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☆ Illinois passes a law that requires parents to compensate child influencers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

A family businessThis picture shows Illinois Senator Dave Koehler with teenager Shreya Nallamothu, who helped inspire new legislation protecting child influencers. Although children are predominantly featured in these monetized videos, parents have had no legal obligation to give them any portion of the earnings. “But we know with the explosion of social media that parents are using it to monetize kids being on videos. That California law required parents to set aside a portion of 15% of child earnings in a blocked trust account that the child actor could access after the age of 18. “Even though Illinois is the first state to pass such a law, this legislation is a long time coming,” Maddox said.

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☆ Two research teams detail advancements in transplanting pig kidneys to humans, marking key steps on path to clinical trials
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Deidre Mcphillips | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —New advancements in transplanting pig kidneys to humans, detailed by two separate research teams on Wednesday, mark key steps forward in the evolving field of xenotransplantation, the use of non-human tissues or organs to treat medical conditions in humans. Both research teams used genetically modified pig kidneys that were transplanted into recipients experiencing brain death in what is considered pre-clinical human research. Other studies have demonstrated that this can occur when pig kidneys are transplanted in non-human primates. The team has been monitoring pig kidney transplants in a brain-dead decedent – a man named Maurice Miller, known as Mo, who died of a brain tumor – for nearly two months. “Over the last 20 years, we’ve gained a lot of information about how pig kidneys work to replace the functions in primates.

Persons: ”, Jayme Locke, Locke, ” Locke, NYU Langone, Maurice Miller, Mo, Robert Montgomery, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, “ We’re, Adam Griesemer, we’ve, ’ –, we’re Organizations: CNN, University of Alabama, Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, New York University, Health, Comprehensive Transplant Institute, ”, UAB, NYU, NYU Langone Transplant Institute, CNN Health, Liver Transplant, FDA, US Department of Health, Human, Transplantation Network

☆ Surgeons Improve Function of Kidneys Transplanted From Genetically Altered Pigs
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Roni Caryn Rabin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

A number of studies last year demonstrated that pig kidneys that had been transplanted into brain-dead individuals made urine, an essential function, for short periods of time. “The really new finding here is that these pig kidneys can clear enough creatinine to support an adult human,” Dr. Locke said. “If you want to have life-sustaining kidney function, the kidneys have to do more than just make urine,” Dr. Locke said. A few months later, researchers at the University of Maryland transplanted a heart from a genetically modified pig into a 57-year-old patient with heart failure. So far, transplants of genetically modified pig kidneys have been made only to brain-dead patients.

Persons: ”, Jayme Locke, Dr, Locke Organizations: Transplant Institute, NYU Langone Health, University of Maryland, Revivicor, United Therapeutics Corporation, Langone Health, Food and Drug Administration Locations: Alabama, New York

☆ Aldi is buying 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys supermarkets
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Grocery shoppers in the Southeast can expect to see more Aldi stores starting 2024. Some of the nearly 400 Winn-Dixie locations Aldi is acquiring will keep the familiar red-and-white Winn-Dixie branding and traditional store layout, but many will convert to Aldi’s brand and bare-bones store format. The acquisition – which includes Harveys Supermarket – will add locations across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi to Aldi’s portfolio. Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket had long been staples in the Southeast region. Aldi has not disclosed how many of the Winn-Dixie and Harveys stores it plans on converting, or how much the deal cost.

Persons: Winn, Jason Hart, Aldi, Dixie, Neil Saunders, ” Saunders, ” Hart, Kroger, it’s, Phil Lempert, Lampert, “ that’s, ” Lempert, “, ” Lampert, Saunders Organizations: New, New York CNN, Aldi, Winn, Dixie, Harveys, Southeastern Grocers, Fresco Retail, Albertsons, Publix, Sunshine State Locations: New York, Alabama , Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, United States, Southeast, “, Aldi, Winn, Sunshine

☆ How a Small Group of Firms Changed the Math for Insuring Against Natural Disasters
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Emily Flitter | More About Emily Flitter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As disasters like the wildfires that devastated the Hawaiian town of Lahaina and the storms that tore apart roofs from Alabama to Massachusetts last week intensify, insurance companies have pulled back from offering coverage in certain areas or cut the kinds of damage they will pay to repair. A little-noticed slice of the financial industry that provides insurance to insurers, called reinsurance, has helped drive the changes. These companies promise to step in with cash — usually huge amounts — when something like a hurricane, wildfire or other big disaster creates damage that is too costly and widespread for insurance companies to pay for on their own. And at the beginning of the year, nearly all of them raised prices. That led to a flurry of tense negotiations between those insurers and firms, like Swiss Re, Odyssey Re and other reinsurers, many of whom are headquartered outside of the United States.

