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Tennessee summers are getting hotter, and some towns are more vulnerable to adverse health effects
Tennessee Lookout
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July 10, 2025
Tennesseans feeling a little extra heated about the weather this year are onto something: summers in the state are up to 3 degrees Fahrenheit warmer on average than they were in 1970, according to a temperature data analysis by nonprofit Climate...
Tennessee Democrats have a chance in a looming special congressional election
Tennessee Lookout
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July 10, 2025
If you haven’t heard, Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Green announced his intent to resign from Congress on July 20 and there will be a special election to replace him in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, a district which spans from deep blue...
Researchers identify emerging rural suicide ‘belt’ that encompasses Tennessee
Tennessee Lookout
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July 10, 2025
Suicide rates in rural America remain persistently higher than in urban communities, according to new research from East Tennessee State University that identified a national suicide “belt” with relatively high death rates that extends from the...
Microstrategy’s $50B Bitcoin Gamble: Financial Masterstroke Or The Next Systemic Risk?”
Kashmir Reader
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July 11, 2025
The stunning transformation of a legacy tech firm into a leveraged Bitcoin proxy holding 214,000 BTC Michael Saylor, sometimes called “The Bitcoin King”, has made a bold and contentious move in his company’s strategy. His firm, MicroStrategy,...
'Uncertainty is debilitating': The biggest hold ups for Nashville developers
The Business Journals
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July 11, 2025
Nashville, and the country as a whole, has seen a slowdown in new development and large lease deals in the last few years. Amid an environment with so many unknowns, increased interest rates and difficulty finding project financing have been...
Clarksville suspect accused of transferring funds at multiple banks using fake identity
WZTV - Tennessee
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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — The Clarksville Police Department is investigating a case of identity theft and fraud that took place on April 30 at the U.S. Bank located at 1 Public Square. Detectives say a man allegedly used a stolen identity to...
Memphis business owner seeks justice after being shot outside his restaurant
FOX 13 - Tennessee
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A typical Sunday afternoon closing shop took a turn for the worse for a business owner when he becomes the victim of gun violence. Albert Thomas, owner of Al's Wings and Things, told FOX13 he never even saw who pulled the trigger...
Tennessee QB questions: Joey Aguilar vs Jake Merklinger, George MacIntyre
Oak Ridger - Tennessee
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Tennessee's 2025 football season hinges on a three-man quarterback competition between transfer Joey Aguilar, redshirt freshman Jake Merklinger, and freshman George MacIntyre. The competition opened after Nico Iamaleava transferred to UCLA over an...
Memphis residents can save on school supplies with three tax-free weekends
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Tennessee
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Mississippi's tax-free weekend runs from July 11-13, followed by Tennessee's from July 25-27, and Arkansas's from August 2-3. Tax exemptions generally apply to clothing, school supplies, and sometimes computers, with specific price limits and...
Curious Louisiana: Should New Orleans, and not Memphis, be considered the birthplace of rock and roll?
The Advocate - Louisiana
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Lafayette resident Michael Martin wonders why Memphis, and not New Orleans, is considered the birthplace of rock 'n' roll. "At least a little bit earlier than what was happening in Memphis, with Elvis and the rest, there were New Orleans people...
Three charts showing the impact of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ on Tennessee
Tennessee Lookout
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July 10, 2025
President Donald Trump’s signature legislation to extend and expand tax cuts in exchange for cuts to Medicaid, Affordable Care Act health coverage and SNAP benefits will have a profound impact on Tennessee, according to estimates by multiple...
Tennessee man pleads guilty to COVID-19-related refund scheme; claimed over $3.4 million
WCYB - Virginia
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GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WCYB) — A Tennessee man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a tax credit scheme where he attempted to claim $3.4 million in COVID-19-related employment refunds, according to the Department of Justice. The DOJ said that Ryan...
Business NewsLine, July 9, 2025
The Antelope Valley Press - California
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July 9, 2025
St. Jude selects new CEO in midst of expansion St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s fundraising organization, ALSAC, promoted Ike Anand Tuesday to become its new president and chief executive officer. The leadership change comes as ALSAC —...
Man robs Memphis Wells Fargo, police say
FOX 13 - Tennessee
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A man robbed a bank in Memphis Thursday morning, according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD). Police said the man robbed the Wells Fargo on Hacks Cross Road around 9:20 a.m. According to MPD, the man sped away in a dark car...
Owner of Memphis wing restaurant shot in the back while closing up shop
FOX 13 - Tennessee
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A typical Sunday afternoon closing shop took a turn for the worse for a business owner when he became the victim of gun violence. Albert Thomas, owner of Al's Wings and Things, told FOX13 he never even saw who pulled the trigger...
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Day at Legends Field
WKYT - Kentucky
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July 11, 2025
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The Lexington Legends are inviting you out to the park for a day to celebrate and learn about the mission of St. Jude in Memphis. When you buy a ticket to see the Legends play the Gastonia Ghost Peppers on Wednesday, July...
‘Money is depleted’: Middle TN food bank impacted by Trump spending bill
WSMV 4 - Tennessee
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July 10, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Tennessee food banks have already lost significant food supplies due to budget cuts. Now, they’re worried they won’t have food for people as a result of President Trump’s new spending bill. “There’s gonna be a lot of...
Bill in Congress would prevent schools from using student fees to bankroll college sports
Lethbridge Herald
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July 11, 2025
By Canadian Press on July 10, 2025. WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to regulate college sports introduced in the House on Thursday would offer limited antitrust protection for the NCAA, while barring schools from using student fees to pay for college...
‘First in flight, first in business’: Governor visits downtown as NC named top state for business
Port City Daily - North Carolina
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July 10, 2025
Governor Josh Stein announced Thursday morning that North Carolina was named “America’s Top State for Business.” (Courtesy Salette Andrews) NORTH CAROLINA — Gov. Josh Stein and a national media outlet appeared at the Battleship North Carolina...
‘Mr. Hollywood’ Berl Garey Jr., who led family-owned Memphis furniture store of nearly 100 years, dies
Action News 5 - Tennessee
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July 10, 2025
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The man known to many in Memphis as “Mr. Hollywood,” Berl Bartley Garey Jr., died on July 4. Garey and his wife of 65 years, Marilyn, co-owned Hollywood Furniture and Hardware Company at Chelsea and Hollywood, a family...