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News Articles: tennessee

FILE PHOTO: Sign directs voters to a polling station on Election Day in Tucson, Arizona, U.S. November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File Photo

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Confusion over 'fetal personhood' bill and whether Warnock and Walker will debate

Friday on Political Rewind: Yesterday's primaries in Tennessee and Arizona saw wins for Trump-endorsed candidates who perpetuate allegations of election fraud in 2020. Our panel breaks down what that could mean for Trump-aligned candidates in Georgia ahead of November.

August 05, 2022
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By:
  • Natalie Mendenhall and
  • Chase McGee
Tennessee's Medicaid program, TennCare, dropped Katie Lester and her son Mason (right), because of a clerical error in 2019. The Lester family was left uninsured for most of the next three years, including during the birth of youngest child Memphis (left).

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  • Health Care

They lost Medicaid when paperwork was sent to a pasture, signaling the mess to come

Tennessee expects to soon disenroll about 300,000 people from Medicaid. But families like the Lesters have been entangled in bureaucracy and clerical mistakes, causing them to unfairly lose coverage.

August 02, 2022
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By:
  • Brett Kelman
A tree toppled by the storm rests on the roof of a gazebo at Battlefield Park in Jackson, Miss., following a severe weather outbreak in the state, Wednesday, March 30, 2022. About a dozen trees were felled by the storm in the park.

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  • Weather

Severe storms pummel South killing at least 2 in Florida

Severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds are racing across the Deep South, killing two in the Florida Panhandle and leaving scattered damage to buildings and homes in their path.

March 31, 2022
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By:
  • Associated Press
Online sales of Art Spiegelman's graphic novel "Maus" are skyrocketing, and multiple bookstores are giving away free copies to students after a Tennessee school district banned it.

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  • National

Why a school board's ban on 'Maus' may put the book in the hands of more readers

Multiple booksellers are donating copies of the Holocaust graphic novel to students in Tennessee and beyond. Online sales are skyrocketing, too.

January 31, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
The Memphis Police Department attained surveillance video showing two armed suspects getting out of a white two-door Mercedes Benz and approaching rapper Young Dolph while he was inside Makeda's Cookies.

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  • Music

Memphis police release photos of 2 suspects wanted over Young Dolph's shooting death

The images show two suspects getting out of a Mercedes armed with guns and wearing sweatshirts, then approaching the rapper, police said.

November 19, 2021
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks to reporters Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. He released a video on Wednesday inviting law enforcement officers from across the country to join the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

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  • National

Tennessee governor invites unvaccinated out-of-state cops to join its highway patrol

In a video, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee invited police officers from New York to Los Angeles to join the Tennessee Highway Patrol, saying that "we won't get between you and your doctor."

November 18, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron and attorneys general for Ohio and Tennessee filed a lawsuit claiming the new federal vaccine mandate is government overreach. He's pictured in 2020.

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  • Law

Hours after the White House issues its new vaccine mandate, GOP-led states sue

Dozens of Republican state officials are suing over the White House's COVID-19 vaccine mandate that they say is unconstitutional and threatens business.

November 05, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
People embrace as police respond to the scene of a shooting at a Kroger grocery store in Collierville, Tenn., on Thursday. Police say 13 people were injured, one of whom has died. The suspected shooter also died from what police say was a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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  • National

13 People Were Shot, 1 Killed, At A Tennessee Kroger Store. The Suspect Is Dead

The suspected shooter died of what investigators believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the police chief says. No motive has been given.

September 23, 2021
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Tennessee high school student Grady Knox's speech in favor of masks in schools was interrupted when adults jeered and heckled his remarks.

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  • Health

A Teen Called For Masks In School After His Grandma Died Of COVID. Adults Mocked Him

"If they laugh at me about a personal story about my grandmother, that's just disrespectful, I feel," Tennessee teenager Grady Knox reportedly said.

September 10, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Although she coordinates COVID vaccinations at the federally-subsidized clinic in Linden, Tenn., nurse Kirstie Allen has not yet gotten the vaccine herself. She wants to wait a while and see more research first. In Tennessee, only 42% of adults have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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  • Health

As COVID Vaccinations Slow, Parts Of The U.S. Remain Far Behind 70% Goal

Vermont and Massachusetts lead the nation, with more than 70% of adults having had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Southern states like Tennessee lag far behind.

July 05, 2021
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By:
  • Martha Bebinger and
  • Blake Farmer
GPB  NPR

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  • Law

3 Fort Campbell Soldiers Charged In Scheme To Traffic Guns To Chicago

Federal prosecutors charged three Army soldiers of lawfully purchasing 91 guns from licensed dealers in Tennessee and Kentucky, and then transferring them to Chicago.

May 12, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
A car that was carried by floodwaters leans against a tree in a creek in Nashville, Tenn., on Sunday. Heavy rainfall flooded roads, submerged vehicles and left many people in need of rescue.

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  • Weather

At Least 4 Dead, 130 Rescued As Nashville Sees Worst Flooding In Over A Decade

Floodwaters submerged roads and left people clinging to trees, authorities said. The rain has subsided, but officials are warning residents to stay vigilant as creeks and rivers rise.

March 28, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
As the speed of COVID vaccinations picks up, so do the reports of doses going to waste.

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  • Health

Accidentally Trashed, Thawed Or Expired: Reports Of COVID Vaccine 'Spoilage' Grow

As the pace of vaccination picks up, so do reports of spoiled doses. In Tennessee, close to 5,000 doses have been lost, prompting more oversight from state and federal officials.

March 04, 2021
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By:
  • Blake Farmer
Seema Verma, chief administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, says the changes in the way Medicaid is funded and regulated in Tennessee "could be a national model moving forward."

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  • Health

Trump Officials Approve Tennessee's Controversial Request To Revamp Medicaid Funding

The plan, long endorsed by conservatives, would give the state broad flexibility in running its health insurance program for the poor, while capping annual federal funding for the program.

January 09, 2021
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By:
  • Phil Galewitz
Ambulances fill the loading area at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The hospital has tried to adjust to the surge of new infections by dedicating three floors for treatment of COVID-19 patients, and creating two COVID-only intensive care units for the most seriously ill. Still, the hospital has had to deny patient-transfer requests from smaller hospitals.

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  • Health

Tennessee Hospitals Are Disturbingly Close To Their Breaking Point

Many U.S. hospitals are struggling to find enough space and staff to treat COVID-19 patients. The surge in new cases has forced them to rethink how they use space, manage staff, and handle treatment.

December 22, 2020
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By:
  • Blake Farmer
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