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An Arkansas judge has blocked a law targeting librarians over 'harmful' books

Arkansas is temporarily blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing "harmful" materials to minors.

WEKU

Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Arkansas from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors

The Independent UK

Federal Court Blocks Arkansas Law That Limits "Harmful to Minors" Books in Libraries and Bookstores, and Also

limits "inappropriate" books in libraries.

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Despite all the talk, no states have active laws banning drag in front of kids

Across the country, efforts by state Republicans to restrict drag performances in front of kids have fallen short. Bills have been scuttled, blocked, vetoed and more.

WEKU

Presidential primaries have seen dramatic comebacks. Could DeSantis '24 be next?

Using the phrase "comeback kid" helped Bill Clinton revive his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 1992 New Hampshire primary. Could Ron DeSantis revive that model?

WEKU

Biden openly acknowledges 7th grandchild, the daughter of son Hunter and an Arkansas woman

President Joe Biden on Friday for the first time publicly acknowledged his seventh grandchild, a four-year-old girl fathered by his son Hunter with an Arkansas woman, Lunden Roberts, in 2018

The Independent UK

Major League Cricket taking the game to youngsters across America, says Indian American coach

Ashok Adikoppula, a former cricketer who played in Hyderabad A division and in the Sussex Invitational League in UK, faced an unusual problem when he moved to the US, for a job, around two decades back. He could not find a local cricket club or team near his home in…

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40 human skulls found in Kentucky apartment linked to national network of body part dealers

The alleged theft of donated body parts from Harvard Medical School and an Arkansas mortuary is revealing a national network of human remains dealers.

LiveScience

Was a top psychiatrist ‘imprisoning’ patients as part of a Medicare scam – or is he a victim of a smear campaign?

One patient likened her stay to a prison, and said she was ‘terrified’ after being given a sedative against her will, writes Graig Graziosi

The Independent UK

Man who beat officer with flagpole during Capitol riot is sentenced to over 4 years in prison

An Arkansas truck driver who beat a police officer with a flagpole attached to an American flag during the U.S. Capitol riot has been sentenced to more than four years in prison

The Independent UK

Arkansas psychiatrist accused of holding 26 patients against their will at medical hospital as part of insurance scam

‘I think that they were running a scheme to hold people as long as possible,’ lawyer says

The Independent UK

IRS Tax Deadline Approaching for Storm Victims in These 4 States

The IRS extended the tax deadline to July 31 for storm victims in several states. Here are the counties in four states that need to file — and pay — federal taxes soon.

Kiplinger

Klay Thompson attends Moses Moody’s basketball camp in Arkansas

Klay Thompson made a surprise appearance at Moses Moody's youth basketball camp in Arkansas.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Percentage of open seats in state executive and legislative elections at decade-high

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Ohio Proposal 1 is one of five bills or resolutions passed in 2023 that could make the initiative process more difficult

Ohio Issue 1 would make several changes to the state’s citizen-initiated constitutional amendment process, including enacting a 60% vote threshold and expanding the signature distribution requirement. Issue 1, as a constitutional amendment, is on the ballot for voters to decide on Aug. 8. The Ohio State Legislature referred Issue 1…

Newcastle Herald

Alex Morris postcard from the USA: Little Rock Arkansas

'We're not all hicks and rednecks. We're quite progressive.'

Reason

GOP Hopeful Asa Hutchinson Wants Parents To Make Medical Decisions for Trans Kids

The crowd at the socially conservative FAMiLY Leadership Summit was not receptive, and Glenn Beck likened the Arkansas governor's performance to the crash of the Hindenburg.

TechRadar

US data privacy: "stark imbalance" of protection across States

VPN provider Private Internet Access flags Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana as the states most in need of improved privacy legislations. Here's all you need to know.

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The Independent UK

GOP 2024 hopeful appears to draw only six people to Iowa campaign event

Arkansas governor, Asa Hutchinson, is polling at one per cent

The Independent UK

Event by White House hopeful Asa Hutchinson in Iowa appears to draw just six people

The Arkansas governor, running as an alternative to Donald Trump, is polling at one per cent

The Conversation

Anti-LGBTQ laws in the US are getting struck down for limiting free speech of drag queens and doctors

Nearly 500 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced in state legislatures in the U.S. in 2023. Many of those bills seek to reduce or eliminate gender-affirming care for transgender minors or to ban drag performances in places where minors could view them.

Daily Mirror

Grandma lives every day as Barbie in pink dream house - but has banned all Kens

Dena Daniels, from Fort Smith, Arkansas, America, has become 'Barbie' and transformed her home into a pink dream house complete with a human-size Barbie display case on her porch

USA Today Sports Media Group

Eagles training camp: 5 under-the-radar players to watch on offense

We're looking at five under the radar players to watch during the Philadelphia Eagles 2023 training camp

The Guardian - US

‘There are more trans bans than trans athletes’: what’s driving anti-LGBTQ+ hate in America?

Advocate Gillian Branstetter sees reasons for hope after four trans youth won a fight for healthcare in an Arkansas court

Tribune News Service

The first ACC-SEC basketball challenge is set, with some intriguing matchups

One of the ACC’s recent Final Four participants will play at Kentucky in the first ACC-SEC Challenge men’s basketball event this November, but it’s not a highly speculated game involving Duke or North Carolina.

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