Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders said Tuesday that state officials plan to file three separate lawsuits against TikTok and Facebook and Instagram owner Meta, accusing the social media giants of pushing addictive and damaging content on children.
The governor&#8217;s office said the lawsuits would fall under the state&#8217;s Deceptive Trade Practices Act, prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce.
&#8220;We have to hold Big Tech companies accountable for pushing addictive platforms on our kids and exposing them to a world of inappropriate, damaging content,&#8221; Sanders said in a statement to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/arkansas-sues-social-media-giants-addictive-effect-kids-rewiring-how-our-children-think?intcmp=tw_fnc">Fox News Digital</a>. &#8220;Arkansas is leading the charge on filing three lawsuits against TikTok and Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram.&#8221;
The governor&#8217;s office said the legal actions come after a decade of watching social media companies evade government oversight while exploiting children for profit, pledging her administration would not tolerate &#8220;the failed status quo.&#8221; Sanders further accused Meta of putting the company&#8217;s growth &#8220;at all costs&#8221; before the well-being of children.
One lawsuit has already been filed against Meta for &#8220;targeting young users of its products to the detriment of their mental and physical health,&#8221; Fox News reported.
Meta is &#8220;rewiring how our children think, feel and behave.&#8221; Sanders&#8217; office said, adding the company allegedly publicly misled consumers about the addictive nature of its products.
&#8220;The youth of Arkansas are the direct victims of Meta&#8217;s actions, and Meta should be held accountable.&#8221; Sanders&#8217; office said.
State officials have also filed two separate lawsuits against ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, which has faced ongoing criticism in the United States for allegedly threatening national security. The app has been accused of driving narratives that divide Americans against each other.
According to the one lawsuit reported by Fox News, it pertains to the &#8220;abundance of posts dealing with mature themes, nudity and drugs viewed by minors despite TikTok&#8217;s claims that such posts are unavailable to maintain teenager-approved ratings on various application stores.&#8221;
While the other lawsuit relates to the &#8220;deception by TikTok that the user data of Arkansans is safe from access by the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party.&#8221;
&#8220;China is a foreign adversary that is targeting our children through social media in a serious challenge to American values,&#8221; Sanders&#8217; office said. &#8220;China is also threatening our nation&#8217;s security and our citizens&#8217; privacy by leveraging information technologies like TikTok against the United States.
President Joe Biden and several state officials have banned TikTok from government devices over data security and surveillance concerns after reports indicated that ByteDance staffers in China used the platform to monitor the locations of specific American users.
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lawmakers-to-advance-tiktok-bill-us-house-speaker-says">announced</a> Sunday that lawmakers would advance legislation proposing a nationwide ban on TikTok after the video-sharing app&#8217;s CEO testified before Congress last week.
House Energy and Commerce Committee officials called on TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew to testify before the panel over their national security threats, data privacy, and safety issues for the app&#8217;s 150 million American users.
During the hearing, Chew neglected to answer whether individuals associated with ByteDance, the social media platform&#8217;s Chinese parent company, helped him prepare for the hearing. Lawmakers further pressed Chew asking if the app has spied on Americans at the request of Bejing, which the CEO denied.
&#8220;It&#8217;s very concerning that the CEO of TikTok can&#8217;t be honest and admit what we already know to be true—China has access to TikTok user data,&#8221; McCarthy wrote in a tweet. &#8220;The House will be moving forward with legislation to protect Americans from the technological tentacles of the Chinese Communist Party.&#8221;

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders Announces Education Proposal

Arkansas To File Lawsuits Against Social Media Giants For Pushing ‘Addictive, Damaging’ Content On Children

Arkansas To File Lawsuits Against Social Media Giants For Pushing 'Addictive, Damaging' Content On Children

