Joe Biden traveled to the hot springs town where Franklin Delano Roosevelt coped with polio on Tuesday to declare the U.S. is not too politically diseased to overcome its health and economic crises, pledging to be the unifying force who can “restore our soul and save this country.” The Democratic presidential nominee offered his closing […]
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#Election2020: Offset, Common join Joe Biden’s drive-in rally at Lakewood
With seven days remaining until Election Day, Joesph R. Biden held a drive-in rally at Lakewood Amphitheatre as he makes his closing arguments. Many political observers stated it wasn’t smart for Biden to campaign in the Peach State because quadrennial battleground states such as Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin hang in the balance. In the latest […]
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Fear and anxiety spike in virus hot spots across US
Preslie Paur breaks down in tears when she thinks of her state’s refusal to mandate face masks. The South Salt Lake City, Utah, woman can’t work at her special education job due to an autoimmune disease. Her husband, also a special ed teacher, recently quit because his school district would not allow him to work […]
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Georgia names 10 more towns as zones for downtown tax breaks
The Georgia Department of Community Affairs has designated another 10 communities as “rural zones,” making people who invest in designated downtown areas eligible for tax breaks if they create jobs and rehabilitate buildings. The department announced Wednesday that Colquitt, Donalsonville, Hawkinsville, Hiawassee, Leesburg, Moultrie, Stone Mountain, Thomson, West Point and Woodbury had been added to […]
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Lions stun Falcons 23-22 after letting Atlanta score late TD
Todd Gurley saw a tantalizing path to the end zone and couldn’t help himself. He tried to fall down, but it was too late. Gurley landed on the goal line for a touchdown that, as it turned out, led to another stunning loss for the Atlanta Falcons. Detroit let Gurley score with just over a […]
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#Election2020: Black Americans flock to the polls for what many say is the most important election of their lives
Dave Richards arrived at his polling place before dawn, carrying a blue lawn chair and a giant bottle of water. It was about 6 a.m. on October 12 — the first day of early voting in Georgia — and the business consultant was ready for a long wait in the Atlanta suburb of Smyrna. After […]
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Atlanta Hawks partners with Nike to help grow sport for girls in Atlanta
The Atlanta Hawks take sport for girls seriously and are proud to announce a partnership with Nike, the WNBA and NBA for Season Two of Game Growers, a unique and empowering opportunity for girls 13 years or older in seventh or eighth grade to share their ideas on how to encourage more girls to play […]
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City of South Fulton using CARES Act funds to provide rent, mortgage assistance
City of South Fulton residents behind on mortgage or rent payments can receive one-time subsidies from the city as it uses CARES Act funds to assists residents and businesses negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The city will receive $4.14 million CARES Act funding from Fulton County to offset costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
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GOP senators power Barrett toward high court confirmation
Overpowering Democratic opposition, Senate Republicans are set to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, approving President Donald Trump’s nominee a week before Election Day and securing likely conservative court dominance for years to come. Trump’s choice to fill the vacancy of the late liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg potentially opens a new era of rulings […]
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Washington: ‘God can’t show up until you step out of his way’
I have often thought, heard and to some degree concluded that Jesus, as was Paul, was killed because He dared to stand up and speak truth to perceived power. He and many of His followers, convicted by their beliefs, professed and preached that the ruling religious law of the day, although large and in charge, […]
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#Election2020: Surging coronavirus colors White House race in closing days
President Donald Trump assured supporters packed shoulder to shoulder at weekend rallies that “we’re rounding the turn” on the coronavirus and mocked challenger Joe Biden for raising alarms about the pandemic, despite surging cases around the country and more positive infections at the White House. Trump’s remarks came Saturday, hours before the White House announced […]
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White House chief of staff: ‘We are not going to control the pandemic’
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Sunday that the US is “not going to control” the coronavirus pandemic, as cases surge across the country and nearly 225,000 Americans have died from the virus. “We are not going to control the pandemic. We are going to control the fact that we get vaccines, therapeutics […]
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An all-Black group is arming itself and demanding change: They are the NFAC
When two loud bangs rang out on the streets of Lafayette, Louisiana, no one knew where the gunshots came from as protesters gathered to demand justice for another Black man killed by police. Among the crowd was a group of armed Black men and women who call themselves the “Not F**king Around Coalition” or NFAC. […]
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Khabib beats Gaethje; announces retirement at UFC 254
Unbeaten lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov retired from mixed martial arts after stopping Justin Gaethje with a triangle choke early in the second round at UFC 254 on Saturday night. Nurmagomedov (29-0) made the announcement immediately after he impressively finished his first fight since the death of his father and lifelong coach in July. Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov […]
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AP Top 25 Takeaways: Heisman race begins as Fields enters
Now that Justin Fields has arrived, the Heisman Trophy race can begin. Though the front-runner might not be the quarterback you think. Fields made up some ground Saturday with a spectacular season debut for No. 5 Ohio State against Nebraska. He went 20 for 21 for 276 yards and a couple of touchdowns. His only […]