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Alabama Construction Workers Earn 8th Least in U.S.
The Wetumpka Herald - Alabama
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The U.S. construction industry is navigating a period of heightened uncertainty in 2025, marked by shifting trade policies, restrictive immigration enforcement, and persistently high interest rates. New tariffs on imported steel and aluminum have...
MLB draft: The biggest Texas Rangers booms and busts of the last decade
The Dallas Morning News - Texas
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July 9, 2025
Major league teams pour countless resources, dollars and hours into amateur evaluation each year in preparation of the MLB draft. It remains an inexact science despite that. Don’t believe us? Take a gander at the last decade of the Texas Rangers’...
ALEA announces changes for Alabama CDL holders
Gulf Coast Media - Alabama
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GCM Staff Report The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Driver License Division is announcing two updates impacting Commercial Driver License (CDL) holders and applicants across the state. These changes, aligned with federal guidelines and...
Trump’s NOAA pick Neil Jacobs says he wouldn’t repeat ‘Sharpiegate’ mistake
The Gazette - Colorado
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Former NOAA chief Neil Jacobs told lawmakers Wednesday he would “probably do some things differently” in response to questions over the 2019 “Sharpiegate” scandal, pledging at his confirmation hearing not to sign off again on an inaccurate...
Alabama already outlawed ingredient in “gas station heroin,” now a rising health concern
Alabama Public Radio
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June 16, 2025
Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Tennessee all have laws against what’s called tianeptine. The renewed concerns is because U.S. poison control centers have reported a steady rise in calls linked to the drug for more than a decade....
Four years later: Remembering the Alabama doctor killed in Surfside condo collapse
WVTM 13 - Alabama
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June 24, 2025
It's been four years since the South Florida condo collapse in Surfside that killed 98 people.One of those people was Alabama native Gary Cohen, who was staying at his brother's condo at Champlain Towers South in Surfside when it collapsed. Cohen,...
Alabama HC Nate Oats receives high honor from USA basketball with AJ Dybantsa, Koa Peat and others part of 2025 USA U19 training camp
Sportskeeda
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June 16, 2025
Alabama coach Nate Oats received a prestigious honor as he was selected to serve as a court coach for the 2025 USA Men’s U19 National Team training camp. The Crimson Tide celebrated him on social media, with the camp set to take place this week at...
Alabama chef, food blogger shares her love of Southern cuisine: ‘Cooking is an art form’
This is Alabama
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June 17, 2025
When Chelsea Gieselmann serves up a bowl of chicken and dumplings, her dish fills the tummy and soothes the soul. After just one spoonful, you’ll be thinking about grandma’s kitchen and reminiscing about the warm pleasures of home. But Gieselmann...
Controversial Alabama councilman elected as teen announces run for mayor and quickly drops out
AL.com - Alabama
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June 25, 2025
A controversial Decatur City councilman both announced and then withdrew his candidacy for mayor in an apparent stunt to prove a point. Hunter Pepper, who represents District 4 on the Decatur City Council, initially announced Tuesday on Facebook...
Intellectual property proposals would undermine Alabama businesses: op-ed from former congressman
AL.com - Alabama
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June 24, 2025
This is a guest opinion column As a former member of Congress, I proudly voted for the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act, which delivered meaningful tax relief to Alabama families and businesses. President Trump’s current reconciliation bill represents a...
Crutchfield: Innovate Alabama growing talent, startups, communities statewide
Alabama Political Reporter
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June 24, 2025
When Innovate Alabama launched just three years ago, Alabama startups had limited access to venture capital, students were leaving the state for tech jobs elsewhere, and rural communities were largely disconnected from the innovation economy....
Warm, calm Gulf waters bring early jellyfish season to Alabama beaches
AL.com - Alabama
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June 24, 2025
A new worry has come ashore to Alabama’s beaches this month, lighting up social media with pictures of red welts on swimmers’ bodies and raising fresh concerns about what could be a long, painful summer in the Gulf. Jellyfish have swarmed...
Is Bruce Pearl the next Tommy Tuberville? A GOP rule could threaten Auburn coach’s speculated Senate run
AL.com - Alabama
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July 9, 2025
Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl would carry advantages in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate and at least one big hurdle, analysts say. Pearl has not said he is running for Alabama’s open seat for the Senate but has not publicly denied...
Dock Rone first attempted to integrate Alabama football with ’67 walk-on tryout
AL.com - Alabama
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June 24, 2025
EDITOR’S NOTE: Every day until Aug. 29, Creg Stephenson is counting down significant numbers in Alabama football history, both in the lead-up to the 2025 football season and in commemoration of the Crimson Tide’s first national championship 100...
Alabama students are getting better at reading. See how your school compares
AL.com - Alabama
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June 16, 2025
Alabama’s reading scores are improving, but students’ results vary widely between schools and districts. AL.com analyzed the latest 2025 spring reading scores for third- and second-grade students. In two districts, every single third grader was...
Residents in these states each at least 20 pounds of french fries per year, study reveals
New York Post
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July 8, 2025
Virginia is for fry lovers, according to a new study. The poll of 5,000 U.S. adults found the average person of the “Old Dominion” self-reported eating at least 21 pounds of spuds, closely followed by three other heavy-hitting states: Alabama,...
Trump's tariffs weigh on Mercedes-Benz and Porsche
Yahoo Finance
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00:00 Speaker A German automakers may be feeling the pressure from President Trump's auto tariffs. For more, bringing in now Yahoo Finance senior autos reporter, Pras Subramanian. Pras. 00:11 Pras Subramanian Yes, so luxury brands like Mercedes...
Alabama team at Paris Air Show showcases aerospace advantages
Made in Alabama
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June 16, 2025
Alabama has earned a reputation as a powerhouse in aerospace, aviation, and defense — and that reputation continues to grow. At the 2025 Paris Air Show, an Alabama team is showcasing not only the world-class companies operating in the state but...
Research & Commentary: New Index Shows Georgia Lagging Behind Neighboring States on Education Choice
The Heartland Institute
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A new report shows Georgia has gradually fallen well behind its neighboring states in a nationwide education movement still building momentum. According to the 2025 EdChoice Friedman Index—a new measuring system released in April by the titular...
"Thought he transferred for a second. got so scared": College hoops fans react as Alabama's Latrell Wrightsell Jr. gets granted medical redshirt
Sportskeeda
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June 24, 2025
Latrell Wrightsell Jr. will return to Alabama for one more year as a sixth-year senior after the NCAA granted him a medical redshirt for last season. Wrightsell only appeared in eight games, averaging 11.5 points and 1.8 rebounds, before suffering...