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August 27, 2024

Alabama Politics

Opinion

Former Alabama auditor urges boost to election security funding: op-ed

Hostile foreign nations like China, Russia, and Iran are using increasingly sophisticated methods to meddle in American elections.

By Jim Zeigler

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Will an Alabama gun control debate reignite over Glock switches?

In Mississippi last year, lawmakers adopted state penalties against people possessing Glock switches. Alabama lawmakers took up the issue but did not pass anything before their spring session ended.

By John Sharp | jsharp@al.com

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Biden administration pressured Facebook to censor COVID content, Mark Zuckerberg claims

“I believe the government pressure was wrong and I regret that we were not more outspoken about it,” Zuckerberg wrote.

By The Associated Press

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Archibald: Notre Dame student asks ‘Is this really how people see Alabama?’

Alabama is beautiful, she says, How can we celebrate it in ways that lift up its people?

By John Archibald | jarchibald@al.com

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RFK Jr. sawed off whale’s head, drove with it on roof, daughter Kick says: ‘Rankest thing on the planet’

“Every time we accelerated on the highway, whale juice would pour into the windows of the car, and it was the rankest thing on the planet,” Kick Kennedy said.

By Theresa Braine New York Daily News (TNS) and Tribune Media Services

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Trump vows to create a Space National Guard: How would it work?

“You want this very badly, but I agree that the time has come to create a Space National Guard as the primary combat Reserve of the U.S. Space Force.”

By Rose L. Thayer Stars and Stripes (TNS) and Tribune Media Services

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