Persons: reinsurers Organizations: Farmers, Swiss Locations: Lahaina, Alabama, Massachusetts, United States, Canada

☆ Homebuilder sentiment drops sharply, as mortgage rates surge over 7%
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Diana Olick | In Dianaolick | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Rising mortgage rates are hitting potential homebuyers hard, and that is taking steam out of the homebuilding market. That is the first decline in seven months and the lowest level since May, when sentiment first rose out of negative territory. Mortgage rates are now holding solidly over 7%, hitting 7.24% Monday, according to Mortgage News Daily. Higher mortgage rates and the decline in buyer activity has more builders using sales incentives once again. The share of builders using all types of incentives, including buying down interest rates, rose to 55% in August from 52% in July.

Persons: Alicia Huey, NAHB, Robert Dietz, NAHB's Organizations: National Association of Home Builders, Mortgage News Locations: Wells Fargo, Birmingham , Alabama, Midwest

☆ Leaked photos show a Dollar General store with rat-chewed products, a dead rodent, and fecal matter covering the stockroom floor.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Photos at a Dollar General store in Texas show evidence of a rat infestation. It's the latest Dollar General store to face problems with rodents — and resulting health hazards. Rat waste is seen on the floor of the stockroom at the Dollar General store in Texas. A worker said he found this dead rat at the Dollar General store in Texas. On Tiktok, Dollar General workers and customers have also complained about products contaminated by rodents.

Persons: Timothy Organizations: Service, Dollar, Cities Health District, Employees, US Food and Drug Administration, CNN, New York Daily News Locations: Texas, Wall, Silicon, East Texas, Hutto, Austin, Williamson County, Maryland, Massachusetts, Bessemer , Alabama, West Memphis , Arkansas, New York's Queens

☆ Negasi Zuberi: Man accused of holding a woman in a cinder block 'dungeon' in his Klamath Falls, Oregon, home has pleaded not guilty
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Sara Smart Emma Tucker Joe Sutton Andy Rose | Sara Smart | Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Zuberi was taken into federal custody after a woman escaped from his Klamath Falls home last month, according to a news release from the FBI field office in Portland. The woman was kidnapped from Seattle and sexually assaulted before being placed in a “makeshift cell” in Zuberi’s garage, investigators said. “Zuberi told the victim she was under arrest,” the Klamath Falls Police Department said in a news release. She was taken to a nearby hospital, where detectives responded to a report of a rape victim, according to Klamath Falls police. Klamath Falls Mayor Carol Westfall told the local newspaper Herald and News that she and her husband own the home where Zuberi allegedly held the woman.

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☆ US Navy joins Army, Marine Corps in having no Senate-confirmed leader, in historic first
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Idrees Ali | Thomson Reuters | National Security Correspondent Focusing On The Pentagon In Washington D.C. Reports On U.S. Military Activity | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Andrew KellyWASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy on Monday became the third branch of the military to no longer have a Senate-confirmed leader for the first time in history, as a Republican senator continues to block military nominations. The Navy, Army and Marine Corps are now all without a confirmed leader. And it is unsafe," U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said during a relinquishment ceremony at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Several states have limited abortion access since Roe v. Wade was overturned, and the military argues that women service members cannot choose where they are stationed. Tuberville's hold cannot prevent the Democratic-majority Senate from voting on any promotion, but it can drastically slow down the process.

Persons: Andrew Kelly WASHINGTON, Mike Gilday, Lloyd Austin, Tommy Tuberville, it’s, Austin, Joe Biden, Lisa Franchetti, Roe, Wade, Idrees Ali, Hugh Lawson Organizations: U.S . Marines, U.S . Navy, U.S . Navy Wasp, Fleet, REUTERS, Republican, Naval, Navy, Army, Marine Corps, . Defense, Naval Academy, Pentagon, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Senate, U.S, Supreme, Democratic, Thomson Locations: U.S, Bataan, New York, Annapolis , Maryland, Alabama

☆ House Democrats see the Biden Administration's crusade against junk fees as a winning strategy for 2024 and are joining in on the fight against the 'hidden and deceptive' add-ons
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In October 2022, the Biden Administration announced its plans to fight against hidden "junk fees." House Democrats now see it as a winning issue and are planning more than a dozen events addressing it. According to a recent report from the Associated Press, with assistance from the Progressive Change Institute, some House Democrats have already held events addressing junk fees and there are at least a dozen or more planned across the country. Speaking to the AP, House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries said that "House Democrats will continue to work with President Biden to fight these excessive fees, hold corporations accountable and lower costs for families across the country." The push from House Democrats comes at a time when the party is attempting to regain the majority in the House of Representatives, which it lost control of in the 2022 midterm elections.

