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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday at her home ...
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US bans WeChat, TikTok citing national security, privacy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will ban the downloads of the Chinese apps TickTok and WeChat on Sunday, ...
Reward offered in slaying of Alabama teen
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — A $1,000 reward is being offered for information that could lead to the arrest ...
Sally unleashes flooding; hundreds rescued
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Sally lumbered ashore near the Florida-Alabama line Wednesday with 105 mph (165 kph) ...
US outlines sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccines
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for ...
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‘Forrest Gump’ author Winston Groom dead at 77
FAIRHOPE, Ala. (AP) — Winston Groom, the writer whose novel "Forrest Gump" was made into a six-Oscar winning 1994 movie that became a soaring pop ...
by The Associated Press, Friday, September 18, 2020 8:31 am
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After Sally: Rescue, recovery and swelling rivers
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Rivers swollen by Hurricane Sally's rains threatened more misery for parts of the Florida Panhandle and south Alabama on Thursday, as ...
by The Associated Press, Thursday, September 17, 2020 7:41 am
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Hurricane Sally unleashes flooding along coast
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Sally lumbered ashore near the Florida-Alabama line Wednesday with 105 mph (165) winds and rain measured in feet, not inches, ...
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 10:03 am
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Sally makes landfall, continues to drench Coast
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A newly strengthened Hurricane Sally made landfall near Gulf Shores about 5 a.m. Wednesday as a Category 2 storm.
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 5:24 am
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Coast Guard chopper rescues stranded jet skier
Coast Guard rescuers saved a missing man clinging to an overturned jet ski in the churning waters off Fort Morgan late Sunday.
by Alabama Now, Tuesday, September 15, 2020 4:43 pm
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400 years later, an unmanned Mayflower sets sail
PLYMOUTH, England (AP) — The Mayflower is taking to the water in Plymouth harbor.
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, September 15, 2020 3:59 pm
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‘Cuties’ film: Twerking pre-teens prompt national outrage
The backlash to the French independent film "Mignonnes," or "Cuties," started before it had even been released because of a poster that went viral for ...
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, September 15, 2020 11:45 am
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Sally churns towards Alabama landfall
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Hurricane Sally, a plodding storm with winds of 85 mph (137 kph), crept toward the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday as ...
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, September 15, 2020 11:37 am
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Astronomers see signs of life on Venus’ clouds
Astronomers have found a potential sign of life high in the atmosphere of neighboring Venus: hints there may be bizarre microbes living in the sulfuric ...
by The Associated Press, Monday, September 14, 2020 1:26 pm
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Ivey closes beaches as Hurricane Sally strengthens
Gov. Kay Ivey called a state of emergency on Monday and closes beaches as Hurricane Sally strengthened in the Gulf.
by Alabama Now, Monday, September 14, 2020 1:18 pm
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Storm expected to enter gulf, grow to near hurricane strength early next week
A tropical storm watch was issued for portions of Florida Friday as a tropical depression is forecast to cross Florida and enter the Gulf of ...
by Alabama Now, Friday, September 11, 2020 6:11 pm
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Hubbard surrenders, begins prison sentence
A four-year appeals process came to an end Friday as former Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard turned himself to begin serving a prison ...
by Alabama Now, Friday, September 11, 2020 5:57 pm
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‘A sad story all around’: Combat vet laid to rest on 9/11
MONTEVALLO, Ala. (AP) — His Army stint complete after serving in Afghanistan, Damian Daniels left Alabama to begin a new life in Texas. He bought ...
by The Associated Press, Friday, September 11, 2020 5:01 pm
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Brix praises Alabama’s response, tells men to mask up
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx on Friday praised Alabama's response to the pandemic, but expressed concern about the ...
by The Associated Press, Friday, September 11, 2020 4:52 pm
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Two men charged in kidnapping, death of Alabama teen
Two men are charged in the disappearance of an 18-year-old whose body was found days after he went missing last weekend, authorities said Friday. Taharra ...
by The Associated Press, Friday, September 11, 2020 4:07 pm
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Crews search for Mississippi-bound plane that went missing in Alabama
Helicopters and ground crews searched Friday for a small airplane that went missing in Alabama during a flight between Georgia and Mississippi. News outlets report ...
by The Associated Press, Friday, September 11, 2020 4:03 pm
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Alabama plant shutters, eliminates 500 jobs
A factory that employs hundreds of people manufacturing railroad cars in north Alabama is closing amid declining demand linked to the coronavirus pandemic. FreightCar America ...
by The Associated Press, Friday, September 11, 2020 10:52 am
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19 years later, America remembers 9/11 through lens of pandemic
Americans are commemorating 9/11 with tributes that have been altered by coronavirus precautions and woven into the presidential campaign, drawing both President Donald Trump and ...
by The Associated Press, Friday, September 11, 2020 7:22 am
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Alabama cites hundreds of college students for violating virus rules
More than 600 students at the University of Alabama have been sanctioned — including 33 who were effectively suspended — for violating rules intended to ...
by The Associated Press, Friday, September 11, 2020 7:16 am
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Alabama agency’s meeting disrupted as hackers show porn, profanity on screens
The Alabama Public Charter Commission’s virtual meeting was shut down on Thursday after hackers displayed pornographic images, wrote profanity and made references to Hitler. The ...
by The Associated Press, Friday, September 11, 2020 7:14 am
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Alabama Bigfoot hunter arrested after shooting at sleeping man
A Bigfoot hunter from Alexander City has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after firing a gun inside a Shelby County man’s home on ...
by Alabama Now, Thursday, September 10, 2020 9:52 pm
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Judge clears evidence for former NASA astronaut’s trial after deadly crash killed two Alabama girls
Alabama prosecutors can use evidence collected by police after a former NASA astronaut crashed into another car while driving on a rural road more than ...
by The Associated Press, Thursday, September 10, 2020 7:19 am
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Alabama doctor, pharmacist headed to federal prison for roles in health care fraud
An Alabama doctor and a pharmacist have been sentenced in a multi-million dollar health care fraud scheme to bill insurance companies for medically unnecessary drugs, ...
by The Associated Press, Thursday, September 10, 2020 7:14 am
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Alabama family says barking Great Dane saved them from house fire
A dog has been credited with saving an Alabama family’s lives after his bark awakened them to a fire that was sweeping through their rental ...