@Bob_Grip

Longtime FOX10News anchor, @BostonCollege & @OhioState grad. AL B’casters Hall of Fame. NATAS Silver Circle inductee. Board member @uwswa. Loves #Nantucket.

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Joined July 2009
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Robert Carradine, 'Revenge of the Nerds' and 'Lizzie McGuire' star, dies at 71 apnews.com/article/robert-ca…

Robert Carradine, 'Revenge of the Nerds' and 'Lizzie McGuire' star, dies at 71

Actor Robert Carradine has died at 71. His family says he died by suicide. In a statement shared on Tuesday, his family said he lived with bipolar disorder for two decades.

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Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs, upending central plank of economic agenda apnews.com/article/supreme-c…

Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs, sparking fierce pushback and vow of new levies

President Donald Trump says he's imposing a temporary global tariff of 10% after his far-reaching tariff regimen was struck down by the Supreme Court.

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These Three Red States (including Alabama) Are the Best Hope in Schooling nytimes.com/2026/02/09/opini… via @NYTOpinion

Opinion | These Three Red States Are the Best Hope in Schooling

Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana traditionally were America’s educational basement, but now they are showing blue states a way forward.

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Robert Duvall: Hollywood mourns 'one of the greatest actors we ever had'

Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, Duvall's co-stars from The Godfather films, lead tributes to the Oscar winner.

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Profile of Alabama Senator @KatieBrittforAL nytimes.com/2026/02/05/us/po…

The G.O.P. Senator Who Can’t Stop Thinking About the Boy ICE Detained (Gift Article)

Katie Britt is uniquely positioned to reason with the Trump administration — when she chooses to speak up.

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Governor Ivey appoints Ashley W. Siebert of Fairhope to serve as Circuit Judge in the 28th Judicial Circuit in Baldwin County.
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Ben Mullin@BenMullinFeb 4
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
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Washington Post Begins Laying Off More Than 300 Journalists nytimes.com/2026/02/04/busin… via @NYTimes

Washington Post Lays Off More Than 300 Journalists

The layoffs cut into The Post’s local, international and sports coverage, and reduced its entire work force by about 30 percent.

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Sheriff says 'we do in fact have a crime scene' in search for 'Today' host Savannah Guthrie's mom apnews.com/article/savannah-…

Authorities believe 'Today' show host Savannah Guthrie's mother was taken against her will

Authorities believe the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie was kidnapped, abducted or otherwise taken against her will.

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Judge orders US to release 5-year-old and dad taken into custody in Minnesota crackdown apnews.com/article/immigrati…

Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his dad released from ICE detention

A judge has ordered the U.S. to release a father and 5-year-old son who were taken into custody during the immigration crackdown in Minnesota.

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“The collapse of local newspapers means old-hand reporters and editors who knew the neighborhood are largely gone…” Not just newspapers either. wsj.com/opinion/america-need…

Opinion | America Needs Restraint—and Facts

The violence in Minnesota calls for a return to the ways of Martin Luther King and the wire services.

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Catherine O’Hara, ‘Home Alone’ and ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Actress, Dies at 71 nytimes.com/2026/01/30/arts/… via @NYTimes

Catherine O’Hara, ‘Home Alone’ and ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Actress, Dies at 71

An Emmy-winning comedian with oddball charm, she got her start with the influential Canadian sketch comedy series “SCTV.”

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Many people who read my farewell column in the Times are wondering what I’m doing next. I’m joining The Atlantic and Yale full time. We’re creating an amazing partnership that will allow us to create the podcast I’ve always dreamed of, and a lot more besides! I feel like a kid again.
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“The elements of our civilization that lift the spirit, nurture empathy and orient the soul now play a diminished role in national life: religious devotion, theology, literature, art, history, philosophy.” nytimes.com/2026/01/30/opini… via @NYTOpinion

Opinion | Time to Say Goodbye

After 22 wonderful years, I’ve decided to take the exciting and terrifying step of leaving in order to try to build something new.

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Lindsey Vonn airlifted from course after crashing in final downhill before Milan Cortina Olympics apnews.com/article/lindsey-v…

Vonn crashes in last race before Winter Games and says 'My Olympic dream is not over'

Lindsey Vonn has crashed in her final downhill race before the Winter Olympics and injured her left knee.

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Bills promote offensive coordinator Joe Brady to take over as head coach, AP sources say apnews.com/article/buffalo-b…

Bills promote offensive coordinator Joe Brady to take over as head coach

The Buffalo Bills stayed in-house by promoting offensive coordinator Joe Brady as their new head coach.

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From Mobile 😊
Governor Kay Ivey
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Introducing a CHOOSE Act Family — meet Charlie Perkins and his grandmother, Susan Stacy!👋 Charlie needed a new learning environment. Susan, like many other families, was unsure how to make it happen… But with the CHOOSE Act, he is able to attend @sdcsmobile. #alpolitics
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ESPN sources: former Colts QB and current St. Michael Catholic High School coach Philip Rivers is interviewing today for the Buffalo Bills head coaching job.
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College Football Playoff to remain at 12 teams after SEC and Big Ten fail to agree on expansion apnews.com/article/cfp-colle…

College Football Playoff to remain at 12 teams after SEC and Big Ten fail to agree on expansion

The College Football Playoff will remain at 12 teams after the commissioners of the Southeastern Conference and Big Ten couldn’t come up with a compromise for expansion.

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An Alabama Pastor Credits Trump for Putting ‘Christ’ Back in Christmas nytimes.com/2026/01/19/us/po… via @NYTimes

An Alabama Pastor Credits Trump for Putting ‘Christ’ Back in Christmas

The president has given a new class of evangelists direct access to the White House. In return, many support him without question.

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