Yearly Archives: 2018

Not All Fun and Games

By Kaley McComas Dylan Miller is hunched over his computer on a weekend night in the UTC library.  “I’m so stressed out,” the 20-year-old Millersaid.  “Why is that?” I said, thinking he would go on to groan about the agony of midterm week. He didn’t, because at that moment, school …

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Virgin Galactic tourism rocket ship reaches space in test

By JOHN ANTCZAK, Associated Press MOJAVE, Calif. (AP) — Virgin Galactic’s tourism spaceship climbed more than 50 miles high above California’s Mojave Desert on Thursday, reaching for the first time what the company considers the boundary of space. The rocket ship hit an altitude of 51 miles (82 kilometers) before beginning …

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Magnitude 4.4 earthquake jolts Tennessee; felt in Atlanta

DECATUR, Tenn. (AP) — An earthquake that struck eastern Tennessee early Wednesday could be felt as far away as Atlanta, the U.S. Geological Survey said.The light earthquake occurred about 4:15 a.m., and was centered about 7 miles (about 10 kilometers) northeast of Decatur. About 15 minutes later, a 3.3 magnitude …

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No. 7 Tennessee gets 2nd chance vs elite foe in Gonzaga

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee wants to capitalize on a second chance to beat an elite opponent as the Volunteers adapt to the higher expectations accompanying their Top 10 ranking. The seventh-ranked Vols (6-1) let a golden opportunity slip away two weeks ago when they squandered a second-half lead in …

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The Latest: Private, graveside service ends; Bush buried

HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on events honoring former President George H.W. Bush (all times local): 5:25 p.m. Texas A&M says the private, graveside service for George H.W. Bush’s family members has ended and the former president has been buried. Thursday evening’s ceremony concludes days of funeral activities honoring the …

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