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The Coast Guard says a large amount of oil has escaped a barrier after it was released while crews were dismantling an overturned cargo ship along the Georgia coast.

Pete Buttigieg doles out transport grants with eye toward climate

Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg doled out $905 million in infrastructure grants Wednesday, including to repair a cracking bridge in Seattle during a crippling heat wave and to expand ports in Iowa and Georgia to help reduce the number of greenhouse gas-emitting trucks on the roads.

No indictment for former Georgia trooper who shot and killed a black motorist

No indictment for Georgia officer who killed Black driver

A grand jury has declined to indict a former Georgia state trooper who shot and killed a Black man after trying to pull him over for a broken tail light.

Georgia park with giant Confederate carving approves changes

Panel to advise if Georgia sheriff should be suspended

Storms spawn twisters in Mississippi, kill 2 in Georgia

Severe storms spawning multiple tornadoes moved across the South on Monday, damaging homes and uprooting trees from Mississippi to West Virginia. A tornado spotted in Atlanta forced thousands to seek shelter, and one man was killed when a falling tree brought power lines onto his vehicle.

Jada Kingdom Forges Ahead With Racy Performance In Connecticut Despite Lawsuit

Jada Kingdom is back on the scene as she proves that nothing can stop her, including a lawsuit or any other adversity. The young deejay delivered a sexy performance in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on Saturday night to raving crowds as she delivered her bangers “Heavy,” “Win,” and “Shake” – her song with her and Skillibeng. Jada …

At least 6 killed in fiery van crash on Georgia interstate

At least six people died and several others were hurt in an interstate crash in Georgia that left a passenger van engulfed in flames and rolled on its side, police said.

Georgia park honoring confederacy gets first Black chair

The board overseeing an Atlanta area park that has centuries-old ties to the Ku Klux Klan and contains the largest Confederate monument ever crafted will be headed for the first time by an African American.

Thomas Rhett – Country Again Lyrics

[Verse 1] I quit huntin' with my daddy, guess I didn't make the time And it's been a year since I've seen a deer and a smallmouth on the line The other day I hooked a monster, and as I reeled him in I thought, "Man, it feels good to be country again" [Verse 2] I spent way less time in Nashville, more time …

Georgia governor gets GOP primary challenge from renegade

Former Democrat Vernon Jones crowd-surfed across adoring Trump supporters in October after speaking at one of the former president’s campaign rallies. Now the scandal-plagued politician hopes to surf Trump supporters’ discontent with Gov. Brian Kemp to the Republican nomination. Jones announced Friday that he would challenge the incumbent governor in 2022.

Georgia lawmaker’s legal work targeted again over voting law

Protesters are trying to get a Georgia state representative fired by cities and counties that pay him to be their attorney, citing his role in pushing through a voting law that adds restrictions. The Washington City Council voted 4-2 to ask Rep. Barry Fleming to resign Monday, WJBF-TV reports. It’s not clear if the city …

Tom Petty – Leave Virginia Alone Lyrics

[Verse 1] Well I chased her down the alley And over the hill to steal her will She was as hot as Georgia asphalt When the "A" crowd came to adore her brain [Chorus] So leave Virginia alone Leave Virginia alone She's not like you and me She's not like you and me [Verse 2] …

Supreme Court gives Georgia win in water war with Florida

The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed Florida’s water lawsuit against Georgia on Thursday, ending the long-running legal fight between the two states. The court rejected Florida’s claim that Georgia uses too much of the water that flows from the Atlanta suburbs to the Gulf of Mexico. Florida said that its neighbor’s overconsumption is to blame for …

Black man’s death moves Georgia to end citizen’s arrest law

Georgia lawmakers gave final passage on Wednesday to a bill to repeal the state’s citizen’s arrest law, acting little more than a year after the fatal shooting of a Black man pursued by white men who said they suspected him of a crime. The state House voted 169-0 to approve Senate changes to House Bill …

Ohio’s lieutenant governor digs in heels on ‘Wuhan virus’ tweet

Ohio’s lieutenant governor dug in his heels Wednesday on a tweet in which he referred to Covid-19 as the “Wuhan virus,” even as advocates warn such rhetoric is a driving force behind violence against Asian Americans, including the recent attacks in Georgia and New York.

Explainer: What does Georgia’s new GOP election law do?

8 tornadoes hit Alabama, killing at least 5: Weather service

The confirmed deaths were in Calhoun County, in the eastern part of the state, where one of multiple twisters sprang from a “super cell” of storms that later moved into Georgia, said John De Block, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Birmingham.

Donald Trump endorses challenger against Georgia elections chief

Former President Donald Trump on Monday endorsed a conservative Georgia congressman in his bid to unseat the Republican secretary of state who refused to help overturn the November election results. Rep. Jody Hice, a tea party favorite and Trump acolyte, is the first major challenger to Brad Raffensperger since the secretary of state certified President …

Jon Langston – Oklahoma Lyrics

The bottle's all gone, I'm on the floor. Broken heart, I can't take this no more, no more. Cause she's long gone, ain't comin back. Never thought I'd carry on like that, like that. Steady now ahead in the pouring rain, I'm hollerin, screamin out your name, your name Oh, there's somethin I gotta do. …

Trump’s chief of staff could face scrutiny in Georgia criminal probe

Wu-Tang Clan Imposter Sentenced To 7 Years For $300K Hotel Scam

One of two Wu-Tang Clan imposters was sentenced to 7 years in prison. A Florida man, who pleaded guilty last year of committing wire fraud while pretending to be a member of the Wu-Tang Clan and Jay-Z’s Roc Nation company, has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison. Twenty-nine-year-old Aaron Barnes-Burpo of Crestview, Florida, …

Darius Rucker – My Masterpiece Lyrics

[Verse 1] I was born with a heart with a beat like a rolling stone Never did I realize where I was supposed to belong I never knew what I was meant to do I never made sense to me 'til I made sense to you [Chorus] I never had a silver spoon I didn't …