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Thumb Drive Mix-Up Puts Bessemer Election Results on Hold
BESSEMER, Ala. — Bessemer’s municipal election ran into a decidedly low-tech problem this week: The encrypted thumb drives needed to complete the vote count were locked inside the wrong election box. The mix-up left results incomplete from Tuesday’s municipal election, with returns posted from 11 of the city’s 12 precincts. The missing data could affect…
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Tuberville Rules Out Debate With Jones in Alabama Governor’s Race
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Republican gubernatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville says he will not debate Democrat Doug Jones before Alabama voters choose the state’s next governor in November, a decision that would spare Tuberville from publicly defending both his divisive rhetoric and his close alignment with President Donald Trump’s agenda. Tuberville, Alabama’s senior U.S. senator, said Wednesday…
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Alabama’s $144 Million Rural Health Grant is Shadowed by Trump Medicaid Cuts
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama has begun distributing more than $144 million in federal rural health grants to hospitals, clinics, ambulance services and universities. But the money, hailed by Republican officials as a major investment in rural care, comes from the same Trump-backed budget law that is projected to make far deeper and longer-lasting cuts to…
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Birmingham Officer Fatally Shoots Man in Ensley, Marking Third Deadly Police Shooting This Year
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A Birmingham police officer fatally shot a man Monday afternoon in Ensley after reports that he was waving a gun, trying vehicle doors and firing toward homes, authorities said. The shooting occurred about 3:45 p.m. in the 3100 block of Avenue I, between 31st and 32nd streets, according to the Birmingham Police…
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Ford Urges Canada to Target Alabama Goods in Tariff Response
MONTGOMERY, Ala.. — Alabama could be among the states caught in Canada’s next round of retaliatory tariffs after Ontario Premier Doug Ford urged the Canadian government to target imports from states he described as politically important to President Donald Trump’s base of support. Ford named Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Texas and Wisconsin in…
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Regulators Tighten Oversight of Birmingham’s SouthPoint Bancshares
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Federal and state regulators have ordered Birmingham-based SouthPoint Bancshares to shore up its capital planning and show it can financially support its bank subsidiary, adding a new layer of scrutiny to a company already operating under a separate consent order. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Alabama State Banking Department entered…
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