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Biden reveals decision in letter

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WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden on Sunday posted a letter to social media announcing that he would no longer seek reelection.

Bangladeshi job quota system altered

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DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Bangladesh's top court on Sunday scaled back a controversial quota system for government job applicants, a partial victory for student protesters after days of nationwide unrest and deadly clashes between police and…

New UA arts center a student hub

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FAYETTEVILLE -- The new Center for Art as Lived Experience at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville aims to facilitate curiosity, creativity and cross-disciplinary conversations among students, according to Aaron R. Turner, its founder,…

In the news

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m D'yan Forest, an 89-year-old New York comedian, said she "couldn't see anything" with one eye after she was punched by a stranger while waiting to cross a street, but her vision returned over the next four hours and over a week later she…

Democratic Party ponders its next moves in race

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ATLANTA -- With President Joe Biden ending his reelection bid and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrats now must navigate a shift that is unprecedented this late in an election year.

Israeli airstrikes kill at least 15 in Gaza

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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip -- Israeli airstrikes killed at least 15 people overnight in Gaza, according to hospital officials and a body count by an Associated Press journalist Sunday.

Texas heat-related deaths up after Beryl

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SPRING, Texas -- As the temperature soared in the Houston-area home Janet Jarrett shared with her sister after losing electricity in Hurricane Beryl, she did everything she could to keep her 64-year-old sibling cool.

Names and faces

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m Adidas has pulled images of supermodel Bella Hadid, who's of Palestinian descent, from its campaign for a retro sneaker inspired by the 1972 Munich Olympics, during which Palestinian attackers infiltrated the Olympic village and killed…

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Biden putting country before himself, Democrats say

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WASHINGTON -- Democratic lawmakers hailed President Joe Biden's historic decision Sunday not to seek reelection, praising him as putting his country and his party before himself. Republicans called on him to resign from office, saying that…

Agency said no to extra security

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REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. -- The Secret Service has acknowledged that it denied some requests by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's campaign for increased security at his events in the years before the assassination attempt on him…

China, Philippines negotiate deal

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MANILA, Philippines -- China and the Philippines reached a deal they hope will end confrontations at the most fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea, the Philippine government said Sunday.

Harris, a former US senator, is a barrier-breaking politician

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WASHINGTON -- She's already broken barriers, and now Kamala Harris could shatter several more after President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid and endorsed her.

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Other days

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100 years ago

EDITORIAL: Family tradition

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Andrew Johnson and Edwin Stanton were behind the murder of President Lincoln, doncha know, and by the way, the feds didn't kill John Wilkes Booth in Garrett's barn: Booth died many years later, whilst in hiding. The government hung all…

EDITORIAL: A game of bridge

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If you've tried to make it through Memphis on I-40 around rush hour lately, you might think the Liberty Bowl was in town. But in reality, the 20 minutes it takes to get from West Memphis through Memphis is because the I-55 bridge is down…

Path of service

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Today my son ships off to Navy boot camp. Feelings are mixed.

A campaign like no other

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In 1968, I was a great deal more interested in my St. Louis Cardinals and Bob Gibson's magnificent season on the mound (1.12 ERA!) than I was in that year's chaotic presidential election. But we're hearing an awful lot about '68 now, as we…

Victims of abuse

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Domestic violence is willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, or other abusive behavior. In Arkansas one in three women and one in four men have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner.

Letters

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Must re-elect Biden

More lane, road closures planned in Little Rock, North Little Rock due to I-30 work

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Work on Interstate 30 in Little Rock and North Little Rock will require more lane closures this week, according to the state Department of Transportation.

Schauffele shows major confidence

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TROON, Scotland -- Xander Schauffele went from the most nerve-wracking putt of his career to the coolest walk toward an 18th green he ever imagined.

Gray limits errors, runs away with record-tying 3rd Maumelle Classic win

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His first two victories were cliffhangers. The record-tying third was more a coronation.

‘We’re stacked’

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DALLAS -- South Carolina Coach Shane Beamer, among the speakers last Monday when SEC media days opened, had a prediction about predictions.

Pogacar completes Tour-Giro double

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Tadej Pogacar had no need to attack on the final stage of the Tour de France. Defending a lead of more than five minutes in Sunday's time trial, he was set to comfortably win the race for the third time and first time in three years,…

Kissing the bricks surreal for Larson

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INDIANAPOLIS -- Kyle Larson's left Indianapolis in May in the middle of one of the most agonizing days of his racing career.

Cowboys, Lamb have things to discuss

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ARLINGTON, Texas -- On the last Saturday of the Cowboys' offseason, their No. 1 offensive threat was spending time on a hot day at Arlington Lamar with 600 kids at his football camp.

Off the wire

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FOOTBALL

Goldschmidt boosted by drop in batting order

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ATLANTA -- Paul Goldschmidt hit one of four Cardinals home runs after getting dropped in the order and St. Louis knocked off the Atlanta Braves 6-2 on Sunday to win the series.

Astros’ Alvarez hits for the cycle; Mariners slip away with the win

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SEATTLE -- Luke Raley hit a three-run home run, Bryan Woo pitched 5 2/3 solid innings and the Seattle Mariners overcame an injury to Julio Rodriguez to beat the Houston Astros 6-4 on Sunday.

Class of 2024 HOF inductees lived up to their expectations

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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton were pegged as athletic phenoms from a young age and all three lived up to expectations with their induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.