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Frederick Bittner offers a powerful way to think of the way to find purpose in your life. -
freepik.comScammers often target weight loss goals with misleading claims, fake endorsements, and hard-to-cancel “free trials.” Randy Hutchinson, President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, says that consumers should research products, read the fine print, and consult a doctor before buying.
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The longtime owner of Owen Brennan’s restaurant in East Memphis, James “Jim” Baker Jr., has died.
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An appeals court sentenced ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol to 7 years in prison for resisting arrest and bypassing a Cabinet meeting before his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024. -
Purdue Pharma will pay the DOJ $225 million in a criminal settlement and members of the Sackler family who own the Oxycontin-maker also contribute billions of dollars to a bankruptcy deal, but the private drug firm's leaders will avoid prison time.
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Spirit Airlines helped pioneer ultra-cheap flying and soared. Then legacy airlines copied them, outmaneuvered them with loyalty programs, and the economy turned against their core customers.
Raptor Resource Project
Across the country, some 50 bald eagle nests fitted with cameras broadcast up-close views of raptor family life. Every spring, as eggs hatch and eaglets grow, these cameras rake in millions of views.
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Christopher Blank/wknofm.orgCan a nine-member board of political appointees get better academic and financial outcomes than the elected school board? -
Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury/Screenshot of April 1 press conferenceLawmakers see greater state control over Shelby County as a way to fix problems and counteract Democratic voters.
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- DOJ indicts former FBI director James Comey for a second time
- What's in the second indictment of former FBI director James Comey?
- Texas' hemp industry fights new regulations that have upended the legal hemp market
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Plan your weekly arts agenda with ARTSmemphis’ curated calendar of local events.
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Plan your weekly arts agenda with ARTSmemphis’ curated calendar of local events.
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Australia is proposing to tax Meta, Google and TikTok a proportion of their revenue to pay for news reporters. The government intends to introduce the draft legislation to Parliament by July. -
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with the runner Mary Cain about her book This Is Not About Running, which deals with the harassment and abuse she says she experienced as a young runner.
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Many of the people being caught up in President Trump’s ongoing mass deportation campaign are immigrants who’ve spent decades living in the U.S.
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The United Arab Emirates is one of OPEC's largest oil producers and has expressed frustration at the limits set on its output by the global oil cartel.
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Cole Allen, the man who tried to storm the White House Correspondents' Dinner, is being charged with trying to assassinate President Trump. And, King Charles III is set to address Congress today.
In an address to the U.S. Congress, King Charles told lawmakers that "time and again, our two countries have always found ways to come together," and called for "reconciliation and renewal."
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