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Bald Knob Animal Shelter open again after been closed since end of March
The Bald Knob Animal Shelter, which had been closed since March because of COVID-19 concerns and a spending freeze, opened back up Tuesday, according to Bald Knob Mayor Barth Grayson....
Read more...Heat will stay stuck on extra high for July in most of U.S.
The heat is on. And for most of America it'll stay on through the rest of the month and maybe longer, meteorologists say....
Read more...Arkansas reports largest spike in virus hospitalizations
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Tuesday reported its largest one-day increase in hospitalizations due to the coronavirus, even as the state's new virus cases decreased....
Read more...Victims' family asks for delay of federal inmate's execution
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Family members of the victims of an inmate scheduled to be put to death next week asked a federal judge to delay his execution Tuesday, saying the coronavirus pandemic puts them at risk if they…...
Read more...McConnell eyes virus aid as evictions, benefits cuts loom
WASHINGTON (AP) — An eviction moratorium is lifting. Extra unemployment benefits are ending. Parents are being called to work, but schools are struggling to reopen for fall as the COVID-19 crisis shows no signs of easing....
Read more...Trump pushes state, local leaders to reopen schools in fall
President Donald Trump on Tuesday pressed state and local officials to reopen schools this fall, arguing that some are keeping schools closed not because of the risks from the coronavirus pandemic but for political reasons....
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