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Dec 10 2025
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People who are not vaccinated are almost always infected after they’re exposed to the virus; measles is the most contagious known virus in the world and can hang in the air for hours.
MMR vaccines, given in two doses around a child’s first and fifth birthdays, provide 97% protection against the virus.
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
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TN Politics
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- Civil rights groups renew legal challenge to Tennessee law making illegal immigration a state crime (TN Lookout)
- Shelby County DA releases video of Burger King worker being killed by DEA agent in Memphis (TN Lookout)
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Knox TN Today
- Tennessee wins DGG commitment (Knox TN Today)
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- Old Badger, new light: Chasing the changing sky at Black Mountain Gap (Knox TN Today)
- Daily Connections: Your East Tennessee Guide | July 23 (Knox TN Today)
- Ewart and friends + Front-runners should glide ++ (Knox TN Today)
- Everyday Genius: Stop paying for things you forgot about (Knox TN Today)
- ArtBeat: Arts & Entertainment Showcase (Knox TN Today)
- Flapjack is ready to steal your heart (Knox TN Today)
- New Business Spotlight about an old favorite: Tomo Poke Bowl (Knox TN Today)
- Battle of the BBQ raises $2,600 for local Boys & Girls Club (Knox TN Today)
- Increase in both transfer and finance documents for the Register’s Office. (Knox TN Today)
- VoteKnox.org is amazing website + Knox school board will change + In memoriam: Ruth Henderson ++ (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Collapsed retaining wall near UT campus causes power outage (WATE)
- Inspector: Tellico Plains restaurant staff did not know how to work properly dishwasher (WATE)
- 16 Flock cameras fixed after Tennessee safety audit (WATE)
- Big Kahuna Labor Day Festival returning to Knoxville with a 'Flavor Day event' (WATE)
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- Several roads in Great Smoky Mountains National Park closed due to high water (WATE)
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- Erlanger seeks to join South Carolina health system in proposed $2 billion deal - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Jamal Adams facing five new charges after flipping table, getting removed from courtroom - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- From Chattanooga to champions: How the Spanish national team achieved its second gold star - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Federal court revokes East Ridge man’s naturalization, approves joint agreement - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Live updates: Oil tops $100 a barrel as Red Sea attacks mark new escalation in Iran conflict - CNN (Business)
- Government withdraws subpoenas of 3 reporters for The New York Times after admitting legal errors - AP News (US News)
- Some of Tropical Storm Bertha’s worst weather is 800 miles inland - The Washington Post (US News)
- US House votes to limit Iran war for first time since ceasefire breakdown - Al Jazeera (US News)
- Alphabet's cash burn raises alarm for Big Tech as AI spending climbs - Reuters (Business)
- Man gets two life sentences for killing Minnesota lawmaker and husband - NBC News (US News)
- Ted Cruz eyes bill to address ‘catastrophic risk’ caused by AI - Politico (US News)
- EU’s Google fine risks triggering Trump as he gears up for more tariffs - politico.eu (Business)
- A Peptide Showdown: F.D.A. Scientists May Clash With R.F.K.’s Agenda - The New York Times (Business)
- Tesla stock tumbles 14% after profit miss; full-year capex spend of $25 billion confirmed - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- Trump’s patience with Thune ‘is running out’ - Politico (US News)
- Wall St falls as tech earnings spark AI spending worries; oil hits $100 - Reuters (Business)
- 23 governors sign Trump's cost pledge for data centers, backbone of AI - USA Today (Business)
- As Honda CR-V leads U.S. sales, automaker teases new American-built pickup truck - CNBC (Business)
- An independent autopsy couldn’t determine how Nolan Wells died. Here’s what experts say could happen next - CNN (US News)
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