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September 28, 2023

National News

Donald Trump skipped the GOP debate again. This time, his rivals took him on directly

Several of Donald Trump’s rivals stepped up their attacks against him in the second Republican presidential debate.

apnews.com/article/republican-second-presidential-debate-2024-46ce9209b5150d577d5ff361522f6bed

Opinion | Doomsayers, Reformers and Warriors: The Bitter Battle for the Future of A.I.

A covert war to determine the regulatory future of A.I. is being waged by deeply divided camps with divergent motivations.

www.nytimes.com/2023/09/28/opinion/ai-safety-ethics-effective.html?unlocked_article_code=NnkPip3TtAQcjzorTgZVgu4E8nO68u3ziReLkdfGec9CNidrBmA9zbEEvFchGt-Osa23PTDfQpecjozDyd23xMePNXmm-14qNlGjpUZxe4z42xkUgxERsQAJ6Aw-Vk3K6iYTMz7xPfy6yOFQZW1H0oWSRgg42hZchDQOGtnXCZG62TOljHPS3tXAV6Rh4jnc1kQCHBCEjve0hI-IE3ILG6aqkD8hzP1j76c6POpz1vxHDKNmZg6hEueA3NU5XIqAuEzWsb56tS3s1MGrKmJJyBS-4PzMY3vSdylKdH0gZbojiKaqYm67YVSLPq26mYI6kB_DGO_qH_kCqmSwLLSEirdvf_Y&smid=url-share

State News:

List of groups spending $1 million or more in Tennessee politics grows to 194 – Tennessee Lookout

The Tennessee Registry of Election Finance released lobbying reports for the first half of 2023, and Vanderbilt Medical Center has spent more than $1 million.

tennesseelookout.com/briefs/list-of-groups-spending-1-million-or-more-in-tennessee-politics-grows-to-195

Local News:

The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program (AFEP) will be at the McMinn Sr. Activity Center beginning October 2nd -November 1st from 10 am-11 am on Mondays and Wednesdays. The program is free and offers several advantages over generalized community exercise programs. It is designed specifically for people with arthritis, taking into consideration the pain, fatigue and decreased strength and motion that often accompany the disease. The program includes accommodations for individual limitations and does not encourage activities that might aggravate, rather than relieve, arthritis symptoms. In order to assure safe performance of the exercises, instruction about basic principles of arthritis exercise, correct body mechanics and joint protection are included. The specific physical objectives include relieving stiffness, restoring or maintaining joint range of motion, increasing flexibility of the structures surrounding the joint, restoring or maintaining muscle strength, improving posture and increasing endurance. Register: https://mcminn.tennessee.edu/ or call 423-745-2852.

The Arts:

Senior News:

Finding Our Way Home

Dear Friends, Several months ago I read this essay by Weston Pew, an educator and facilitator, and was moved by his portrayal of the separation we embody in our lives and how to encounter and...

www.elder-activists.org/blog/finding-our-way-home

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