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Biden boosts fuel-economy standards to fight climate change http://ow.ly/gwBE50HfK0u
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major step to fight climate change, the Biden administration is raising vehicle mileage standards to significantly reduce emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases.
COVID-19 fears dash hopes for the holiday season — again http://ow.ly/usUh50He7qH
Lines again stretch around blocks at some COVID-19 testing sites. Refrigerated mobile morgues are on order, and parts of Europe are re-tightening borders amid a winter spike in coronavirus infections.
US regulators lift in-person restrictions on abortion pill http://ow.ly/lcpG50He7p7
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday permanently removed a major obstacle for women seeking abortion pills, eliminating a long-standing requirement that they pick up the medication in person.
Tennessee State University's Glover named to federal panel http://ow.ly/a9u050He7mJ
NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee State University President Glenda Glover has been appointed vice chair of the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities by President Joe Biden. TSU announced the appointment in a news release this week.
Tennessee to invest $15M in 18 lakes, add fisherman Bill Dance's brand http://ow.ly/3lOi50He7jS
NASHVILLE (AP) — A Tennessee plan to invest $15 million in improvements at 18 lakes that will be branded after bass fishing superstar Bill Dance.
Court upholds Trump administration's ban of gun bump stocks http://ow.ly/OOBl50HcEmQ
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans is the latest to uphold a federal ban on "bump stocks" — devices attached to semiautomatic fi****ms so that a shooter can fire multiple rounds with a single trigger pull.
CDC panel recommends Pfizer, Moderna vaccines over J&J shot http://ow.ly/b6Zy50HcEgH
Most Americans should be given the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines instead of the Johnson & Johnson shot that can cause rare but serious blood clots, U.S. health advisers recommended Thursday.
Solid demand, backlog of home orders favors builders in '22 http://ow.ly/5zRF50Hcxj6
LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. homebuilder stocks have outpaced the broader market this year, and analysts are bullish on the prospects for more gains in 2022, despite expectations of continued supply chain woes.
Supreme Court returns Texas abortion case to appeals court http://ow.ly/V5jC50HcxhC
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has formally returned a lawsuit over Texas' six-week abortion ban to a federal appeals court that has twice allowed the law to stay in effect, rather than to a district judge who sought to block it.
Industrial production increases 0.5% in November http://ow.ly/uytz50HclAp
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. industrial production increased 0.5% in November as output at the nation's factories reached the highest level since January 2019.
Army: 98% of active duty got COVID-19 vaccine by deadline http://ow.ly/9PJq50HclxU
WASHINGTON (AP) — Army officials said Thursday that 98% of their active duty force had gotten at least one dose of the mandatory coronavirus vaccine as of this week's deadline for the shots but that more than 3,800 soldiers flatly refused and could start being removed from the military next month.
US home construction rebounds a strong 11.8% in November @GNRealtors http://ow.ly/vHy050HcluQ
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — New home construction in the U.S. rebounded 11.8% in November as strong demand continues to boost builder confidence even with the slower winter season approaching.
Lady Vols, Vols finding success on defensive end of court @Vol_Hoops @LadyVol_Hoops http://ow.ly/uEcN50HcaKg
Lady Vols, Vols finding success on defensive end of court @Vol_Hoops @LadyVol_Hoops http://ow.ly/uEcN50HcaKg
McCormick column: Reflective Lewan happy with 8-year Titans run @Titans http://ow.ly/uNXU50HcaEV
McCormick column: Reflective Lewan happy with 8-year Titans run @Titans http://ow.ly/uNXU50HcaEV
Top Davidson County commercial sales for November 2021 @GNRealtors http://ow.ly/ymhi50HcaAk
Chandler Reports has been publishing Real Estate Market Data since 1968. That year, Chandler began collecting residential sales information for the Chandler Residential Report, considered the authoritative source for residential real estate sales information. Over the next three decades, the publica...
Courtney column: What’s yours is mine, at least for a couple of months @GNRealtors http://ow.ly/pEIf50Hcaxl
Courtney column: What’s yours is mine, at least for a couple of months @GNRealtors http://ow.ly/pEIf50Hcaxl
Rogers column: The gift of great writing: Read Colson Whitehead http://ow.ly/yZBs50Hcatg
Rogers column: The gift of great writing: Read Colson Whitehead http://ow.ly/yZBs50Hcatg
Animation boom draws on local talent. Local filmmakers, schools create burgeoning Midstate industry http://ow.ly/8SG650HcapM
Animation boom draws on local talent. Local filmmakers, schools create burgeoning Midstate industry http://ow.ly/8SG650HcapM
Why the Fed feels now is time to tighten credit more quickly http://ow.ly/RUMu50Hcanc
WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell responded to surging inflation by counseling patience and stressing that the Fed wanted to see unemployment return to near-pre-pandemic levels before it would raise interest rates.
