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WUOT News
A Tennessee coal mining town made headlines when its only hospital was abruptly shut down in 2024. Since then, efforts by Jellico’s government to revive the abandoned hospital have fallen short.
Pierce Gentry
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WUOT News
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WPLN News
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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Jonah Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Dispatch, about whether President Trump's political controversies are interfering with his legislative agenda.
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Satrapi was the author of the acclaimed graphic novel "Persepolis" and a leading champion for women's rights in Iran. Satrapi's death was confirmed by the French presidency.
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Brady, a nonprofit gun control advocacy group, is suing the ATF and the DOJ over their refusals to release documents and other information about who the largest sellers of crime guns in the U.S. are. -
The U.N. peacekeeping mission for Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, said one peacekeeper was killed and others were wounded when they came under mortar fire in southeastern Lebanon. -
President Trump admits to calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "crazy" during a tense and heated phone call over Israel's offensive into Lebanon. How strained is their relationship?
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President Trump is demanding that Israel's prime minister end the incursion into Lebanon. Danny Citrinowicz of the Institute for National Security Studies shares his view.
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The Trump Administration stopped admitting refugees and created a new program for white South Africans. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers this week that they "assimilate" more easily.
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Just 3% of U.S. households pay for AI for personal use. Sign ups are growing — even though Americans have subscription fatigue. -
The Obama Presidential Center opens later this month in Chicago. We take a look inside. -
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