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Jones will be the first woman to serve as mayor of the city. Ferguson, Mo., gained international attention in 2014 after the killing of a young black man by police and the protests that followed.
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Anna Lee realizes that a lost child can be agony for a family, even if it's only for a few minutes!
Brett Tannehill talks with Purple 19's Judy Allison about the challenges of bringing live local music safely back to the Rocket City. We also boogie down with the groovy sounds of the Dave Anderson Project, Jecky Bean, Wanda Wesolowski, The Pollies, Jarrod Barrier, Kat Elizabeth, Lisa Thayer, Ingrid Weaver, Judy Allison and the Josh Couts Quartet.
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We continue to explore Alabama's New Normal as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow. We'll talk about the challenges of reigniting live music, discover the joys of curbside library checkouts, learn about efforts to keep the mission alive at Redstone Arsenal and visit Greene Street Market at Nativity.
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Casinos is Las Vegas are reopening Thursday, after being shuttered for more than two months. Workers there are eager to start getting paid again, but they're also worried about their health.
Minnesota state Rep. Ruth Richardson doesn't want her teenage son, Shawn, a track athlete, to go running outside. "You can't do the same things that your white friends do," she remembers telling him.
"We cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism and exclusion in any form and yet claim to defend the sacredness of every human life," the pope said.
For many Americans, it goes without saying that the police help maintain public safety. But many others — especially black Americans — see the police as more of a threat than a protective force.
Severe Cyclonic Storm Nisarga was spinning wind gusts up to 75 mph as it made landfall south of the megacity on India's west coast.
