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April 19, 2023

Down in Alabama

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Child fatalities, local grocery tax, marijuana cultivators: Down in Alabama

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By Ike Morgan | imorgan@al.com

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Alabama House bans transgender athletes from competing in college sports

The bill, which included 40 Republican cosponsors, requires athletes to play on teams that align with the gender listed on their birth certificate.

By Sarah Swetlik | sswetlik@al.com

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Business

Dr. Bruce Irwin, American Family Care founder, dead at 73

Irwin opened the first American Family Care in Hoover in 1982. His death came following a sudden illness.

By William Thornton | wthornton@al.com

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Where Alabama ranks on list of deadliest roads

Where are the country's deadliest roads?

By Leada Gore | lgore@al.com

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NASA’s rover challenge returns to Alabama this weekend

The competition is celebrating its 29th year after the pandemic shut it down for three years. Originally Inspired by the Lunar Rover designed and built in Huntsville for the Apollo moon landings, it is one of America’s biggest student engineering and team competitions

By Lee Roop | lroop@al.com

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NASA: Spacecraft reenters atmosphere Wednesday; chance it harms anyone 1 in 2,467

“The risk of harm coming to anyone on Earth is low – approximately 1 in 2,467,” NASA said Monday afternoon. The Department of Defense estimates the 660-pound spacecraft will reenter the atmosphere at approximately 8:30 p.m. CDT Wednesday “with an uncertainty of +/- 16 hours.”

By Lee Roop | lroop@al.com

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