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Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders responded to attacks this week from Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom about crime in the state of Arkansas by pointing to the number of people fleeing the state of California.
Newsom tweeted on Tuesday night following Sanders&#8217; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-choice-is-between-normal-and-crazy-sarah-sanders-draws-sharp-contrast-with-dems-in-sotu-response" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rebuttal</a> to President Joe Biden&#8217;s State of the Union address about crime in the southern state.
&#8220;While @SarahHuckabee touts public safety, here is what she skips over: Arkansas has the one of the highest murder rates in the nation,&#8221; Newsom said.
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Arkansas has the one of the highest murder rates in the nation.
&mdash; Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) <a href="https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1623169074594283521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Sanders responded to the criticism during an interview Thursday night with Fox News host Sean Hannity, who pointed out that Newsom seemingly ignored the fact that Sanders had been in office &#8220;a whopping 31 days.&#8221;
&#8220;By comparison, when you look at Gavin Newsom&#8217;s time in public office, his time as San Francisco mayor, lieutenant governor, now governor, Newsom has spent nearly 7,000 days driving California straight into the ground,&#8221; Hannity said. &#8220;Crime and homelessness are now through the roof. The drug problem in California is out of control. Reports of school children being forced to walk through open-air drug dens. California ranked dead last again in the U-haul index.&#8221;
Sanders said the fact that Newsom was attacking her proved that she was doing something right with the initial actions she has taken as the state&#8217;s new governor.
&#8220;Let&#8217;s not forget, he literally had to run ads begging people to stay in California not that long ago. And every single town I go to in Arkansas, I meet someone who has moved from California,&#8221; she said. &#8220;My message to them is we&#8217;re glad you&#8217;re here but don&#8217;t forget why you left California. We are proud of our state and our gates are open for people to come.&#8221;
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On Tuesday, during her 15-minute speech following Biden’s State of the Union, Sanders contrasted Republicans’ agenda with the president’s. She leaned into what she called a “Left-wing culture war” and denounced Biden and Democrats for being “highjacked by the radical Left.” The Arkansas governor framed the differences between the two parties as those between normalcy and radicalism.
“In the radical Left’s America, Washington taxes you and lights your hard-earned money on fire. But you get crushed with high gas prices, empty grocery shelves, and our children are taught to hate one another on account of their race, but not to love one another or our great country,” she continued. “The dividing line in America is no longer between Right or Left. The choice is between normal and crazy.”
Sanders went on to tout her own record as governor, despite taking office less than a month ago. The Arkansas governor mentioned her efforts to combat Critical Race Theory in education, ban the term “Latinx” in the state government, and take action against COVID regulations and lockdown measures.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sarah-huckabee-sanders-declines-to-endorse-trump-for-president">Sarah Huckabee Sanders Declines To Endorse Trump For President</a>
Tim Pearce contributed to this report.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Delivers GOP Response To State Of The Union

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Responds To Attacks From Gavin Newsom

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Arkansas Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sarah-huckabee-sanders" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sarah Sanders</a> responded to President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> on Tuesday night, drawing a sharp contrast between the Republican Party’s vision for the country and Democrats’ agenda.
Sanders delivered the Republican response to Biden’s State of the Union speech in front of a joint session of congress on Tuesday. Sanders, 40, is the youngest governor in the United States and served in the Trump administration as White House press secretary.
In a 15-minute speech following Biden’s address, which ran roughly 70 minutes, Sanders contrasted Republicans&#8217; agenda with the president’s. She leaned into what she called a “left-wing culture war” and denounced Biden and Democrats for being “highjacked by the radical Left.” The Arkansas governor framed the differences between the two parties as those between normalcy and radicalism.
“I’ll be the first to admit: President Biden and I don’t have a lot in common. I’m for freedom, he’s for government control. At 40, I’m the youngest governor in the country, and at 80, he’s the oldest president in American history,” Sanders said. “I’m the first woman to lead my state, and he’s the first man to surrender his presidency to a woke mob who can’t even tell you what a woman is.”
“In the radical Left’s America, Washington taxes you and lights your hard-earned money on fire. But you get crushed with high gas prices, empty grocery shelves, and our children are taught to hate one another on account of their race, but not to love one another or our great country,” she continued. “The dividing line in America is no longer between Right or Left. The choice is between normal and crazy.”
Sanders went on to tout her own record as governor, despite taking office less than a month ago. The Arkansas governor mentioned her efforts to combat Critical Race Theory in education, ban the term “Latinx” in the state government, and take action against COVID regulations and lockdown measures.
While she and Republicans push an agenda for freedom, she said that the Democrats are “doubling down on crazy.” She accused Biden of squandering a ready-made economic recovery coming out of COVID lockdowns, destroying border security, and upending a stable global order.
Sanders attacked Biden’s immigration policies and the amount of illegal drugs coming over the southern border, especially fentanyl. She also accused Democrats of tearing down law enforcement and law and order through lax criminal justice policies.
“Violent criminals roam free while law abiding families live in fear,” Sanders said.
She called Biden’s posture toward China “dangerous and unacceptable” after the Biden administration allowed what Pentagon officials believed to be a Chinese spy balloon to drift over the United States for days before shooting it down in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Arkansas governor accused Democrats of aggressing in a “culture war” and pushing “woke fantasies” instead of “hard reality.”
“We are under attack in a left-wing culture war we didn’t start and never wanted to fight. Every day we are told we must partake in their rituals, salute their flags, and worship their false idols. All while big government colludes with big tech to strip away the most American thing there is: your freedom of speech,” Sanders said.
She touted the Republican agenda as one of strong communities and abundant jobs. She touted the GOP’s vision for the country as one where freedom is every American’s “birthright.” The United States’ history and story is one of immense racial progress, she said, referencing the “Little Rock Nine,” the first black students enrolled in Little Rock&#8217;s Central High School in 1957.
Building off of school desegregation, Sanders said that access to a quality education for every child is “the civil rights issue of our day,” promising “bold, conservative” legislation this week to improve parents’ options for their child’s education, as well as improving public schools and teachers’ salaries.
Toward the end of her speech, Sanders recounted a Christmas trip she took as White House press secretary under former President Trump. On Christmas Day in 2018, she boarded Air Force One with the president and flew to Iraq. As the president and his team entered a dining hall filled with hundreds of troops, the soldiers began to chant “USA!” in what Sanders called “an absolutely perfect picture of what makes our country great.”
Throughout the story, Sanders never mentioned Trump by name, only referring to him simply as “president.”
“America is great because we are free, but today our freedom is under attack and the America we love is in danger. President Biden and the Democrats have failed you, and it’s time for a change,” she said.
“A new generation of Republican leaders are stepping up, not to be caretakers of the status quo, but to be change-makers for the American people,” she said.
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‘The Choice Is Between Normal And Crazy’: Sarah Sanders Draws Sharp Contrast With Dems In SOTU Response

