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AG agrees to release money seized from sheriff’s brother
Alabama's attorney general has agreed to release more than $200,000 seized from the brother of Jefferson County's sheriff after a federal judge criticized the state's "misleading" attempt to link it to an illegal gambling operation.
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Daily News Digest – August 12, 2019
Latest on Epstein death; Wage index fix is a boost to struggling hospitals; Storms and flooding are tearing up infrastructure; Mental evalualtion sought for Montgomery shooter; Matthew Stokes on guns.
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Epstein suicide sparks fresh round of conspiracy theories
Jeffrey Epstein's apparent suicide Saturday morning in a federal jail launched new conspiracy theories online in a saga that has provided fodder for them for years, fueled by Epstein's ties to princes, politicians and other famous and powerful people.
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Epstein’s guards worked extreme OT shifts morning of death
Epstein's death raises questions about how the Bureau of Prisons ensures the welfare of such high-profile inmates. In October, Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger was killed in a federal prison in West Virginia where had just been transferred.
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Alabama getting $6.3 million to fight opioids
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced grants last week to help fund community health centers and rural groups combatting the sometimes-deadly painkillers.
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Struggling Alabama hospitals to benefit from reimbursement change
The hospital industry is pleased with a recent rule change that will provide a wage index increases for four years to hospitals that have been on the low end of reimbursements. Sen. Richard Shelby, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced the rule change earlier this month.
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Matthew Stokes: What’s behind the shootings?
If we are serious about the various freedoms entangled in this discussion, particularly freedom of speech and the right to bear arms, we have to explore creative ways of dealing with these problems.
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Supreme Court rebuffs Alabama officer charged with murder
The Alabama Supreme Court refused Friday to intervene on behalf of a Huntsville police officer charged with murder in a 2018 shooting, sending the case back to circuit court for a potential trial.
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‘Flora-Bama’ bar sues over MTV’s ‘Floribama’ show
A landmark beach bar on the Florida-Alabama state line is suing MTV's popular "Floribama Shore" show for trademark infringement.