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College football coach under fire for participating in mass baptism of 200 students

The mass baptism that many students hailed as a ‘beautiful’ event has been condemned by the FFRF as ‘unconstitutional’

The Independent UK

Dock worker attacked in shocking Alabama riverfront brawl speaks out

‘I didn’t expect this to happen at work today,’ Dameion Pickett recalled

The Independent UK

2024 NFL Draft: 8 prospects to watch in Week 4

Our own @MixsonS_NFL has eight NFL Draft prospects that you need to keep your eye on this Saturday

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Here's one potential winner from the UAW strike: Non-union auto workers in the South

If the UAW strike leads to a win for the union, southern auto workers believe that will lead to a pay up at plants like Nissan and Mercedes.

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Woman pours water on former Alabama rep’s head in protest at hearing over EPA toxic coal ash storage plan

EPA argues existing Alabama regime for handling coal ash ponds risks water supply pollution

The Independent UK

Brothers who killed ex-wife in murder-for-hire plot are convicted

After almost six years, the brothers who murdered a mother-of-four in a plot to kill have been convicted of their crimes

The Independent UK

Alabama school band director speaks out after being tased by police: ‘All I remember is students screaming’

Johnny Mims’ lawyer called the incident an ‘alarming abuse of power’ by police

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Gen. C.Q. Brown confirmed as top military officer despite Tuberville's roadblock

Gen. Brown has had a four-decade military career, serving as a combat pilot and chief of the Air Force. He was confirmed as chairman of the joint chiefs by a Senate vote of 83-11.

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Voting rights advocates sound alarm on Alabama defying Supreme Court decision with congressional map

NAACP and ACLU called on Supreme Court to deny state lawmakers’ request to defy major ruling

The Independent UK

Senate is set to confirm 3 military nominees but GOP senator still blocking hundreds of others

The Senate is poised to confirm a new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as Democrats try to maneuver around holds placed on nominations by Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville over Pentagon abortion policy

The Independent UK

Alabama school band director says he was 'just doing my job' before police arrested him

An Alabama high school band director says he was just “doing my job” when police officers arrested him and shocked with a stun gun after he refused to immediately stop the band as it played in the bleachers following a football game

The Independent UK

‘Traitors’: US military veterans condemn blocking of officer promotions

Liberal group Vote Vets called out Republican Tommy Tuberville and party leaders for holding up promotions in protest of abortion

The Guardian - US

Video shows high school band director shocked with stun gun, arrested after refusing to stop music

Police body camera video shows an Alabama high school band director being shocked with a stun gun and arrested by officers in front of screaming students, in a chaotic scuffle that broke out after he refused to immediately stop the band as it played in the bleachers following a football…

The Independent UK

Challengers urge Supreme Court to allow Alabama redistricting order - Roll Call

Several challengers to Alabama’s congressional map on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court not to halt a lower court ruling on a new map.

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Alabama band director tased by police for not stopping his students' performance

Johnny Mims and his school band were wrapping up their last song when Birmingham police insisted the performance stop immediately. The confrontation ended with Mims tased in front of his students.

The Independent UK

How a rural Alabama school system outdid the country with gains in math

While the rest of the country’s schools were losing ground in math during the COVID pandemic, student performance in a rural Alabama school district was soaring

The Independent UK

An Alabama band director refused to stop playing at a school football game. Police tasered him

Johnny Mims’ lawyer called the incident an ‘alarming abuse of power’ by police

The Guardian - US

‘Subtle and sinister’: Republicans’ anti-drag crusade seen as assault on LGBTQ+ rights

Hundreds of anti-LGBTQ+ laws were introduced in 2023, including bans on drag shows, but many have been struck down

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Restoring the Voting Rights Act is still on this Alabama Democrat's agenda

Despite a divided Congress, Democratic Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama is still pushing to shore up the Voting Rights Act after the U.S. Supreme Court dismantled key parts of the landmark law.

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College Football Week 3 Winners and Losers: Florida gets a signature win under Billy Napier, trouble brewing in Tuscaloosa

What looked like a weak slate on Saturday turned out to be more exciting than we anticipated.

WEKU

Just two doctors serve this small Alabama town. What's next when they want to retire?

Like much of rural America, LaFayette, Alabama, has no hospital or urgent care clinic. As the town's two primary care doctors approach retirement, some experiments are bubbling up to care for people.

The Independent UK

A Supreme Court redistricting ruling gave hope to Black voters. They're still waiting for new maps

The Supreme Court’s decision siding with Black voters in an Alabama redistricting case gave Democrats and voting rights activist a surprising opportunity before the 2024 elections to have congressional maps redrawn in a handful of states

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Alabama HS forfeits win after players receive Buffalo Wild Wings gift cards

Why did giving gift cards to players cost an Alabama HS a football win?

The Independent UK

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson urges Americans to confront ‘uncomfortable’ history of racist violence

Her address in Alabama commemorates a white supremacist attack that galvanised the civil rights movement

The Independent UK

Top Navy nominee reveals depth of damage from being blocked by GOP Senator Tommy Tuberville

Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville has caused a backlog of more than 300 military nominations

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