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Community Voice: The uneven starting lines of Chattanooga | Chattanooga Times Free Press
12+ hour, 12+ min ago (97+ words) Two recent articles in the Chattanooga Times Free Press made me stop and think about privilege in a way I haven't fully articulated before. One focused on a Hamilton County mayoral candidate being. .. Community Voice: The uneven starting lines of…...
Turkish police storm offices of the main opposition CHP party, firing tear gas and rubber bullets
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (709+ words) It was a violent end to a standoff between members of the Republican Peoples" Party, or CHP, and a leadership team appointed by an appeals court, escalating tensions between the opposition and the government of President'Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Supporters had…...
Russia uses hypersonic Oreshnik missile in mass attack on Kyiv
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (835+ words) The intense aerial assault damaged buildings across the Ukrainian capital, including near government offices, residential buildings, schools and a market, Ukrainian authorities said. At least 83 people were wounded in the attack. Air raid sirens blared through the night as smoke…...
Tennessee county Republican Party chairs no longer have term limits
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (34+ words) Chattanooga Times Free Press Tennessee county Republican Party chairs no longer have term limits Local GOP boss says she does plan to stay indefinitely...
Thousands rally in Spain's capital against increasing housing costs
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (409+ words) Spain's housing crisis is one of Socialist Prime Minister'Pedro S'nchez's main political vulnerabilities ahead of elections in 2027. The country has a strong tradition of homeownership and scant public housing for rent, while rents have been driven up by increased demand,…...
Democrats eye chance to take control of Georgia's Public Service Commission
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (554+ words) Georgia is 1 of only 10 states that elects its utility commission -- the board that has final say over how much nearly 3 million Georgians pay for electricity. The state's Public Service Commission also has substantial say over how that electricity is made…...
Hotel into shelter, amphitheater plans, mayoral candidate scrutiny and more Rants
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (467+ words) Thank you, Chattanooga. Really grateful and admire your hotel donation to house homeless families. They're desperate. You are caring and compassionate. The diagram of the proposed amphitheater has the audience facing the sun. That's one problem AT&T Field failed....
Marines conduct a rapid response exercise at the US Embassy in Venezuela's capital
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (345+ words) Two Marine Corps Osprey aircraft, which have characteristics of both a helicopter and a fixed-wing airplane, flew over the'recently reopened U. S. Embassy in Caracas. They landed in the parking lot with the downdraft blowing tree branches. Forces then descended from the…...
South African Gaza flotilla activists allege they were shocked with electricity in Israeli detention
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (498+ words) The Israeli government has denied allegations of mistreatment of detained flotilla activists, saying they were "false and entirely without factual basis." There was no immediate response to the activists' accusations Saturday. The activists were welcomed by pro-Palestinian supporters and their…...
FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (1053+ words) The guidelines, posted days before former FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigned, will allow companies to launch certain nicotine-based products before they've been fully vetted by regulators. In recent days, agency officials have convened hourslong meetings grappling with how to implement…...