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Bill Cosby’s retrial on sex assault charges is set for November

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This photo combination of file photos show, Andrea Constand, left, walking to the courtroom during Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial June 6, 2017, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa.; and Bill Cosby, right, arriving for his sexual assault trial June 16, 2017, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. Cosby’s retrial on charges he drugged and molested Constand in 2004 is set for November 2017, according to an order signed Thursday, July 6, 2017, by Judge Steven O’Neill. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

By Maryclaire Dale

Associated Press

The Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama stands strong in heated political climate

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Wendy Yasmin Garcia, assistant to the manager of Mi Pueblo Supermarket, poses in Homewood, Ala., Monday, June 19, 2017. (Photo by Mark Almond)

By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For the Birmingham Times

Isabel Rubio’s mission to make Birmingham and Alabama equal for all

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Isabel Rubio, executive director of the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama (¡HiCA!), is shown in her office in Homewood, Ala., Monday, June 19, 2017. (Photo by Mark Almond)

By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For the Birmingham Times

How UAB students are tackling the educational divide in urban, rural areas

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Students including Ayanna Day (center) and Anna Elam (right) became tutors to help narrow educational gaps for Alabama schoolchildren. Ashley Floyd Kuntz (left) led the service-learning seminar.

By UAB Magazine

Rev. Linda Hall survived three house fires and tragically lost family members. How she copes and helps others.

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Linda Hall holds a sample of the personalized Alabama tags she designed for survivors. (Ariel Worthy/The Birmingham Times)

By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times