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The Jones Center's regional volunteer center now has a name: Good Works Volunteer Center for Northwest Arkansas. Three public sessions are set this week in Springdale, Fayetteville, Bentonville.
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The U.S. and Iran missed a deadline to begin peace talks this week. The monthslong war has depleted U.S. resources. And, what to know about Alaska's U.S. Senate seat primary. -
AI can generate songs in seconds. But behind every AI track is a complicated question: Who should get paid? And, how? The fights have started. -
Soap box derbies send motorless cars down a steep incline. At one event, contestants make their cars look like cartoon characters, subway cars, food, and giant animals (among other outlandish shapes). -
The unemployment rate for young adults with new degrees is higher than the rate for all workers, according to the New York Fed. Is AI the problem, or is it more complicated?
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Beyond the Ozarks
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Courtesy/Finger GunsJohn Brown University graduate Levi Coppedge shot his short film 'Finger Guns' in New Mexico and Arkansas. It screens at Filmland today, then at the Fayetteville Film Festival in September. -
Courtesy/Easter SealsEasterseals Arkansas opens a new K-12 academy in Little Rock, expanding education and support services for students with developmental disabilities across the state.
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