Persons: It's, Biden, Hakeem Jeffries, Elissa Slotkin, Democratic Sen, Debbie Stabenow Organizations: Biden Administration, Ticketmaster, House Democrats, Service, Democrats, White House, Entertainment, Associated Press, Progressive Change Institute, AP, Democratic, Senate, Representatives Locations: Wall, Silicon, New York , Alabama

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a fundraiser event for the Alabama GOP, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Montgomery, Ala.Former President Donald Trump was indicted Monday night by a grand jury in Atlanta, Georgia, on charges he and his supporters attempted to interfere with the state's 2020 presidential election. Trump allies charged in the Georgia indictment include:Rudy GiulianiJohn EastmanMark MeadowsJeffrey ClarkSidney PowellJenna EllisThe charges stem from a long-running criminal investigation into the efforts made by Trump and his allies to overturn President Joe Biden's victory in Georgia's 2020 presidential election. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis opened the probe in February 2021, just weeks after it was revealed that Trump had urged Georgia's secretary of state to "find" enough votes to reverse his loss in the Peach State. Willis noted from the outset that she was investigating potential violations of state laws barring election fraud and lying to government entities, as well as conspiracy, racketeering and "any involvement in violence or threats" related to the administration of the 2020 election.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Rudy Giuliani John Eastman Mark Meadows Jeffrey Clark Sidney Powell Jenna Ellis, Joe Biden's, Fani Willis, Willis Organizations: Alabama GOP, Fulton, Peach State Locations: Montgomery , Ala, Atlanta , Georgia, Georgia, Fulton County, Peach

☆ Civil rights groups sue Tennessee over the state's GOP-drawn congressional and state Senate maps, calling the boundaries 'unconstitutional racial gerrymandering'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Civil rights and voting rights groups have sued Tennessee over the state's congressional map. The GOP-drawn map led to the elimination of a heavily blue district in one of the state's Democratic centers. Bill Lee and several top election officials over the state's congressional and state Senate maps, arguing that the boundaries are unconstitutional and violate the rights of minority voters. Tennessee district maps must preserve the ability for voters to express their shared interests and elect the political representation of their choice." At the heart of the matter is the creation of three Republican-leaning congressional districts that include parts of Democratic-heavy Davidson County but which all elected GOP members of Congress.

Persons: Bill Lee, Debby Gould, mapmakers, Philip Randolph, Jim Cooper, Steve Cohen, Memphis Organizations: Tennessee, Democratic, Service, Tennessee Republican Gov, Republican, Court, Middle, Middle District of, GOP, League of Women Voters, of Women Voters, Tennessee State Conference of, NAACP, Equity Alliance, Memphis, Philip Randolph Institute, American, of Tennessee Locations: Wall, Silicon, Memphis, Nashville, Middle District, Middle District of Tennessee, , Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Davidson, exurban, Davidson County, Shelby County

Just as important will be persuading people like Mr. Marohn that electric cars, renewable energy and electric heaters and stoves are practical, economical and exciting. Many, conservatives in particular, chafe at the prospect of the government forcing them to buy electric cars or ditch their natural gas appliances, polls show. By The New York TimesA clean energy future will require painstaking and individually tailored persuasion campaigns. “Even if some of them deny the science of climate change, they can’t deny good-paying jobs,” he said. “I just want to change the perception that electric cars are not as good as big, noisy muscle cars,” Mr. Lawson said.

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CNN —A fifth person involved in the brawl along the Montgomery, Alabama, riverfront last weekend has turned himself in, police said Friday. Reggie Ray Montgomery Police DepartmentReggie Ray, 42, was being held in the city jail, according to a news release from the Montgomery Police Department. Earlier, Mary Todd, 21, was charged with third-degree assault and was being held Thursday in Montgomery’s city jail, police said. From left, Zachery Shipman, Richard Roberts, Allen Todd and Mary Todd. Montgomery Police DepartmentAlso charged were Richard Roberts, 48, who faces two counts of third-degree assault, and Allen Todd, 23, and Zachery Shipman, 25, who face a count each of third-degree assault, Police Chief Darryl Albert has said.

