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July 18, 2024

National News

President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19 while campaigning in Las Vegas, has 'mild symptoms'

President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 while traveling in Las Vegas and is experiencing “mild symptoms” from the infection.

apnews.com/article/biden-covid-las-vegas-ff29bb071f18b993d20dedccbe2c8fbf?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

Video: How Trump’s Security Failed to Stop an Assassination Attempt

Videos, audio and photographs of the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump at an election rally shows how a clear threat emerged minutes before the shooting, and how law enforcement failed to protect Mr. Trump.

www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000009576871/trump-shooting-assassination-attempt.html?smid=url-share

State News:

I sat down to talk with Tennessee Representative Aftyn Behn to talk about the difference between organizing and activism, and the need for ‘radical imagination’ in shaping the future of Tennessee’s political landscape. #Tennessee #Politics #womeninpolitics #nashville #democrat #LetsGrowTogether | Ashley Craven for Oak Ridge Board of Education | Ashley Craven for Oak Ridge Board of Education · Original audio

I sat down to talk with Tennessee Representative Aftyn Behn to talk about the difference between organizing and activism, and the need for ‘radical imagination’ in shaping the future of Tennessee’s...

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Local News & Arts:

Slice of Life Exhibit — Athens Area Council for the Arts

Featuring work by Civic Arts League of Chattanooga Participating artists will present their own unique interpretations of the theme "What is a "slice of life?" Each piece will depict a moment in time captured on canvas or other surface. See the exhibit in the Peggy Dow Center at Th

www.athensartscouncil.org/upcomingevents/slice-of-life-cal-chatt-2024

Political Cartoon:

Seniors:

A Tale of Two Defendants

Tuesday night, House Speaker Mike Johnson told the Republican national convention, “We in the Republican Party are the law and order team.” He said that as they prepare to nominate a convicted felon to be president. A man who spent over a year lying to the National Archives and Justice Department about the fact that he was keeping classified documents in publicly accessible bathrooms and the ballroom at his Mar-a-Lago resort.

open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/a-tale-of-two-defendants?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Coalition Calendar: (click on the calendar to get to web page for July.)

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