President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017.
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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, the busiest airport in the world, is on the list of airports affected — and will also likely see cancellations and delays.
Temperatures across North Georgia will plunge early next week and could even bring a taste of snow to the state’s tallest mountains.
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The legislation says the curriculum must have neutral viewpoints on any gun-related topics, such as gun ownership in general. "},{"_id":"NABRFDMOPNHODI264P2BOA3GDI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Voices for a Safer Tennessee, a nonpartisan nonprofit created by parents after The Covenant School shooting in Nashville, supported the legislation. The organization supports gun ownership and advocates for policies like expanded background checks."},{"_id":"WDHJD5HW3BCMFNLNQ2YGLYBAMA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"These lessons may encourage families to start necessary conversations, said Jessica Jaglois, director of communications for the organization."},{"_id":"L2XQK6NTJNBHVEUAN6MEQCS4UE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“It could possibly prevent a firearm tragedy from occurring, because we know that a moment of access can lead to a lifetime of tragedy,” said Jaglois."},{"_id":"LNX4PCWWBJHJDIUFLSAF75SLBA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"In 2022, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that firearms were the leading cause of death among children and teens. Arkansas and Tennessee have rates of firearm deaths among children and teens that exceed the national average, according to an AP analysis. But some Democrats and gun control advocates argue this kind of legislation is the wrong approach to gun violence. 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The schools also can decide which faculty or staff will lead the lessons, or in some instances bring in police officers to talk about gun safety. "},{"_id":"3RFH7KYYSFBZDIAHSPZ5AXJFBA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"In Arkansas, schools might choose to incorporate the lessons as a part of annual safety training, such as when they are practicing fire safety or tornado drills, said Spencer Griffith, a deputy director with Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. "},{"_id":"OIGBTWJOLBEKPJWZTH3UYVC6VA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“We hope they will interject this in a way that kind of helps to maybe prevent some of these accidents from occurring, but not in a way that puts a political focus or fear around that, because it’s just not the place for that,” said Griffith. 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"},{"_id":"7EYRSYHEKNDVVKVNKUTB3AYBUI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, who is leading the talks among moderates, said Friday evening that Democrats “need another path forward” after Republicans rejected Schumer's offer. “We're working on it,” she said. "},{"level":2,"_id":"77YN6NDJAJHS3HUS3KV4VCLLYY","additional_properties":{},"type":"header","content":"Moderates continue to negotiate "},{"_id":"EMWT7G2C7NC5LN6ZGHHG32JIVQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"As leaders of the two parties disagreed, the small group of Democrats led by Shaheen continued to negotiate among themselves and with some rank-and-file Republicans on a deal that would end the shutdown. "},{"_id":"GMNSUJCGMFGUZCMCDWKFN73OTI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The group has been discussing for weeks a vote for a series of bills that would pay for parts of government — food aid, veterans programs and the legislative branch, among other things — and extend funding for everything else until December or January. The three annual spending bills that would likely be included are the product of bipartisan negotiations that have continued through the shutdown. "},{"_id":"BLFNLEEIS5ER5KB4Q54ADEHXL4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But the contours of that agreement would only come with the promise of a future health care vote, rather than a guarantee that Affordable Care Act subsidies are extended by the end of the year. Many Democrats have said that’s unacceptable. 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"},{"level":2,"_id":"D6D6YM5YR5G53PRORNC7XRHIS4","additional_properties":{},"type":"header","content":"Republicans eye new package of bills "},{"_id":"MBPOSYME6FDWHI77PXMC6ICCVY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Trump urged Republicans at a White House breakfast Wednesday to end the shutdown quickly and scrap the legislative filibuster, which requires 60 Senate votes for most legislation, so they can bypass Democrats altogether. "},{"_id":"D6AWIGPXOZFP7LSZHJKY664M3I","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“I am totally in favor of terminating the filibuster, and we would be back to work within 10 minutes after that vote took place,” Trump said Friday. "},{"_id":"XQRAWE3PNRFEZN52QB6JEOS7II","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Republicans have emphatically rejected Trump’s call, and Thune has instead been eyeing a bipartisan package that mirrors the proposal the moderate Democrats have been sketching out. But it unclear what Thune, who has refused to negotiate, would promise on health care."