US faces a double coronavirus surge as omicron advances http://ow.ly/wpbY50Hcamk
The new omicron coronavirus mutant speeding around the world may bring another wave of chaos, threatening to further stretch hospital workers already struggling with a surge of delta cases and upend holiday plans for the second year in a row.
Airlines face shortage of pilots, other workers, execs say http://ow.ly/nqlT50Hcaki
WASHINGTON (AP) — Airlines are having trouble hiring pilots, flight attendants and other personnel, and that's part of what is causing canceled flights and scrapping of service to some airports, executives told legislators on Wednesday.
Colleges go back to drawing board – again – to fight virus http://ow.ly/487U50HbhWT
Facing rising infections and a new COVID-19 variant, colleges across the U.S. have once again been thwarted in seeking a move to normalcy and are starting to require booster shots, extend mask mandates, limit social gatherings and, in some cases, revert to online classes.
How a Kennedy built an anti-vaccine juggernaut amid COVID-19 http://ow.ly/1xcU50HbhTy
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. strode onto the stage at a Southern California church, radiating Kennedy confidence and surveying the standing ovation crowd with his piercing blue Bobby Kennedy eyes. Then, he launched into an anti-vaccine rant. Democrats "drank the Kool-Aid," he told...
NYC weighs cutting off natural gas hookups for new buildings http://ow.ly/I0RF50HbhRX
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lawmakers are poised to decide Wednesday whether to prohibit most new buildings from using natural gas, a move that would make the nation's most populous city a showcase for a climate-change-fighting policy that has been both embraced and blocked around the country.
Tornado killed 7 children on single Kentucky street http://ow.ly/Ag9X50HbhPs
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — The little red wagon was strewn upside down on a heap of rubble — a pile of boards and bricks, a mangled blue bicycle, a baby doll.
Justices asked to let Arizona enforce ban on some abortions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona asked the Supreme Court Tuesday to allow enforcement of a ban on abortions performed solely because of Down syndrome and other genetic abnormalities.
Far too little vote fraud to tip election to Trump, AP finds http://ow.ly/3teC50HaPwY
ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) — An Associated Press review of every potential case of voter fraud in the six battleground states disputed by former President Donald Trump has found fewer than 475 — a number that would have made no difference in the 2020 presidential election.
Washington, DC, sues Proud Boys, Oath Keepers over Jan. 6 http://ow.ly/EZvI50HaPvO
WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia has filed a civil lawsuit seeking harsh financial penalties against far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers over their role in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump.
EU plan for sweeping update of Big Tech rules gains momentum http://ow.ly/95gm50Haypu
LONDON (AP) — The European Union's ambitious plan to update its pioneering internet rules gained momentum Tuesday after a key committee passed measures requiring technology companies to better police content and lawmakers prepared to vote on regulations to rein in Big Tech.
Fed to accelerate withdrawal of economic aid as prices surge http://ow.ly/itmq50Haymv
WASHINGTON (AP) — Under Chair Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve is poised this week to execute a sharp turn toward tighter interest-rate policies with inflation accelerating and unemployment falling faster than expected.
Kroger ending some COVID-19 benefits for unvaccinated staff http://ow.ly/Jx1950HaqFV
Kroger, the country's biggest traditional grocery chain, is ending some benefits for unvaccinated workers as big employers attempt to compel more of their workforce to become vaccinated with cases of COVID-19 again rising.
Wholesale inflation jumps record 9.6% over past 12 months http://ow.ly/qoRf50HaqEj
WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices at the wholesale level surged by a record 9.6% in November from a year earlier, an indication of on-going inflation pressures
Resale is making gains in December holiday gift shopping http://ow.ly/fGIt50Halvu
NEW YORK (AP) — Second hand. Like new. Thrift. Buy Nothing. Gently used. There are lots of ways to describe consumption in the booming resale market.
Banks slowly reconsider overdraft fees, amid public pressure http://ow.ly/yWyu50Haltp
After decades of raking in billions of dollars from mostly poor Americans short of cash in their accounts, the biggest banks — under pressure from lawmakers and regulators — are slowly decreasing their reliance on the widely unpopular practice.
Pfizer jabs protect 70% against hospitalization from omicron http://ow.ly/ZVow50HakeC
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A two-dose Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination provides just 33% protection against infection by the omicron variant of the coronavirus, but 70% protection against hospitalization, according to a large-scale analysis in South Africa released Tuesday.
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Bill Lucey followed his dream and built Rainforest Adventures. He talks here with video journalist Taylor Gash and reporter Nancy Henderson. WARNING: Cute Animal Alert!
Knoxville's Vrondelia “Ronni” Chandler talks about Project GRAD with Ledger reporter Nancy Henderson and video journalist Taylor Gash. (Read the story here: http://www.tnledger.com/Knoxville/editorial/Article.aspx?id=110136(
Video journalist Taylor Gash accompanied writer Nancy Henderson to the Pretentious Glass Company in Knoxville. They came back with a great story (http://www.tnledger.com/Knoxville/editorial/Article.aspx?id=109129) and this mesmerixing video of the glass-making process. Enjoy!
