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July 8, 2022

Down in Alabama

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World Games begin, ex-Alabama player sells his rings, Roy Moore loses appeal: Down in Alabama

Listen to “Down in Alabama” wherever you get your podcasts.

By Kent Faulk | kfaulk@al.com

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Irondale allows police to support World Games after councilor’s objection to trans discrimination ban

City Councilor Cindy Cuellar said Birmingham’s policy would mean “someone dressed up as a man—or as a woman—that is not that biological sex can come and apply for a job and our Irondale police department would be mandated to hire."

By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com and Jeremy Gray | jgray@al.com

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Mobile Real Time News

2 University of South Alabama professors return to work after Halloween photo controversy

Bob Wood was dressed as a Confederate soldier while Alex Sharland was dressed as a hanging judge. The photo also included Teresa Weldy, an assistant professor of management, holding up a noose.

By Tandra Smith | tsmith@al.com

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Huntsville Real Time News

No homicide case went unsolved in Huntsville in 2021

Homicide, rape cases increased in 2021, but overall crime rate remains low.

By Scott Turner | sturner@al.com

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Charles Barkley to donate $1 million to Spelman College

The donation is the NBA Hall of Famer's sixth significant donation to an HBCU.

By Roy S. Johnson | rjohnson@al.com

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Wilma Vaught, UA grad who shattered military glass ceilings, among 3 Medal of Freedom honorees with Alabama ties

Vaught, who received an MBA from the University of Alabama, was praised by President Biden for "shattering conventions" and "shaping a new tradition of our military.”

By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com

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