Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal attorney and the face of his longshot legal challenges to overturn the presidential election results, has been hospitalized after testing positive for Covid-19. The 76-year-old former New York mayor was admitted to Georgetown University Hospital on Sunday, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN. Giuliani appeared to […]
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Natalie Desselle-Reid, ‘B*A*P*S’ actress, dead at 53
Natalie Desselle Reid, an actress known for her roles in films like “Madea’s Big Happy Family” and “B*A*P*S” and the TV series “Eve,” has died. She was 53. Desselle Reid passed away due to colon cancer, according to a statement posted on her Instagram. “She was a bright light in this world. A queen. An […]
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AP sources: Biden picks Lloyd Austin as Secretary of Defense
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense, according to four people familiar with the decision. If confirmed by the Senate, Austin would be the first Black leader of the Pentagon. Biden selected Austin over the longtime front-runner candidate, Michele Flournoy, a former senior Pentagon official […]
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#Election2020: All eyes are on Georgia this weekend ahead of Senate debate
The eyes of the political universe are on Georgia this weekend, as the voter registration deadline for January’s Senate runoffs approaches. Each side is desperately trying to motivate their party before the Monday deadline and early voting begins on December 14. Former President Barack Obama and former state House minority leader Stacey Abrams held a […]
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Biden’s Cabinet decisions show difficult balance in diversity push
Joe Biden renewed his promise this week to build an administration that will “look like the country.” But that task is proving to be a major challenge for the President-elect as he tries to achieve the right ideological balance and avoid alienating key allies — while some Black and Latino leaders voice disappointment about the […]
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump floods rally with audacious falsehoods
President Donald Trump flooded his first postelection political rally with debunked conspiracy theories and audacious falsehoods Saturday as he claimed victory in an election he decisively lost. A sampling from his remarks in Valdosta, Georgia: TRUMP: “If I lost, I’d be a very gracious loser.” THE FACTS: There’s no “if.” He lost, refuses to concede, […]
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They couldn’t say goodbye in person, so ICU patients are using tablets instead
Some hospitals are stocking enough iPads to rival a modest Apple store. But the reason for this reflects a grim reality: They’re being used to connect Covid-19 patients with their families — sometimes, for the last conversation they’ll ever have. When Dr. Mark Shapiro posted about a patient saying goodbye to his family via an […]
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AP Top 25 Takeaways: More games like BYU-Coastal Carolina?
College football needs more games like BYU-Coastal Carolina. The eighth-ranked Cougars and No. 14 Chanticleers put on an intense and chippy show Saturday with a thrilling end reminiscent of the Titans-Rams Super Bowl in 2000. The result was a wild celebration in Conway, South Carolina, after the 22-17 victory, an end to the BYU hype […]
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Georgia Tech steals 79-62 win over No. 20 Kentucky
The first annual Holiday Hoopsgiving college tournament tipped off at State Farm Arena in Downtown Atlanta on Sunday as the 20th ranked Kentucky Wildcats came into town, the local Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets hoped to get their first win of the season on home soil. Both the Yellow Jackets and Wildcats came into the tournament […]
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Trump raises more than $207 million since Election Day as he pushes baseless election fraud claims
President Donald Trump’s political operation has raised more than $207 million since Election Day, as the President inundates his supporters with fundraising appeals and refuses to concede his White House loss, according to figures released Thursday night by his campaign. The vast majority appeared to flow to Trump’s campaign coffers, the Republican National Committee and […]
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#Election2020: Pence comes to Georgia as calm before potential Trump storm
Ahead of President Donald Trump wading into two high-profile Georgia Senate runoffs this weekend, Vice President Mike Pence on Friday urged Republicans to form a united front in the contests that will determine which party controls the Senate in January. Pence campaigned Friday with Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, with the GOP roiled by […]
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GA High School Playoffs: South Atlanta’s historic season comes to an end as Bremen rolls 42-6
History is what the South Atlanta football program made and lived on all season. After Friday night’s 42-6 loss to Bremen, the Hornets’ historic season is one for the books but not in the way they hoped. Championship aspirations and a chance to play in their backyard in late December at Center-Parc Stadium was the […]
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#Election2020: Trump presses own grievances at rally for Georgia senators
President Donald Trump pressed his own grievances over losing the presidential election at a rally Saturday in Georgia, more so than trying to help two Republican Senate candidates whose fate will decide the balance of power in Washington once President-elect Joe Biden takes office next month. Trump rallied thousands of largely maskless supporters in Valdosta, […]
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America breaks 7-day COVID case record as hospitals are further strained
Hospitals across the United States are being put under immense pressure as the nation continues to hit record levels of new Covid-19 cases, adding more than 1 million new cases in the first five days of December. “We’re seeing day-by-day increasing numbers of patients with Covid-19, both those who are a little bit sick and […]
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Hockman, defense carry N.C. State over Georgia Tech, 23-13
Bailey Hockman threw for 309 yards and Ricky Person and Zonovan Knight each ran for a touchdown as North Carolina State beat Georgia Tech 23-13 in its regular-season finale Saturday. The win was the fourth straight for the Wolfpack (8-3, 7-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), marking the first time it has closed out the regular season […]