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• Minneapolis police shooting tests mayor as re-election looms

  25-07-2017 23:56
  
  The fatal shooting death of an Australian woman in Minneapolis could factor into the city's looming mayoral election as police-community relations again spill into local politics.
  
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• Flooding reactions following Monday's problems

  25-07-2017 23:53
  
  Monday’s flooding problems is a reminder for the county and cities to continue to look for ways to get rid of the water quickly.  
  
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• Pests in trees at the Preserve

  25-07-2017 23:45
  
  One Hoover neighborhood is ready to go to war against some pests.  
  
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• Key dates in the tenure of Jeff Sessions

  25-07-2017 23:32
  Key dates in the tenure of Jeff Sessions, a Republican former U.S. senator from Alabama and early endorser of Donald Trump, who became Trump's attorney general:
  
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• Celgene Corp. to pay $280M to settle cancer drug fraud suit

  25-07-2017 23:06
  A New Jersey pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay $280 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging it committed fraud promoting two cancer drugs for unapproved purposes.
  
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• Drowning of Alabama toddler in pool ruled accidental

  25-07-2017 22:36
  Authorities say the death of a 2-year-old boy found in a backyard swimming pool has been ruled accidental.
  
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• J-P: Fewer showers & storms Tuesday, late week storms possible

  25-07-2017 22:34
  
  Most of us are escaping the rain and storms this afternoon and evening. Temperatures are reaching the lower 90s with the heat index in the mid 90s. If we see any showers developing, the best chances for rain will be south of I-20.
  
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• ALDOT hopes to finish Tuscaloosa road improvement project before classes start at Alabama

  25-07-2017 22:29
  
  An Alabama Department of Transportation road improvement project could slow down traffic in parts of Tuscaloosa this week.
  
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• Trussville PD: Drive-by shooting occurs Monday night in Tutwiler, no one injured

  25-07-2017 22:17
  
  Trussville police say a drive-by shooting took place in the 200 block of Wimberly Drive in Tutwiler on Monday around 7:20 p.m.
  
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• Man charged in Trussville drive-by shooting

  25-07-2017 22:17
  
  Trussville police say a drive-by shooting took place in the 200 block of Wimberly Drive in Tutwiler on Monday around 7:20 p.m.
  
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• Trump, Lebanese leader pledge solidarity against terrorism

  25-07-2017 21:36
  
  President Donald Trump and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri pledge solidarity in fighting terrorism.
  
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• The Latest: Trump, Lebanon leader pledge to fight terrorism

  25-07-2017 21:06
  
  President Donald Trump and Lebanese Minister Saad Hariri are pledging to fight terrorism to the end.
  
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• Nearly all autopsied NFL players show trauma-linked brain disease

  25-07-2017 20:03
  
  Ninety-nine percent of former NFL players who donated their brain to science turned out to have the devastating disorder chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to a new report.
  
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• Alabama man killed in head-on crash with dump truck

  25-07-2017 19:39
  Authorities say an Alabama man is dead after his vehicle crashed head-on with a dump truck.
  
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• Concerns increase in Wisconsin over deal for Foxconn plant

  25-07-2017 19:36
  
  Concerns are rising among lawmakers and others over what incentives Wisconsin may offer to become the first U.S. home of global electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn.
  
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• $2M renovation turns bowling alley into office

  25-07-2017 19:27
  There's still a bowling logo on the automatic doors, but they pull aside to reveal a modern office lobby and the smell of fresh wood from craftsman furniture. Round a corner and the clunk and clatter of the alleys have...
  