},{"_id":"WLWUGNGZEFFI5PL6RGR4GKBC24","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The package would replace the House-passed legislation that the Democrats have rejected 14 times since the shutdown began. The current bill would only extend government funding until Nov. 21, a date that is rapidly approaching after six weeks of inaction. "},{"level":2,"_id":"BAPTZKPAJVGWNJPZ3HNJ74ZBWY","additional_properties":{},"type":"header","content":"A choice for Democrats "},{"_id":"3IEEOPYSCNBDXC4KWWUD6BVXJI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"A test vote on new legislation could come in the next few days if Thune decides to move forward. "},{"_id":"GWUHVDVJK5CMHFKOHOZBAHKMGA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Then Democrats would have a crucial choice to make: Do they keep fighting for a meaningful deal on extending the subsidies that expire in January, while prolonging the pain of the shutdown? Or do they vote to reopen the government and hope for the best as Republicans promise an eventual health care vote, but not a guaranteed outcome? "},{"_id":"HBWCHRYLRZBDTAOV5O45GBHF34","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"After a caucus meeting Thursday, most Democrats suggested they would continue to hold out for Trump and Republican leaders to agree to negotiations."},{"_id":"5P32P7J2NRBL3F3XVWK4B4DIUA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, said Democrats are “obviously not unanimous” but “without something on health care, the vote is very unlikely to succeed.”"},{"_id":"JMYQVXBHLFFLTKG7EWA6AQLP7Q","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an Independent who caucuses with the Democrats, said they need to stand strong after overwhelming wins for Democrats on Election Day and demand an extension of the subsidies rather than just a promised vote. 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The show begins at 8 p.m. Eastern, 5 p.m. Pacific. "},{"_id":"B2SRP75KGRF3LPSKCX3SEIQV6A","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"It will be available to stream on Hulu starting Sunday. And it will get its traditional edited telecast on ABC on Jan. 1. "},{"level":2,"_id":"B7OUXIFJWBGXLA7C6GXJ75YPIQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"header","content":"Who will be inducted"},{"_id":"MKCJIPKB3NBHNIAZILSV7UNLP4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Here's a look at the full class of 2025 and a few of their defining songs. "},{"_id":"UIE4VCPI5NFXBGJXBA5PRTCFJU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Outkast: American rap duo that began in the 1990s. Key songs: “Hey Ya,” “Ms. Jackson” and “Roses”"},{"_id":"GRCR6NMIW5CZJKA746CTWBOIFY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Salt-N-Pepa: American rap group formed in the 1980s. Key songs: “Push It,” “Let’s Talk About Sex” and “Shoop” "},{"_id":"L545NVIW6ZGW3H3G6KF7M76VJE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Bad Company: English rock band formed in the 1970s. Key songs: “Feel Like Makin' Love,” “Can't Get Enough,” “Bad Company” "},{"_id":"OYQQC7QZ7BAMJCCW5PNIR473ZQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Chubby Checker: American singer who began releasing records in the 1950s. Key songs: “The Twist,” “Limbo Rock,” “Let's Twist Again” "},{"_id":"YSAARJOWKBCDLK3MVB2MYXGQY4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Joe Cocker: English singer who began releasing records in the 1960s and died in 2014. Key songs: “You Are So Beautiful,” “Up Where We Belong,” “With a Little Help From My Friends” "},{"_id":"HN5D3G2FVFGFRP4R34EO22SHRE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Cyndi Lauper: American singer and songwriter whose solo career began in the early 1980s. Key songs: “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” “Time After Time,” “True Colors” "},{"_id":"RQTVKMSGJ5C4BNDR32JNBC42OQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Soundgarden: American rock band formed in 1984. Key songs: “Black Hole Sun,” “Fell on Black Days,” and “Outshined.” "},{"_id":"35OXOHNHD5AMZDTTOKXLO44ECE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Warren Zevon, American singer-songwriter who began releasing solo records in the early 1970s and died in 2003. Key songs: “Lawyers, Guns and Money,” “Werewolves of London,” “Keep Me in Your Heart” "},{"_id":"OMYK4N4WZNG4PHU3AX5KZ3KALU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Thom Bell, American music producer and songwriter starting in the 1960s who died in 2022. 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