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KCarl Smith: Forging freedom through the Three-Fifths Clause of the Constitution

The Clause, by counting each enslaved individual as three-fifths of a person, reduced the overall representation of the slave states compared to counting them as full individuals. It did not give the slave states a huge pro-slavery majority in Congress. 

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'God has truly blessed me': Kidney recipient thankful after five year fight for survival

The son of a Birmingham Police detective is thanking God after receiving a life-saving kidney transplant.

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Conner Hayes: The men who murdered Birmingham-Southern College, part II

Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) needed money to fund its expensive capital projects, ornamenting its gated “hilltop in the hood,” as some occasionally called it. 

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‘It’s time for churches to take a stand’: Faith leaders respond to aggressive Pride Month push

Some Alabama churches are responding to Pride Month this year. Traditionally, churches across the state have not given much energy to LGBTQ celebrations. However, this year, more Christian events are planned to celebrate another kind of love: the love of Christ.

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AG Marshall: Bad laws in other states pushed by Biden administration can impact Alabama

Marshall recently joined or helped lead multiple lawsuits against the Biden administration for issues such as energy policy and First Amendment rights — issues that could eventually impact Alabama if allowed to infect other areas unimpeded.

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Conner Hayes: The men who murdered Birmingham-Southern College, part I

BSC was pronounced dead and DNR (do-not-resuscitate) over the last several years by an Alabama Legislature largely unsympathetic to its plight. But we only see the tip of the iceberg.

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Run, Ride & Rumble to raise funds and awareness for PTSD treatment

The 5k, road cycling (45, 23, or 6 miles) and 1.5-hour motorcycle ride will begin at Cahaba Brewing at 7 a.m.

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'Political assassination': Palmer warns U.S. becoming a 'banana republic' after Trump verdict

Count U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) among those who disapprove of the 34-count guilty verdict rendered in a Manhattan court against former President Donald Trump last week.

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Alabama baseball falls to Stetson 4-0, putting an end to 2024 season

The Alabama baseball team's 2024 season concluded on Saturday with a 4-0 defeat to Stetson in the Tallahassee Regional of the NCAA tournament.

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'I will NEVER go back to New York': Alabama State Rep. swears off Empire State after Trump verdict

State Rep. Brett Easterbrook (R-Fruitdale) is voting with his pocketbook to protest former President Donald Trump's 34-count guilty verdict rendered in a Manhattan New York State courtroom last week.

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Mobile fast becoming center for wheelchair tennis

Mobile Tennis Center has daily wheelchair tennis and clinics.

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Sean of the South: Old trucks and young men

I know too many who believe this world has already landed in the outhouse. I know too many who think love is an elaborate myth. Well. I believe these people are dead wrong.

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Gulf Coast EMA officials say ‘Be Prepared’ for hurricane season; Offer alert and prep information

The Baldwin County EMA said it is important for residents to be prepared.

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Barry Moore: 'I am calling for an insurrection in a way that I want people to drop to their knees and seek the Creator of the universe to save this country'

During an appearance on Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show" on Friday, Moore dismissed any accusation that his tweet of the flag had anything to do with AL(dot)com reporter Howard Koplowitz's idea of insurrection.

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Former Hewitt-Trussville band director reportedly commits suicide after allegations of relationship with former student

A former band director at Hewitt-Trussville High School, committed suicide Friday, according to multiple reports.

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Amie Beth Shaver: The link between fatherlessness and crime … whether we like it or not

Whether we like it or not, the issue remains: violence and fatherlessness are connected.  

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ADOC commissioner John Hamm credits new lethal injection protocols for Thursday's 'smooth' execution

Alabama Department of Corrections commissioner John Hamm praised the state’s revamping of its lethal injection protocols after the successful lethal injection execution of Jamie Ray Mills.

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Britt blasts Trump verdict — 'We have to say enough is enough'

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) did not mince words when bashing the Biden administration for its reaction to the “Incredibly flimsy case with no merit” that led to the recent conviction of former President Donald Trump.

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Alabama Supreme Court stops special investigation into embattled Mabel Amos Trust Fund

The Supreme Court of Alabama canceled a court-ordered investigation by a special master and CPA on Friday into alleged self-dealing among trustees overseeing a scholarship fund for needy children created by former Alabama Secretary of State Mabel Amos.

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Alabama baseball drops opener of Tallahassee regional to UCF 8-7

In a game that saw multiple lead changes and ties, Alabama came up short, losing to UCF 8-7.

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Clutch hitting lifts Alabama softball past Duke in Women's College World Series

Clutch hitting and superb pitching have been the theme of the Alabama softball postseason, and Friday night was no different.

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Topps announces special trading card to celebrate Birmingham-Southern baseball's 'historic Cinderella run'

On Thursday, trading card company Topps announced it had created a commemorative card for Birmingham-Southern College's baseball team, which is vying for the Division III national championship at the same time the school is permanently closing.

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Alabama Supreme Court upholds dismissal of UMC disaffiliation lawsuit brought by 48 Methodist churches

The Alabama Supreme Court unanimously upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit brought by 48 Methodist Churches across Alabama against the United Methodist Church on Friday.

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AG Marshall challenges Biden’s HHS rule allowing taxpayer funds to be used for transgender surgeries

Attorney General Steve Marshall and 14 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit on Thursday against a new rule by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that redefines the Affordable Care Act’s prohibition against discrimination to include gender identity.  

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Tuberville, other GOP U.S. Senators defiant in wake of Trump verdict — 'We are unwilling to aid and abet this White House'

Friday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) joined a pledge to no longer cooperate with the Biden administration in what they deemed a "project to tear this country apart."

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Jim Zeigler: Gauging how the Trump guilty verdict affects presidential election   

A national poll of voters is not an indication of how the presidential election is looking. Only swing states make the difference.

In His Image Alabama News
Movie at First Baptist Fairhope to offer clarity to 'confused culture' ahead of Pride Festival

First Baptist Fairhope is offering a viewing of the movie “In His Image” Friday evening to offer clarity on confusing social issues including transgender and gender ideologies.

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