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The Arkansas Senate advanced a bill on Tuesday that would designate drag shows as &#8220;adult-oriented businesses&#8221; to protect children and block minors from attending.
The legislation also proposes a ban on drag queen performances on public property in a move that would end Drag Queen Story Hour-like events at public libraries.
“I can’t think of anything good that can come from taking children and putting them in front of a bunch of grown men who are dressed like women,” <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/3829078-bill-to-classify-drag-shows-as-adult-oriented-businesses-clears-arkansas-senate/?utm_source=hill_app&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=share-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Republican state Sen. Gary Stubblefield, who introduced the legislation earlier this month.
The bill passed 29-6 along party lines in the Republican-controlled Senate. The proposal now moves to the Arkansas House of Representatives, where it is expected to pass under the 82-18 GOP majority.
Eric Reece, director of the Human Rights Campaign in Arkansas, condemned the legislation in a <a href="https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/breaking-human-rights-campaign-condemns-arkansas-senate-for-advancing-bill-restricting-drag-performances" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
“Many drag performances – such as Drag Queen story hours at schools and libraries – are age appropriate for children and can teach important lessons like acceptance and openness,&#8221; Reece wrote.
&#8220;This is just another example of radical politicians in Arkansas spreading propaganda and creating more stigma, discrimination, and ultimately violence against transgender and non-binary people just to rile up extreme members of their base,&#8221; he added.
In addition to Arkansas, Republicans in Tennessee have <a href="https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0003.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposed</a> a similar drag queen ban that would prohibit minors from events and performances. The Volunteer State legislation also seeks to add drag performances to its list of adult-oriented businesses that would be unable to operate within 1,000 feet of schools, public parks, or houses of worship.
The Tennessee bill would allow some exceptions, focusing specifically on performances that are sexual in nature, <a href="https://www.wkrn.com/news/tennessee-politics/tn-gop-files-bill-to-ban-drag-shows-that-are-sexual-in-nature-in-public-spaces-around-kids/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson.
Oklahoma state lawmakers are also pursuing a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/oklahoma-bill-fine-jail-drag-queens-20000-performing-minors-2023-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">law</a> against drag queen events involving minors that would fine offenders up to $20,000 and potentially jail those performing in front of children for up to two years.
West Virginia is also among the states reportedly <a href="https://www.lootpress.com/senator-proposes-bill-that-would-ban-minors-from-attending-drag-shows" target="_blank" rel="noopener">considering</a> similar bans.
The movement to enact anti-drag queen bills to prevent minors from attending such activities follows the growing popularity of Drag Queen Story Hour events held at libraries and schools across the nation. Past readings have included strong protests from parents and community members concerned over introducing children to sexualized content.
Actor Kirk Cameron recently added to the controversy after he proposed a values-based alternative to read his &#8220;As You Grow&#8221; children&#8217;s book at public libraries. He was reportedly turned down at many of the same public libraries that had previously held Drag Queen Story Hour events.
Cameron ultimately challenged what some describe as a double standard and secured readings in multiple library locations. Earlier this month, his publisher said nearly 1,000 people packed a Southern California library for Cameron&#8217;s event.
“All the forces of darkness are no match for moms and dads who are committed to God, and to their family, and to teaching their children,” Cameron told the crowd.

