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Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division speaks during a news conference Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

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Here's where police are being investigated for excessive force, discrimination and other allegations
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Thu,12/05/24-4:11PM , 105 Reads
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Santa Claus waves to children during a visit of the CSX Holiday Express Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in Erwin, Tenn. The railway company held a celebration and concert for the town affected by Hurricane Helene. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

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Santa's annual train visit delivers hope and magic to one corner of coal country
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Thu,11/28/24-11:15PM , 49 Reads
ON BOARD THE SANTA TRAIN (AP) — Since 1943, the people of Appalachian Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee have looked forward to Santa's arrival. Not in a sleigh on their rooftops, but on a train.
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An Oct. 31, 2016 photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Erik Menendez, left, and a Feb. 22, 2018, photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Lyle Menendez. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP, File)

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True crime's popularity brings real change for defendants and society. It's not all good
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Sun,11/03/24-12:04AM , 77 Reads
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In 1989, Americans were riveted by the shotgun murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez in their Beverly Hills mansion by their own children.
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Lead plaintiff Kayla Gore speaks at a news conference outside the federal courthouse in Nashville, Tenn., April 23, 2019. A federal appeals court panel ruled 2-1 on Friday, July 12, 2024, that Tennessee does not unconstitutionally discriminate against transgender people by not allowing them to change the sex designation on their birth certificates. (AP Photo/Travis Loller, File)

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Federal appeals court says there is no fundamental right to change one's sex on a birth certificate
By TRAVIS LOLLER - Associated Press
Fri,07/12/24-6:28PM , 110 Reads
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court panel ruled 2-1 on Friday that Tennessee does not unconstitutionally discriminate against transgender people by not allowing them to change the sex designation on their birth certificates.
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