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• The God Box

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  She called and asked if I’d like to look through her father’s library since she needed to empty the house. I found some old classics, and a book by Millard Fuller that I thought was unavailable. Fuller established Habitat for Humanity after his time at Koinonia Farms in Americus, Georgia. Koinonia was founded by Clarence Jordan as a Christian interracial commune in 1942. The farm community faced t...
  
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• Why shoppers around the world abandon carts and what they expect from international checkout in 2026

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  Why shoppers around the world abandon carts and what they expect from international checkout in 2026 Global e-commerce has crossed the $6 trillion mark and according to Shopify, cross-border commerce is now growing faster than domestic sales in many regions. As more shoppers buy from brands outside their home country, the opportunity for global sales continues to accelerate. But, as Passport...
  
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• Why many first-time investors choose a hard money loan

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  Why many first-time investors choose a hard money loan The real estate investment arena hasn’t exactly been rolling out the red carpet for new investors, but things are about to change. According to industry insiders, we’re stepping into a Goldilocks zone over the next six to 12 months. For the last few years, you couldn't breathe on a property without ten cash offers beating you. That frenzy...
  
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• U.S. Launches Christmas Day Airstrikes on ISIS Targets in Nigeria After Trump's Announcement

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  December 26, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald J. Trump (R) used Christmas night to deliver one of the most consequential foreign‑policy announcements of his second term, revealing that U.S. forces had carried out what he described as "powerful and deadly" airstrikes against ISIS militants in northwest Nigeria. The strikes, conducted in coordination with the Nigerian government,...
  
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• U.S. Invasion of Panama Marked First Combat Use of Stealth Aircraft

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  December 20, 1989 - In the early hours of December 20, 1989, the United States launched Operation Just Cause, a large‑scale military invasion of Panama aimed at removing strongman Manuel Noriega from power and restoring the country's elected government. The operation would become one of the most significant U.S. military actions of the late Cold War - and the first to feature the combat use o...
  
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• U.S. Builds Up Forces in the Caribbean as Tensions With Venezuela Escalate

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  The United States is rapidly expanding its military presence in the Caribbean as tensions with Venezuela reach their highest point in decades. What began as a series of U.S. strikes on alleged drug‑smuggling boats has now evolved into the largest American military buildup in the region since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, according to multiple reports. The escalation has triggered warnings from th...
  
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• UAH Senior Development Officer Dr. Helen Lien receives 2025 Lamplighter Award from Alabama League for Nursing

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (DEC 23, 2025) – Dr. Helen Lien appreciates the vital work of the dedicated professionals in the College of Nursing at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), and the feeling is mutual. Lien, the college's senior development officer, received the 2025 Lamplighter Award from the Alabama League for Nursing (ALN) after being nominated by Dr. Karen Frith, dean of the colle...
  
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• Tuberville Says Huntsville Is Poised to Lead America's Next Era of Missile Defense

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  When Senator Tommy Tuberville talks about national defense, he often frames it through a simple lens: America's security is only as strong as the innovation behind it. That theme was front and center in late December when he highlighted Huntsville's growing role in the nation's next major missile‑defense initiative - a system he referred to as the "Golden Dome." "The...
  
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• Trump Is Right. America Cannot Afford to Be Late Again

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  President Donald Trump is right about fentanyl, the border, and confronting threats early, and the cost of ignoring that truth is measured in dead American children. As a Navy SEAL, I learned a lesson that is written in blood and my memory, not theory or politics. Threats are far cheaper to stop early than to fight later, when lives are already lost and families are already grieving. That lesson...
  
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• Trump announces new class of American battleships

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  December 23, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald J. Trump (R), Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced their intent to construct a new class of American-designed battleships. Trump promised that the new ship will be the most lethal surface combatant ever constructed. The first ship in the new Trump class will be the USS Defiant (BBG 1). The Trump...
  
