Alabama

Alabama

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  Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81

  When Haynes Johnson visited Selma, Ala., months after a civil rights crisis there gripped the nation, he wrote in The Washington Evening Star that ... 

• Lampard breaks Chelsea scoring record in Villa win

  Frank Lampard became Chelsea's all-time leading scorer with a double against Aston Villa on Saturday that clinched a 2-1 victory and pushed his club ... 

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  Edwards gets pole after rain washes out qualifying

  Rain washed out NASCAR qualifying at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday. The field for the Aaron's 499 was set based on practice times from Friday's ... 

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  American jihadi in Somalia tweets on kill attempt

  A most-wanted American jihadi in Somalia said Friday that the leader of Islamic extremist rebels in Somali was starting a civil war, just hours after ... 

• 3 years later: oil spill cleanup, study carries on

  At first glance, the marshy, muddy coastline of Bay Jimmy in southeast Louisiana appears healthy three years after the nation's worst offshore oil ... 

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  Will $5M bring down tweeting, rapping US jihadi?

  Will the allure of a $5 million reward be the downfall of a tweeting, rapping American jihadi who once fought alongside the Somali militant group ... 

• Elton John cancels US show; medical reasons cited

  Elton John has canceled a concert set for Friday night in the U.S. The British singer was supposed to perform in Birmingham, Alabama. 

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  Gun background checks drop 10 percent in January

  The number of federal background checks for firearms sales declined in the U.S. last month, as retailers continue to run out of guns to sell during ... 

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  American jihadi faces Somali death threat

  An Alabama native who moved to Somalia to wage jihad alongside al-Shabab militants faces a Saturday deadline to surrender to the insurgents or be ... 

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  Transocean's $1.4B oil spill deal will help Gulf

  A $1.4 billion settlement between the Justice Department and Deepwater Horizon rig owner Transocean Ltd. will pump hundreds of millions of dollars ...