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VHS starts planning for 2024 solar eclipse, influx of visitors Even though April 8, 2024, is more than three years away, Visit Hot Springs is already planning for the day that will bring Hot Springs into the path of totality for a solar eclipse and, potentially, a "million" visitors, VHS Marketing Director Bill Solleder said Monday. by Cassidy Kendall 13 hrs. ago

POLL: Teams prep for season with first official practice Football programs around the state kicked off team practices with limited contact on Monday after two months of following a strict no-contact mandate that applied to all players and personnel when performing any drills or conditioning-style workouts. by Rebeca Rector 13 hrs. ago

Illinois man faces felony charges after brief standoff An Illinois man was arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges Sunday after allegedly forcing his way into his ex-girlfriend's room at a Hot Springs hotel, prompting a 30-minute standoff with Hot Springs police. by Steven Mross 13 hrs. ago

JazzFest canceled; smaller events held in local neighborhoods The annual Hot Springs JazzFest has been canceled for the first time in its 28-year history, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Hot Springs Jazz Society has found an alternative method to carry out its mission of promoting, perpetuating and presenting jazz to the community in 2020. by Cassidy Kendall 13 hrs. ago

NPC Dogwood Hall to open Aug. 18 National Park College will hold a grand opening for its first on-campus housing, Dogwood Hall, via Zoom at 10 a.m. Aug. 18. by John Anderson 13 hrs. ago

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Woman allegedly chases husband, other woman with baseball bat A Hot Springs woman was arrested Sunday night after allegedly chasing her husband and another woman with a baseball bat, making repeated threats to kill them both. by Steven Mross 13 hrs. ago

Board likely to table controversial zoning request The Hot Springs Board of Directors is expected to table tonight the appeal of the planning commission's denial of a request to rezone two acres at 2105 Malvern Ave. from residential to commercial. by David Showers 13 hrs. ago

COVID-19 update: Another death, 32 new cases in county EDITOR'S NOTE: As a service to our readers, The Sentinel-Record publishes updates released each weekday by the city of Hot Springs and the state of Arkansas. by David Showers 13 hrs. ago

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Afghan forces retake prison after deadly attack by IS group JALALABAD, Afghanistan -- Militants affiliated with the Islamic State group stormed a prison in eastern Afghanistan in a daylong siege that left at least 39 people dead, including the assailants, and freed nearly 400 of their fighters before security forces restored order, a government official said Monday. by The Associated Press

Prosecutor seeking Trump's taxes cites probe of his business NEW YORK -- A New York City prosecutor fighting to get President Donald Trump's tax returns told a judge Monday he was justified in demanding them because of public reports of "extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization." by The Associated Press

World News

Mexico No. 3 in virus deaths; storm could hinder US response Mexico now has the third most COVID-19 deaths in the world, behind Brazil and the United States, where a hurricane bearing down on the East Coast on Saturday is threatening to complicate efforts to contain the virus. by The Associated Press

Highways raise alarm in Cairo's historic City of the Dead CAIRO -- For centuries, sultans and princes, saints and scholars, elites and commoners have been buried in two sprawling cemeteries in Egypt's capital, creating a unique historic city of the dead. Now in its campaign to reshape Cairo, the government is driving highways through the cemeteries, raising alarm from preservationists. by The Associated Press

Business

Business review: Local ad agency adds two to staff Heather Buckley and Aaron Brewer have joined Hot Springs ad agency SixtyOne Celsius as art director and photographer, according to president and owner Stephanie Alderdice.

Entergy helps communities with share of grants LITTLE ROCK -- Entergy Corp. and the Entergy Charitable Foundation have contributed $847,682 to 168 nonprofit organizations in Arkansas during the first half of the year.

Sports

Big 12 to allow teams to play 1 nonconference football game Big 12 schools agreed Monday night to play one nonconference football game this year to go along with their nine league contests as plans for the pandemic-altered season continued to fall into place. by The Associated Press

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Often on brink, Lebanon headed toward collapse BEIRUT -- Power cuts that last up to 20 hours a day. Mountains of trash spilling into streets. Long lines at gas stations. by The Associated Press

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Religion digest Christian Science

The born again trilogy Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." by Chuck DeVane

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'Respect them': Even in wealthy areas, food bank demand high VALLEY STREAM, N.Y. -- One was a nurse, another a retiree. Others had recently lost jobs with an insurance company and a country club. by DAVID CRARY The Associated Press

Lawyers: Investigators recommend whistleblower is reinstated WASHINGTON -- Federal investigators have found "reasonable grounds" that a government whistleblower was punished for speaking out against widespread use of an unproven drug that President Donald Trump touted as a remedy for COVID-19, his lawyers said Friday. by RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR The Associated Press

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