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Reason for reversal on replacement Moccasin Bend hospital site remains a mystery
Five days after the state's surprise announcement of a new site for Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute in Chattanooga's Lookout Valley, state officials just as suddenly reversed the decision with no discussion.
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Attacks on Saudi airports claimed by Houthi rebels kill 3 people, officials say
Two attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia claimed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen killed three people Wednesday, Saudi officials said, as the kingdom was pulled deeper into the latest front in the Iran war.
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Former Alabama football coach Dennis Franchione dies at 75
Dennis Franchione, the longtime college football coach who turned around TCU before stops at Alabama and Texas A&M, has died. He was 75.
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Cornell gang-rape accuser was ‘misled’ about criminal investigation, her lawyer says
The woman accusing several men of raping her at a Cornell University fraternity party was “misled” about the status of the criminal investigation in the weeks after she went to police, her lawyer said Wednesday.
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Trump administration proposes a $70,000 fee for international students to work in the US
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday proposed a $70,000 fee for international students seeking to work in the United States, the latest effort from the Trump administration to crack down on foreign enrollment.
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Two lawsuits challenge Trump’s taxpayer-funded ads, alleging they violate propaganda law
Two lawsuits filed Wednesday challenged President Donald Trump's recent series of federally funded television advertisements, which promote his political message while costing taxpayers millions of dollars.
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Bottoms, Jackson face each other for first, and likely only, time in Georgia governor’s race
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson clashed Tuesday night over healthcare, crime, data centers and election security in what will likely be the only opportunity for voters to see the two candidates for governor side by side.
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Fed minutes: Another rate hike likely coming this year to combat persistent inflation
Most Federal Reserve officials expect that another interest rate increase will likely be needed this year to combat inflation, according to minutes released Wednesday from the central bank's most recent meeting.
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FBI says it stopped a Mall of America terror attack by a teen after agents sold him an assault rifle
FBI agents thwarted a terror attack by a teenager on the Mall of America after monitoring him for nearly two years and ultimately supplying him with the AK-47 he planned to use, authorities said Wednesday.
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Wall Street retreats from its record as stocks fall worldwide
U.S. stocks pulled back from their record on Wednesday.
