President Donald Trump called into Fox News anchor Laura Ingraham’s show on Monday night, searching for friendly ground amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and swing state and national polling that suggests he didn’t get the bounce he wanted — or needed — from last week’s Republican National Convention. The interview was, even by Trumpian standards, […]
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[VIDEO] Navy veteran Sean Fox: ‘I was misdiagnosed with having COVID-19’
After attending a funeral for his deceased father, Navy veteran Sean Fox found himself falling ill while he and his partner were making the drive home. Despite testing negative for coronavirus at an urgent care facility, Fox discusses being misdiagnosed with COVID-19 and his subsequent stay in a COVID-19 ward. Though he was eventually correctly […]
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Brandy, Monica bring record-shattering ‘Verzuz TV’ battle to Atlanta’s Tyler Perry Studios, raise $250K for ‘When We All Vote’
On Monday night, the queens of 90s R&B — Brandy and Monica — reunited for a night of star-powered nostalgia. In true black girl magic, they also shattered some records. The veteran performers played a bevy of some of their biggest hits in a three-hour Verzuz session taped from Tyler Perry Studios that raised more […]
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Boys & Girls Clubs, Coca-Cola partner to close the employment gap for over 4 million youth
The Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) has announced a five-year workforce readiness partnership with Atlanta-based The Coca-Cola Company to close the employment and opportunity gap. The partnership will prepare more than 4.7 million American youth to become the pioneering workers, leaders and innovators of tomorrow. Through a network of industry, nonprofit, government and […]
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Democratic super PAC to spend $7 million on ads against Perdue in Georgia Senate race
Senate Majority PAC, the top Democratic Super PAC involved in Senate races, will spend $7.2 million on ads in September aimed at defeating Republican Sen. David Perdue of Georgia, as his race against Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff has turned into one of the most competitive in the country. The massive new television ad reservation reflects […]
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Tarver: ‘Our children…and teachers deserve better’
Last week, schools across Georgia reopened leaving parents with an unconscionable paradox – abandoning work to care for school-aged children or returning to work and exposing their children to the potential harm and unprecedented risk found in schools that fail to adhere to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 guidelines. In one […]
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U.S. Marshals find 39 missing children in Georgia during ‘Operation Not Forgotten’
The U.S. Marshals Service Missing Child Unit, in conjunction with the agency’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), and Georgia state and local agencies, led a two-week operation in August in Atlanta and Macon to rescue endangered missing children. “Operation Not Forgotten” resulted in the rescue of […]
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Coaching trailblazer and icon John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78
John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a “Hoya Paranoia” powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men’s basketball championship, has died. He was 78 His death was announced in a family statement released by Georgetown on Monday. No details were disclosed. “Our father […]
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#Election2020: Biden to blame Trump for violence in Pittsburgh speech
Joe Biden is mounting a more aggressive offense against President Donald Trump with a rare public appearance Monday where he will say that a second term for Trump will mean more violence in America’s streets — not less. “Does anyone believe there will be less violence in America if Donald Trump is reelected?” Biden plans […]
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USA tops 6M coronavirus cases; Birx: What happens next is up to you
Just over seven months ago, no one in the US had a confirmed case of Covid-19. On Monday, the US topped 6 million cases of coronavirus, which has killed over 183,000 people and left many young adults with long-term problems. But there’s a bit of good news: “As a nation, we are clearly doing better […]
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#Election2020: Biden condemns violence and asks if Americans ‘really feel safe under Donald Trump’
Democratic nominee Joe Biden declared Monday that President Donald Trump has made America a more dangerous place — blaming Trump for fomenting racial unrest and sidestepping responsibility for the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing economic crisis. “Do you really feel safer under Donald Trump?” Biden asked repeatedly in a speech in Pittsburgh. The speech opened […]
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Trump doesn’t plan to meet with Jacob Blake’s family during Kenosha visit
President Donald Trump is not currently scheduled to meet with the family of Jacob Blake while visiting Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, after demonstrations were sparked in the city in August when Blake, a Black man, was shot in the back by a White police officer seven times. Asked by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins whether the President […]
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Experts call for independent commission separate from FDA to review Covid-19 vaccines
Citing criticism of government agencies and increasing public distrust of vaccines, several prominent physicians and experts are calling for the creation of an independent commission to review data from coronavirus vaccine trials before a vaccine is allowed on the market. The US Food and Drug Administration regulates vaccines, and its OK is all that’s needed […]
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2 shootings, 2 days: In Kenosha, a microcosm of US strife
A Black man, accosted by police on a domestic dispute call, is left with bullet wounds in his back that will likely keep him from ever walking again. A white 17-year-old, rifle in hand, strolls past authorities untouched amid cries that he just gunned down three people protesting the Black man’s shooting. Two moments of […]
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Kentucky AG has received ballistics in Breonna Taylor case
Kentucky’s attorney general has received a long-awaited FBI ballistics report in the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor. Attorney General Daniel Cameron tweeted Sunday that there is additional analysis needed now that the report is in his hands, and there would be no announcement on the investigation this week. “We continue to work diligently to […]