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birminghamal.gov The City of Birmingham’s Department of Transportation plans to convert Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard South through the historic Five Points South district from a one-way street to a two-way street. The conversion will extend from Highland Avenue South to University Boulevard. This strategic infrastructure improvement is designed to strengthen connectivity within the district, making […]

By Michal Higdon and Lisa Crane | WVTM A decision regarding a new AI factory and data center project, set to go along Lakeshore Parkway in Birmingham, is temporarily on hold after neighbors raised concerns to city leaders. Nebius is planning to build its facility at the old Regions Operations Center off Lakeshore Parkway. The […]

Novartis AG has reached an undisclosed settlement with the estate of Henrietta Lacks over claims it profited from her cells, taken without consent in 1951 and used in groundbreaking medical research. The case is one of several lawsuits filed by her family seeking compensation for the use of the HeLa cell line.
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Dr. Charles Simmons, the founder of Sojourner-Douglass College, a historically Black institution of higher learning in Baltimore, died on January 26th at age 87, after dedicating nearly 50 years to providing educational opportunities to African Americans and others of the African Diaspora.
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) is backing the Protection from Predatory Pricing Act, aiming to ban dynamic pricing in grocery stores that targets shoppers with individualized prices. Critics warn it could threaten long-standing discounts Marylanders have come to enjoy.
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