#Trooper charged in child rape hid checkered FBI past

#Trooper charged in child rape hid checkered FBI past

“#Trooper charged in child rape hid checkered FBI past” MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama state trooper arrested last week on charges he raped an 11-year-old girl had been kicked out of the FBI amid a string of sexual misconduct allegations but was hired by the state agency with the apparent help of a fake bureau…

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#US regulator says Amazon’s union victory could be overturned

#US regulator says Amazon’s union victory could be overturned

“#US regulator says Amazon’s union victory could be overturned” Amazon’s landmark victory over a closely watched effort to unionize a warehouse in Alabama could be overturned amid accusations that the e-tailing giant used illegal intimidation tactics to sway employee votes, according to a US regulator. All but one of 23 objections filed by a labor…

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#3,215 ballots cast by Alabama workers

#3,215 ballots cast by Alabama workers

“#3,215 ballots cast by Alabama workers” A little more than half the workers at Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama warehouse voted in a landmark union election there, according to the labor group involved in the push. The National Labor Relations Board received 3,215 ballots that officials are expected to start tallying either Thursday afternoon or Friday morning,…

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#Alabama ‘supercell’ that produced tornado captured in satellite imagery

#Alabama ‘supercell’ that produced tornado captured in satellite imagery

“#Alabama ‘supercell’ that produced tornado captured in satellite imagery” This week’s severe weather in the Mid-South was visible from outer space.  Stunning imagery from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) GOES East satellite captured the Thursday “supercell” that produced a large tornado in Alabama near Brent and Centerville. “In the 16-second timelapse, you can see the lightning that accompanied the storm during March…

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