Janis F. Kearney, author of “Only on Sundays: Mahalia Jackson’s Long Journey,” will be the February 2024 speaker for the Second Monday Author Series at Arkansas Tech University.
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1/19/24
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This is the first of a two-part series on solar power in the state of Arkansas. The second part of the story will be in the Jan. 20 edition of the Daily Times.
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Loretta Knieff
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1/19/24
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LITTLE ROCK — Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement warning Arkansas consumers about scams related to utility shut-offs:
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1/19/24
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The Harrison Noon Lions Club will hold the 32nd Annual Lions Club Chili Dinner from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26, at the Harrison High School Cafeteria.
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There were eleven fatalities on Arkansas roads and highways last week, bringing the total to fifteen vehicle-related deaths so far for 2024. See the Thursday, Jan. 18 edition of the Times for Part I of this week's road fatalities.
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Federal health officials are expanding a warning about salmonella poisoning tied to charcuterie meat snack trays sold at Sam's Club and Costco stores. At least 47 people in 22 states have been …
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1/18/24
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Aleph Farms of Israel has received the preliminary green light from health officials to produce and sell the world's first steaks made from cultivated beef cells, not the entire animal. The move …
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By JONEL ALECCIA
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1/18/24
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Wendy’s Co. has named a longtime PepsiCo executive as its new CEO. The Dublin, Ohio-based burger chain said Thursday that Kirk Tanner will become president and CEO on Feb. 5. Tanner, who joined …
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN
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1/18/24
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have externally attached a pig liver to a brain-dead human body and watched it successfully filter blood. The experiment is a step toward one day trying …
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1/18/24
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A Justice Department report details a myriad of failures by law enforcement who responded to the shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas, when children waited desperately for over an hour before police …
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and CLAUDIA LAUER
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1/18/24
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Shares of Humana are tumbling after the health insurer said it was still dealing with higher-than-expected care costs from its Medicare Advantage customers and it chopped earnings expectations. The …
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By TOM MURPHY
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1/18/24
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Instant is in, fancy is out. Nothing stays the same for long in the world of home-brewed coffee. The founder of Brooklyn Roasting, Jim Munson, thinks today's coffee lovers are looking for less fuss …
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By KIM COOK
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1/18/24
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The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to its lowest level in more than a year, underscoring the resilience of the labor market amid elevated interest rates. …
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By MATT OTT
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1/18/24
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A Russian city near the Ukrainian border canceled its traditional Orthodox Epiphany festivities on Friday due to the threat of attacks as Kyiv’s forces pursue a new strategy with the war …
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1/18/24
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Hamas militants are keeping up a stiff resistance across the Gaza Strip to Israel’s offensive. The war shows no sign of ending and has inflamed tensions across the Middle East, where Pakistan has …
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1/18/24
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FAYETTEVILLE — Two northwest Arkansas men were sentenced to federal prison this week for child exploitation offenses. The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearings, which was held in the U.S. District Court in Fayetteville.
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1/18/24
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Jan. 16
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There were eleven fatalities on Arkansas roads and highways last week, bringing the total to fifteen vehicle-related deaths so far for 2024.
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An Arkansas family is being memorialized with a new scholarship. On Dec. 30, 2023, four members of the Bragg family died in a house explosion in Michigan. The family — Hope Bragg, 51, Don Bragg, 53, and their kids Kenneth Bragg, 22, Elizabeth Bragg, 19, and Stephen Bragg, 16, were visiting Hope’s father, Richard Pruden, 72, when a sudden explosion destroyed Pruden’s home. Pruden and 16-year-old Stephen survived the explosion, which was fatal for the other four members of the Bragg family.
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1/18/24
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The Boone County Airport board members attended the regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, Jan. 16, at the airport.
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By TERRI IVIE SMITH
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1/18/24
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