AFTERNOON HEADLINES 07/20
U.S. SENATOR DOCTOR RAND PAUL SAYS THE PRESIDENT IS USING “SCARE TACTICS” TO FORCE AMERICANS INTO BELIEVING THE COUNTRY WILL CERTAINLY DEFAULT IF THE DEBT CEILING ISN’T RAISED BEFORE AUGUST 2ND, AS HE SAYS THE PRESIDENT HAS THE AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE PAYING THE NATION’S BILLS.
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FORMER CHRISTIAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL KATHY JOHNSON HAS BEEN HIRED AS THE NEXT DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUATION WITH THE MCCRACKEN COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM, WITH MS. JOHNSON SAYING SHE FELT A SENSE OF TEAMWORK THERE THE MOMENT SHE WALKED IN THE DOOR.
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FORT CAMPBELL SOLDIER PRIVATE FIRST CLASS NASER ABDO HAS GONE ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY DAYS AFTER WINNING “CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR” STATUS DUE TO OPPOSING THE WARS IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ AS A MUSLIM—ACCORDING TO A SOURCE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
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AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WESTERN KENTUCKY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING, WHILE A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
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