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New Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an executive order this week banning the use of &#8220;Latinx&#8221; in government documents because it is &#8220;culturally insensitive&#8221; to the Latino community.
&#8220;Ethnically insensitive and pejorative language has no place in official government documents or government employee titles,&#8221; Sanders&#8217; executive order <a href="https://katv.com/news/local/national-cultural-wars-hit-arkansas-gov-sanders-first-round-executive-orders-sarah-huckabee-state-capitol-department-commerce-labor-usdol-government-employees-unemployment-benefits-tiktok-china-latinx-latino-latina-pew-research-politics-associated-press" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a>. &#8220;The government has a responsibility to respect its citizens and use ethnically appropriate language, particularly when referring to ethnic minorities.&#8221;
The executive order noted that polling from the Pew Research Center has found that roughly only 2-3% of Latinos even use the word &#8220;Latinx&#8221; to describe themselves and that the Real Academia Española, a Madrid-based institution that serves as a guide for the Spanish language, has officially rejected the use of “x” as an alternative to “o” and “a” in Spanish.
Sanders said that it was the official policy of her administration to &#8220;prohibit the use of culturally insensitive words for official state government business.&#8221;
&#8220;All state offices, departments, and agencies, unless granted an exemption by the Governor, shall review official documents of their respective entities regarding the use of the term &#8216;Latinx,&#8217; &#8216;latinx,&#8217; &#8216;Latinxs,&#8217; or &#8216;latinxs&#8217; in official state documents,&#8221; the order said.
The state entities are to report back to the Governor&#8217;s office highlighting all instances in which the word is used and &#8220;within sixty (60) days of this Order, all state offices, departments, and agencies shall revise all existing written materials by replacing the terms &#8216;Latinx,&#8217; &#8216;latinx,&#8217; &#8216;Latinxs,&#8217; or &#8216;latinxs&#8217; with &#8216;Hispanic,&#8217; &#8216;Hispanics,&#8217; &#8216;Latino,&#8217; &#8216;Latinos,&#8217; &#8216;Latina,&#8217; or &#8216;Latinas.'&#8221;
Sanders also signed an executive order targeting woke indoctrination in schools, specifically Critical Race Theory, which the order described as &#8220;antithetical to the traditional American values of neutrality, equality, and fairness.&#8221;
&#8220;It emphasizes skin color as a person’s primary characteristic, thereby resurrecting segregationist values, which America has fought so hard to reject,&#8221; the order said. &#8220;It is the policy of this administration that CRT, discrimination, and indoctrination have no place in Arkansas classrooms.&#8221;
Sanders, 40, was sworn into office in Little Rock on Tuesday where she follows in the footsteps of her father, Mike Huckabee, who served as governor of the state from 1996 to 2007.
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I am incredibly honored to be the 47th Governor, and the first woman governor, of the great state of Arkansas.
We will show the world that there is still a place in America where freedom reigns and liberty will never die, and that place is Arkansas. 
Now, let&#39;s get to work. <a href="https://t.co/vkSf6yw7sb">pic.twitter.com/vkSf6yw7sb</a>
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&#8220;I am incredibly honored to be the 47th Governor, and the first woman governor, of the great state of Arkansas,&#8221; Sanders said in a statement. &#8220;We will show the world that there is still a place in America where freedom reigns and liberty will never die, and that place is Arkansas. Now, let&#8217;s get to work.&#8221;

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Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders Bans Word From State Government Documents

