The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Spring Game is scheduled to kick off on Friday, April 23 at 6 p.m. inside Bobby Dodd Stadium. Select Ramblin’ Wreck fans and students will be able to attend this year’s festivities after having last year’s game canceled during the pandemic. Spring games give a glimpse of the team before […]
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Analysis: Like it or not, ‘woke’ Corporate America is here to stay
Conservative lawmakers concerned by the growing list of major corporations taking progressive stances on hot-button political issues should expect more of the same for the foreseeable future. So says Lisa Osborne Ross, who next month will become the first Black person to serve as chief executive officer for the US division of Edelman, one of […]
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Video shows Chicago teen, Adam Toledo, wasn’t holding gun when shot by cop
A 13-year-old Chicago boy appears to have dropped a handgun and begun raising his hands less than a second before a police officer shot and killed him last month, footage released Thursday under community pressure shows. A still frame taken from Officer Eric Stillman’s jumpy nighttime body camera footage shows that Adam Toledo wasn’t holding […]
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Video shows Alabama man firing on deputies after high-speed chase
VILLA RICA, Ga. (AP) — Dashcam video released Wednesday shows a man opening fire on Georgia sheriff’s deputies and the deputies returning fire following a high-speed chase. Authorities have said two cousins from Birmingham, Alabama — 22-year-old Aaron Jajuan Shelton and 28-year-old Pier Alexander Shelton — led officers from several different law enforcement agencies on […]
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I got the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Now what?
I got the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Now what? Don’t panic. U.S. health officials on Tuesday recommended pausing vaccinations with J&J’s shot as they look into reports of six clots out of nearly 7 million doses given in the country. Health officials say to be vigilant, but to remember that reports of blood clots […]
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EXPLAINER: Chauvin defense suggests prone position not risky
The attorney for the former officer charged with killing George Floyd says several studies suggest police can safely use their bodyweight to hold a handcuffed suspect facedown on the ground — or prone — as Floyd was in the last minutes of his life. But those findings aren’t universally accepted and have been contradicted by […]
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Coinbase soars in market debut, valued near $86 billion
Coinbase made a rousing debut on Wall Street Wednesday, with shares of the digital currency exchange rising as high as $429, briefly giving it a market value over $100 billion. Coinbase Global Inc.’s initial public offering happened with cryptocurrency chatter seemingly everywhere, even at the U.S. Federal Reserve. Digital currencies are being incorporated into business […]
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2021 Volvo V90 T6 AWD Inscription is more than a top-notch vehicle
It is hard to improve a top-notch vehicle, but Volvo managed to do just that. We’re talking about the Volvo V90. To be specific, the T6 AWD Inscription. First, they started with the design of this estate. That is Euro-speak for a station wagon. For 2021, they gave it a new fascia, they updated the […]
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Decision expected today on charges for cop who shot Daunte Wright
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — Prosecutors expect to decide Wednesday whether to charge the white former police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb, sparking nights of protests and raising tensions amid the nearby murder trial of the ex-officer charged with killing George Floyd. Brooklyn Center police […]
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Georgia colleges hold tuition flat for second straight year
The 340,000 students at Georgia’s public universities and colleges won’t pay more for classes next fall, with regents on Tuesday approving flat tuition and fees for the 2021-2022 academic year. Officials say they were able to hold tuition flat at the 26 schools for the second year in a row — and the fourth year […]
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North Miami Beach declares Juneteenth a municipal holiday
The North Miami Beach Commission voted unanimously on Thursday, April 8th to declare Juneteenth as an official citywide holiday. Commissioner Michael Joseph, Esq. sponsored the legislation. This declaration is noteworthy as it makes North Miami Beach the first city in Miami-Dade County to observe Juneteenth as a municipal, paid holiday for its employees. North Miami […]
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Amazon, Google, GM, Starbucks and hundreds of companies join to oppose voting restrictions
Hundreds of prominent executives from high-profile companies, including Amazon, Google, BlackRock and Starbucks, signed a statement that opposes discriminatory legislation that makes voting harder. The statement, printed Wednesday in an advertisement in the New York Times, was organized by Ken Chenault and Ken Frazier, two of America’s most prominent Black corporate leaders. The statement called […]
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Kim Potter charged in shooting of Daunte Wright
A white former suburban Minneapolis police officer was charged Wednesday with second-degree manslaughter for killing 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright in a shooting that ignited days of unrest and clashes between protesters and police. The charge against former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim Potter was filed three days after Wright was killed during a traffic […]
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J&J vaccine to remain in limbo while officials seek evidence
Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine will remain in limbo for a while longer after government health advisers declared Wednesday that they need more evidence to decide if a handful of unusual blood clots were linked to the shot — and if so, how big the risk really is. The reports are exceedingly rare — six […]
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‘I just want My Baby home,’ says Daunte Wright’s mother
Katie Wright, the mother of the 20-year-old African American man shot and killed by police a short distance from a Minneapolis courtroom where former cop Derek Chauvin stands trial for the murder of George Floyd, is searching for answers. Wright, and a frustrated community that still has not wrapped its head around Floyd’s very avoidable […]