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BREAKING: Russia-Ukraine conflict comes to a head

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Russia, who has had over 100,000 troops stationed at the Ukrainian border for over a month, has largely been ambiguous in its messaging on whether the nation would invade, occasionally referring to the notion as ‘hysteria’ while also performing military exercises mere meters from the border for months on end. In response, western nations have imposed numerous warnings, sanctions and penalties.

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Local shops bring in steady Black Friday profits

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On Black Friday, the few retail stores in Siloam Springs explode with Christmas shoppers looking for the best deals. Thanksgiving weekend is terryifying for retail industry employees. Walmart repurposes holiday hires as traffic directors. Lines stretch and curve around electronics stores such as GameStop. What may be trouble for the […]

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Tesla stays quiet over largest blackout in U.S.

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Tech billionaire and business magnate Elon Musk attempted to address power outages in South Australia and Peurto Rico. Musk made good on promises to quell the recent spate of power outages plaguing Australia due to a recent storm. Well ahead of the 100-day schedule, Musk connected his massive lithium-ion battery […]

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Save the Storks to aid NWA women

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Save the Storks and Loving Choices—two non-profit, pro-life organizations—band together to lower abortion rates in America. Save the Storks parks Mobile Medical Units outside of abortion clinics, public events and university campuses to offer free sonograms, counseling, and other services to women struggling with crisis pregnancies. Four out of five […]

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Homlessness takes on a new definition in Siloam

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A mere thirty folding chairs occupy the city park where Genesis House held its annual event, One Night Without a Home. Rebekah Lindstrom, an alumni from John Brown University, and Job Smoot, a sophomore music major, played music for the gathered advocates. Creative Dining catered with foil baskets of barbecue […]

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Siloam set world record of number of churches per capita

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Year by year, each new wave of incoming John Brown University students seems shocked by the sheer number of churches found in Siloam Springs. Sometimes it seems as if you cannot go two blocks without stepping foot onto another church property. Although Siloam Springs has a population of only about […]

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Countries searching for independence

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As Catalonia opened the ballots for an independence referendum, Spain’s central government in Madrid ruled the exercise as unconstitutional and sent police forces to disperse the voters and close the voting centers. Catalonia, an autonomous region within Spain, has its own language, its own culture and its own government, parliament […]