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FILE - The mother of Khant Ngar Hein, killed during anti-government protests, mourns during his funeral in Yangon, Myanmar Tuesday, March 16, 2021. As Feb. 1, 2023, marks two years after Myanmar’s generals ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government, thousands of people have died in civil conflict and many more have been forced from their homes in a dire humanitarian crisis. (AP Photo, File)

How Myanmar is faring 2 years after army ousted Suu Kyi

Two years after Myanmar's generals ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government, thousands of people have died in civil conflict and many more have been forced from their homes in a dire humanitarian … more

By ELAINE KURTENBACH | 1/31/23

FILE - A sign marks an entrance to the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. The Justice Department has been scrutinizing a controversial artificial intelligence tool used by a Pittsburgh-area child protective services agency following concerns that it could result in discrimination against families with disabilities, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Child welfare algorithm faces Justice Department scrutiny

The Justice Department has been scrutinizing a controversial artificial intelligence tool used by a Pittsburgh-area child protective services agency following concerns that it could result in … more

By SALLY HO and GARANCE BURKE | 1/31/23

FILE - A worker with the Pebble Mine project digs in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska near the village of Iliamma, Alaska, July 13, 2007. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a decision Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, that would block plans for the proposed Pebble Mine, a copper and gold project in southwest Alaska. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)

Feds use rare veto to block Alaska copper, gold mine plan

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has effectively vetoed a proposed open-pit copper and gold mine in a remote region of southwest Alaska that supports the world’s largest sockeye salmon … more

By BECKY BOHRER and PATRICK WHITTLE | 1/31/23

Camp Jack column: Living on the streets

I learned a long time ago to be very skeptical of statistics. People with creative pencils can make numbers magically transform based on what is in their best interest. In Washington D.C., they call it “spinning.” Around these parts we call it a lie. more

By MATT RUSSELL | 1/31/23

City hears that retailer interested in Harrison

Bob Largent, President/CEO of the Harrison Regional Chamber of Commerce, presented the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022's Economic Development Report to the Harrison City Council Thursday night, but broke away to tell about his attending last week the largest retail exposition in the southern United States. more

Staff Report news@harrisondaily.com | 1/31/23

NARMC COO plans for future; New providers signed

The North Arkansas Regional Medical Center Board of Directors met on Tuesday, Jan. 24, and heard an update from recently appointed Chief Operating Officer, Josh Bright. more

By DONNA BRAYMER donnab@harrisondaily.com | 1/31/23

Birds are seen resting on top of tons of waste floating on Lim river near Priboj, Serbia, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. Plastic bottles, wooden planks, rusty barrels and other garbage dumped in poorly regulated riverside landfills or directly into the rivers accumulated during high water season, behind a trash barrier in the Lim river in southwestern Serbia. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia do little to solve waste problem

In southwest Serbia, construction machines are being repurposed to clear tons of waste clogging the Potpec lake. Year after year during the winter months, the lake near the southwest Serbian town of … more

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FILE - A man walks by Pfizer headquarters, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 in New York. Pfizer reports their earnings Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Pfizer tops 4Q expectations, starts low with 2023 forecast

COVID-19 vaccine booster shots and treatments for the virus helped push Pfizer to a better-than-expected final quarter of 2022. The drugmaker also debuted on Tuesday a 2023 forecast that starts off … more

The Associated Press | 1/31/23

FILE - An exit sign is shown at a McDonald's restaurant in Pittsburgh on Saturday, April 23, 2022. McDonald's reports their earnings Tuesday, Jan. 31. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Adult Happy Meals, McRib, feed McDonald's sales in Q4

Adult Happy Meals and other limited-time promotions boosted traffic at McDonald’s restaurants during the fourth quarter despite higher prices. The company said Tuesday that global same-store sales … more

By DEE-ANN DURBIN | 1/31/23

A tanker pulls into an ExxonMobil fuel storage and distribution facility in Irving, Texas, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. ExxonMobil reports their earnings Tuesday, Jan. 31. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Exxon profits at record high in 2022 as energy prices soared

Exxon Mobil posted record annual profits for 2022, as Americans struggled with high prices for gasoline, home heating and consumer goods. The oil giant brought in $8.76 billion in profits in the … more

