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Georgia governor’s race tests power of Trump’s false stolen-election claim
USA-POLITICS/GEORGIA (UPDATE 1, PIX)UPDATE 1-Georgia governor’s race tests power of Trump’s false stolen-election claim
You can’t claim self-defence if you are the unjustified aggressor: Prosecutor to defendants in Arbery case of Georgia
Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law key to defense in Arbery case
Tropical Storm Mindy makes landfall on Florida Panhandle
Mindy could cause as much as 15 centimeters of rainfall across the Florida Panhandle and portions of southern Georgia and South Carolina through Thursday morning, the National Hurricane Center said. Scattered flash, urban, and small-stream floods are possible.
Lawsuit filed over Alabama interstate crash that killed 10
The driver of a girls home van in which eight children died in a fiery interstate crash in Alabama has filed suit against trucking companies based in California and Georgia and a driver. The federal lawsuit recounts a desperate attempt by Tallapoosa County Girls Ranch director Candice Gulley to free victims from the wreckage. Two …
Man who fatally stabbed Pentagon officer had troubled past
Federal investigators are digging into the background of a Georgia man who officials say fatally stabbed a Pentagon police officer at a transit station outside the building before being shot and killed himself
Georgia, US troops hold joint NATO drills in wet conditions near Tbilisi
Senate Democrats take their case for voting bill to Georgia
Tropical storm kills 1 in Florida, hurts 10 at Georgia base
Tropical Storm Elsa makes landfall, heads to Georgia
3 dead after shooting at Georgia country club, police say
Parts of sweeping new Georgia election law debated in court
Coast Guard: ‘Large’ oil leak during Georgia ship demolition
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.