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Friday, July 23, 2010

Hoover High School tests system to detect heat related illness

July 23, 2010

This week, members of the Hoover High School football team are testing sensors which keep track of their body temperatures while they’re on the field.

Ancient woman suggests diverse migration

July 23, 2010

A scientific reconstruction of one of the oldest sets of human remains found in the Americas appears to support theories that the first people who came to the hemisphere migrated from a broader area than once thought, researchers say.

Longtime journalist Daniel Schorr dead at age 93

July 23, 2010

Veteran reporter-commentator Daniel Schorr, whose hard-hitting reporting for CBS got him on President Richard Nixon’s notorious “enemies list” in the 1970s, has died. He was 93.

Obama says bank bonuses prove need for finance law

July 23, 2010

President Barack Obama says new revelations of big bank bonuses underscore the need for the financial regulation bill he signed into law this week.

White House predicts record $1.47 trillion deficit

July 23, 2010

New estimates from the White House on Friday predict the budget deficit will reach a record $1.47 trillion this year. The government is borrowing 41 cents of every dollar it spends.

A weakened Bonnie still packs punch for Louisiana

July 23, 2010

BELLE CHASSE, La. — Bonnie was downgraded to a depression today, but still packed enough kick to prompt emergency declarations along Louisiana's coast and make officials begin the tedious preparation for tropical storm-force wind and rain bearing down on the shore. …

A weakened Bonnie still packs punch for Louisiana

July 23, 2010

BELLE CHASSE, La. — Bonnie was downgraded to a depression today, but still packed enough kick to prompt emergency declarations along Louisiana's coast and make officials begin the tedious preparation for tropical storm-force wind and rain bearing down on the shore…

Eight arrested in Birmingham drug sweep

July 23, 2010

Charges ranged from unlawful possession of marijuana and other controlled substances to heroin trafficking. The Birmingham Police Department made eight arrests and seized drugs, guns, and money during a narcotics unit operation today that targeted three locations.? Search warrants were executed at 2404 Reed Road; 1829 Jefferson Avenue; and…

Anti-abortion rally launches "Pro-Life Freedom Ride"

July 23, 2010

Prayer vigil will be held Saturday morning at Birmingham's Planned Parenthood. Invoking the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement, anti-abortion clergy members and their supporters gathered tonight at the BJCC to embark on a “Pro-Life Freedom Ride….

Cash Acme expanding to new plant outside Cullman County

July 23, 2010

Due to an unexpected increase in business, valve manufacturer Cash Acme is expanding some operations from its Cullman location to a new plant elsewhere in the state.

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