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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would let companies sue anyone, including employees, if they share a secretly made videotape aimed at harming a business owner. The bill was set up to target animal rights activists but opponents say the bill goes too far and could threaten nearly all whistleblowers.

Sen. Gary Stubblefield says there are other state and federal laws that can protect those who expose illegal practices. The dairy farmer said his bill targets people who obtain material from nonpublic areas of commercial property and release the materia...