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Monday 30 November 2020
Homeowners and businesses have begun cleaning up following the storm.
Bubba Wallace is the only full-time black driver in Nascar.
The real-life work of US lawyer Bryan Stevenson hit the screens in Ireland this weekend with the film Just Mercy.
Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power from Texas to Michigan.
One of the tornadoes travelled along a path of about 100 km.
The balloon has been flown at protests around the world, including in Dublin and London.
The strict new laws were set to take effect on 15 November.
The 14-year-old boy called police and confessed to the crime.
27 year-old Marshae Jones was shot during a fight last December.
The cartoon tells the story of an eight-year-old aardvark, his family and friends.
The legislation would make performing an abortion at any stage of pregnancy a crime punishable by up to 99 years in prison.
Performing an abortion could see doctors handed 99-year prison sentences.
If Alabama’s new laws are challenged, pro-life politicians are hoping it will eventually be brought before the Supreme Court.
The bid to stop the execution centred on the inmate’s request to inhale nitrogen gas rather than face lethal injection.
The four children who died in the tornado were aged 6, 8, 9 and 10.
A local sheriff said that children are among the dead.
Killer-of-two Walter Leroy Moody Jr was given a lethal injection last night at the Alabama prison at Atmore.
They’ll face Georgia in the decider after the Bulldogs’ epic double-overtime win over Oklahoma.
Democrat Doug Jones was announced the winner of the 12 December special election.
It’s the first time in 25 years that a Democratic senator has represented Alabama.
Polls are scheduled to close at 7pm (1am Irish time) across Alabama, with three million voters called to cast ballots.
Several women have claimed Moore sexually molested or pursued them when they were in their teens.
The US President said Moore’s Democratic rival would oppose “what we must do” for the nation.
Trump had previously characterised the allegations against Moore as “very troubling” before changing tack.
Two more women have accused US Senate candidate Roy Moore of inappropriate conduct.
Paul Ryan, Jeff Sessions and John McCain have all called on Moore to drop out of the Senate race in Alabama.
Beverly Young Nelson is the fifth woman to make accusations against Roy Moore.
Moore has been accused of pursuing romantic relationships with teenage girls.
They used the peanut butter to change the numbers on a door and trick a new employee, police said.
Arthur, who became known as the Houdini of death row, managed to evade his final sentence seven times.
Tommy Arthur was first sentenced to death back in 1983 for a murder he denies committing.
It’s a first college football national title in 25 years for the Tigers.
The judge vehemently denied the charges against him
James Halsell Jr. smelled of alcohol after a car crash that killed the two girls.
The 18-year-old found out after he applied for college.
He called for “screening mechanisms that allow us to determine who the mad dogs are”.
One police officer said it was one of the saddest cases he had ever witnessed.
Julian Hernandez’s mother reported him missing after his father left a note saying he took him.
An ethics complaint has been lodged against Judge Marvin Wiggins.
Retrace every step of the Storm of the Century.
IT’S THE LAST day of November, so it’s safe to say the Christmas countdown has well and truly begun.
With everything that has happened in 2020 so far, many people have chosen to bring a bit Christmas cheer into their lives earlier than usual this year, and decorations have been going up in households around the country for a number of weeks now.
But others are still sticking to their usual traditions and waiting until December to put the tree up.
So, today we want to know: When are you putting up your Christmas tree?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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