Two dead after 26-year-old mother jumps off Tennessee overpass holding infant
A ghastly event that took place in the early morning hours of Monday, January 4 just north of Jackson, Tennessee, highlights the degree of social misery and despair that has overtaken untold numbers of the world’s population amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Around 12:30 a.m. local time, callers from the gas station northeast of Jackson, in the western part of the state, informed 911 dispatchers that a woman had just tried to crash her car into a gas pump. Then, calls came in from witnesses saying the woman exited the vehicle carrying a child and proceeded to walk to the edge of the nearby overpass before disappearing from sight.
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FedEx in process of delivering first vaccine shipment amid COVID-19 surge
Mid-South readies for vaccine and distribution By Chris Luther | December 12, 2020 at 9:41 PM CST - Updated January 12 at 12:49 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - With the emergency go-ahead from the FDA for Pfizerâs COVID-19 vaccine, Memphis-based FedEx has jumped into action, tweeting âWeâre in motion to begin delivering our first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and BioNTech Group to communities across the U.S.â
âIâm just so deeply proud of the role our team members have played in the fight against this pandemic to date. But the fight, the role theyâre about to play in the upcoming fight to get these vaccines out and end this thing. This may be our finest hour as a company,â Richard W. Smith, FedEx Regional President, Americas and Executive Vice President of Global Support, said.