Is it bad enough to call it a feud? Maybe not yet, but tension between Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and House Speaker David Ralston is becoming one of the defining features in the young 2020 session of Georgia’s General Assembly. The conflict between the Republican officials flared again Wednesday, with Ralston telling reporters that House […]
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[VIDEO] The Herman J. Russell documentary, ‘Building Atlanta’
“Building Atlanta: The Story of Herman J. Russell,” a documentary film about the inspiring life and legacy of Atlanta businessman and founder of one of the country’s largest black-owned commercial real estate development and construction firms, premiers on ATL PBS on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 9 p.m. and will re-air on Feb. 23 at 7 […]
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Trump unleashes fury at impeachment enemies at prayer event
President Donald Trump unleashed his fury against those who tried to remove him from office at a prayer breakfast Thursday, a day after his acquittal by the Senate in his impeachment trial. Speaking from a stage where he was joined by congressional leaders, including Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who led the impeachment charge against […]
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The Chinese doctor who sounded the alarm on the Wuhan coronavirus has died
The Chinese doctor who tried to warn others about the Wuhan coronavirus has died, according to several state media reports. Li Wenliang, a 34-year-old doctor working in Wuhan, raised the alarm about the novel coronavirus on December 30, posting in his medical school alumni group on the Chinese messaging app WeChat that seven patients from […]
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How Trump’s three years of job gains compares to Obama’s
President Donald Trump says he is particularly pleased with the jobs created during his three years in office. “We’re producing jobs like you have never seen before in this country,” he said during a recent speech in Michigan. But you don’t have to go back far to find three years of better job growth. Just […]
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House GOP members introduce resolution to condemn Pelosi for ripping up Trump’s speech
House Republicans have introduced a disapproval resolution condemning House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for ripping up her copy of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech. A vote related to the resolution is expected in the House on Thursday, according to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s office, though the measure — a privileged resolution under […]
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#Election2020 – DNC calls for a ‘recanvass’ of Iowa results after delays
The chairman of the Democratic National Committee called on Thursday for a “recanvass” of the results of Monday’s Iowa caucus, which was marred by technical problems and delays. ”Enough is enough,” party leader Tom Perez wrote on Twitter. He said he was calling for the recanvass in order to “assure public confidence in the results.” […]
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Pelosi defends speech-ripping as protesting ‘falsehoods’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday defended her speech-ripping performance after President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address and took fresh aim at his fitness for office even as he celebrated his impeachment acquittal. “That was not a State of the Union,” Pelosi said. “That was his state of mind.” She reaffirmed her shredding […]
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Til decor do us part? How couples can decorate together
Sharing a home with someone you love can be wonderful. But decorating together isn’t always easy, especially when your tastes aren’t the same. If one partner loves filling every space with mementos and the other is clutter-averse, who gets their way? It can be hard to find good compromises when one loves bold colors and […]
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Trump seeks to delay woman’s suit after request for his DNA
President Donald Trump’s lawyers want to put the brakes on a lawsuit filed by an advice columnist who has accused him of raping her in the 1990s and is seeking his DNA as possible evidence. Trump attorneys argued in legal papers this week that E. Jean Carroll’s defamation suit and “extensive and burdensome” information-gathering requests should be […]
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Rep. Waters: Impeached President, Illegitimate Acquittal
Today’s illegitimate acquittal is fitting for a dishonorable, unpatriotic, dangerous, illegitimate, and impeached president. Anyone who lends any credence to the idea that this unlawful outcome serves as a credible exoneration of Donald Trump is an enemy to the rule of law and the Constitution. The founders of this country never imagined that our democracy […]
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Covington to Rockets, Capela to Hawks in 4-team trade
Robert Covington is going to the Houston Rockets and Clint Capela is headed to the Atlanta Hawks as the headline moves in a complicated four-team trade that was approved by the NBA late Wednesday night. All told, it included 12 players and three draft picks. The Rockets got Covington and Jordan Bell from Minnesota, plus […]
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Tometi: ‘Trump’s latest travel ban is an attack on Africans’
Last Friday, as the nation prepared to usher in the first day of Black History Month, President Donald Trump used his executive powers to issue a ban on visas for six countries, most of which are located in Africa — immigrants from Nigeria, Myanmar, Eritrea and Kyrgyzstan will be banned, while citizens of Tanzania and […]
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A Snow Moon, the first supermoon of 2020, will light up the sky this weekend
A Snow Moon will appear from Friday evening to Monday morning, but don’t worry, it won’t affect the weather. According to the Maine Farmer’s almanac, northeastern Native American tribes referred to the second full moon of winter as the Snow Moon or the Storm Moon because of February’s heavy snow. This year, it’s a supermoon, […]
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Split Senate acquits Donald Trump of impeachment
President Donald Trump won impeachment acquittal Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential trial in American history with votes that split the country, tested civic norms and fed the tumultuous 2020 race for the White House. A majority of senators expressed unease with Trump’s pressure campaign on Ukraine that resulted in the two […]