ATLANTA — The College Football Playoff will feature a red and black hue. That’s because the sixth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs did what few expected — blow past No. 2 Auburn 28-7 to win the SEC Championship Game and presumably clinch a spot in the four-team playoff, set to be announced Sunday afternoon. The conference title is the…
Read the full storyDay: December 2, 2017
Kevin Fiala and Kyle Turris Net Winners in Shootout as Predators Tip Ducks, 3-2
Kevin Fiala and Kyle Turris scored in the shootout Saturday night as the Nashville Predators edged the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 at a sold-out Bridgestone Arena. Pekka Rinne stoned Corey Perry and Adam Henrique on Anaheim’s shootout offerings as Nashville (16-7-3) improved to 10-2-1 at home. The Ducks (11-11-5) lost for the sixth time in seven games. …
Read the full storyA Slew of NASCAR Couples Step Out for a Glamorous Night in Vegas
When you are part of a sport that is centered around a greasy pit road, opportunities to dress up and show off a little bit are few and far between. So on Nov. 30 in Las Vegas, some of NASCAR’s favorite couples went all out.
Read the full storyAfter a Half-Century of Racing, the Beloved Yakima Speedway Is Going to be Bulldozed
Six decades of racing is coming to a close. The long-time owner of the Yakima Speedway in Yakima, Washington is selling the track to private developers who want to use the property for a hotel, retail space, and an ice rink. Ted Pollock, who has owned the track for 51 of its nearly 60-year existence, tells…
Read the full storyTrump Hails Senate Passage of Tax Reform
President Trump hailed the Senate’s passage of tax cuts early Saturday, saying Americans “are going to be very, very happy.” “They’re going to get tremendous tax cuts. That’s what we need,” he told reporters at the White House. The Senate voted 51-49 early Saturday to approve the tax-cut plan of more than $1.4 trillion for businesses…
Read the full storySenate Approves $1.4 Trillion Tax Cut; Now Final Negotiations with House Begin
Saying a flawed deal was better than no deal at all, Senate Republicans rallied around their leadership Saturday morning and voted to approve a $1.4 trillion tax-cut package, taking the biggest step yet toward delivering a tax code overhaul to President Trump this year. The bill, which passed on a 51-49 vote, came together after Republicans…
Read the full storyPelosi Scrambles to Recover Standing After Sex Harass Fumble
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) finally exhibited the leadership Thursday that she urged Congress to embrace Wednesday when she called on Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) to resign from office days after he began fielding sexual harassment allegations. Pelosi took her stand on the same day that Conyers was admitted to a hospital. …
Read the full storyMick Mulvaney Looks for More Trump Appointees to Help Him ‘Refocus’ Consumer Bureau
Interim Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Mick Mulvaney said Thursday that he wants to bring more Trump political appointees on board at the agency as he pores over its books and considers halting dozens of pending cases targeting businesses. “We’re trying to get help over here,” Mr. Mulvaney told The Washington Times in an interview.
