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Leaders broke ground on the Bentonville Institute of Technology, a Walton-backed STEM university set to welcome its first class of about 300 students in 2029 at the former Walmart Home Office site.
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John Steinbeck's 1952 epic was first adapted to film in 1955 by director Elia Kazan. Now, Kazan's granddaughter Zoe has directed a new Netflix miniseries, starring Florence Pugh.
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ennis Hastert, whose political legacy as Congress' longest-serving Republican House speaker was later fouled by allegations that he had molested high school athletes during his prior career as a teacher and wrestling coach, has died, a coroner said Monday. He was 84.
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Like his previous work, including Homeland Elegies, The Radiance exposes the fissures of American racial, political and economic identity.
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The front line in the Russia-Ukraine war stretches more than 700 miles and has barely moved in four years. Yet straddling this line is the kill zone, dominated by constantly evolving drone technology.
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Beyond the Ozarks
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Arkansas' net available general revenue totaled roughly $726 million in September, about 14% higher than a year ago and 11% above forecast. Little Rock Public Radio's Daniel Breen reports.
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Arkansas will get at least $32 million from Monsanto to resolve claims that PCBs caused environmental contamination. Attorney General Tim Griffin says the funds will go toward water quality.
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