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Apr 08 2023
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Counties Plan to Send Expelled Tennessee Lawmakers Back to Statehouse
State Rep. Justin Jones (D-Nashville) delivers remarks on the floor of the House chamber in Nashville, Tenn., on April 6, 2023. (George Walker IV/AP Photo) County officials in Tennessee say they want to send the lawmakers who were expelled from their positions right back to the statehouse. Nashville Vice Mayor Jim Shulman has already scheduled a special meeting to consider the seat left open
The Epoch TimesJul 03 2023
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Strong Cup debut for van Gisbergen
CHICAGO -- Shane van Gisbergen won his NASCAR Cup Series debut on a rainy Sunday in downtown Chicago, chasing down Justin Haley and Chase Elliott in a memorable finish to the series' first street race. After passing Elliott, van Gisbergen dueled with Haley in the final laps before the three-time Supercars champion moved in front for good. Haley held on for second, and Elliott was third. The 34
Arkansas Democrat-GazetteApr 08 2023
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‘You Get Punished If You Talk About Racism!’ State Sen Rips TN Republicans Amid Expulsion of 2 Black Reps
Tennessee State Senator London Lamar agreed with SiriusXM host Dean Obeidallah that the expulsion of two Black Democrats from her state’s legislature “about preserving white supremacy,” and added “You get punished if you talk about racism!” On Thursday, the Tennessee House held a vote to expel Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson — both of whom are Black — over a protest calling for gun
MediaiteJun 18 2023
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Yankees fall, 6-2, in first leg of Sunday’s Sox double-header at Fenway
BOSTON – The Red Sox didn’t tag the Yankees for 15 runs again when their series resumed on Sunday afternoon, yet Boston hammered its division rivals – and the Green Monster – for the second consecutive game, a 6-2 win for the home team. The Sox started their scoring in the fifth after Clarke Schmidt allowed a walk and a double to Justin Turner, which could have been – but was not – caught
New York Daily NewsJul 02 2023
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NASCAR Fans Brave Rain-Soaked Chicago Weekend To Watch Shortened — And Pricey — Grant Park Races
DOWNTOWN — NASCAR’s first Chicago street race weekend wrapped up Sunday night after several weather delays, cancellations and minor crashes on the course. Shane van Gisbergen from New Zealand topped the field to win in his NASCAR Cup Series debut. Justin Haley came in second followed by Chase Elliott. Sunday’s race in and around Grant Park was the first of its kind for the racing company and
Block Club ChicagoApr 08 2023
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Expulsion of two lawmakers could backfire on Tennessee GOP majority
The decision by Tennessee Republicans to expel two Democratic lawmakers over their protests following a mass school shooting may have backfired, turning the ousted state leaders into political martyrs and giving them a bigger national platform to air their grievances. State Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson were kicked out of the state legislature on Thursday in a move that drew widespread
Washington ExaminerJul 02 2023
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Shane van Gisbergen makes NASCAR history, winning soggy Chicago street race in first series start
The 34-year-old van Gisbergen, a New Zealand native, became the first driver to win his Cup Series debut since Johnny Rutherford in the second qualifying race at Daytona in 1963. After passing Elliott, van Gisbergen dueled with Haley in the final laps before the three-time Supercars champion moved in front for good. Haley held on for second, and Elliott was third. CHICAGO — Shane van Gisbergen
The Boston GlobeApr 08 2023
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The Black lawmakers expelled in Tennessee had been GOP targets
The move by Republicans in Tennessee to expel two Black Democrats from the state Legislature for protesting gun violence on the House floor was stunning to many observers. I think “ReidOut” frequent guest Elie Mystal framed the sentiment best in this tweet. As Mystal describes, Tennessee Republicans expelled two Black House members, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, on Thursday, while a vote to
MSNBCApr 07 2023
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Harris meets with expelled TN lawmakers
Vice President Kamala Harris (D) is meeting with state Reps. Justin Jones (D) and Justin Pearson (D), two Tennessee lawmakers who were expelled from the legislature after participating in a recent protest on the Tennessee House floor. Gun violence was the topic of the protest, which followed the recent school shooting in Nashville, Tenn. The Hill’s Brett Samuels wrote, “The vice president will
The HillApr 07 2023
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Vice President Kamala Harris to meet with expelled Black lawmakers as backlash to Tennessee Three episode grows
Vice President Kamala Harris Friday was set to meet with the two Black Tennessee state lawmakers who were expelled by Republicans over relatively minor rules violations during a protest demanding stronger gun control in wake of the deadly massacre at the Covenant School. The nation’s first Black vice president planned to fly to Nashville to support Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) and
New York Daily News