An Amtrak of some of our favorite Black men just pulled into the ...

npr.org/2024/04/18/1245290751/botched-exections-black-race-death-penalty

Apr 18

States botched more executions of Black prisoners. Experts think they know why : A study showed states made more mistakes when executing Black prisoners by ...

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Apr 17

Morgan Price on making history as 1st HBCU gymnast to win national title: 'It felt really amazing'

goodmorningamerica.com/living/story/morgan-price-making-history-1st-hbcu-gymnast-win-109307101

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Apr 17

General election matchup set in potentially historic race for new Alabama district, CNN projects

cnn.com/2024/04/16/politics/alabama-election-house-shomari-figures/

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Apr 16

'All these genres living in me': Origin stories of the women on Beyoncé's 'Blackbiird'

usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/04/16/beyonce-cowboy-carter-reyna-roberts-brittney-spencer-women-featured-blackbiird/73340516007/

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Apr 17

New Huntsville music festival now has name, dates, genres: Event is being produced by produced by C3 Presents, a company whose resume includes mega-festivals ...

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Apr 10

🔊 'Amtrak Joe' loves trains. But does he love them enough to put a Japanese bullet train through Texas? It's up for discussion as he meets Japan's PM Kishida ...

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Apr 21

Editorial: Why does Mississippi observe Confederate Heritage Month? : Mississippi taints its history as the battleground for democracy by celebrating Confederate ...

latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-04-21/editorial-celebrate-mississippis-heroes

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NPR

npr.org/2024/04/20/1244920874/women-of-color-still-lag-behind-in-stem-jobs-despite-efforts-to-change

Apr 20

Women of color still lag behind in STEM jobs, despite efforts to change: STEM careers are still lagging when it comes to hiring women of color.

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Apr 16

$10 million solar panel plant announced for north Alabama, to create 70 jobs: OMCO is leasing Building 100 in the Huntsville West Industrial Park at 7620 ...

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Apr 24

UAW’s Tennessee win fuels hopes in the South, but skeptics remain: The labor fight heads next to a Mercedes plant in Alabama, where one worker said “people on ...

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Apr 18

Alabama Mercedes workers to vote on union representation: Thousands of Alabama Mercedes-Benz workers will vote in May to determine if they want United Auto ...

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Apr 23

After victory at VW in Chattanooga, the union road leads to Alabama : After the United Auto Workers’ triumph at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga ...

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Apr 12

Black Woman Says Viral Moment With Donald Trump Was 'Learning Experience': Michaelah Montgomery spoke out about the moment with Trump in Chick-fil-A.

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Apr 17

GOP State AGs Ask EPA to 'Eviscerate' Crucial Environmental Justice Tool: "Many of the states that have signed the petition have historically allowed these ...

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Apr 07

He once swore off politics. Now, this Georgia activist is trying to recruit people who seldom vote

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Apr 23

Child care crisis holds back moms without college degrees: ‘I really didn’t want to quit my job’

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Apr 08

How Abortion, and IVF, Flipped an Alabama State House Seat: Marilyn Lands’s victory in a special election provided an early blueprint for Democrats who are eager ...

nytimes.com/2024/04/08/us/politics/alabama-abortion-ivf-house-seat.html

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Apr 10

🔊 What you need to know today: - Joe Biden calls for Gaza ceasefire, as Palestinians mark Eid - Why Iran is supplying Sudan's army with drones - 'Amtrak Joe' ...

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UPI

Apr 12

President Joe Biden says 'extreme voices' against racial equality put democracy at risk - UPI.com

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The Columbus Dispatch

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Apr 24

After long-time former auditor quit in 2022, Columbus schools hires permanent replacement

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Apr 10

Alabama offered millions in incentives for Landing’s Birmingham HQ. What changed?

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Apr 18

‘Shame of Chicago, Shame of The Nation’ series premieres Thursday on WTTW, showing how segregation was built into foundation of real estate

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Apr 23

Alabama bar named one of the best in America: Have you tried it? : Birmingham's Adios has earned some high-profile recognition from the Spirited Awards ...

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Apr 17

‘Victories would be nothing less than an earthquake’: can UAW win in the south?: United Auto Workers faces first real test in campaign to unionize 13 automakers ...

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Apr 17

LIFT Academy chooses Tuskegee for $27 million pilot training school: Earlier this year, Tuskegee University announced a new flight school program allowing ...

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Apr 12

Taco Bell execs reveal what they order nearly every day: 'It will change your life'

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Apr 12

How the Northeast Corridor Became Amtrak's Essential Rail Line: The new book The Northeast Corridor traces the history of passenger trains from Boston to DC ...

