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Governor Sanders makes multiple stops in Fort Smith [Video]

‘It’s just about meeting the needs and educational opportunities for all families,” said Education Secretary Jacob Oliva.

FORT SMITH, Ark. — Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders began April with multiple scheduled events in Fort Smith, from Fort Chaffee to Harvest Time Academy. 

Her first stop was to send off 40 members of the state National Guard to support the Texas National Guard at the U.S.-Mexico border from early April until the end of May.

At the send-off, Gov. Sanders discussed the number of illegal border crossings and the amount of fentanyl that’s been seized within the past year.

The soldiers deployed for the mission are primarily out of Benton and Washington counties, and Brigade Commander Tye Parker says about half of the soldiers on this mission have been sent to Texas before.

“Last year, they went, so they’re very experienced. Additionally, a lot of the soldiers that are going are …

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Rival protests clash at UCLA, police arrest Columbia demonstrators [Video]

The protests over the war in Gaza that have gripped college campuses across the U.S. came to a head Tuesday night as violent clashes erupted between pro-Palestinian protesters and counter-protesters at UCLA and police moved to arrest dozens of demonstrators who occupied a building at Columbia University. CBS News' Carter Evans and Lilia Luciano have the latest on the protests. And CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd has more on the police response to the protests and the alleged presence of outside agitators at the demonstrations.

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