Nashville volunteers deliver food, necessities to immigrant families too afraid to leave their homes

Nashville volunteers deliver food, necessities to immigrant families too afraid to leave their homes

Nashville, Tennessee — At the age of 80, Lynne McFarland of Nashville, Tennessee, isn’t taking it easy. She’s technically retired, but spends three days a week, several hours per day, packing and delivering boxes filled with food and other basic needs to families of undocumented immigrants living in Nashville. Some are too scared to leave…

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The ripple effect of Trump's tariff war with Canada on Nashville's local economy

The ripple effect of Trump’s tariff war with Canada on Nashville’s local economy

Nashville, Tennessee — In Music City, there are early signs that President Trump’s trade war with Canada is striking the wrong chord. Around half of Nashville’s international visitors come from Canada, according to the nonprofit Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp.  But Canadians are not crossing the border in the numbers they once did, angry about the…

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Floods and celebrities atmospheric river

Celebrity Homes That Could Be Impacted by Atmospheric River Flooding

Flooding associated with an ongoing atmospheric river is expected to worsen into the weekend, putting millions of people at risk of flood-related impact, including some celebrities. Why It Matters AccuWeather meteorologists this week warned of a 1-in-1,000-year flood posing threats to several states. An AccuWeather spokesperson told Newsweek that floods like this have a 0.1…

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