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Apr 20

Biden nominee Miranda Holloway-Baggett could be Alabama’s first Black woman US Marshal

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Apr 20

U.S. mint releases new Alabama coin: How to buy it and what it looks like: One of Alabama’s greatest contributions towards American exploration is featured in ...

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Apr 11

Buttigieg visits predominantly Black Alabama community following ABC News investigation about neighborhood flooding

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Apr 07

This Purdue-Connecticut final has the makings of a heavyweight rumble: Only one game remains in the men’s college basketball season, and it will create history ...

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Quick Glance: Purdue Advances to NCAA Title Game by Beating N.C. State 63-50

Purdue defeated North Carolina State 63-50, advancing to the NCAA title game.

Zach Edey scored 20 points and 12 rebounds, dominating the battle of big men.

Purdue (34-4) moves on to face the winner of Alabama and defending champion UConn.

Edey and coach Matt Painter's team have overcome every challenge so far, despite facing some difficulties.

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Apr 14

‘Correct a black mark in US history’: former prisoners of Abu Ghraib get day in court

theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2024/apr/14/abu-ghraib-iraq-torture-abuse

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Apr 20

Alabama House approves $9.3 billion education budget: The budget includes raises for teachers and a new high school in Demopolis.

al.com/educationlab/2024/04/alabama-house-approves-93-billion-education-budget.html

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Apr 12

Search underway for 40-year-old Birmingham woman believed kidnapped, seriously injured

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Apr 24

Rush Propst supporters rally as Pell City school board schedules special meeting

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Apr 17

Number of Alabamians removed from Medicaid approaches 200K as unwinding continues

al.com/news/montgomery/2024/04/number-of-alabamians-removed-from-medicaid-approaches-200k-as-unwinding-continues.html

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Apr 18

Alabama book challenges an expensive ‘nightmare’: Librarians: Librarians said they have spent hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars addressing complaints.

al.com/news/2024/04/alabama-book-challenges-an-expensive-nightmare-librarians.html

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Apr 17

Alabama lawmakers vote down legislation to make police bodycam footage public record

al.com/news/mobile/2024/04/alabama-lawmakers-vote-down-legislation-to-make-police-bodycam-footage-public-record.html

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Apr 20

No. 3 Johns Hopkins men’s lacrosse beats No. 5 Maryland, 7-5, to win Big Ten regular-season title outright

baltimoresun.com/2024/04/20/johns-hopkins-maryland-mens-lacrosse/

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Apr 17

Travis Barker’s Teen Daughter Shuts Down ‘Delusional’ Plastic Surgery Rumors: The 18-year-old's comment comes after a social media user accused her of getting ...

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Apr 12

Alabama legislators want $6.6 million in library funding tied to book relocations

al.com/educationlab/2024/04/alabama-legislators-want-66-million-in-library-funding-tied-to-book-relocations.html

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Apr 08

Alabama senators push for teachers to get 12 weeks of paid parental leave: Alabama currently does not offer teachers any paid parental leave.

al.com/educationlab/2024/04/alabama-senators-push-for-teachers-to-get-12-weeks-of-paid-parental-leave.html

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Apr 22

Michigan football lands first recruit of Sherrone Moore era, top rated player in Illinois

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Apr 07

Alabama pushes two bills to restrict what’s in the library: ‘It’s creating a nanny state.’

al.com/news/2024/04/alabama-pushes-two-bills-to-restrict-whats-in-the-library-its-creating-a-nanny-state.html

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Apr 12

Boyfriend sought on kidnapping charge in disappearance of 40-year-old Birmingham mother of 4

al.com/news/2024/04/boyfriend-sought-on-kidnapping-charge-in-disappearance-of-40-year-old-birmingham-mother-of-4.html

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Apr 17

Former Alabama Govs. Robert Bentley, Don Siegelman announce support for bill to retroactively ban judicial ov

al.com/politics/2024/04/former-alabama-govs-robert-bentley-don-siegelman-announce-support-for-bill-to-retroactively-ban-judicial-override.html

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Apr 18

Alabama’s overtime tax exemption will have larger impact than expected: Last year’s law to take the income tax off of Alabama workers’ overtime pay is now ...

al.com/news/2024/04/alabamas-overtime-tax-exemption-will-have-larger-impact-than-expected.html

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Apr 19

Alabama utilities struggle to meet new limits on forever chemicals in drinking water

al.com/news/2024/04/alabama-utilities-struggle-to-meet-new-limits-on-forever-chemicals-in-drinking-water.html

