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Kentucky tornado: Gov. fears dozens dead after storm hits candle factory

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across multiple states late Friday, killing at least six people overnight as it tore through a candle factory in Kentucky, an Amazon facility in Illinois and a nursing home in Arkansas.

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At least 1 dead, dozens trapped as several tornadoes tear through central U.S.

Multiple tornadoes ripped through the central U.S. Friday night, leading to at least one death and trapping dozens more inside damaged buildings in several states, according to local reports.

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Josh Duggar of ‘19 Kids and Counting’ convicted of child porn possession

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - A federal jury in Arkansas on Thursday convicted former reality TV star Josh Duggar of downloading and possessing child pornography.The jury in Fayetteville, about 140 miles (225 kilometers) northwest of Little Rock, found the 33-year-old Duggar guilty on one count each of receiving and possessing child pornography. He faces up to 20 years in prison and fines of up to $250,000 for each count when he’s sentenced at a later date.Duggar and his large Arkansas family starred on TLC’s "19 Kids and Counting" until the network canceled the show in 2015 following revelations that he had molested four of his sisters and a babysitter.

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Josh Duggar: Prosecution rests in ex-reality star’s child pornography trial

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Defense attorneys for former reality TV star Josh Duggar have begun presenting their case to a federal jury with testimony from a computer analyst who said it's possible that the computer where child pornography was downloaded could have been accessed remotely.The testimony from forensic computer analyst Michele Bush came hours after a Duggar family friend testified under questioning from prosecutors that Duggar admitted in 2003 to molesting four young girls, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported.RELATED: Josh Duggar, of '19 Kids and Counting,' arrested by federal agents in ArkansasDuggar, 33, is charged with receiving and possessing child pornography and faces up to 20 years in prison on each count if

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News Scan for Dec 06, 2021

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) recently announced the first positive chronic wasting disease (CWD) test in a hunter-harvested deer in Union County, far from the nearest known positive finding in the state.The white-tail deer was taken in Felsenthal N

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Biden COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers blocked in 10 states

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A federal judge on Monday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on thousands of health care workers in 10 states that had brought the first legal challenge against the requirement.The court order said that the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid had no clear authority from Congress to enact the vaccine mandate for providers participating in the two government health care programs for the elderly, disabled and poor.The preliminary injunction by St.

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10 states win court bid to block Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health workers

Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on thousands of health care workers in 10 states that had brought the first legal challenge against the requirement.The court order said that the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid had no clear authority from Congress to enact the vaccine mandate for providers participating in the two government health care programs for the elderly, disabled and poor.The preliminary injunction by St. Louis-based U.S.

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19 states sue to block Biden administration's COVID vaccine rule

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Eighteen states filed three separate lawsuits Friday to stop President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, arguing that the requirement violates federal law.Attorneys general from Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming signed on to one lawsuit, which was filed in a federal district court in Missouri.

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18 states sue to stop Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors

Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, arguing that the requirement violates federal law.Attorneys general from Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming signed on to one lawsuit, which was filed in a federal district court in Missouri. Another group of states including Georgia, Alabama, Idaho, Kansas, South Carolina, Utah and West Virginia filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Georgia.Texas also sued individually on Friday.

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Vehicle of missing mother found 23 years later in Arkansas with human remains inside, authorities say

The blue Ford Tempo pulled from the water in Arkansas matches the description of one belonging to missing mother Samantha Jean Hopper, who disappeared in 1998. (Pope County Sheriff's Office) RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - Investigators in Arkansas say they have recovered a vehicle matching the description of a car that belonged to a mother who was reported missing 23 years ago along with her young daughter.The Pope County Sheriff's Office said human remains were found inside the Ford Tempo pulled from a body of water.

