Trump back at White House after unprecedented level of medical care
Trump’s doctor, Navy Cdr. Sean Conley, was also upbeat at an afternoon briefing but said the President will not be fully out of the woods for another week.
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October 2020
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Local leaders react to Trump testing positive for COVID-19, having ‘mild symptoms’
The Constitution’s 25th Amendment spells out the procedures under which the president can declare himself “unable to discharge the powers and duties” of the presidency.
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Opinion: Implicit bias is real, and we need to continue discussing it
Implicit bias is a thing, and it’s reflected in virtually every aspect of our society. Without meaningful discussions of the issue, in public and private workplaces, we can never fully address the scourge of systemic racism.
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September 2020
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Trump officially nominates Rhodes College graduate to Supreme Court
If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Barrett would become the second Rhodes College graduate to hold a Supreme Court seat. The first, Justice Abe Fortas graduated in 1930 when the school was called Southwestern.
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Rhodes graduate to be nominee for Supreme Court, according to reports
Amy Coney Barrett, considered the frontrunner, is currently a member of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. If confirmed, Barrett, 48, would become the Supreme Court’s youngest justice.
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Kushner Companies buys apartments bordering Shelby Farms Greenline
The same real estate company that was headed by Jared Kushner until he became President Trump’s senior legal adviser has bought a 256-unit apartment property in Memphis.
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August 2020
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President Trump pardons Alice Marie Johnson
President Donald Trump pardoned former Memphian Alice Marie Johnson the day after she spoke at the Republican National Convention.
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Former Memphian granted clemency by Trump speaks at convention
Locked in prison for 22 years, former Memphis resident Alice Johnson extolled the “compassion” of President Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention for granting her clemency.
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TVA board chair says Lyash stays as board announces 2.5% reduction in cost
President Donald Trump called earlier this month for changes at the top of TVA including Lyash. But after Thursday's board meeting in Knoxville, new board chairman John Ryder of Memphis said there are no plans to oust Lyash.
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Opinion: Trump’s foreign relations gem deserves to shine
"Although Trump’s critics are often loathe to “give the devil his due,” this foreign relations accomplishment by the Trump Administration should be allowed to shine," says Robert Lee Long.
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Postal woes vex customers in runup to Nov. 3
Some Memphians say the Post Office is struggling to meet its universal service obligation as COVID-19 pandemic temporarily sidelines postal workers and USPS cuts mail processing capacity.
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Post Office supporters stage all-night vigil
Supporters of a robust U.S. Postal Service turned out Thursday night for an all-night vigil near the Main Post Office in Downtown Memphis.
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Kustoff talks CARES Act, PPP and USPS during Bartlett chamber speech
David Kustoff touts the CARES Act and Paycheck Protection Program, but says the most recent attempt at relief cost too much. He also says the postal service must adapt to new conditions.
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Cohen rips postal changes as USPS backtracks
The proposed Delivering for America Act would turn back the clock to Jan. 1, 2020 on changes that some critics contend are diluting U.S. Postal Service delivery results.
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Vigil for Post Office set Thursday in Memphis
A "Vigil to Save the Post Office" is scheduled Thursday overnight in Navy Park in Downtown Memphis.
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Shark Week brings Trump appointee to FedEx hub
Remains of lions, tigers and bears and more exotic creatures are part of a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service trove of items stopped from moving through the FedEx Express Memphis hub.
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Sanford: Biden’s bet on Harris is backed by the numbers
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is counting on his choice of running mate Kamala Harris to bring in new and reenergized voters in key battleground states.
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July 2020
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Opinion: GOP in ‘civil war’ over masks
Masks don’t conceal identities – they reveal them, identifying the wearers during this pandemic as caring, compassionate, intelligent folk.
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Governor won’t require masks statewide despite changing GOP attitudes
Even though Republican governors are mandating masks and President Donald Trump has begun calling them "patriotic," Gov. Bill Lee continues to decline requiring face coverings statewide.
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Hagerty praises federal response in Portland in joint online appearance with Trump
During the half-hour online event Friday evening, Trump called Tennessee's Republican Senate primary "a real primary" -- an apparent reference to the tightening race between the former U.S. ambassador to Japan and Dr. Manny Sethi of Nashville.
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June 2020
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Never mind how we’re going to vote. What are we voting on?
Believe it or not, something important is on the August ballot.
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May 2020
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Lee Administration dodges Trump’s call for governors to open houses of worship
Gov. Bill Lee's Office isn't worried about President Donald Trump’s demand for houses of worship to open, saying he never ordered churches to close but did urge alternative services to avoid spreading COVID-19.
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Nelson: Who casts Tennessee’s electoral votes, and why it matters now
“Faithless electors” – those who were elected to support the nominee of their party, then voted for someone else – have been rare. In the 13 presidential elections from 1964 to 2012 there were six. But in 2016 alone, there were seven faithless electors.
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Conaway: Our parents deserve better from us
We can’t even stand up and come together as one to fight something that’s killing us for two or three months without falling apart. After all, we need our nails done and a haircut.
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April 2020
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We’re missing national unity in this crisis
The dissension has filtered down to statehouses and into the streets, with thoughtless protesters thumbing their noses at social distancing and demanding that states end stay-at-home orders.
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