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Suit Accuses Alabama Housing Authority of Racial Segregation

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – The federal government has filed suit accusing an Alabama housing program of segregating residents by race in low-income apartments. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday against the Housing Authority of Ashland and three companies that were identified as owners of apartments in the Clay County town. The suit alleges officials purposely have divided residents by race since…

Cyberattacks Put New Focus on Search-Warrant rule change

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The Justice Department says last week’s internet outages caused by widespread cyberattacks show why investigators need to be able to search internet-connected devices in faraway locations with the approval of a single judge. Some members of Congress are uneasy about the rule change that some see as expanding the FBI’s hacking powers. The change goes into effect in December unless…