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Divers discover 50,000-year-old cypress trees on Gulf of Mexico floor
Off the coast of Alabama is an underwater forest of cypress that are more than 50,000 years old. They were discovered by a fisherman, who passed along the scene to a diver buddy and environmentalists who’s working to get them preserved before loggers can haul them up and destroy the scene.
Alabaman-turned jihadist could be next American in drones’ sights
Omar Hammami, also known as Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki, grew up in Alabama, a typical American. But, eventually, he grew enamored with his father’s Islamic heritage, converted, became an extremist and joined terrorist group al-Shabaab. Today, he’s the most high-profile American terrorist.
This Might Be the Next American to Be Killed by Drones
In some ways he sounds like a typical American twenty-something. He likes Chinese barbeque. He attended Bible Camp as a kid and played soccer in high school. Born to a Syrian Muslim father and a white Protestant mother near Mobile, Alabama, he came of age listening to music like Nirvana, watching movies like Fight Club, […]
Sequester Cuts Felt in American Classrooms
Those automatic spending cuts, known in Washington and beyond as the “sequester,” just won’t go away. And unless Congress stops it from happening, the “sequester” will kick in this Friday. Factory floors and federal buildings might see fewer employees, but classrooms will also see fewer teachers, meaning larger class sizes for students. Programs like Head […]
