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Robert Petkoff, who plays Harold Zidler in the national tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, discusses the role ahead of the show's run at Walton Arts Center.
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People in the Northern Mariana Islands – remote U.S. territories in the Pacific Ocean – are preparing for Super Typhoon Bavi, which experts say could bring winds of over 180 miles per hour. -
Women make up a miniscule 3% of construction workers in Kenya. But a nonprofit group is offering them a way to get into the game ... and to get ahead. -
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Nick Lapis of Californians Against Waste about the new law that standardizes food label "use by" dates and how that reduces consumer confusion and tons of food waste.
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Proposals to build six data centers in the small community of Archbald, Pennsylvania, have brought strangers together to fight the plans there — and elsewhere in the state.
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Beyond the Ozarks
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Photo by Ainsley Platt/Arkansas AdvocateArkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has sued Roblox, Discord and Snapchat over child safety concerns. Arkansas TV drops Washington Week with the Atlantic starting July 1. -
Courtesy/CDCAn invasive tick species is spreading a deadly cattle disease across Arkansas. Experts say the Asian longhorned tick has now been confirmed in 10 northern counties.
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