The COVID-19 outbreak in the United States crossed 100,000 new confirmed daily infections Saturday, a milestone last exceeded during the winter surge and driven by the highly transmissible delta variant and low vaccination rates in the South. Health officials fear that cases, hospitalizations and deaths will continue to soar if more Americans don’t embrace the […]
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COVID: Weary US businesses confront new round of mask mandates
Businesses large and small, from McDonald’s and Home Depot to local yoga studios, are reinstituting mask mandates as U.S. coronavirus cases rise. Bars, gyms and restaurants across the country are requiring vaccines to get inside. After a largely mask-free summer, it’s a reversal no one wanted to see, brought on by the fast-spreading delta variant […]
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To shake hands or not? An age-old human gesture now in limbo
As the pandemic took hold, a Kansas City-area meeting and event planning business began hawking “I Shake Hands” stickers to help ease awkward social encounters. “We didn’t want the sticker to say, ‘We Don’t Shake Hands’ because that is kind of off-putting,” said John DeLeon, vice president of operations and sales at MTI Events, adding […]
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Texas Democrats continue holdout, don’t show for new session
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats still refused to return to the state Capitol on Saturday as Gov. Greg Abbott began a third attempt at passing new election laws, prolonging a monthslong standoff that ramped up in July when dozens of Democratic state lawmakers left the state and hunkered down in Washington, D.C. “A quorum […]
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Top RNC official in Florida spreads Covid-19 conspiracies, calling vaccines the ‘mark of the beast’
Amid recent surging coronavirus cases in Florida, a top Republican National Committee official in the state has spread anti-vaccine rhetoric and misinformation, comparing the Biden administration’s vaccine efforts to Nazi-era “brown shirts,” and twice calling the vaccines “the mark of the beast,” comparable to a “false god.” A review by CNN’s KFile found that Peter […]
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These 5 figures show how bad the US Covid-19 surge is. But experts say we can turn things around
As the rate of Covid-19 vaccinations climbed and new infection numbers plummeted in spring, many Americans thought they were in for a carefree summer. But lagging vaccinations and a highly contagious new variant dragged the US back into a vicious Covid-19 surge — one that’s prompted new mask mandates and measures and still shows no […]
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African Film And Arts Foundation announces special screenings at AfroCon in Piedmont Park
The African Film and Arts Foundation in partnership with Atlanta Reggae in the Park has announced a special screening of Cinema for the Culture featuring films from Africa and the diaspora. In addition to viewing, this event will feature a conversation with the cast and crew from the films. This event will be taking place on Sunday, August 15th from 11:00 am […]
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Atlanta CEO sentenced to prison for securities fraud
Richard J. Randolph, III, 40, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced to six years, six months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release after charges he committed while CEO of Randolph Acquisitions, Inc. Randolph is also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1,602,200 to his victims. Randolph was convicted on […]
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EXPLAINER: 5 key takeaways from the July jobs report
Even in a July jobs report that was nearly universally hailed as a good one, pockets of weakness and concern are still clouding the celebration. The numbers in the report were certainly strong, with employers adding 943,000 more jobs to their payrolls than they cut, a better hiring performance than economists expected. The unemployment rate […]
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Georgia notifies voters who could be classified ‘inactive’
Georgia election officials are mailing notifications this week to more than 185,000 registered voters, starting a process that could ultimately result in them being removed from the voter rolls if they don’t take action. The notices are being sent to people who haven’t participated in an election or had other contact with the state’s election […]
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GOP fears grow over Herschel Walker as party leaders seek other candidates in Georgia Senate race
Republicans from Georgia to Washington, DC, are searching for a viable candidate to mount a Senate bid in the Peach State next year, fearing that former President Donald Trump’s choice, football great Herschel Walker, would implode if he ran and could cost the GOP a winnable seat. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has suggested to […]
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Atlanta Public Schools’ Back-to-School Bash gave out 6,000 backpacks this year
Atlanta Public Schools (APS) hosted its annual Back-To-School Bash last weekend with the event being the unofficial start to the school year. The event was held at the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC) with a drive-thru experience with the bash also having COVID-19 vaccines being offered to families and staff in partnership with Walgreens. Among […]
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US hiring surges in July, but the variant is the wild card
U.S. employers added 943,000 jobs in July and drove the unemployment rate down to 5.4% in another sign the economy is bouncing back with surprising vigor from COVID-19. But there is growing fear the fast-spreading delta variant will set back the recovery. The worry is that the resurgent virus could discourage people from going out […]
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Shots give COVID-19 survivors big immune boost, studies show
Even people who have recovered from COVID-19 are urged to get vaccinated, especially as the extra-contagious delta variant surges — and a new study shows survivors who ignored that advice were more than twice as likely to get reinfected. Friday’s report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adds to growing laboratory evidence that […]
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Kanye West’s latest listening party stirs hope of Kim Kardashian reconciliation
Kanye West hosted another listening event in Atlanta for his “Donda” album, but there was more chatter about his personal life than music. It was the second time West held a listening party at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium where he’s been staying as he completes the album named for his late mother. Once again his estranged […]