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1:13pm, 3rd May, 2019

Civil rights groups sue Tennessee over law imposing new penalties on voter registration

Civil rights groups in Tennessee have asked a federal court to block enforcement of a new state law that threatens to impose new penalties on voter-registration groups if they file too many incomplete forms.

Suspect caught after seven bodies found at two Tennessee homes

12:33am, 29th April, 2019

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Suspect caught after seven bodies found at two Tennessee homes

A suspect in the killings of seven people in rural Tennessee was shot and captured by police after an hours-long manhunt triggered by the discovery of the bodies in two separate homes, authorities said on Sunday.

Suspect captured after seven bodies found in Tennessee

5:26pm, 28th April, 2019

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Suspect captured after seven bodies found in Tennessee

A suspect in the killings of seven people in rural Tennessee was shot and captured by police after an hours-long manhunt triggered by the discovery of the bodies in two separate homes, authorities said on Sunday.

'White power' graffiti defaces historic Tennessee civil rights site

1:49am, 3rd April, 2019

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'White power' graffiti defaces historic Tennessee civil rights site

Racist graffiti was painted in the parking lot of a Tennessee social justice center that hosted giants of the 1960s U.S. civil rights movement, such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks, it said on Tuesday.

Tennessee executes double murderer in electric chair

8:09pm, 1st November, 2018

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Tennessee executes double murderer in electric chair

A 63-year-old convicted double murderer was put to death by electrocution in Tennessee on Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court turned down his last-minute appeals, state corrections officials said.

In Tennessee, a Democrat scrambles to turn out voters as polls show slide

5:24am, 14th October, 2018

Politics

In Tennessee, a Democrat scrambles to turn out voters as polls show slide

Just weeks ago, Tennessee's Phil Bredesen was a bright light for a Democratic Party hoping to make inroads into conservative “Trump country” and secure a path to retake majority control of the U.S. Senate in November's elections.

Trump on Twitter (Oct 1): NAFTA, USMCA, Tennessee

10:56pm, 1st October, 2018

Politics

Trump on Twitter (Oct 1): NAFTA, USMCA, Tennessee

The following statements were posted to the verified personal Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump)

U.S. Senate hopefuls in Tennessee spar on partisanship, avoid Trump

9:34pm, 25th September, 2018

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U.S. Senate hopefuls in Tennessee spar on partisanship, avoid Trump

A popular former Tennessee Democratic governor positioned himself as a centrist in a race that will help determine control of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, while his Republican rival strove to paint him as a mere follower of Washington Democrats.

Supreme Court clears way for Tennessee to execute murderer of girl

3:01pm, 9th August, 2018

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Supreme Court clears way for Tennessee to execute murderer of girl

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday denied a last-ditch petition seeking to halt the execution by Tennessee of a man convicted of the 1985 rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl he was babysitting.