bank when he heard radio traffic that it was being robbed and sped there, arriving in time to arrest James Wersick, 71, who prosecutors said was also a suspect in several other robberies from 2012-16.
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Portland, Ore., protests both peaceful, violent
About 200 people, some wielding homemade shields, clashed with police early Friday for the third-consecutive night as two other Black Lives Matter rallies proceeded peacefully elsewhere in the city, authorities said.
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Leader was told of stockpile weeks ago
Lebanese President Michel Aoun knew about the huge stockpile of explosive material stored at Beirut's port nearly three weeks before it blew up, he said Friday, adding he had ordered action be taken about it at the time, although the top leader also said he had no authority over the facility.
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Patience a virtue on off-ramp
Dear Mahatma (via phone): I just got off the Interstate 430 north exit at Cantrell Road. The time allotted to off-ramp traffic has resulted in a dangerous backup onto the interstate. -- Traveler
by Frank Fellone 3 hrs. ago
On to Texarkana
Texarkana was a product of the railroads. The site for the town was established along the Arkansas-Texas border at the point where the Cairo & Fulton tracks met the Texas & Pacific tracks in December 1873. Texarkana is my last stop on a trip that has taken me from Mississippi to Texas on U.S. 82.
by Rex Nelson 3 hrs. ago
MASTERSON ONLINE: Harrison and the haters
Before I let fade the matter of Los Angeles professional video agitator Rob Bliss coming to my hometown of Harrison to intentionally smear the community as racist, allow me to share the city's many notable achievements in race relations.
by Mike Masterson 3 hrs. ago
Add-ons have bite
The University of Arkansas’ trimmed-down SEC-only schedule just got a lot tougher with two additional games against top-10 teams.
by Tom Murphy 4 hrs. ago
New expectations greet ASU on field
Only two guys per table.
by George Stoia 4 hrs. ago
Governor gives OK to contact in football
Beginning today, high school football teams across the state can wear full gear and hold contact practices.
by Jeremy Muck 4 hrs. ago
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