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Census Bureau to respond to Alabama lawsuit in fall

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September 16, 2018

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The federal government has until mid-November to respond to Alabama's lawsuit seeking to exclude immigrants living in the country illegally from U.S. Census counts.

Natural Hair Stylist uses salon chair to push people to get registered to vote

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September 16, 2018

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - The deadline to register to vote is on Tuesday so churches and businesses across the city are encouraging people to get out and vote. News 12's Amber Worthy spoke a local salon owner who says a…

GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting

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September 16, 2018

Gordon County, GA (WDEF) – In the early morning hours on Sunday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) was requested by the Georgia State Patrol and the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office to conduct an officer involved shooting investigation. Preliminary investigation…

Gunmen dressed as mariachi musicians kill 4, wound 9 in tourist area

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September 15, 2018

A view of a crime scene hours after unknown assailants attacked people with rifles and pistols at an intersection on the edge of the tourist Plaza Garibaldi in Mexico City, Mexico September 15, 2018. GUSTAVO GRAF / REUTERS MEXICO CITY…

Pope Francis reacts as he meets with young people at the Politeama square in Palermo

Pope Francis tells Mafia: "Quit thinking about yourselves and your money"

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September 15, 2018

Pope Francis reacts as he meets with young people at the Politeama square in Palermo, Italy, September 15, 2018. TONY GENTILE / REUTERS PALERMO, Sicily -- Pope Francis appealed to Mafiosi to renounce their quests for power and money as…

Fake TripAdvisor reviews land Italian man in jail

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September 15, 2018

(CBS News) - A man in Italy has been jailed and fined for trying to sell his good opinion.

Alabama woman dies crossing highway after football game

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September 15, 2018

JACK, Ala. (AP) - A southeast Alabama woman has died after she was struck by a driver crossing a state highway after a high school football game.

Transgender ex-student sues Alabama school over mistreatment

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September 15, 2018

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A former student is suing a north Alabama school district, saying she was harassed and physically assaulted because she was transgender.

Woman listed in RICO indictment, arrested with several others for shoplifting in Knoxville

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September 15, 2018

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) - Knoxville Police says a shoplifting call led to multiple arrests, including suspect wanted on Racketeering Charges from Hamilton County. Police were called September 10th around 9:30 p.m. Knoxville officers responded to a call to Walmart on…

Bradley County looking for church vandalism suspect

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September 15, 2018

Bradley County, Tenn. (WDEF) - The Bradley County Sheriff's office is asking for help identifying a suspect after a local church was vandalized.

Tennessee man charged in double slaying

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September 15, 2018

CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee authorities say a 74-year-old man has been charged in the deaths of two people, including his wife.

6 sickened in search, police believe unknown drug to blame

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September 15, 2018

JASPER, Ga. (AP) - A north Georgia store owner has been arrested after six people got sick during a drug search.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in bids fairwell to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as he leaves after their summit at the truce village of Panmunjom

South Korea's Moon faces tough challenge in 3rd summit with Kim Jong Un

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September 15, 2018

The first inter-Korean summit of 2018, a sunny spectacle in late April, reduced war fears on the peninsula. The second, an emergency one in May, helped ensure a historic meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald…

"A life and death situation": Powerful typhoon lashes the northern Philippines

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September 15, 2018

TUGUEGARAO, Philippines -- Typhoon Mangkhut lashed the northern Philippines with destructive winds and heavy rain that set off landslides and destroyed homes on Saturday, leaving at least 12 people dead, as Hong Kong and other parts of southern China braced…

Shooting on Windsor Street

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September 15, 2018

Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) – In the early morning hours on Saturday, the Chattanooga Police responded to shooting on the 2000 block of Windsor Street. The victim, Jeremy Harris, 29, arrived at a local hospital in a personally owned vehicle. At…