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Inside an Atlanta prison classroom, inmates receive college credits and the rarest commodity of all: Hope
Atlanta Magazine
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July 7, 2025
Sarah Higinbotham, cofounder of Common Good, teaches Shakespeare to prison inmates.Photograph by Meg BuscemaEach time a door clangs shut behind us, my heart races a little faster. We’ve taken off our shoes, belts, and jewelry to get through...
SCOOP: Rep. Mike Collins teases Georgia Senate bid
Fox News
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Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the bill heading to President Donald Trump's desk with bipartisan support and Trump's ambitious agenda in his second term. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! SCOOP: Rep. Mike...
With threats of Medicaid cuts looming, SPLC releases report on necessity of Medicaid expansion in the Deep South
Jackson Advocate - Mississippi
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July 8, 2025
JANS – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has released a report highlighting the urgent need for Medicaid expansion in the Deep South as a pressing matter of racial and disability justice. “At a time when Republicans in Congress and President...
‘Married to Medicine’ Star Dr. Heavenly Kimes Enters Politics With Bid for Georgia State Legislature
The Wrap
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July 8, 2025
“Married to Medicine” star Dr. Heavenly Kimes is ready to add another title to her résumé, as the popular reality TV star has announced her run to become Georgia State Representative in the state’s 93rd district. “I’m Dr. Heavenly Kimes. A mother....
Inside Sarina Wiegman’s gameplan to save England from Women’s Euro 2025 embarrassment
The Independent
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July 8, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
How Amazon is geared up for Prime Day in metro Atlanta
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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ExploreAmazon announces new Georgia sorting center with 1,000 jobsThis year’s Prime Day event, though, is taking place under a new set of stressors. Amazon extended the event from the usual 48 hours to 96 hours amid tariff-related price concerns...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 3, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Emory University converting two buildings into rental properties for its healthcare staff
97.1 The River - Georgia
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July 8, 2025
ATLANTA, GA — Emory University is converting two buildings in midtown into rental properties for its health care employees. In a news release from the university on Monday, the project will update and improve the building at 477 Peachtree Street...
WalletHub ranks Atlanta #75 on annual list of ‘Most & Least Stressed Cities in America’
97.1 The River - Georgia
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July 8, 2025
ATLANTA, GA — Atlanta residents may be doing a better job of managing stress than those in other major cities. WalletHub ranks Atlanta at #75 on its annual list of the ‘most stressed’ cities this year, which is in the middle of the pack. Detroit...
How Harvard’s ties to China helped make it a White House target
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Between 2010 and 2025, Harvard attracted $560 million in gifts and contracts from China and Hong Kong, the most of any American university, partly from private donors and foundations, as well as a small amount through contracts with government...
Toddler beats leukemia with help from Atlanta Ronald McDonald House
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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Levi was 3 when he was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in August 2023. The Lansdells, who live near Rome, found a haven at the Atlanta Ronald McDonald House, where they could de-stress before and after a round of inpatient chemo. “We are so...
Georgia legend passes over Arch Manning and Garrett Nussmeier while naming best SEC QB for 2025 season
Sportskeeda
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July 7, 2025
Arch Manning of Texas and Garrett Nussmeier of LSU are two of the biggest Heisman Trophy favorites ahead of the 2025 college football season. Both Manning and Nussmeier play in the SEC, but Georgia Bulldogs legend Aaron Murray doesn't think either...
Dak Prescott injury update: Cowboys QB says 'I'm healthy as I'll be,' plans to be 'full go' for training camp
CBS Sports - Florida
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July 8, 2025
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott's suffered a hamstring injury that caused him to miss nine games in 2024, but it's not looking like the injury will sideline him for much longer. Prescott gave an injury update Tuesday and it's one Cowboys...
GOP's new landmark bill forces states to pay for costly food stamp errors
FOX Business
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Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, reacts to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' criticism of the 'big, beautiful bill' and the secretary of agriculture's remarks on migrant farm workers possibly facing deportation. Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill...
All-Star Byron Buxton’s most important superpower for Twins: Availability
The Morning Journal - Ohio
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July 8, 2025
By Dave Campbell The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — For all the evidence that Byron Buxton has had an All-Star season, the supporting statistics start and end with this simple number: 73. That’s the total of games in which the Minnesota Twins have...
Kirk Cousins felt 'misled' when Falcons drafted Michael Penix Jr.: Knowing Atlanta's plan 'would've affected my decision'
NFL
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"My expectation before getting hurt was that we're gonna play in such a way that I'll be a Viking for a long time. But once I tore my Achilles, all that was up in the air," Cousins said. Cousins relayed that the Vikings only offered a short-term...
Welcome To Plathville’s Moriah Plath reveals ‘extremely hard’ health diagnosis that caused drastic change in appearance
The U.S. Sun
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July 8, 2025
WELCOME To Plathville star Moriah Plath has revealed her ‘extremely hard’ health diagnosis. The reality star took to social media to give a huge update to her fans online. 5 Moriah Plath has given fans an update about her alopeciaCredit:...
NeNe Leakes Talks Possible 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' Return
Us Weekly
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July 8, 2025
NeNe Leakes said what she said! The Real Housewives of Atlanta icon, 57, is getting candid about what it would take for her to return to the Bravo reality show — and why she’d be reluctant to appear as a “friend” like former costar Cynthia Bailey....
'Married To Medicine's Dr. Heavenly Kimes Is Running For Georgia State Office
Blavity
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Married to Medicine star Dr. Heavenly Kimes is taking on a new role that goes beyond giving patients a healthy smile. The Bravo cosmetic dentist is transitioning from dentistry to politics, announcing her candidacy as a Democrat for Georgia state...
Megan Thee Stallion's Pete & Thomas Foundation to Honor Southern Black Girls Founder LaTosha Brown and 13-Year-Old Mental Health Advocate Mila Henry
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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Trailblazing Leader and Black Girl Joy Grant Recipient to Be Honored at Star-Studded Event Hosted by Taraji P. Henson in New York City SELMA, Ala., July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In a powerful demonstration of how investing in Black girls creates a...