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Good News From the Alabama News Center!

| November 20, 2015 @ 8:30 am

Good news on the economic, medical, millennial and entertainment fronts this week. Here are some our favorite stories from Alabama NewsCenter from the past week.

Sickle cell disease cure in sights of UAB Stem Cell Institute

Football preview: Tide, Tigers ‘warm up’ for Iron Bowl as North Alabama begins title bid

Smash-mouth football in UAB lab points way to better helmets on field

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Mobile’s convention business booming

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Can’t Miss Alabama: Attend a pre-Thanksgiving concert, parade, tree lighting celebration or other festivities

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Marc Phillips is living life on a high note with a deep faith

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Alabama Bright Lights: Birmingham Holocaust Education Center preserves, remembers history

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UAB helps put 94-year-old WWII vet, three-time Purple Heart recipient back on his feet

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Alabama’s ‘space archaeologist’ Sarah Parcak to use $1M TED Prize to save history

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UAB engineers develop new method to repair elephant tusks

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Vernon Jordan, a HistoryMaker, to be celebrated by Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

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Smokey Robinson on Birmingham, Motown, civil rights and more

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Brian Regan: Live at Radio City Music Hall, now live in Birmingham

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Hyundai to launch production of redesigned 2017 Elantra in Alabama

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Better Basics works with Alabama’s schools to ensure children can succeed

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MIX event raises money for Birmingham Railroad Park, Freshwater Land Trust

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How leading companies are developing and sharing a culture of inclusion

Alabama Power’s Plant Barry recognized in R&D 100 Awards

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SEUS Japan: How Japan business ties add horsepower to Southeast growth

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SEUS Japan: Leaders vow to build on close economic, cultural ties

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In a storm, one tree can make a huge difference

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Alabama Power crews respond quickly as storms move through state, outages down

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A closer look at how El Nino is affecting Alabama weather

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100 Dishes to Eat in Alabama Before You Die: Stevarinos’ Beach Bread

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Birmingham CBD leads metro’s office market activity during 2Q

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Birmingham’s retail real estate market sees overall improvement

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Dothan October year-to-date residential sales up 19 percent over last year

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Bill Murray is the President of The Weather Factory. He is the site's official weather historian and a weekend forecaster. He also anchors the site's severe weather coverage. Bill Murray is the proud holder of National Weather Association Digital Seal #0001 @wxhistorian

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