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Obama gives Georgia Democrats a shot in the arm

ATLANTA — Pleading with Georgia Democrats to stay energized ahead of a tough election, former President Barack Obama challenged supporters to demand they “deserve better” than the Republicans on the state’s ballot.

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Obama calls on Georgia Democrats to vote, be optimistic the country will improve

ATLANTA — Former President Barack Obama told a crowd of Georgia Democrats in College Park Friday night that he understands times are difficult and things won’t change overnight. But if they vote for Democrats up and down the ballot, he said, the state of the country will improve.

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Thousands of Georgia Democrats pack Obama event for Abrams, Warnock

ATLANTA — A crowd of thousands of Georgia Democrats packed the Gateway Center Arena in College Park on Friday for a rally headlined by former President Barack Obama to rev up support for U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, Stacey Abrams and other candidates.

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Driver dies in freak parking ticket machine accident after being left stuck for days

The unidentified man, from Atlanta, US, was sadly pronounced dead in the car park of Starling Hotel in the early hours of Thursday morning following the accident

Daily Mirror

Why Georgia’s midterm could set the stakes for 2024

ATLANTA — Georgia may be one of the nation’s most politically competitive states, but its midterm election doesn’t fit into the national narrative as a referendum of President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump.

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In Georgia's pivotal Senate race, Herschel Walker tests Republicans

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Lifelong Republican Joanne Eaton faced a predicament this week as she went to the polls: She wanted the GOP to gain control of the U.S. Senate, but wasn't sure she could cast a ballot for Herschel Walker, her party's embattled candidate in Georgia.

Los Angeles Times

Obama brings Democratic star power to key Georgia U.S. Senate race

Democrats turned to former President Barack Obama on Friday to rally Georgia voters in a tight U.S. Senate race that could determine whether the party keeps control of the chamber after the upcoming midterm elections.

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Georgia voter sues over false election fraud accusation in ‘2000 Mules’

ATLANTA — An auditor from Gwinnett County who was falsely accused of election fraud in the film “2000 Mules” is suing the movie’s makers, Dinesh D’Souza and True the Vote, alleging they lied to advance a phony narrative at his expense.

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Man dies in freak accident after being pinned to ticket machine in Atlanta parking garage

Law enforcement say man neglected to put his truck in park before opening his door to reach ticket machine

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Georgia candidates head to party bastions amid early voting

Georgia’s top candidates are campaigning in communities dominated by their own supporters as they seek to boost turnout amid heavy early voting statewide

The Independent UK

Inside Overtime Elite’s Pro Day Featuring the Thompson Twins

OTE's pro day in Atlanta highlighted several potential NBA prospects.

Sports Illustrated

Sinners’ reformation: Ex-Trump staffer turns to Georgia elections job

ATLANTA — Before his conversion, Robert Sinners worked as a campaign operative for Donald Trump, served as a notary public on a lawsuit to decertify Georgia’s presidential election and told fake electors to conceal their schemes.

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NFL picks against the spread, Week 8: Who wins when the Giants visit the Seahawks?

Our picks for Week 8.

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Patricia Murphy: Can Georgia Democrats’ turnout machine deliver again?

ATLANTA — When Joe Biden won Georgia in 2020 and Democrats swept both Senate seats nine weeks later, a lion’s share of the credit went to the Democrats’ expansive ground game, the sophisticated, data-driven operation that was seeded for years by Stacey Abrams and her fellow progressives.

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Judge rules that Mark Meadows must testify in Georgia election meddling probe

Attorney for Donald Trump’s former White House chief of staff plans to appeal

The Independent UK

Davido: ‘Africa is beautiful, but we don’t have the best leaders handling the economy’ 

The Afrobeats superstar talks to Kevin E G Perry about launching his own festival in Atlanta, soundtracking the World Cup in Qatar, and how he ended up donating £450,000 to Nigerian orphanages over a Rolls Royce mishap

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Fulton County judge to rule on Georgia’s abortion law in coming weeks

ATLANTA — The fate of Georgia’s abortion law is in the hands of a Fulton County judge after two days of emotional testimony from experts arguing why the statute should or shouldn’t remain on the books.

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Top two in Golfweek/Sagarin rankings Vanderbilt, Arizona State set to meet in men’s final at East Lake Cup

On the women's side, Hailee Cooper's walk-off eagle on the 18th hole in her match led Texas A&M into Wednesday's championship.

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In final campaign stretch, Georgia candidates clash on crime

Georgia elections this year have been dominated by pocketbook struggles, rollbacks to abortion access and wavering confidence in democracy itself. But another familiar issue has elicited fireworks at recent matchups between candidates at the top of the ticket: crime.

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‘The Daily Show’ comes to Atlanta before midterm elections

ATLANTA — Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” hasn’t been on the road in four years.

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Jan. 6 committee aids Fulton prosecutors in their investigation of Trump

ATLANTA — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is winding down, but the panel is handing Fulton County prosecutors something valuable before it disbands: key evidence about what former President Donald Trump and his top advisers knew as they pressed Georgia officials to…

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Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8: Wan’Dale Robinson Emerging

Injuries have pushed Wan'Dale Robinson into an expanding role and he's making the most of it.

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‘Captain America: New World Order’ to film at Georgia’s Trilith Studios in 2023

ATLANTA — Marvel’s “Captain America: New World Order” is expected to start production at Trilith Studios in Fayetteville next year.

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Column: Parents can’t ignore math, reading declines on federal test

ATLANTA -- No one doubts that the COVID-19 pandemic hurt student learning. Now, much-anticipated test scores today from the National Assessment of Educational Progress pinpoint where impacts were greatest.

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Testimony begins in lawsuit challenging Georgia abortion law in state court

ATLANTA — A Fulton County judge on Monday began hearing arguments on the constitutionality of Georgia’s new abortion law, which took effect earlier this year.

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