Tennessee lawmakers OK $900M Ford incentive package
About 10 lawmakers voted against or abstained from voting on the Ford bills.
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State Government Tennessee lawmakers to hold special session focused on COVID
Tennessee’s top legislative leaders on Tuesday announced they have enough support to call a special legislative session to address COVID-19 measures after Republican Gov. Bill Lee declined to do so.
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State Government Memphis area reacts to the death of Colin Powell
Rep. Antonio Parkinson tweeted: “The passing of Secretary Powell is a huge loss to Black America... He was a hero at every turn.”
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Memphis Grizzlies Box score: Bulls 118, Grizzlies 105
Oct. 15, 2021: Bulls defeat the Grizzlies, 118-105, at United Center in Chicago.
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Memphis Tigers Football Box score: Memphis 35, Navy 17
Oct. 14, 2021: Memphis defeats Navy, 35-17, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.
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Memphis protects early lead, snaps 3-game losing streak
Tweet collection: What they’re saying about Navy vs. Memphis
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Business FDA endorses lower-dose Moderna COVID booster for elderly
A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommends a booster shot for seniors, as well as younger adults with other health problems, jobs or living situations that put them at increased risk from COVID-19.
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Memphis Grizzlies Box score: Pacers 109, Grizzlies 107
Oct. 13, 2021: Pacers defeat the Grizzlies, 109-107 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis.
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Metro Pfizer asks U.S. to allow COVID shots for kids ages 5 to 11
Pfizer asked the U.S. government Thursday to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11.
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September 2021
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Performing Arts Tonywatch: Playwright Katori Hall ‘reaching for humanity’
The former Memphian “had no qualms” about the project. “I grew up in Tennessee. Tina (Turner) grew up in Tennessee. I know that place. I know the culture.” Hall is up for two Tony Awards at the ceremony Sunday, Sept. 26.
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Metro Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11
Pfizer and Moderna are studying even younger tots as well, down to 6-month-olds. Results are expected later in the year.
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Metro SpaceX journey ends with a splashdown
The SpaceX capsule parachuted into the ocean Saturday, not far from where the flight began three days earlier. The all-amateur crew included a St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital physician assistant.
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Metro FDA rejects widespread booster shots
The decision is a huge step back from the sweeping plan proposed by the White House a month ago to offer booster shots of both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to nearly all Americans eight months after they get their second dose.
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SpaceX, St. Jude’s Hayley Arceneaux ready to launch
SpaceX plans to blast into orbit Wednesday night with a billionaire, two contest winners and a St. Jude worker who survived childhood cancer. It’s the first chartered passenger flight for Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
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Metro Cordova site could be added to Superfund priority list
The EPA has proposed adding the National Fireworks site in Cordova to its Superfund National Priorities List for removal of toxic chemicals detected in groundwater, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen said in a statement.
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Metro Ground Zero: A selfie stop for some, cemetery for others
Twenty years after terrorists flew two planes into the World Trade Center, the memorial at ground zero is similar to many city tourist sites. But for those who live and work nearby, it’s hallowed ground.
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Coronavirus Biden declares sweeping new vaccine mandate for 100M Americans
The rules mandate that all employers with more than 100 workers require them to be vaccinated or test for the virus weekly, affecting about 80 million Americans. And the roughly 17 million workers at health facilities that receive federal Medicare or Medicaid also will have to be fully vaccinated.
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Coronavirus A hospital crisis in Mississippi, the least-vaccinated state
Mississippi’s low vaccinated rate, with about 38% of the state’s 3 million people fully inoculated against COVID-19, is driving a surge in cases and hospitalizations that is overwhelming medical workers.
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August 2021
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Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid
Officials warned it could be weeks before power is fully restored, leaving multitudes without refrigeration or air conditioning during the dog days of summer, with highs forecast in the mid-80s to close to 90 by midweek.
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Education State mask bans face federal civil rights inquiries
The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights sent letters to education chiefs in Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah.
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Metro Hurricane Ida rapidly intensifies into dangerous Category 4
Ida quickly gained strength as it moved into the northern Gulf, going from top winds of 115 mph (185 kph) in a 1 a.m. update to 145 mph (230 kph) a few hours later. The system was expected to make landfall Sunday afternoon.
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Metro Hurricane Ida strengthens, Louisiana braces for severe blow
The National Hurricane Center warned that super-warm Gulf waters could rapidly magnify Ida’s destructive power, boosting it from a Category 2 storm to an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane in just 18 hours or less. Landfall was expected Sunday afternoon.
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Metro Crews search for missing in Tennessee deluge that killed 22
Many of the missing live in the neighborhoods where the water rose the fastest, said Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis, who confirmed the 22 fatalities in his county and said 12 to 15 people remain missing.
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Coronavirus US regulators give full approval to Pfizer vaccine
The vaccine made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech now carries the strongest endorsement from the Food and Drug Administration, which has never before had so much evidence to judge a shot’s safety.
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State Government 22 dead, many missing after 17 inches of rain in middle TN
Flooding in rural areas took out roads, cellphone towers and telephone lines, leaving families uncertain about whether their loved ones survived the unprecedented deluge.
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Coronavirus Miss. faces record hospitalizations, medical staff shortages; Sen. Wicker infected
Mississippi is facing a record number of people hospitalized with the virus — 1,633 on Tuesday, according to the state Department of Health.
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