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• IRS summertime tax tip: check withholding now to avoid surprises at tax time

  25-07-2017 18:57
  
  To prevent a tax-time surprise, the IRS offers a few tips
  
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• FIRST ALERT: Pop up showers & storms Tuesday afternoon, flooding possible

  25-07-2017 18:45
  
  FIRST ALERT We continue to track a large area of rain towards Auburn and a few isolated showers forming from Lineville to Clanton. This afternoon we will see more pop up showers and storms form that will fade away this evening. Storms will once again be slow movers and move from northeast to southwest primarily. Heavy
  
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• Tuscaloosa City Schools looking for more bus drivers before Start of School

  25-07-2017 18:25
  
  Two weeks before the start of school, Tuscaloosa City Schools officials are working to recruit more bus drivers to fill open positions. 
  
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• Rosenstein: "mutual respect" needed for confidence in police

  25-07-2017 18:16
  
  Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein says building public confidence in law enforcement "is one of our great challenges.".
  
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• Trump message manager ready to clean house to stop leaks

  25-07-2017 18:06
  
  President Donald Trump's new communications director says he's ready to clean house in order to prevent information leaks that have plagued the administration.
  
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• Texas vote set on 'bathroom bill' despite police opposition

  25-07-2017 18:06
  Texas senators has begun an emotionally charged floor debate over a revived "bathroom bill" targeting transgender people. The chances of passage remain tenuous even though Republicans firmly control the Legislature.
  
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• Texas Senate again OKs 'bathroom bill' over police criticism

  25-07-2017 18:06
  Texas senators has begun an emotionally charged floor debate over a revived "bathroom bill" targeting transgender people. The chances of passage remain tenuous even though Republicans firmly control the Legislature.
  
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• Texas mulls revived 'bathroom bill' despite uncertain odds

  25-07-2017 18:06
  Texas senators has begun an emotionally charged floor debate over a revived "bathroom bill" targeting transgender people. The chances of passage remain tenuous even though Republicans firmly control the Legislature.
  
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• Piedmont man, 32, killed in crash Monday afternoon

  25-07-2017 18:02
  
  Alabama State Troopers are investigating a two-vehicle crash that killed a man from Piedmont. 
  
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• Ex-Marine killed in Syria passionate about fight against IS

  25-07-2017 17:56
  The father of a former Marine says he was notified by the U.S. State Department that his son was killed in Syria while fighting for a Kurdish militia battling the Islamic State group.
  
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• Ex-Marine killed fighting Islamic State in Syria

  25-07-2017 17:56
  The father of a former Marine says he was notified by the U.S. State Department that his son was killed in Syria while fighting for a Kurdish militia battling the Islamic State group.
  
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• Trump ask federal appeals court to dismiss protester lawsuit

  25-07-2017 16:56
  Attorneys for President Donald Trump have asked a federal appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by protesters who said they were roughed up by his supporters at a campaign rally in Louisville last year.
  
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• Women and minorities shatter records as thousands take AP computer science exam

  25-07-2017 16:54
  Special to the Times(COURTESY PHOTO)Although the tech industry isn’t known for its diversity, that could change soon, according to Code.org. In 2017, a record number of women and underrepresented minorities took the Advanced Placement computer science exams.
  The College Board, which runs the nationwide AP exam program, reported that the number of women taking computer science tests rose by 135 percent in just one year, while participation by underrepresented minorities was 170 percent high
  
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• Trump's political speech to Scouts inspires parental outrage

  25-07-2017 16:46
  
  President Donald Trump's rage against perceived political enemies Monday while speaking to Boy Scouts has infuriated parents and former Scouts.
  
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• Trump shows the Boy Scouts how to start a political fire

  25-07-2017 16:46
  
  President Donald Trump's rage against perceived political enemies Monday while speaking to Boy Scouts has infuriated parents and former Scouts.
  
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• Alabama man ejected in fatal single-vehicle crash

  25-07-2017 16:03
  An Alabama man has been killed in a single-vehicle crash.
  
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• Sheriff: 7-year-old gets help for sister being raped

  25-07-2017 15:39
  Authorities say a 7-year-old girl in Alabama ran to get help when her 14-year-old sister was being raped.
  
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• Cyber staff: Wisconsin company offers to microchip employees

  25-07-2017 15:36
  A Wisconsin company is offering to microchip its employees, enabling them to open doors, log onto their computers and purchase break room snacks with a simple swipe of the hand.
  
