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Mercedes-Benz Club holds annual event in Alabama

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Mercedes-Benz enthusiasts and technical experts from across the U.S. are meeting in Alabama. The Tuscaloosa News reports ...
Turmoil Of 63 Shut Down Proms Former Students Dance Again

Several high schools had to cancel their proms in 1963, during a time of tumultuous civil rights protests across the South, and in Birmingham, Ala., particularly. Fifty years later, some of those African-American students finally got the chance to dance the night away. Gigi Douban ...
Do Dah Day 2013 is full of furry friends music and even a wedding

Scorpio Forget about following convention and saying what's expected of you today. Instead, have the guts to speak from the heart and say what you think, even if that means sounding unconventional or weird. So what? Let people think what they like about you. Besides, you could be pleasantly surprised when you discover that there are some kindred spirits who agree with every word you ...
Winning numbers drawn in $590.5 million Powerball jackpot

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Lottery officials have announced winning numbers in a near-historic Powerball jackpot. The numbers drawn Saturday are: 22, 10, 13, 14, 52 and a Powerball of 11. Officials ...
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER Flash flooding from storms reported in east Ala. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Forecasters say flash flooding across roads is being reported in eastern Alabama and more could occur as showers and thunderstorms move into the central areas of the state. Al.com reports National Weather Service meteorologist Jessica Talley said Saturday flash floods were reported from Talladega to ...

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So there Brian De Palma was. At the end of filming The Untouchables, his big-budget, highly stylized, Prohibition-era crime saga about the exploits of federal agent Eliot Ness and his attempts to bring down Chicago crime king Al Capone, he was already some $8 million over ... ...

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Nick Saban headlines 2013 class of Alabama Sports Hall of Fame inductees

According to Alabama Power, heavy and unexpected rains have tipped water levels at Logan Martin and Harris lakes over its normal summer pools and are affecting spillway operations. Lake Reports: ...
Deputies searching for 7-year-old autistic boy missing in Perdido Key

Escambia County Sheriff's deputies are searching for a missing 7-year-old autistic boy who was last seen Friday afternoon on Perdido Key Drive in the vicinity of the Needle Rush condos. Owen Black was wearing a red and blue striped shirt and brown sweat pants. He has short blondish brown hair, brown eyes and is small -- 4'0, 45 pounds -- for his age. If you see this child or have any ...
Man attempting to elude police in Tuscaloosa dies in head-on collision

One person is dead Saturday after a police chase ended with a head-on collision in Tuscaloosa. According to the Tuscaloosa Police Department, the male suspect fleeing from officers died in the two-vehicle accident near 15th Street and Stillman Avenue. The driver of the other vehicle was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. Police have not said what lead to the pursuit of the suspect. ...
Sparkman softball wins 6A title undefeated Haleyville wins 2nd straight 4A championship

The Haleyville softball team celebrates pitcher Holly Ward's fourth inning 2-run homer against American Christian Academy. ...
50 years later Birminghams Class of 1963 celebrates the prom they never got to have

Their original prom night canceled during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, the 1963 graduating class of Birmingham's black high schools held a prom Friday night, May 17, 2013, at the Boutwell ...

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Google expected to appear before Pak court over YouTube ban issue

Legal representatives of Google Inc. are expected to appear before the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday to explain the company's position in the YouTube case.

Last year, the video-sharing website was blocked by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) over a blasphemous movie - 'Innocence of Muslims'- that angered Muslims around the world.

Fearing a violent reaction and the subsequent denial of YouTube to remove the anti-Islam film, the website was blocked on September 18, 2012 on the orders of then prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf. The site was back on earlier this year but was blocked once again after a few hours, reports The Dawn.

Meanwhile, a source close to Google said that the court had directed the Ministry of Information Technology to seek a response from the internet giant on the issue. No Google representative had accepted to appear before the court nor were they summoned, the source added.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the counsel for petitioner, advocate Yasser Latif Hamdani said that the YouTube ban took away the right of Muslims to respond to scurrilous attacks on Islam and the Holy Prophet.

Meanwhile, the LHC has already begun exploring various ways in which Google, the parent organisation of YouTube, can be given Intermediary Liability Protection, so that it may be allowed to come and introduce Youtube. ...