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• tennesseestar.com2 hour(s) ago
• Tennessee Residents Received $81.9M in FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Assistance
• by Jon Styf   Tennessee residents have received $81.9 million in funeral expense assistance through COVID-19 funeral reimbursements from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Just short of half of those payments were made this year. As of January, FEMA had sent Tennessee $47 million in assistance. Statewide, 14,895 Tennesseans applied for the assistance and 12,178 – about 82 percent – received the reimbursement. The payments are part of a program funded by the federal Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021...
• tennesseestar.com2 hour(s) ago
• Unclaimed Property Becomes Revenue for Some States
• by Kim Jarrett   Some states are making money from unclaimed property that people may not know the states have.  South Dakota is one of the few states that send profits from abandoned property to their general budget. About 3% of the state’s general fund revenues come from unclaimed property, according to state budget officials. Some states, including Wyoming and Wisconsin, hold on to the property indefinitely.  “Other than Delaware, in no state is unclaimed property a major source of funding,” said Jeremy Dawson, director of the National Association...
• tennesseestar.com2 hour(s) ago
• Minneapolis Teachers Union Contract Calls for Layoffs of White Teachers First
• by Evan Stambaugh   A Minneapolis teachers union contract stipulates that white teachers will be laid off or reassigned before “educators of color” in the event Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) needs to reduce staff. After the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) and MPS struck a deal on March 25 to end a 14-day teacher strike, the two sides drew up and ratified a new collective bargaining agreement complete with various proposals. One of the proposals dealt with “educators of color protections.” The agreement states that if a non-white teacher is subject...
• tennesseestar.com2 hour(s) ago
• Judge Voter Guide Releases Florida Rankings for August 23rd Primary
• Judge Voter Guide, an online site dedicated to ranking judicial candidates, recently published its ratings for the Florida judicial election. Judges are rated on a star scale of 1-5, with 5 stars being the best. The site “ranks every aspect of a candidate’s record according to cases, judicial philosophy, experience, integrity, and commitment to the community” in order to evaluate each candidate, according to its website. Election day in Florida is August 23rd in Hillsborough, Miami-Dade, Orange, and Pinellas counties. In Broward County, the site rated the following candidates: ...
• tennesseestar.com2 hour(s) ago
• Arizona AG Brnovich and Coalition of States Fight Against Mask Mandates on Public Transportation
• Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich joined 22 other states this week in filing an amicus curiae brief at the appellate level opposing the Center for Disease Control’s attempt to continue a mask mandate on public transportation, which includes airplanes and buses. He sued the CDC over the requirement along with 20 other attorneys general in March. “Upholding the law is especially important during times of emergency,” he said in a statement. “Federal overreach is most often attempted under the guise of addressing a crisis.” A federal judge initially agreed with...
• tennesseestar.com2 hour(s) ago
• Arizona’s U.S. Senate Seat Rated a Toss-Up by Election Forecasters
• by Joel Williams   Incumbent Mark Kelly (D), Blake Masters (R), and Marc Victor (L) are running in the general election for Arizona’s Class III U.S. Senate on Nov. 8. As of August 2022, three independent race forecasters rated the race toss-up. Kelly took office in December 2020 following a special election in November 2020. Before joining Congress, he served as a U.S. Navy pilot and astronaut with NASA. He and his wife, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D), founded Americans for Responsible Solutions (now known as Giffords) in...
• dailyvoice.com10 hour(s) ago
• Actors Wanted For Maryland Baseball Movie Dubbed 'Field Of Dreams' Reborn
• If you reboot it, they will come. Producers are seeking a few good men (and women) to go the distance as they cast a film set in Maryland that has been dubbed a “‘Field of Dreams’ for a new generation.” “Phoenix Reborn” is set in Maryland in 1985 and 1986 depicting the tale of a highly recruited baseball player that finds himself injured and has to battle back “against all the odds.” The production company is seeking three leads, with specific characteristics: Actors between the ages...
• dailyvoice.com12 hour(s) ago
• Separate Alerts Issued For 11-Year-Old Boy, Girl Reported Missing In Maryland
• Separate alerts have been issued for a pair of 11-year-olds who were reported missing by friends and family on the same day in Maryland. The Baltimore Police Department issued an alert at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 14 for Darren Cole, which was followed by the Baltimore County Police Department at 1:30 p.m. as the agency looks to locate Greidy Hernandez-Portillo. Neither child has been seen since Saturday, Aug. 13, according to police. Cole was described as being 4-foot-11 weighing approximately 100 pounds. He was last seen in...
• Heavy.com13 hour(s) ago
• O-Line Commits Over Weekend Shape Stellar 2023 Class
• Getty INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - JANUARY 10: Bryce Young #9 of the Alabama Crimson Tide in the fourth quarter of the game against the Georgia Bulldogs during the 2022 CFP National Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium on January 10, 2022. After a busy week with fall practice, the Alabama Crimson Tide was also able to pull two high-profile out-of-state commitments over the weekend. Both commits were tackles for the 2023 class and essentially bolster the Tide’s future offensive line. Miles McVay, a four-star out of East St. Louis,...
• Heavy.com14 hour(s) ago
• Western Conference Team Urged to Pursue Celtics Jaylen Brown in 2024
• Getty Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics Despite the rumors, the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets are yet to return to the negotiating table to discuss the potential trade of Kevin Durant and Jaylen Brown. Boston is currently considered to be the front-runner for Durant, courtesy of their ability to design a package of young, high-upside talent that is centered around the impressive three-and-d wing, Jaylen Brown. From the Celtics’ perspective, regardless of if they enter the new season without Brooklyn’s superstar forward on their roster, expectations remain the same...
