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I keep looking for reasons to like Sarah Sanders. An oft-repeated line Sarah says to promote vouchers is that "families find themselves trapped in failing schools because they live in the wrong ZIP code." And then she goes on as if a voucher to some private school in another ZIP code will save them. But I want to know: What happens to the children left behind in that wrong ZIP code? What exactly is a wrong ZIP code anyway?
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Reports send social media stocks into nosedive

Wedbush's Dan Ives wrote in a client note that Twitter is due for job cuts, but the reported figure may not be the best approach. A Delaware judge has given Musk and Twitter leadership until Oct. 28 to work out details of the proposed deal. Snap reported third-quarter revenue of $1.13 billion, below the $1.15 billion that analysts polled by Zacks Investment Research expected. A JPMorgan Chase & Co. analyst noted Friday that Snap is experiencing weaker demand because of macro pressures, platform policy changes and competition. Also adding to the mix are concerns about the way social media platforms are being used as the mid-term elections near.

5 months ago The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Best betDak Prescott returns to lead the Dallas Cowboys against the Detroit Lions. Coverage from AT&T Stadium in Dallas begins at noon Central on CBS. ), 3 p.m.;TBSNATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIESGame 6: Philadelphia at San Diego (if nec. ), 7 p.m.;FS1NHL HOCKEYDallas at Ottawa, 6 p.m.;Bally SWNBA BASKETBALLUtah at Houston, 7 p.m.;AT&T SportsNetNFL FOOTBALLChicago at New England, 7:15 p.m.;ESPN/ESPN2Tuesday's TVCOLLEGE GOLFEast Lake Cup, 2 p.m.;GolfMAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLAMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIESGame 6: NY Yankees at Houston (if nec. ), 5 p.m.;TBSNATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIESGame 7: Philadelphia at San Diego (if nec.

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Brando devoted to his family and his craft

Still, Brando is deeply devoted to his city and state. At the Final Four at Atlanta in 2007, the Arkansas Razorbacks were searching for a replacement for basketball coach after Stan Heath's dismissal. On the Sunday night before the championship game, Gillespie was huddling with Kansas' Bill Self and Brando, just the three of them. Since Brando knows SEC basketball as well as anyone, it wasn't a surprise he was in the conversation. In 2014 as the Fox network was branching out from the NFL into the world of college athletics, Brando was hired to be the lead play-by-play guy for college football and basketball.

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PREP VB: Southside, Fayetteville punch tickets to 6A state final with semifinal wins on Thursday

Fort Smith Southside, the No. The Lady Bulldogs (25-2) also swept Cabot 3-0 (25-16, 25-12, 25-18) in Thursday's other semifinal. W4Bentonville, 3-0 (25-18, 26-24, 25-13)Match 6 W2 Fort Smith Southside def. Match 8 C2 Cabot def.W3 Springdale Har-Ber, 3-2 ( 18-25, 25-13, 26-28, 25-17,15-10)Thursday’s ScoresMatch 9 W2 Fort Smith Southside def. C2 Cabot, 3-0 (25-16, 25-12, 25-18)Saturday’s Championship MatchAt Bank OZK Arena, Hot SpringsMatch 11 W2 Fort Smith Southside vs. Fayetteville, 7 p.m.Gabriela Dupree (shown) and the Fort Smith Southside volleyball team defeated Conway 3-0 in a Class 6A state semifinal Thursday at Rogers Heritage.

4 months ago The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Kane’s missed PK allows France to advance

AL KHOR, Qatar -- France's players reacted as if they had already won the World Cup. France is looking to become the first country to successfully defend its World Cup title since Brazil -- led by Pele -- won back-to-back tournaments in 1958 and 1962. "In the past the world champions didn't always do well in the next World Cup and we've managed to do that." MOROCCO 1,PORTUGAL 0DOHA, Qatar -- Africa finally has a team in the World Cup semifinals, and so does the Arab world. The five-time world player of the year is set to finish his career without capturing the World Cup or ever getting to the final.

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Paper: Many Tyson execs won’t move

The majority of Tyson Foods executives working in the company's Chicago area and Dakota Dunes, S.D. offices, aren't willing to move to a centralized company headquarters in Springdale, according to a Wall Street Journal report. An email to Tyson Foods asking if the employee counts in the Journal's story were accurate and for comment about the story were not returned on Thursday afternoon. Tyson Food's corporate headquarters on W. Don Tyson Parkway in Springdale supports about 1,700 workers. Founded in 1935 by John W. Tyson, Tyson Foods employs 137,000 workers, according to it's 2021 annual report.

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Russians shelling pounds Kherson; 10 dead

Yanushevych said scores of others, including a 6-year-old girl, were wounded by Russian shelling a day earlier. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)A Ukrainian soldier fires towards Russian positions at a frontline near Maryinka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (AP Photo)A Ukrainian soldier walks at a frontline position near Maryinka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Libkos)Ukrainian soldiers take position during fights with Russian forces near Maryinka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Libkos)A Ukrainian soldier stands in a trench at a frontline position near Maryinka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022.

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ENTERTAINMENT NOTES: Estefan musical at UCA; arena hosts Katt Williams

Comedian Katt Williams performs Saturday at North Little Rock’s Simmons Bank Arena. (Special to the Democrat-Gazette/Ronald Pollard) COMEDY: Katt scanComedian/actor Katt Williams brings his "2023 and Me" tour, 8 p.m. Saturday to North Little Rock's Simmons Bank Arena. Williams' tour in support of his Netflix special "Katt Williams: World War III," brought him to the arena in February 2021. Bach & PoulencPianist Neil Rutman gives a recital at 3 p.m. Sunday at Presbyterian Kirk in the Pines, 275 Asturias Drive, Hot Springs Village, as part of the the Hot Springs/Hot Springs Village Symphony Guild Classic Series. “Crows Through a Glade” by Mark Blaney goes on display Friday at Justus Fine Art Gallery in Hot Springs, along with works by Memphis artist Matthew Hasty.

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