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Family recovering after boat explosion on north Georgia lake
Atlanta News First - Georgia
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July 7, 2025
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A Canton family is ending their Fourth of July holiday weekend at Grady Memorial Hospital after surviving a boat explosion Friday on Lake Nottely. “We are all alive. That’s the most important thing,” said...
Atlanta News First at 7: Man gets 3 life sentences for killing his child’s mother outside daycare, DeKalb County DA says
Atlanta News First - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A DeKalb County man will now serve three life sentences for killing his child’s mother outside of a daycare three years ago while she was holding their child. The 25-year-old does not have the possibility of...
Durant lands in Houston in record-breaking 7-team NBA blockbuster
Sabah
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July 7, 2025
Kevin Durant is heading to Houston, and the deal that sent him there is already a part of NBA history. The league approved the record-setting seven-team trade Sunday, a sprawling transaction that sends the two-time champion and four-time scoring...
Dina Titus criticizes Republican budget's impact on Nevada
Las Vegas City Wire - Nevada
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July 4, 2025
Dina Titus, U.S. Representative for Nevada's 1stcongressional district | Official U.S. House Headshot Dina Titus, U.S. Representative for Nevada's 1stcongressional district | Official U.S. House Headshot Dina Titus, a U.S. Congress member...
Manager Martinez, GM Rizzo fired by last-place Washington Nationals
Altoona Mirror - Pennsylvania
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Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez (left) watches with general manager Mike Rizzo during spring training baseball practice on Feb. 18, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Associated Press file photo WASHINGTON — Manager Dave Martinez and...
Seven teams part of Kevin Durant trade in NBA
Altoona Mirror - Pennsylvania
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Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant gestures during the second half of a game on March 9 in Dallas. Associated Press file photo Kevin Durant’s trade to the Houston Rockets is official and officially record-setting. The deal got approved by the NBA...
Social media’s pervasive influence can’t be ignored
Tribune Chronicle - Ohio
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A plethora of lawsuits, involving more than 1,800 plaintiffs, have been filed against social media companies, including ByteDance, Meta Platforms, Snapchat and Google, within the past two years. We are now seeing some progress being made toward...
ORIOLES POSTCAST: Jordan Westburg, Cedric Mullins ROCKET home runs in win vs. Atlanta Braves
WNEP - Pennsylvania
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Jordan Westburg went deep in his first game back in a week, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Atlanta Braves on Independence Day, 3-2. Luke Slabaugh has the recap. Author: wnep.com Published: 10:11 PM EDT July 4, 2025 Updated: 10:11 PM EDT July...
Former LSU standouts named All-Stars in their leagues
WBRZ ABC 2 - Louisiana
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July 6, 2025
BATON ROUGE - On Sunday, the WNBA and MLB released their lists of All-Star players in their leagues. Former LSU standouts and National Champions, Angel Reese and Paul Skenes, were named All-Stars. Also, fellow former Tiger, Alex Bregman, was named...
Shriners Children’s to open $153M medical research facility in Georgia
WMGT 41 - Georgia
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July 2, 2025
New medical facility at Georgia Tech’s Science Square will focus on gene therapy, robotics, and pediatric care innovation ATLANTA (AP) — The nonprofit that operates Shriners Children’s hospitals across North America will locate a $153 million...
Shriners Children's to open $153M medical research facility in Atlanta
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 2, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — The nonprofit that operates Shriners Children's hospitals across North America will locate a $153 million medical research facility in Atlanta, the group announced Wednesday. Shriners Children’s Research Institute intends to conduct...
NASCAR Insider Calls for $1,000,000 Reset as Atlanta Bracket Buster Eliminated Top Stars
Essentially Sports
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July 4, 2025
NASCAR’s in-season tournament kicked off with a bang at the Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway on June 28, but not the kind fans expected. A massive 23-car wreck in the first 100 laps turned the race, and the $1 million prize chase, into pure...
Man stabbed in Atlanta after argument over parking spot
95.5 WSB - Georgia
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July 5, 2025
ATLANTA, Ga. — Police are investigating after a 29-year-old man was stabbed in northwest Atlanta on Friday. Officers responded to 310 Skipper Pl. NW after reports of a person stabbed just after 4 p.m. Upon arrival, officers found a victim with an...
Georgia Today: 'Big Beautiful Bill' passes; Peachtree Road Race; Calls for removal of Brunswick DA
Georgia Public Broadcasting
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Peter Biello: Welcome to the Georgia Today podcast. Here we bring you the latest reports from the GPB newsroom. On today's episode, a look at what the passing of President Trump's massive new spending bill means for Georgia. Runners gear up for...
Representative McBath criticizes new Republican megabill impacting healthcare
South Gwinnett News - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
Lucy Mcbath U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia | Official U.S. House HeadshotLucy Mcbath U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia | Official U.S. House Headshot U.S. Representative Lucy McBath has voiced strong opposition to the recent...
Don’t rely on Medicaid? Tax bill will drive up costs to your healthcare too
Al Jazeera
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July 4, 2025
United States President Donald Trump’s signature piece of budget legislation, the “One Big Beautiful Bill”, will likely raise healthcare costs, experts have said. While the Medicaid cuts will directly impact those who depend on the programme, the...
Rapper who worked with Tupac Shakur dead in Atlanta at 47
AL.com - Alabama
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July 5, 2025
Young Noble, a member of rap group the Outlawz and a Tupac Shakur affiliate, has died at the age of 47. The emcee, whose real name is Rufus Lee Cooper III, reportedly took his own life in Atlanta, according to fellow Outlawz member E.D.I. Mean who...
In parts of the U.S., a push to protect and expand access to IVF
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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State laws that protect and expand access to in vitro fertilization took effect Tuesday and more will be in effect in coming months as lawmakers continue working to address questions surrounding the procedure more than a year after an Alabama...
Police investigating multiple shootings over Fourth of July weekend
Atlanta News First - Georgia
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July 7, 2025
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Police are investigating several shootings that happened over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. In Decatur, a 19-year-old is in critical condition after a shooting at Chapel Hill Park on Saturday night,...
Georgia's medical marijuana policy study committee announces 2025 meeting schedule
Coastal GA News - Georgia
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July 2, 2025
Al Williams, Democrat 168 | Official U.S. House headshotAl Williams, Democrat 168 | Official U.S. House headshot State Representative Mark Newton has announced the 2025 meeting schedule for the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Georgia’s...