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Jan 23, 2025 · Historians say the Trump-ordered release of more information on the killings of President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. could be interesting but unlikely to rewrite history.

Jan 30, 2025 · Kacky Walton talked with Tine Williams, President of Madonna Circle, and Kaitlin Brucker, co-chair of the fundraising event “Love is in the Air: A Night of Music, Song, and Love,” which will take place Saturday, February 8, at St. Benedict at Auburndale.

Jan 24, 2025 · This week on WKNO/Channel 10's Behind the Headlines, Shelby County Commissioners David Bradford, Brandon Morrison, and Amber Mills join host Eric Barnes and Bill Dries to discuss the Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board's upcoming vote to terminate Superintendent Marie Feagins, the Commissioners' 'no confidence' resolution, criminal justice, budget season and more.

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Jan 8, 2025 · Industry watchers see Meta's end of fact-checking as move to appease Trump, annual winter respiratory virus season returns with a vengeance, and Los Angeles wildfires force thousands of evacuations.