Wed
Jun 28 2023
10:58 pm
By: michael kaplan
Downtown Knoxville, tonight.


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Discussing:
- Bernie Sanders vs AI (1 reply)
- SoKno discombobulation continues (2 replies)
- Execution failed!!! (3 replies)
- GOP Senator "deserves the obloquy" (2 replies)
- AI company going public says "existential risks to humanity" (2 replies)
- Michaela Barnett for Congress TN-02 (2 replies)
- Timing is everything (2 replies)
- Presidential protest? Deja vu? (3 replies)
- Republican midterm strategy 2026 (2 replies)
- Kerbela Development: Understanding the Appeal and What Happens Next (1 reply)
- 865 Neyland Entertainment District announcement (3 replies)
- Federal court rules Constitution doesn't guarantee clean water (2 replies)
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- View from the Overlook (Whitescreek Journal)
- Alcoa property taxes will probably not go up (BlountViews)
- Smith & Wesson not a good fit for Blount County (BlountViews)
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- America As It Is Right Now (RoaneViews)
- A friend sent this: From Captain McElwee's Tall Tales of Roane County (RoaneViews)
- The Meidas Touch (RoaneViews)
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TN Politics
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- Nashville judge temporarily blocks immigration status checks in HIV/AIDS program (TN Lookout)
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- Commentary: John Cole’s Tennessee: No candy for you! (TN Lookout)
- US Supreme Court allows gender-affirming care for trans people in federal prisons (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Let’s Talk: Leaders — A new healthcare leader, 30 years of service and grants that make a difference (Knox TN Today)
- Living Waters: A place of refuge in Balsam Grove (Knox TN Today)
- Striking gold in Cataloochee Valley (Knox TN Today)
- Game Ball: Tennessee vs. South Carolina — nine writers, one prediction (Knox TN Today)
- New Business Spotlight: Simpson’s Meats brings farm-to-table tradition to Belltown (Knox TN Today)
- Everyday Genius: Five little things that make your home guest-ready (Knox TN Today)
- More UT graduates earning degrees without student debt (Knox TN Today)
- Wallace agents build connections through friendly competition (Knox TN Today)
- ArtBeat: Opera, theater, gallery openings and fall creativity take center stage (Knox TN Today)
- Let’s Talk: Schools — AI in manufacturing, a gift of life and education connections (Knox TN Today)
- The Book Whisperer reads Kristan Higgins (Knox TN Today)
- Hardin Valley Academy’s football team celebrated Friday night like it was 2018. (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- First wave of inmates return to Union County Jail after renovations, staffing problems (WATE)
- Alcoa Highway closed after crash involving power lines in Blount County (WATE)
- Holy Land Market & Deli in Knoxville damaged by crash (WATE)
- Latest Transforming Western milestone includes new housing, health center (WATE)
- Knoxville woman faces kidnapping charge after incident at playground (WATE)
- Second suspect arrested in Roane County murder investigation (WATE)
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- Officials break ground long-awaited on $283M federal courthouse in Chattanooga - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Vols thriving on getting their opponents to ‘tap out’ - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Dog walking, batteries: See the business licenses issued in Hamilton County last week - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Local Opinion: US losing farmland at an alarming rate - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Stock futures sell off as Meta and Tesla lead AI trade lower; oil rises: Live updates - CNBC (Business)
- Procter & Gamble earnings beat as sales rise 4%, boosted by laundry and home products - CNBC (Business)
- American Airlines expects deeper 2026 loss on pricier fuel despite record revenue - CNBC (Business)
- Meta Offers Zuckerberg New Shares to Keep Him in California - Bloomberg.com (Business)
- Vivek Ramaswamy campaign ad for Ohio ‘shameful, disgusting’, says Republican congresswoman – US politics live - The Guardian (US News)
- Judge rules against DHS's policy of knocking on doors to track down possible noncitizen voters - CBS News (US News)
- Michigan Senate debate: Key takeaways from El-Sayed, Rogers clash - Al Jazeera (US News)
- 2026 Midterm Elections: Trump Campaigns in Iowa - Fox News (US News)
- 5 simple ways to relieve the aches and pains of sitting at a desk all day - NPR (Business)
- Teacher who survived Oregon school shooting says she had no chance to protect children - CNN (US News)
- Hackers Exploited the PHP Vulnerabilities Days Before They Were Patched - WIRED (Business)
- Roger Marshall and Adam Hamilton face off in fiery final Kansas Senate debate - NBC News (US News)
- TSLA, SPCX Slip Overnight: Musk Reportedly Pushes Merger Before Trump’s Exit — ARK Sees Tesla Holders ‘5x Better Off’ By 2036 - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- Life Feeling Too Expensive? Here's How Prices Have Risen For Homes, College and Health Care. - The New York Times (US News)
- Meta Will Split Stock, Create New Class to Fund AI Spending - WSJ (Business)
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To date, the failure to expand Medicaid/TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding. (Source)
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Wow! I saw we have an air
Wow! I saw we have an air quality alert in the area. That's pretty bad. My brother lives near Cincinnati. It's really bad there.