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ | 1/31/23

FILE - Visitors walk past a booth for Chinese technology firm Huawei at the PT Expo in Beijing on Sept. 28, 2021. China’s government accused Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, of pursuing “technology hegemony” following news reports the United States might step up pressure on tech giant Huawei by blocking all access to American suppliers. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

China accuses Washington of wanting 'technological hegemony'

China’s government has accused Washington of pursuing “technology hegemony” following news reports the United States might raise pressure on tech giant Huawei by blocking all access to American … more

By JOE McDONALD | 1/31/23

China lobbies Dutch to defend trade after chip curbs

China’s foreign minister has appealed to his Dutch counterpart to defend free trade after the Netherlands and Japan agreed to cooperate with U.S. restrictions on Chinese access to advanced … more

1/31/23

Harrison Fire Department rescue teams were paged out Monday morning, Jan. 30, to a vehicle that overturned and landed in the creek off of DeVitos Loop north of Harrison. The driver was transported to NARMC. The wreck is being investigated by the Boone County Sheriffs Office. Pictured are Davey’s wrecker service workers preparing to get the truck out.

Creek Rescue

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Tree timing crews were out Sunday, Jan. 29, cutting down dead trees and tree limbs that were hanging over power lines in case the area was to receive freeing rain for a ice storm during the next round of weather events.

Weather Preparation

1/31/23

GM 4Q earnings rise 16% as sales rebound at end of last year

Rising factory output led to strong U.S. sales at the end of last year, pushing General Motors’ fourth-quarter net income up 16% over the same period a year ago. The Detroit automaker said Tuesday … more

By TOM KRISHER | 1/31/23

FILE- A motorist rides past Adani Corporate House in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. Asia’s richest man, Gautam Adani, saw his companies shed tens of billions of dollars in market value after short-selling firm Hindenburg Research accused him of “pulling the largest con in corporate history,” triggering a massive sell-off of Adani stocks.(AP Photo/Ajit Solanki, File)

Indian billionaire Adani at center of $68B stock market rout

Asia’s richest man, Gautam Adani, has seen his companies shed $68 billion in market value in the past week after short-selling firm Hindenburg Research accused him of “pulling the largest con in … more

By KRUTIKA PATHI | 1/31/23

FILE - Exterior view of the Peace Palace housing the U.N.'s International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, Jan. 30, 2023. Azerbaijan appealed Tuesday Jan. 31, 2023, to the United Nations' highest court to urgently order Armenia to stop the laying of land mines and booby traps on Azerbaijani territory and disclose the location of such explosives that already have been placed, in the latest legal battle focused on the mountainous Nagorno-Karabakh region. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Azerbaijan to UN court: Armenia must stop sowing land mines

Azerbaijan is appealing to the United Nations’ highest court to urgently order Armenia to stop the laying of land mines and booby traps on Azerbaijani territory and disclose the location of such … more

By MIKE CORDER | 1/31/23

FILE - A money changer counts Nigerian naira currency at a bureau de change, in Lagos Nigeria, Oct. 20, 2015. Nigeria's push to replace the local currency notes with newly designed ones is creating an economic crisis, experts warned Monday, Jan. 30, 2023 with the limited cash in circulation hurting many people and businesses across the West African nation. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)

Nigeria sees cash shortage amid push for redesigned currency

Experts are warning that Nigeria's push to replace its paper money with newly designed currency notes has created a shortage of cash. They say people can't buy what they need and businesses have … more

By CHINEDU ASADU | 1/31/23

President Joe Biden talks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, after returning from an event in Baltimore on infrastructure. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden to highlight grant for NYC rail tunnel under Hudson

President Joe Biden is traveling to New York City to showcase a $292 million mega grant that will be used to help build a rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River. The mega grant is part of a broader … more

By JOSH BOAK | 1/31/23

FILE - A woman walks with purchases past a store in Berlin, Germany, Friday, April 1, 2022. Europe ended a bad year for inflation with some relief as price gains eased again, though they still rose a painful 9.2% in December, according to data released Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Europe scrapes out economic growth by dodging gas disaster

Europe’s economy has scraped out meager gains at the end of last year as galloping inflation fed by high energy prices and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine deterred people from spending in shops and … more

By DAVID McHUGH | 1/31/23