Mason, Tennessee appears to be set for good fortune. Ford Motor Company is expected to build a new electric vehicle plant nearby, and with the automaker’s arrival, Mason stands to benefit greatly from tax revenue and new jobs. But Tennessee Comptroller Jason Mumpower took over Mason’s finances after years of …
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April, 2022
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5 April
Trump
The abrupt departure of two senior executives from a social media platform backed by former President Donald Trump is raising questions about where it goes from here. Technology chief Josh Adams and product development head Billy Boozer stepped down from Truth Social after a bumpy start in February for its …
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March, 2022
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30 March
JetBlue to cut or suspend 27 routes this summer
Just as air travel is roaring back to pre-pandemic levels, oil prices are rising due to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Experts say the surge in costs is causing airlines to pull back on leisure routes introduced during the pandemic as longer-haul routes that consume more jet fuel start to make …
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27 March
Where museum guards pick the art
Traci Archable-Frederick and Chris Koo have been security guards at the Baltimore Museum of Art for years. “You’ve pretty much walked every hall in this museum?” asked correspondent Kristine Johnson. “Every hall, all behind the scenes, everywhere, yes,” Archable-Frederick replied. But during that time, they say most visitors just see …
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25 March
Sen. Tammy Duckworth pushes for memorial to working women of World War II
Senator Tammy Duckworth, Democrat of Illinois, knows firsthand the sacrifices of going to war and being a working mom. The Iraq war combat veteran and mother of two is using Women’s History Month to make a renewed push for her legislation to establish a memorial in the nation’s capital to …
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18 March
Growing number of Americans are leaving full
As Americans continue to quit their jobs at historic rates — an accelerating trend known as the “Great Resignation” — a growing number of full-time workers are breaking out of their 9-to-5 office jobs for something a little more free-range: contract work. In doing so, many professionals are discovering they are …
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18 March
House passes the CROWN Act, a bill banning race
The House on Friday passed legislation that would ban discrimination based on hairstyle and hair texture. The CROWN Act, which was introduced by Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, would prohibit hair-based discrimination “if that hair texture or that hairstyle is commonly associated with a particular race or national origin.” Hairstyles the …
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10 March
Man convicted 42 years after Robin Brooks was raped and killed in her California apartment: “I just never gave up hope”
A jury on Wednesday convicted a man of raping and stabbing to death a woman in her Sacramento-area apartment, 40 years after her death. Phillip Lee Wilson, 73, was found guilty of murder with the special circumstance of rape. The Sacramento County jury returned the verdict one day after initially …
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7 March
Armed intruder at Joint Base Andrews arrested, second person fled
Washington — An armed 17-year-old male was arrested at Joint Base Andrews on Sunday night after he and another individual drove through a security checkpoint at the installation’s main gate, prompting a lockdown at the base. The incident took place as Vice President Kamala Harris and four members of President …
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February, 2022
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27 February
Artist Shirley Woodson: Life captured in bold strokes
Artist Shirley Woodson described how she works: “I listen to blues, I listen to jazz.” “Does what you’re listening to inspire the painting?” asked correspondent Rita Braver. “Oh, definitely, definitely. A deeper color, a more brilliant color. That translation, that interpretation is part of what goes on.” There’s a lot …
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