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Arkansas restaurant pays student employees to do homework during shift

Xplore Restaurant Group (Credit: Greg Jones) HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, Ark. - A restaurant has found an innovative way to recruit younger employees by offering them a way to better balance their school and work life.Xplore Restaurant Group, with multiple locations throughout Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, is paying its high school workers to devote an hour of their shifts to doing their homework. The idea came from Drake Bielert, a 26-year-old executive chef at one of the restaurants, who received complaints from dishwashers that their grades were slipping because of their work schedule and they may have to cut back on their hours.Bielert offered the employees an hour on the clock to do their schoolwork. "So it just gives them just that one hour

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ICU nurse helps young COVID-19 widowed dad fill newborn’s nursery with donations

FORT SMITH, Ark. - Eric Robison, 23, of Fort Smith, Arkansas lost his wife to COVID-19 and became a single father within the span of two months. Robison’s wife, Emily, was just 22 years old when she died and was seven months into her pregnancy. Emily was taken to the hospital on Aug. 15 after testing positive for COVID-19, according to Eric.

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Woman finds 4.38-carat diamond in Arkansas state park

MURFREESBORO, Ark. - A fortunate diamond hunter found exactly what she set out to do when she visited Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas.According to park rangers, Noreen Wredberg of Granite Bay, Calif., found the 4.38-carat yellow diamond sitting on top of the ground about an hour into her search. Rangers said it’s the largest diamond found this year.RELATED: Woman finds 3.72-carat yellow diamond at state park in ArkansasAccording to the park’s news release, Noreen and her husband, Michael, are retired and have spent much of their time visiting national parks.

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Kale recall: Brands sold in 11 states pulled over listeria concerns

LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting consumers of a recall of several brands of kale sold in nearly a dozen states due to concerns about listeria contamination. The FDA issued an alert on Sept.

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Teacher took off mask for read-aloud and infected half the class with COVID-19, CDC report says

the report states.Classroom layout and seating chart for 24 students in index patient’s class, by SARS-CoV-2 testing date, result or status, and symptoms — Marin County, California, May–June 2021. Image: CDC RELATED: COVID-19 cases jump at Arkansas schools in 2nd week of classesAlso on May 22, students in another classroom who differed in age by three years and were also ineligible for vaccination started showing symptoms. Fourteen of 18 students in this separate grade received testing, with six testing positive according to the CDC.One student in this grade was learned to have had a sleepover on May 21 with two classmates.

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VIDEO: Guy napping mistaken for a dead body

TULSA, Okla. - Rescue teams in Tulsa, Oklahoma, were dispatched to recover a reported dead body from the Arkansas River. So imagine their surprise when they got close enough to see the so-called victim was actually alive and well.The man was just napping on a lazy summer day on the river.Get your top stories delivered daily! Sign up for FOX 11’s Fast 5 newsletter. And, get breaking news alerts in the FOX 11 News app. Download for iOS or Android.The Tulsa Fire Department shared video of the Aug.

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Arkansas hospital shows grim picture inside its COVID-19 ICU

ROGERS, Ark. - An Arkansas hospital shared an in-depth look at the devastation inside its ICU during the latest COVID-19 surge.Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers posted the video to its Facebook page on August 9.The video featured Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sonal Bhakta discussing and showing two critically ill patients with their faces blurred. According to Bhakta, one patient is a 50-year-old father who works as a law enforcement officer.

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COVID-19 hospitalizations could hit 32,000 a day, CDC forecast says

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Covid-19 vaccine mandates split corporate America

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Tyson Foods grappling with 'unprecedented inflation'

LOS ANGELES - Tyson Foods Inc. is struggling to raise prices fast enough to keep up with higher costs, CEO Donnie King said on Monday. The Springdale, Arkansas-based food products company last quarter hiked its average price for pork by 39%.

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Southern states see record-setting COVID-19 activity

The southern United States is entering the fifth week of its fourth COVID-19 surge, this one fueled by the highly transmissible Delta (B1617.2) variant, which is spreading quickly through America's unvaccinated citizens.

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Arkansas has 25 open ICU beds, other states’ hospital capacity dwindling

the number of positive cases has steadily risen, according to the state’s COVID-19 dashboard. Currently, nearly 500 people are in COVID-19 ICUs across the state and nearly 300 patients are on ventilators.RELATED: Arkansas governor says he regrets signing mask ban amid COVID-19 surgeAccording to Arkansas’ data, 42.25% of residents 12 years old and up have been fully vaccinated. The Mississippi State Department of Health also reported a drop in ICU bed availability.

