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Feds investigate potential link between University of Alabama & Wuhan Institute of Virology

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 10, 2021 11 Comments

The U.S. Department of Education is investigating a potential link between the University of Alabama and the Wuhan Institute of Virology, the facility that may be the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Judson College Won’t Begin Spring Semester Unless It Can Raise $500K By Year’s End

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 20, 2020 5 Comments

School was founded in 1838....

Auburn University Now Investigating Students for Going to Crowded Bars

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 24, 2020 2 Comments

"investigating students packing into bars without masks or social distancing measures while in the midst of a pandemic"...

Auburn University Reports $15 Million in Losses Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 11, 2020 0 Comments

"The University refunded approximately $13 million for room and board as well as study abroad fees for the spring semester."...

College Students in Alabama Allegedly Attending ‘COVID Parties’

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 03, 2020 6 Comments

"It makes no sense. They're intentionally doing it."...

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U. Alabama-Birmingham Egyptologist Tweets Instructions for Pulling Down Monuments During Protests

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 02, 2020 33 Comments

While most Americans were worrying about their communities, preparing to protect themselves from continued civil unrest, and attempting to restore peace, a University of Alabama -Birmingham professor fanned the flames of hate.

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Trump Tells Sessions to ‘Drop Out’ of Senate Race, Claims He has ‘No Courage’ and ‘Ruined Many Lives’

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 25, 2020 126 Comments

President Donald Trump went off on his former attorney general Jeff Sessions on Twitter after Sessions claimed Alabama "can and does trust" him. Sessions is running for his old Alabama Senate seat. He will face off against former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville, who has received Trump's endorsement.

New Prof at Auburn U. Won’t Say School Chant Because it Includes the Word ‘War’

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 17, 2020 2 Comments

"Yeah I know I’m being a party pooper but it’s the kind of language thing that sticks with me."...

University of Alabama Plans to Reopen Campus This Fall

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 30, 2020 2 Comments

"All of these things are being decided by the task force and guided by the safety of the students."...

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Federal Judges Block States From Limiting Abortions During Wuhan Coronavirus Pandemic

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 31, 2020 35 Comments

***UPDATE: The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated the abortion ban in Texas: The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a temporary stay on a ruling from a lower court that had blocked Texas from enforcing the ban. State officials argue the ban is intended to conserve medical supplies for health workers on the front lines of the coronavirus response. But abortion rights advocates say states are using the pandemic as an excuse to block access.

Trump Endorses Tuberville for Alabama Senate Over Sessions

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 11, 2020 50 Comments

President Donald Trump officially endorsed former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville over his former attorney general Jeff Sessions.

Alabama: Jeff Sessions, Tommy Tuberville Head to Runoff Election for U.S. Senate

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on March 05, 2020 39 Comments

Between the Crash and Bern and Warren coming in third in her home state, Super Tuesday was awesome. While much of our attention is on the Democrat presidential primary, there was an interesting development in Alabama. Former Senator and former Attorney General Jeff Sessions failed to secure the Republican nomination for his old Senate seat and now faces a runoff election on March 31st. Former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville won 33.4% of the vote to Sessions' 31.6%.

Payback: Trump Promotes AOC Challenge to Schumer

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 10, 2020 30 Comments

President Donald Trump took to Twitter to continue celebrating his impeachment acquittal by the Senate. Trump made a series of predictions like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez primarying Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Republicans winning the Alabama Senate seat, and Rep. Jerry Nadler will lose to his primary opponent.

https://twitter.com/CAPAction/status/1225094261818953729

Cook Political Report Shifts Alabama Senate Race to Lean Republican After Doug Jones Votes to Convict

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 06, 2020 24 Comments

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) was already facing reelection challenges for next fall, but things just got a lot harder for him. As a Democrat, Jones lucked into this job in Trump country. He might not have it for much longer.

In 9-0 Ruling, Alabama Supreme Court Upholds Confederate Monument Law

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on November 29, 2019 58 Comments

Confederate monuments came under attack from the radical left several years ago. In 2017, the SPLC joined the fray and published a list of places and monuments with "Confederate names" that they claimed had the potential to act as “catalysts” to “unleash more turmoil and bloodshed.”

https://twitter.com/ColumbiaBugle/status/1193270163824447488

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