• Heavy.com15 hour(s) ago
• Proposed Trade Brings Warriors $75 Million Shooter for All-Star Forward
• Getty Tim Hardaway Jr., Dallas Mavericks Last spring, before dismantling the Celtics in the NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors had to get past the Mavericks and superstar guard Luka Doncic in the West finals. They did that in just five games, with Mavericks guard Jalen Brunson averaging 18.0 points on 46.4% shooting and 40.9% 3-point shooting to back up Doncic. Brunson was the Mavs’ secondary star, but he bolted to the Knicks this offseason. That, oddly enough, could affect the Warriors. The Mavericks now find themselves in...
• tennesseestar.com15 hour(s) ago
• Coal Plants Help States to Prevent Blackouts as Green Transition Falters
• by Jack McEvoy   Coal-fired power plants in several states are delaying planned shutdowns in order to avoid blackouts and energy shortages as the delayed development of renewable energy sources is leaving gaps in states’ power grids amid high energy demand. At least six coal plants in New Mexico and three other states are temporarily halting their retirement as utility providers say import tariffs and other supply disruptions on solar panels imposed by the U.S. Commerce Department are making it difficult to meet high demand, according to Reuters. Fossil fuels like...
• washingtonexaminer.com15 hour(s) ago
• Trump records negotiator warns of Russigate materials cover-up
• Justice Department officials appear to be maneuvering to block the disclosure of documents from the so-called Russiagate controversy, according to a top Pentagon official from the Trump administration. Kash Patel appeared on Fox News on Sunday and defended former President Donald Trumps claims that he issued sweeping declassification orders of documents after the FBI raided his Mar-a-Lago resort and seized more than a dozen boxes of materials in an investigation that could have national security implications. MARK MEADOWS SAYS DOJ TRIED TO REDACT RUSSIAGATE MATERIALS MINUTES BEFORE BIDEN SWORN IN...
• alternet.org15 hour(s) ago
• Republican who had phone seized suggests he would have destroyed it if there was Jan. 6 evidence
• Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) warned that tyranny is going to come into everyones living room very shortly after he had his phone temporarily seized by FBI agents. In an interview on Fox News, Perry said that the search of his phone and a new bill to fund the IRS are signs of tyranny in the United States. Tyranny is going to come right into everyones living room very, very shortly, he explained. Perry suggested that he would have already destroyed his phone if...
• mercurynews.com16 hour(s) ago
• Sponsored Content | The 2022 Audi Q5 Sportback S Line 45 TFSI Quattro SUV
• The Bottom Line: What is a Q5? A Q5 is a luxury compact SUV from Audi. Audi AG, commonly referred to as Audi, is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury vehicles headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. As a subsidiary of its parent company, the Volkswagen Group, Audi produces vehicles in nine production facilities worldwide.   The 2022 Audi Q5 is a nice compact luxury SUV. Equipped with standard AWD all wheel drive and available with a turbocharged 4 cylinder gas engine, or a more powerful plug-in hybrid powertrain, the Q5...
• the-sun.com17 hour(s) ago
• Man Utd ‘reach Adrien Rabiot transfer agreement his agent and mum Veronique’ as Erik ten Hag closes in on Juventus ace
• MANCHESTER UNITED have reportedly agreed personal terms with Adrien Rabiot. The Red Devils began pursuing the Juventus midfielder after being snubbed by Erik ten Hags first-choice summer signing Frenkie de Jong. 3Manchester United are hot on the heels of Juventus midfielder Adrien RabiotCredit: GETTY 3Erik ten Hag turned his attention to Rabiot after missing out on Frenkie de JongCredit: GETTY 3United have agreed personal terms with Rabiots mother and agent, VeroniqueCredit: GETTY Talks between United and Rabiots mother Veronique - who acts as his agent - have been ongoing since...
• mercurynews.com18 hour(s) ago
• Politics | Latest line: A good week for political consultants, a bad week for state unemployment officials
• Political consultants Supporters and opponents of two November ballot measures, Prop 26 and 27, which would loosen rules for sports betting and other gambling, have spent a record $362 million so far. That’s a lot of ads and yard signs.         California EDD New report finds the state’s Employment Development Department wrongly denied unemployment payments to workers during the pandemic, paid $18 billion in fraudulent claims, and concealed facts from lawmakers.       Motorists Even as Big Oil announces record new profits, California gas...
• CNBC20 hour(s) ago
• The Motor City is moving south as EVs change the automotive industry
• Jack Weaver, an 82-year-old retired dairy farmer whose house sits on a Civil War battlefield, lives near General Motors Spring Hill plant in Tennessee.Michael Wayland / CNBC SPRING HILL, Tenn. – Jack Weaver can point to a cannon on a Civil War battlefield from the comfort of a shaded bench in his backyard — a visible marker of his lands rich past. As he speaks about his small town, its over the loud rumble of cars and trucks at the intersection in front of his farmhouse red home. The 82-year-old...
• Heavy.com21 hour(s) ago
• Lamar Jackson Believes Ravens Offense is Going to be Dangerous
• Getty Ravens QB Lamar Jackson on the sideline in Week 1 of the preseason. The Baltimore Ravens are primed for a major bounce-back season after injuries ravaged their roster and derailed a promising season in 2021. While a lot of the hype surrounding the team’s anticipated return to prominence and dominance has circulated around their improvements on defense, specifically their secondary, the offense also received some much-needed reinforcements. They’re getting back their top three running backs who suffered season-ending injuries last preseason and added more depth at the...