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Hundreds in Memphis gather to protest racism, hate

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Hundreds of people in Tennessee have gathered at a Confederate statue to stand against racism, bigotry and hate after a violent clashes erupted between white supremacists and counter protesters at a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Alabama Senate race a fight to the finish

HEFLIN, Ala. (AP) - Alabama candidates in the race for Attorney General Jeff Sessions' former U.S. Senate seat spent the weekend in a flurry of last-minute campaign stops ahead of Tuesday's primary.

Records: Failed communications hampered response to fire

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - Newly released records show failed communication systems hampered the response to deadly wildfires in Tennessee last fall. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports records that Sevier County began to release Wednesday show that wind and fire on…

Former UT executive Emerson 'Eli' Fly dies

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former University of Tennessee President Emerson "Eli" Fly, whose tenure as president capped a 40-year career in the university system, has died. He was 82. UT says Fly died Monday in Knoxville. Fly served as UT…

UGA shoots down policy that would let students self-grade

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - The University of Georgia has nixed a professor's policy that allowed students to grade themselves. Media outlets report that University officials on Tuesday forced Terry College of Business professor Rick Watson to remove his "stress reduction…

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