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Push to rename Nashville airport for Dolly Parton gets a boost from Tennessee’s governor
A push by fans to rename Nashville's airport for Dolly Parton appears to be taking flight just days after the country music icon's death.
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Dolly Parton, beloved musician and patron saint of Tennessee, dies
Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died. She was 80 years old.
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Supreme Court’s chief justice allows work on Trump’s $400M White House ballroom to continue for now
Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday allowed the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump's $400 million ballroom project for now, as the Supreme Court considers the Trump administration's emergency request to intervene in lawsuits over the project.
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US imposes 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products, and Canada says it will retaliate
The United States imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday, and Canada immediately said it would retaliate, after last-ditch negotiations failed to resolve the latest strain in already tense relations between the historic allies.
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Russian drones kill 15 people at a shopping mall in a central Ukrainian city, officials say
Russian drones struck a shopping center in the city of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine on Friday, killing at least 15 people and wounding scores more, authorities said.
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Court cuts $50M judgment against Alex Jones over falsely labeling Sandy Hook killings a hoax
A Texas court on Friday slashed a $50 million judgment that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was ordered to pay families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre over his false claims that one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history was a hoax.
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Plane crashed on second attempt to land in heavy fog in Alaska, killing all 8 aboard, officials say
A plane that crashed at a remote military site in western Alaska, killing all eight people on board, was making its second runway approach in heavy fog when it lost contact, authorities said Friday.
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Cleanup underway after tornadoes touch down in Delaware and New York’s Long Island
Cleanup efforts and damage assessment were underway Friday in Delaware's capital and on Long Island, New York, after tornadoes touched down during storms that battered the Northeast with heavy rains and left dozens of people stranded in their cars during flash flooding.
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Why the bond market is flexing its muscles, and why everyone needs to care
The bond market is one of the few forces in the world strong enough to get politicians to snap to attention. It also helps dictate how much ordinary people have to pay on their mortgages and car loans, as well as how much they earn from their savings accounts and 401(k) plans.
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Trump announces plan to lower beef prices, but ranchers and some Republicans are already balking
President Donald Trump announced Friday that his administration will allow more beef to be temporarily imported into the U.S. without triggering higher tariffs, which drew swift pushback from cattle producers and conservative rural-state Republicans.
