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Vanderbilt students plan to start Turning Point chapter after founder Charlie Kirk's death tennessean.com/story/news/ed…
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Gov. Bill Haslam grants full clemency to Cyntoia Brown, sets Aug. 7 release from prison bit.ly/2Rwxitz
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A 29-year-old man saved numerous lives during Antioch Waffle House shooting, police say tnne.ws/2K5icEH
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Thousands gathered and linked arms along a route from Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt to the Tennessee Capitol on Tuesday evening in a push for stronger gun laws. tennessean.com/story/news/lo…
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Charlie Daniels, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame best known for "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," has died at age 83. tennessean.com/story/enterta…
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Taylor Swift donates $1 million for Tennessee tornado relief tennessean.com/story/enterta…
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"Did I put up the butterfly? Yeah," — " @taylorswift13 said.
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'I don't know if it's hit me yet,' 29-year-old Waffle House hero recounts shooting.
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Dolly Parton makes historic $4.5M gift to Nashville Public Library so Music City 'can once again light the way for the nation' tennessean.com/story/enterta…
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Six police officers called 'heroes' for saving lives before Nashville explosion on Christmas morning tennessean.com/story/news/cr…
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Taylor Swift donates $1 million to help communities ravaged by Tennessee tornadoes tennessean.com/story/enterta…
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Opinion: Meet Gloria Johnson, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Tennessee tennessean.com/story/opinion…
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#BREAKING Phil Bredesen holds double-digit lead over Marsha Blackburn in US Senate race, new MTSU poll shows tennessean.com/story/news/po…
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Tennessee Republicans vote to expel Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, first of three House Democrats tennessean.com/story/news/po…
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Paramore's @yelyahwilliams says she survived hardships thanks to 'art and friends' tennessean.com/story/enterta…
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.@vp Kamala Harris meets with the "Tennessee Three" — Justin Jones, Gloria Johnson and Justin Pearson — at Fisk University. Updates: tennessean.com/story/news/po…
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Moments after the vote to expel @Justinjpearson was announced, a banner was unfurled and quickly taken down in the House. It read "Rural TN against fascist GOP" Updates: tennessean.com/story/news/po…
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Taylor Swift surprises fans, shoots whiskey, relives 'love story' at Bluebird Cafe tnne.ws/2GsDvhh
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Tennessee Rep. Gloria Johnson will challenge U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn for her Senate seat next year, with the Knoxville Democrat assembling a campaign staff ahead of an official campaign announcement expected within weeks.
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Paramore's Hayley Williams is building a new creative scene in Nashville rssfeeds.tennessean.com/~/65…
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Vice President Kamala Harris arrives in Nashville with plans to meet with the three lawmakers who battled for their seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives this week. Updates: tennessean.com/story/news/po…
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Baby born on 7-Eleven Day at 7:11 p.m., weighs 7 lbs., 11 oz., gets 7-Eleven college fund rssfeeds.tennessean.com/~/60…
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Protesters demanding common sense gun laws are forming a human chain along West End from the Vanderbilt Children’s hospital to the state Capitol.
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Katherine Williams-Dunning, the 27-year-old daughter of Hank Williams Jr., died in a crash Saturday night in Henry County.
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#BREAKING Track operator strikes deal with Speedway Motorsports to bring NASCAR to Nashville tennessean.com/story/money/2…
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Sturgill Simpson, longtime critic of Nashville's music industry, busks outside CMA Awards tnne.ws/2hUxLCz
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“Nashville is my home," @taylorswift13 wrote on Instagram Thursday. "And the fact that so many people have lost their homes and so much more in Middle Tennessee is devastating to me." tennessean.com/story/enterta…
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Tomi Lahren has moved to Nashville. That's the tweet.
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Staff of U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn says she misspoke by calling Biden 'president-elect' rssfeeds.tennessean.com/~/63…
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Kentucky Rep. Dan Johnson’s death ‘a probable suicide’’, according to coroner.
