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Tennessee Shakespeare Company (TSC) presents its annual "Children's Literacy Gala" on Saturday, April 11, at 6:00 p.m. at the TSC headquarters at 7950 Trinity Road. -
Getty ImagesTSA workers have now been without pay for more than 40 days, as Trump says he has a plan to pay them. And, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces plans to expand the invasion of Lebanon.
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Saturday’s No Kings Protest in Robert R. Church Park Downtown started peacefully but ended with a minor clash between Memphis Police Officers and activists.
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Worlds marks the last competition of the 2025-2026 season. Skaters have some time to go on tour, rest up and learn new routines before the next season starts in July.
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President Trump said the U.S. could "take the oil in Iran" and that he was considering sending U.S. forces to seize Kharg Island's oil terminal.
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A large share of science funding comes through philanthropy, with little legal or public scrutiny. This lack of oversight allowed Jeffrey Epstein to cultivate scientists and launder his reputation.
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Trump administration started deploying 500 miles of Big buoys in the middle of the Rio Grande, the dividing border line with Mexico, financed by 2025's spending bill. Locals aren't happy considering that illegal border crossings are at a 50-year low.
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Protesters showed up to thousands of events across the country this weekend to air their complaints against the Trump administration.
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March 31, formerly celebrated as César Chávez Day, is now Farmworkers Day in California. NPR's Don Gonyea talks to Oliver Rosales, a history professor at Bakersfield College.
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When MaddyChristine Hope Brokopp learned she was dying, she invited her friends to help weave the tray she will be buried in.
Protests against the Trump administration are planned to take place around the country today. Organizers say there may be more than 3,000 rallies across 50 states.
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