President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that trade talks with China can wait until tensions in Hong Kong have eased, tweeting: "Of course China wants to make a deal. Let them work humanely with Hong Kong first!"
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Tyson blames contractor for Alabama fish kill
Tyson Foods is blaming temporary piping installed by a contractor for pollution that killed tens of thousands of fish in a north Alabama river.
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Daily News Digest – August 14, 2019
Epstein guards, warden suspended; Weather, trade take toll on farmers; Hunting pause for Crane Festival; Cannabis commission meets.
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Smith invites police to help mow lawns in all 50 states
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man who traveled to all 50 states to mow lawns for free says he’s traveling cross-country again to bring together police officers and the community. Rodney Smith Jr. tweeted Monday to announce his “Mowing with Cops” tour will start Wednesday in Apopka, Florida. Smith says on his website that he...
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The Latest: Epstein guards suspected of falsifying logs
Guards are suspected of falsifying log entries to show they were checking on inmates in his unit every half hour, when they actually weren't.
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Trump delays tariffs on some Chinese goods until December
By PAUL WISEMAN and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding to pressure from businesses and growing fears that a trade war is threatening the U.S. economy, the Trump administration is delaying most of the import taxes it planned to impose on Chinese goods and is dropping others altogether. The announcement Tuesday from...
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Festival of Cranes factored into new hunting season, concerns remain
By MARY SELL, Alabama Daily News Nearly 7,000 people attended the weekend-long Festival of Cranes this past January where the main attractions are about 20 whooping cranes and thousands of sandhill cranes at North Alabama’s Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. So, when talk of a winter hunting season on the sandhill cranes in Alabama reached festival...
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Weather, trade take toll on farmers
A lack of rain, the intense summer heat and a trade war with China are taking a toll on Alabama's farmers this year.
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Daily News Digest – August 13, 2019
Heat wave takes hold; Cannabis council to meet; Former Rep. James Thomas shot; Police nab UA burglar.
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Former lawmaker, convicted principal shot
The Selma Police Department is investigating a shooting that injured former state Rep. James Thomas.