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400 million free N95 masks to be distributed starting next week

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will begin making 400 million N95 masks available for free to Americans starting next week. The step comes after federal officials emphasized the masks' better protection against the omicron variant of COVID-19 over cloth…

Hardeman County holds commission meeting

HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. -- Hardeman County leaders met for their county commission meeting on Tuesday. One of the main topics to discuss was the zoning issue of Royal Oak Charcoal, but that was removed from the agenda. Other topics…

White House soft-launches COVID-19 test request website

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has quietly launched its website for Americans to request free at-home COVID-19 tests, a day before the site was scheduled to officially launch. The website, COVIDTests.gov, now includes a link for “every home in…

Tickets to see Robert Earl Keen sold out in Huntingdon

HUNTINGDON, Tenn. -- Troubadour Robert Earl Keen is coming to Huntingdon next week! Keen is currently set to take to the stage at 7:30 p.m. in the The Dixie Carter Performing Arts & Academic Enrichment Center on Jan. 28. A…

Local NAACP hosts virtual conference in honor of MLK

BROWNSVILLE, Tennessee. — A virtual conference was held in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Jackson-Madison County Chapter of the NAACP held their second session of the Virtual Advocacy Series Tuesday night. Attendees addressed learning loss in education,…

Trump plans 2,300 new homes at struggling Doral resort

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump plans to build thousands of new luxury homes at his struggling Doral golf club in hopes of reviving the fortunes of the Miami-area property. The club is the biggest revenue generator in his golf…

USPS offering free at-home COVID-19 tests

The United States Postal Services is offering a new way to receive a COVID-19 test. The postal service is now giving everyone a way to order at-home COVID-19 tests on its website. USPS says that each household will be limited…

Microsoft buys game maker Activision Blizzard for about $70B

Microsoft is paying nearly $70 billion for Activision Blizzard, the maker of Candy Crush and Call of Duty. The deal comes as Microsoft is trying to boost its competitiveness in mobile gaming and virtual-reality technology. The all-cash $68.7 billion deal…

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