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The Fed lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point, in an effort to shore up a weakening job market. With inflation remaining stubbornly high, it was not a slam dunk decision.
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The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) has announced its 2025–26 Principal of the Year, Supervisor of the Year, and RISE Award finalists, who are shaping student success across the state.
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Republican Matt Van Epps won the Tennessee 7th Congressional special election, but Aftyn Behn's overperformance has Democrats celebrating, too, and sets up an affordability focus in the 2026 midterms.
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Lane Kiffin [[KIFF-in]], the head coach at the University of Mississippi, quit just weeks before the college football playoff season begins. To add insult to injury, he's leaving to coach a big rival.
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One hundred years ago this week, the radio barn dance that came to be known as the Grand Ole Opry was first broadcast from Nashville. Being part of the show still matters to country artists today.
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These love songs — Neko Case's "Oh, Neglect...," Valerie June's "Runnin' and Searchin'" and Olivia Dean's "Man I Need" — each express a refreshingly realistic ambivalence toward romance.
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The latest NPR, PBS News, Marist poll shows approval ratings tumbling for Republicans and low confidence in both major political parties. Wayne Dowdy of Memphis speaks to NPR.
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President Trump's efforts to send National Guard troops to U.S. cities have been repeatedly met with resistance in the courts — most recently, in Tennessee.
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A Tennessee judge has blocked the use of the National Guard in Memphis under a crimefighting operation by President Trump but also put the order on hold, giving the government five days to appeal.
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $36 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.
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Known for his cosmic-stoner songwriting and freewheeling tunes, Todd Snider's career spanned three decades.
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The Affordable Care Act subsidies are still set to expire next month, significantly increasing healthcare costs for millions. We hear from people about what they're facing and what they plan to do.