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PNS Daily Newscast - April 24, 2024
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Day two of David Pecker testimony wraps in NY Trump trial; Supreme Court hears arguments on Idaho's near-total abortion ban; ND sees a flurry of campaigning among Native candidates; and NH lags behind other states in restricting firearms at polling sites.

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2024Talks - April 24, 2024
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The Senate moves forward with a foreign aid package. A North Carolina judge overturns an aged law penalizing released felons. And child protection groups call a Texas immigration policy traumatic for kids.

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The Yonder Report - April 25, 2024
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The urban-rural death divide is widening for working-age Americans, many home internet connections established for rural students during COVID have been broken and a new federal rule aims to put the "public" back in public lands.

AR: Teen Pregnancy Prevention

Between 2011 and 2019, states across the nation enacted 483 new abortion restrictions, according to the Guttmacher Institute. (Adobe Stock)
State Restrictions Increasing Demand for Abortion Medication

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansas enacted twenty restrictions on abortion during this year's legislative session, more than any other state, and a recent …

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Students who live in poverty in Arkansas face an uphill battle to get a good education, according to data from the annual Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Book. (AdobeStock)
Report: Arkansas Kids Behind in Health, Education

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Fewer Arkansas children are living in poverty, but the state's kids continue to suffer from declines in both health and …

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This year's Premature Birth Report Card shows that for the first time in eight years, the U.S. preterm birth rate has increased. (March of Dimes)
Report: Preterm Birth Rates Rising Across Arkansas, U.S.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas's premature birth rate is rising, dropping the state from a grade of C to a D on the March of Dimes' annual Premature …

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A new report says how healthy you are depends a lot on where you live. (Lorie Gelwick Tuter)
Study Ranks Counties by Health Factors

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Benton County is first in Arkansas for length and quality of life, while Phillips County comes in last, according to a new report…

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Arkansas and 18 other states get an F on reproductive heath care and rights. (Population Institute)
Arkansas Gets Failing Grade on Reproductive Rights

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas gets a grade of F for providing residents with reproductive health care on a report card by the Population …

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GRAPHIC: The new CDC National Youth Risk Behavior Survey shows 41 percent of teens admit to texting or e-mailing while driving. CREDIT: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CDC: Risky Teen Behavior Shifts

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Less cigarette smoking, soda drinking and physical fighting, but more time at computers and other tech devices. That's the …

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GRAPHIC: A new study says movies rated 'PG-13' and 'R' share much of the same risky behavior content.
Study Raises Questions about Movie Ratings

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - You may give the OK for your kid to see a PG-13 movie, thinking the content is age-appropriate, but a new study says that when it …

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PHOTO: Kathy Pillow-Price with the Arkansas Home Visiting Network says home visits return $7 to the state for every dollar invested, by helping struggling parents with one of the world's toughest jobs - raising kids.
Home Visits Bring Hope to More Arkansas Families

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Advocates for Arkansas families and children hope home visits can make a big, positive difference for the state. This …

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PHOTO: Molly B, a service dog from the Courthouse Dogs Foundation in Washington state, will be in Little Rock next week, and her visit might spark a program to bring her kin to Arkansas to help abused children going through the legal system. Courtesy of the Courthouse Dogs Foundation.
Court Dogs For Abused and Neglected AR Children?

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Organizers hope one thing to come out of a conference next week will be that service dogs will accompany Arkansas children …

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FDA's New 'Plan' for Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The timing might not have been intentional, but May is Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month – and the U.S. Food and Drug …

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PHOTO: Chris Newlin is executive director of the National Children's Advocacy Center. About 850 CACs around the U.S. handled 267,000 child abuse cases in 2012. Courtesy of National CAC.
National Symposium on Child Abuse: New Research, More Teamwork

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Professionals in child abuse investigation and treatment are meeting this week in Huntsville, Alabama, including some from …

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PHOTO: Extreme weather is holding up the legislative debate on what Planned Parenthood calls
Weather Delays Arkansas' Stormy Showdown on Women's Health

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Arkansas House of Representatives could vote today on a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Meanwhile…

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