Read the full storySmartphone Market Seeing Steady Growth, as Bigger Screens Dominate
The global smartphone market is expected to see steady if unspectacular growth in the next few years, as consumers turn increasingly to large-screen handsets known as “phablets,” a market tracker said Wednesday. A report by the research firm IDC said phablets — with displays larger than 5.5 inches (14 centimeters) — will account for some 40 percent of the 1.5 billion smartphones sold in 2017, and that the phablet share will rise to more than half by 2019. …
Read the full storyLost Hard Drive Contained an Estimated $108 Million Worth of Bitcoin
A British convert to virtual currency Bitcoin, whose value has in recent days topped $11,000, had mixed feelings Wednesday as he contemplated a portfolio ostensibly worth $108 million — but beyond his grasp. James Howells was an early convert to the technology long before Bitcoin, dubbed “digital gold,” became all the rage, its value soaring some…
Read the full storySecret Santa Pays Off Layaway Orders at New Jersey Walmart
Desiree Williams had $600 worth of toys for her two young children on layaway at a Walmart in Manville in Somerset County. This is her first Christmas as a widow, and she had planned to remove some items to reduce the amount of money she would be spending on gifts. …
Read the full storySave Our Fairgrounds Files Lawsuit to Stop Nashville Major Megan Barry’s Soccer Stadium Proposal
Save Our Fairgrounds filed a lawsuit this week over Nashville Mayor Megan Barry’s proposal for a soccer stadium, mixed-used development and other amenities at the Nashville Fairgrounds, reports WKRN News 2. Attorney Jim Roberts, vice chairman of Save Our Fairgrounds, filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Davidson County Chancery Court. The lawsuit names Metro Nashville government as the defendant. In early November, Metro Council approved funding for the plan, designed to attract a Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise. Nashville is among four finalists for two new MLS franchises along with Cincinnati, Detroit and Sacramento. MLS is expected to make a final decision later this month. The lawsuit alleges Barry’s proposal violates the city charter by interfering with the fairgrounds’ existing uses, including the annual state fair, flea market and auto racetrack. As a result of past efforts to redevelop the fairgrounds, Save Our Fairgrounds collected signatures to put a referendum on the ballot in 2011 to protect existing uses. The referendum passed by 73 percent. Barry has said existing uses would be protected and enhanced, but opponents are skeptical because of the enormity of the plans and the need for parking. The lawsuit says the area where the stadium would go is currently…
Read the full storyObama Says He Can’t Have a Discussion with People Who Say the ‘Climate Is Not Changing’
Former President Barack Obama said he can’t have a debate with someone who thinks man-made global warming is a hoax while speaking at a summit in India on Friday. Obama is in India as part of a three-country tour to promote the Obama Foundation. It’s the first speech Obama has made in India since leaving office earlier this year. …
Read the full storyFormer WSMV News Channel 4 Newscasters File Age-Discrimination Lawsuit
Three former veteran newscasters at WSMV-TV News Channel 4 have filed an age-discrimination lawsuit in federal district court in Nashville. The former popular news personalities are Dennis Ferrier, Jennifer Johnson and Nancy Van Camp. The Meredith Corporation, the station owner, denies the allegations. “This case sheds light on some ugly truths about what is happening at Channel 4,” said attorney Brian Winfrey of Morgan & Morgan in a news release issued by the law firm Tuesday. “My clients are accomplished professionals. They don’t deserve this treatment after decades of dedicating their careers to Channel 4.” According to the lawsuit, station management in 2015 began a pattern of hostile behavior toward older broadcasters. Comments were made about getting rid of the “old timers” and hiring “faces that appeal to a younger demographic.” The suit alleges that a news director would say of Ferrier, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” A number of employees over 40 were removed and replaced by younger employees between 2015 and 2016, the suit says. In addition to ridicule, the workplace hostility included unfair job scrutiny and adverse job assignments, the suit alleges. Ferrier, Johnson and Van Camp were all forced off the air. Ferrier is…
Read the full storyWatchdogs Turn Up More Evidence Obama’s EPA Broke Federal Law
Former President Barack Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency used a social media platform to secretly promote the agency’s policies in violation of federal law, according to a conservative watchdog group in Washington, D.C. Judicial Watch obtained 900 pages of documents Monday showing the EPA used social media to lobby support for the Waters of the United States rule. The agency used Thunderclap, a platform that shares messages across Facebook and Twitter, to recruit outside groups to generate support for various environmental policies. …
Read the full storyNashville Scene Makes Big Staff Reductions
The left-leaning alternative newsweekly Nashville Scene announced significant staff cuts Thursday. Top editor Steve Cavendish and arts editor Laura Hutson were among 25 percent of editorial staff losing positions. Alternative weeklies across the country are struggling, reported the Nashville Business Journal. The Nashville Scene is owned by SouthComm, a Nashville-based media company that owns a variety of alternative newspapers and other news sources across the U.S. Locally, SouthComm also owns the Nashville Post and Nfocus, which have also been affected by the cuts. “SouthComm is in the midst of a changing of a guard, at all levels of the organization,” said CFO Bob Mahoney. “This announcement is neither the first nor will it be the last.”
