A left-leaning group plans to spend $7 million to help elect Democratic secretaries of state and attorneys general in key battlegrounds — a big investment in down-ballot races that loom large in voting rights battles around the country. End Citizens United/Let America Vote on Tuesday will endorse six Democratic incumbents as part of its new […]
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Marietta Teen finalist in 3M Young Scientist Challenge
Marietta 14-year-old Samarth Mahapatra was one of ten finalists named in 3M’s Young Scientist Challenge this month. Mahapatra, a rising 9th-grader at Wheeler Magnet School, is in the running for a $25,000 prize and the title ‘America’s Top Young Scientist.’ The challenge asks students in grades 5-8 to submit a 1-2 minute video identifying a […]
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Middleton goes on fourth quarter scoring binge; Bucks take game 3
The Milwaukee Bucks knew they had to get Khris Middleton the ball and watch him work. He scored 38 points tonight, poured in 20 points in the fourth quarter as they beat the Atlanta Hawks 113-102 to take a 2-1 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. Middleton was 6-of-12 from three point range, and […]
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Metro Atlanta Chamber announces Dwayna A. Haley as new Chief Brand and Communications Officer
The Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC) announced, on Thursday, June 24, that Dwayna A. Haley will join MAC as the new chief brand and communications officer, effective July 26, 2021. As part of MAC’s senior leadership team, Haley will lead the organization’s executive and internal communications, marketing, branding and media relations efforts. “We’re excited about the […]
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Crews spend 5th day atop shaky pile of collapsed concrete
Rescuers searching for a fifth day for survivors of a Florida condo building collapse used bucket brigades and heavy machinery Monday as they worked atop a precarious mound of pulverized concrete, twisted steel and the remnants of dozens of households. Authorities said their efforts were still a search-and-rescue operation, but no one has been found […]
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Biden taking bipartisan infrastructure deal on the road
President Joe Biden will look to sell voters on the economic benefits of the $973 billion infrastructure package while in Wisconsin on Tuesday, hoping to boost the bipartisan agreement that is held together in large part by the promise of millions of new jobs. Biden will travel to La Crosse, population 52,000, and tour its […]
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Here’s What You Need To Know About Critical Race Theory
The term “critical race theory” has been in the news a lot lately. If you’re confused about what it means – or too afraid to ask at this point – here’s what you need to know. What is critical race theory? Very simply, critical race theory is the idea that racism is built into American […]
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In Georgia, Herschel Walker puts GOP in a holding pattern
The recently ousted former senator who wants her job back. A football hero considering his first run for office. Little-known politicians eyeing promotions. And a former president overshadowing them all in a state he lost last November. Republicans’ U.S. Senate nomination in a premier battleground like Georgia is a plum political prize, but a year […]
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Trump Org lawyers make last pitch against prosecution
Lawyers for the Trump Organization met again Monday with prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in a last bid to forestall a potential indictment stemming from a long-running investigation into the former president’s company. Trump Organization lawyer Ron Fischetti told The Associated Press the meeting came as a grand jury nears a vote on […]
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Trump’s big lie about 2020 results suffers legal and political blows in key swing states
It was a bad week for the Big Lie — former President Donald Trump and his allies’ false claims that widespread fraud is to blame for his 2020 election loss. In one battleground state, Republican senators issued a report that eviscerated Trump’s lies about voter fraud. In another, a judge undercut Trump’s supporters’ hopes to […]
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BET Awards 2021: What to know about the show
Before Sunday night’s BET Awards, there will be a weekend takeover on the network. The “BET Awards: Year of the Black Woman” will air on BET on Saturday, June 26. The one-hour special will showcase some of the women expected at the event, including Megan Thee Stallion, Taraji P. Henson, Jazmine Sullivan, H.E.R., City Girls […]
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Adopted biracial woman’s royal roots turning into a real-life fairy tale
There could be a new princess in Disney’s royal court. Nearly two decades after Sarah Culberson discovered that her father was the chief of a village in Sierra Leone, the West Virginia native’s life story could finally come to the big screen. Culberson, who is biracial, was put up for adoption in 1976 at just […]
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‘F9’ puts charge back into movie theaters with $70M opening
In the strongest sign yet that life is left in movie theaters, “F9” sped to a box office take of $70 million in its first weekend, the biggest opening for a film since the pandemic began, according to studio estimates Sunday. The ninth installment in the “Fast & Furious” franchise, starring franchise regulars Vin Diesel […]
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Bucks trounce Hawks 125-91 to tie East finals at 1-1
The Milwaukee Bucks knew the key to tying the Eastern Conference finals was making sure Trae Young didn’t take over again. They did all that and more Friday night. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 25 points, Jrue Holiday added 22 and the Bucks blew out the Atlanta Hawks 125-91 in Game 2. Young struggled for much of […]
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Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta announces partnership with National Black Bank Foundation
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta announces a partnership to support the launch and growth of the National Black Bank Foundation (NBBF). The Community Foundation is serving as fiscal sponsor of NBBF as it awaits its final IRS determination letter which will allow it to act as an independent nonprofit entity according to a press […]