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A new Startup Junkie report finds that 30–40% of neurodivergent adults in Northwest Arkansas are underemployed or unemployed, and calls structural gaps — not individual deficits — the core problem.
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A New York Times investigation has revealed allegations that the late renowned labor leader Cesar Chavez abused girls and raped Dolores Huerta, his longtime organizing partner.
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The nation's top intelligence official, Tulsi Gabbard, said today that Iran's government still seems to be functioning, though it has been greatly weakened by the U.S. and Israeli bombing campaign.
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A chain of events in recent years led Israel and the U.S. to do what they had hesitated to do for decades: launch all-out war against Iran.
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The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady today. The central bank is wrestling with a lot of uncertainty with a weak job market and stubborn inflation.
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Courtesy/Tess Vrbin/Arkansas AdvocateArkansas Advocate editor Andrew DeMillo discusses the state's Freedom of Information Act, Arkansas public TV's 180-day PBS delay, and the Education Freedom Account program. -
Courtesy/Arkansas Historical AssociationThe Arkansas Historical Association holds its 85th annual conference April 9-11 in Monticello. Archivist Tim Nutt previews sessions on labor, land and learning in Arkansas history.
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