Shipping giant FedEx has pulled out of a business conference after former Arkansas death row inmate Damien Echols was asked to speak in Downtown Memphis on Feb. 11.

FedEx was a co-sponsor of Everywhereelse.co: The Startup Conference, which is scheduled for Sunday through Tuesday at the Cook Convention Center.

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By MARILYNN MARCHIONE
AP Chief Medical Writer

UNDATED (AP) Deep-fried foods may be causing trouble in the Deep South. A study finds that people who consume a lot of fried foods and drinks like sweet tea and soda were 41% more likely to suffer a stroke than people who ate that way about once a month.

Researchers say the study

Tennessee Army National Guard soldiers from the 212th Engineer Company, based in Paris and Camden, are leaving this week in preparation for a 1-year deployment to Kuwait in support of the war in Afghanistan.

Roughly 150 guardsmen will leave on Thursday from the Paris National Guard Armory to go to Fort Bliss, Texas,