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• ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ director says up to 80 percent of the film was improvised

  25-07-2017 14:21
  
  Whether Taika Waititi succeeds or fails with his first superhero film, he'll blaze a new trail in the process.
  
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• FIRST ALERT: Isolated heavy rainfall possible again today

  25-07-2017 13:06
  
  We still have a very soupy air mass in place today and with that we again have the chance of seeing isolated heavy downpours this afternoon with the potential for isolated flash flooding. 
  
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• Mexican officials: At least 25 people in truck were Mexican

  25-07-2017 12:46
  
  Mexico's foreign ministry says 25 of the migrants found inside a sweltering tractor-trailer found parked outside a Texas Walmart were Mexican.
  
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• JeffCo coroner: 2 people found dead in burning house identified

  25-07-2017 11:34
  
  Birmingham police responded to an early morning double homicide investigation.
  
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• Homicide investigation underway in SW Birmingham

  25-07-2017 11:34
  
  Birmingham police are on the scene of an early morning homicide investigation.  Officers are in the 3200 block of Balsam Avenue Southwest.  We have a WBRC News crew in route to the scene. Be sure to check back for updates.  Copyright 2017 WBRC. All rights reserved. 
  
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• 2 people found dead in a burning house

  25-07-2017 11:34
  
  Birmingham police are on the scene of an early morning homicide investigation.  
  
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• California knocks Trump as it extends climate change effort

  25-07-2017 10:16
  
  Gov. Jerry Brown is scheduled to sign legislation Tuesday keeping alive California's signature initiative to fight global warming, which puts a cap and a price on climate-changing emissions.
  
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• California governor to extend climate change bill 10 years

  25-07-2017 10:16
  
  Gov. Jerry Brown is scheduled to sign legislation Tuesday keeping alive California's signature initiative to fight global warming, which puts a cap and a price on climate-changing emissions.
  
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• Drew Barrymore might eat a Happy Endings star in Santa Clarita Diet season 2

  25-07-2017 10:00
  
  Happy Endings star Zach Knighton has joined Netflix's goriest dark comedy, Santa Clarita Diet, for Season 2, and if we're being honest, we're kind of hoping Drew Barrymore eats him.
  
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• Former contract workers key in Mississippi Nissan union vote

  25-07-2017 09:36
  
  A bid by workers at Mississippi's Nissan Motor Co. plant for United Auto Workers representation could turn on a key voting bloc _ the 1,500 Nissan employees who were initially hired through contract labor agencies.
  
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• Teenage driver livestreams crash that killed sister

  25-07-2017 07:46
  
  A teenage driver lost control of her car while she was livestreaming on Instagram and recorded part of the crash that authorities say killed her sister in California.
  
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• US safety board to detail findings of deadly NY train crash

  25-07-2017 06:26
  
  Federal safety investigators will present their findings following a commuter rail crash that killed six people in the suburbs of New York City in 2015.
  
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• Investigators don't know why driver wound up on rail tracks

  25-07-2017 06:26
  
  Federal safety investigators will present their findings following a commuter rail crash that killed six people in the suburbs of New York City in 2015.
  
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• Smugglers offer crammed big rigs as 'VIP treatment' to US

  25-07-2017 06:16
  The gruesome discovery of a tractor-trailer full of dozens of dead and suffocating people outside a San Antonio Walmart reflects a durable business model for smugglers.
  
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• 1,000 say goodbye to flash flood victims in 10 white caskets

  25-07-2017 06:06
  Mourners are paying tribute to 10 family members who died together in mere seconds when a flash flood rushed through the swimming hole where they were celebrating a birthday.
  
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• 10 white caskets and memories: Funeral honors flood victims

  25-07-2017 06:06
  Mourners are paying tribute to 10 family members who died together in mere seconds when a flash flood rushed through the swimming hole where they were celebrating a birthday.
  
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