ROME (AP) — Sweeping travel bans accelerated across the globe on Thursday, walling regions apart, keeping people inside their homes and slowing the engines of commerce in an effort to stem the viral pandemic unfolding around the world. President Donald Trump, who had downplayed the virus for weeks, suddenly struck a different tone, delivering a […]
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Coronavirus: Americans snap to attention on virus as big events canceled
A basketball tournament, with no fans. A St. Patrick’s Day, with no parades. College campuses, with no students. Corporate headquarters, with barren cubicles. California’s governor urged people to avoid even small social gatherings, if they can’t remain six feet apart. The nation snapped to attention on Wednesday as the new coronavirus was declared a pandemic, […]
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Randle scores 33, Knicks outlast Hawks 136-131 in overtime
Vince Carter knew the end was coming. Yet it still strange to consider, that he might not get the final month of his long, brilliant career. In one of the last games before the NBA suspended the season because of the coronavirus — and with no indication when it might resume — Carter came off […]
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Avlon: ‘Tom Hanks is more of a role model than Donald Trump’
The coronavirus pandemic will challenge our country in ways we haven’t seen in our lifetimes. And we are culturally unprepared. It’s not that America hasn’t faced public health crises before. A century ago, America confronted the far more deadly Spanish influenza epidemic, which killed an estimated 50 million people around the world, including members of […]
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Coronavirus: Hartsfield-Jackson on list of airports for Coronavirus screening
With a ban on travel from much of Europe to the United States going into effect Friday, airlines are outlining waivers and policies for affected travelers. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a 30-day suspension of travel from 26 European countries to the United States in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The ban does […]
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Coronavirus: First virus death in Georgia; Atlanta-area schools closing
A 67-year-old man who was hospitalized is Georgia’s first death from coronavirus, Gov. Brian Kemp said Thursday as some of the state’s largest school districts announced plans to close indefinitely. The man tested positive for the virus March 7 and was hospitalized at WellStar Kennestone in Marietta, according to the governor. Kemp said the man […]
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NBA suspends remainder of the season, upcoming G-League season due to coronavirus
The NBA has suspended the remainder of the 2019-2020 season after Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert reportedly has preliminarily tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). This news came prior to the start of Wednesday’s match between the Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. “The NBA is suspending gameplay following the conclusion […]
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60 years later, ‘An Appeal for Human Rights’ still resonates
Sixty years have passed since Roslyn Pope came home from Europe to a segregated South and channeled her frustrations into writing “An Appeal for Human Rights.” The document published on March 9, 1960, announced the formation of the Atlanta Student Movement, whose campaign of civil disobedience broke a suffocating stalemate over civil rights in Atlanta and […]
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McBath leads legislation, joins colleagues to unveil historic legislative package to address America’s maternal health crisis
Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-06) joined Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Alma Adams (NC-12), Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA), and members of the Black Maternal Health Caucus to introduce a historic legislative package to address the United States’ urgent maternal health crisis. McBath’s legislation, the Social Determinants for Moms Act, is included in the legislative omnibus, or “Momnibus,” […]
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Umontuen: ‘Coronavirus (COVID-19) will become Trump’s ‘Katrina”
“It will end,” President Donald J. Trump said during a visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, the headquarters of the federal government’s efforts to combat the Coronavirus. “People have to remain calm.” The President has insisted anyone can get a test, everything is going well. CDC officials said 700,000 tests […]
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Atlanta City Council member Michael Julian Bond to honor the 60th Anniversary of the Atlanta Student Movement and “An Appeal for Human Rights”
One of Atlanta’s unsung yet relevant historical events will be spotlighted on Monday, March 16 when Atlanta City Council member Michael Julian Bond commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Atlanta Student Movement and its historic civil rights document, “An Appeal for Human Rights.” Bond will host a reception at noon followed by a proclamation presentation at […]
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Georgia House passes plan to flatten, reduce income taxes
ATLANTA (AP) — Shortly after grappling with budget cuts caused by flattening state revenue collections, the Georgia state House on Tuesday passed a proposal to reduce the state’s personal income tax to a flat rate of 5.375%. Republican Rep. Brett Harrell of Snellville, one of the sponsors of House Bill 949, said it would ultimately reduce tax […]
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Georgia House passes spending plan with some teacher raises
Yes — in part — to teacher pay raises. No to many proposed cuts to programs. The Georgia House on Tuesday passed its version of the state’s 2021 budget, a plan that would give teachers $1,000 of the $2,000 pay raises sought by Gov. Brian Kemp and use the remainder to stave off cuts to […]
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DC health officials recommend canceling all mass gatherings
Washington health officials recommended on Wednesday that all “non-essential mass gatherings, including conferences and conventions,” be postponed or canceled through the end of March in light of the coronavirus outbreak, a move that could imperil the popular Cherry Blossom Festival. The announcement signals a major escalation in the District of Columbia’s response to the spread […]
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Weinstein gets 23 years in sentence hailed by accusers
Harvey Weinstein pleaded for mercy and said he was “totally confused” by the sex crime case that got him sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison, capping the onetime Hollywood mogul’s #MeToo downfall. His accusers — those who testified against him and many others who have spoken out elsewhere against the former Hollywood mogul — […]