Tennessee
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In Nashville, Hegseth talks ‘Western values,’ Christian nationalism
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth touted "Western values" and decried foreign influences and what he called "godless leftists" during a speech to a Christian media convention in Nashville on Thursday.
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Ford changed direction on plans for its West Tennessee plant. What happens now?
Plans for Ford Motor Co.'s massive West Tennessee campus have changed significantly since the automaker announced its $5.6 billion investment in a manufacturing hub meant to produce next-generation electric pickup trucks and batteries in 2021.
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Tennessee legislators consider limiting students’ internet, tech access
Last spring, Elle Benson learned that her then-third grade daughter was watching violent content at school, on a school-issued laptop.
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Federal judge rules ICE can’t take Kilmar Abrego Garcia back into custody
A federal judge in Maryland barred U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from re-detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia, saying the Trump administration lacks plans to remove him from the United States.
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Lee sets aside $45M to turn hundreds of McDonald Farm acres into a state park
After years of deliberation about what Hamilton County should do with McDonald Farm, officials have landed on an answer: turn much of its acreage into a state park.
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This Ballad hospital, flooded by Hurricane Helene, will be rebuilt for $44m in a flood plain
A small Tennessee hospital that was destroyed by a surging river during Hurricane Helene will soon be rebuilt on low-lying farmland that could face several feet of flooding in a much smaller storm, risking another disaster if the new facility is not built to withstand extreme weather, according to a KFF Health News analysis.
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Bans on many CBD products loom this year
Millions of Americans who rely on the cannabis compound CBD to ease arthritis, anxiety, sleep problems or plain old boredom could soon be in for a shock.
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Trump: TVA has gone in ‘stupid’ direction, was right to keep coal plants
President Donald Trump criticized the Tennessee Valley Authority at a White House event to support the coal industry on Wednesday, saying the utility has gone in a "very stupid, very bad direction," even as he praised its board for extending the lives of coal plants.
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New TVA board under Trump extends coal, eliminates renewable energy as priority
A new era began for the Tennessee Valley Authority on Wednesday as a board with members chosen by President Donald Trump in his second term rapidly reversed goals set under the former Biden administration.
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Feds approve internet infrastructure for almost 44K locations in Tennessee
Tennessee's plan to bring internet connections to more than 43,800 locations across the state has cleared another hurdle to unlocking $403 million in federal and service provider matching funds to expand broadband infrastructure.
