Lysol is for toilet bowls and countertops, not human consumption. The company that manufacturers it felt compelled to emphasize the danger of ingesting it after President Donald Trump’s musings about heat, light and disinfectant in the time of coronavirus. Trump’s thinking-out-loud theories took a turn toward hazmat territory this past week when he said it would be interesting […]
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Stained sheets, pills but no clarity on Gillum hotel run-in
Photos released by Miami Beach police show what a luxury hotel room looked like when officers found former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum drunk and with two other men. The photos released Wednesday show vomit-stained and rumpled bed sheets, a box for a party light disco ball, spilled white pills on the carpet and a vial of […]
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Georgia officials investigate racist text to Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms
Georgia officials are investigating a racist text received by Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. Attorney General Chris Carr directed his office’s prosecution division to investigate who sent the text, spokeswoman Katie Byrd said Friday. Bottoms on Wednesday tweeted that she got a text to her personal cellphone addressing her by a racial slur and telling her “Just […]
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Falcons bolster secondary with Clemson CB Terrell at No. 16
The Atlanta Falcons moved to bolster their secondary by taking Clemson cornerback A.J. Terrell with the No. 16 pick in the NFL draft Thursday night, looking past his struggles in the national championship game. Following the release of top corner Desmond Trufant in a salary-cap move, the Falcons had an obvious need heading into the league’s first […]
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Falcons keep focus on defense, pick Auburn’s Marlon Davidson
The Atlanta Falcons added help for their offensive and defensive lines on the second day of the NFL draft. General manager Thomas Dimitroff and coach Dan Quinn hope the versatility of each of the Falcons’ draft picks adds to their value. The Falcons maintained their focus on defense by taking defensive lineman Marlon Davidson from […]
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Falcons believe they met needs with 2020 NFL Draft class
After the dust has settled on the first-ever virtual NFL Draft, the Atlanta Falcons have drafted several players as head coach Dan Quinn and general manager Thomas Dimitroff seek to improve on their 7-9 record. Both Dimitroff and Quinn’s jobs are on the line due to the Falcons’ systemic decline after their Super Bowl LI […]
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Social workers: COVID-19 pandemic causes underreporting of child abuse around Metro Atlanta
As a result of shelter-in-place and social distancing conditions imposed on citizens to combat the spread of coronavirus throughout the state of Georgia, the number of child abuse reports has decreased, Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp said. Kemp and members of his coronavirus advisory committee announced these findings during a press conference in early April. […]
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On COVID-19: ‘Even if church has stopped, ministry doesn’t’
I recently came across an article on Newsone.com that highlighted a furor on several social media platforms regarding whether wealthy Pastors are contributing enough to COVID-19 relief efforts. Admittedly some of the social media memes and tropes were amusing and of course some were outright meanspirited, sophomoric and disrespectful; but that’s the complex mosaic of […]
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Seniors with Covid-19 show unusual symptoms, doctors say
Older adults with Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, have several “atypical” symptoms, complicating efforts to ensure they get timely and appropriate treatment, according to physicians. Covid-19 is typically signaled by three symptoms: a fever, an insistent cough and shortness of breath. But older adults — the age group most at risk of severe […]
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26 million Americans sought unemployment benefits since Coronavirus hit
More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as job cuts escalated across an economy that remains all but shut down, the government said Thursday. Roughly 26 million people have now filed for jobless aid in the five weeks since the coronavirus outbreak began forcing millions of employers to close […]
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Atlanta non-profits receive donations from NFL/Players Coalition to support COVID-19 relief for black communities
The novel coronavirus has halted American life as we knew it to be and has placed an acute spotlight on the inequalities in society. The National Football League partnered with the Players Coalition to provide emergency relief funding to significantly impacted communities of color in the following states and cities: Florida, Louisiana, Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, […]
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Donald Trump threw Brian Kemp under the bus on coronavirus
Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp was already taking loads of incoming — both in the state and nationally — for his deeply controversial decision to begin reopening his state on Friday. He thought that President Donald Trump, a key ally from whom Kemp has taken his cues on how to deal with the virus, was […]
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Small business money to clear Congress on Thursday but question of who gets aid looms over program
The US House of Representatives will vote to send an additional $310 billion to the Small Business Administration’s emergency lending program, kicking off the second run at a program that faced glitches, hurdles, problems and public outcry in its initial rollout. Yet that same program is so desperately needed — and oversubscribed — that it […]
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Virus pushes US unemployment to highest since Depression
Unemployment in the U.S. has swelled to levels last seen during the Great Depression of the 1930s, with 1 in 6 American workers thrown out of a job by the coronavirus. More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week, the government said Thursday. In all, roughly 26 million people — more […]
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Prospects ready for closeup on NFL draft night from home
Yetur Gross-Matos would have liked to have been in Las Vegas for the NFL draft on Thursday night, but the Penn State defensive lineman is OK with participating from home. Gross-Matos is one of 58 prospects who will take part remotely in the draft, which has gone virtual this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. […]