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Americans owe $220 billion in medical debt. In one of the states hardest hit, North Carolina, Terry Belk has been trying to pay his late wife's cancer treatment bills for 20 years. nbcnews.com/news/investiga…

Country music fans will converge on Neyland Stadium for two sold-out Morgan Wallen shows this weekend. For any fans attending one or both of the concerts, here are some reminders and things to know: knoxvilletnpolice.gov/2024/09/safety…

A former SCORPION Unit officer said he had seen Demetrius Haley and Emmitt Martin III use excessive force against an arrestee prior to Tyre Nichols’ beating. dailymemphian.com/article/46539

Great Smoky Mountains Superintendent Cassius Cash stepping down after around 10 years of service wbir.com/article/news/l…

White officer who fatally shot Black man shouldn't have been in his backyard, judge rules in suit apnews.com/article/exkans…

An Alaska man accused of sending graphic threats to injure and kill six Supreme Court justices and some of their family members has been indicted on federal charges, authorities said Thursday. courthousenews.com/alaska-man-cha…

America’s booming fossil-fuel industry continues to emit more and more planet-warming methane into the atmosphere, new research showed, despite a U.S.-led effort to encourage other countries to cut emissions globally. nyti.ms/4eqQPlR

Two emergency medical technicians just stood around for minutes, providing no medical aid to a seriously injured Tyre Nichols who was slumped on the ground after being kicked and punched by five Memphis police officers, according to video shown Thursday. courthousenews.com/jurors-watch-v…

'I wish I would've seen it a long time ago' | Blount Co. leaders expand investigation into former PE teacher accused of misconduct with kids wbir.com/article/news/l…

DOJ probes Mississippi sheriff's office's "despicable" torture of Black men newsweek.com/department-jus…

Police charged Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines after the shooting of District Judge Kevin Mullins in his Whitesburg courthouse. newsweek.com/sheriff-charge…

Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor of North Carolina with a long history of offensive remarks, vowed to stay in the race after CNN reported on inflammatory comments he left on a porn site. nyti.ms/4e9MjZi

BREAKING: Hezbollah launched 140 rockets into northern Israel in 3 strikes. The damage was not immediately known. apnews.com/article/israel…

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Last year, the Tennessee legislature passed a law prohibiting law enforcement officers from being certified if they had previously been decertified in another jurisdiction. But for more than a year after the law passed, no one was checking. Sarah Grace Taylor nashvillebanner.com/2024/09/20/ten…

The environmental cost of Elon Musk’s xAI data center: 1M gallons of water daily, methane-powered generators emitting 130 tons of pollutants, all while bypassing regulations. Our partners SELC speaks out for Baselinemag.com 🌍💧 baselinemag.com/news/environme…

Vouchers are on the struggle bus: tennesseelookout.com/2024/09/20/sto…

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Gov. Bill Lee was scheduled as a special guest for NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson at a Sept. 24 event. Robinson has come under fire for alleged online comments on a porn site. The event was canceled and Lee is not attending., his office confirmed.