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January 16, 2024

National News

Trump leads GOP rightward march and other takeaways from the Iowa caucuses

Donald Trump has run his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination as a de facto incumbent.

apnews.com/article/iowa-caucus-trump-desantis-haley-takeaways-d1b8be2d9f95969fd6d62f73fa95226b?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

Another day of frigid wind chills and brutal cold across much of the U.S.

About 150,000 U.S. homes and businesses were without power, the bulk of them in Oregon after widespread outages that started Saturday.

apnews.com/article/winter-storm-snow-caucuses-nfl-bc9c37fa7f65d3252939ec39fb15cee2?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

January 15, 2024

Last night, Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), and House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) announced they have agreed to another continuing resolution that will fund the government until March 1 and March 8. Schumer said he will begin the process of passing the continuing resolution when the Senate reconvenes tomorrow.

open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/january-15-2024?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

State News:

TBI reports continued delays in rape kit testing – Tennessee Lookout

A report from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation shows turnaround times for testing sexual assault evidence still fail to meet goals.

tennesseelookout.com/2024/01/16/tbi-reports-continued-delays-in-rape-kit-testing

Local Arts & News:

Pottery Throwing — Athens Area Council for the Arts

Learn to wedge, center, and throw small vessels on the wheel as well as hand building techniques. All pieces will be fired and glazed.

www.athensartscouncil.org/upcomingevents/pottery-throwing-winter-2024

From Morning Fax:

⚫Athens City Schools, Kids Connection and McMinn County Schools closed Tuesday and Wednesday ⚫Christ Legacy Academy closed Tuesday ⚫Athens City Council meeting Tuesday night is being rescheduled for January 23rd. ⚫City of Athens announces the closure of City Hall, Public Works, Animal Shelter, and Recycling Center for Tuesday, January 16. ⚫City of Athens residential garbage collection will be delayed this week as follows: Monday, January 15 and Tuesday, January 16 will be collected on Wednesday, January 17. Wednesday, January 17 and Thursday, January 18 will be collected on Thursday, January 18. Friday, January 19 will be collected on regular schedule. ⚫McMinn County Government offices and courts are closed Tuesday ⚫The Senior Center will be closed today, January 16 and possibly Wednesday January 17 ⚫MEDIC BLOOD CENTER: All mobile drives cancelled and the Athens and Crossville centers are closed for Tuesday. The Ailor Avenue (Knoxville HQ) and Farragut centers will open Tuesday at 10 a.m.

Political Cartoon:

Seniors:

Unlocking the truth about diabetes: ‘The science has been pretty awful’

More than 400m people around the world have diabetes, and many control the condition using insulin. But science writer Gary Taubes believes it’s this very treatment that is behind the current epidemic. Does his controversial case for a diet-based alternative to medicine have any bite?

www.theguardian.com/society/2024/jan/14/unlocking-the-truth-about-diabetes-is-it-time-for-a-diet-based-treatment

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