Supporters of a Texas death row inmate who is facing lethal injection in less than two weeks for a murder he says he didn’t commit are mounting a final push in the courts and on social media to stop his execution, which is being called into question by lawmakers, pastors, celebrities and the European Union. […]
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Four tips for flu season
You know the signs. The thunderous cough. The pounding headache. The full-body fatigue. It’s the flu. Last fall and winter, influenza sickened roughly 40 million Americans and killed 60,000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This year’s flu season is nearly upon us. Here are four tips to stay healthy. 1. An […]
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Fulton County and City of Atlanta election results
College Park voters are facing a runoff election to decide the mayor of the city. With 100 precincts reporting in the city, the top two candidates with the most votes are incumbent Jack Longino, who has received 25 percent of the votes while challenger Bianca Broom has received 35 percent of the votes. A runoff […]
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Democrat poised to win Kentucky governor’s race
Democrat Andy Beshear claimed victory Tuesday night in the Kentucky governor’s race, but Republican Gov. Matt Bevin said he is not conceding. A Democratic victory in the governor’s race in Kentucky, a state President Donald Trump won by 30 percentage points in 2016, showed partisanship alone isn’t enough to overcome a candidate’s unpopularity — and […]
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Stewart: ‘For the GOP, the suburbs are the new Florida’
Editor’s note: Alice Stewart is a CNN political commentator, a resident fellow at the Kennedy Institute of Politics at Harvard University and former communications director for Ted Cruz for President. The views expressed in this commentary belong to the author. Tuesday’s elections proved to be a good night for Democrats, a bad night for an […]
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Trump attacks whistleblower anonymity, but won’t utter name
President Donald Trump is blasting the media for not reporting the name of a person who has been identified in conservative circles as the whistleblower who spurred the impeachment inquiry. Yet Trump has carefully avoided using the name himself. Exposing whistleblowers can be dicey, even for a president. For one thing, it could be a […]
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House Dems announce public impeachment hearings next week
House Democrats will launch a major new phase of their impeachment inquiry next week with public hearings that will feature three State Department officials who have testified about their concerns about President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, who is leading the impeachment investigation, announced Wednesday that the committee will […]
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Diplomat had ‘clear understanding’ of Ukraine quid pro quo
House Democrats on Wednesday released the transcript of a closed-door interview of a key State Department witness who recounted to Congress his “clear understanding” that military aid was withheld from Ukraine in exchange for a pledge by the country to investigate Democrats for President Donald Trump. William Taylor told the investigators he understood that the […]
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Airbnb CEO says company is banning “party houses”
Airbnb Inc. says it’s banning “party houses” in the wake of a deadly shooting at an Airbnb rental in California. In a series of tweets Saturday, Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky said that the San Francisco-based company is stepping up efforts to “combat unauthorized parties and get rid of abusive host and guest conduct.” […]
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Black teen suicide reaches historic highs
African American teenagers in the United States historically have had lower suicide rates than their white counterparts – until now. A new study analyzing suicide among American teens by a team led by researchers at the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research at New York University have uncovered several troubling trends from 1991 to […]
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Georgia State looks to build upon past successes with new head coach Rob Lanier
GSU will be entering the 2019-2020 season as the two-time defending Sunbelt Championships. The team finished last year 24-9 and competed in the NCAA tournament as the14th seed in the Mid West Region and the 57th seed overall. The team ended their season last year and losing to Houston, 84-55 in the first round. This […]
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U.S. Census Bureau is hiring
It’s time for that once-every-10-years job opportunity! If you are looking to earn extra income for your household, you may want to consider becoming a U.S. Census worker. To prepare for the 2020 census, the U.S. Census Bureau is hiring thousands of recruits to work temporary jobs across the nation. Working for the census will […]
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Trump will stump in Atlanta and launch Black voter outreach program
President Donald J. Trump will travel to Atlanta this Friday to kickoff his program he says is designed to reach out to African-American voters. The Black Voices for Trump Coalition initiative will take place at a 3 p.m. rally at the Georgia World Congress Center. A senior White House official said Atlanta was selected for […]
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Obama will be back in Atlanta Nov. 20; uncertain if he will attend Democratic debate
Former President Barack Obama will be in Atlanta for the largest conference specifically for green building and environmentally conscious professionals. “A conversation with President Barack Obama,” will be held from 8:30 a.m -10 a.m on Nov. 20 as part of The Greenbuild Expo, which emanates from the Georgia World Congress Center from Nov. 19 to […]
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Hawks launch “Peachtree City” uniforms and celebrate Pride this week
The Atlanta Hawks have announced plans to officially debut their new Nike City Edition uniform at the Nov. 20 game versus the Milwaukee Bucks. This year’s release of the city-themed kit is based on the name of the world-famous Atlanta street and will available on the same day for pre-order. The uniform, which will be accompanied by […]