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Local coffee company ‘honored’ to be featured on new Mobile Monopoly board game
FOX10 News - Alabama
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August 1, 2025
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mobile officially has it’s own Monopoly game. The boards are already selling out across the community. One year ago, game creator Top Trumps USA, Inc. announced its plans to make a Mobile, Alabama version of Monopoly. The...
Tax on groceries in Alabama to go from 3% to 2%
FOX10 News - Alabama
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August 1, 2025
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Get ready to pay a little less for a cart full of groceries. Alabama house bill 386 is set to take effect a month from today after Gov. Kay Ivey signed off on it earlier this summer. It lowers the state sales tax on groceries...
NBA Trade Rumors: Golden State Warriors Urged to Sign $5,105,710 Sacramento Kings Star; Jonathan Kuminga Key Trade Asset?
The Times of India
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Golden State Warriors at Chicago Bulls (Image via Imagn) As the Golden State Warriors enter a pivotal offseason, all signs point toward a sign-and-trade scenario involving forward Jonathan Kuminga. With the young star reportedly uninterested in...
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama team members donate to Selma City Schools
WSFA 12 - Alabama
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August 1, 2025
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama and its team members donated uniforms and supplies to students in Selma City Schools. This initiative aimed to help students dress for success and prepare to learn throughout the...
Alabama’s new college match tool gives students early offers without applying
Alabama Daily News
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August 1, 2025
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Applying to college can be daunting – filling out applications, paying fees, writing essays. Then waiting, often with uncertainty, to see if the college says yes. But a new statewide initiative aims to flip that process, making...
State Sen. Gerald Allen: Who’s really funding Alabama’s energy debate?
Yellowhammer News - Alabama
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August 1, 2025
A recent U.S. Senate hearing – “Enter the Dragon” – raised alarms about the Chinese government using U.S. nonprofits to shape American energy policy. Experts warned the strategy could weaken the reliability of our power grid. These concerns aren’t...
Stephen Wellborn: Tuberville is fighting to save 5,000 Alabama cabinet manufacturing jobs
1819 News
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In recent days, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville raised concerns about unfair trade practices hurting thousands of Alabama residents. “[T]his is war,” he said. “Just as with other domestic industries, China is undercutting our cabinet businesses,...
A legendary artist gifted this eerie statue to Alabama after it was commissioned by a pope
AL.com - Alabama
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August 1, 2025
When visitors step into a courtyard outside the International Arts Center on Troy University’s Montgomery campus, they’ll discover a 13-foot-high statue of a bird that looks as if one eye has been gouged out. It is meant to shock and it does. The...
The Linc - Terry McLaurin requests trade, Micah Parsons posts “one last time”
Bleeding Green Nation - Pennsylvania
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August 1, 2025
Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Report: Terry McLaurin has requested a trade from the Washington Commanders - Hogs Haven The Washington Commanders and Terry McLaurin have not been able to resolve their contract dispute and now their...
Seniors Helping Seniors expands to Alabama with new Gulf Coast franchise
Gulf Coast Media - Alabama
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GCM Staff Report Seniors Helping Seniors has launched its first Alabama franchise, now serving older adults in Mobile and Baldwin counties with a peer-based model of in-home care. The national brand, which operates in more than 400 territories...
Lincoln University Names New Agriculture Dean
Kansas City The Call
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August 1, 2025
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Lincoln University of Missouri has hired Johnnie Westbrook as dean of the College of Agriculture, Environmental and Human Sciences. Westbrook comes to Lincoln from West Virginia State University where he has served as...
Coach Tommy Tuberville calls for Powell's removal and highlights Trump trade actions
Huntsville Leader - Alabama
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July 31, 2025
Coach Tommy Tuberville, U.S. Senator from Alabama, used his social media platform to comment on recent economic and legislative developments between July 30 and July 31, 2025.On July 30, Tuberville called for the removal of Federal Reserve Chair...
5 cultural and scenic trails to wander on four wheels
The Week Magazine
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August 1, 2025
Grab your keys and hit these trails and routes made for driving, not hiking. Enjoy a leisurely jaunt and cover as much ground as you want at your own pace. Soak up the stars on the Astro Trail in Tucson Tucson and its dark skies draw stargazers...
Britt advances millions in federal funding for Alabama
Gadsden Messenger - Alabama
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August 1, 2025
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced the inclusion of more than $14.4 million for Alabama in the Senate’s Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations...
Average VA IRRRL loan amount in Alabama increases from Q4 FY2024 to Q1 FY2025
Yellowhammer Times - Alabama
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August 1, 2025
The average VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL) amount in Alabama during the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was $326,864, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.The average VA IRRRL amount in...
Quikrete Industry Dashboard - (Week 31, 2025)
HBS Dealer
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August 1, 2025
The Week 31, 2025 edition of the Quikrete Industry Dashboard kicks off with July’s Consumer Confidence Index, which was released on Tuesday. The Conference Board’s monthly data reveals an encouraging uptick in sentiment—though reservations about...
University of Alabama Birmingham Transforms Workflow With UV Press
In-plant Impressions
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August 1, 2025
Operators Mark Mays (left) and Scott Sandford stand atop University of Alabama Birmingham Printing and Mailing Services’ new five-color, 25x38” RMGT 970 offset press, which includes a coater and LED-UV curing system. Graphco, the exclusive...
Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Insider Monkey
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August 1, 2025
Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript July 31, 2025 Peabody Energy Corporation misses on earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $-0.06 EPS, expectations were $-0.04. Operator: Good day, and welcome to the Peabody...
Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Insider Monkey
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August 1, 2025
Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript July 31, 2025 Vulcan Materials Company misses on earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $2.45 EPS, expectations were $2.53. Operator: Good morning. Welcome, everyone, to the...
Contracted worker for Alabama DHR charged with leaving 3-year-old in hot car, resulting in his death
WVTM 13 - Alabama
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August 1, 2025
Contracted worker for Alabama DHR charged with leaving 3-year-old in hot car, resulting in his death WE’RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TODAY. A LITTLE BOY DIED IN A HOT CAR. WE NOW HAVE AN AUDIO RECORDING REPORTEDLY FROM THE CONTRACTED...