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Smell from Gatlinburg wildfires blows to southern Mich.

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WILDFIRES WREAK HAVOC IN TENNESSEE Tennessee wildfires leave trail of destruction | 1:04

At least three people have been killed in Tennessee's devastating wildfires, and others are still missing. USA TODAY NETWORK

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WILDFIRES WREAK HAVOC IN TENNESSEE Stepbrothers film harrowing escape from TN Fire | 0:56

Thousands of people made "hell-like" escapes from wildfires that burned hundreds of homes, destroyed a resort in the Great Smoky Mountains and killed three people. Two stepbrothers caught their harrowing escape on their iPhone. (Nov. 29) AP

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WILDFIRES WREAK HAVOC IN TENNESSEE Over 100 Structures Damaged in Tenn. Wildfire | 2:08

City officials say that hundreds of homes and other buildings were damaged or destroyed by flames from wildfires in Tennessee. (Nov. 29) AP

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WILDFIRES WREAK HAVOC IN TENNESSEE General manager: 'All is fine' at Ripley's Aquarium | 0:51

Ryan Desear, general manager of Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies, talks about the Gatlinburg fire on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016. Michael Patrick

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WILDFIRES WREAK HAVOC IN TENNESSEE Gatlinburg homes, hotels ablaze as wildfires spread in the south | 0:54

But no deaths reported in Smoky Mountains blazes in Tenn. Time

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WILDFIRES WREAK HAVOC IN TENNESSEE Evacuations ordered as Tennessee wildfires rage | 1:36

Tennessee officials say thousands of residents and visitors in the Gatlinburg area have been evacuated and hundreds of structures have been damaged and destroyed by spreading wildfires. (Nov. 29) AP

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WILDFIRES WREAK HAVOC IN TENNESSEE Arrowmont executive director: Most of school saved from fire | 0:59

Bill May, executive director of Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, says Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, that most of the school's property was saved from the fires in Gatlinburg. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel

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WILDFIRES WREAK HAVOC IN TENNESSEE Fire forces Ripley's Aquarium staff to leave animals behind | 1:23

Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies is home to nearly 11,000 animals, including some endangered species. The general manager says staff were forced to evacuate, but would rather sacrifice their own lives to save the animals. WBIR

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WILDFIRES WREAK HAVOC IN TENNESSEE Dramatic escape from Tennessee wildfire caught on camera | 1:28

As everything around them burned, two stepbrothers captured their harrowing drive to safety in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. USA TODAY NETWORK

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WILDFIRES WREAK HAVOC IN TENNESSEE First responders assembled for Sevier County wildfire response | 0:23

First responders have gathered at Gatlinburg-Pittman High School on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, to aid in the Sevier County wildfire response. Amy Smotherman Burgess/News Sentinel

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Apartments across the street from Gatlinburg Church of Christ were shells of buildings Nov. 29, 2016, after wildfires mixed with high winds on the night before to cause widespread damage in the Gatlinburg, Tenn., area. (Photo: Amy Smotherman Burgess, Knoxville (Tenn.) __news Sentinel)

DETROIT — A smoky smell in the air in southern Michigan was coming from East Tennessee's wildfires, according to the National Weather Service.

In a Facebook post, the National Weather Service's Grand Rapids station noted Tuesday that a number of residents reported smelling the smoke from the wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, Tenn., 600 miles or more to the southeast.

Many Michigan residents described "smelling something like a camp- or trash fire with a hint of electrical or plastic odor," the National Weather Service stated. "Computer models run in a 'backwards trajectory' mode confirm that air over Lower Michigan at 10 p.m. last (Monday) night passed through the Smoky Mountains 12 hours earlier."

A cold front passed through Lower Michigan early Tuesday, shifting the winds southwest and bringing in fresh air, according to meteorologists.

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Extent of Tennessee fire damage comes into grim focus

More than 200 firefighters from across Tennessee are helping fight the wildfires, burning in and around Great Smoky Mountains National Park and threatening country music star Dolly Parton's resort, Dollywood.

The wildfires have displaced more than 14,000 Tennessee residents.

"This is a fire for the history books," Gatlinburg Fire Chief Greg Miller said Tuesday. "The likes of this has never been seen here. But the worst is definitely over with."

Contributing: Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel. Follow Keith Matheny on Twitter: @keithmatheny

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An aerial view shows Gatlinburg the day after a wildfire
An aerial view shows Gatlinburg the day after a wildfire hit the city on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Sevier County.  Paul Efird/News Sentinel
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An aerial view shows destroyed homes the day after a wildfire that hit Gatlinburg on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Sevier County.  Paul Efird/News Sentinel
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An aerial view shows destroyed buildings along U.S. 321 in Gatlinburg the day after a wildfire hit the city on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Sevier County.  Paul Efird/News Sentinel
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An aerial view shows destroyed buildings in the Starr Crest Resort near Pigeon Forge the day after a wildfire on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Sevier County.  Paul Efird/News Sentinel
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An aerial view shows destroyed homes the day after a wildfire that hit Gatlinburg on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Sevier County.  Paul Efird/News Sentinel
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An aerial view shows a destroyed home the day after a wildfires hit near Pigeon Forge on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Sevier County.  Paul Efird/News Sentinel
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An aerial view shows Gatlinburg the day after a wildfire hit the city on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Sevier County.  Paul Efird/News Sentinel
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An aerial view shows destroyed homes the day after a wildfire that hit Gatlinburg on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Sevier County.  Paul Efird/News Sentinel
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An aerial view shows the destruction at Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort & Spa the day after a wildfire hit Gatlinburg on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Sevier County.  Paul Efird/News Sentinel
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    Supreme Court divided on rights of immigrants facing deportation

    Immigration activists demonstrate at the Supreme Court earlier this year in support of President Obama's executive order to grant relief from deportation in order to keep immigrant families together. The court heard a new immigration case Wednesday. (Photo: J. Scott Applewhite, AP)

    WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump wants to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, but the Supreme Court appeared potentially deadlocked Wednesday over how long immigrants facing deportation can be detained without court hearings.

