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Bangladesh's LDC graduation: risks & readiness
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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Bangladesh is at a landmark in the nation’s life—one of jubilation and an invitation to strategic contemplation. Bangladesh. With its anticipated graduation from the United Nations’ List of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) by 2026, the nation is...
Mental health evaluation ordered for ex-UGA student’s convicted killer
Atlanta News First - Georgia
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July 8, 2025
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Jose Ibarra - the man who was convicted of killing a former University of Georgia nursing student and whose trial and conviction set off a national immigration debate during a presidential election year - has...
New book exposes Jill Biden's power grab amid husband's political demise
Fox News
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Fox News' Brooke Singman reports as former Jill Biden aide Anthony Bernal refused to appear at a House hearing investigating former President Biden's decline. Michael LaRosa, former press secretary for Jill Biden, weighs in. NEWYou can now listen...
‘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....
Bambara’s reincarnation
Alternative Press Magazine
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July 8, 2025
The moniker “noise rock” has been applied liberally to the New York-via-Georgia trio Bambara — twin brothers Blaze and Reid Bateh, along with William Brookshire — for nearly two decades of their ascendance. But sanding the burrs off their boots...
Protesters bring "Good Trouble" event to Grayson County
Herald Democrat - Texas
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July 19, 2025
By Michael Hutchins Herald Democrat Grayson County community members came together Thursday to continue the work of the late Civil Rights leader John Lewis and his decades-long push for equality and civil rights in America. Area residents gathered...
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...
Georgia Community Action Association Urges Georgia Lawmakers to Protect Vital Programs: LIHEAP and CSBG Critical to Georgia Families
The Citizen - Georgia
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July 2, 2025
The Georgia Community Action Association (GCAA) is sounding the alarm on proposed federal budget cuts that threaten the integrity of two essential lifelines for Georgia’s most vulnerable residents: the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program...
Clark Hunt’s 9-year-old relative dies in the Texas floods
NBC Sports
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July 8, 2025
Janie Hunt, the 9-year-old cousin of Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, died in the fatal floods in Texas last week. According to the Dallas Morning News, Janie Hunt of Dallas was one of the missing campers from Camp Mystic in the Texas Hill Country. Her...
Flash Floods and Dangerous Heat Threaten Central and Southeastern US
Newsweek
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July 19, 2025
July has brought extreme heat and sudden, deadly downpours across large parts of the United States, with more severe weather expected in the Central Plains, Midwest, and Southeast in the coming days, according to the National Weather Service...
Hospital closures and funding gaps fuel growing healthcare crisis in rural America
Fox News
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Many rural hospitals were at risk of closing before the pandemic, and stayed open with the help of COVID funds NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! There is a healthcare crisis brewing in the nation’s heartland, as evidenced by a landmark...
Americans to receive one-time payment worth up to $1k from $258m pot – see if you’re eligible to get check
The U.S. Sun
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July 2, 2025
HUNDREDS of thousands of Americans are set to receive a one-time payment in the coming weeks and months. The relief package, which is being funded by a $258 million pot, will see residents receive up to $1,000. 2 United States IRS Stimulus Check...
The U.S. Energy Transition Takes Many Forms As New Players Step Forward
Triple Pundit
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The abrupt shift in federal energy policy this year has already dampened investor enthusiasm for major clean energy projects in the United States. But some investors are staying persistent, and new financing solutions are beginning to take shape....
Dubai’s villa values rise 180% above post-pandemic levels
The National News
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Dubai’s freehold villas are valued at 180 per cent above post-pandemic levels and apartment valuations are 73 per cent higher since the pandemic as the emirate's property sector continues to boom despite a monthly slowdown in transactions, a new...
Column: Is China to blame for U.S. manufacturing job loss?
Xinhua News Agency
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by Mei Xing Recently, there has been an argument about the so-called "China shock" being the reason for job losses in the United States. But a more nuanced approach is necessary to explain the contraction of manufacturing jobs in the United...
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...
'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...
Confederate memorials found across metro Atlanta and Georgia
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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Here are the most visible places in metro Atlanta that commemorate the Confederacy and its leaders. (And for more information about Confederate and segregation-era politicians honored at the Capitol, click here.) LION OF THE CONFEDERACY (REMOVED...
Atlanta Will Get a Shriners Children’s Medical Research Facility
The Georgia Sun
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July 2, 2025
Shriners Children’s will establish a new pediatric medical research facility near Georgia Tech, bringing jobs and significant investment, the health-care nonprofit announced Wednesday. Gov. Brian Kemp touted the new development as “an incredible...
Atlanta Medical Center demolition kicks off with a bang
Saporta Report
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July 2, 2025
The Atlanta Medical Center is officially coming down. On June 30, Wellstar Health System and Integral Group kicked off exterior demolition of the long-standing hospital with a “symbolic” teardown of the Parkway Drive NE entrance. At the end of a...