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Apr 13

Rise in US executions masks deep divide between states on use of death penalty: Some of the 27 states that have the death penalty have not executed anyone in ...

theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/13/us-death-penalty-executions-rise

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Richmond Times-Dispatch

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Apr 10

Benedictine baseball beats Mills Godwin in eight innings in Julia Budzinski memorial game

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Apr 16

Pink shoe found at kidnapping scene leads to body of missing mom of four, AL cops say

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al.com/news/2024/04/helena-yanks-public-money-awarded-to-private-school-teachers-after-pushback.html

Apr 10

Helena yanks public money awarded to private school teachers after pushback: After swift and fierce backlash, the mayor of Helena on Tuesday said the city will ...

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Apr 19

Will a Birmingham neighborhood be left behind by redevelopment? ‘It seems like we are lost’

al.com/news/birmingham/2024/04/will-a-birmingham-neighborhood-be-left-behind-by-redevelopment-it-seems-like-we-are-lost.html

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al.com/life/2024/04/a-great-alabama-restaurants-opening-a-new-location-inside-an-amphitheater.html

Apr 13

A great Alabama restaurant’s opening a new location inside an amphitheater: “I like to start with local food items and ideas, and incorporate creativity ...

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Apr 21

Former Alabama State President William H. Harris dies at 79: Harris was a resident of Hilton Head, South Carolina and a native of south Georgia ...

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Apr 10

Whitmire: Ethics commissioner lets slip he violated ethics law: Under Alabama law, commissioners are prohibited from making campaign donations.

al.com/news/2024/04/whitmire-ethics-commissioner-lets-slip-he-violated-ethics-law.html

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Apr 07

Birmingham craft beer veterans collaborate on new THC drinks: Altitude Beverage Co. was founded by TrimTab CEO Harris Stewart, Avondale Brewing Co ...

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al.com/news/2024/04/birmingham-teen-sentenced-to-40-years-for-deadly-shooting-at-roebuck-mens-clothing-store.html

Apr 09

Birmingham teen sentenced to 40 years for deadly shooting at Roebuck men’s clothing store

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Apr 07

Good Hope man gets 36 months for possession of narcotics: A 23-year-old Good Hope man who was arrested recently for the possession of narcotics for the purposes ...

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al.com/news/2024/04/stakes-high-in-tuesdays-democratic-runoff-in-alabamas-redrawn-2nd-congressional-district.html

Apr 14

Stakes high in Tuesday’s Democratic runoff in Alabama’s redrawn 2nd congressional district

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Apr 22

Who won NASCAR Cup race in Talladega? Winner is Tyler Reddick, plus full results: Who won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega? Tyler Reddick is the winner ...

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Miami Herald

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The 44 Percent: Miami-Dade’s tree-planting program, the Heat’s historic win, botched lethal injections,...

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The Sacramento Bee

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Apr 21

Gavin Newsom targets Republican abortion policies with plan to help Arizonans, ads in Alabama

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Race-based test kept Black people from getting a kidney, lawsuit says : Cleveland Holt of Evans, Georgia had been waiting for a new kidney for years when he ...

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Apr 24

Atlanta outlines plans to fix issues at polluting wastewater plant: After being slapped for releasing wastewater with potentially dangerous levels of bacteria ...

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The Kansas City Star

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Apr 24

Kansas signee Labaron Philon, No. 30-ranked recruit, asks out of Letter of Intent

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Lexington Herald-Leader

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Apr 18

How UK is helping lead the discussion on this type of preventable cancer: University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center hosting consortium, present studies in ...

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Der Spiegel (online)

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US state of Tennessee: Volkswagen employees vote to join a union: It is a historic success for the workers' representation United Auto Workers: the employees of ...

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The Dallas Morning News

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Calvin Watkins’ 2024 NFL mock draft 3.0: Surprising Cowboys pick?: Do the Dallas Cowboys have enough picks to find impactful players? In this NFL mock draft ...

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Aviation Week Network

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Apr 19

BE-4 Engines Arrive For ULA Vulcan Cert-2: The second of two Blue Origin BE-4 engines has arrived at United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Decatur, Alabama ...

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Apr 19

Credit, check fraud costs weigh on Regions' earnings: The Alabama regional lender says it expects expenses to taper off this year and anticipates challenged ...

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Apr 19

LIFT Academy Training To Begin At Tuskegee University, Moton Field: Republic Airways Holdings and its Leadership in Flight Training (LIFT) Academy are developing ...