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Tyre Nichols’ Death Didn’t Change Much In Memphis
1Jan By adminNo Comments
Politics

Tyre Nichols’ Death Didn’t Change Much In Memphis

Tyre Nichols was about two minutes from his home on the night of Jan. 7, 2023, when Memphis police stopped him. Police vehicles surrounded him, and officers shouted threats and demanded he get out of his car. In the next moments, all caught on body-worn cameras, officers pulled the 29-year-old from his vehicle, then took turns punching, beating, kicking, pepper-spraying and hitting him with a stun gun as he called out for his mother. Nichols died in the hospital three days later. Demonstrations broke out across the country following Nichols’ death. The five officers, who were all Black, were swiftly fired from the police force; the elite tactical unit they belonged to, which specialized in street crime, was disbanded. One officer, Desmond Mills Jr., pleaded guilty to civil rights and cons...
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Next Up for School Choice: Tennessee
1Dec By adminNo Comments
Business

Next Up for School Choice: Tennessee

Competition was top of mind at a press conference in Tennessee on Tuesday, and appropriately so. Republican Governors are in a healthy race to offer the most school choice. “Nine states have passed us in this effort,” said Gov. Bill Lee as he announced a proposal for universal education savings accounts (ESAs) in his state. The proposal would provide ESAs worth about $7,000 to 20,000 students next year, and open up to all students in the 2025-26 school year. ESAs in the state are currently available only to special-needs students, or for those with lower income in three metropolitan areas. The new proposal would “make choice a reality for every family and every child in Tennessee,” Mr. Lee said.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1c...
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Tennessee’s Racial Podiatry Rule – WSJ
8Nov By adminNo Comments
Health

Tennessee’s Racial Podiatry Rule – WSJ

The Supreme Court’s ruling this summer in Students for Fair Admissions ended racial preferences among college applicants, but the task of extending that legal precedent for colorblindness is only beginning. Medicine might be one field to watch next, since it’s a place where the use of racial selection criteria persists under state mandates.On Wednesday a group called Do No Harm, which says it’s “dedicated to eliminating racial discrimination in healthcare,” plans to file a federal lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s rules for appointments to more than 70 state boards, according to the draft complaint. That includes the Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners, created in 1931, whose six members are chosen by the Governor to regulate podiatry practice.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. ...
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Former Memphis Officer Agrees to Plead Guilty to Murder in Tyre Nichols Death
2Nov By adminNo Comments
World

Former Memphis Officer Agrees to Plead Guilty to Murder in Tyre Nichols Death

Updated Nov. 2, 2023 3:32 pm ETA former Memphis police officer agreed to plead guilty to murder charges in the fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols in January as part of a deal reached Thursday with federal and state prosecutors. Desmond Mills Jr., 33, accepted a plea deal on second-degree murder charges in the case against him and four other officers involved in the traffic stop that left Nichols beaten beyond recognition. He was also charged with aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression in the state case. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Tennessee Woman Denied Abortion Runs For Office
3Oct By adminNo Comments
Politics

Tennessee Woman Denied Abortion Runs For Office

A Tennessee woman who was denied an abortion earlier this year is using her experience to run for office in the state. “Because of the trauma Tennessee’s [abortion] ban has caused me, I have been dedicating my time to try and change their barbaric law,” Allie Phillips said in her first campaign video, launched on Monday. “That is why I am now running for the Tennessee state House of Representatives, District 75.”The lifelong Tennessee resident went viral earlier this year when she shared her story of pregnancy loss on TikTok. Phillips and her husband were elated when they found out she was pregnant with her second daughter in November 2022. The couple had decided to name the baby Miley Rose after the song “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus. And every night before bedtime, Phillips’ 6-year-old daugh...
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Lainey Wilson, Country’s Brightest New Star, Was Inspired by Hannah Montana
30Sep By adminNo Comments
World

Lainey Wilson, Country’s Brightest New Star, Was Inspired by Hannah Montana

Sept. 30, 2023 8:00 am ETCountry singer Lainey Wilson’s breakthrough song “Things a Man Oughta Know” took off during the pandemic, partly because of its back-to-basics theme: It talks about knowing how to catch a fish, change a tire on the side of the road and decide when a relationship is over—or worth fighting for.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Judge ending conservatorship between ex-NFL player Michael Oher and couple who inspired “The Blind Side”
30Sep By adminNo Comments
Entertainment

Judge ending conservatorship between ex-NFL player Michael Oher and couple who inspired “The Blind Side”

Judge ends Michael Oher's conservatorship Judge ends conservatorship of former NFL star Michael Oher 00:28 A Tennessee judge said Friday she is ending a conservatorship agreement between former NFL player Michael Oher and a Memphis couple who took him in when he was in high school. The story was the inspiration behind the 2009 Sandra Bullock film "The Blind Side." In a court order obtained by CBS News, Shelby County Probate Court Judge Kathleen...
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Department of Justice Launches Investigation Into Memphis Police Department
27Jul By adminNo Comments
Politics

Department of Justice Launches Investigation Into Memphis Police Department

The Department of Justice announced Thursday that it’s investigating whether the Memphis Police Department participates in discriminatory practices against Black people, following the high-profile police killing of Tyre Nichols earlier this year.Nichols’ killing in January sparked nationwide outrage. Body camera footage showed five officers beating the 29-year-old Black man after a traffic stop in a residential Tennessee neighborhood. The Justice Department initiated a review of the Memphis Police Department after Nichols’ death. The new formal “patterns and practices” review will be a broader look at how the department handles policing. This story will be updated. !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.pus...
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Blue Cross offers Henry County hospital more money, but is it enough?
27Jul By adminNo Comments
Money

Blue Cross offers Henry County hospital more money, but is it enough?

PARIS, Tenn. (WTVF) — There is great disappointment in Henry County.As we've reported, the Henry County Medical Center is struggling financially and recently announced plans to shut down its OB-GYN ward.Many had hoped the hospital would be able to keep its maternity ward open if Blue Cross Blue Shield paid more for moms and babies on TennCare. But NewsChannel 5 Investigates has discovered that BlueCross just made an offer to the hospital.The only problem is that it doesn't even come close to what is needed.Early Tuesday morning, a long line of people held signs in front of the Henry County Medical Center, showing support for the hospital and its obstetrics department, which is set to close Sept. 1. The mood though was rather upbeat and hopeful.But inside the hospital, there was not a lot ...
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