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Published: 04/28/11

Deadliest Tornado Outbreak in Decades Kills Nearly 300

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Deadliest Tornado Outbreak in Decades Kills Nearly 300

PLEASANT GROVE, Ala. -- Firefighters searched one splintered pile after another for survivors Thursday, combing the remains of houses and neighborhoods pulverized by the nation's deadliest tornado outbreak in almost four decades. At least 297 people were killed across six states - more than two-thirds of them in Alabama, where large cities bore the half-mile-wide scars the twisters left behind. The death toll from Wednesday's storms seems out of a bygone era, before Doppler radar and pinpoint satellite forecasts were around to warn communities of severe weather. Residents were told the ...

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Published: 03/29/11

9 Dead After IV Infections at 6 Ala. Hospitals

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9 Dead After IV Infections at 6 Ala. Hospitals

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Nine Alabama hospital patients who were treated with intravenous feeding bags contaminated with bacteria have died and the maker has pulled the product off the market, state health officials said Tuesday. Ten others who got the nutrient treatments that are delivered directly from the plastic bags into the bloodstream through IV tubes also were sickened by the outbreak of serratia marcescens bacteria, health officials said. All the patients were critically ill before receiving the IVs and officials have not definitively tied the deaths to the outbreak at six hospitals, ...

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Published: 12/7/10

Australia Honeymoon Murder Suspect Returned to Alabama

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Australia Honeymoon Murder Suspect Returned to Alabama

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Dec. 7) -- A man accused of killing his new bride on a honeymoon scuba dive in Australia was returned to Alabama late Monday to face murder charges in his home state. Gabe Watson was escorted by Alabama law enforcement officers as he arrived at the Birmingham airport for transfer to the Jefferson County Jail. Officers took him off the plane and out a side door without going past media waiting for him. Watson, 33, has been indicted in Jefferson County on capital murder charges for the death of his wife, Tina, during a dive off the Great Barrier Reef in 2003, just 11 days ...

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Published: 11/24/10

Students Clash With Police in London Tuition Protest

By  Theunis Bates - AOL News
Students Clash With Police in London Tuition Protest

LONDON (Nov. 24) -- British students have once again taken to the streets to protest government plans to triple university fees and slash state funding for further education. Police have surrounded thousands of demonstrators near London's Houses of Parliament. A police van abandoned by officers in the middle of the crowd was attacked by a small mob, who rocked the vehicle back and forth, smashed its windshield with wooden poles and spray-painted an anarchist sign on the roof. However, soon after the attack began, other students formed a human chain around the vehicle to prevent further ...

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Published: 08/21/10

This Summer May Be Hottest on Record in South

By  Paul Yeager - AOL News
This Summer May Be Hottest on Record in South

(Aug. 21) -- The Deep South is certainly not known for its comfortable summer weather, but the heat and humidity so far this summer have been unrelenting and extreme. In fact, this summer might be the hottest on record in some cities, including Birmingham, Ala. June and July combined were the hottest on record for the largest city in Alabama, and with eight days with a high temperature of at least 100 degrees so far in August, breaking the all-time record seems likely. It's not just the intensity of the heat, which has resulted in some individual day records, both in terms of high ...

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Published: 03/7/10

WWII-Era Plane Crashes Off Florida Coast, Killing 2

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WWII-Era Plane Crashes Off Florida Coast, Killing 2

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. (March 7) - A neurosurgeon has died after the plane he was flying crashed into the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida Panhandle. His passenger also was killed in the incident. WKRG-TV says Dr. Evan Zeiger was flying a World War II era plane in formation with several other aircraft when the crash occurred Saturday. The report says Zeiger came from Birmingham, Ala. It says Coast Guard rescue crews found Zeiger, his passenger and the wreckage in water 50 feet deep. It does not identify the passenger. Coast Guard Petty Officer Stephen Lehmann says the Walton County Sheriff's ...

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Published: 06/6/09

Gambling, Alcohol, and Drugs: Three Ways to Help the Economy

By  Wesley Vaughn - Politics Daily
Gambling, Alcohol, and Drugs: Three Ways to Help the Economy

During good economic times, politicians often take the moral high ground (and quick poll bumps) by opposing gambling, alcohol, and drugs. These days, many states and cities must consider fresh sources of money over strict morals as they search for ways to make ends meet. Here are the most significant examples out there, with more surely on the way: Gambling On May 14, Delaware Gov. Jack Markell responded to his state's $600 million deficit by legalizing sports betting. Estimated to provide the state with $55 million in the first year alone, the legislation is the first of its kind on the ...

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