City Hall, County Government and political coverage for The Daily Memphian. Tweets are from reporter Bill Dries.
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Pay a visit to Midtown Hardware on Summer Avenue, and you’ll enter the only independent hardware store in Shelby County owned and operated by women. dailymemphian.com/article/63…
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This is why I will never give up on Twitter
ロミオとジュリエットと猫の別角度の動画ありましたのでリポスト
やっぱり観客爆笑してました🤣
最後は猫も紹介してもらってた
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BREAKING: Pakistan's prime minister says Iran and the U.S. have reached a peace deal. apnews.com/article/iran-us-w…
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Possibly the worst bar band in town now working its way through its finale. Solution as they mutilate other people’s masterpieces? A seat on the patio. Can still hear a lot of what they are doing to Little Feat at the moment. They think they are killing it and they are.
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50 years ago today, The Gong Show premiered.
And every show was absolute chaos. 😂😂
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The stars and stripes of Old Glory are a powerful reminder of the rights and freedoms entrusted to all Americans.
Rick Monday’s story – told through the flag he is exhibiting in Cooperstown this summer – holds special meaning today. #FlagDay
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"Resolved, that the Flag of the thirteen United States shall be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the Union be thirteen stars, white on a blue field, representing a new constellation."
- Flag Act, passed by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1777 #FlagDay
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Farruko lit up the Empire State Building blue, white, and red in celebration of the Puerto Rican Day Parade. 🇵🇷
The lights shine tonight.
See them live: esbo.nyc/ecx
Text CONNECT to 274-16 for real-time lighting alerts.
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President Trump's name was removed Saturday from the facade of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. after a court ruling ordered it to be taken down. In the end, Trump's name adorned the building for almost six months.
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14 June 1777. Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted a resolution stating “the flag of the United States be 13 alternate stripes red and white” and that “the Union be 13 stars white in a blue field”. This national flag became known as the Stars and Stripes.
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Not that anybody asked, but the last time the @NYKnicks won a championship, the planet Neptune had not yet completed one orbit around the Sun since its discovery in 1846.
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A GOP revolt over AI is taking shape dlvr.it/TT1xFL
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Severe weather forces cancellation of Alabama concert, meant to be the opener of this year’s Live at the Garden series at the Memphis Botanic Garden dailymemphian.com/article/63…
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BREAKING: The New York Knicks win their first NBA title since 1973 with a 94-90 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5. apnews.com/article/nba-final…
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Banana pudding has been the featured dessert at each Orpheum Theatre cast party for more than 30 years. dailymemphian.com/article/63…
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Workers stripped President Trump's name from the Kennedy Center less than six months after it went up, complying with a judge's ruling that the performing arts landmark cannot be renamed without an act of Congress reut.rs/43uK7If
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The local face of SpaceX has been making a lot of news as the Houston-based company goes public with a record-setting IPO. The local controversies against that backdrop were discussed on “Behind The Headlines.” dailymemphian.com/article/63…
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Donny Hathaway absolutely rips on the Rhodes on “The Ghetto”
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Let me be direct: Data centers are going to be a good and important part of Tennessee's economic growth, but we've got to be thoughtful about their placement.
I was a part of that board when the Nashville Zoo was getting started, and we're pleased with how it has grown to serve our community.
Let's revisit the placement of a data center beside the Nashville Zoo.
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