One Republican governor vows to do all he can to ensure former President Donald Trump is not the GOP nominee in 2024.
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, who is considering a presidential run of his own, was asked by Jonathan Karl, co-anchor of ABC News&#8217;s &#8220;This Week,&#8221; whether he would vote or support Trump if the 45th president did win the nomination again.
&#8220;I&#8217;m going to do everything that we can to make sure there’s alternatives, that he is not the nominee. And, of course, that’s a – all depends upon who else is out there,&#8221; Hutchinson said in the interview that aired Sunday morning. &#8220;But I do not believe that Donald Trump should be the next president of the United States.&#8221;
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“I do not believe that Donald Trump should be the next president of the United States&#8230;I think Jan. 6 really disqualifies him for the future. And so we move beyond that. And that’s what I&#39;m going to be focused on,” Arkansas Gov. Hutchinson tells <a href="https://twitter.com/jonkarl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JonKarl</a>. <a href="https://t.co/xCAmiEc9Ly">https://t.co/xCAmiEc9Ly</a> <a href="https://t.co/LTm6SvsuqK">pic.twitter.com/LTm6SvsuqK</a>
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Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-trump-launches-third-bid-for-white-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced a third campaign</a> for the White House in November. It remains to be seen whether any significant members of the GOP will rise to challenge Trump, who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/harvard-harris-poll-trump-leads-among-gop-for-2024-primaries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">remains popular within the party</a>.
Though Hutchinson reiterated his longstanding view that the events of January 6, 2021 – the day of the Capitol riot – disqualifies Trump in 2024, he insisted it was &#8220;premature&#8221; when pressed on whether he would declare outright that no matter what, he would not support Trump. Still, he argued that Trump does not &#8220;define&#8221; the Republican Party and stressed there must be &#8220;other voices.&#8221;
A <a href="https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/government/hutchinson-bio.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">former administrator</a> of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Hutchinson has now served as governor of Arkansas since January 2015. After <a href="https://apnews.com/article/2b16dbd4d1714868912c2a4380a1537a" target="_blank" rel="noopener">winning re-election in 2018</a>, he was barred from another bid due to term limits. Hutchinson has said he is <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/politics/asa-hutchinson-arkansas-presidential-bid-2024-cnntv/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;very seriously&#8221;</a> considering a 2024 presidential run but was noncommittal on Sunday.
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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson warns RNC against putting up “obstacles” to unifying the Republican Party, telling <a href="https://twitter.com/jonkarl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JonKarl</a> that every candidate besides Donald Trump should have a chance to “showcase their skills and leadership capability.” <a href="https://t.co/xCAmiEc9Ly">https://t.co/xCAmiEc9Ly</a> <a href="https://t.co/LHc5zpVKvz">pic.twitter.com/LHc5zpVKvz</a>
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&#8220;I&#8217;m going to Iowa later this month. I&#8217;m excited about that. But no decision has been made now. And we can’t make a decision until a little bit later,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But I want to be a part of the solutions for America. I want to showcase that there – you can have leaders that address problems and offer solutions and ideas.&#8221;
Hutchinson and Trump found common ground during the 2022 election cycle when they both endorsed Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who served as Trump&#8217;s White House press secretary from 2017 to 2019 and is the daughter of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, as she ran to be the next governor of Arkansas.
Sanders won the contest and is set to be <a href="https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/nov/22/sanders-will-kick-off-inauguration-jan-7-with/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sworn in as the state&#8217;s first female governor</a> on January 10.

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Republican Governor Vows ‘To Do Everything’ To Ensure Trump Won’t Be 2024 GOP Nominee

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A 6-year-old boy was found dead beneath the floorboards of a Moro, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/arkansas">Arkansas</a>, home on Friday, and a man and woman have been arrested in connection with the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/crime">crime</a>.
Ashley Roland, the 28-year-old mother of the child, and Nathan Bridges, 33, were arrested and charged with capital murder, abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and endangering the welfare of a minor, Arkansas State Police said in <a href="https://www.dps.arkansas.gov/news/childs-body-discovered-buried-in-lee-county-home-second-child-found-injured/">a statement</a>. Bridges is reportedly Roland’s boyfriend.
“Based on initial findings, it’s believed the boy died from injuries sustained in the home, possibly three months ago,” police said. “The state medical examiner will determine the manner and cause of death.&#8221;
Roland also had a 6-year-old daughter with what appeared to be burns on her scalp. The girl has been removed from the home and is being treated at a Memphis, Tennessee, hospital, where she is in stable condition.
Police responded to the home on December 16 around 10:46 p.m. after being told the 6-year-old boy had been discovered dead underneath the floorboards.
“It’s very [disheartening] that I have a house, just two houses over, and had no idea that there was a deceased child that close … I hope they’re punished to the fullest,” the couple’s neighbor, Machelle Calloway, <a href="https://wreg.com/news/local/childs-body-found-buried-in-lee-county-home/">told WREG Memphis</a>.
Anita Widby, who says she is a friend of the children’s grandmother Karen, set up <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/azbr76-burial-for-child?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&amp;utm_content=undefined&amp;utm_medium=copy_link_all&amp;utm_source=customer&amp;utm_term=undefined">a GoFundMe page</a> and wrote that Karen “has been trying to get custody of her grandchild for over a year” and has gone “through the proper channels” even paying “a ridiculous amount of money” to finally obtain a court order allowing her to see her grandchildren every weekend. Widby wrote that when Karen went to the house on Friday, she was told the youngest child was at a friend’s house and the oldest “couldn’t walk.” Widby added that Karen took the child to the hospital for her injuries, saying the “child’s hair had been chopped off, she is malnourished, cracked ribs, and many many burns on her body in various stages of healing.”
Widby said Karen was later notified that the other grandchild’s decomposing body had been found.
“These children have endured so much pain, neglect, and death,” Widby wrote. “I desperately want to help lessen the financial burden that the burial for the youngest and items needed for the oldest will present. They have so much healing to do and I want us to come together and remove one burden from Karen’s plate.”
The page has so far raised nearly $20,000 of the $100,000 goal.
Arkansas State Police said the investigation into the crime is still ongoing.

