Home > Article VOL. 46 | NO. 26 | Friday, July 1, 2022 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Smithfield Foods will pay restaurants and caterers $42 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the giant meat producer of conspiring to inflate pork prices, which will likely only add to concerns about how the lack of competition… Continue reading Smithfield Foods settles pork price-fixing lawsuit for $42M
What to know about public service loan forgiveness
VOL. 46 | NO. 26 | Friday, July 1, 2022 NEW YORK (AP) — More than 145,000 U.S. borrowers have had the remainder of their student loan debt canceled through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, and officials say many more likely qualify. The program, launched in 2007 to steer more graduates to public service,… Continue reading What to know about public service loan forgiveness
Judges keeping Capitol riot trials in DC amid bias claims
VOL. 46 | NO. 26 | Friday, July 1, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — For some of the Washington, D.C., residents who reported for jury duty last month, a pro-Trump mob’s assault on the U.S. Capitol felt like a personal attack. Ahead of a trial for a Michigan man charged in the riot, one prospective juror… Continue reading Judges keeping Capitol riot trials in DC amid bias claims
Judge throws out Trump-era rollbacks on endangered species
Home > Article VOL. 46 | NO. 26 | Friday, July 1, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll back protections for endangered or threatened species, a year after the Biden administration said it was moving to strengthen species protections weakened… Continue reading Judge throws out Trump-era rollbacks on endangered species
Abortion medication goes underground in Tennessee
Rachel IacovoneWPLN News Images of coat hangers have been used by protesters upset over the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. But abortion rights activists say “self-managed abortions” are much safer today because of medications that can induce an abortion. At a rally in Nashville, Planned Parenthood organizer Julie Edwards looked out at some of… Continue reading Abortion medication goes underground in Tennessee
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Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords
VOL. 46 | NO. 26 | Friday, July 1, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including actor Denzel Washington, gymnast Simone Biles and the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican with whom Biden served in the U.S. Senate. Biden… Continue reading Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords
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Early voting kicks off July 5 for county general, state primary elections
Candidates are gearing up for the Aug. 4 Williamson County general election and Tennessee state primary. The county offices on the ballot include circuit court judge, general sessions judge, juvenile court judge, district attorney general, public defender, county mayor, county commission, county trustee, sheriff, circuit court clerk, juvenile court clerk, county clerk, register of deeds… Continue reading Early voting kicks off July 5 for county general, state primary elections
Aide: Trump dismissed Jan. 6 threats, wanted to join crowd
VOL. 46 | NO. 25 | Friday, June 24, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump dismissed the presence of armed protesters headed to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and even endorsed their calls to “hang Mike Pence,” a key former White House aide told House investigators Tuesday, describing chaotic scenes inside and… Continue reading Aide: Trump dismissed Jan. 6 threats, wanted to join crowd