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25.02.2023 / 01:03

Paramore's Hayley Williams Condemns Tennessee's Drag, Trans Health Care Bills

, issued a in response to two Tennessee bills that target the LGBTQ+ community: “Drag is not a crime. Gender-affirming health care for all, including our youth, is a necessity,” Williams weighed in, as state legislatures across the country consider bans and restrictions on both., on February 23, Tennessee lawmakers sent two bills to Governor Bill Lee’s desk to be signed into law: one written to target drag performances in public spaces—the first drag ban in the nation to pass a state legislature, Migdon noted—and another to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth.

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Nashville shooting: Hundreds protest at Tennessee Capitol demanding gun control

the age of the kids who died. Most protesters were removed from the gallery after some began yelling down at the lawmakers, "Children are dead!"The protests followed a Wednesday night candlelight vigil in Nashville where Republican lawmakers stood alongside first lady Jill Biden, Democratic lawmakers and musicians including Sheryl Crow, who has called for stricter gun controls since the attack.The vigil was somber and at times tearful, as speaker after speaker read the victims' names and offered condolences to their loved ones but refrained from any statement that could be seen as political."Just two days ago was our city’s worst day," Mayor John Cooper said.

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Bill requiring drunk drivers who kill parents to pay child support heads to TN governor's desk

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A bill in Tennessee that aims to hold drunk drivers accountable by requiring DUI offenders to pay child support if their actions resulted in the death of a parent has passed unanimously in the state legislature. House Bill 1834, also known as "Bentley’s Law," passed the Tennessee Senate on Wednesday and now goes to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk for an expected signature into law.

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Tennessee moves to the forefront with anti-transgender laws

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Conservative lawmakers nationwide introduced a flurry of anti-LGBTQ bills this year, but no state's political leaders have gone further than Tennessee in enacting new laws targeting transgender people.

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Nashville COVID ICU nurses give patient a spa day

COVID-19.A woman fighting the virus after being on a ventilator for weeks got tender loving care from frontline workers in the COVID Intensive Care Unit at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.LAS VEGAS MAYOR CALLS NEVADA GOVERNOR A 'DICTATOR' OVER STRICTER CORONAVIRUS ORDER"I walked by the room and without any fanfare these nurses had undertaken the idea of giving her a spa day and they were brushing her hair out," Dr. Wes Ely told News 2.

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Background checks no longer required for gunowners in Tennessee

Photo by Getty Images NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee has become the latest state to soon allow most adults 21 and older to carry handguns without first clearing a background check and training after Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed the measure into law."I signed constitutional carry today because it shouldn’t be hard for law-abiding Tennesseans to exercise their (Second Amendment) rights," said Lee, a Republican approaching his reelection campaign for 2022, in a tweet.Lee initially proposed the National Rifle Association-backed legislation last year before the COVID-19 pandemic caused lawmakers to narrow their focus.

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Governor: Transgender athletes will 'destroy women's sports'

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday advocated for banning transgender girls from playing on middle and high school sports teams, saying transgender athletes will “destroy women's sports.”

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Kamala Harris' Roe v. Wade post draws Tennessee governor’s response: ‘Abortion isn’t healthcare’

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee spoke out last week after Vice President Kamala Harris issued a statement to mark the 48th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide."On the 48th Anniversary of Roe v.

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Tennessee governor faces criticism for approach to virus

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – As their state faced one of its toughest months of the pandemic, Tennesseans watched Gov. Bill Lee’s rare primetime address to see whether new public restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus might be coming.It was late December, and the state’s hospitals were bursting at the seams with virus patients.

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Tenn. governor enacts COVID restrictions on social gatherings, forgoes mask mandate

Tennessee's Republican governor on Sunday announced new restrictions on social gatherings to curb the spread of the coronavirus, but stopped short of a mask mandate. Instead, Gov.

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The Latest: India's daily cases below 50,000 for a month

vaccination centers— India's single-day cases remain below 50,000 for a month— Coronavirus relief on the table as U.S. Congress seeks deal— Tennessee Gov.

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White House: Tennessee mask mandate 'must be implemented'

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The White House quietly told Tennessee early this week that “a statewide mask mandate must be implemented" to curb its growing spread of COVID-19, strong instructions that the White House and governor did not discuss publicly before the report emerged in a records request.The Oct. 11 state report for Tennessee, where Republican Gov.

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House COVID oversight panel demands documents from 4 states

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a news conference about the Child Care Is Essential Act and the Child Care For Economic Recovery Act at the U.S. Capitol on July 29, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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Tennessee passes heartbeat bill, bans abortions for babies with Down syndrome

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced that he will sign a bill banning abortions at the detection of a heartbeat, which is around six weeks into the pregnancy.The state's Legislature passed the abortion bill backed by the Republican governor and opposed by Democrats as budget negotiations stalled after midnight, FOX 17 reports.WOMEN HANDCUFFED, CITED WHILE PRAYING OUTSIDE NYC PLANNED PARENTHOOD THE SAME WEEK OF GEORGE FLOYD PROTESTS"One of the most important things we can do to be pro-family is to protect the rights of the most vulnerable in our state, and there is none more vulnerable than the unborn," Lee tweeted Friday morning."We have passed the strongest pro-life law in our state’s history and I am grateful to Lt.

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Nashville, Memphis Maintain Stay-at-Home Orders as Tennessee Begins to Reopen Economy

Most of Tennessee’s restaurants were given the green light to allow dine-in service once again Monday as part of Gov. Bill Lee’s directive to begin reopening the state’s economy that had been largely closed due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

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Some governors worry that federal coronavirus aid is too restrictive

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Southern states largely go it alone in reopening decisions

BATON ROUGE, La. – Governors in 17 states have committed to regional coordination to reopen their economies during the coronavirus outbreak — but none are in the South, where leaders are going it alone, just as they did in imposing restrictions.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0