The Associated Press
There are 1466 articles by The Associated Press :
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December 2020
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Health Care Congress finally agrees on $900 billion COVID relief bill
A temporary $300 per week supplemental jobless benefit and a $600 direct stimulus payment to most Americans is part of the pact.
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Memphis Grizzlies Box score: Grizzlies 128, Hawks106
Dec. 17, 2020 (preseason game): Grizzlies 128, Hawks 106.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Box score: Memphis 80, Tulane 74
Dec. 16, 2020: Memphis vs. Tulane in New Orleans
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Memphis Tigers Football Box score: Tulane 35, Memphis 21
Game summary for the Memphis-Tulane game in New Orleans, Dec. 5, 2020.
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November 2020
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Sports Vanderbilt’s Sarah Fuller becomes first woman to play in Power 5
Vanderbilt’s Sarah Fuller became the first woman to participate in a Power Five conference football game when she kicked off to start the second half against Missouri on Saturday.
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Health Care AstraZeneca third to announce effective vaccine
Results over two-dose regimen not as high as Moderna and Pfizer, but AstraZeneca’s vaccine is cheaper and does not require extreme cold storage.
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Elections President-elect Joe Biden calls for unity
“I sought this office to restore the soul of America,” 77-year-old Biden said in a Saturday night victory speech not far from his Delaware home.
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Elections Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided US
Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday.
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Metro Biden says he’s prepping for White House
While neither presidential candidate has reached the 270 electoral votes necessary to win the White House, Joe Biden is on the verge and told Americans in a Friday night address that he and running mate Kamala Harris are taking meetings on assuming leadership.
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Metro Trump steps to podium, lets loose on election integrity
Trump lashed out Thursday evening in a performance that suggested he knew his prospects for a second term were slipping away.
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Elections Biden expresses optimism as vote count continues
The fate of the presidency hangs in the balance as President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden fight for the last handful of battleground states.
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October 2020
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Education Barrett confirmed by Senate for Supreme Court, takes oath
Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, with Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump’s nominee days before the election and secure a likely conservative court majority for years to come.
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Metro Amy Coney Barrett nomination advances to full Senate
Democratic senators refused to show up in protest of the GOP’s rush to install Trump’s nominee, who has Memphis ties, to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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State Government White House mask mandate doesn’t alter Lee’s mindset
The White House quietly told Tennessee last week that “a statewide mask mandate must be implemented” to curb its growing spread of COVID-19.
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Health Care Trump back at White House after unprecedented level of medical care
Trump’s doctor, Navy Cdr. Sean Conley, was also upbeat at an afternoon briefing but said the President will not be fully out of the woods for another week.
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September 2020
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Health Care CDC drops controversial testing advice that caused backlash
Health officials were evasive about why they had made the guidance change in August.
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Sports College basketball floats idea of bubbles for safe season
The NCAA is considering a bubble for college basketball, but Penny Hardaway has his doubts. “It’s possible, but it’s not going to be easy.”
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August 2020
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Metro Hurricane Laura unmoors casino, causes flash flood watch closer to home
The City of Memphis said its crews are preparing for the storm by inspecting storm drains and inlets and clearing them of debris to minimize street flooding.
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State Government Tennessee resists White House COVID-19 recommendations
Despite calls from a White House task force leader for Tennessee to take stronger steps to curb the coronavirus spread, Gov. Bill Lee reiterated he doesn't plan to close down the state economy again and resisted the call for a statewide mask mandate.
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July 2020
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Education Trump administration rescinds rule barring foreign students from taking all classes online this fall
Harvard and MIT were the first to contest the policy, but at least seven other federal suits had been filed by universities and states opposing the rule.
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Arts & CultureGrandson of Elvis Presley dead at age 27
Benjamin Keough, grandson of the late Elvis Presley, has died in California, and his mother, Lisa Marie Presley “is completely heartbroken, inconsolable and beyond devastated," family spokesman Roger Widynowski said in a statement.
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Health Care Supreme Court rules employer can deny birth control in health insurance
Ruling seen as a big election-year victory for President Donald Trump, who counts on heavy support from evangelicals and other Christian groups for votes and policy backing.
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June 2020
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Elections Tennessee high court keeps mail voting expansion amid appeal
The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that it will not block a judge’s order offering a by-mail voting option to all eligible voters while the state continues to appeal.
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City of Memphis Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to end young immigrants’ protections
Christian Brothers University will have about 150 DACA students on its campus this fall and is looking to recruit more.
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