TN Progressive

• Smith & Wesson not a good fit for Blount County (BlountViews)
• Pellissippi Parkway extension delayed again (BlountViews)
• Blount County early voting record turnout (BlountViews)
• Louisville, TN, town center coming soon? (BlountViews)
• WATCH THIS SPACE. (Left Wing Cracker)
• America As It Is Right Now (RoaneViews)
• A friend sent this: From Captain McElwee's Tall Tales of Roane County (RoaneViews)
• The Meidas Touch (RoaneViews)
• Massive Security Breach Analysis (RoaneViews)
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• My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
• July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)

TN Politics

• Knox County votes to challenge Tennessee’s book ban law after “Roots” removal (TN Lookout)
• At a Tennessee hospital, a nurse stole fentanyl and AI missed it, state records say (TN Lookout)
• Trump to pump $700M into coal power in the states, as he again blasts renewable energy (TN Lookout)
• US Senate blocks Trump’s SAVE America Act, thwarting restrictions on voting (TN Lookout)
• Shelby district attorney balks at state move to dismiss legal challenges (TN Lookout)
• Lawsuit seeks to halt Tennessee law making illegal immigration a state crime (TN Lookout)

Knox TN Today

• Chaz problems a match for Heupel patience (Knox TN Today)
• Det. Brian Foulks: KPD’s 2025 Officer of the Year (Knox TN Today)
• Meet Natalee: Monday’s Parent-A-Child (Knox TN Today)
• Mission Monday: Empowering community ministries. Today’s focus on United Way of Greater Knoxville. (Knox TN Today)
• Mike Hammond speaks to KBA Barristers + State GOP may toss sheriff’s primary (Knox TN Today)
• Knoxville is growing, but it is not new (Knox TN Today)
• Don Haynes: A life of service and dedication (Knox TN Today)
• Illegal or just bad practice? (Knox TN Today)
• 6/8 HEADLINES: News and events from Knox, World, USA, Tennessee & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
• Two East Tennessee caregivers shine  light on dementia care (Knox TN Today)
• Karlyn Pickens pens heartfelt letter to softball (Knox TN Today)
• Dishing It Out: Carolina Gold Savory Rice Bake (Knox TN Today)

Local TV News

• Endangered Child Alert issued for Lenoir City 12-year-old (WATE)
• McGhee Tyson Airport getting $10M to expand security checkpoint (WATE)
• Blount County to consider data center regulations (WATE)
• Knoxville mayor to request data center moratorium (WATE)
• Six indicted after 2022 death in Hamblen County jail (WATE)
• Knoxville City Council to consider overturning zoning exemption for CareCuts (WATE)

News Sentinel

State News

• Monteagle police tentatively ID remains found as man last seen in mid-May - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Chattanooga Now Events - Celebrate Our Refresh: 15 Years of Taziki’s in Downtown Chattanooga! - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Jury deliberating driver’s role in 2023 Frazier Avenue crash - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Dear Abby: Aging longtime friend can be more than a handful - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)

Wire Reports

• Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Opens Higher; Oil Rallies After Iran-Israel Trade Strikes — Live Update - WSJ (Business)
• Karmelo Anthony jurors shocked to their core over ghastly autopsy photo — and killer refuses to look - New York Post (US News)
• Republican senators warn surveillance program may lapse after Trump intel pick backlash - AP News (US News)
• Justice Department moves to strip citizenship from 17 people in unprecedented denaturalization push - CNN (US News)
• SpaceX IPO Is Said to Be Well Oversubscribed, Orders Close Wednesday - Bloomberg.com (Business)
• Lawsuit aims to block UFC event at White House on Trump’s birthday - The Guardian (US News)
• Suspect in custody after 6 people injured in Penn Station stabbing - Gothamist (US News)
• Novo and Lilly are competing to win the GLP-1 pill market as they prepare for Medicare coverage - CNBC (Business)
• Screwworm Is Back In Texas—And Could Raise Beef Prices - Forbes (US News)
• Wendy's Is Releasing a New Meal—Complete With a First-Of-Its-Kind Frosty - Yahoo (Business)
• Nvidia Strikes Deals With Korean Tech Titans for AI Infrastructure Buildout - WSJ (Business)
• Spencer Pratt’s L.A. Mayor Hopes Fade as He Slips Into Third Place - WSJ (US News)
• Survodutide in adults with obesity and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: SYNCHRONIZE-MASLD, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial - Nature (Business)
• Trump walks out of interview after being pressed on election fraud claims - NPR (US News)
• Bidding war erupts for world’s oldest bank as Italy’s Intesa gatecrashes BPM offer - CNBC (Business)