AP News Digest - Deep South
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ALABAMA - NEW AND DEVELOPING - NEWS
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US--GILGO BEACH-SERIAL KILLINGS
Remains of mom, child found near Gilgo Beach ID’d, though deaths may be unrelated to serial killings
SUMMARY: A woman and her child whose remains were among other bodies discovered scattered along an oceanfront highway not far from Long Island’s Gilgo Beach were identified by police Wednesday, nearly three decades after the double homicide. Police in Nassau County said the mother, previously nicknamed “Peaches” by investigators after a tattoo on her body, had been identified as Tanya Denise Jackson, a U.S. Army veteran and single mother who was 26-year-old at the time of her death. Some of the woman’s remains were discovered in a state park in 1997. More remains, and the skeletal remains of the female child, were found in April 2011.
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ARKANSAS - UPCOMING - NEWS
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US CHINA FEARS-STATES
DESCRIPTION: TOPEKA, Kan. -- Unable to impose tariffs like the Trump administration, U.S. states are finding other ways to try to counter China’s economic influence and perceived threats to security like new Kansas laws restricting the use of Chinese technology and measures in other states to limit investments or contracts or investments with Chinese companies. Efforts that began with a push to keep Chinese citizens and firms from buying land have expanded to cover gifts, sister city relationships and organ donations. By John Hanna and Jack Dura. 800 words by 12:01 a.m. Eastern. With AP Photos.
UPCOMING: By 04/24/2025 12:01 p.m. CDT, Photo, Text, DigitalPlans
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GEORGIA - NEW AND DEVELOPING - NEWS
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US--TRAIN DERAILMENT-OHIO
Jury decides Norfolk Southern should pay for the $600 million settlement in 2023 Ohio derailment
SUMMARY: The company that owned the railcar that caused the devastating East Palestine train derailment in 2023 won’t have to help pay for the $600 million settlement Norfolk Southern agreed to with residents. An Ohio jury decided Wednesday that GATX isn’t liable for the settlement even though the failure of a bearing on its railcar carrying plastic pellets caused the pileup on Feb. 3, 2023. GATX said the verdict affirmed what it has maintained all along: Norfolk Southern was responsible for the derailment.
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US--TARGET BOYCOTT
Pastor calls for ‘full Target boycott’ over concerns about diversity, equity, inclusion
SUMMARY: The pastor of a Georgia megachurch who led a nationwide 40-day “fast” against Target stores is now calling for a “full Target boycott.” The Rev. Jamal Bryant said this week that the Minneapolis-based retailer has not met all of the initiative’s demands. Among them: Restoring its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion principles and pledging money to Black-owned banks and businesses. Target announced in January that it would phase out some DEI initiatives, including a program designed to help Black employees build meaningful careers and promote Black-owned businesses. Target said it is committed to creating a welcoming environment for its workers, customers and suppliers.
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US--EDUCATION-INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
International students stripped of legal status in the US are piling up wins in court
SUMMARY: Some international students in the U.S. who have had their legal status terminated in recent weeks have found a measure of success in court, with federal judges around the country issuing orders to restore students’ status at least temporarily. More than a thousand international students have had their visas revoked or their status ended, with their academic careers — and their lives in the U.S. — thrown into doubt in a widespread crackdown by the Trump administration. Judges have issued temporary restraining orders in states including Georgia, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Judges have denied similar requests in some other cases.
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MISSISSIPPI - NEW AND DEVELOPING - NEWS
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ENT--FILM-CHARLES BURNETT
Charles Burnett on the never-ending battle of ‘Killer of Sheep’
SUMMARY: Charles Burnett has been living with “Killer of Sheep” for more than half a century. The 81-year-old shot “Killer of Sheep” on black-and-white 16mm in the early 1970s. Originally Burnett’s thesis film at UCLA, the film was completed in 1978. In the coming years, it would be hailed as a masterpiece of Black independent cinema and one of the finest film debuts, ever. Though it didn’t receive a widespread theatrical release until 2007, the blues of “Killer of Sheep” has sounded across generations of American movies. It’s now back in theaters in a new 4K restoration.
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