The NFL has fined the Washington Football Team $10 million and owner Dan Snyder is stepping away from day-to-day operations after an independent investigation found the organization’s workplace “highly unprofessional,” especially for women. The team was not stripped of any draft picks as part of the league’s discipline that was announced Thursday stemming from lawyer […]
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Biden signs three bills to overturn Trump-era rules
President Joe Biden signed three separate laws Wednesday that dismantle part of the Trump era, blocking payday lenders from avoiding caps on interest rates, restricting climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas drilling and ending rules on how the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission settles claims. “Each of these rules reflects a return to common […]
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Conservative Supreme Court majority upholds Arizona’s voting restrictions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Flexing its new strength, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Thursday cut back on a landmark voting rights law in a decision likely to help Republican states fight challenges to voting restrictions they’ve put in place following last year’s elections. The court’s 6-3 ruling upheld voting limits in Arizona that a lower […]
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Overhaul makes it easier for aspiring teachers to get grants
The U.S. Education Department on Thursday loosened the rules around a grant program that’s intended to help aspiring teachers pay for college but has actually left thousands stuck with student debt. The update is part of a federal rules overhaul that was finalized under the Trump administration but is just now taking effect. Unlike other […]
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Judge denies November request to remove Britney Spears’ father as her co-conservator
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge denied on Wednesday a motion to remove Britney Spears‘ father from his role as a conservator of his daughter’s $60 million estate, making official a November request to allow a trust to act as co-conservator of her estate. While the decision came just one week after the pop star’s […]
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Tropical Storm Elsa forms in the Atlantic
Tropical Storm Elsa is still several days from potentially nearing Florida — possibly around the site of the deadly condo collapse — as the third storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season to threaten land in the US. “It is too soon to determine what, if any, impacts could occur there next week given the […]
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Lou Williams shines in Trae’s absence; Hawks run away with Game 4
The former Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, famously said these words while describing counter-terrorism intelligence: “You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know.” Later on, it was announced the Atlanta Hawks star, Trae Young, would sit out due to a bruised ankle. No one knew how the Hawks would play without their floor general. No one […]
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Tuskegee relatives promote COVID-19 vaccines in ad campaign
Tuskegee is the one-word answer some people give as a reason they’re avoiding COVID-19 vaccines. A new ad campaign launched Wednesday with relatives of men who unwittingly became part of the infamous experiment wants to change minds. Omar Neal, 63, a former mayor of the Alabama town, said he was hesitant at first about the […]
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Harper launches GOP bid for Georgia agriculture commissioner
Republican state Sen. Tyler Harper announced Tuesday that he is running for Georgia agriculture commissioner. The Ocilla resident will be seeking the Republican nomination for an open position. Gary Black, who has held the post since 2011, is stepping down to run for the U.S. Senate. Harper is in his fifth term representing Senate District […]
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Roads, bridges, jobs: Biden selling big infrastructure deal
President Joe Biden declared America urgently needs a “generational investment” in its infrastructure, as he looks to sell voters on the economic benefits of the $973 billion bipartisan package that still faces an uncertain future in Congress. On Tuesday, Biden traveled to La Crosse, Wisconsin, population 52,000, and toured its public transit center, highlighting projects […]
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Williams hits go-ahead shot, Atlanta beats New York 73-69
The Atlanta Dream snapped their three-game losing streak after defeating the New York Liberty 73-69 on Tuesday night in Gateway Center Arena. The Atlanta Dream was fueled with 18 points, five rebounds, and four assists from starting guard Courtney Williams. Williams did most of her work in the paint shooting 47.1% from the field. Williams […]
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Six Flags over Georgia partners with Goodr to fight food insecurity in Metro Atlanta
Six Flags over Georgia became the first U.S. theme park to partner with Goodr, a sustainable waste management company that uses technology to fight against food waste and hunger. This partnership will directly impact food security in metro Atlanta and the surrounding region. Goodr, founded by Jasmine Crowder, donates an abundance of food to local […]
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The Atlanta Voice publisher elected for second term as NNPA’s First Vice Chair
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) announced that the organization elected Janis L. Ware to serve as its First Vice Chair for a second term. Ware has been the publisher of The Atlanta Voice since 1991. “I am so happy to be re-elected as First Vice Chair for my second term,” Ware said. “As a […]
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Facebook hits $1 trillion market cap after federal court dismisses FTC antitrust complaint
A federal court has dismissed the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust complaint against Facebook, saying the agency had failed to provide evidence for its claim that the social media giant holds a monopoly in social networking. In an opinion published Monday afternoon, Judge James Boasberg of the US District Court for the District of Columbia held […]
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Covid Relief Playbook: Smart Strategies for Investing Federal Funding
Disrupted for more than a year by the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. public education now has a substantial opportunity to rebound. An unprecedented infusion of federal money—totaling nearly $190 billion in three rounds of funding—will support the efforts of school districts and charter schools to reopen classrooms safely, help students accelerate academically, and, we hope, gravitate to […]