    Under current law, immigrants who have committed even minor criminal offenses and those picked up crossing the border can be held indefinitely during deportation proceedings. But a federal appeals court ruled last year that they cannot be held more than six months without a hearing.

    The Obama administration appealed the ruling, and on Wednesday the high court seemed deeply divided. On one hand, its more conservative justices saw little reason to second-guess federal laws giving the government wide latitude in such cases. On the other hand, its more liberal justices questioned whether those laws circumvent the Constitution's due process guarantee.

    It seemed possible that the justices could deadlock 4-4 while the vacancy created by Justice Antonin Scalia's death in February remains unfilled. That could lead to the case being sent back to the lower court for further consideration, or a lengthy delay while a ninth justice is nominated and confirmed, so that the case can be reheard.

    The court deadlocked on four cases last term, including on President Obama's effort to protect millions of undocumented parents from deportation. A federal appeals court's ruling against the program remains intact.

    Thousands of immigrants facing possible deportation are held for a year or longer before getting a hearing, which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in California found to be intolerable. The American Civil Liberties Union lawyer representing a group of immigrants held on average for 13 months, Ahilan Arulanantham, said even some terrorism suspects get better procedural safeguards.

    "The (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) officials who are making these decisions are essentially the jailer," Arulanantham said. "They're local detention officers."

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    But Acting Solicitor General Ian Gershengorn said immigrants facing deportation have procedural rights, such as seeking release in a federal court while their immigration cases proceed. "With that process comes time," he said.

    It didn't take long for the justices to divide along familiar lines. Chief Justice John Roberts said the court "can't just write a different statute" and should not decide the case on constitutional grounds because the debate is over federal statutes. But Justice Elena Kagan said the Constitution should protect immigrants detained for lengthy periods without hearings.

    Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor voiced the most concern for those immigrants held in detention while federal officials decide if they deserve to be deported. In those cases, they said, the immigrants should be released unless they are a danger or a flight risk.

    "Prolonged detention without reason is not appropriate for these aliens," Sotomayor said. "Don't you think due process would require some periodic review to ensure that these people are properly being held?"

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    Teen kills deer, finds a parachute in its antlers

    While hunting at Ft. Campbell Brady Hempen killed this deer, which had a parachute from a flare canister tangled in its antlers. Hempen is having the deer mounted with the parachute still in the rack. (Photo: Submitted)

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    Brady Hempen, 15, has killed nearly 50 deer since he started hunting when he was just 5 years old, but never one like the buck he shot recently at Fort Campbell, Ky.

    Hempen noticed the big deer earlier in the day with something he could not identify wrapped up in its antlers.

    Part of what was in the rack shined. It helped Hempen to track the deer.

    “At first I thought he had a dead deer in his antlers when I saw all that stuff in his rack,” said Hempen, who first spotted the buck from 50 yards. “It was pretty neat. I finally realized there was a shiny canister in there too.”

    The deer had a parachute and canister from a military flare, which had been launched at the army base, tangled in his antlers.

    Hempen, who is from Paducah, Ky., shot the deer from 25 yards using a muzzleloader during the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency youth hunt.

    Hempen was only able to score 11 points in the rack. The parachute was covering some of the points.

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    Hempen decided not to remove the parachute and is having the head and rack mounted with it still in place.

    “I think it just builds character on the hunt,” Hempen said. “The parachute was one of the main reasons why I shot him. I’d never seen anything like it. It was just neat.”

    Hempen estimated the parachute had been tangled in the deer’s antlers for at least three months.

    “There’s still velvet on the rack underneath the parachute where he couldn’t rub it off,” Hempen said. “That tells you it had to have been there since August or early September.”

    The parachute did not appear to cause the deer any discomfort.

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    Hempen could not recall how much the deer weighed.

    Hempen said he hunts every weekend during deer season and prefers using a bow.

    Of all the deer he has killed Hempen said this one was among his most memorable.

    “I’m very proud of all of them; he’s up there for sure as one of my favorite deer,” Hempen said.

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    Big Mac creator Jim Delligatti dies at 98

    In this Aug. 21, 2008 file photo Big Mac creator Jim Delligatti sits attends his 90th birthday party in Canonsburg, Pa.. (Photo: Gene J. Puskar, AP)

    PITTSBURGH ― The Pittsburgh-area McDonald’s franchisee who created the Big Mac nearly 50 years ago has died. Michael “Jim” Delligatti was 98.

    McDonald’s spokeswoman Kerry Ford confirmed that Delligatti died at home surrounded by his family on Monday night.

    Delligatti’s franchise was based in Uniontown, about 40 miles south of Pittsburgh, when he invented the chain’s signature burger with two all-beef patties, “special sauce,” lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun.

    Today, we celebrate the 98 inspirational years of Big Mac inventor, Michael "Jim" Delligatti. Jim, we thank and will forever remember you. pic.twitter.com/wmEFrmazdn

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    Delligatti told The Associated Press in 2006 that Oak Brook, Ill.-based McDonald’s resisted the idea at first because its simple lineup of hamburgers, cheeseburgers, fries and shakes were selling well.

    But Delligatti wanted to offer a bigger burger and it went over so well it spread to the rest of Delligatti’s 47 stores, then went national in 1968.

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