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Study finds airports contribute $40 billion to state’s economy

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE (WSMV) — An economic study found that Tennessee’s public-use airports contribute $40 billion to the state’s economy and support more than 220,000 jobs in Tennessee. The Tennessee Department of Transportation recently completed a year-long Statewide Aviation Economic Impact Study. “Tennessee’s 78 public-use airports are critical components of

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Court docs: Man facing bias crime charges after repeatedly using racial slur toward Portland police officer

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A 57-year-old man was arrested Monday afternoon after he harassed multiple people on a Portland Streetcar and repeatedly called an officer a racial slur, according to court documents. Steven James Betz is facing two counts of second-degree bias crime, second-degree disorderly conduct, second-degree criminal

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AstraZeneca vaccine appears to substantially reduce transmission of the coronavirus, study shows

The Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine appears to substantially reduce transmission of the virus, rather than simply preventing symptomatic infections, UK researchers have suggested. The rate of positive PCR tests declined by about half after two doses, according to preliminary results by researchers at the University of Oxford that have yet to be peer reviewed. Their analysis,

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‘You got to be an idiot’: Reaction to snowmobilers speeding on interstate during snowstorm

Click here for updates on this story     KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Police are asking the public for information to help identify people seen in video driving snowmobiles on the interstate in Kenosha County during this weekend’s snowstorm. The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department said if the public has any information on those individuals, they should contact

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Police: Attorney had guns, ammo, and was on his way to Washington D.C. to kill government officials

Click here for updates on this story     LANCASTER COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A 71-year-old Lebanon County man was carrying an AR-15 rifle, two handguns, rope, gloves, a large amount of ammunition, and $5,000 in cash and was allegedly on his way to Washington, D.C. to kill government officials when he was arrested in Shippensburg last

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