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Pence backs GOP's Kemp as Democrat Abrams hits on Medicaid

Former Vice President Mike Pence is supporting Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp as he makes his closing argument Tuesday for a second term over Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022

Sherri Shepherd hopes her cheerful persona equals daytime talk-show magic

ATLANTA — Sherri Shepherd has fashioned herself as a multi-hyphenate in Hollywood, which is almost a necessity in 2022: actress, author, stand-up comic, podcaster. Her latest venture: talk show host using one name only: “Sherri.”

Tribune News Service · Nov 1, 2022

Fulton County election workers’ defamation suit against Giuliani can advance, judge rules

ATLANTA — A federal judge has rejected Rudy Giuliani’s request to dismiss a lawsuit brought by two Fulton County election workers who say their lives were upended by false claims of voting fraud.

Tribune News Service · Nov 1, 2022

Takeoff, member of Atlanta rap group Migos, has died at 28

The rapper, part of Migos, the Atlanta group that was hugely commercially popular and both formally and culturally influential, was reportedly shot and killed in Houston on Tuesday.

WEKU · Nov 1, 2022

‘Not over’: Stacey Abrams faces an uphill fight in last week of race

ATLANTA — Stacey Abrams remains an elite fundraiser who commands national attention and attracts large crowds. In the span of a week, she campaigned with Oprah Winfrey, Kerry Washington and Latto. She can book appearances on “The View,” MSNBC and even Fox News at the seeming snap of a finger.

Tribune News Service · Nov 1, 2022

Herschel Walker accuser says she felt 'threatened' after revealing pregnancy

ATLANTA — A woman who accused Republican Senate hopeful Herschel Walker of pressuring her to have an abortion nearly three decades ago showed her face for the first time in an interview with "Good Morning America" and said she felt “threatened” by the football star after she revealed to him…

Tribune News Service · Nov 1, 2022

Martin Luther King Jr. paid the bill for Julia Roberts' birth. Here's the backstory

As fans marked Julia Roberts' birthday last week, they also uncovered a connection between her family and that of the civil rights icon. It all started when her parents opened an acting school.

WEKU · Nov 1, 2022

‘Chaos and confusion’: The campaign to stamp out ballot drop boxes

In 2020, ballot drop boxes were a sturdy, metallic symbol of increased voter access amid a pandemic. Absentee and mail voting surged across the country, and voters used drop boxes to return 41% of those ballots.

Tribune News Service · Nov 1, 2022

Panthers kicker, QB get vote of confidence from coach as team moves on toward Bengals

Panthers coach Steve Wilks is moving on from the controversial unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that receiver DJ Moore was flagged for in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 37-34 overtime loss in Atlanta.

Tribune News Service · Nov 1, 2022

Georgia midterms poll: Kemp leads Abrams in governor's race, Senate race is deadlocked

ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp maintains a solid lead over Democrat Stacey Abrams in the latest Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll, while the race between U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker remains a neck-and-neck contest that could be headed toward a runoff.

Tribune News Service · Oct 31, 2022