Persons: CNN —, Reggie Ray, Mary Todd, Zachery Shipman, Richard Roberts, Allen Todd, Darryl Albert, Dameion Pickett, Ray’s Organizations: CNN, Reggie Ray Montgomery Police, Montgomery Police Department, Montgomery Police Locations: Montgomery , Alabama, Montgomery’s

☆ Political and Legal Scandal Rocking a Small Alabama Town: Who’s the Mayor?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Arian Campo-Flores | Photographs Wes Frazer For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Persons: Dow Jones, braxton, 9a996f56 Locations: alabama

☆ Why this viral photo of the world’s largest cruise ship is polarizing opinion
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The world’s largest cruise ship hasn’t welcomed a single passenger aboard yet, but it’s already set the internet on fire. But when an image of its stern section went viral in July, it polarized opinions, eliciting passionate reactions on all sides. The ship will be home to the world's largest water park at sea. “I think the Royal Caribbean enthusiasts are going to look at this and go ‘Wow, something new! “Royal Caribbean is notable for exceeding 100% capacity on their ships.

Persons: hasn’t, —, Hieronymus Bosch, Tom Davis, ” Davis, ”, Adam Cox, Jonathan Abramowitz, Ross Klein, “, Stewart Chiron “, Stewart Chiron Organizations: CNN, Walmart, University of Alabama, Royal Caribbean, University of North, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Royal Locations: Dutch, “, University of North Carolina, Chapel, Royal Caribbean, Miami, “ Royal Caribbean

☆ The 15 most affordable US cities to live in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Personal-finance company Kiplinger has ranked the cheapest US cities to live in this year. It considered factors like cost of living, unemployment rates, and home values in 267 urban areas. Personal-finance company Kiplinger identified America's cheapest cities as of April 2023. The study shows that many of the most budget-friendly cities in America are found in the South, a region renowned for its advantageous income-to-cost ratio. Read on for the 15 cheapest cities in the US 2023 — maybe one will spark your interest.

Persons: Kiplinger, Craig Grove, Read Organizations: Kiplinger, Service, Council for Community, Economic Research, Realty Locations: Alabama, Texas, Harlingen , Texas, Wall, Silicon, America, Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Craig, Georgia, —, Michigan, Kansas

☆ Virginia becomes eighth US state to exit voter data-sharing pact
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Josephine Walker | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Member states of the Electronic Registration Information Center, or ERIC, partnership share voter registration and identification data to avoid having people registered to vote in multiple states. There are now only seven Republican-led states among the 25 remaining in the compact. Many Republican-led states have also tightened voting rules in recent years in what they describe as an effort to prevent fraud. "It really exposes the hypocrisy of states that are talking the most about voter fraud," Clapman said. "They're inflating concerns about voter fraud and are also pulling out of and damaging the best tool that states have to detect voter fraud."

Persons: Tom Brenner, ERIC, Donald Trump's, Trump, Susan Beals, Beals, Glenn Youngkin, Shane Hamlin, Hamlin, Alice Clapman, University's, Clapman, Josephine Walker, Scott Malone, Andy Sullivan Organizations: Arlington County School Board, REUTERS, Republican, Member, of Columbia, Former U.S, Reuters, Republican Virginia, Center for Justice, Thomson Locations: Arlington, Arlington , Virginia, U.S, Virginia, . Virginia, Ohio, Iowa, Florida , Missouri, West Virginia , Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, New

☆ Trump's lawyers wanted Clarence Thomas to review their 2020 election lies, saying he was their 'only chance' of stopping Biden's victory
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump's lawyers wanted Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to help them stop Biden's 2020 election. One Trump lawyer wrote that "our only chance to get a favorable judicial opinion" that "might hold up the Georgia count in Congress, is from Thomas." one Trump lawyer, Kenneth Chesebro, wrote in a December 31, 2020 email to other attorneys working on Trump's behalf to nullify Biden's victory. Thomas is the circuit justice for Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, meaning he oversees emergency requests coming from those states. He was referring to the conservative lawyer John Eastman, who was one of the recipients of the email.

Persons: Clarence Thomas, Trump, Thomas, Donald Trump's, —, Joe Biden's, Biden, Kenneth Chesebro, Chesebro, Jan, Thomas —, Eastman, John Eastman, I've, Jack Smith's, Eastman haven't Organizations: Service, Capitol, New York Times, Trump, Georgia Legislature Locations: Georgia, Wall, Silicon, Trump's, Georgia , Alabama, Florida

☆ Custom art, air purifiers and TikTok: College spending boom could booster retailers' sales this fall
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Eros Hoagland | Getty ImagesOver the past few years, Alicia Browne has noticed a change in what college students haul out of cars on move-in days at the University of Alabama. A growing pie — and market share up for grabsAs college spending is poised to grow, retailers have another reason to vie for students' dollars. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesIt is difficult to estimate how much college market share Bed Bath had in total. Shipt, the Target-owned delivery service, and Walmart have both tried to attract more college students to their membership programs by offering a special discounted price. She said the company's growth has been fueled by college students who want uniquely decorated rooms that reflect their personalities.

