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npr. org > 05/08/2026 > nx-s1-5815876 > us-and-iran-trade-fire-tennessee-redistricting-us-boat-strikes-in-caribbean

US and Iran Trade Fire, Tennessee Redistricting, US Boat Strikes In Caribbean: Up First from NPR

7+ hour, 12+ min ago  (236+ words) President Trump insists the ceasefire is holding even after the U. S. and Iran traded fire in the Strait of Hormuz for the second time this week. Tennessee is the first state to redraw its congressional map after the Supreme Court weakened…...

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npr. org > 03/20/2026 > nx-s1-5744832 > a-small-tennessee-town-is-calling-on-local-leaders-to-reject-a-uranium-facility

A small Tennessee town is calling on local leaders to reject a uranium facility

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (132+ words) A small Tennessee town hopes to stop the construction of a facility that has a federal contract to refine depleted uranium into a metallic form the government needs to build nuclear weapons. A small Tennessee town is calling on local…...

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npr. org > 03/07/2026 > nx-s1-5677698 > book-ruby-falls

Gin Phillips talks about her new novel, 'Ruby Falls"

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (279+ words) NPR's Scott Simon talks with Gin Phillips about "Ruby Falls." Her new novel begins in 1928 Chattanooga when a man discovers a mysterious underground cavern with a massive waterfall. GIN PHILLIPS: I'm very excited to be here, Scott. Thanks for having…...