Tennessee’s new congressional maps are now facing multiple legal challenges, as voters, candidates and the NAACP, file to stop new maps from going into effect before the midterms.
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Russia test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile as part of efforts to modernize its nuclear forces. The nuclear-armed Sarmat missile would enter combat service at the end of the year.
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Nitrate pollution is especially acute in rural areas and has been linked to disease. More than 80 groups nationwide say immediate action is needed.
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The two leading candidates in the race for the Republican nomination in Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race appeared separately in Paducah Friday, never sharing the stage – or even a room – at the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce’s candidate forum.
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Heeding a call from President Trump to give Republicans more seats in Congress, Tennessee’s GOP-led statehouse voted to carve Memphis into three reliably red districts on Thursday.
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A cryptocurrency mining facility in McCracken County could one day be powered by a small modular nuclear reactor under a new business partnership announced Wednesday between an energy tech company and a data center developer.
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Tennessee Republicans unveiled new congressional maps Wednesday morning that would likely help their party gain an extra seat in Congress as a special session on redistricting continues this week.
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With two major uranium enrichment companies looking to build in McCracken County and renewed interest in nuclear energy in far western Kentucky, scientists are putting in more devices to track earthquake activity in the region. Data collected from those instruments could help developers know how they need to factor what’s happening beneath the earth's surface in their projects.
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At least 15 former elected officials and co-conspirators with corruption offenses have been pardoned by President Trump in the last year, undermining the fight against public corruption.
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Featuring new songs and beloved classics, the stadium-sized rock band shrinks down its outsized sound without losing any urgency or oomph.
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In many places, spring happens gradually. But in far-north Fairbanks, Alaska, birch and aspen trees often put their leaves out over a span of just 24-48 hours, a dramatic event known as "greenup."