His death comes just two days after allegations surfaced that he had sexually abused a teenage girl at the church where he was a pastor. (Via @courierjournal)
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.@chancetherapper is no longer 'Mayor of #Bonnaroo.' He's the King. tnne.ws/2riDjIQ via @ItsDavePaulson
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Women capture all five at-large Nashville council seats and put Tennessee on notice
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VIDEO: Scenes from the Tennessee site where Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s plane crashed bit.ly/2MjLF29
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Harry Potter books removed from St. Edward Catholic School due to 'curses and spells' rssfeeds.tennessean.com/~/60…
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Brad Paisley's free grocery store is delivering to the elderly in Nashville rssfeeds.tennessean.com/~/61…
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State Rep. Gloria Johnson is turning the attention from joint act of political defiance as part of the Tennessee Three into a campaign for U.S. Senate.
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Fifty years ago, a twenty-something mailman-turned-songwriter from the Chicago folk scene released a collection of songs that continues to inspire wordsmiths today. tennessean.com/story/enterta…
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At first @DonaldJTrumpJr didn't tell the woman who he was, but just jumped back in the car after helping her tnne.ws/2eMUFc4
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By the afternoon, Blackburn's tweet had spurred thousands of angry comments and a hashtag — #MoscowMarsha. tennessean.com/story/news/he…
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It's not complicated: @mirandalambert brings @AvrilLavigne onstage at Nissan Stadium during CMA Fest! tennessean.com/story/enterta…
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Sen. Marsha Blackburn tweets 'Vindictive Vindman,' then #MoscowMarsha starts trending rssfeeds.tennessean.com/~/60…
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Fans gather in Nashville's Gulch neighborhood for a rumored @TaylorSwift13 announcement pscp.tv/w/b5HbBTFheWpWa1JiV0…
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Country singer Earl Thomas Conley, who sang 'Holding Her and Loving You,' dies at 77 tennessean.com/story/enterta…
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.@CityOfFranklin teen #NinaDonovan reacts to @AshleyJudd performing poem she wrote at #WomensMarch. tnne.ws/2jKQVwz
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Taylor Swift fans are convinced a new Nashville mural is tied to her mysterious countdown rssfeeds.tennessean.com/~/60…
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Tennessee joins other red states in legal brief supporting Texas voting lawsuit against swing states rssfeeds.tennessean.com/~/64…
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A Nashville judge has ordered the Tennessee Republican Party to reinstate Robby Starbuck to the 5th congressional Republican primary. tennessean.com/story/news/po…
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Pete Hegseth is not just Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, he's also a Tennessee Vols fan tennessean.com/story/news/po…
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Opinion: Tennessee supports Donald Trump. The rest of America should too and elect him president. tennessean.com/story/opinion…
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#BREAKING Waffle House shooting suspect Travis Reinking's $2 million bond revoked tennessean.com/story/news/cr…
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EXCLUSIVE: Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander says no evidence of presidential voter fraud, Biden should get briefings tennessean.com/story/news/po…
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Republicans slam @JasonIsbell and @BenFolds as 'the unhinged left' ahead of @PhilBredesen rally tennessean.com/story/news/po…
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Here she is! @taylorswift13 greets fans in front of mural in the Gulch tennessean.com/story/enterta…
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Kid Rock pays off $81,000 worth of layaways at Nashville Walmart rssfeeds.tennessean.com/~/58…
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Alabama fugitive who fed meth to pet 'attack squirrel' named Deeznutz arrested after car chase rssfeeds.tennessean.com/~/60…
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Cyntoia Brown supporters rally in Nashville to plead for a second chance rssfeeds.tennessean.com/~/59…
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#BREAKING Former Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt 'struggling,' family 'preparing for worst' #prayforpat tnne.ws/290YxaI
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Brad Paisley, Kimberly Williams Paisley to open free Nashville grocery store for those in need tnne.ws/2OwKMnA
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The Tennessean is investigating how a paid advertisement from a fringe religious group was published on Sunday in violation of the newspaper’s long-established standards. tennessean.com/story/news/lo…
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BREAKING: Mike Huckabee resigns from CMA Foundation board following controversy tennessean.com/story/enterta…
