Released on February 28th, Kasey Tyndall’s self-titled debut album on MNRK Music features her most vulnerable songwriting yet, with each song introducing a different layer that makes up who she is today.
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Federal prosecutors charged a man allegedly inspired by the New Year’s Day massacre in New Orleans with attempting to join ISIS.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced terrorism charges against Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan from Minneapolis in a Friday press release, saying he tried to travel to Somalia to become an ISIS militant in December. The DOJ said Hassan “praised” ISIS follower Shamsud-Din Jabbar for his Jan. 1 attack that killed 15 people, bolstering past concerns that the attack would inspire copycat extremists.
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Legislation under consideration in the Tennessee General Assembly would impose criminal penalties to those responsible for threatening to shoot schools, as well as those who publish personal contact information about a private individual with the intent of causing them harm.
House Bill (HB) 1314 by House Majority Leader William Lamberth (R-Portland) and Senate Bill (SB) 1296 by Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) would amend Tennessee law to create a new offense, making it a felony to make threats that a reasonable person would expect will result in the serious injury of four or more people.
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Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) to clarify whether she is actually under investigation for potentially obstructing the Trump administration’s immigration agenda.
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An Associated Press (AP) reporter was blocked from an Oval Office event. The White House cited its refusal to use the new designation for the Gulf of America; the AP responded by claiming the White House is engaging in viewpoint discrimination and censorship.
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Memphis and Nashville governments are operating at a deficit, but Nashville improved its finances in the past year, according to a report released Thursday by Truth in Accounting.
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