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Where Health Care Won’t Go
A tuberculosis crisis in the Black Belt. By Helen Ouyang.
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Tuskegee syphilis study descendants speak about tragedy, seek healing
More than 80 years later, families of men in the notorious Tuskegee syphilis study detail a legacy of suffering, and seek healing. (May 10, 2017)
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Mail carrier arrested for feeding dog meatballs with nails
An Alabama mail carrier has been charged after authorities say she fed at least one dog meatballs that contained nails. AL.com reports that 47-year-old Susanna Dawn Burhans was arrested Thursday and charged with aggravated cruelty to animals.
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Group wants McDonald’s employees fired for hiding bacon in Muslim family’s sandwiches
A Muslim civil rights organization is asking management at a McDonald’s located in Decatur, Alabama to identify and fire the staff who allegedly hid pieces of bacon in 14 chicken sandwiches ordered by a Muslim family. The Alabama chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations called the franchise today with the request after the family sent them a video taken yesterday, after they each found a small piece of bacon on each sandwich. Eating pork products are strictly prohibited in Islam.
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Judge Strikes Down AL Law Requiring Girls to Go Through Trial Before Abortion
We recently posted about a disturbing case in Alabama involving as 12-year-old girl who needed to get an abortion after being raped by an adult family member. While the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals finally agreed she didn’t need parental consent normally required in that situation, there were government officials trying to make sure she couldn’t go through with the procedure. They were literally in court on behalf of the unborn child, urging the state to make the 12-year-old girl give birth.
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Alabama HS students want classroom LGBT flag removed, compare it to Confederate flag
Students and parents at a high school in Alabama are calling for the removal of a classroom LGBT “rainbow pride” flag, saying it is comparable to the Confederate flag. More than 2,400 people thus far have signed a Change.org petition calling for the flag to be taken down at Auburn High School.
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The Resegregation of Jefferson County
What one Alabama town’s attempt to secede from its school district tells us about the fragile progress of racial integration in America.
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A Very Scary Fish Story
The vanishing of an iconic river creature in Alabama poses terrifying questions about the water we swim in and fish in and drink. (Jul 24, 2017)
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Establishment gears up for Steve Bannon’s war on the GOP leadership
The Senate contest in Alabama is testing the power of moneyed interests against Trump’s conservative base. By Michael Scherer and Matea Gold.
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Moore crushes Strange in Alabama Senate primary
The outcome came after Mitch McConnell and the GOP establishment spent millions to stop the bellicose outsider.
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Cullman man drives 2 hours to help search, finds missing DeKalb County girl
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office confirms a 3-year-old girl who was reported missing on Thursday evening has been found. Deputies tell us Serenity Dawn Sanders was found safely around 7:30 Friday morning roughly about 600 yards from her house. When she went missing Eric Gilbreath got a call about it. "Your heart just falls out on the floor. My first thought was helping getting out there and looking. I wasn't going to give up," Gilbreath explained.
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Woman says Roy Moore initiated sexual encounter when she was 14, he was 32
Alabama resident Leigh Corfman said that in 1979, when Moore was an assistant district attorney, he brought her to his home and touched her sexually. Three other women said that Moore – now a candidate for U.S. Senate -- pursued them when they were teenagers and he was in his early 30s.
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Walmart shopper hurt while buying melon wins $7.5M verdict
An Alabama man who said he tripped and broke his hip while buying a watermelon at a Walmart store has won a $7.5 million verdict in his lawsuit against the retailer. Henry Walker on Wednesday was awarded the damages after a jury trial in Phenix City, Alabama, just west of the Georgia state line, court records show. Walker had sued Arkansas-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc., saying his foot became trapped in a pallet beneath the watermelons as he reached for one of the fruits at a Phenix City Walmart on June 25, 2015.
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Another Roy Moore accuser to come forward; alleging sexual assault while she was a minor
Famed attorney Gloria Allred says she and a new accuser who alleges Roy Moore sexually assaulted her as a minor will hold a press conference Monday afternoon.
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Report: Alabama Mall Banned Roy Moore in the ’80s for Pursuing Teens
Local cops say Moore had been “run out” of the mall for trying to pick up high school dates.
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53 pastors sign letter of support for Roy Moore
Kayla Moore, wife of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, shared a letter on Facebook over the weekend indicating support from more than 50 Alabama pastors. Not all the pastors said they gave permission for their name to be be used on what appears to be a recycled letter from before the GOP primary, however.
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Roy Moore Just Blamed His Sexual Misconduct Allegations On Lesbians, Gays, And Socialists
Speaking from a church pulpit in Alabama, the Republican Senate candidate said the "lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender...socialists" are behind the "malicious" allegations against him.
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Pastor Linked to Roy Moore Once Convicted for Trying to Destroy Evidence in Molestation Case
Here’s a weird detail spun out of the Roy Moore situation in Alabama. The GOP Senate nominee, who is running for office despite numerous allegations that he sought relationships with teenage girls as an adult, held a Wednesday event at Magnolia Springs Baptist Church in Mobile. There, Rev. Bill Atkinson led singing, AL.com reports. Alabamans may remember him for his 2012 conviction for obstruction and conspiracy. A federal jury found him guilty for interfering in an investigation into his son.
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Alabama poll: Jones leads Moore by 4 points
GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore trails his Democratic opponent in the Alabama Senate race by 4 points in a new survey.
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A Racist Flyer Might Cost Doug Jones the Election Because the Entire Democratic Party Is Trash
While the policies of the party may be more progressive and black-friendly, the Democratic leadership is often as prejudiced and shortsighted as its Republican counterparts, and next week’s Senate election is the perfect example. By Michael Harriot.
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