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Alabama Supreme Court extends suspension of in-person hearings amid COVID-19

The Alabama Supreme Court on Thursday issued an order extending a suspension of all in-person court proceedings through May 15 in response to COVID-19. The state Supreme Court previously issued an order March 13 suspending all in-person court hearings for a month.  Thursday’s order from the court extends the suspension to match Gov. Kay Ivey’s … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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April 30, 2020

Daniels: Alabama Democrats won’t participate in legislative session

When the Alabama Legislature returns for the end of the 2020 Legislative Session next week, Alabama Democrats won’t be there.  House minority leader Anthony Daniels told the “Alabama Politics This Week” podcast on Thursday that he and “99 percent” of Democratic lawmakers plan to stay home and not participate in a session, in the middle … Continued

Josh Moon

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April 30, 2020

Jones: COVID-19 testing must increase as states consider reopening

Until testing for COVID-19 is more broadly available it will be unclear the extent of the deadly virus’s reach throughout Alabama and the U.S., and difficult to safely determine when to fully reopen the economy.  That’s the message Sen. Doug Jones made during a press conference on Thursday, in which Jones and health experts from … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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April 30, 2020

The right way to wear and clean your cloth face mask

As businesses begin to reopen, many cities and states are requiring or encouraging people to wear cloth face masks while in public to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people should wear cloth face coverings, not surgical masks or N95 respirators, in public settings … Continued

April 30, 2020

Early results of COVID-19 treatment clinical trial promising, UAB doctors say

Preliminary results in a clinical trial for the drug remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients shows promise that the drug is likely “going to be saving lives,” but the drug company will be challenged to make enough for those who’ll need it, said the doctor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham who oversaw the university’s … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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April 30, 2020

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Conversations with my brain

I’ve been spending many hours a day grading college papers. Final grades are due Monday, and I’ve still got a pile to plow through. All of my “tests” are essays. So I’ve got to read them closely. It can take 15 minutes to a half-hour on one paper. The manual labor of teaching. If I … Continued

Joey Kennedy

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April 30, 2020

Fauci says there may be no sports in 2020

Sports fans had anticipated watching NBA playoffs, NHL playoffs, NCAA and high school baseball and softball, Major League and minor league baseball, NASCAR motorsports, pro tennis, and pro golf. All the major sports leagues are shut down waiting on the orders on when the athletes can return to action. That might not happen anytime soon. … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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April 30, 2020

Mobile is first Alabama county to record 1,000 COVID-19 cases

The number of people who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Mobile County has surpassed 1,000, making it the first county in Alabama to record more than a thousand cases of the virus as the city and county say they will begin to ease local restrictions. The latest data from the Alabama Department … Continued

Chip Brownlee

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April 29, 2020

Democratic nominees call for Medicaid expansion

Three Democratic Congressional nominees on Wednesday joined in a call for lawmakers to expand Medicaid in Alabama.  Phyliss Harvey-Hall, the Democratic nominee for Alabama’s 2nd District; Dr. Adia Winfrey, who’s running in Alabama’s 3rd District; and the state’s Democratic nominee for Alabama’s 4th District, Rick Neighbors, issued a joint statement asking state legislators to expand … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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April 29, 2020