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The number of laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits remained stuck at 1.3 million last week, an historically high level that indicates many companies are still cutting jobs as the viral outbreak intensifies.

A spokesperson for Crate & Barrel acknowledged the customer should not have been asked to leave the store. In a statement, the company said they would speak with him and offer an apology.

Purkey was convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 16-year-old girl and using a claw hammer to kill an 80-year-old woman who suffered from polio.

The 6-year-old’s family says many celebrities, including Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway and Mark Ruffalo, have reached out to praise his actions.

The 25-year-old patient was experiencing throat pain and irritation. Her symptoms improved after the worm was removed.

All weekday Masses at St. Anne Catholic Church are suspended until further notice after four friars tested positive for the virus.

President Donald Trump is shaking up his campaign amid sinking poll numbers, replacing campaign manager Brad Parscale with veteran GOP operative Bill Stepien.

With COVID-19 testing sites in the Chattahoochee Valley inundated with hundreds of people in need of testing, Stopwatch Urgent Care is pairing up with Walmart, rolling out large scale testing for East Alabama communities.

Several school districts across the Chattahoochee Valley are giving parents the option to choose either in-person or virtual learning for the start of the school year.