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6-Year-Old Boy Found Dead Under Floorboards. Mother, Boyfriend Arrested.

6-Year-Old Boy Found Dead Under Floorboards. Mother And Boyfriend Arrested.

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Tyson Foods CFO John Tyson pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of criminal trespass and public intoxication after authorities arrested him last month in Arkansas.
Tyson, 32, who is the great-grandson of the meat company founder, has been accused of drunkenly walking inside a woman&#8217;s house through an unlocked door and later passing out in her bed on November 6 around 2:00 a.m.
Fayetteville police bodycam footage obtained by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0Qw82yws5o">TMZ</a> showed officers attempting to wake up Tyson, who had fallen asleep in a woman&#8217;s bed who thought her home had been burglarized, according to police reports.
&#8220;A college-age female was very alarmed that a male who she did not know was inside of her residence uninvited,&#8221; the police report said.
When authorities tried to wake Tyson from his drunken slumber, police reported they attempted to speak with him but did not get a verbal response. Instead, Tyson sat up and almost immediately laid back down, trying to fall asleep again.
Authorities reported an odor of alcohol on Tyson&#8217;s breath and said that he moved in a &#8220;sluggish and uncoordinated&#8221; manner.
Authorities identified Tyson with his driver&#8217;s license and arrested him. He was released on bond later the same morning.
Tyson has since apologized twice for his actions, saying it doesn&#8217;t reflect his or the company&#8217;s values, The Wall Street Journal reported.
&#8220;I&#8217;m embarrassed, and I want to let you know that I take full responsibility for my actions,&#8221; Tyson said during a call last month, according to <a href="https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/tyson-cfo-pleads-not-guilty-to-public-intoxication-trespassing-charges-11669910555">The Wall Street Journal</a>. &#8220;I am committed to making sure that this never happens again.&#8221;
Tyson said he would seek counseling for his alcohol consumption.
Tyson joined the company&#8217;s executive team in 2019. He was appointed chief financial officer in September.
The New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/11/07/tyson-foods-cfo-john-tyson-arrested-for-entering-strangers-house-passing-out-in-bed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> the latest annual filing for Tyson Foods shows the Tyson family holds an approximate 71% voting stake in the company.
His arrest comes after a former Tyson Foods executive was charged with biting a man&#8217;s nose during a fight in September.
Doug Ramsey, now the chief operating officer for Beyond Meat, was charged with felony battery and making a terroristic threat after a September 17 fight in a parking garage at the University of Arkansas.
According to a police report, Ramsey, 53, exited his vehicle, punched through the rear windshield of another car, and assaulted the driver until he eventually bit the tip of the other driver&#8217;s nose and tore off some of the flesh.
Tyson Foods has declined to comment to media outlets.

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Tyson Foods CFO Pleads Not Guilty To Public Intoxication, Trespassing Charges

Tyson Foods CFO Pleads Not Guilty To Drunkenly Trespassing Into Strangers House, Passing Out In Woman's Bed

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Republican candidate Sarah Huckabee Sanders has followed in her father’s footsteps by being elected governor of Arkansas, <a href="https://results.decisiondeskhq.com/national/2022-governor">according</a> to a projection by Decision Desk.
Sanders, 40, who was former President Donald Trump’s press secretary from 2017 to 2019, defeated Democrat nominee Chris Jones to earn the role in which her father, Mike Huckabee, served from 1996-2007. In addition to Trump’s endorsement, Sanders had the backing of outgoing Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) and held a commanding lead in opinion polls throughout the race.
 The centerpiece of Sanders’ platform was her “plan for a safer, stronger Arkansas,” which outlined her strategy to lower violent crime. In her proposal, she promised to “never defund the police,” increase prison capacity, and vowed to “push back on the dangerous rhetoric of the radical left.”
Jones opposed Sanders’ anti-crime platform and pushed his own “PB&amp;J” plan, which stood for pre-school, broadband, and jobs. 
Sanders also campaigned on a plan to further prioritize education in Arkansas. The proposal, called LEARNS (Literacy, Empowerment, Accountability, Readiness, Networking, and School Safety), aims to increase learning opportunities for kids in the state and “not indoctrinate them with the left’s agenda.”
Sanders had all the advantages in a red-state contest, from name recognition and a family tree to policies that resonated with voters. She served as the 31st White House press secretary under Trump from 2017 to 2019 and worked on the election campaigns of her father, who also ran for president.
Hutchinson was barred from running again because of term limits.

