7. A war between nuclear powers India and Pakistan is bad for everyone. A 2019 study that suggested a nuclear war could come in 2025 stated the initial death toll would be 125 million with billions dead across the globe.
6. Calls for the assignment of Space Command headquarters to Alabama continue with U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) saying, “time to end politics and follow the facts.”
5. Birmingham Water Works Board attempts to wiggle out of their latest mess; Mayor Randall Woodfin calls the new legislation racially motivated because that is what he does.
4. A federal judge demands the Trump administration restart the refugee program and immediately accept 12,000 refugees into the country; the administration is challenging the order and further setting up a Supreme Court fight.
3. We are now watching the media’s second round of stories about the SUV line at the Mazda-Toyota plant in Huntsville shifting where the vehicles go because of tariffs. The stories note the SUVs that would have gone to Canada are staying in the U.S. with the plant’s operation unaffected, despite the disingenuous headlines.
2. Lt. Gov. Ainsworth slams the failure of the Legislature to pass a religious instruction bill. But cell phones are now banned in Alabama schools after numerous states have done so; the move has been asked for by teachers for years because of the distractions and nonsense the phones cause.
1. As Trump touts a U.S.-U.K. deal, U.S. and Chinese officials prepare to meet to discuss trade relations while China faces economic trouble, including weak consumer demand and low interest rates, as the ongoing trade dispute continues.
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