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Britt traveling to New Orleans via Air Force One to watch Super Bowl with Trump

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) will be in New Orleans on Sunday with President Donald Trump to watch Super Bowl LIX.

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Apryl Marie Fogel: 5 myths about opposition to Magic City Acceptance Academy

Just because someone points out the problems with a school doesn't mean that person hates the students and teachers.

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Devin Foley: Anxiety – here's why so many of us have it

In the past, while people may have been living harder lives, they often were far more content. So what changed in our times to bring about a near universal state of anxiety?

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1819 News’ Jeff Poor: Expect a ‘relatively quiet’ session as state legislature waits for Trump’s move

1819 News editor-in-chief Jeff Poor said to expect a "relatively quiet session" compared to last year as lawmakers wait to see how things shake out at the federal level.

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Ainsworth to revisit Trump's I-65 widening pledge: 'I certainly plan on going to D.C. and having that conversation'

At the 2023 Alabama Republican Party summer dinner, Donald Trump pledged that if he won his third bid for the White House, one of his first orders of business would be to widen Interstate 65 from Huntsville to Mobile.

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Watch: Dothan’s ‘Top Chef’ winner makes Super Bowl treat on ABC’s 'Good Morning America'

An unusual Super Bowl treat was prepared on ABC's Good Morning America by Dothan's Kelsey Barnard Clark -- ‘Fried shrimp po-boy nachos.’

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Jeff Minick: Kill nuance and you breed stupidity

JD Vance's recent resurrection of Robert E. Lee brings this national hero's virtues to the forefront once again.

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Dr. Barry Nowlin: Alabama's 'bubble children'

Rather than reveal that some third-grade students had “fallen through the cracks,” State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Eric Mackey euphemistically portrayed these students’ situation as “on the bubble.” 

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4 takeaways from No. 3 Alabama's 85-81 win over Arkansas

No. 3 Alabama went into a hostile arena and held off a late surge by Arkansas to secure an 85-81 victory to improve to 9-1 in the SEC and a share of first place in the SEC standings with No. 1 Auburn.

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4 takeaways from No. 1 Auburn’s 90-81 loss to No. 6 Florida

4 takeaways from No. 1 Auburn’s 90-81 loss to No. 6 Florida

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Widow of Dr. Wernher von Braun dies at 96; End of German rocket scientists era

Maria von Braun has died at age 96, the widow of rocket scientist Wernher von Braun. Her life reads like a historical novel and has become one.

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Ivey-backed bill granting 8-weeks paid parental leave for state employees, teachers filed in legislature

A bill granting eight weeks of paid parental leave for teachers and state employees has been filed in the Alabama House of Representatives.

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Traffic flow improves as 682 stop lights synchronized in Mobile area

A major project has synchronized 682 stoplights in the Mobile area.

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Alabama stargazers can watch alignment of moon, planets now to March 14

Now to March 14 is the best time for Alabama skywatchers to see an alignment of the moon and planets.

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'Nothing more than a mouthpiece for the far left': Strong introduces bill to ban federal funding of National Public Radio

On Friday, U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) unveiled his No More Funding for NPR Act of 2025 to prohibit federal funding for National Public Radio (NPR).

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Gerrick Wilkins: Alabama's tax trap – a new fee that grows government instead of cutting taxes

Let’s not kid ourselves – any fee imposed by the government is a tax.

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Talmadge East: The day country music died

Country music, at its best, is a form of cultural memory – a way of preserving stories and struggles, a testament to the places and people often overlooked by the mainstream. But memory is fragile, and once lost, it is difficult to recover.

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Sean of the South: A few things I love about America

I wonder if we Americans couldn’t put aside our disagreements for a moment, and agree on a few things we love. 

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'Not something I intend to vote for': State Sen. Elliott calls Ivey effort to restructure state veterans affairs 'a tough push'

Earlier this week, the State Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee passed a bill that would change the State Board of Veterans Affairs and how the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner is appointed by a 5-2 margin.

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Northern District of Alabama U.S. Attorney withdraws from minor transgender surgery ban lawsuit against state

Northern District of Alabama U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona and three assistant U.S. Attorneys recently withdrew from a lawsuit challenging the state’s transgender minor surgery ban.

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National Institutes of Health gives UAB $1.5 million to study transgender pain sensitivity

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) gave the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) a $1.5 million federal grant to study the pain thresholds of transgenders. 

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Operation Jamaican Knights nets four arrests in Foley

Multiple agencies worked an operation Friday in Baldwin County leading to four arrests.

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Allen Mendenhall: Shaping the influencers through lasting conservative principles

While the ballot box has its season and the campaign trail its purpose, there remains this other, quieter necessity: the patient cultivation of ideas, like gardeners tending delicate shoots that may not flower for years.

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University of Alabama System board appoints Sid J. Trant as permanent chancellor — ‘He is a tested and trusted leader’

The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees today appointed Sid J. Trant as chancellor of the University of Alabama (UA) System, granting him a permanent spot after serving as interim chancellor for nearly a year.

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Bill requiring parental consent for vaccines clears first committee hurdle, heads to House floor

The Alabama House Judiciary Committee advanced legislation on Thursday that would require parental consent before administering vaccines to minors.

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2026 Attorney General field takes shape

Although it is the very preliminary stage of the 2026 election cycle, some of the contests for statewide offices are beginning to take shape, including the race for attorney general.

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No. 1 Auburn set for top 10 showdown against No. 6 Florida 

Coming off a decisive 98-70 win over Oklahoma on Tuesday, the top-ranked Auburn Tigers are set to host another top 10 showdown with No. 6 Florida making the trip to Neville Arena on Saturday. 

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