The 31-year-old Newton was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 draft after leading Auburn to a national championship and winning the Heisman Trophy. He helped the Panthers reach the playoffs four times, including the Super Bowl in 2015.
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Ivey weighs extending safer-at-home order for Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s “safer at home” order is set to expire Friday, and Gov. Kay Ivey has not yet decided whether to renew it. The order limits social gatherings, requires employees of restaurants and other businesses to wear masks and encourages masking for anyone who goes out in public. Its existence is uncertain...
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Trump’s attacks seen undercutting confidence in 2020 vote
By JILL COLVIN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a startling declaration about one of the pillars of American democracy, all the more so given its source. The president of the United States last week publicly predicted without evidence that the 2020 presidential election would be “the most corrupt election in the history of...
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Mississippi set to remove Confederate emblem from its flag
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Court: Alabama can’t prohibit curbside voting
An appellate court on Thursday refused to stay a judge's order that allows local officials to offer curbside voting in the July runoff and loosens absentee ballot requirements in three of the state's large counties.
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Alabama players, Saban appear in anti-racism video
The University of Alabama football team released an emotional video on Thursday speaking out against racism and ending with the message that "all lives can't matter until Black lives matter."
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‘The noose was real’ – NASCAR releases photo from Talladega
Declaring "the noose was real," NASCAR officials on Thursday released a photo of the rope found in the speedway garage stall of Black driver Bubba Wallace that prompted a federal investigation into whether he had been the target of a hate crime.
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Trump zeroes in on base to overcome reelection obstacles
President Donald Trump is sharpening his focus on his most ardent base of supporters as concern grows inside his campaign that his standing in the battleground states that will decide the 2020 election is slipping.
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Thousands filing new jobless claims in Alabama over virus
Thousands of people are still filing new unemployment claims related to the coronavirus outbreak each week in Alabama despite the state's reopening economy, a new report showed Thursday.
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Alabama adds 954 virus cases in one day as COVID-19 spreads
Alabama on Wednesday reported its second-highest number of new COVID-19 cases in a single day as medical officials continued to express concern about a rise in the number of people with the respiratory illness.