US new home sales jump to fastest rate in 2½ years

US new home sales jump to fastest rate in 2½ years
WASHINGTON (AP) -

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER
AP Economics Writer

Americans bought new homes last month at the fastest pace in more than two and a half years, further evidence of a sustained housing recovery.

Sales of new homes rose 4.4 percent in November from October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 377,000, the

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Public library book-sharing to be faster, cheaper

Public library book-sharing to be faster, cheaper

Tennessee's public libraries will soon be able to share books cheaper and faster thanks to a new interlibrary loan service.

According to the Secretary of State's office, the Tennessee State Library and Archives has been paying about $200,000 a year to help libraries mail books to each other, but that only covered about

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Memphis Symphony Chorus auditions

Memphis Symphony Chorus auditions
Memphis Symphony Chorus auditions

Join the amazing Memphis Symphony Chorus!

You heard them during  the Home for the Holidays performances, and you will hear them again for Holst The Planets, If Bach Were a Beekeeper, and Porgy & Bess.

Get the chance to perform with them by auditioning on Wednesday, January 2 after 6 PM!  All voice types are welcome and

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Today in History - December 27

By The Associated Press

Today is Thursday, Dec. 27, the 362nd day of 2012. There are four days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On Dec. 27, 1932, New York City's Radio City Music Hall opened to the public in midtown Manhattan. (Opening night, consisting of several hours of live acts, was considered a disaster, prompting the owners to

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Renewed push for wine in TN grocery stores

Renewed push for wine in TN grocery stores
Renewed push for wine in TN grocery storesA "Where's The Wine?" sign posted in a Kroger grocery store in Nashville (AP Photo)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Signs have been up in supermarkets around Tennessee proclaiming "Where's The Wine?"

The "Red, White and Food" Campaign is asking Tennesseans to tell their legislators they want wine on their grocery store shelves.

"Customers let us

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