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Democrats Win Georgia Utility Board Majority Amid Rising Power Bills
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Frustration with rising electricity bills and data centers helped Democrats win control of Georgia's utility regulator on Tuesday, and make gains on Arizona's.
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Kemp Rules Out Special Session On Maps Or Powers After Bottoms Win
Brian Kemp
— Nov 4, 2026
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said he will not call a special legislative session to redraw districts or limit the governor’s powers after Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won the election. He said he would respect voters’ decision, while noting lawmakers may need to address budget issues before January’s regular session.
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Georgia, Florida Elect First Black Governors
Politics
— Nov 2, 2026
Georgia elected Keisha Lance Bottoms as the nation’s first Black woman governor, while Florida elected Black Republican Byron Donalds, underscoring contrasting paths to political power. Other initiatives preserve and advance Black history and civil rights through student learning in Montgomery, events honoring Asheville desegregation activists, and the distinct advocacy roles of the NAACP and National Urban League.
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Pitt Beats Georgia Tech, Secures Bowl Eligibility
Sports
— Oct 29, 2026
Pitt ended a three-game losing streak with a 34-11 win over Georgia Tech, powered by freshman running back Damon Ferguson’s 185 yards and two touchdowns. The loss dropped Georgia Tech to 2-6, extending a season in decline for Brent Key’s team.
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Google Clears Path To Feed Its AI 500 Million Chats From Dead Airline’s Workers
Dylan Kresak · 3 min · 1h
Georgia Southern Claims Sun Belt East Lead, Beats App State 19-3
Max Johnson
— Nov 1, 2026
Georgia Southern beat Appalachian State 19-3, powered by Taeo Todd’s rushing touchdown and four Tripp Bryant field goals, and moved into first place in the Sun Belt East. The Eagles held App State to six rushing yards and extended their winning streak in the rivalry to four games.
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Most Influential Women in World History
Yourlist
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Boston College Routs Georgia Tech 49-27 on Ground
Sports
— Oct 24, 2026
Boston College rushed for 399 yards as McKenzie (170, 2 TDs) and MacCormack (155, 3 TDs) powered a 49-27 win at Georgia Tech on Oct. 24, 2026.
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Boston College's ground attack looked unstoppable once they got rolling, especially with those two backs going for big yards.
Mitsubishi Plans $490M Georgia Expansion, 220 Jobs
Business
— Oct 23, 2026
Mitsubishi Power plans to invest $490 million to add 450,000 square feet to its Savannah-area manufacturing facility, expanding production of power-generation equipment amid rising electricity demand. The project is expected to create more than 220 jobs in Chatham County and strengthen the company’s U.S. manufacturing capacity.
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Georgia State set for Arkansas State road game
Sports
— Oct 19, 2026
Georgia State visits Arkansas State for a Saturday Homecoming matchup after building a high-powered offense, while the Red Wolves prepare for their eighth consecutive game following a win over Southern Miss. Arkansas State coach Butch Jones praised the Panthers as a talented, physical and complete team.
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Court Sentences Georgia Inmates in $465,000 Scam
Politics
— Oct 22, 2026
Reports and commentary examine how incarceration intersects with harm and power: a Connecticut prisoner describes a drug-related medical crisis and inadequate treatment, while a Netflix series revisits the ethics and dynamics of the Stanford prison experiment. Other accounts cover repression and imprisonment in Belarus, an Indian student activist’s account of political resistance and detention, and Georgia inmates who used contraband phones to defraud victims by impersonating police.
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Google Clears Path To Feed Its AI 500 Million Chats From Dead Airline’s Workers
Former airline workers' office chats may soon train one of the world's biggest artificial intelligence models.
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Trump Returns to Mar-a-Lago as No Kings Rallies Protest Power
Donald John Trump
— Oct 16, 2026
President Donald Trump returned to Mar-a-Lago for his first visit of the season after campaigning in Georgia, prompting heightened security, flight restrictions and road closures. The visit coincided with planned No Kings rallies, as Trump prepared for an Oct. 23 Florida rally aimed at boosting early voting for Republican candidates amid concerns about turnout.
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How Georgia Could Leave US Senate Control Unclear Until January
Reporting
— Nov 7, 2020
The state of Georgia is playing an unusual power-broker role in the knife-edge balance-of-power struggle playing out between Democrats and Republicans over the U.S. Senate following Tuesday’s elections. Georgia’s two…
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Toy Story vs Shrek
Yourlist
— VS Battle
The toy box vs the swamp: two animation revolutions, one inevitable playground argument.
