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Georgia prosecutors committed ‘gross negligence’ with emails in ‘Cop City’ case, judge says
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge chastised state prosecutors Wednesday for mishandling confidential emails between a defense attorney and three Atlanta activists who face racketeering charges connected to violent protests against a planned police and firefighter training center that critics call “Cop City.”. Fulton County Judge Kimberly Esmond...
Georgia's most chivalrous men live in these cities, dating survey claims
If you haven't met your Prince Charming yet, maybe you're looking in the wrong place. A new dating survey pinpointed exactly where Georgia's "most chivalrous" men could be living. The survey, distributed by DatingNews.com, asked 3,000 single women where they were able to find well-mannered, charming men in the state...
US suspends $95 million in aid to Georgia after passage of foreign agent law that sparked protests
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday suspended $95 million in U.S. assistance to Georgia after its parliament adopted legislation related to foreign agents that critics say was inspired by a Russian law used to crack down on political dissent and that sparked weeks of mass protests. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that he had decided to pause the Georgian aid, which would directly benefit the government, as the result of a review of assistance that he ordered in May after the law passed. He said he took the action in response to “anti-democratic” actions the government has taken. The U.S. has also already imposed visa bans on a number of Georgian politicians and law enforcement officials for suppressing free speech, particularly voices in favor of Georgia’s integration with the West. “The Georgian government’s anti-democratic actions and false statements are incompatible with membership norms in the EU and NATO,” Blinken said in a statement released as he was flying from Singapore to Mongolia at the end of a six-nation tour of Asia.
Senate Begins Investigation Into Abuse Of Pregnant Women in Prison
A tearful Georgia woman told a U.S. Senate subcommittee a harrowing story Wednesday of giving birth while serving a five-year sentence in a state prison. Jessica Umberger, who now serves as a care navigator for the Policing Alternatives & Diversion Initiative in Atlanta, said she was forced to undergo a Cesarean section against her will because she had had one 18 years earlier. She gave birth to a daughter, Jordan, in August 2018 at the state Department of Corrections’ Helms facility in Atlanta. ...
Portions of NWGA Could Reach Heat Index Values Of 108 Thursday
Northwest Georgia is under a heat advisory Thursday and the heat index could reach as high as 108 degrees because of the temperature coupled with high humidity. According to the National Weather Service, the heat advisory is in effect from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. Thursday. It’s going to stay hot with a chance of rain through next week. ...
Ransomware attack disables computers at blood center serving 250 hospitals in Carolinas, Florida, Georgia
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A not-for-profit blood center serving much of the southeastern United States is facing a ransomware attack, officials said Wednesday. OneBlood said the attack had disabled its information technology, forcing it to operate at a reduced capacity in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. To manage its blood supply, the blood center was […]
Georgia Writers Museum hosts mystery writer Lo Patrick
EATONTON, Ga. —From the acclaimed author of “The Floating Girls”comes the hot-off-the-press “The Night the River Wept,” a contemporary Georgia story about a small-town, stay-at-home wife who suffers a tragic miscarriage and finds herself completely lost—until a job volunteering at the local police station becomes the opportunity to investigate the county’s most notorious cold case.
Satisfaction-Rolling Stones Tribute coming to The Plaza Aug. 24
Mick Jagger famously sang, “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction,” and since then, the world has loved The Rolling Stones. In fact, the International Rolling Stones Tribute named themselves “Satisfaction,” and has toured all over the world bringing the Stones to the people. According to the...
Georgia congressmen split party lines on Supreme Court reform
(The Center Square) – U.S. congressmen in Georgia are split on the need for judicial reform. Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson has proposed his own legislation to reform the Supreme Court, while also supporting President Joe Biden’s proposed Supreme Court constitutional amendment. Johnson sponsored two different bills in 2023 to add additional codes and rules to the Supreme Court judges. ...