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USDA invests $20.2 million for water and sewer projects in rural Arkansas communities

Little Rock, Ark (KATV) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Thursday they are investing $20.2 million into rural Arkansas communities to fund three new Water and Waste Disposal projects. The project comes as part of the USDA’s wider Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program, which is designed to improve wastewater infrastructure […]

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7 on 7: The biggest stories from last week you might’ve missed

FILE – In this March 17, 2003 file photo, guard towers and razor wire ring the compound at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Ind., the site of the last federal execution. After the latest 17-year hiatus, the Trump administration wants to restart federal executions this month at the Terre Haute, prison. Four men are […]

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Health News Roundup: U.S. reports highly lethal bird flu in Arkansas chickens; Appeals court temporarily blocks Arizona’s abortion ban and more

Following is a summary of current health news briefs. Surge in Gambia child deaths linked cough syrup under control, president says Gambia’s President Adama Barrow on Friday said a surge in acute kidney injuries likely linked to a paracetamol syrup that killed dozens of children in past months was under control, with only […]

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