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Death toll tops 26 as tornadoes tear through US Midwest and South

Survivors recount flying debris, destroyed buildings after storms and tornadoes hit at least eight states in the US.

Al Jazeera

US tornadoes: At least six dead after winds rip through southern and Midwest states

At least six people have been killed after a tornado ripped through including US states in Arkansas and Illinois.

Evening Standard

Tornadoes Produce Catastrophic Damage, Prompt Search And Rescue Efforts

Several large and destructive tornadoes tore through multiple states on Friday, prompting several tornado emergencies

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Carole Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue to close and move wildlife to Arkansas

Howard Baskin, husband of Tiger King star, said the center agreed to move most of its cats to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge

The Guardian - US

Plague of tornadoes scourge America’s South and Midwest

A fierce tornado has blasted through Little Rock, Arkansas, and neighbouring towns, killing at least two people and injuring dozens of others as it

The New Daily

'Catastrophic' Arkansas tornado kills 3, Illinois storm leaves 1 dead

Washington (AFP) - A "catastrophic" tornado tore through the southern US state of Arkansas and killed three people on Friday, while severe storms further north caused the roof of an Illinois theater to collapse, leaving one dead and 28 injured, authorities said.

AFP

Tornado rips Little Rock; central US braces for more storms

A tornado ripped across suburban Little Rock, Arkansas, as a massive weather system battered the central U.S. with thunderstorms, hail and blizzards.

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Biden tours Mississippi tornado wreckage as more storms threaten US

Visit comes as another powerful spring storm sweeps across US South and Midwest, threatening further extreme weather.

Al Jazeera

Tornadoes kill at least 11 people across the Midwest and South

Unrelenting tornadoes that tore through parts of the South and Midwest shredded homes and shopping centers, and collapsed a theater roof during a heavy metal concert in Illinois.

WEKU

‘Large and destructive’ tornado threatens Little Rock, Arkansas

Significant damage has been reported in the Little Rock metro area

The Independent UK

The forces behind anti-trans bills across the U.S.

The push by Christian and conservative groups represents a multimillion-dollar effort to limit LGBTQ rights.

Axios

Taking a giant leap backwards by getting rid of child labor laws

A law voiding restrictions on factory jobs for 14- and 15-year-old children isn’t about the white, suburban kids Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders gathers around her for photo ops.

Chicago Sun-Times

Carole Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue to send most animals to Arkansas

TAMPA, Fla. — Big Cat Rescue, the Hillsborough County sanctuary that became internationally famous as part of Netflix’s “Tiger King” documentary series, will send most of the animals in its care to an Arkansas refuge, its proprietors announced Monday.

Tribune News Service

ACLU: Lawsuit likely if Nebraska bill on trans health passes

The American Civil Liberties Union says that parents and children likely to be affected by a Nebraska bill to ban gender-affirming treatments for minors are preparing for a legal fight if it's enacted

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Francis Wilkinson: Arkansas loosened child labor laws. That’s a travesty

The Dickensian spirit that animates a vast swath of American conservatism has moved from aspirational to operational in recent years. Anti-abortion laws now force women to carry unviable fetuses and prolong, and publicly endure, the physical and emotional pain of their misfortune. Republican politicians deliberately target the small, often vulnerable,…

The Independent UK

Deaths of woman, girl raise issues over boyfriend's release

A passerby discovered the bodies of a missing Washington state woman and her 7-year-old daughter down a road embankment

The Guardian - US

Arkansas bans trans students from using bathroom that matches gender

State could also pass harsher bill to criminalize transgender people using public bathrooms based on gender identity

Evening Standard

US state bans transgender people from using toilet in public schools that matches their gender identity

Lawmakers say they will not ‘rewrite the rules of biology’ for ‘a handful of far-left advocates’

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The Independent UK

Arkansas bans transgender people from using school bathroom of their choice

Arkansas becomes the first of several states expected to enact such a ban this year

The Independent UK

Arkansas restricts school bathroom use by transgender people

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a new law prohibiting transgender people at public schools from using the restroom of their choice

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Arkansas enacts law reducing length of unemployment insurance benefits

A new Arkansas law effective March 6, 2023, will limit the maximum length of unemployment insurance benefits from 16 weeks to 12 weeks starting Jan. 1, 2024. The bill passed with veto-proof majorities in both chambers (29-3 in the Senate and 79-15 in the House).

Chicago Sun-Times

Will County man exonerated in the death of his daughter in ’04 is killed in Arkansas car crash

Kevin Fox, who was accused and later cleared of killing his daughter, Riley, nearly 20 years ago, died in a fatal Arkansas car accident. Another motorist was also killed.

Ballotpedia

Arkansas increases the signature distribution requirement for citizen-initiated ballot measures

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) signed House Bill 1419 (HB 1419), which increases the signature distribution requirement for citizen-initiated ballot measures, on March 7. Under HB 1419, campaigns will be required to collect signatures from 50 of 75 (67%) counties. Previously, the requirement was 15 of 75 (20%) counties.…

The Independent UK

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders approves monument to aborted fetuses

Arkansa’s abortion trigger ban was drafted in 2019 and went into effect following the Roe v Wade downfall last year

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The most-populous city with a Republican mayor goes to the polls tomorrow

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