An investment group of Swedish retail giant Ikea has acquired forestland in southeast Georgia to protect the land and its diverse ecosystems from development.
Four children and two adults were rescued from a sinking boat off the Georgia coast
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Two adults and four children were rescued Friday by the US Coast Guard off the Georgia coast after their boat stuck an object and started sinking. The 17-foot boat was near the entrance to the St. Marys River on the...
FDA approves new device to help protect athletes from traumatic brain injury
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A new device that could help reduce the risk of traumatic brain injury during head impacts was given the green light by the Food and Drug Administration on Friday. The device is authorized for athletes 13 en ouer,...
Three people killed in Georgia plane crash
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Three people were killed Friday when their single-engine plane crashed into a ravine shortly after takeoff in Gainesville, Georgië, amptenare gesê. The plane, a single-engine Cessna-182, crashed about two miles nort...
‘Kom 2 Amerika’ turned Rick Ross’ Georgia mansion into a Zamunda palace
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When audiences see Eddie Murphy's Prince Akeem, prince of the fictional African nation of Zamunda, living in his enormous palace, they'll probably not realize it's actually an Atlanta, Georgia home that belongs to r...
Forest Green Rovers hope recycled coffee kit will prove a good fit
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Already in a league of their own when it comes to sustainability in sport, innovative English soccer club Forest Green Rovers will trial a kit made from coffee bean waste on Saturday. Rovers, owned by 'green energy' ...
Unknown vandals shot a historical marker for Jackie Robinson and another for lynching victims in rural Georgia
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Daar is verby 2,300 historical markers in Georgia, a few dozen of which belong to the state's Civil Rights Trail, devoted to events and locations that impacted the Civil Rights movement. Two of those signs were fo...
David Perdue decides against Georgia Senate run a week after filing election paperwork
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Washington Former Sen. David Perdue has decided against becoming a candidate in the 2022 Georgia US Senate race a week after filing paperwork with the Federal Election Commission. "After much prayer and reflection, B..
Atlanta creates the nation’s largest free food forest with hopes of addressing food insecurity
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When a dormant pecan farm in the neighborhoods of south Atlanta closed, the land was soon rezoned and earmarked to become townhouses. But when the townhouses never came to fruition and with the lot remaining in for...
For those with body dysmorphic disorder, masks do more than protect. They help them function
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For Lavinia Darr, a public bus was dangerous territory. There were the other passengers, who she feared would be aghast at her physical flaws. And there were the mirrors and windows, which she knew would propel he...
David Perdue files paperwork to run in 2022 Georgia US Senate race
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Former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission on Monday evening to be a 2022 US Senate candidate, the first step in a potential comeback bid after a bruising loss in a runo...
As attacks against Asian Americans spike, advocates call for action to protect communities
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A string of recent attacks against Asian Americans has communities and advocates on high alert, especially as many in the United States gather this weekend to celebrate the Lunar New Year. An 84-year-old man from Th...
2 Confederate statues were removed in Georgia within 3 dae
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Two Confederate statues were removed from public locations in the state of Georgia this week. This comes as cities across the nation have grappled with how to handle statues of historical figures with troubling past...