Memphis
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World
Republicans Move to Block a Policing Change Made After Tyre Nichols’s Death
The News Tennessee Republicans moved on Thursday to overrule a change to the policing of Memphis traffic laws that was a direct response to the death of Tyre Nichols, who was fatally beaten by officers last year during a traffic stop. A new Memphis ...
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Arts
Review: From Lil Buck, History and a Chance to Flash Some Brilliance
“Memphis Jookin’: The Show,” which presents jookin “in the world it comes from,” is sincere entertainment, packed with talent and heart.
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World
Memphis to Gather in Grief at Tyre Nichols’s Funeral
His death after he was beaten by the police inspired anger and sorrow across the country. His family remembers him as a “beautiful soul.”
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Health
Video of Tyre Nichols Beating Raises Questions About Medical Response
Two emergency medical technicians who first evaluated Mr. Nichols have been suspended until an investigation is complete.
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World
Violent History Echoes in the Killing of Tyre Nichols
MEMPHIS — On April 3, 1968, shortly before the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would deliver what turned out to be his last speech, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” at a Memphis church packed with striking sanitation workers, the Rev. James M. Lawson ...
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World
Memphis Awaits Video of a Deadly Police Beating
MEMPHIS — The warnings have come repeatedly in recent days, each worse than the one before: Video recordings of a traffic stop earlier this month capture a scene of staggering brutality. The police chief in Memphis condemned the actions of the ...