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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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- It's time for new blood in Congress, Barnett in - Burchett out (1 reply)
- Burning Down The House... (2 replies)
- Behind Lege Lies (1 reply)
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- Speak your truth, fight and believe. (1 reply)
- Large banks have too much AI data center debt? (1 reply)
- GOP misleading on federal health care funding (1 reply)
- Feds indict civil rights group (3 replies)
- Georgia issues burn ban, first time in state history (2 replies)
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- Pellissippi Parkway extension delayed again (BlountViews)
- Blount County early voting record turnout (BlountViews)
- Louisville, TN, town center coming soon? (BlountViews)
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TN Politics
- Knox County votes to challenge Tennessee’s book ban law after “Roots” removal (TN Lookout)
- At a Tennessee hospital, a nurse stole fentanyl and AI missed it, state records say (TN Lookout)
- Trump to pump $700M into coal power in the states, as he again blasts renewable energy (TN Lookout)
- US Senate blocks Trump’s SAVE America Act, thwarting restrictions on voting (TN Lookout)
- Shelby district attorney balks at state move to dismiss legal challenges (TN Lookout)
- Lawsuit seeks to halt Tennessee law making illegal immigration a state crime (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Chaz problems a match for Heupel patience (Knox TN Today)
- Det. Brian Foulks: KPD’s 2025 Officer of the Year (Knox TN Today)
- Meet Natalee: Monday’s Parent-A-Child (Knox TN Today)
- Mission Monday: Empowering community ministries. Today’s focus on United Way of Greater Knoxville. (Knox TN Today)
- Mike Hammond speaks to KBA Barristers + State GOP may toss sheriff’s primary (Knox TN Today)
- Knoxville is growing, but it is not new (Knox TN Today)
- Don Haynes: A life of service and dedication (Knox TN Today)
- Illegal or just bad practice? (Knox TN Today)
- 6/8 HEADLINES: News and events from Knox, World, USA, Tennessee & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
- Two East Tennessee caregivers shine light on dementia care (Knox TN Today)
- Karlyn Pickens pens heartfelt letter to softball (Knox TN Today)
- Dishing It Out: Carolina Gold Savory Rice Bake (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Knoxville City Council to consider overturning zoning exemption for CareCuts (WATE)
- Stolen car pursuit ends in crash after spike strips deployed in Oak Ridge (WATE)
- Knoxville Weather: Weather Aware Monday, Flash Flooding possible with heavy rain potential (WATE)
- Trailer fire near Chattanooga sends fireworks shooting over I-75 (WATE)
- Service restored in Oak Ridge after waterline break, city says (WATE)
- Knox County couple struggles to get long-awaited tax refund from IRS (WATE)
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State News
- As America 250 approaches, fewer Americans see their country as exceptional, AP-NORC poll finds - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Chattanooga Now Events - Celebrate Our Refresh: 15 Years of Taziki’s in Downtown Chattanooga! - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Trump gives TVA $115M for ‘clean, beautiful’ coal plant life extension - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Dear Abby: Aging longtime friend can be more than a handful - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- At least 5 people stabbed at Penn Station. Here's what we know. - CBS News (US News)
- Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Opens Higher; Oil Rallies After Iran-Israel Trade Strikes — Live Update - WSJ (Business)
- Trump administration launches largest-ever effort to denaturalize U.S. citizens accused of fraud or other crimes - CBS News (US News)
- Fact check: Trump told NBC that he never promised not to start a new war. He did, repeatedly - CNN (US News)
- Oil prices pares gains after Iran announces end to attacks on Israel - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- United CEO brushes off airline mergers after American rejection: 'There's nothing' - CNBC (Business)
- Capitol agenda: Five days to save FISA - Politico (US News)
- Last-minute lawsuit looks to halt UFC White House event - WTOP (US News)
- Musk Joins Trump In Boosting Unsubstantiated Claims About LA Mayor Election As Pratt Drops To Third - Forbes (US News)
- Buy or stand by? What investing pros are saying about investing in SpaceX's IPO. - Business Insider (Business)
- Europe Watches Its Economic Recovery Fade Into the Distance - The New York Times (Business)
- Want to know if a data center is being built near you? Search our database of 1,400+ US facilities. - Business Insider (Business)
- Novo Nordisk Weight-Loss Pill Prescriptions Hit Three Million Since Launch - WSJ (Business)
- ‘Yet another way in which 2026 is looking like 1999’: Top analyst fears bubble popping with investors and Wall Street out over their skis - Fortune (Business)
- In Maine, Graham Platner looks to move on from a week of controversy - Politico (US News)
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