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Drone makers are testing new, big drones that can deliver water or fire retardant with AI assistance. Aspen, Colorado is the first place trying them out. Cool and expensive? Yes. Effective? TBD.
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The U.S. has skipped a key U.N. human rights review for the second year running. Rights groups warn the absence risks undermining global accountability.
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Mona Chalabi spent five years following Americans living paycheck to paycheck, as well as those earning top wages. Her new book, Ten Lives, explores why financial security can feel so elusive.
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Gasoline prices fell below $4 a gallon Tuesday for the first time in three months — but the overall cost of living remains stubbornly high.
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Beyond the Ozarks
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Arkansas Advocate’s Andrew DeMillo discusses early voting, takeaways from Arkansas TV debates, new polling and how candidates for governor answered a question on executions.
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Arkansas Advocate's Andrew DeMillo discusses $10 million maternal health grants, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's Oct. 1 North Little Rock visit and the decline of political debates in Arkansas.
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