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New US COVID-19 cases at 6-month high

The fourth wave of COVID-19 continues to crash across the country, with the United States reporting 103,445 new cases yesterday, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH.

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Arkansas has 6 open ICU beds, other states’ hospital capacity dwindling

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Arkansas governor says he regrets signing mask ban amid COVID-19 surge

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson pressed forward Tuesday with efforts to allow schools to mandate face masks as the state’s coronavirus cases continued to spiral, but faced heavy opposition from fellow Republicans over the move.Hutchinson called the majority-GOP Legislature back into session to take up the change to a state law he signed in April prohibiting mask mandates by schools and other governmental bodies.

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More US employers mandate COVID-19 vaccines

The list of major American companies who will soon begin mandating COVID-19 vaccines continues to grow, as both Tyson Foods and Microsoft announced that all employees will need to show proof of vaccination in the coming months.

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From Google to Apple, how 'return-to-office' plans are shifting with Covid surge

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How return-to-office policies are shifting with US coronavirus surge

Covid-19 cases has spurred U.S. employers to backtrack on return-to-office plans and institute vaccination requirements for on-site workers. Here’s what major companies have said about their latest policies:

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Gov. Wolf, task force urge lawmakers to promote COVID vaccination

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US COVID-19 hospital cases surge

Hospitalizations are now catching up with surging COVID-19 case counts in parts of the country where COVID-19 vaccinations are low, and according to the New York Times, some Florida hospitals are seeing their highest COVID-19 patient admission numbers since the pandemic began in March of 2020.

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US COVID-19 hospitalization cases surge

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Arkansas COVID-19 surge a ‘raging forest fire,’ researchers say

coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Arkansas a “raging forest fire,” and the state’s top health official warned that he expects significant outbreaks in schools.The model by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health projected a daily average of 1,039 new cases over the next week.

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Several states report spikes in COVID-19 cases

Across the country, all but two states—Maine and South Dakota—are reporting increasing COVID-19 case counts as the Delta variant (B1617.2) causes a wave of summer activity.

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US coronavirus cases rising again, doubling over three weeks

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Chicago reactivates COVID-19 travel advisory for 2 states amid case uptick

CHICAGO - Chicago health officials reactivated the city's COVID-19 travel advisory Tuesday due to an uptick in cases in Arkansas in Missouri.The two states were added back to the list because they are exceeding 15 cases per day, per 100,000 residents.The travel order dictates that any traveler coming from Missouri and Arkansas should obtain a negative coronavirus test no more than 72 hours prior to arriving in Chicago. Travelers may also quarantine for a 10-day period after arrival."The COVID-19 pandemic is not over, and this only goes to show that the virus is still very much a threat and that we must all remain vigilant against it,"CDPH Commissioner Dr.

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Police officer delivers food after DoorDash driver arrested

JONESBORO, Ark. - A Jonesboro police officer in Arkansas completed a DoorDash delivery after the original driver was arrested on June 30. Bodycam video shared by the Jonesboro Police Department on Facebook shows an officer walking up to a home and knocking on the door. An unidentified man answered the door and the officer is heard asking if someone named "Sherry" was at the residence. The man then asked the officer if they wanted to speak to a woman inside, who appeared to be sitting in a chair in another room.Freeze frame from bodycam footage showing Jonesboro officer delivering food.

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Rev. Al Sharpton eulogizes Arkansas teen killed by deputy

BEEBE, Ark. - The Rev. Al Sharpton and attorneys for George Floyd's family on Tuesday mourned a White Arkansas teenager fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy, as they urged support across racial lines for efforts to reform police practices.Sharpton eulogized 17-year-old Hunter Brittain, who was shot and killed by a White Lonoke County sheriff's deputy, Sgt.

