Voters who have requested mail-in ballots can now drop off their completed absentee ballot at various locations throughout the state of Georgia, as an aid to prevent confusion with mailing back the completed ballot before Election Day. On Wednesday afternoon, members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated gathered at the Decatur City Hall to celebrate […]
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#COVID: Bleak outlook without stimulus: More layoffs, anemic growth
President Donald Trump’s move Tuesday to cut off talks on another government aid package will further weaken an economy straining to recover from an epic collapse, economists say, and deepen the hardships for jobless Americans and struggling businesses. Half of all small businesses expect to need more aid from the government over the next 12 […]
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Appellate judges let 2020 census continue through October
A panel of three appellate judges on Wednesday upheld a lower court order allowing the 2020 head count of every U.S. resident to continue through October. But the panel struck down a provision that had suspended a year-end deadline for turning in figures used to decide how many congressional seats each state gets. The ruling […]
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Google for Startups’s Blacks Founders Fund awards $2.35 million to Metro Atlanta entrepreneurs
Google for Startups announced the 76 recipients of the $5M Google for Startups Black Founders Fund, which provides promising Black Founders from across the country non-dilutive cash awards to fuel their businesses. With 35 of the 76 founders coming from Metro Atlanta, Georgia has the highest number of recipients among all states. Georgia-based Black founders will receive […]
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#Election2020: Biden crosses 270 threshold in CNN’s Electoral College outlook for first time
Joe Biden is surging in the battle for the White House with less than four weeks to go until Election Day. In our latest Electoral College outlook, the Democratic presidential nominee crosses the 270 threshold for the first time this year. If you add up the states that are currently rated as solidly in his […]
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#Election2020: Pandemic likely to dominate debate between Pence, Harris
As the coronavirus sweeps through the upper reaches of government, Republican Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic challenger Kamala Harris face off Wednesday night in a debate highlighting the parties’ sharply conflicting visions for a nation in crisis. The candidates will be separated by plexiglass barriers in an auditorium where any guest who refuses to […]
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#Election2020: Civil and contentious VP debate centers around COVID and economy
Wednesday night at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Vice-President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris engaged in a 90-minute debate that attempted to be more civil than the first Presidential debate, eight days ago. Under a cloud of coronavirus and suspicions of transmission, both candidates were separated by two plexiglass dividers and […]
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#Election2020: Democratic Party launches new round of ads
Today, the Democratic National Committee is announcing a new print and radio ad campaign to reach Black voters in Georgia. “Democrats are meeting Black voters where they are and making critical investments to ensure Georgians have the information they need to make their plan to vote,” said Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez. “The stakes […]
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Washington: If armed right, the Devil loses
I know it must be hard for many of us to realize we’re in the middle of a battlefield. I know I find it difficult at times to acknowledge that Satan wants me as a victory trophy, while God invites me to be a living testament to His eternal love. I don’t remember ever being […]
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RECAP: Injuries, losses keep piling up for winless Falcons
The winless Atlanta Falcons are losing defensive backs even more frequently than they’re losing games. Atlanta already was entering its Monday night game without safeties Ricardo Allen (elbow) and Keanu Neal (hamstring), as well as cornerback A.J. Terrell (COVID-19 reserve). That beleaguered secondary took more hits when safety Damontae Kazee got carted off the field […]
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Building the bridge to a better life: How a Georgia-Pacific lawyer helped a deserving Georgia woman earn a pardon – and a new start
Close friends and coworkers know Gwen Boyd-Willis as a woman a faith. They call her “The Bridge” in her ministry because she’s always there to connect people in their time of need. “I help people get the help that they need,” Boyd-Willis said. “If I can’t help you, I’ll find somebody that can.” But before […]
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Atlanta Housing welcomes two new commissioners
The Atlanta Housing Board of Commissioners announced the appointment of its new board members Yunice Emir, a communications professional with Coca-Cola North America and attorney Pat D. Dixon, Jr. The two commissioners were appointed by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and confirmed by the Atlanta City Council. “We’re honored and very fortunate to have Ms. Emir […]
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White House nixes updated FDA guidelines on vaccine approval
The White House has blocked new Food and Drug Administration guidelines on bringing potential vaccines for COVID-19 to market that would almost certainly have prevented their introduction before the Nov. 3 election. At issue was the FDA’s planned instruction that vaccine developers follow patients enrolled in their trials for at least two months to rule […]
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CDC says coronavirus can spread indoors in updated guidance
The top U.S. public health agency said Monday that the coronavirus can spread more than 6 feet through the air, especially in poorly ventilated and enclosed spaces. But agency officials maintained that such spread is uncommon and current social distancing guidelines still make sense. However, several experts faulted the updated Centers for Disease Control and […]
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Trump halts COVID-19 relief talks until after election
President Donald Trump abandoned COVID-19 relief talks on Tuesday, saying they won’t resume until after the election. The move came as the chairman of the Federal Reserve said that further fiscal intervention is needed to prevent the economy from spiraling downward. Trump tweeted that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was “not negotiating in good faith” and […]