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Large brawl in Alabama as people defend Black riverboat worker against white assailants

Fight appeared to start when a worker objected to a pontoon boat preventing a larger river boat from docking, and was attacked by a group of white men

The Guardian - US

Two Alabama high schools get new mascots after paying $50,000 fine to remove Confederate names

New names challenged 2017 Alabama law on monuments

The Independent UK

Special Report-How a fake ID repeatedly enabled Hyundai suppliers to employ child labor in Alabama

On Nov 22, a team of state and federal labor officials conducted a surprise inspection and noticed a young-looking worker at a warehouse operated here by the logistics unit of Korean automaking giant Hyundai Motor Group.

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Police say 89 shell casings were found in the deadly Alabama Sweet 16 party

Shell casings from four types of handguns were recovered at the dance studio just off the town square in Dadeville, about an hour's drive northeast of Montgomery, a lead police investigator said.

WEKU

House where King planned Alabama marches moving to Michigan

An Alabama home where Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders planned the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches has been sold to a historical museum in Michigan and will be moved to a site near Detroit for preservation

The Independent UK

Four Dead in Alabama Shooting

At least four people were killed and 28 wounded in a shooting that erupted during a late-night "Sweet 16" birthday celebration at a dance studio in the small town of Dadeville, Alabama, state police and local news media said on Sunday. Some of the injured were critically wounded during the…

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4 were killed and 28 injured in a shooting at a teen's birthday party in Alabama

The attack in the city of Dadeville came as people were gathering to celebrate a 16th birthday. Authorities have offered little information about a suspect, about the victims and about what happened.

WEKU

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Alabama police issue emergency alert for 19-month-old toddler missing with mum

Mum Lateasha Wright, 21, and her 19-month-old baby were last spotted on March 19 in Montgomery, Alabama, US, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, as concerns grow for their wellbeing

Daily Mirror

Genesis Electrified GV70 Entered Production In Alabama

On February 21, the first all-electric Genesis Electrified GV70 SUV rolled off the production line at Hyundai's plant in Montgomery, Alabama.

InsideEVs

Calls to limit boat traffic to protect wildlife on restored Welsh canal

Conservationists say boats with propellers could destroy floating water-plantain on Montgomery canal

The Guardian - UK

Alabama Dodges Police Transparency, Hiding Violent Body Camera Footage from Public

Montgomery doesn’t want people to see a police dog maul a man to death out of fear of the response.

Reason

Federal investigation finds airport worker killed on New Year’s Eve was told not to go near jet engine

Courtney Edwards was working for a subsidiary of American Airlines in Montgomery when she was killed

The Independent UK

Airport worker killed after getting sucked into plane engine was ‘warned’ to stop walking in front of it

Courtney Edwards was working for a subsidiary of American Airlines in Montgomery when she was killed

The Independent UK

Yet The Marcher Persisted: How Weather Constantly Impacted The Civil Rights Movement

During one of the most heated times in American history, weather played a significant, yet hardly recognized, role in the movement

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The Independent UK

Airport worker killed in freak accident grounds flights in Alabama

The victim, who has not been identified by authorities, suffered a fatal injury while on the ramp at Montgomery Regional Airport in Alabama

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Food banks have more demand than ever this holiday season. They worry what 2023 will bring

PHILADELPHIA — When a cereal shipment was late arriving to Share Food Program facilities earlier this month, the team had to scramble to make sure 7,000 seniors in Philadelphia, Montgomery, and Chester Counties did not have to wait for their monthly grocery boxes.

Chicago Sun-Times

More than just the Tumblers

As he nears retirement, Jesse White reflects on his time in baseball, the military, 1955 Montgomery, as secretary of state and his work with a certain well-known gymnastics group.

Inverse

16 years later, Sammy “Mini-Mall” Stephens is still trying to go viral

"Everything the kids re doing on TikTok? I started that," says the creator of Flea Market Montgomery, an early YouTube hit. Can an NFT get him paid?

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The Guardian - US

Rosa Parks: new documentary sheds light on a misunderstood figure

In The Rebellious Life of Mrs Rosa Parks, an often simplified icon of civil rights is given an expansive and deserving tribute

The Guardian - US

Waging a Good War review: compelling military history of the civil rights fight

Thomas E Ricks applies a new lens to a familiar story, showing how those who marched for change succeeded – and suffered

Sports Illustrated

Penn State, Auburn Face Huge Logistical Issue Ahead of Matchup

Coach James Franklin is still weighing the team’s options upon traveling to Alabama on Friday.

The Independent UK

Police: Suspect in I-85 shootings had 2,000 rounds of ammo

Police are trying to determine a motive in three seemingly random shootings along an interstate highway in Alabama and Georgia that left a motorist critically wounded

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Hyundai Subsidiary Allegedly Used Child Labor At Alabama Facility

Smart Alabama LLC supplies parts to Hyundai's Montgomery factory and reportedly had workers as young as 12 on the line.

WEKU

Reproductive care continues in Montgomery, Ala., despite women's clinic closing

The POWER House, which opened in 2015 next door to a now-closed clinic that performed abortions, continues to see clients, offering them sexual information and contraception.

The Conversation

Fred Gray, the 'chief counsel for the protest movement,' to get Medal of Freedom for his civil rights work

Over the past seven decades, longtime Alabama civil rights lawyer Fred Gray represented Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and the victims of the infamous Tuskegee syphilis experiment, in which the U.S. Public Health Service refused for decades to provide readily available treatment to Black men who had the disease.

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