State & National News

Israel says Iran launches more missiles after ceasefire starts. Iranian military denies that

Israel’s Beersheba (AP) A provisional ceasefire was thrown into disarray Tuesday as Israel threatened to strike back after claiming Iran had fired missiles into ...

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Kemp, Georgia leaders react to U.S. airstrikes on Iran

In response to the U.S. attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp joined a chorus of state and federal leaders in complimenting ...

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Conservation group makes $60M land deal to end mining threat outside Okefenokee Swamp

SAVANNAH, GA. (AP) — On Friday, a conservation group said that it has closed a $60 million agreement to purchase land outside the Okefenokee ...

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Aflac finds suspicious activity on US network that may impact Social Security numbers, other data

Aflac describes the event as a component of a cybercrime campaign targeting the insurance sector and claims to have discovered suspicious activity on its ...

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Karen Read found not guilty of second-degree murder, guilty of drunken driving in boyfriend’s death

DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — A jury found Karen Read not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges Wednesday in the 2022 death of her ...

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Nippon Steel finalizes $15B takeover of US Steel after sealing national security agreement

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel said Wednesday they have finalized their “historic partnership,” a deal that gives the U.S. government ...

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Republican Echols wins Georgia Public Service Commission primary as Democrats head for a runoff

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Tim Echols won renomination in one of the Georgia Public Service Commission primary elections on Tuesday, while Democrats Keisha Waites ...

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Bipartisan ‘BARK’ act aims to bring food to shelter animals

Georgia’s Sen. Raphael Warnock is pushing for a bipartisan bill to help shelter animals in Georgia. The “Bringing Animals Relief and Kibble” act, or ...

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Georgia Republicans choose new Senate leaders to replace those seeking higher office

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Republican state senators chose new leaders Tuesday after rules required the chamber’s former leaders to step down because they’re running ...

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Baby of Georgia woman on life support has been delivered through cesarean section, family says

( Georgia Recorder ) — The brain-dead pregnant woman who became a flashpoint in the national debate over reproductive rights and Georgia’s six-week abortion ...

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