Mumps has swept through 57 immigration detention facilities in 19 states since September, according to the first U.S. government report on the outbreaks in the overloaded immigration system. The virus sickened 898 adult migrants and 33 detention center staffers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in its report Thursday. New cases continue as migrants […]
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Watchdog: Comey violated FBI policies in handling of memos
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey violated FBI policies in his handling of memos documenting private conversations with President Donald Trump, the Justice Department’s inspector general said Thursday. The watchdog office said Comey broke bureau rules by giving one memo containing unclassified information to a friend with instructions to share the contents with a […]
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Atlanta United hangs on to lift second trophy of 2019
Thus far, Atlanta United Football Club’s 2019 campaign has been more symbolic of Homer’s Odyssey. Through the twists and turns and the highs and lows, the Five Stripes Tuesday night found themselves lifting another trophy in two weeks, this time the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup when they defeated Minnesota United 2-1 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. […]
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Coco’s comeback: Gauff erases deficits to win US Open debut
NEW YORK (AP) — Here’s how new all of this is to Coco Gauff: She didn’t quite realize she only has to play every other day at the U.S. Open. “I’m still used to playing juniors,” the American said with a chuckle, “so I forgot about the day off.” She’s still just 15. She’s competing […]
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Washington: ‘Life in black and white doesn’t come close to living in technicolor’
I’m not sure whether or not I’ve talked about my faith walk from the point of view of those individuals who have tracked my progress from the beginning until now. They seem to have fallen into two quite different categories. The first group who noticed included those Christians around me, who, like me, rejoiced in […]
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Jazz legend Joe Jennings, the Neighborhood Arts Ensemble to close 2019 season at First Friday at First Church
Atlanta jazz enthusiasts know that “First Friday at First” is the place to be on the first Friday of each month. What could be better than hearing Joe Jennings in one of the most comfortable acoustically satisfying jazz rooms in the region? Great jazz is good for the soul and good food and drink is […]
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New ACC Network leaning on campus-built broadcast facilities
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The Atlantic Coast Conference finally has its TV channel airing hundreds of league sporting events each year thanks in no small measure to its schools. Administrations around the ACC played a critical role in getting the channel up and running, spending millions to ensure campus broadcast and production facilities were […]
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Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, Atlanta Beltine Partnership announces $17.5-million grant to support Westside Park
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation has awarded a $17.5 million grant to Atlanta BeltLine Partnership to support the development of Westside Park. With the first phase anticipated to open in 2020, Westside Park will eventually become the largest green space in the city of Atlanta. Joining the City’s $26.5 million investment in the first […]
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Annual Jeffrey Fashion Cares runway show brings out Atlanta’s elite to benefit non-profits
Arbiter of style, Jeffrey Kalinsky, creator of three namesake boutiques in Atlanta, Manhattan and Palo Alto, celebrated 27 years of Jeffrey Fashion Cares Atlanta on Monday, August 26, 2019. The annual fashion forward and philanthropic event was hosted by Event Chairs Lila Hertz, Louise Sams, and Marsha Archer. A sold-out evening, Atlanta’s most notable gathered in Phipps […]
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Meek Mill pleads guilty, won’t serve more time in prison
Meek Mill pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge on Tuesday in a deal that spared him additional prison time, resolving a case that followed the rapper most of his adult life and turned him into a high-profile activist for criminal justice reform. The negotiated plea came after an appeals court threw out the 2008 […]
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Eric Garner’s family seeks mayor’s testimony on chokehold death
Members of Eric Garner’s family want a court to force New York City’s mayor and police commissioner to answer questions under oath about their relative’s 2014 chokehold death. A petition being filed Tuesday in state court seeks a proceeding at which city officials can be questioned under penalty of perjury about matters involving alleged official […]
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Group to help Chicago clear pot arrests during legalization
A nonprofit with the technology to analyze criminal records nearly automatically will help the county that includes Chicago clear tens of thousands of convictions for marijuana possession as Illinois gets set to allow the recreational sale of the drug. Code for America will provide a digital system to tackle the task at no taxpayer cost […]
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Over 20,000 AT&T workers in the South struck over weekend
More than 20,000 AT&T workers in nine Southern states went on strike over the weekend, saying that the telecommunications company isn’t bargaining in good faith over a new contract. The union, the Communications Workers of America, says AT&T isn’t sending negotiators who have the authority to make decisions. When asked if there will be service […]
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Missy Elliott honored at 2019 MTV Video Music Awards
Missy Elliott, the rapper-singer-songwriter-producer-dancer whose music videos have moved the needle over the last two decades, was honored at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards, where Taylor Swift also took center stage with her gay pride anthem, “You Need to Calm Down.” Elliott earned the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, and brought her colorful and […]
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Crowds flock to Cobb Parkway KFC to try ‘Beyond Fried Chicken’
Apparently, folks love the 11 herbs and spices of KFC no matter what it comes packaged as! Samples of a new plant-based chicken product, “Beyond Fried Chicken” sold out today in less than five hours at a market test hosted at an Atlanta-area KFC on Cobb Parkway near Suntrust Park. “Lines were consistently wrapped around […]