Welcome to the 170th annual West Tennessee State Fair in Henderson, Tennessee. Since 1855, the West Tennessee State Fair has been the place where farmers from across the state come to show off their prized livestock and crops. It's where we met Jeffrey Daniels and Franklin Carmarmac, friends since high school.They grow cotton, soybeans, and corn on their family farms. as far back as I've been able to trace, uh, my, uh, my greatgranddaddy's daddy was a sharecropper and then it just got passed down through th ...

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Atwood's Literary Career & Impact - Margaret Atwood, a prominent Canadian author with 64 books, faces increasing censorship in American school districts, including her renowned work, "The Handmaid's Tale" [1] - Atwood combats book bans by auctioning a fire-torched "unburnable edition" to benefit Paname, a free speech nonprofit, addressing censorship related to sexual, moral, and anti-Christian content [2] - "The Handmaid's Tale," published in 1985, has sold over 10 million copies and inspired an Emmy-winning Hulu series, becoming a symbol of protest and resistance [5] - Atwood's works, including "Oryx and Crake," have been seen as eerily prescient, warning about potential catastrophes like environmental collapse and global pandemics [7][8] Atwood's Writing Process & Influences - Atwood's fiction is rooted in historical events, drawing from extensive research documented in archived news clippings [10] - Atwood emphasizes the importance of detail, influenced by her upbringing with a biologist father, leading to precise observations in her writing [14] Atwood's Views on Society & Politics - Atwood expresses concern about the erosion of civil liberties and the potential for totalitarian tendencies, such as controlling the media and judicial system [27] - Atwood notes that she has often faced more criticism from the left than the right, as the left expects her to explicitly promote their views [29][30] Atwood's Personal Life & Reflections - Atwood's memoir, "Book of Lives," explores her life, including her unconventional childhood and experiences with a blended family [12][20] - Atwood reflects on her relationship with her late partner, Graham Gibson, highlighting the challenges and complexities of their blended family [19][20]

Funding & Research Impact - Federal research funding to universities has fueled breakthroughs, but is now being used as leverage by the White House [1] - A funding freeze by the Trump administration affected Harvard research labs, potentially jeopardizing future American discovery [3] - Harvard sued the government and regained funding after a judge ruled the freeze unlawful [10] - Federal grants have made up almost half of Harvard's research funding [16] - Instability of federal funding is making it difficult for researchers to retain and attract staff [23] Political & Ideological Disputes - Universities are accused of anti-semitism and liberal bias, leading to demands for safeguarding conservative voices [2] - Accusations of anti-semitism at Harvard stemmed from student protests over the Gaza war [7] - A survey found that 40% of Jewish staff, faculty, and students felt discriminated against, while 71% of Muslim respondents felt the same [8] - The Trump administration froze over $2 billion in grants to Harvard, mostly for scientific and medical research [9] - Harvard is working to improve existing programs promoting ideological diversity [18] Scientific Innovation & Global Competition - Government support of university research has powered America's scientific supremacy [16] - The US is potentially putting the brakes on scientific innovation while China is progressing rapidly [16] - Gene editing technologies invented at Harvard could help hundreds of millions worldwide with genetic diseases [25]

American farmers have long struggled with high costs and low prices for their crops. But this year, there is even greater uncertainty in the fields. China stopped buying all US soybeans in May. Retaliation for President Trump's tariffs. Many American farmers were left without their largest export market. President Trump and China's President Xiinping came to a temporary truce. But farmers told us that whatever happens next with tariffs, the problems on their farms continue to run deep. We went to rural Tenn ...

Book Overview - "The Handmaid's Tale," published in 1985, depicts a near-future America under religious dictatorship, impacting fertile women [1] - The book sold over 10 million copies and inspired an Emmy-winning Hulu series [2] - The author Margaret Atwood gathered hundreds of news clippings to substantiate the plots in the book [2] Inspiration and Influences - The inciting event was in 1981 after Reagan's election, when the religious right was organizing as a political force [3][4] - Atwood was influenced by the vision of women being back in the home and her reading of 1984 [4] - Totalitarianism and how it develops were of great interest to Atwood during the Cold War [7] Symbolism and Setting - The outfits in the book, including the scarlet cloaks and bonnets, were inspired by cults and totalitarian regimes [5] - The colors for the wives (blue) and handmaids (red) were inspired by the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene/Scarlet Letter, respectively [6] - Harvard University was chosen as a central location to represent the antithesis of the USSR [6][7] Historical Context - The details in "The Handmaid's Tale" are based on real events from other countries and times [8] - The Puritans of New England were not democrats, and power was held by church leaders [9] - The book is dedicated to Mary Webster, a 17th-century New England woman accused of witchcraft [9][10]

60 Minutes overtime. This spring we introduced you to Fury, a jet with no cockpit and no pilot built by the defense tech startup Andre. Now this futuristic fighter has taken a very real step forward, its first test flight.This is the moment Andrew's unmanned jet Fury left the runway for the first time. Andrew calls Fury semi-autonomous and says it isn't piloted remotely. Instead, it operates by itself, carrying out mission plans and adjusting its flight without human input.It returns to land when commanded. ...

So this is your lab. Yes. This is where we >> inside the labs where scientists are conducting life-saving research they worry will become collateral damage in a political war between the White House and the nation's elite universities including Harvard.The attack on universities is a tragic blunder for all the foibless of universities and there are many universities research makes life better massively so. Why would you want to it. ...

Here she is taking a flamethrower to her own book. Margaret Atwood was firing back at wouldbe book burners. Her books have been banned for content deemed overly sexual, morally corrupt, anti-Christian.>> The government put out an edict to all school boards saying that they couldn't have any books in the library that had either direct or indirect sex. What is indirect sex. ...

American farmers have long struggled with high costs and low prices for their crops. But this year, amid trade wars and tariffs, there is even greater uncertainty in the fields. >> I heard it's affecting your health.>> Yes. Four blood pressure pills a day. >> Three different medicines.Two years ago, none. >> What do you think about when you go to bed at night. >> What's going to be left in a year.Am I the one that that broke what started in the late 1800s. ...