Here’s how these huge storms form. Hurricane Irma near Cuba on September 8, 2017. NOAA/CIRA What makes a hurricane tick? Whether it’s a disheveled tropical depression or a picture-perfect category five swirling across the ocean like a buzzsaw, every tropical cyclone that forms on Earth has the same basic structure.…
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Eric Church’s ’61 Days in Church’ Releases Next 30 Songs
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Read MoreDonald Trump Goes Nuclear on NFL National Anthem Protests at Alabama Rally for Luther Strange
U.S. President Donald Trump is clearly not a fan of the national anthem protests that have been taking place in the NFL over the past year. At an event on Friday event, Trump discussed the protests as “disrespect”, saying that he would love to see an NFL owner “get that…
Read MoreTANKED: Senator John McCain Says He Will Oppose Obamacare Repeal
Sen. John McCain of Arizona said Thursday he cannot support the GOP’s last-ditch plan to replace Obamacare, dealing a major blow to President Trump and his pursuit of a major legislative victory. Mr. McCain, a Republican, was among three senators who killed off earlier repeal efforts in July, but GOP…
Read MoreAnother Member of the Tight Knit NASCAR Family Is in the Battle of Their Life
As NASCAR drivers enter the playoff portion of their season, some members of their tightknit community are going through some major challenges far away from the track. One of those beloved members of the community is Tabitha Burton.
Read MoreCollege Campuses Debate Limits of Free Speech
Conservative writer Heather Mac Donald, invited to Claremont McKenna College by the College Republicans, addressed an auditorium of no one. Outside the hall, throngs of angry students stood against the door, chanting and linking arms, refusing to let anyone in to hear her. Mac Donald was to speak about community…
Read MoreCommentary: MAGA Coalition Launches Grassroots Political Operation
by George Rasley, CHQ Editor There’s a new player on the American political battlefield that should put fear in hearts of Washington, DC’s “uni-party” politicians – it’s called the MAGA Coalition – and its mission is to identify the obstructionists in DC and to advance the America First agenda. The organization’s…
Read MoreMel Brooks: ‘We Have Become Stupidly Politically Correct’
Veteran comedian and filmmaker Mel Brooks says political correctness is killing comedy and that some of his movies would never have been made in today’s climate. Mr. Brooks, 91, told BBC Radio 4 on Thursday that his 1974 comedy western “Blazing Saddles,” which satirized racism in Hollywood, would never be…
Read MoreKenny Chesney’s ‘Love for Love City’ Charity Helps Rebuild U.S. Virgin Islands After Hurricane Irma Devastation
Virgin Islands Relief Fund Identifying Local Needs abd Responding
Read MoreLoretta Lynn Talks About Life After Her Stroke
Loretta Lynn NYC Oh, it’s good to hear Loretta Lynn’s voice. The country icon called in for an interview on legendary Nashville radio station WSM this week to talk about an upcoming event, Tennessee Motorcycles & Music Revival, at her ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. It’s one of the first…
Read MoreThe Tennessee Star Hits THREE MILLION Visits Since February Launch
The Tennessee Star announced via Twitter Saturday that its online news site has been visited a staggering THREE MILLION times since launching February 6 of this year. Today we passed THREE MILLION VISITS to the https://t.co/CucY9Mxgrh since our launch in February! Thank you, Tennessee!!!! pic.twitter.com/oh37pdsNJA — Tennessee Star (@TheTNStar) September 23,…
Read MoreFaith: Verse of the Day for Saturday, September 23
VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing September 23, Saturday Matthew 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. Revelation 21:23 The city does not need the sun or the…
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