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Lawmakers working to crack down on disinformation targeting veterans 11/28/2019 Fox5 Washington D.C. WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are working to combat foreign trolls targeting veterans and military personnel online with disinformation. A report published by Vietnam Veterans of America found that the Russian Internet Research Agency bought more than 100 ads targeting followers of… Read more »

US Fed Weighs Up Potential CBDC as Countermove against China 11/28/2019 CoinTelegraph Where just a handful of years ago, the idea would have been immediately dismissed or even met with ridicule, the United States Federal Reserve is now taking the concept of an official dollar stablecoin seriously. Markets have heard more frequent guidance from the Fed on cryptocurrencies in… Read more »

Hill talks of U.S.' role since World War II 11/26/2019 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette FAYETTEVILLE -- The United States can't continue to be the "one-man show" it was in the aftermath of World War II, U.S. Rep. French Hill told students, faculty members and administrators at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville on Monday. For 70 years, the United States has borne an outsize… Read more »

Health care notebook 11/26/2019 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Osteopathic college starts Delta project The New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine-Arkansas has launched a program dedicated to improving health outcomes in the state's Delta region. The Delta Population Health Institute will administer rural health initiatives, operate a mobile health unit,… Read more »

Mayflower uses funds from disaster relief to build new city center 11/26/2019 THV11 MAYFLOWER, Arkansas — A city that has been forced to tear down buildings after three catastrophes in six years got to put up a new building for the entire community as Mayflower cut the ribbon on a new city center. "We've been through so many things in the past few years," said Mayflower Mayor… Read more »

Bryant police find hope in new nationwide animal cruelty law 11/26/2019 THV11 BRYANT, Ark. — Animal activists are a voice for the voiceless and after years of fighting, they finally see a step in the right direction. President Donald Trump signed a bill Monday making animal cruelty a federal crime. Arkansas has seen failed bills when it comes to protecting animals, so police… Read more »

Lawmakers hope to crack down on disinformation targeting veterans 11/26/2019 2News WDTN WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Lawmakers are working to combat foreign trolls targeting veterans and military personnel online with disinformation. A report published by Vietnam Veterans of America found that the Russian Internet Research Agency bought more than 100 ads targeting followers of… Read more »

Voters Demand Congressman French Hill Support Impeachment Inquiry 11/25/2019 KARK LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-A group that aims to make sure voters are registered and holding elected officials accountable delivered a message to Congressman French Hill. Indivisible Little Rock and Central Arkansas members stood outside Hill’s office on Monday and demanded he ends his partisan attacks on… Read more »

Washington News in Brief 11/24/2019 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette EPA event makes recycling a focus WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency celebrated America Recycles Day earlier this month by organizing what it called a Recycling Summit. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, a participant in the event, emphasized the need to "create a more sustainable recycling… Read more »

News While You Slept, Semi Tough and Updates on Amgen and Splunk: Market Recon 11/22/2019 Real Money Enter Sandman Exit Light Enter Night Take My Hand We're Off To Never, Never-land --Metallica, 1991 Darkness Falls It took a few minutes. OK, maybe more than a few. As the wee hours passed, children slept, raccoons (they're vicious, don't mess with them)… Read more »