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‘Retribution’: Raffensperger Says Provision Stripping Him of Power a Result of Election Aftermath
Reporting
— Apr 8, 2021
A provision in Georgia’s new election bill is stripping Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger of some power he holds over elections. He believes it is a result of the fallout of the 2020 election. Removing…
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Georgia’s Republican Lt. Gov Says Efforts To Overturn Election Are ‘Not American’
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— Dec 30, 2020
Georgia has become the focus of the political arena as a pair of Senate elections will define the power of the upper chamber and President Donald Trump has turned on Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp . During a…
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LT. GOV. BURT JONES: Georgia Needs Its Own DOGE
State of Georgia
— Jan 29, 2025
Georgia has built the best business environment in America, and we all know why: we believe in smaller government, lower taxes and unleashing the power of entrepreneurs. My top priority as lieutenant governor is to…
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Babies Are Getting Measles In The Womb. That Wasn’t A Problem Before The Vaccine, Pediatricians Say
Libby Bandelin · 5 min · 1h
Trump Calls Georgia Senate Runoff Elections ‘Illegal and Invalid’
Reporting
— Jan 2, 2021
President Donald Trump is attacking the integrity of Georgia’s elections ahead of pair of crucial Senate runoff elections that will determine the balance of power in the chamber for at least the next two years. In a…
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How charismatic are you, really?
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Not a score out of ten — the AI identifies your specific brand of charm and where it's most dangerous.
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DAVID BLACKMON: You May Have Missed This, But Biden’s Energy Sec Just Had A Rare Moment Of Lucidity
Opinion
— Jun 5, 2024
In what has been an all-too-rare moment of energy policy lucidity from the current presidential administration, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, in Georgia last Friday to celebrate the opening of Georgia Power…
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Georgia Senate Power Player Steps Down to Go All-In on Lt. Governor Bid
State of Georgia
— Dec 9, 2025
Georgia’s political landscape shifted Tuesday as one of the state’s top Republican lawmakers abruptly resigned his Senate seat, clearing the way for a full-throttle campaign for lieutenant governor. According to The…
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Georgia, Wisconsin Recounts Likely Will Not Change Trump Election Defeat, Officials Say
Reporting
— Nov 19, 2020
President Donald Trump’s attempts to cling to power appeared more tenuous than ever on Wednesday as election officials in Georgia said a soon-to-be-completed recount was not likely to change President-elect Joe Biden’s…
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Democrats on Brink of US Senate Control, Winning One Georgia Race and Leading in Second
Reporting
— Jan 6, 2021
Democrats won one U.S. Senate race in Georgia and surged ahead in another on Wednesday, moving closer to a stunning sweep that would give them control of the chamber and the power to advance President-elect Joe Biden’s…
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Trump Names Harmeet Dhillon’s Interim Replacement To Lead DOJ Civil Rights Division, Second Amendment Section
Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Tuesday that President Donald Trump named Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Craig Trainor as the acting replacement for Harmeet Dhillon to head the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and Second Amendment section. Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Fair Housing and Equal O
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Senate Narrowly Votes Down Advancing Resolution To Rein In Trump’s War Powers Days After 60-Day Ceasefire Announced
Donald John Trump
— Jun 17, 2026
The Senate failed to advance a war powers resolution Tuesday that would direct President Donald Trump to remove U.S. forces from hostilities in Iran. The Senate rejected advancing Democratic Georgia Sen. Raphael…
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OpenAI Plans $20–$30B Savannah Data Center
OpenAI
— Jul 22, 2026
OpenAI plans a roughly $20 billion data center campus in Effingham County, Georgia, powered by 3.2 gigawatts from Georgia Power and delivered in phases from 2028 to 2032, with total costs potentially exceeding $30 billion as the company seeks financing partners. The project includes a 50% property tax abatement for 15 years, up to 1 GW of flexible demand response, an $80 million community fund, and about 400 long-term jobs, but has drawn concerns over public input and environmental impacts.
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GA Election Official Pushes Back on Allegations of Widespread Fraud
Reporting
— Jan 4, 2021
Just one day before two crucial Senate runoff elections that will determine the balance of power of the upper house, Georgia election officials are trying to tamp down concerns about the election’s integrity as they…
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Power Company Faces Legal Fight For Making Too Much Energy
State of Georgia
— Apr 3, 2026
Environmental and religious groups are taking Georgia regulators to court after they approved a utility company’s energy expansion. The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) and its activist co-plaintiffs petitioned…
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High-Wind Warnings and Watches Issued in Southern California
Weather
— Oct 10, 2026
A High Wind Warning is in effect across much of Georgia until 8 a.m. Sunday, with gusts up to 50 mph and stronger winds possible in the mountains. The winds could topple trees and power lines, cause outages and make travel hazardous; residents are urged to secure loose items and use caution on the roads.
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Americans Now Being Strangled By Highest Amount Of Credit Card Debt In History
Pete Peterson · 2 min · 2h
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