Beto O’Rourke, the former Texas congressman, announced Friday that he was ending his Democratic presidential campaign, which failed to recapture the enthusiasm, interest and fundraising prowess of his 2018 Senate race. In an online post, O’Rourke said, “My service to the country will not be as a candidate or as the nominee.” He was scheduled […]
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Georgia NAACP stands opposed to voter registrations purges
The Georgia Secretary of State recently announced that it will begin notifying approximately 330,000 “inactive voters” – prior to canceling their registrations. The Georgia NAACP and other groups have said they oppose the effort, charging that purging the lists for inactivity is unethical. 534,000 Georgians were purged from the voter registration lists in 2017—the largest […]
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Democrats push impeachment rules package toward House OK
Democrats pushed a package of ground rules for their impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump toward certain House passage on Thursday as the chamber neared the first formal vote on an epic clash that could well stretch into next year. Each side was expected to lose a handful of defectors if any. The rules outline […]
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Ex-Trump adviser arrives to testify in impeachment inquiry
President Donald Trump’s former top adviser for Russian and European affairs arrived on Capitol Hill Thursday to testify to House impeachment investigators, a day after leaving his job at the White House. Tim Morrison, the first White House political appointee to testify, didn’t respond to reporters’ questions about his testimony, which takes place behind closed doors, […]
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Twitter pulls back on political ads, but pitfalls await
Twitter announced an end Wednesday to political campaign and issue ads on its service, calling it an important step in reducing the flow of election-related misinformation. But some of its users might face an unintended consequence or two. Among those potentially affected could be public-interest nonprofits eager to reach an audience larger than their official […]
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Democrats push impeachment rules package through House
Democrats pushed a package of ground rules for their impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump through a sharply divided House Thursday, the chamber’s first formal vote in a fight that could stretch into the 2020 election year. The tally was 232-196, with all Republicans who voted opposing the resolution. Just two Democratic defectors joined them: freshman Rep. […]
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Chicago schools, union reach agreement to end strike
Chicago teachers and the nation’s third-largest school district reached a labor contract deal on Thursday, ending a strike that canceled 11 days of classes for more than 300,000 students. Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that the district had reached a deal with the Chicago Teachers Union after months of unsuccessful negotiations led to the city’s first […]
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Ford, auto workers union reach tentative contract agreement
The United Auto Workers union has reached a tentative contract agreement with Ford after three days of intense bargaining. The union said the deal was reached Wednesday night but didn’t give details. The deal still has to be approved by committees of national union leaders and local officials who will meet in Detroit Friday. Then […]
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A Facebook fact-checker will propose a possible solution to the company’s false ad debacle
One of the companies that Facebook hired to fact-check posts on its platform will propose a change to Facebook’s policy allowing politicians to run ads containing falsehoods, CNN Business has learned. Lead Stories, one of the fact-checking organizations hired by Facebook after the 2016 election to help curb the platform’s misinformation problem, will propose that […]
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Trae Young sprains ankle; leaves game in Miami
MIAMI (AP) — Atlanta’s Trae Young didn’t want to see the video of the play where he sprained his right ankle. It hurt enough the first time. Young left the Hawks’ game against the Miami Heat on Tuesday night after enduring a sprain — he said it was the first of his life — in […]
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Butler makes his Miami debut, Heat top Hawks 112-97
MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler made his first four shots of his Miami debut. And then he watched Tyler Herro put on a show from there. The rookie scored 29 points off the Heat bench, fellow reserve Goran Dragic scored 21 and Miami beat Atlanta 112-97 on Tuesday night in a game where Hawks star […]
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Cillizza: ‘What Barack Obama gets exactly right about our toxic ‘cancel’ culture’
Former President Barack Obama has largely stayed out of the spotlight since leaving the White House in 2017, choosing to avoid much direct criticism of his successor and not heavily engaging in the national dialogue more generally. But when Obama does take the time to offer his thoughts on the state of our culture and […]
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Atlanta United can clinch 2nd straight Eastern Conference title with win against Toronto
Atlanta United Football Club could clinch their second straight Major League Soccer Eastern Conference title tonight if they’re able to get past Toronto FC inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium. If Atlanta wins, coupled with the Seattle Sounders win over Los Angeles Football Club last night, the MLS Cup Final will be held here in Atlanta on Sunday, […]
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Georgia Supreme Court temporarily halts execution
Georgia’s highest court has temporarily halted Wednesday’s scheduled execution of a man convicted in the fatal shooting of a convenience store clerk 25 years ago. Ray Jefferson Cromartie, 52, was scheduled to receive a lethal injection at the state prison in Jackson. He was convicted of malice murder and sentenced to death for the April […]
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1 killed when plane crashes into townhome in Atlanta area
At least one person was killed Wednesday morning when a small plane crashed into a townhome in the Atlanta area, authorities said. A second person who was on the plane was unaccounted for, DeKalb County Fire Capt. Dion Bentley told reporters. The Piper PA-28 plane crashed shortly after taking off from DeKalb-Peachtree Airport outside Atlanta […]