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Campaigning in Iowa this year, Donald Trump said he was prevented during his presidency from using the military to quell violence in primarily Democratic cities and states. Will this rhetoric come up during Tuscaloosa’s GOP debate set for December sixth.

Consumers are scouring the internet for online deals as they begin to cap off the five-day post-Thanksgiving shopping bonanza with Cyber Monday. The website of the City of Orange Beach is spotlighting local businesses offering deals, including the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo which is featuring discounts at its gift shop.

The Republican Party's once-crowded 2024 presidential primary field has suddenly shrunk to just a handful of viable candidates. This group will represent the contenders assembling at the University of Alabama’s Moody Music Center on December sixth, for the next GOP debate.

The most recent results of the Alabama Business Confidence Index (ABCI) show local business leaders in Alabama are concerned for the future of the economy.

Nikki Haley 's presidential campaign will reserve $10 million in television, radio and digital advertising across Iowa and New Hampshire beginning in the first week of December, a massive investment designed to give the former United Nations ambassador an advantage over Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at a critical moment in the GOP nomination fight. Both contenders are expected to participate in the next GOP debate at the Moody Music Center on the Tuscaloosa campus of the University of Alabama.

Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott abruptly announced late Sunday that he was dropping out of the 2024 race, a development that surprised his donors and stunned his campaign staff just two months before the start of voting in Iowa's leadoff GOP caucuses. This means a thinner collection of candidates for the upcoming GOP debate in Tuscaloosa on December sixth.

Five Republicans will appear on stage in Miami for the GOP's third presidential primary debate. The group is the smallest to qualify for the debate stage so far, but it's unclear whether the increased airtime for the shrinking group will fundamentally change the 2024 Republican presidential nomination fight. This may forecast what could happen during the next GOP debate in Tuscaloosa.

The former governor of Arkansas may not be on stage during the final Republican President debate next month in Tuscaloosa. Asa Hutchinson was booed over the weekend by supporters of Donald Trump during a GOP forum in Florida. He stated that the Republican front runner would likely be convicted before the November election. The RNC issued a memo on qualifications for the Tuscaloosa debate. Published reports say Hutchinson may not reach the levels of donors and poll numbers to take part.

Alabama and LSU are set to meet on Saturday night with both teams as usual vying for the SEC Western Division title. The eighth-ranked Crimson Tide hosts a No. 13 LSU team that beat them 32-31 in overtime last season.

A fourth Republican presidential debate has been set for next month in Tuscaloosa, with heightened polling requirements that could make the stage less crowded than before.