Alexander says repeal of medical device tax 'critical'

Alexander says repeal of medical device tax 'critical'
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) is hoping to achieve something rare these days in Washington, D.C.

He's hoping to gain bi-partisan support for his proposal to repeal an excise tax on the revenues of medical device companies imposed this year under the Affordable Healthcare Act.

Sen. Alexander says it's already

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White Station HS coach suspended

White Station HS coach suspended
White Station HS coach suspended
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

White Station HS head football coach Devin Rutherford has been suspended with pay pending the outcome of an investigation that he physically disciplined a player.

According to MCS, the appropriate authorities have been notified, and the investigation is ongoing.

White Station HS administrators held a meeting with

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FBI outlines case against ricin suspect

FBI outlines case against ricin suspect
OXFORD, Miss. (FOX13) -

Federal Judge S. Alan Alexander said there is probable cause that James Everett Dutschke did knowingly produce ricin and conspire to use it as a weapon and ordered him held without bond.
 
Dutschke appeared in U.S. District Court for a preliminary hearing Thursday morning in Oxford and waived his right to a detention

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Shots fired at Houston airport; 1 injured

Shots fired at Houston airport; 1 injured

By MICHAEL GRACZYK
Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) - Shots were fired near a ticket counter at Houston's largest airport on Thursday, critically injuring one armed man and sending people in the terminal scrambling and screaming, a Houston police spokesman and witnesses said.

A call that there had been a "discharge of

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TSA finds 8 handguns at Memphis International

TSA finds 8 handguns at Memphis International
TSA finds 8 handguns at Memphis International
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Transportation Security Administration agents found a handgun at a Memphis International Airport security checkpoint last week. The gun was loaded with a round in the chamber.

TSA agents have found eight guns at Memphis International security checkpoints this year. According to TSA records, nine guns were discovered

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