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It’s winter, which means there’s a good chance your heater or furnace is receiving a good workout in your attempts to keep your dwelling warm. While heaters and furnaces are necessities in many parts of the country, there are a few drawbacks that accompany their use. If you’ve ever used …

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee delivers his State of the State address in the House Chamber, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn.Photo: Mark Zaleski (AP) Republicans in Tennessee have succeeded in passing a gerrymandered Congressional district map that splits the state’s largest city into three parts, with each part in …

Pamela Moses, a Black Lives Matter activist and former Democratic mayoral candidate in Memphis, has been sentenced to six years in prison for illegally voting in Tennessee despite being told by the state that she could vote again. Moses, 44, lost her right to vote when she pleaded guilty to …

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These are times of primal screams. Sociologists talk about the widespread loneliness that has settled into the fragile spaces of Americans’ lives; the winter of 2022, with its compounding crises, has brought a new acuity to the isolation. Burnouts and breaking points are now part of journalism’s vernacular, the frustrations …

Comedian Leslie Jones was a hit with her live-tweeting during the Tokyo Olympics. But now Jones is having second thoughts about recapping the winter Olympics in Beijing. On Monday, the SNL alum shared an Instagram post explaining how copycats and criticism are making her no longer enjoy recapping the Olympics. …

Houston Texans associate head coach/defensive coordinator Lovie Smith looks on from the sideline during an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in Cleveland, Sept. 19, 2021. The Texans are in talks with Smith for their head coaching vacancy, a person familiar with the meetings told The Associated Press. The …

Sometimes it feels dangerous to expose your child to the full force of your love. You allow yourself to want something small for them, and it’s like a gateway drug: Suddenly you want more and more for them. In my experience, that’s often when perfectionism wanders in and wrecks everything. …

Children who live in the Mississippi Delta can now experience state-of-the-art mobile dentistry provided by Dr. LaMonica Davis Taylor, a pediatric dentist with a private practice called Smiles on Broadway Dental Care located in the city of Jackson. She has been providing dental services to children in the Delta since 2015 …

Chicago Mayor Lori LightfootPhoto: Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times (AP) Cases of missing Black women and girls are being ignored disproportionately, but now instead of just non-profit organizations raising awareness, public officials are bringing new eyes to this issue. In a caucus led by Democratic Illinois Rep. Robin Kelly, the focus was …