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TN Politics
- CVS wrote the rules. Tennessee is rewriting them. (TN Lookout)
- US Supreme Court hears arguments on cancer warning labels for Roundup weedkiller (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee bill gives data centers ability to self-power with limited regulation (TN Lookout)
- As TN expands private school vouchers, money in favor continues to lead political spending (TN Lookout)
- Suspect in Washington press dinner shooting charged with attempting to assassinate Trump (TN Lookout)
- Ogles visit to Belmont University stirs discord over anti-Muslim comments, DEI (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
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- The Miracles from the Gulf after Katrina: Part II (Knox TN Today)
- Common morning habits that actually ruin our sleep (Knox TN Today)
- Knox County students at Maryville College rack up the awards (Knox TN Today)
- Above & Beyond: Ijams River Rescue (Knox TN Today)
- 4/28 HEADLINES: News and events from the World, the USA, Tennessee, Knox & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
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- Wallace celebrates with staff appreciation (Knox TN Today)
- Jermod McCoy: Sad setback cost $20 million (Knox TN Today)
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Local TV News
- Knoxville man accused of dropping dog from balcony (WATE)
- KPD: Tractor-trailer leaking fuel after crash on I-40 east in Knoxville (WATE)
- Greene County Sheriff's Department describes 287(g) impact (WATE)
- Greene County remembers devastation of tornado outbreak 15 years ago (WATE)
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- Chattanooga area has nine boys’ basketball all-state selections - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Mary Fortune: Bob Dylan took my iPhone and I liked it - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Deadly crash on I-24 kills two in Chattanooga - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
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- S&P 500 slips from record, Nasdaq falls as OpenAI report knocks chip stocks: Live updates - CNBC (Business)
- UAE to leave OPEC amid Hormuz oil crisis, a blow to Saudi Arabia - The Washington Post (Business)
- Maurene Comey’s lawsuit against DOJ over her firing can proceed, judge rules - Politico (US News)
- Federal agents conducting raids connected to investigation into alleged welfare fraud in Minnesota - NBC News (US News)
- Elon Musk Assails Sam Altman on Social Media Before OpenAI Trial Opens - The New York Times (Business)
- A Supreme Court justice’s personal ties to Haiti highlight stakes in asylum case - The Washington Post (US News)
- Former Senior NIAID Official Indicted for Concealing Federal Records During COVID-19 Pandemic - Department of Justice (.gov) (US News)
- Jimmy Kimmel defends himself after Donald and Melania Trump call for him to be fired - CBS News (US News)
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- Chinese Billionaire Overhauls AI Startup After Warning on Manus - Bloomberg.com (Business)
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- The Oil Squeeze Tightens - Paul Krugman | Substack (Business)
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Paul Krugman, NYT, in an
Paul Krugman, NYT, in an article titled, "What’s the Secret of Biden’s Success? The president’s party is finally comfortable in its own skin."
"If you want to see Republican tone-deafness in action, look at Senator Marsha Blackburn’s recent attack on the jobs plan. It’s not really about infrastructure, she proclaimed; why, it would spend hundreds of billions on elder care. And she apparently imagined that voters would see helping the elderly as a bad thing."