Ainsworth comes out swinging against tolls; Prisons chief removed after Epstien death; Twitter shuts Chinese accounts targeting Hong Kong protests; Trump backs away from background checks.
Category: Primary
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Twitter shuts Chinese accounts targeting Hong Kong protests
Twitter said Monday it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government influence campaign targeting the protest movement in Hong Kong.
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US prisons chief removed from position after Epstein’s death
Attorney General William Barr removed the acting director of the Bureau of Prisons from his position Monday, more than a week after millionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein took his own life while in federal custody.
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Ainsworth: Find Mobile bridge option without ‘extorting’ citizens
Alabama Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth came out strongly against a proposed toll on a planned $2.1 billion bridge in Mobile on Monday.
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Daily News Digest – August 19, 2019
New law severs rapists' parental rights to any child; In the Weeds w/ Martha Roby; Bham bridge is on time; Matthew Stokes on the Vitality Index
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$700M rebuilding of Birmingham interstate on schedule
Officials say the reconstruction of Interstate 59/20 through downtown Birmingham remains on schedule.
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Matthew Stokes: The Vitality Index
Communities need people to thrive, and no amount of funding can compensate for a community that continually loses its best people year after year.
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New law severs rapists’ parental rights to any child
A new law will severe all parental rights for those convicted of rape or incest to any children they have, not just babies born from their crimes or children they victimized.
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Matching pets with owners designed to ‘clear the shelters’
Humane societies in Alabama and Georgia are among many participating in this weekend's "Clear the Shelters" events.
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Op-Ed: Bradley Byrne on Israel and ‘The Squad’
There is no greater friend to the United States than Israel. I completely understand the importance of maintaining a strong relationship with our greatest ally in the Middle East, which is why I am again traveling to Israel to reaffirm our commitment to the bond between our two countries.