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Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, who was reelected in Tuesday’s midterm elections, is sponsoring both bills. He had campaigned to “preserve Tennessee conservative values,” according to his website. Senate Bill 1, co-sponsored by Republicans Ken Yager and Ferrell Haile, states that any medical procedures that “alter a minor’s hormonal balance, remove a minor’s sex organs or otherwise change a minor’s physical appearance are harmful” when intended to allow the minor “to identify with … a purported identity inconsistent with the minor’s sex....

The Boilermakers suffered plenty of injuries throughout the day against the Volunteers, but more than a few of them appeared to be the strategic type meant to slow down the Volunteers’ up-tempo offense. Tennessee averages 76.2 plays per game, good for the 20th most in the FBS and fourth-most in the SEC. TROCCHI: Michigan State shows Ohio State there’s a new Big 10 challenger Purdue was dealing with many absences on defense, including that of their top pass rusher George Karaliftis....

While Congress sent states billions of dollars meant to help them create safe schools during the pandemic, Lee instead contributed millions to charter schools that operate under the radar of public oversight. More than $4 million went to create new charters slated to open next year, though it could take longer. Of the $64 million, Lee designated $10 million to charter schools, which provided some aid to help existing schools add grades....

Roger Federer has been to tennis what Bob Dylan has been to the world of literature and music. His racquet has long stood by him and been a faithful ally, weaving magic on the court. When Federer is not busy charming fans with his prowess over five languages, he lets his balletic performance on the court evoke poetry in their minds. Federer has been vanquishing records from the very beginning of his career....

There have been 10 players among Men who have won a 100 titles or more but only 2 of them have done so in the Open Era. Likewise in the Women’s draw, there have been 5 players who won 100 or more titles with 3 of them having achieved it in the Open Era. We focus our discussion on the 5 players who entered the ‘Century Plus Club’ in the Open Era....

1-Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) The world number one is yet to win a grand slam and her best performance on a grand stage this year has been a semi-final appearance at French Open. Pliskova, who finished runner-up last year, remains confident she can go one better this fortnight having claimed three titles on tour this season. She arrived New York with some positive results on the hard court warm-up events, including a impressive run to the semi-finals in Cincinnati....

The Russian world number five has been runner-up at the hard-court event for three years running, losing finals to Victoria Azarenka, Agnieszka Radwanska and Serena Williams. There is no chance Sharapova could repeat her loss to Belarus' Azarenka, though, as the world number four withdrew from the tournament due to a foot injury. Williams, though, is every chance to defend her title and add to the six she has won in Miami, especially seeing she is fresh from skipping the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells....

Following the revelations of match-fixing at Wimbledon uncovered by a BBC-Buzzfeed investigation earlier this year, a new fixing scandal has now emerged in Spain. Representatives for the country’s interior ministry have revealed that a match-fixing ring that extends through Portugal and Spain. A spokesperson for the interior ministry revealed six players were among those arrested, but declined to name or remotely identify those implicated. Speaking to international news agency AFP, a police representative revealed that players had been paid to throw, or arrange the losses, of as many as seventeen matches – with an estimated €500,000 earned by bookies....

The milestone of 35 million sales across all platforms was announced by Re-Logic, Terraria’s developer. After nearly a decade on the market, Terraria has accrued 17.2 million sales on PC, 8.5 million sales across consoles, and an impressive 9.3 million sales on mobile devices. Terraria’s recent rocky path to release on Stadia has been smoothed out, so these numbers may yet continue to climb now that the game has hit Google’s game-streaming service....

The cub probably saw his mother being killed by illegal wildlife traffickers before he was put in a tiny cage only just larger than his body, wildlife organization Animals Asia said. The moon bear, which the team has named Yên, was rescued after police in Vietnam’s Quang Ninh province recovered him from poachers. He had been put in a small birdcage and was nervous and afraid. Yên was transported to Animals Asia’s sanctuary four hours away, where he was handed over to vets and bear experts at the organization....

RELATED: Isekai Anime Protagonists Who Are Reincarnated As The Strangest Things Similarly to Junji Ito monsters, these Eldritch horror abominations can come in all sizes and shapes, but they’re always terrifying and powerful. These monsters came from other realms while some are deadly space monsters that came from other universes to terrorize people and put an end to human existence. One thing is for sure, Eldritch horror monsters are some of the scariest, hardest to kill, and deathly creatures a hero or heroine can face....

SOUTH KOREAGoing for Broke It took drew group chairman Kim Woo Chewing three decades to transform a small trading house into Korea’s second-largest conglomerate. His creditors are giving him far less time to dismantle it. At least $50 billion in debt, the company announced a massive restructuring program last week. But its prospects for recovery still seem slim. And its financial woes are becoming South Korea’s. The Seoul stock market plunged a record 7....

In a January 2002 letter to Swiss authorities, a senior Treasury official privately spelled out the U.S. government’s case that the Bahamian bank–one arm of an international financial network known as Al-Taqwa (Arabic for “Fear of God”)–had a lengthy history of “financing and facilitating the activities of terrorists,” including providing millions of dollars in funding for Al Qaeda and Hamas. The Treasury letter, and another one involving Saudi businessman Yassin A....

Moussaoui’s court-appointed lawyers, NEWSWEEK has learned, have been trying for more than a year to question the Saudi, identified by federal officials this week as Mohammed al-Qahtani, an Al Qaeda fighter who was picked up by U.S. military troops during the war in Afghanistan two years ago and was then transferred to Guantanamo Bay. Al-Qahtani is widely seen by some federal investigators as the most likely candidate to have been the the so-called 20th hijacker, the terrorist who was supposed to be on United Flight 93 that crashed in the fields of Pennsylvania on the morning of September 11, 2001....

He has been an analyst at FOX Sports for around three decades, and in a recent appearance on Sunday, Bradshaw didn’t look healthy. This led NFL fans to worry about his health. Terry Bradshaw is currently 74 years old and has battled with depression for a long time. He has been on medication since the turn of the century. During his latest appearance on-air, Bradshaw was seen having some trouble, and it didn’t look good....

Brazil star Luiz lashed home from 35 yards in the 30th minute before Terry netted with a brace of close-range headers in the 42nd and 71st minutes. Rafael Benitez’s side are one point ahead of fourth placed Arsenal and three in front of fifth placed Tottenham in the race to qualify for the Champions League. Benitez made four changes to the starting line-up that lost 2-1 in the FA Cup semi-final to Manchester City on Sunday....

Tesla Stops Accepting Bitcoin In a statement released on Twitter, Elon Musk announced that Tesla has suspended the use of Bitcoin as a payment method for vehicle purchases. Musk has made this decision out of concern about the increasing amounts of fossil fuels being used for both Bitcoin mining and transaction processing. Given that Tesla produces electric cars, we know that environmental concerns are high on the company’s agenda. It seems fitting for the company to continue its actions in supporting its environmental impact....

The proposed test asks students to formulate original responses to tasks like caption writing, rather than choose a single correct answer. But Caren Scoropanos, spokes-person for the College Board, which administers the SAT and funded the Rainbow Project, says, “We are always doing research, but I don’t think you’ll be seeing a creative section any time soon.”

The starting quarterback was carted off the field in the second quarter, and rookie Tom Savage entered the game. Houston later ruled Fitzpatrick out for the rest of the day. MORE: Week 15 scoreboard | Must-see images Early reports indicate Fitzpatrick has a broken leg and will be out for the rest of the season. The immediate result wasn’t pretty. Savage, a 24-year-old Pittsburgh product, had some trouble with a hand-off to running back Arian Foster....