If you or someone you know is interested in running for a political office within the City of Atlanta this year, the qualifying fees and filing information have been set. The 2021 City of Atlanta Municipal General Election is scheduled to be held Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. If necessary, a run-off election will be held […]
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Chasing Tide: Alabama is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 again
Another college football season will start with everyone chasing the Tide. Alabama is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll for fourth time in the past six seasons. Coming off its sixth national championship under Nick Saban, the Crimson Tide enters the season loaded with potential replacements for the record-breakers and NFL […]
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Spiritually Speaking: Take Care of Your Own House
I’ve got a question maybe some of you have thought about. If we live a life filled with the devil’s attempt to have our souls reside with him, once you claim your salvation, how should you live your life? Once you’ve given your life to Christ, then really, how should you live it? I mean […]
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Afghan president flees country as Taliban move into Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s embattled president left the country Sunday, joining thousands of his fellow citizens and foreigners in a stampede fleeing the advancing Taliban and signaling the end of a 20-year Western experiment aimed at remaking the country. The Taliban fanned out across the capital, and an official with the militant group said […]
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Death toll of powerful earthquake in Haiti soars to 1,297
The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti climbed to 1,297 on Sunday, a day after the powerful temblor turned thousands of structures into rubble and set off franctic rescue efforts ahead of a potential deluge from an approaching tropical storm. Saturday’s earthquake also left at least 5,700 people injured in the Caribbean nation, […]
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US curtailing evacuation flights of Afghans to US for now to prioritize Americans
The Biden administration has curtailed the number of government-sponsored evacuation flights to the United States for Afghans who worked alongside the US for the time being as it prioritizes the evacuation of American personnel from the country, three sources familiar with the situation told CNN Sunday. It is unclear how long the pause in flights […]
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All Electric Volkswagen ID.4 an All-Wheel Drive Experience
DETROIT – We have driven more all electric vehicles in the last three months than we have in a lifetime. What seemed like the distant future is now upon us. The latest wattage on four wheels we’ve evaluated was Volkswagen’s ID.4. We have no idea what that stands for. But we can share some truths. […]
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COMMENTARY: The Power of Us: Confronting a Nation in Denial
We stand at a pivotal time in history, where the “Power of Us”, the collective energy and wisdom of our community, can be the difference between a step back in time or a step into the future. We are confronted with a nation in denial, that has cast a willful blind eye to reality. […]
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Federal judge leaves CDC evictions moratorium in place
A federal judge on Friday refused landlords’ request to put the Biden administration’s new eviction moratorium on hold, though she ruled that the freeze is illegal. U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich said her “hands are tied” by an appellate decision from the last time courts considered the evictions moratorium in the spring. Alabama landlords who […]
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Joseph: White fear is the wrong way to tell the Census story
A significant part of the current political and racial divides in the United States has been fueled by reports that America will become a majority-minority country within our lifetimes. Conspiratorial and racist so-called “replacement” theories have inspired White nationalists in American society, ranging from those bearing tiki torches in Charlottesville to Fox News host Tucker […]
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Grand jury indicts two men in death of 8-year-old girl shot during Atlanta protests
A Georgia grand jury has indicted one man for murder and another on related charges in the shooting death of an 8-year-old Atlanta girl during a protest last year, according to prosecutors. Secoriea Turner was riding in a vehicle with her mother and a friend on July 4, 2020, when she was shot as demonstrations […]
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These 8 states make up half of US Covid-19 hospitalizations. And the surge among the unvaccinated is overwhelming health care workers
As experts race to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 by encouraging vaccinations and mask wearing, hospital systems in a handful of states are now straining to keep up with the surge. Eight states, many of which have lagged the national average for vaccinations, have Covid-19 patients that account for at least 15% of their overall […]
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7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Haiti; at least 227 killed
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — At least 227 people were killed and hundreds were injured and missing after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, and Prime Minister Ariel Henry said he was rushing aid to areas where towns were destroyed and hospitals overwhelmed with incoming patients. The epicenter of the quake was about 125 […]
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Taliban capture key northern city, approach Afghan capital
The Taliban on Saturday captured a large, heavily defended city in northern Afghanistan in a major setback for the government, and were approaching the capital of Kabul, less than three weeks before the U.S. hopes to complete its troop withdrawal. The fall of Mazar-e-Sharif, the country’s fourth largest city, which Afghan forces and two powerful […]
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Vanessa Riley releases New Book “Island Queen”
When you think about Blacks throughout history, the narrative is usually African kings and queens or slaves in America. Vanessa Riley’s new book “Island Queen” shows another narrative of Black wealth during the Georgian and Regency era (1750 – 1830). Riley’s new book is about the life of a Black woman, Dorothy Kirwan […]