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Georgia judge tosses landmark racketeering charges against ‘Cop City’ protesters
8+ hour, 57+ min ago (378+ words) Fulton County Judge Kevin Farmer said in the order that Republican Attorney General Chris Carr didn't have the authority to secure the 2023 indictments under Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations law, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Farmer said he needed permission…...
No. 1 Ohio State beats No. 15 Michigan 27-9, sets up game with No. 2 Indiana for B10 title
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (625+ words) The defending national champion Buckeyes (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten, No. 1 CFP) likely earned a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff. They can keep their top seed with a win against No. 2 Indiana (12-0, 9-0, No. 2 CFP) in the conference championship game Saturday night…...
Columbus not a hero for today | READER COMMENTARY
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (119+ words) We memorialize figures through public art whom we've grown to appreciate in their historical context. We've come to understand Christopher Columbus better, in context, and have thus removed memorials ... We memorialize figures through public art whom we've grown to appreciate…...
Ex-Georgia Lt. Gov. Duncan switches parties; had previously been expelled by GOP
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (106+ words) Former Georgia Lt. Gov Geoff Duncan, who was formerly expelled from the Republican Party by the GOP state executive committee in January, announced that he's now a member of the Democratic Party. "My decision puts me in the best possible…...
Georgia college student to return home after being released from ICE custody
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (90+ words) Ximena Arias-Cristobal, a 19-year-old college student from Dalton, Georgia, has been granted bond after being detained by ICE. "I'm feeling super happy, joyful, excited, blessed. I'm really I'm really happy that everything's coming out the way it is," she said....
Bond hearing is set for college student who was detained by ICE in Georgia
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (128+ words) The attorney for 19-year-old Ximena Arias-Cristobal, a college student in Dalton, Georgia, said in an email on Monday her bond hearing has been set for May 20. At that hearing, there is a chance Arias-Cristobal could be released on bond. Her…...
Trump introduces former Georgia senator Perdue as new ambassador to China
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (62+ words) President Donald Trump said about former Georgia Sen. David Perdue: "Our new ambassador brings to this position a lifetime of experience at the highest levels of business and politics." ... President Donald Trump said about former Georgia Sen. David Perdue: "Our…...
Woman arrested in Ohio in connection to fatal shooting in East Baltimore
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (193+ words) A suspect has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of 31-year-old Shy'Keema Turner in East Baltimore last month, police said Thursday night. A suspect has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of 31-year-old Shy'Keema Turner in…...