Joe Biden has won Georgia, scoring a rare win in a Southern state that hadn’t backed a Democrat for president in nearly 30 years. The Associated Press declared Joe Biden the winner of Georgia and its 16 Electoral College votes on Thursday, after state election officials there said a hand tally of ballots cast in […]
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#Election2020: GOP increasingly accepts Trump’s defeat — but not in public
When Kamala Harris returned to the Senate this week for the first time as vice president-elect, her Republican colleagues offered their congratulations and Sen. Lindsey Graham greeted her with a fist bump. It was a sign that many Republicans have privately acknowledged what they refuse to say openly: Democrat Joe Biden and Harris won the […]
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Trump administration cuts off Fed emergency lending programs
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has pulled the plug on emergency Federal Reserve lending programs, drawing a rare rebuke from the central bank, which said they are needed to support the economy as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage. In a letter sent Thursday to Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, Mnuchin asked the central bank to […]
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#Election2020: Trump’s history of undermining the law ends with assault on right to vote
President Donald Trump’s four-year history of undermining American rights and legal norms is fittingly ending with his attack on one of the most fundamental: the right to vote. The current attacks by Trump and fellow Republican leaders on valid election results, without any evidence, represent more than a flailing attempt to keep Trump in the […]
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Donald Trump Jr. tests positive for coronavirus
Donald Trump Jr., President Donald Trump’s eldest son, has tested positive for the coronavirus, a personal spokesman told CNN on Friday. “Don tested positive at the start of the week and has been quarantining out at his cabin since the result,” the spokesman said. “He’s been completely asymptomatic so far and is following all medically […]
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Gucci Mane and Jeezy Verzuz battle ends peacefully, despite some jabs, drawing at least 1.8M people
Unlike previous Verzuz’s livestreams, Thursday’s was aggressive and actually more of a battle. Atlanta rap legends Gucci Mane and Jeezy not only traded hits, but they also, at times, had intense verbal exchanges. The two rappers have been involved in an ongoing feud dating back 15 years that has included countless dis records, fights between […]
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Taraji P. Henson tells New Jack Swing backstory in podcast
Taraji P. Henson remembered wearing her favorite outfit to a music festival where some of the biggest New Jack Swing tunes were being performed from Bell Biv Devoe’s “Poison” to Tony! Toni! Tone!’s “Feels Good.” At the time, Henson had no clue about the backstory behind the music era, which made its mark in the […]
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Report: Sen. Perdue supported defense contractor and later sold stock
Wednesday evening, The Daily Beast released a bombshell report on Sen. David Perdue’s (R-Ga.) latest stock trading scandal, which exposed how Perdue appeared to use his position as the Chairman of the Senate Seapower Subcommittee. Perdue was named chairman in 2019. According to the report, Perdue purchased nearly $190,000 worth of stock in BWX Technologies, […]
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Hawks land Southern Cal center Okongwu with sixth pick in the 2020 NBA draft
The Atlanta Hawks need to bulk up at the defensive end. They’re counting on Onyeka Okongwu to become one of their stoppers. The Hawks added to their young nucleus by selecting the Southern Cal center with the No. 6 pick in the NBA draft on Wednesday night. The 6-foot-9, 245-pound Okongwu joins Trae Young and […]
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announces full review of Atlanta Police Department with public input
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced in a press briefing Wednesday that the City of Atlanta would be retaining Washington D.C.-based research and policy group Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) to conduct a “top to bottom” review of Atlanta Police Department (APD) policy and training. The City has also engaged a local planning and community engagement […]
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#Election2020 | Malone: ‘Black women have shown us the way. We have to keep our foot on the gas’
Black women have made a mark on the electoral map of America and they’re just getting started. With strong progressive black female political figures like Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and Stacey Abrams leading the way, black women are poised to take this new era in American politics by storm. Many political pundits have been shocked […]
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#Election2020: Fact checking misleading claims over the Georgia recount
The Georgia recount for the presidential election, which was scheduled to end yesterday, is expected to confirm Joe Biden’s win and find no widespread fraud. But that likely won’t be enough to stop President Donald Trump from spreading disinformation about the results. Throughout the recount, Trump has continued to tweet out falsehoods around Georgia ballots […]
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#Election2020: Gov. Kemp stays on sidelines of GOP election fight
When Gov. Brian Kemp won election two years ago, he pushed back forcefully against an outcry from Democrats who accused him of suppressing voter turnout to improve his odds of winning. “Look, we have laws on the books that prevent elections from being stolen from anyone,” Kemp, who oversaw that election as secretary of state, […]
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Metro Atlanta Chamber welcomes Delta Air Lines’ CEO Ed Bastian as incoming board chairman, announces Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic as 2022 chair-elect
For the first time, the Metro Atlanta Chamber hosted its 161st annual meeting virtually, honoring its efforts to drive the region’s reputation as a global competitor. The Chamber’s board chair, Invesco President and CEO Marty Flanagan recapped the year and highlighted the region’s strong position for the future. The organization also announced three key focus […]
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Georgia passes 9,000 COVID-19 deaths as virus spreads widely
Georgia’s current COVID-19 situation only looks good when compared to other states where coronavirus infections are climbing even more steeply. Georgia passed 9,000 confirmed and probable deaths with new deaths reported Tuesday, with the average number of deaths recorded rising in recent weeks. The number of people hospitalized with the respiratory illness has risen more […]