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States report increase in COVID-19 cases over holiday

Half of all US states reported significant increases in COVID-19 cases over the long Fourth of July weekend in a surge of virus activity caused by the highly transmissible Delta variant.

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US COVID-19 cases rise, likely due to Delta variant

After weeks of substantial decreases, COVID-19 cases are beginning to rise again in the United States, likely due to infections caused by the highly transmissible Delta variant (B1617.2). The increase is seen most prominently in Southern and Western states, and communities with low vaccination rates.

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California bans government travel to 5 additional states due to new anti-LGBTQ+ laws

(Photo by WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty Images) California will restict state-funded government travel to Arkansas, Florida, Montana, North Dakota, and West Virginia as a "result of new anti-LGBTQ+ legislation recently enacted in each state," California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Monday.

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Poorer US counties have lower COVID-19 vaccine uptake

A study yesterday in Vaccine reveals socioeconomic disparities in county-level COVID-19 vaccine uptake, with a 32% lower vaccination rate in the most disadvantaged areas.

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Walmart invests in drone delivery company, says service to start in 'coming months'

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Walmart said this week it invested in drone delivery company DroneUp and is eyeing a future in nationwide drone deliveries after launching a pilot program last year. The world’s largest retailer, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, has used the drone company since last year as part of a pilot program to deliver at-home COVID-19 test kits to customers’ doorsteps."The trial demonstrated we could offer customers delivery in minutes versus hours. Now, after safely completing hundreds of drone deliveries from Walmart stores, we’re making an investment in DroneUp to continue our work toward developing a scalable last-mile delivery solution," Walmart U.S.

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Frank Bonner dead: WKRP in Cincinnati star dies at 79 after complications in health battle

Frank was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1942, to a mother who was a singer and father who was a saxophone player.The actor launched his career in the 1967 independent film The Equinox...

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Man pictured in Pelosi’s chair during Capitol riot asks judge to travel to car swap meet

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - An Arkansas man arrested for sitting with his feet on a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the Jan.

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Arkansas woman suing police after PIT maneuver flips her car going 60 mph while she was pregnant

Arkansas - An Arkansas woman is suing an Arkansas State Police officer who she says "negligently performed" a Pursuit Intervention Technique (PIT) maneuver that resulted in her car flipping over on the highway at 60 miles per hour in July 2020.Nicole Harper, who was pregnant at the time, was clocked going 84 mph in a 70 mph zone last summer, according to the lawsuit.

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Impaired driver almost hits state trooper on Missouri interstate, flips over

Freeze frame of dashcam footage from Missouri state trooper’s cruiser that shows an impaired driver speeding past traffic. RELATED: Arkansas rookie police officer saves newborn from chokingDust swirls up as the car disappears out of sight and the other vehicle that was hit swerves and eventually stops on the roadway. The state trooper then proceeds to drive slowly forward and as the dust settles, a car is seen flipped onto its roof in the middle of the interstate. The driver of the flipped vehicle was transported to a hospital with minor injuries, police said. The driver, only identified as a male, was arrested for driving while impaired.

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Arkansas rookie police officer saves newborn from choking

POTTSVILLE, Ark. - A rookie Arkansas police officer drew on quick-thinking and some home-grown experience to save a choking infant. Pottsville Police Officer Cody Hubbard, 23, answered a call for a 3-week-old boy who was choking on anti-gas drops. "We were trying to give Grady his medicine … and he was taking them just fine," Joe Chronister, the baby’s father, told "Fox & Friends" on Saturday. "Right towards the end, he started choking." Screenshot from Portsville Police Department's body camera video (Provided by KARK / KLRT) SLAIN CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTER'S DAUGHTER WEARS HIS JACKET AT GRADUATIONBaby Grady started to "turn purple" and stopped breathing.

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Kayaker's photos show crack in closed I-40 bridge in 2016

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Photos taken by a Mississippi River kayaker about five years before a crack was found in the Interstate 40 bridge linking Tennessee and Arkansas appear to show the fracture that led transportation officials to close the span indefinitely last week.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0