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As we approach year-end financial planning, the Community Foundation encourages you to take a thoughtful, strategic approach to your charitable giving. Memphians are generous by nature—but too often, gifts are made in response to the latest request rather than with a clear plan. -
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-NY, about the ongoing budget negotiations and the impact of the government shutdown.
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The attack took place outside a synagogue in Manchester, England. Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the attack "appalling" and "all the more horrific" for taking place on Yom Kippur, Judaism's holiest day. -
Featured: A 50th anniversary screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Orpheum; the family-friendly Mid-Autumn Festival at Crosstown Arts -
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear about his cross-party appeal in a state that has always overwhelmingly voted for Trump.
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Concerts International Kicks Off Season 53
Concerts International opens its 53rd season of chamber music with fresh performance nights, new venues, and a renewed commitment to diversity in programming and ensembles.
PEN America warns of rise in books 'systematically removed from school libraries'
A new report says that the number of books being challenged or removed from public schools across the country has risen exponentially in the past two years. A Clockwork Orange tops their list. The report lists the states with the highest rates of book banning in 2024-25, including Tennessee with 1,622 instances.
Where things stand with Trump's National Guard deployments
The Trump administration has deployed or threatened to deploy National Guard troops in more than half a dozen American cities that it says are crime ridden.
Yom Kippur
Tonight when the sun sets Yom Kippur begins the holiest day of the Jewish year.
Some residents welcome federal crackdown in Memphis as operation gets underway
A dozen federal agencies and the National Guard began their operation in Memphis Tuesday, and some residents say they welcome the support.
Tariff Scams
This week on Protecting Your Money, host Randy Hutchinson, President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, explains how scammers are exploiting confusion about tariffs to send malicious texts, emails, and social media messages.
If you are headed to Mempho for the music, be sure to go hungry
Mempho music festival organizers have created an all-star line-up of great eats for you to enjoy.
Attorney General Bondi says 9 arrested on first day of federal crackdown in Memphis
Bondi added that she and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will be visiting Memphis this week.
'There's been a lot of tears': Local public media stations grapple with federal cuts
Federal funding cuts to public media go into effect Wednesday. A South Dakota station explains what it's had to do as local stations across the country adjust to the loss.
Go for Baroque | Memphis Symphony Orchestra
The Memphis Symphony Orchestra (MSO)’s Paul and Linnea Bert Classic Accents concert series opens Friday, October 3, at 6:30 p.m. at Crosstown Theatre and continues Sunday, October 5, at the Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center, at 2:30 p.m.