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George Strait's longtime drummer killed in car wreck

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September 1, 2018

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The longtime drummer for country music star George Strait has been killed in a car wreck outside of Nashville.

3 children injured in tubing accident in Loudon County

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September 1, 2018

LOUDON, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say three children have been injured in a tubing accident in eastern Tennessee.

Athens Utilities Board multiple lines down causing many to lose power

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September 1, 2018

ATHENS, Tenn. (WDEF)- Athens Utilities Board tweeted Saturday that multiple lines are down causing many to lose power. One customer was pleading for power to be restored before halftime of the Tennessee Vols game. BEFORE HALFTIME STARTS PLEASEEEE. — VolunteerNation…

Trump: Canada ‘will be out’ of trade deal unless it’s ‘fair’

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September 1, 2018

President Trump warned Canada on Saturday that it "will be out" of a revised North American trade agreement unless it's "fair" to the United States, and he threatened to scrap the current deal should Congress "interfere" with the negotiations. "There…

Lawsuit: Surgeon left needle inside patient, who later died

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September 1, 2018

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The family of a Tennessee man who died shortly after a surgeon left a needle inside his chest cavity has sued the hospital.

Saudi-led coalition regrets errors in attack on bus in Yemen

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September 1, 2018

A man inspects the wreckage of a bus at the site of a deadly Saudi-led coalition airstrike on Thursday, in Saada, Yemen, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018. Hani Mohammed / AP SANAA, Yemen — A Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Shiite rebels…

Dutch police officers point their guns at a wounded 19-year-old man who was shot by police after stabbing two people in the central railway station in Amsterdam

Authorities: Amsterdam stabbing suspect had "terrorist motive"

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September 1, 2018

Dutch police officers point their guns at a wounded 19-year-old man who was shot by police after allegedly stabbing two people in Amsterdam's Central Station, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. AP Last Updated Sep 1, 2018 1:39 PM EDT AMSTERDAM — Authorities…

Achievement Banners presented to High Performing Schools

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September 1, 2018

Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Hamilton County Schools are honoring the 25 schools in the district that earned Level 5, the highest level of student growth, in the recent Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS). The schools will be recognized with an…

Mail held by Israel for 8 years finally reaches Palestinians

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September 1, 2018

For the first time in eight years, Palestinians are receiving international mail. Letters, packages, presents and even a wheelchair have arrived in the West Bank after Israel released 10 tons of undelivered mail to the Palestinian territory. A dusty mailroom…

Mail held by Israel for 8 years finally reaches Palestinians

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September 1, 2018

For the first time in eight years, Palestinians are receiving international mail. Letters, packages, presents and even a wheelchair have arrived in the West Bank after Israel released 10 tons of undelivered mail to the Palestinian territory. A dusty mailroom…

Ambassador: 2 stabbed at Amsterdam train station were American

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September 1, 2018

Dutch police officers point their guns at a wounded 19-year-old man who was shot by police after allegedly stabbing two people in Amsterdam's Central Station, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. AP AMSTERDAM - Two people wounded in a knife attack at…

Rocky Top Woman Arrested, Charged in Homicide

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September 1, 2018

Knoxville, TN (WDEF) - the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), working alongside several local agencies, have arrested and charged a woman in connection to the ongoing investigation into the homicide of a Rocky Top man. TBI agents joined the Rocky…