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Tennessee Democrats unanimously voted to replace Joe Biden with Kamala Harris at the DNC next month. (Photo from Sidelines Archive)

First time watching an election? Here’s a guide to the terms used in coverage

Jenene Grover, News editor November 5, 2024
Election Day and its coverage use terms you may have never heard before, are not quite sure about or you only hear every four years. Here’s a dictionary of some of the terms you might see or hear tonight while watching the coverage.
AP: Comic book genius Stan Lee, Spider-Man creator, dies at 95

AP: Comic book genius Stan Lee, Spider-Man creator, dies at 95

Sidelines November 12, 2018

Photo courtesy of Flickr Story by Associated Press  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Family attorney says Marvel giant Stan Lee, the architect of the contemporary comic book, has died at age 95.

AP: Hurricane Michael slams into Florida with 155 mph winds

AP: Hurricane Michael slams into Florida with 155 mph winds

CIM Digital October 10, 2018

Photo courtesy of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Story by Jay Reeves and Brandan Farrington / Associated Press PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — Supercharged by abnormally warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico,...

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AP: Outsider Trump wins stunning victory to be 45th president

CIM Digital November 9, 2016

Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore/ Flickr Story by Julie Pace/ AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump claimed his place Wednesday as America's 45th president, an astonishing victory...

AP: Trump virtually clinches Republican presidential nomination

CIM Digital May 3, 2016

Story by Julie Pace, Scott Bauer // Associated Press | Photo courtesy of Flickr // Gage Skidmore INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — In a stunning triumph for a political outsider, Donald Trump all but clinched the...

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AP: Senate OKs bill to allow gun carry on Tennessee campuses

CIM Digital April 20, 2016

Erik Schelzig // Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The state Senate on Tuesday voted to allow faculty and workers with handgun carry permits to be armed on the campuses of Tennessee public...

Gov. Bill Haslam welcomes the grand opening of the new science building at MTSU on Oct. 15.

Photo by Bing-Nan Li.

AP: Haslam shakeup of public universities gains final approval

CIM Digital April 4, 2016

Story by Erik Schelzig  // Associated Press | Photo by Bing-Nan Li // Sidelines Archive Republican Gov. Bill Haslam's plan to spin off four-year public universities from the Tennessee Board of Regents...

AP: Capitol returning to normal day after intruder is shot

CIM Digital March 29, 2016

Story by Alan Fram // Associated Press | Photo courtesy of Flickr The U.S. Capitol complex reopened amid visibly higher security Tuesday, a day after police say officers shot and wounded a man who pulled...

AP: US steps up security amid fears of Brussels copycat attacks

CIM Digital March 22, 2016

Story by Bradley Klapper & Alicia A. Caldwell // Associated Press | Photo by Gregory French // Sidelines Archive WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration stepped up security at major transit...

AP: U.S. Women’s Soccer defeats France at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium

CIM Digital March 7, 2016

Story by Teresa M. Walker // AP Sports Writer | Photo courtesy of U.S. Soccer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Alex Morgan scored a minute into second-half stoppage time, Hope Solo posted her 97th career shutout,...

Obama: Guantanamo Bay undermines security, must be closed

CIM Digital February 23, 2016

Story by Lolita C. Baldor, Kathleen Hennessey // Associated Press | Photo by Gregory French // Staff Photographer  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's plan to close the detention center at Guantanamo...

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AP: Justice Antonin Scalia dead at 79

CIM Digital February 13, 2016

Story by Mark Sherman // Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Antonin Scalia, the influential conservative and most provocative member of the Supreme Court, has died, leaving the high court without its...

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