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• Top science stories of 2025

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  Top science stories of 2025 2025 was a year of turmoil for many scientists — particularly in the United States, where job cuts and budget slashing have left many reeling. But it was also a year of promising advances in fields from gene therapy to quantum computing. In the U.S., executive orders by President Donald Trump led to the loss of thousands of jobs in government agencies, including NASA, w...
  
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• The "Super Bowl Effect": How major events cause a spike in travel by private jet

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  The "Super Bowl effect": How major events cause a spike in travel by private jet The Super Bowl is the most high-profile sporting event in the United States, drawing around 70,000 spectators each year. At its peak, attendance has surpassed 103,000 people, which is roughly the population of a mid-sized American city. What sets the event apart is the unique blend of elite sportsmanship...
  
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• The Practice Of Sheep Stealing

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  A colleague accosted me in the Monday morning pastors meeting after Bob and Kay joined our church the day before. He told me he’d invested many hours in marital counseling leading to their recommitment, and he was disturbed to hear they’d presented themselves for membership in our church. He believed I’d “courted” and persuaded them to leave his church. I’m still unsure how he knew this so quickly...
  
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• The new standard for safe luxury: The safety features that could be required on every private jet by 2030

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  The new standard for safe luxury: The safety features that could be required on every private jet by 2030 Private aviation is entering a decade that will define the industry like never before. What was once a sector primarily associated with convenience and luxury is increasingly being shaped by a different driver: safety technology. As private flight activity continues to grow, spurred by...
  
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• The 20 most affordable cities in Alabama to buy a house

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  Artazum // Shutterstock The 20 most affordable cities in Alabama to buy a house Homeownership is fundamental to the American dream. It offers wealth, security, community, and countless other benefits. Yet for many Alabama residents, the dream feels increasingly out of reach—even as incomes rise and mortgage rates fall. Near-record prices have made homes hard to come by and often even harder to aff...
  
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• Pope Leo XIV's First Christmas Message Calls for Peace, Responsibility, and Compassion

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  On December 25, 2025, Pope Leo XIV delivered his first Christmas "Urbi et Orbi" blessing to a rain-soaked crowd of more than 26,000 gathered in St. Peter's Square. Speaking from the central loggia of the basilica, the Chicago-born pontiff offered a message of peace and responsibility, urging the world to shed indifference and embrace the suffering of others with compassion and...
  
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• Patton's Third Army Breaks the Siege of Bastogne: A Turning Point in the Battle of the Bulge

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  On December 26, 1944, amid the bitter cold and chaos of the Ardennes Forest, General George S. Patton's Third Army achieved one of the most celebrated feats of World War II: the relief of Bastogne. After days of relentless German assault, the encircled U.S. 101st Airborne Division and other units holding the Belgian town were finally reached by American armor, ending a siege that had become...
  
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• On This Day - December 28, 484 Alaric II Becomes King of the Visigoths

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  On December 28, 484, a young nobleman named Alaric II ascended the throne of the Visigoths, inheriting a kingdom that stretched across much of southern Gaul and the Iberian Peninsula. His rise marked a pivotal moment in the post‑Roman West - a world still reeling from the collapse of imperial authority, where new kingdoms were carving identities out of the ruins of empire. A Kingdom in Transition...
  
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• Michigan Hires Kyle Whittingham as New Head Football Coach

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  December 28, 2025 - Ann Arbor, Michigan - The University of Michigan has officially hired Kyle Whittingham, the longtime head coach of the Utah Utes, to lead its football program into a new era. The move comes just two weeks after Michigan fired Sherrone Moore for cause, following a scandal involving an inappropriate relationship with a staff member. Whittingham, 66, signed a five-year deal worth...
  
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• Mental health strategies for co-parenting during the holidays

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  Mental health strategies for co-parenting during the holidays The holiday season arrives with its own mythology. It is supposed to be joyous and sparkling, filled with rituals that bind families together. Yet for co-parents, this time of year often carries a different emotional tone. The logistics alone can feel like a second full-time job. Two households suddenly have to align school breaks,...
  
