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The Overlooked Responders: Why Lawyers Are Essential After Disasters Strike
Texas A&M Today
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July 7, 2025
In 2024, the United States faced more than 25 weather and climate disasters that each resulted in at least $1 billion in damages. Hurricanes Helene and Milton battered the Southeast, while tornadoes tore through the central and southeastern...
Texas Flood Toll: What Happens When Everything Is Boiled Down To Money
National Memo
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July 7, 2025
I challenge you to go back through your memory of the last five months when coverage of the DOGE cuts to government departments and programs and coverage of the Big Bullshit Bill were in the headlines and see if you can recall the word...
Opinion | Universities in Every State Care for Congressional Papers. Federal Cuts Put Them at Risk.
Mississippi Free Press
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July 7, 2025
In 1971, the president of Mississippi State University, Dr. William L. Giles, invited President Richard Nixon to attend the dedication of U.S. Sen. John C. Stennis’ papers to the university library’s archives. Nixon declined, but the Republican...
'World's Longest Yard Sale' will run through TN Valley in August
Local 3 News - Tennessee
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Four days. Six states. 690 miles. The 127 Yard Sale, known as the "World's Longest," will run through the Tennessee Valley between Thursday, August 7 and Sunday, August 10. The section that winds though Lookout Mountain is a little tricky for...
Police: Man hit, killed while helping push disabled car on I-471; 2 others injured
WLWT 5 - Ohio
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July 7, 2025
Police: Man hit, killed while helping push disabled car on I-471; 2 others injured LEADING THE WAY A NICE FEW DAYS, BUT RAIN IS BACK IN THE FORECAST, MAKING IT A WEATHER IMPACT DAY. GOOD MORNING, I’M MEGAN MITCHELL. AND I’M STEVEN ALBRITTON WITH...
Woman who died on Tennessee lake after jumping from ski boat identified
WDSI - Tennessee
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CROSSVILLE, Tenn. — UPDATE: The woman who died after she jumped from a ski boat on Center Hill Lake near Hurricane Marina on Thursday has been identified. The woman is Mary Beth Foran, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA)....
2 children hospitalized after firework explosion in Ohio
WLWT 5 - Ohio
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July 7, 2025
2 children hospitalized after firework explosion in Ohio LEADING THE WAY A NICE FEW DAYS, BUT RAIN IS BACK IN THE FORECAST, MAKING IT A WEATHER IMPACT DAY. GOOD MORNING, I’M MEGAN MITCHELL. AND I’M STEVEN ALBRITTON WITH KELLY RIPPIN. THANKS FOR...
Teen dead, several others injured after mass shooting at Ohio house party
WLWT 5 - Ohio
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July 7, 2025
Teen dead, several others injured after mass shooting at Ohio house party LEADING THE WAY A NICE FEW DAYS, BUT RAIN IS BACK IN THE FORECAST, MAKING IT A WEATHER IMPACT DAY. GOOD MORNING, I’M MEGAN MITCHELL. AND I’M STEVEN ALBRITTON WITH KELLY...
2 dead after house fire in Middletown; firefighter suffers minor injuries
WLWT 5 - Ohio
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July 7, 2025
2 dead after house fire in Middletown; firefighter suffers minor injuries LEADING THE WAY A NICE FEW DAYS, BUT RAIN IS BACK IN THE FORECAST, MAKING IT A WEATHER IMPACT DAY. GOOD MORNING, I’M MEGAN MITCHELL. AND I’M STEVEN ALBRITTON WITH KELLY...
Tennessee Cracks Down On BUI
WDEF - Tennessee
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July 2, 2025
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – With the Fourth of July weekend just around the corner, boaters are gearing up for fun on the water. But Tennessee officials say safety has to come first. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is once again taking...
Plan Hamilton – Can We Learn From Others?
The Chattanoogan - Tennessee
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July 7, 2025
Over the past few months, we’ve learned that Hamilton County allows higher density and smaller lot sizes in our rural areas than any of our peer counties in Tennessee. It is easy to understand that builders like higher density because they make...
Woman dies on Tennessee lake after jumping from ski boat, officials say
WTVC - Tennessee
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CROSSVILLE, Tenn. — Authorities have identified the woman who died after she jumped from a ski boat on Center Hill Lake near Hurricane Marina on Thursday. The woman is Mary Beth Foran, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA)....
Should You Bring That Appliance? The Energy Cost of Moving Old Tech
Environmental Protection
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Should You Bring That Appliance? The Energy Cost of Moving Old Tech Outdated equipment may seem harmless, but the power it takes to move, set up, and dispose of old tech can drain energy and budgets fast — unless you plan wisely. By Evan Miles Jul...
Memphis Community Against Pollution announces $250K investment in air quality monitoring in Southwest Memphis
WATN - Tennessee
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The $250,000 investment will work toward installing several air sensors to track pollutants and store data. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Community Against Pollution (MCAP) leaders announced a $250,000 investment in air quality monitoring in Southwest...
Magnolia Three-Day Weather/Sky Forecast: Typical July weekend
Magnolia Reporter - Arkansas
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Magnolia will experience a classic hot and humid July weekend. Expect highs in the low to mid 90s with scattered afternoon thunderstorms, particularly on Independence Day and Sunday. No severe weather reports have emerged from the NWS offices in...
Elon Musk's xAI Secures Permit To Burn Natural Gas For Grok Supercomputer In Memphis Amid Clean Air Act Lawsuit, Pollution Complaints
Benzinga
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Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has received official approval to operate natural gas-burning turbines at its Memphis-based supercomputer facility, despite community backlash and an ongoing lawsuit over air quality concerns. What...
Revised wetlands protection laws in Louisiana, other states open door to development
The Rogersville Review - Tennessee
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A line of development stretches across Southwest Louisiana, where a new law looks to redefine what wetland areas need permitting for development. (Elise Plunk/Louisiana Illuminator. Aerial support provided by SouthWings.) Bayou Sauvage Urban...
Leverage history to shape identity
American Press Institute
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July 7, 2025
Welcome to July’s Special Edition, where we feature essays from four attendees of the API Local News Summit on Local Identity, History and Sustainability on how they use history to create a sense of place and foster a sense of pride in local...
The Scopes Monkey Trial and the evolution of fundamentalism
The Christian Century - Illinois
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July 7, 2025
On July 10, 1925, the small town of Dayton, Tennessee, became the unlikely epicenter of a clash that reverberated through US history for a century. The trial of John T. Scopes, a young high school teacher charged with violating Tennessee’s Butler...
'Code Orange' air quality alert issued for the Memphis metro Thursday
WATN - Tennessee
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Sensitive groups are at a higher risk of health issues due to the outside air, according to area air quality experts. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County Health Department issued a "Code Orange" air quality alert for Thursday, July 3. Pollution...