7. Looks like I have a new reason to cancel classes. nowCrime. Selma High School and Saints Virtual Academy/Alternative School moved to online learning after a shooting over the weekend in Selma left a teenage student critically injured. Selma Police Chief Kenta Fulford said the shooting was in retaliation, and Selma City Schools Superintendent J.K. Byrd said online learning would continue until a suspect was arrested or safety was ensured through increased police presence.

6. Former President Donald Trump's poll numbers: Increased Since Trump went on trial, the latest CNN poll has given him a 6-point lead over President Joe Biden, and there's good reason for that growth: 57% of Americans believe Trump's prosecution is justified. Political persecution.

Five. UAB football players, with the support of head coach Trent Dilfer, Athlete.org They left the union/players association, becoming the first Division I team to publicly announce it. Dilfer convened a voluntary conference in April to prepare the team for negotiations aimed at securing a larger share of athletic revenues and stressed the importance of players having a say in shaping the future of college sports.

Four. A group of Republican senators led by Sen. Kevin Cramer (R.N.) Expressed Concerned about NPR's ideological bias, he criticized CEO Katherine Maher after former editor-in-chief Uri Berliner resigned due to “divisive views,” highlighting his concerns about NPR's editorial direction. Republican fools think they can remake public broadcasting by giving them money and asking them politely. But you can't ask a taxpayer-funded organization that denounces anti-Republican and pro-Democrat propaganda to reform and stop being biased.

3. The ceasefire with Israel/Hamas Possible Because Hamas wants all Jews dead. They have made that very clear, but the Biden administration is being threatened by its left-wing supporters and they feel they have to do something, and Israel has again offered a ceasefire. Hamas is considering a new proposal from Egypt to release up to 33 hostages held by Israel in exchange for a temporary cessation of fighting and “sustained calm” in Gaza.

2. Sane Democrats are finally sufficientUnfortunately, there are not many of them, and only 21 House Democrats have called on the Columbia University Board of Trustees to end the “anti-Israel camps.” But the deadline has passed, and the camps remain in place, left in place by the university's students. Destroy Windows and hanging “IntifadaCiting safety concerns, potential civil rights violations and disruption to campus life, Democrats running the “No School for All” banner say segregating students rather than addressing the root causes of discrimination creates an unsafe environment for everyone and doesn't help their elections.

1. There are only five days left in the Alabama Legislature's legislative calendar, which means there's a lot they want to do after passing record-breaking General Fund and Education Trust Fund budgets. Of course, gambling is still on the agenda, as are a workforce development package, a ban on LGBTQ classroom instruction, legislation to jail librarians who sell obscene books, and legislation to ban illegal immigration. College, Insulting Legalization of horse racing and slot machines, money wanted for summer feeding programPornography Mandatory Law filter These include restrictions on telephone calls and a bill allowing the governor to appoint a state health officer.

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