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Is @bretteldredge country music's most eligible bachelor? tnne.ws/2u0LmfD
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Neighborhood bar owners have accused downtown Nashville businesses of taking advantage of "loopholes" to serve maskless hordes while neighborhood bars stay shuttered to comply with health orders. #coronavirus
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Injured TSU player Christion Abercrombie just ate his first solid meal in over a month — and that was something worth cheering about. tennessean.com/story/sports/…
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'They're begging us to do something:' Nashville lawmaker calls for gun reform as hundreds protest after Covenant shooting tennessean.com/story/news/po…
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee supports Trump-backed plan to abolish US Department of Education tennessean.com/story/news/po…
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For the first time in 13 years, 61-year-old custodian Mike Hill will not be making his rounds, saying hello to school children and tending to halls of The Covenant School in Nashville. He was one of the victims we lost Monday:
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Taylor Swift arrives in the Gulch for a special announcement in front of mural. tennessean.com/story/enterta…
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Injured TSU player Christion Abercrombie update: mother reports 'miraculous' improvement rssfeeds.tennessean.com/~/57…
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.@KeithUrban grants dying fan her last concert wish, serenading her at bedside tennessean.com/story/life/al…
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Tennessee House of Representative members walk out to chants of "shame" after they voted to expel Rep. Justin Pearson of Memphis, the last of three Democratic members facing expulsion after leading a gun control protest. tennessean.com/story/news/po…
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Luke Bryan talks about The Voice dlvr.it/NBJNFj
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Exclusive: Darrell Waltrip to retire after 19 years in NASCAR TV booth tennessean.com/story/sports/…
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Feel-good story: @PredsNHL stars Roman Josi, Mike Fisher surprise 2-year-old fan battling cancer tennessean.com/story/sports/… via @tnnaterau
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Clintons, Buttigieg inspire Vanderbilt students, Hillary gets standing ovation tennessean.com/story/news/lo…
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Federal judge tosses Tennessee's controversial 'drag ban,' declares it unconstitutional commercialappeal.com/story/n…
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Six officers called 'heroes' for saving lives before Nashville explosion on Christmas morning rssfeeds.tennessean.com/~/64…
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Opinion: Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn should show up for public town halls and candidate debates tennessean.com/story/opinion…
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Sarah Fuller introduces Vice President Kamala Harris in 'Celebrating America' rssfeeds.tennessean.com/~/64…
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#BREAKING Dollywood to donate $1,000 per month to "all of those families who lost their homes in the fires." tnne.ws/2gX2IHE
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Protests aren't causing Nashville's COVID-19 spike — bar crowds are, public health leaders say rssfeeds.tennessean.com/~/62…
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Taylor Swift throws secret listening party in Nashville, meets with fans until 5 a.m. rssfeeds.tennessean.com/~/60…
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.@mirandalambert to perform during Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
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Country music star @carrieunderwood received her 19th #CMTAwards win, extending her lead as the winner of the most awards in the show's history.
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They were backbenchers under Republican control. Now the Tennessee Three are headed to the White House.
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“We are here understanding the broad shoulders upon which we all stand. Those fighters for freedom and liberty and justice,” @VP Harris said opening her remarks. tennessean.com/story/news/po…
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Eric Church passes Taylor Swift for best-attended concert in Nissan Stadium history rssfeeds.tennessean.com/~/60…
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Taylor Swift is returning to country radio tnne.ws/2hEI7ty
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Four months after an expulsion vote thrust the pair into the national spotlight, Democratic state Reps. Justin Jones of Nashville and Justin Pearson of Memphis formally won reelection Thursday to their seats in the Tennessee General Assembly.
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Only at #Bonnaroo: @carlyraejepsen and @Jbrekkie together during @jackantonoff's Superjam.
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Opinion: Blackburn and Burchett must stop scapegoating migrants. Focus on hurricane relief tennessean.com/story/opinion…
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