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How Charlie Kirk influenced young conservatives in Georgia
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Young Georgia conservatives say they were inspired by right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed Wednesday during a speaking engagement in Utah.
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Georgia conservatives tighten security after Kirk assassination
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Security rises at conservative political event in Georgia in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination.
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BREAKING: Atlanta HBCUs issue shelter-in-place order after threats.
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Clark Atlanta, Morris Brown, Morehouse and Spelman issued now-lifted shelter-in-place orders Thursday after a threat to CAU.
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Opening of Georgia EV battery plant to be delayed after ICE raid
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A top Hyundai official said an immigration raid on the HL-GA Battery plant under construction next to the Hyundai Metaplant will delay the facility's opening.
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Football coach charged with ‘slamming’ boy, 12, during practice, warrants say https://t.co/hJzlzh9P8G
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A volunteer youth football coach is facing charges after a 12-year-old boy was injured when the coach allegedly slammed him to the ground, South Fulton authorities said.
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Perdue vows to protect universities’ ‘civil debate’ in wake of Kirk’s killing
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University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue issued a statement on the importance of free speech after Charlie Kirk was shot and killed.
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Flight departs Atlanta for Korea with workers detained after Hyundai ICE raid
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South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said detainees released by the U.S. included 316 Koreans, 10 Chinese nationals, three Japanese nationals and one Indonesian, AP reported.
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BREAKING: Flight departs Atlanta for Korea with workers detained after Hyundai ICE raid.
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South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said detainees released by the U.S. included 316 Koreans, 10 Chinese nationals, three Japanese nationals and one Indonesian, AP reported.
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Georgia leaders react to Charlie Kirk’s killing with anguish and alarm
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Some Republicans echoed President Donald Trump by blaming rhetoric from the "radical left." The shooter is at large, which means a motive is unconfirmed.
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Hyundai raid rocks Georgia’s hotly contested ‘Seoul of the South’
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Political fallout from the Trump administration's Hyundai plant raid could be felt in Georgia's highly diverse, hotly contested Gwinnett County.
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Rep. Greene says the GOP is a ‘boys club.’ What do other women think?
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Gender dynamics within the GOP are prickly, especially for female Republicans trying to navigate the waters.
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Doctors, nurses, pharmacy, clinic: One cancer patient’s fight to get vaccinated
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Chaos on the ground amid Kennedy’s vaccine changes spurs fear among Georgia health board.
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BREAKING: Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, died Wednesday after being shot at a college event, Trump said. https://t.co/y7A6w1kqqw
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Ex-prosecutor in Trump case sues AT&T for handing cell records to defendants
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Former Trump prosecutor Nathan Wade sues AT&T for releasing cellphone records used to oust him from Georgia election interference probe.
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BREAKING: One of two men charged in the 2020 shooting of 8-year-old Secoriea Turner pleaded guilty Wednesday, avoiding a jury trial that was scheduled to begin next week.
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One of two men charged in the 2020 shooting of 8-year-old Secoriea Turner pleaded guilty Wednesday, avoiding a jury trial that was scheduled to begin next week.
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Esteves resigns state Senate seat to focus on governor’s race
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Democrat Jason Esteves resigned his state Senate seat Wednesday to focus on his bid for governor. His move sets a marker in a debate now playing out across the Capitol.
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Ex-Democrat Mesha Mainor launches GOP bid for state school superintendent
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Mainor lost her reelection bid to the state House after switching parties. Now, she is challenging Richard Woods, who is also a Republican.
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Greene ‘not inspired’ by GOP candidates for Georgia governor, Senate
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The Rome Republican says she fears conservative voters have ‘checked out’ now that Donald Trump is back in power.
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Bipartisan bill could help Georgia communities replace aging gas pipelines
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U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff announced Wednesday he’s introducing bipartisan legislation that aims to help communities replace or upgrade their aging natural gas pipelines.
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Raffensperger bypasses State Election Board on double-voting cases
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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has begun sending allegations of double-voting to prosecutors, circumventing the backlogged State Election Board.
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