Tennessee football, band pay homage to Dolly Parton in Week 1

Original reporting: ESPN

Reports indicate Tennessee football and the school’s band paid homage to Dolly Parton during Week 1. ESPN reports the tribute was a notable part of the team’s opening-week activities.

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First detected Sep 6 at 5:24 AM ET

Last updated Sep 7 at 12:39 AM ET

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Sep 5 at 8:20 PM ET Estimated

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Sep 7 at 12:39 AM ET Recorded

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With the recent promising successes in mRNA technology defeating pancreatic and now glioblastoma (brain cancer), it’s looking like anti-vaxxers may be the only ones that will die from these diseases soon. Dolly Parton backed mRNA research. This may end up being her greatest gift. #science

Bluesky · 66% match

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shared entity: dolly parton

per-poll snapshot · resolution ~15 min

Bluesky · 66% match

6.9KLikes1.5KReposts207Replies

shared entity: dolly parton

per-poll snapshot · resolution ~15 min