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timesfreepress.com > news > 07/16/2026 > eight-places-to-watch-world-cup-final-in

Eight places to watch World Cup final in Chattanooga

22+ min ago  (378+ words) The World Cup final at 3 p.m. Sunday between Spain and Argentina will pit the sport's greatest icon against its youngest star. For Argentina's Lionel Messi and Spain's Lamine Yamal, it's a chance to add another chapter to their respective stories, and…...

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timesfreepress.com > news > 07/16/2026 > uk-urges-fifa-to-investigate-argentina-over-falklands-banner-at-world-cup-tfp

UK urges FIFA to investigate Argentina over Falklands banner at World Cup

22+ min ago  (760+ words) During post-match celebrations, Argentine players held a banner handed over by fans in the stands, reading “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” — “The Malvinas are Argentine.” Argentina refers to the Falkland Islands as Islas Malvinas. They were invaded in 1982 under orders from…...

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timesfreepress.com > news > 07/16/2026 > new-york-times-files-motion-to-quash-subpoenas-served-on-journalists-over-air-force-one-coverage

New York Times files motion to quash subpoenas served on journalists over Air Force One coverage

1+ hour, 52+ min ago  (574+ words) David McCraw, the newspaper's senior vice president and deputy general counsel, accused the government of bringing the subpoenas in "bad faith to punish The Times for its coverage." "They violate the constitutional rights of The Times and its journalists," McCraw…...

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timesfreepress.com > news > 07/16/2026 > us-designates-2-new-mexican-cartels-as-foreign-terrorist-organizations-tfp

US designates 2 new Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations

1+ hour, 22+ min ago  (447+ words) They are the Juárez Cartel, on the border with Texas, and Los Viagras, a criminal group from the western state of Michoacán. The Federal Register, the U.S. government's gazette, published the designation on Thursday. They joined six other Mexican criminal…...

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timesfreepress.com > news > 07/16/2026 > more-than-half-of-house-democrats-vote-to-cut-israel-aid-in-growing-split

More than half of House Democrats vote to cut Israel aid in growing split

2+ hour, 22+ min ago  (730+ words) The vote tally, 104-314, was not enough to attach the amendment to a broader national security spending bill, but stands as a stark accounting of the shifting attitudes that are dividing the Democratic Party and the nation over Israeli Prime Minister…...

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timesfreepress.com > news > 07/16/2026 > hamilton-county-sees-first-open-clerks-race-in

Hamilton County sees first open clerk’s race in over 50 years

3+ hour, 12+ min ago  (701+ words) If you've ever carried a handgun, gotten married or opened a business in Hamilton County, you've likely used the County Clerk's Office. The office reports, files and administers thousands of various licenses, handling things from motor vehicle title registrations, hunting…...

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timesfreepress.com > photos > galleries > 07/16/2026 > terrapin-population-study-underway-in-coastal-georgia-creeks-to-assess-decline

Chattanooga Times Free Press

4+ hour, 33+ min ago  (22+ words) Terrapin population study underway in Coastal Georgia creeks to assess decline Chattanooga Times Free Press July 16, 2026 2:18 p.m....

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timesfreepress.com > news > 07/16/2026 > free-press-opinion-the-more-things-change-the

Free Press Opinion: The more things change, the more things remain the same

3+ hour, 22+ min ago  (361+ words) The French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr knew what he was talking about when, in 1849, he coined the phrase "Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose." (The more things change, the more they remain the same.) It has been repeated…...

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timesfreepress.com > news > 07/16/2026 > after-six-years-trump-brings-his-election-obsession-to-primetime-at-the-white-house

After six years, Trump brings his election obsession to primetime at the White House

3+ hour, 22+ min ago  (661+ words) In the weeks after Donald Trump lost to Joe Biden in 2020, the people that Trump appointed to run the Department of Justice, cybersecurity agencies and intelligence departments all said the same thing — the election was fair, legitimate and free of…...

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timesfreepress.com > news > 07/16/2026 > times-opinion-mark-herndon-and-what-qualifies-as

Times Opinion: Mark Herndon and what qualifies as disqualifying

3+ hour, 21+ min ago  (1034+ words) When voters choose who they want to represent them, their decision is informed by an array of factors: the candidate's party affiliation, policy stances, personal values and, of course, their character, integrity and personal conduct. For the upcoming Aug. 6 election…...