Alabama
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Alabama’s Mercedes workers to vote whether to join US union
May 14, 2024The US auto workers union’s drive to organize auto plants in the southern United States faces a second test this week at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama following a triumph last month. Some 5,200 workers at the Mercedes... -
Alabama lifts ban on yoga in schools but not meditation
May 30, 2021Students in Alabama can now learn yoga at school — but they still can’t deliver the traditional “namaste” greeting to their teacher, reports BSS. The southern state’s governor, Kay Ivey, revoked a 30-year-old law Friday that... -
Pussy Riot performing in Alabama to protest ‘ridiculous’ abortion ban
Jul 11, 2019The Russian collective Pussy Riot will perform in Alabama on Thursday, a sold-out concert to raise money for women’s rights groups in light of state’s recent passage of a near-total ban on abortion. Proceeds from the... -
Alabama sues OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over opioid epidemic
Feb 7, 2018Alabama on Tuesday became the latest state to file a lawsuit accusing OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP of fueling the opioid epidemic by deceptively marketing prescription painkillers to generate billions of dollars in sales. Alabama Attorney... -
Alabama has found bird flu at 3 poultry facilities
Mar 14, 2017News Hour: Alabama has found bird flu at three poultry facilities in the northern part of the state, its agriculture department said on Tuesday, near where two cases were detected recently in Tennessee, reports Reuters. Alabama...
