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Atlanta-based CDC officials escorted from headquarters as chaos engulfs public health agency
WABE - Georgia
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August 28, 2025
“There’s a lot of trouble at the CDC and it’s going to require getting rid of some people over the long term, in order for us to change the institutional culture,” Kennedy said at a news conference in Texas. The White House has only said that...
Atlanta Dream And Cash App Erase $10 Million In Debt For 3,500 Families
Essence
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August 28, 2025
The weight of unpaid medical bills, credit card balances, and other financial burdens can feel like a nightmare for many. But today, The Atlanta Dream and Cash App made dreams come true when they lifted this heavy feeling for more than 3,500...
Georgia teacher fired over LGBTQ book continues to fight her termination
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tennessee
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August 28, 2025
A federal judge in Atlanta paused a challenge against school district policies targeting so-called divisive topics while a teacher fired under such a policy contests her termination in a separate state court case. Just over two years ago, Cobb...
Reporter’s Notebook: Pride performers announced, Atlanta History Center events, Emory’s Linda McCauley to retire
Saporta Report
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August 28, 2025
Atlanta Pride announces first round of 2025 festival performers Image via Unsplash. Atlanta Pride has announced the first slate of entertainment for its 2025 Festival, set for Oct. 11-12 at Piedmont Park. Headliners include Bob the Drag Queen,...
Kentucky among states ordered to strip gender ideology from sex ed materials
Murray Ledger & Times - Kentucky
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FRANKFORT – (KT) Kentucky is one of 46 states and territories ordered to remove all references to gender ideology from federally funded sex education programs within the next 60 days or risk losing millions in federal dollars. The directive comes...
Protesters rally at Georgia Capitol against National Guard helping ICE
FOX 5 Atlanta - Georgia
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A protest took place on Thursday in front of Gov. Kemp's office in Atlanta over the mobilization of the National Guard to assist in ICE operations. ATLANTA - Residents and multiple advocacy groups gathered this evening outside Gov. Brian Kemp’s...
GoodFellas gang members sentenced for drug trafficking crimes in Atlanta
Peach Tree Times - Georgia
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August 28, 2025
Theodore S. Hertzberg United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia | Department of JusticeTheodore S. Hertzberg United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia | Department of Justice Corey Boyer and Antonio Smith, both...
Dina Titus addresses education policy and resource concerns for Nevada
Las Vegas City Wire - Nevada
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August 28, 2025
Dina Titus, U.S. Congresswoman representing Nevada’s 1st district since 2013, addressed a range of local issues in recent posts on her social media account, including education, water conservation, and the impact of rising utility costs.On August...
St. Bernard schools superintendent reflects on bold moves made for education during Katrina's wake
WDSU 6 - Louisiana
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August 28, 2025
In St. Bernard Parish, a school leader who helped get students back in the classroom after Hurricane Katrina, is still on the job.Superintendent Doris Voitier reflects on the bold moves she made for education and the lessons learned 20 years...
Syracuse football clashes with No. 24 Tennessee in Atlanta to begin its season
WAER - New York
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August 29, 2025
Syracuse football’s first season under head coach Fran Brown injected life into its fanbase and program, going 10-3, with three ranked wins and a victory in the DirecTV Holiday Bowl. But all the reminiscing on last season comes to an end, and a...
Georgia Pottery Invitational showcases thousands of pieces in Watkinsville
WUGA - Georgia
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August 28, 2025
The Perspectives Georgia Pottery Invitational has gathered the work of 46 artists in Oconee County. In a repurposed old gymnasium in Watkinsville, visitors wander around rows of handmade mugs, vases and bowls of every color and shape. Former...
NYPD Falsely Arrests Black Man Based On Faulty Facial Recognition Technology, Activist Groups Want Investigation
NewsOne
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August 28, 2025
Source: kool99 / Getty Once again, facial recognition technology is out here getting Black men arrested for crimes they didn’t commit, all because algorithms also apparently think all Black people look alike. According to ABC 7, civil rights and...
ZM host Georgia Burt and Hayley Killalea shared their rare cancer journey. Now, one is in remission and one is terminally ill
The New Zealand Herald
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August 28, 2025
Killalea, 30, reached out to Burt, 31, first, after seeing her post about going through treatment. Overwhelmed with the stresses that came with her diagnosis and treatment at the time, Burt replied eight months later. “When you’re in it and when...
PMQ’s Pizza Power Forum Preview: Learn from the Best and the Brightest Next Week in Atlanta!
PQM Pizza
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August 28, 2025
PMQ’s Pizza Power Forum kicks off next week in Atlanta with 14 educational breakout sessions featuring leading pizza chefs, pizzeria operators and marketing experts. It starts with an evening reception on Tuesday, September 2, while the learning...
Decades after Hurricane Katrina, Georgia Tech professor helps to improve how levees are built
WSBTV - Georgia
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August 28, 2025
ATLANTA — Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, a researcher at Georgia Tech has developed a simulator to understand the failures of the levees that led to widespread flooding. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as...
Cotton groups set Georgia info meetings about Farm Bill
Statesboro Herald - Georgia
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August 28, 2025
The National Cotton Council, in collaboration with the Georgia Cotton Commission, Southern Cotton Growers and the Southeastern Cotton Ginners Association, is conducting a series of information meetings across Georgia to provide cotton producers,...
Treasure hunt expands across West Georgia this fall
The Newnan Times-Herald - Georgia
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The hunt is on again this Labor Day weekend as the Moreland Cultural Arts Alliance launches its third annual Hunt for the Lost Treasure of West Georgia. This year’s edition expands beyond Coweta County to include surrounding counties within 20...
Activists Call for Continued Boycott of Target
The Community Voice - Kansas
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August 28, 2025
Join more than 5,000 readers who receive the latest news from THE VOICE in their inbox! Despite the announcement that Target CEO Brian Cornell will step down early next year, leaders of the boycott against the chain say their fight must continue....
Trump administration orders states, territories to strip gender ideology from education materials
CatholicVote - Wisconsin
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August 28, 2025
The Department of Health and Human Services ordered Washington, D.C., 40 states, and five territories Aug. 26 to strip all references to “gender ideology” from a federally funded sexual health education program. Otherwise, they will lose millions...
Atlanta Youth to Design ‘Future of Paper’ Exhibit at Papermaking Museum
Georgia Institute of Technology - Georgia
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A new educational initiative is set to teach Atlanta high school students how to create electronics, wearable devices, and other technologies that are built on paper and craft materials. Workshops hosted by the Robert C. Williams Museum of...