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Biden announces free COVID tests, aid for hospitals to deal with omicron

By NPR Staff

December 21, 2021

The U.S. government will buy a half-billion at-home COVID test kits and mail them to people who want them, with deliveries beginning in January.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care, WPLN News

At least 70 killed in tornadoes in central U.S.; Biden declares emergency in Kentucky

By NPR Staff

December 11, 2021

A severe storm system caused scores of deaths and injuries and significant damage at a Kentucky candle factory, an Amazon facility in Illinois, a nursing home in Arkansas and many homes and buildings.

Filed Under: WPLN News

Gunman Kills 1 Person, Injures 14, At A West Tennessee Kroger. The Suspect Is Dead.

By NPR Staff

September 23, 2021

The suspected shooter died of what investigators believe is a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the police chief says. No motive has been given.

Filed Under: WPLN News

Long Drives, Costly Flights And Wearying Waits: What Abortion Requires In The South

By NPR Staff

August 3, 2021

Restrictive abortion laws across the South mean more women are traveling across state lines to find safe services.

Filed Under: WPLN News

Tennessee’s Ousted Vaccination Chief Blasts Politics Over Teen Vaccines

By Bill Chappell~https://www.npr.org/people/14562108/bill-chappell?ft=nprml&f=1015742588|Paige Pfleger ~http://www.sideeffectspublicmedia.org/node/5200

July 13, 2021

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Accusing state leaders of putting their heads in the sand, Dr. Michelle Fiscus said,”I am ashamed of them. I am afraid for my state.”

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care, WPLN News

Live Coverage: Georgia Senate Runoff Elections

By NPR Staff

January 5, 2021

Georgians are voting in two Senate runoff elections on Tuesday. Incumbent Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue face Democratic challengers Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. The races were too close to call in November and now their outcome determines the balance of power in the Senate.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News

Biden Wins Presidency, Edging Trump In Turbulent Race

By Scott Detrow~https://www.npr.org/people/444796749/scott-detrow?ft=nprml&f=928803493|Asma Khalid~https://www.npr.org/people/459062304/asma-khalid?ft=nprml&f=928803493

November 7, 2020

With Pennsylvania in Joe Biden’s column, the former vice president gains the 270 electoral votes needed to be elected.

Filed Under: WPLN News

Lives Lost In The Pandemic: Clarksville’s Dana Vega Treated Her Nursing Home Patients Like Family

By NPR StaffandBlake Farmer

October 20, 2020

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Dana Vega of Clarksville was a certified nursing assistant when she died of COVID-19 at age 49. Her daughter, Julia Vega, tells NPR’s Morning Edition she treated residents at Spring Meadows Nursing Home like family.

Filed Under: Lives Lost In The Pandemic

Watch Live: White House Physician Delivers Update On President Trump’s Condition

By NPR Staff

October 4, 2020

White House physician Dr. Sean Conley provides an update on President Trump’s condition at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Filed Under: WPLN News

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