Georgia’s job market flashed mixed signals in December, with employers adding more people to payrolls and the unemployment rate ticking down even as the labor force shrank. The new figures were released Thursday as Budget Director Kelly Farr told lawmakers that Gov. Brian Kemp’s administration will keep using federal coronavirus aid to cover the cost […]
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World leaders welcome Biden with praise, pleas, and parting shots at Trump
Joe Biden was sworn in Wednesday as the 46th United States President, taking the reins of a country in crisis. But his task on the global stage will be daunting, too. World leaders reacted to Biden’s inauguration by offering congratulations, jockeying for position at the forefront of his foreign policy agenda, and in some cases […]
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Youngest presidential inaugural poet, Amanda Gorman, inspires the nation and captivates millions
Jan. 20, 2020, officially marks a new day in American history and the fresh start of a new era for the United States with the historic swearing-in of Joe Biden as President and Kamala Harris as Vice President. The star-studded inauguration ceremony consisted of performances from Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, and Garth Brooks. Yet, it […]
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Trump pardons ex-strategist Steve Bannon, Lil Wayne and Kodak Black
President Donald Trump pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon in the final hours of his White House term as part of a flurry of clemency action that benefited more than 140 people, including rap performers, ex-members of Congress and other allies of him and his family. The last-minute clemency, announced after midnight on Wednesday, follows […]
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Washington: Lies cannot stand up to truth
You know, I’ve got to give it to Satan. He truly is as slick as they come. It is my understanding that he has some power in the physical world and what amounts to zilch in the eternal kingdom of heaven. Hence, the devil has an advantage, when it comes to orchestrating the events of […]
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No-go for Joe Exotic: Trump pardon list omits ‘Tiger King’
One name missing in President Donald Trump’s flurry of pardons is “Tiger King” Joe Exotic. His team was so confident in a pardon that they had readied a celebratory limousine and a hair and wardrobe team to whisk away the zookeeper-turned-reality-TV-star, who is serving a 22-year federal prison sentence in Texas. But he wasn’t on […]
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Biden takes the helm as president: ‘Democracy has prevailed’
Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, summoning American resilience to confront a historic confluence of crises and urging people to come together to end an “uncivil war” in a nation deeply divided after four tumultuous years Declaring that “democracy has prevailed,” Biden took the oath at […]
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Biden’s inauguration goes off with no security issues
Troops in riot gear lined the sidewalks, but there were no crowds. Armored vehicles and concrete barriers blocked empty streets. Miles of fencing cordoned off many of the nation’s most familiar landmarks. Joe Biden was safely sworn in as president in a Washington on edge, two weeks after rioters loyal to former President Donald Trump […]
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Tensley: Kamala Harris will change what power looks like
Two weeks after a deadly insurrection put on display the White outrage that threatens the country’s multiracial democracy, a dramatically different scene unfolded at the US Capitol. On January 20, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn into office. The inauguration of the first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president following the aforementioned assault did two […]
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Obama and Harris share fist bump at inauguration in historic moment
Barack Obama greeted Kamala Harris with a fist bump at the inauguration on Wednesday, a gesture that carried symbolic weight as the history-making former president prepared to watch Harris make some of her own. The moment came as Harris walked to her seat on the inaugural stage Wednesday morning shortly before being sworn in as […]
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Georgia’s Ossoff, Warnock are sworn into U.S. Senate
The Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff were sworn into the United States Senate, after Wednesday’s inauguration. On Jan. 5, both Democratic candidates won their races thus flipping the balance of power in Congress’s upper chamber. Warnock, the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, and Ossoff were sworn in by Vice President Kamala […]
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Dream close to being sold, taking Loeffler out of WNBA
The Atlanta Dream are close to being sold, ending defeated U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s contentious stint as a WNBA owner. “As it relates to the Atlanta Dream, we understand a sale of the franchise is close to being finalized,” the league said in a statement. “Once the sale negotiation is concluded, additional information will be […]
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Excellent three-point shooting powers Yellow Jackets past No. 20 Clemson
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets snapped a 17-day covid enforced hiatus and beat the No. 20 Clemson Tigers 83-65 on Wednesday night at McCamish Pavilion. The Jackets entered the matchup hot, coming off of a four-game winning streak while the Tigers were shaking off a recent loss to No. 18 Virginia. This was going to […]
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Ossoff and Rev. Warnock will be sworn in at U.S. Capitol Wednesday
Tomorrow afternoon at around 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, United States Senators-elect Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) and Rev. Raphael G. Warnock will be officially sworn into the United States Senate. Ossoff’s election marks a historic generational shift in the Senate. Ossoff will take office as the first Senator born in the 1980’s, the youngest Senator in […]
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Don Sutton, Hall of Fame pitcher for Dodgers, dies at 75
Don Sutton, a Hall of Fame pitcher who was a stalwart of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ rotation spanning an era from Sandy Koufax to Fernando Valenzuela, died Tuesday. He was 75. The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, said Sutton died at his home in Rancho Mirage, California, after a long struggle with […]