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Projected To Follow In Father's Footsteps As Governor Of Arkansas

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Tyson Foods CFO John Tyson found himself in handcuffs Sunday in Arkansas after a woman called authorities on him for allegedly drunkenly trespassing into her home and sleeping in her bed.
Local media <a href="https://www.nwahomepage.com/northwest-arkansas-news/tyson-cfo-arrested-fell-asleep-in-wrong-home/">reports</a> authorities arrested Tyson, 32, for criminal trespass and public intoxication. He was booked into the Washington County Detention Center and released Sunday evening.
&#8220;We&#8217;re aware of the incident, and as this is a personal matter, we have no additional comment,&#8221; said Derek Burleson, a spokesperson for Tyson Foods.
According to a preliminary arrest report obtained by local media, the unidentified woman found Tyson at approximately 2:05 a.m. asleep in her home bed in Northwest Arkansas.
The woman told dispatchers that she believed Tyson entered her home through the unlocked front door. When authorities arrived, Tyson was reportedly in the back bedroom with his clothes in front of the bed.
Authorities identified Tyson with his driver&#8217;s license.
While attempting to wake Tyson from his drunken slumber, police reported they tried to speak with him but did not get a verbal response.
At one point, Tyson sat up but eventually laid back down, attempting to fall asleep again.
Authorities reported an odor of alcohol on Tyson&#8217;s breath, and he moved in a sluggish and uncoordinated manner.
Tyson joined the companies executive team in 2019. He was appointed chief financial officer in September.
His arrest comes after a former Tyson Foods executive was charged with biting a man&#8217;s nose during a fight in September.
According to local media, Doug Ramsey, now the chief operating officer for Beyond Meat, was charged with felony battery and making a terroristic threat after a September 17 fight in a parking garage at the University of Arkansas.
According to a police report obtained by <a href="https://www.fox29.com/news/beyond-meat-exec-charged-biting-mans-nose-departs-company">NBC</a>, Ramsey, 53, exited his vehicle, punched through the rear windshield of another car, and assaulted the driver until he eventually bit the tip of the other driver&#8217;s nose, and tore off some of the flesh.
Beyond Meat reportedly said Ramsey would leave the company in a regulatory filing, according to <a href="https://www.fox29.com/news/beyond-meat-exec-charged-biting-mans-nose-departs-company">Fox 29</a>.

Tyson Foods CFO Arrested For Drunkenly Trespassing Into Strangers House, Falls Asleep In Her Bed: Police

At least two people are dead and others were injured after tornadoes struck Oklahoma, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas">Texas</a>, and Arkansas late Friday, leaving widespread destruction and power outages.
The two people who died were from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/oklahoma">Oklahoma</a> and Texas, according to reports.
&#8220;A heartbreaking site touring Idabel this morning. 100+ homes and businesses destroyed from last night&#8217;s storm,&#8221; Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-OK) tweeted on Saturday after visiting the impacted areas.
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A heartbreaking site touring Idabel this morning. 100+ homes and businesses destroyed from last night&#39;s storm.
I will declare a state of emergency in affected counties to ensure these communities have support and resources from the state.
Pray for all those affected. <a href="https://t.co/ZEXKChUQ2j">pic.twitter.com/ZEXKChUQ2j</a>
&mdash; Governor Kevin Stitt (@GovStitt) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovStitt/status/1588913808000823296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 5, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Stitt issued an <a href="https://www.sos.ok.gov/documents/executive/2052.pdf">emergency declaration</a> on Saturday for four counties in Oklahoma.
“The state stands ready to send all the help, support, and resources southeastern Oklahoma needs to recover and rebuild from this devastating storm. Oklahomans are strong and resilient. We will build back these homes and businesses,” Stitt said in a <a href="https://oklahoma.gov/governor/newsroom/newsroom/2022/november2022/governor-stitt-declares-state-of-emergency-for-bryan--mccurtain-.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> regarding Bryan, Choctaw, LeFlore, and McCurtain Counties.
The governor also noted one confirmed fatality in his state.
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Just finished touring the damage in Idabel. What I saw was Oklahomans coming together to help each other. One fatality has been confirmed. We are praying for his family. <a href="https://t.co/w0LGWAY3ND">pic.twitter.com/w0LGWAY3ND</a>
&mdash; Governor Kevin Stitt (@GovStitt) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovStitt/status/1588923150028640259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 5, 2022</a></blockquote>
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At least three separate tornadoes also touched down along the Texas-Arkansas border area that included Morris County, Texas. County Judge Doug Reeder stated that <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063792636471" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one person</a> was killed during the storm in his county, though the identity of the individual was unnamed.
Lamar County, Texas, also declared a disaster after at least two dozen people were injured, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=442784851378654&amp;set=pcb.442142358109570" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> county officials.
The National Weather Service <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LamarCoSoTX/posts/pfbid02Bo9PX5ttPkMx6WTV7gW9YkqPGBhN3BmvDAmGyjzBJ1M3evG6ABLVe9cNenTxybN3l?__cft__[0]=AZV1hmG-p6RsNvdXuNe0b88guzLl0IeR6n9E6n_dk90Zn8Bin7h98GHWnrjKvpBqG5fnYyEqcwXu_fkbFj9QO8bbq47-QN8gSLjrA07LTCN4fifq7gt5NDWX8sLRqRGIIT6h_z_xR0rN41XYhVueB-Izhncmkr3h5lwfxdSA2o-WU6byoGrIaalNyKRQBiKGkSO1pjKxL0qIZAsHiV278TNZ&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R" target="_blank" rel="noopener">estimated</a> that the tornado in Lamar County was an EF3, though it is still evaluating the data, according to the Lamar County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) also released a statement extending the state&#8217;s storm response on Saturday.
&#8220;The State of Texas stands with Texans and communities impacted by yesterday&#8217;s and last night&#8217;s severe weather across northeast Texas, and I have deployed all available resources to help respond and recover,&#8221; Abbott <a href="https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-extends-state-response-recovery-efforts-following-severe-storms-in-northeast-texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) also tweeted his support following the Friday night storms that caused damages in his state.
&#8220;Pretty rough night of storms across Arkansas last night with property damage and power outages,&#8221; he tweeted. &#8220;Grateful for our local first responders and power crews for excellent work.&#8221;
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Pretty rough night of storms across Arkansas last night with property damage and power outages. Grateful for our local first responders and power crews for excellent work.
&mdash; Gov. Asa Hutchinson (@AsaHutchinson) <a href="https://twitter.com/AsaHutchinson/status/1588892224821264384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 5, 2022</a></blockquote>
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More than 20,000 homes in the affected areas were without power as of Saturday evening, according to <a href="https://poweroutage.us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Poweroutage.us</a>.

