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Top-Seeded Gonzaga Rallies in 2nd Half to Beat Memphis 82-78
Drew Timme scored 21 of his 25 points in the second half, and top overall seed Gonzaga rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat No. 9 seed Memphis 82-78 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament
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How Amazon's CamperForce Program Doubled This Year, Adding Jobs for Seasonal Workers Who Live on the Road
Amazon’s CamperForce program for nomadic workers doubled this year. Here’s what it’s really like to live in an RV and work at Amazon during the holidays.
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Span of Memphis Street Renamed for Slain Rapper Young Dolph
Family and friends of slain rapper Young Dolph have remembered him as a generous philanthropist, skilled businessman and loving father at a ceremony renaming a street for him in the same area of Memphis where he grew up — and also was gunned down
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3 Employees Killed in Shooting at Postal Facility in Memphis
Authorities say two Postal Service workers have been fatally shot at a postal facility in Memphis, the third high-profile shooting in west Tennessee in recent weeks
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Memphis-Area Police Investigate Mass Shooting That Left 14 Injured, 1 Dead: ‘Most Horrific Event… in Collierville History'
Police are investigating a mass shooting at a Kroger grocery store in Collierville, Tenn., on Thursday, which left at least 14 victims injured and another dead. The suspect, who open-fired in a Kroger in the Memphis suburb, died of self-inflected gunshot wounds.
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Memphis Erases Confederate General From Its Public Spaces
Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s polarizing presence has hung over Memphis, Tennessee, since he moved there in 1852 with his family
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Body of Nathan Bedford Forrest Removed From Memphis Park
Workers have removed the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife from a Tennessee park, marking another step in the process of moving their bodies out of Memphis and to a museum hundreds of miles away
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Suspect in 5 Shootings Found Dead in Nashville Hotel Room
Authorities say a suspect in the shooting of five people in Tennessee fired shots at U.S. marshals who went to a Nashville hotel to arrest him before he was found dead inside a room
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How Texas' Deep Freeze Hurt Maine Seafood Distributors
Some Maine seafood distributors are feeling the impact of recent severe winter weather in the southern United States and Texas. One of the Mainers affected is Togue Brawn, the owner of Downeast Dayboat, a company that sends seafood like fresh, raw scallops all over the country within 24 hours. “Anyone who ships perishable seafood … when they hear the word…
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How Winter Weather in the South Hit a Maine Seafood Distributor
Some Maine seafood distributors are feeling the impact of the freezing weather that crippled Texas and parts of the South.
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Graceland Plans In-Person Events During Elvis Week
Elvis Presley’s Graceland is preparing to host visitors and offer in-person activities during the annual Elvis Week this summer in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Elvis Presley's Graceland Starting Live Virtual Tours
Elvis Presley’s Graceland is now offering real-time online tours for fans around the world, including those who can’t make it to the tourist attraction during the coronavirus pandemic
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Memphis Police Officer Accused of Kidnapping, Murdering Man While On Duty
Authorities in Tennessee say a police officer has been charged with kidnapping a man in a squad car while on duty and fatally shooting him.
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Nonprofit Hopes to Build 20 ‘Tiny Homes' for Black Transgender Women
Memphis-based My Sistah’s House is one of several trans-run groups working to create long-term housing solutions for Black trans people in the South.
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Elvis Presley's Graceland Set to Reopen This Week in Memphis
Elvis Presley’s Graceland says it will reopen Thursday after it shut down tours and exhibits due to the new coronavirus outbreak.
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Storm That Prompted Tornado in Dallas May Bring Rain to Northeast
Tropical Storm Nestor weakened considerably this weekend as it crossed the Southeast United States. Now, it’s just a remnant, weak storm center spinning south of New England. Nestor’s remnants came close enough to deliver some Sunday night and Monday morning showers to Southeast New England, but now it’s zipping east and no longer a concern here at...
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As the Lab-Grown Meat Industry Grows, Scientists Debate If It Could Exacerbate Climate Change
Companies across the world are moving quickly to bring to the market hamburgers and other meat products that are grown from animal cells in a lab. This month, Israeli-based company Future Meat Technologies raised $14 million to build a production plant for its cultured meat products, joining several dozen other start-ups poised to launch their first commercial products within the...
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Football Star DeAngelo Williams Pays for 500 Mammograms to Honor Mom Who Died of Breast Cancer
Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams is still dedicated to fighting breast cancer. The star running back, who played college football at the University of Memphis, started covering the cost of mammogram screening for women in 2015 through his nonprofit organization, The DeAngelo Williams Foundation. Since then, the foundation has covered the cost of over 500 mammograms at hospitals...
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Killer's Lifetime of Evil Backed Up by a Prodigious Memory
Samuel Little’s depravity is matched only by his prodigious memory.