The scene is almost as old as the Royal & Ancient game. Two friends meet at the club on a summer morning for a quiet round of golf. They play well at times, poorly at times and both think their scores should have been better. And then they order a few hamburgers and sit down […]
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[VIDEO] H Wing Yard Anniversary with Gregg Street
Celebrating its anniversary, H Wing Yard: Burgers & Wings is joined by Gregg Street and CEO Heavy. They showcase what makes this Newnan, Georgia local eatery great. Go behind the scenes and experience what makes Wing Yard that spot! Wing Yard: Burgers & Wings 114 Temple Ave, Newnan, GA 30263 770-683-4103
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National Guard called out after police shoot Black man
Wisconsin’s governor summoned the National Guard for fear of another round of violent protests Monday after the police shooting of a Black man under murky circumstances turned Kenosha into the nation’s latest flashpoint city in a summer of racial unrest. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said 125 members of the National Guard would be in Kenosha […]
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Police shoot, kill Black man outside store in Louisiana
The mother of a man fatally shot by Louisiana police said her son was intelligent, shy and had sought therapy for social anxiety. Her lawyers said they plan to sue over the death of Trayford Pellerin, who police said had a knife and was trying to enter a convenience store. The shooting Friday night was […]
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St. Louis couple, in RNC speech, to defend show of weapons
A white St. Louis couple criminally charged for waving guns during a Black Lives Matter protest outside their home will make the case in their opening night speech of the Republican National Convention that they had a “God-given right” to defend themselves and their property. Mark and Patricia McCloskey, lawyers in their 60s, both speak […]
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Lab blames 77 false NFL COVID-19 positives on contamination
The lab used by the NFL for COVID-19 tests said Monday that an isolated contamination caused 77 “most likely false positive results.” In a statement, BioReference Laboratories said the test results on Saturday were contaminated during preparation at its lab in New Jersey. Eleven clubs were affected, and the tests were reexamined and found to […]
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‘Risky?’ Plenty of debate about Dolphins allowing spectators
Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick says an NFL crowd of 13,000 is enough to be heard. “I played a lot of games in college with less fans than that,” the Harvard alum said Monday. “We’re excited to have fans out there cheering for us.” The Dolphins announced plans to allow up to 13,000 masked, socially […]
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NY AG probes if Trump pumped up value of estate, assets
New York’s attorney general asked a court Monday to compel some of President Donald Trump’s business associates, including his son, Eric, to testify and turn over documents as part of her investigation into whether the president’s company lied about the value of its assets in order to get loans or tax benefits. Attorney General Letitia […]
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#Election2020: GOP convention showcases rising stars, dark warnings
Two of the Republican Party’s rising stars, both people of color, offered an optimistic view of President Donald Trump’s leadership on Monday night, closing the opening night of the GOP’s scaled-back convention with a positive message at odds with the dark warnings that dominated much of the night. While other Republicans predicted a national “horror […]
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The bully pulpit: Trump pushes Washington, but virus resists
His face framed by the golden Oval Office curtains behind him, President Donald Trump stared straight into the camera aimed at the Resolute Desk. It was the night of March 11, 2020. And Trump’s presidency would be forever changed. Trump, whose improbable election ripped up the rules of American politics, had spent three-plus years defying […]
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House passes bill to reverse changes blamed for mail delays
With heated debate over mail delays, the House approved legislation in a rare Saturday session that would reverse recent changes in U.S. Postal Service operations and send $25 billion to shore up the agency ahead of the November election. Speaker Nancy Pelosi recalled lawmakers to Washington over objections from Republicans dismissing the action as a stunt. […]
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Trump boasts in leaked recording: “I listen to Blacks better than MLK”
Then President-Elect Donald J. Trump met with African-American leaders in Trump Tower days before his inauguration and insisted he listened to Black people better than MLK did and most civil rights activists, according to audio newly obtained audio first reported by The Independent. Including Trump, the individuals in the meeting included Martin Luther King III, […]
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Cobb County Board of Commissioners approves $4.8 million for grants for homeowners affected by COVID-19
The Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved funding of $4.8 million to provide mortgage payment assistance and/or homeowner counseling to Cobb County homeowners that have been adversely affected by COVID-19. The Board of Commissioners approved the grant program by a 4-1 vote. The funding will come out of the $132 million allocated to the county […]
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Twitter hits Trump for ‘misleading health claims’ that could dissuade people from voting
Twitter on Sunday slapped a label on a tweet from President Donald Trump for “making misleading health claims that could potentially dissuade people from participation in voting.” Trump claimed in posts on Twitter and Facebook early Sunday morning that mail drop boxes for voting “are not Covid sanitized,” as well as a “voter security disaster.” […]
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Halle Berry and Michael B. Jordan offer support to Megan Thee Stallion
Celebrities across Hollywood are coming to Megan Thee Stallion’s defense after she shed more light this week on her July shooting. During an Instagram Live stream on Thursday, “WAP” rapper Stallion publicly accused Canadian rapper Tory Lanez of shooting her in the feet — adding more details to her original account of the July incident. […]