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Kacky Walton spoke with Felicia Peat, WKNO’s Education and Outreach Manager, about the 3rd Annual "A Memphis of Hope Art Show," on view through February 26 at the station’s Gallery 1091.
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Memphis Mayor Paul Young touted the economic potential of the city in his annual State of the City address, promising to turnaround chronic population decline with a continued focus on public safety and business investment.
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U.S. employers added 130,000 jobs in January as the unemployment rate dipped to 4.3% from 4.4% in December. Annual revisions show that job growth last year was far weaker than initially reported.
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The Environmental Protection Agency is eliminating a Clean Air Act finding from 2009 that is the basis for much of the federal government's actions to rein in climate change.
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Hat tricks have a rich history in hockey, but it didn't start there. For NPR's Word of the Week, we trace the term's some 150-year-history and why it's particularly special on the hockey rink.
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The White House excluded Democratic leaders from a traditionally bipartisan meeting for governors. Maryland Governor Wes Moore said he was also disinvited from a dinner.
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