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timesfreepress. com > news > 07/02/2026 > trumps-actions-signal-a-move-toward-institutionalizing-people-with-disabilities-advocates-warn

Trump's actions signal a move toward institutionalizing people with disabilities, advocates warn

35+ min ago  (976+ words) Last month, the Department of Education announced it would shift oversight of special education to the Department of Health and Human Services, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , whose comments on the limits of disabilities such as autism have drawn sharp…...

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timesfreepress. com > news > 07/02/2026 > video-america-at-250-the-moments-that-made-chattanooga

Video: America at 250: The moments that made Chattanooga

1+ hour, 30+ min ago  (172+ words) Chattanooga Times Free Press Video: America at 250: The moments that made Chattanooga Ben Benton is a news reporter at the Chattanooga Times Free Press. He covers Southeast Tennessee's Bledsoe, Bradley, Franklin, Grundy, Marion, Mc Minn, Meigs, Rhea and Sequatchie counties....

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timesfreepress. com > news > 07/02/2026 > ukrainian-drone-attacks-on-oil-refineries-plunge-russia-into-a-summer-fuel-crisis

Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries plunge Russia into a summer fuel crisis

1+ hour, 35+ min ago  (1204+ words) The lines are growing at Russian gas stations -- and so is the frustration and uncertainty as several months of Ukrainian attacks have set oil refineries ablaze and choked supplies for motorists across the vast country. Fuel rationing has been introduced…...

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timesfreepress. com > news > 07/02/2026 > us-and-iran-hold-separate-meetings-in-qatar-and-agree-to-continue-discussions

Iran warns oil tankers to use approved routes in Strait of Hormuz or face a 'forceful response"

2+ hour, 35+ min ago  (351+ words) The strait, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, has emerged as one of the top issues in negotiations to reach a permanent end to the Iran war. The statement from the Khatam al-Anbiya military command, reported by Iranian state…...

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timesfreepress. com > news > 07/01/2026 > writer-e-jean-carroll-calls-for-trump-to-pay-58m-after-high-court-appeal-fails

Writer E. Jean Carroll calls for Trump to pay $5. 8 M after high court appeal fails

12+ hour, 35+ min ago  (437+ words) Carroll's lawyers said in papers filed in Manhattan federal court that Trump is unjustly trying to delay releasing the money from an escrow fund after the Supreme Court refused Monday to hear an appeal of the 2023 civil verdict. The amount…...

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timesfreepress. com > news > 07/01/2026 > belgiums-amazing-comeback-sends-senegal-home-from

Belgium's amazing comeback sends Senegal home from World Cup

11+ hour, 50+ min ago  (682+ words) SEATTLE " Belgium overturned a two-goal deficit and scored from the penalty spot deep into extra time to beat Senegal 3-2 on Wednesday in the biggest comeback so far of the 2026 World Cup. Senegal held a 2-0 lead with just five minutes of…...

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timesfreepress. com > news > 07/01/2026 > from-charlie-kirk-to-immigration-new-laws-take

From Charlie Kirk to Immigration, new laws take effect in Tennessee

12+ hour, 50+ min ago  (1133+ words) A slew of new state laws took effect in the Volunteer State on Wednesday. They range from regulating screens in school to artificial intelligence, child social media influencers and religion in school in honor of the late conservative activist Charlie…...

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7+ hour, 55+ min ago  (19+ words) Four CARTA route changes set for late August Chattanooga Times Free Press July 1, 2026 8: 20 p. m....

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timesfreepress. com > news > 07/01/2026 > most-us-stocks-rise-but-drops-for-tech-pull-wall

Most US stocks rise, but drops for tech pull Wall Street lower

17+ hour, 5+ min ago  (622+ words) The S&P 500 slipped 0. 2% for its eighth loss in 11 days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 13 points, or less than 0. 1%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0. 7%. General Mills helped lead the market and climbed 8. 5% after the company behind the Cheerios and…...

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timesfreepress. com > news > 07/01/2026 > qb-brendan-sorsby-wont-sue-nfl-will-turn

QB Brendan Sorsby won't sue NFL, will turn attention to 2027 draft

19+ hour, 35+ min ago  (317+ words) NEW YORK " When it comes to his football career, Brendan Sorsby is moving on to 2027. The NFL sent a memo to all 32 teams Tuesday informing them that Sorsby, a quarterback whose college career ended when the NCAA banished him for…...