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Donation portal set up for Tennessee tornado relief

A tornado in Nashville, Tenn. ripped off the side of a house and its roof in the Buena Vista neighborhood. GETTY/Special

Posted Friday, March 6, 2020 3:31 pm

Scott Barkley

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Donation portal set up for Tennessee tornado relief

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