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2 Killed, Others Injured After Weekend Tornadoes In Oklahoma, Texas, And Arkansas

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Law enforcement officials in the state of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/arkansas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Arkansas</a> arrested Diamond Arnold-Johnson, the Democrat nominee for Arkansas auditor, on Friday for first-degree terroristic threats.
Arnold-Johnson&#8217;s husband was on trial in August for allegedly posting terroristic threats on Facebook, police said. During the trial, Arnold-Johnson, 32, admitted that she, not her husband, posted the threatening messages on Facebook that led to the criminal charges, KATV <a href="https://katv.com/news/local/democratic-nominee-for-arkansas-auditor-arrested-for-felony-terroristic-threatening-election-day-little-rock-police-department-lrpd-diamond-arnold-johnson-warrant-arrest-custody-pulaski-county-regional-detention-facility-pcrdf-arkansas-dennis-milligan-" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
A warrant was served for Arnold-Johnson&#8217;s arrest on October 13, but she refused to comply and a SWAT team was dispatched to resolve the matter.
However, police made the decision to cancel using the SWAT team to force compliance from Arnold-Johnson in an apparent attempt to not risk an explosive situation happening right before an election.
&#8220;The situation continued to intensify and the decision was made not to escalate a non-violent situation, only to serve a non-violent warrant,&#8221; police said.
The Democratic Party of Arkansas responded to the news by saying that people needed to be held accountable for their actions.
“Earlier today, we were made aware that Diamond Arnold-Johnson was arrested by Little Rock Police. Everyone has the right to due process; however, our Party firmly believes people must be held accountable for any criminal behavior, especially candidates for public office,&#8221; the party said in a statement. &#8220;The Democratic Party of Arkansas did not recruit her to run for Auditor of State, and we cannot bar her from running for this position. We remain focused on working for a better Arkansas and winning races across the state.”
Dennis Milligan, the Republican candidate running for Auditor of State, called for Arnold-Johnson to drop out of the race in a statement posted on Saturday, saying that she &#8220;is unfit to hold the office.&#8221;
&#8220;I feel it is in the best interest of the people of this state that she withdraw her nomination,&#8221; he said. &#8220;If she chooses not to do so, then I would call on the state Democrat Party to repudiate and distance themselves from her as their nominee for Auditor of State.&#8221;
&#8220;Anyone who has an active felony warrant for their arrest should not be running for office or handling the state’s very important financial business,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;In our debate on Arkansas PBS and in her written responses to the Democrat Gazette, Mrs. Arnold-Johnson talks about being &#8216;transparent and ethical.’ Where was her ethics or transparency in not coming forward and telling the citizens of Arkansas of her past involvement with law enforcement and past convictions?&#8221;

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Democrat Nominee In Arkansas Arrested For Felony Terroristic Threatening: Report

Democrat Nominee For Arkansas Auditor Diamond Arnold-Johnson Arrested For Felony Terroristic Threatening: Report

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