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☆ 3 Men Charged With Assault After Alabama Riverfront Brawl
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Remy Tumin | More About Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

All three men wanted in connection with a brawl that broke out along the waterfront in Montgomery, Ala., last weekend have turned themselves in and have been charged with assault, officials said, as the investigation into the racially charged melee continues. The arrests came days after a group of white boaters attacked a Black captain of a riverboat cruise on Saturday. Allen Todd, 23, and Zachary Shipman, 25, were in custody with the Montgomery police as of Wednesday, the police said, and each was charged with one count of third-degree assault, a misdemeanor. A third man, Richard Roberts, 48, turned himself in on Tuesday and was charged with two counts of third-degree assault. The three men, all of whom are white, have posted bail, officials said.

Persons: Allen Todd, Zachary Shipman, Richard Roberts Organizations: Montgomery Locations: Montgomery , Ala

☆ Subway claims that nearly 10,000 people signed up to change their name to 'Subway' in exchange for free sandwiches for life
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Subway claims that nearly 10,000 people entered its competition to change their name to "Subway." The winner gets free sandwiches "for life" – which is actually $50,000 in gift cards. At current prices, if you plan to eat a grilled-chicken footlong a day, this wouldn't even last 11 years at some stores. The free sandwiches for life, as promised by Subway, come in the form of $50,000 in gift cards. Subway will also reimburse the winner for $750 for legal and processing costs involved in changing their name.

Persons: it's Organizations: Service, Subway, Jersey City Locations: Wall, Silicon, Frostproof, Florida, Jersey City , New Jersey, Jersey, Jersey City, Alabama , Nevada, Mississippi

CNN —Police say additional charges are likely as they investigate a large, chaotic caught-on-video brawl at a riverfront dock in Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday that has so far resulted in arrest warrants for three men. Arrest warrants were issued Tuesday for three men, all of them members of the private pontoon boat, Albert said at a press conference. A man seen wielding a chair in social media videos during the brawl is being asked to contact police, Albert said. Here’s what we know about what unfolded at the riverfront dock Saturday and the ongoing investigation. The chief told CNN the police department had spent hours investigating what happened to ensure that they get it right.

Persons: Darryl J, Albert, Richard Roberts, Allen Todd, Zachary Shipman, Albert said, ”, we’ll, ” Albert, “, CNN’s Sara Sidner, Damien Pickett, Pickett, –, ” Pickett, Steven Reed, White, Christa Owen, Owen, ” “, ” Owen Organizations: CNN — Police, Montgomery Police, Montgomery Police Department, FBI, CNN Locations: Montgomery , Alabama, Montgomery

☆ GOP congressman who voted twice against veterans health bill is now urging his constituents to enroll in its benefits
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. David Schweikert voted twice last year against a bill to provide health benefits to veterans. But now, he's urging his constituents to sign up to receive benefits from the program. Now, the Arizona Republican is urging his constituents to sign up for the benefits created by that same legislation. In both instances, Schweikert was among the Republicans who voted against the bill. It's the latest example of Republican lawmakers touting programs created by legislation that they voted against.

Persons: David Schweikert, he's, Schweikert, Joe Biden —, —, Biden, Sen, Tommy Tuberville, Tuberville Organizations: Service, Arizona Republican, Arizona, Twitter, Facebook, —, Department of Veterans Affairs, Infrastructure Law Locations: Wall, Silicon, Arizona, Schweikert's Scottsdale, Alabama

☆ Opinion | The Montgomery Brawl Was, for Some, a Clarifying Moment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Charles M. Blow | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Alabama Sweet Tea Party. That was one nickname people gave to a brawl this past Saturday on a Montgomery, Ala., riverfront dock, captured in viral videos, after a group of white people attacked Damien Pickett, a Black riverboat co-captain who was trying to clear a berth for his vessel, and a group of Black people came to Pickett’s defense. In some obvious ways the whole episode is sad: The situation should never have descended into violence. The people who were asked to move their boat so that the riverboat could dock in its reserved space should simply have complied. But in other ways, many Black people, in particular, saw it as an unfortunate but practically unavoidable response to what can feel like an unending stream of incidents in which Black people are publicly victimized, with no one willing or able to intervene or render aid.

Persons: Damien Pickett Organizations: Alabama Sweet Tea Party, Black Locations: Montgomery, Ala, United States

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