Georgia

Georgia park honoring confederacy gets first Black chair

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<p>ATLANTA &mdash; The board overseeing an Atlanta area park that has centuries-old ties to the Ku Klux Klan and contains the largest Confederate monument...

COVID-19 hospitalizations tumble among US senior citizens

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<p>WASHINGTON &mdash; COVID-19 hospitalizations among older Americans have plunged 80% since the start of the year, dramatic proof the vaccination campaign is working. Now...

Georgia governor won’t wade into debate on Okefenokee mining

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<p>FOLKSTON, Ga. &mdash; Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Thursday he's not wading into the debate over whether a mining company should be allowed to...

Comedian says he was racially profiled; police deny wrong

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ATLANTA — A comedian called it racial profiling, but a police department working at Atlanta's airport describes what happened as a “consensual encounter.” ...

Man killed by deputy recalled as storyteller, jokester

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<p>ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. &mdash; Andrew Brown Jr.’s easy smile, which belied hardship, loss and troubles with the law, was memorable for his dimples, his...

Georgia park honoring confederacy gets first Black chair

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ATLANTA — The board overseeing an Atlanta area park that has centuries-old ties to the Ku Klux Klan and contains the largest Confederate monument...

COVID-19 hospitalizations tumble among US senior citizens

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WASHINGTON — COVID-19 hospitalizations among older Americans have plunged 80% since the start of the year, dramatic proof the vaccination campaign is working. Now...

Georgia governor won’t wade into debate on Okefenokee mining

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FOLKSTON, Ga. — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Thursday he's not wading into the debate over whether a mining company should be allowed to...

Man killed by deputy recalled as storyteller, jokester

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ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Andrew Brown Jr.’s easy smile, which belied hardship, loss and troubles with the law, was memorable for his dimples, his...

Appeals court won’t review denial of firing squad request

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<p>ATLANTA &mdash; A federal appeals court has declined to reconsider its earlier ruling that rejected the request by a man on Georgia's death row...