NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As returns go, it sure wasn’t a bad one for Derek Carr. As beginnings go, it was an even better one for Giorgio Tavecchio. Carr threw for two touchdown passes Sunday and Tavecchio kicked four field goals in his NFL debut as the Oakland Raiders bagged a 26-16 Week 1 win over the…
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Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida, Sunday morning, hitting the Keys around 9 a.m. The storm was a Category 4 when it hit, with winds of around 130 miles per hour. The new anticipated course of the storm will take it up Florida’s west coast, a departure from earlier predictions. The eye of the storm passed…
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After last week’s double-overtime thriller against Georgia Tech, No. 25 Tennessee was in need of a low-stress test that would allow the Volunteers to learn a little more about this year’s squad. A visit from Indiana State did the trick. Freshman running back Ty Chandler returned the opening kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown and sophomore…
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Quarterback Brent Stockstill led Middle Tennessee on a game-winning drive as the Blue Raiders upset Syracuse 30-23 on Saturday at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. After Syracuse tied the score at 23, Stockstill capped a 10-play, 75-yard drive that ended with his 12-yard touchdown toss to wide receiver Shane Tucker, who finished the play by…
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President Trump is not concerned that he angered some Capitol Hill Republicans by striking a deal with Democrats to quickly pass emergency disaster relief, the White House said Friday, saying it was more important to break the gridlock in Congress. “The biggest message is we are a lot less focused on what makes Congress happy and…
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The left has found its newest talking point, and it’s one that goes like this: All you Republicans are simply cruel and heartless – vicious, even. That’s what they’re calling President Donald Trump, for trying to put immigration back in the hands of Congress, where it legislatively and constitutionally belongs. That’s what they’re saying about Education…
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A ban against protesting at a statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, isn’t stopping a neo-Confederate group from moving forward with its plans to rally there next week. The New Confederate States of America (CSA II) said it’ll hold a demonstration at Richmond’s Lee monument Sept. 16, notwithstanding a recently enacted executive order singling…
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When the Oakland Raiders and Tennessee Titans open the season Sunday at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, it will be more than a game matching teams with high expectations. It will also be a matchup of quarterbacks playing their first meaningful game since sustaining similar season-ending injuries on Christmas Eve. In the third quarter of a stunning…
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Is it possible to devote 90 minutes of prime TV time to Ronald Reagan as an actor who changed the presidency through his use of the mass media, and still miss why he was a great communicator? CNN did it with their all too predictable documentary, “The Reagan Story.” The producers presented all the liberal clichés:…
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carrie-underwood-kelsea-ballerini We love Kelsea Ballerini. That’s it. Plain and simple. This 23-year-old Knoxville, Tennessee, native stole our heart three years ago when she boldly declared her youthful feminism in her debut chart topper, “Love Me Like You Mean It,” and dang it, she still hasn’t given it back. In fact, she just keep squeezing it. And…
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Screenshot – Jase Robertson Fall may be just around the corner, but for Duck Dynasty’s Jase Robertson, well, he was just getting around to doing a little spring cleaning … … of his face. The Robertson boys are as well known for their hair growth as they are for their hilarious and heartwarming TV show and…
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“Watch movies and TV however the BLEEP you want.” That is the motto of a modern technological David taking on corporate Goliaths. VidAngel Inc. offers filtering of certain stream-on-demand media, said CEO Neal Harmon. Consumers have the option of removing objectionable content while watching Netflix, Amazon Prime and HBO Amazon Channels, all from the comfort of their home. The technology can remove obscene language, nudity and violence. By age 18, a youth has seen 16,000 murders on movies and TV, according to a 1998 study titled “Psychiatric Effects of Media Violence” by the American Psychological Association, as reported on a VidAngel promo video. Parents don’t have to worry about covering their children’s eyes or covering their ears. Consumers can filter the streaming videos through the VidAngel app on most devices, Harmon said. Does that degree of parental control sound like a good idea? Some media giants do not think so. VidAngel has been locked in a legal battle with Disney, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox and Lucasfilm for more than a year. The fight is uphill at this point as the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 24 denied the company’s appeal of a preliminary injunction that was…
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Donald Trump’s DOJ won’t pursue charges against Lois Lerner, former IRS senior executive The Trump Justice Department has once again cleared former IRS senior executive Lois G. Lerner of criminal liability stemming from the tea party targeting. In a letter to top Republicans, Assistant Attorney General Stephen E. Boyd said they re-reviewed the case and concluded there isn’t enough evidence to charge Ms. Lerner, who was at the center…
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VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing September 10, Sunday Psalm 78:32 In spite of all this they still sinned And did not believe in His wonderful works. Luke 22:67 “If You are the Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe; Romans 10:14-15 How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.”
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VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing September 10, Sunday Psalm 78:32 In spite of all this they still sinned And did not believe in His wonderful works. Luke 22:67 “If You are the Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe; Romans 10:14-15 How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.”
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