Read the full storyCommentary: President Trump Is Right in Challenging Atty Gen Jeff Sessions to Confront the Deep State On Shady ‘Wiretapping’
by CHQ Staff President Trump has once again taken to Twitter to light a fire under the Department of Justice. In a post early Wednesday the President tweeted: The House of Representatives seeks contempt citations(?) against the JusticeDepartment and the FBI for withholding key documents and an FBI witness which could shed light on surveillance of associates of Donald Trump. Big stuff. Deep State. Give this information NOW! @FoxNews The House of Representatives seeks contempt citations(?) against the JusticeDepartment and the FBI for withholding key documents and an FBI witness which could shed light on surveillance of associates of Donald Trump. Big stuff. Deep State. Give this information NOW! @FoxNews — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 30, 2017 In an internal House memo obtained by Fox News, and reported by senior Washington Reporter James Rosen, a senior counsel for the House Intelligence Committee urged Republican Chairman Devin Nunes three weeks ago to pursue contempt of Congress citations against the Justice Department and FBI. Rosen reports Congressional investigators accuse those agencies of withholding key documents and an FBI witness that could shed light on whether U.S. officials under then-President Barack Obama relied on the infamous anti-Trump “dossier” to justify surveillance against…
Read the full storyLois Lerner Cites Years-Old Threats to Keep Her Dirty IRS Activities Secret
The threats that former IRS senior executive Lois G. Lerner says are serious enough to keep her court depositions forever secret date back to 2014, and she hasn’t shown any new threats, according to new court documents filed late Thursday. Ms. Lerner and her key deputy, Holly Paz, have demanded a judge forever seal their depositions and parts of any documents that mention those depositions, saying they fear for their safety. …
Read the full storyBuzzFeed to Cut Jobs, Refocus Advertising
BuzzFeed said Wednesday it was cutting an estimated 100 jobs as the news and entertainment website reorganizes its advertising efforts in the face of disappointing revenues. The cuts will be mainly in the business and advertising divisions in the US operations, with a number of editorial and business employees cut in Britain, a spokesman said, confirming an earlier report in the Wall Street Journal. …
Read the full storyNetflix Set to Release ‘Get Me Roger Stone,’ Billed as a Portrait of the GOP Fixer Behind Trump
A little over a year ago, shockwaves spread across the globe as it became apparent that unlikely presidential candidate Donald Trump had pulled off the greatest political upset in history. But one man wasn’t surprised at all: the newest world leader’s long-time friend and confidante, Washington political fixer Roger Stone. …
Read the full storyKnox County Mayor Tim Burchett Stands Up to Freedom From Religion Foundation
Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett is not backing down in the face of a challenge from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The East Tennessee chapter of the Madison, Wisconsin-based group wants Burchett to order a county health department employee to move a personal display that references God, reports the Knoxville News Sentinel. Shawnee Casteel, the chapter’s director, said in a Nov. 8 email to the county that she saw the display while changing her legal name back to her maiden name. Casteel said the display would be OK if it were not visible to the public via a bulletin board behind the window where the employee sits. In a response Nov. 20, Burchett said he would not ask the employee to move the display. “Faith is such an important part of our lives and of all the things going on in this world … this is the place where they attack us … I think it’s very telling,” Burchett told the Knoxville News Sentinel. Written on a piece of paper, the display reads, “Just think, you’re here not by chance, but by God’s choosing. His hand formed you and made you the person you are. He compares you to no one…
Read the full storyFaith: Verse of the Day for Saturday, December 2
VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing December 2, Saturday 2 Corinthians 5:7 “…for we walk by faith, not by sight.” Amos 5:24 But let justice roll down like water and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
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