Archives: 2021

All Duke University undergrads must quarantine

Associated Press,

(AP) DURHAM, N.C. — Duke University issued a quarantine order for all of its undergraduates effective Saturday night due to a coronavirus outbreak caused by students who attended recruitment parties, the school said. The university said in a statement that all undergraduate students will be forced to stay-in-place until at least March 21. Suspension or dismissal from the school are…

Boxing great Marvelous Marvin Hagler dies at 66

Associated Press,

(AP) –Marvelous Marvin Hagler, the middleweight boxing great whose title reign and career ended with a split-decision loss to “Sugar” Ray Leonard in 1987, died Saturday. He was 66. Wife Kay G. Hagler confirmed the death on Facebook on the verified Marvelous Marvin Hagler Fan Club page. He was the undisputed middleweight champion from 1980 to his loss to Leonard…

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Weather, Weather Forecast

Thunderstorms Likely Tomorrow with Another Chance Returning Wednesday

Storm Team Weather,

Weather Update – 4:15 p.m.- Sunday, March 14 TONIGHT: A warm front that lies south to the region brought warmer temperatures today. We saw highs in the 70’s to 80’s across the region. We remained fairly dry this morning with some cloudy skies. These conditions won’t last long. Overnight into the early hours tomorrow morning, thunderstorm chances return. A few…

Beyoncé, Taylor Swift could have historic night at Grammys

Associated Press,

NEW YORK (AP) — It could be a night for the history books for Taylor Swift and Beyoncé at Sunday’s Grammy Awards — for both good and bad reasons. Swift could become the first woman to win the show’s top prize, album of the year, three times. With 24 wins and nine nominations this year, Beyoncé could surpass Alison Krauss’…

Fauci: Trump should urge his followers to get vaccinated

Associated Press,

(AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci says he wishes former President Donald Trump would use his popularity among Republicans to persuade his followers to get the COVID-19 vaccine. In a round of interviews on the morning news shows, the government’s top infectious disease expert lamented polling showing that Trump supporters are more likely to refuse to get vaccinated. Fauci said politics…

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Netflix tests out a possible password-sharing crackdown

Associated Press,

NEW YORK (AP) – Netflix is testing a way to crack down on password sharing. The streaming service has been asking some users of the popular streaming site to verify that they live with the holder of the account. The test, first reported by Streamable.com, comes as streaming services proliferate and more people share passwords and services. Netflix did not…

FEMA to help manage unaccompanied minors at US-Mexico border

Associated Press,

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Biden administration is turning to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for help managing and caring for record numbers of unaccompanied immigrant children who are streaming into the U.S. from Mexico. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says FEMA will support a government-wide effort over the next three months to safely receive, shelter and transfer minor children…
Obituaries

James “Todd” Norton

WBBJ Staff,

James “Todd” Norton, age 49, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and devoted husband and loving father, passed from this world to his eternal home on Friday, March 12, 2021. Todd was born August 24, 1971 in Meridian, Mississippi, the son of Jim and Debbie McQuary Norton. He was a 1990 graduate of Kingsbury High School in Memphis, Tennessee and graduated from…