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• Last Call For Entries For The US250 Persona Poem Project

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  Wednesday, December 31st, 2025 is the deadline for entries for the US250 Persona Poem Project. A project being sponsored by the Highland Park Poetry & the Illinois State Poetry Society to commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. A milestone anniversary for The United States of America that will be celebrated on July 04th, 2026. The project will...
  
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• Katie Britt goes on CNN to Discuss Protecting Minors from the Growing Threat of Big Tech, AI

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  Katie Britt goes on CNN to Discuss Protecting Minors from the Growing Threat of Big Tech, AI December 28, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) joined CNN's Jake Tapper on a special edition of State of the Union, which focused on the growing threat of Big Tech and artificial intelligence (AI). Senator Britt discussed raising teenagers in the age of social media and...
  
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• Jacksonville State Outlasts Troy 17–13 in Gritty Salute to Veterans Bowl Victory

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  MONTGOMERY - In a renewal of one of Alabama's oldest football rivalries, Jacksonville State delivered the final word Tuesday night at the Cramton Bowl, grinding out a 17–13 win over Troy in the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl. It was a night defined by defensive stands, momentum swings, and a finish that kept the crowd in Montgomery on edge until the final play. The Gamecocks (9–5) leaned on tim...
  
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• Iranian President Warns of "Full War" with U.S., Israel, and Europe

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  December 28, 2025 - Tehran, Iran - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has declared that his country is in a "full-fledged war" with the United States, Israel, and Europe, escalating tensions in a region already reeling from a summer of military conflict and renewed sanctions. In a statement published Saturday on the official website of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Pezeshkian...
  
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• How to maintain optimal conditions in your grow house

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  How to maintain optimal conditions in your grow house Optimal growing conditions are a crucial component of what enables modern agriculture to continue delivering efficiently. As commercial growing needs evolve, having an alternative to open-field farming that allows you to control the microclimate and growth of crops or cannabis without seasonal or climate-related concerns is essential....
  
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• How generative AI is reshaping software developer productivity in 2025

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  How generative AI is reshaping software developer productivity in 2025 The impact AI has had on the world at large in 2025 is difficult to quantify. Every facet of modern life, from culture and politics to communication and interpersonal interactions, has been and continues to be influenced by this emergent tech. As a result, it’s easier to get a handle on just how significant AI is today by looki...
  
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• Gray divorce: How the splitting of older households is impacting the housing market

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  Gray divorce: How the splitting of older households is impacting the housing market With longer life expectancy comes a longer “third act,” and many people in their 50+ era just don’t want to stay in the same box society has confined them to. As a consequence, the so-called gray divorce is now the most prevalent, especially in the U.S. While overall divorce rates across the country are stabilizing...
  
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• Governor Ivey Announces Alabama Secures More Than $203 Million for Rural Health Transformation Program

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced Alabama has officially received its award number from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), formally approving Alabama’s plan and unlocking $203,404,327 in first-year funding. The five-year program, seeking to help improve healthcare access, quality and outcomes in the st...
  
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• Getting the most value from post-holiday sales: 4 key categories worth buying now

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  Getting the most value from post-holiday sales: 4 key categories worth buying now As the holiday season winds down, the days between Christmas and New Year’s have become a key moment for shoppers to recharge and enjoy their new holiday presents, including one of the most gifted items of the season: gift cards. According to the National Retail Federation, gift cards rank as the second-most popular...
  
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• Gardening Tasks for Alabama in the Week After Christmas

  28-12-2025 18:14 via alabamagazette.com
  
  The week after Christmas is a quiet but meaningful moment in the Alabama gardening calendar. The rush of the holidays has eased, winter has settled in, and the landscape has that familiar mix of dormant browns, evergreen pockets, and the occasional stubborn bloom that refuses to quit. While it may feel like a sleepy time outdoors, late December is actually one of the most strategic windows of the...
  
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