ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp is talking up Georgia to foreign business and political big wigs for the second January in a row. Kemp is spending the week in Switzerland attending the World Economic Forum, meeting business executives and political leaders and taking part in discussion panels. “We get a lot of value being able […]
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Smith & Young Talent hosted a sock drive for city’s less fortunate
In commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and mission, on January 15th, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, both clients and employees of Smith & Young Talent came together at the Alpha Bonding parking lot to distribute goods to the less fortunate.
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Trump’s landslide Iowa win is a stunning show of strength after leaving Washington in disgrace
(CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s huge win in the Iowa caucuses on Monday enshrines one of the most astonishing comebacks in American political history. Losing one-term presidents almost never mount subsequent successful primary campaigns, much less pull off landslides that demonstrate utter dominance of their party. Trump transformed the GOP in his populist, nationalist, nihilistic image in […]
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Iowa entrance poll: Most GOP caucusgoers don’t accept Biden’s 2020 win, say a conviction wouldn’t make Trump unfit for office
(CNN) — Most Iowa GOP caucusgoers refuse to accept President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory and say they would view former President Donald Trump, whom CNN projected will win the caucuses Monday night, as fit for office even if convicted of a crime, according to CNN’s entrance poll for the Iowa Republican presidential caucuses. Trump’s victory highlights his strength among […]
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Iran launches missile strikes in northern Iraq and Syria, claims to destroy Israeli spy base
(CNN) — Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Monday launched ballistic missiles at what it said was a spy base for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad in northern Iraq, and at “anti-Iran terror groups” in Syria, in the latest escalation of hostilities that further risks spiraling into a wider regional conflict. The strikes were condemned by the United States as “reckless” and […]
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Trae Young scores 36, Hawks beat Wembanyama and the Spurs 109-99
Trae Young scored 36 points and his Atlanta Hawks held on to beat the San Antonio Spurs 109-99 at State Farm Arena on Monday afternoon. Atlanta almost blew a thirty-five point lead during the second half. “I think obviously we did a good job in the first half, the attention to detail and the focus […]
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Sandy Springs hosted interactive MLK Day event for kids, families
The City of Sandy Springs hosted a free interactive learning experience at City Springs on Monday afternoon honoring civil rights icon and Atlanta native Martin Luther King, Jr. on what would have been his 95th birthday.
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Smith Family Ranch host site for MLK Day community cleanup
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, NEXT Steps, a youth entrepreneur program, held a MLK day community cleanup and BBQ fundraiser at the Smith Family Ranch in Stockbridge.
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Killer Mike to Georgia Voters: ‘Run to the Polls’
“On a hyper-local level it’s very important that people stay engaged because hyper-locally is where the change happens at,” Killer Mike said about the importance of voting.
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Cam Kirk hosts downtown Atlanta cleanup, ‘Spin The Block’
Equipped with gloves and masks, volunteers gathered on Sunday, January 14, 2024, to participate in the “Spin The Block” event. A community service project aimed at cleaning the streets of downtown beginning at the Forsyth and Brotherton intersection, “Spin the Block,” began that morning.