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3 Florida Trump Supporters Were Arrested For Allegedly Voting In Two Different States
Source: Miami Herald / Getty Three central Florida residents are the latest examples of Republicans ‘do as I say and not as I do’ regarding alleged voter fraud. All three were arrested for allegedly casting ballots out of state while…
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Georgia Corrections Officer Fired by County for Second Time for Using N-Word Toward an Inmate on Suicide Watch
A corrections officer in an Atlanta suburb will lose his job for using a racial slur to refer to a trouble inmate. Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill announced Gregory Hubert Brown’s impending termination in a statement on Sunday. According to…
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Tamla Horsford’s Family Disputes Investigators’ Assessment of Her 2018 Death at Sleepover Party: ‘Never Ever Ever Have I Seen My Sister Sloppy Drunk’
Tamla Horsford’s family is speaking out after months after renewed interest in her death lead to the reopening of the case. The 40-year-old died in November 2018, while attending a sleepover party at a friend’s house in the Atlanta suburb…
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Newly Released Dash Camera Video Pokes Holes In Story Told by Atlanta Police Officer Who Shot and Killed an Unarmed Black Man
The family of Deravis Caine Rogers released dash camera footage showing he posed no threat to the Atlanta police officer who killed him more than four years ago. Rogers died on June 22, 2016, after former Atlanta Police officer James…
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‘You’re On Our Property’: Black Woman Falls Into Nearby Bushes After Georgia Officer Tases Her During an Argument
A Georgia police officer is on desk duty after a video of him tasing and arresting a Black woman went viral. A video of the incident showed a Gwinnett County Police officer arguing with 22-year-old Kyndesia Smith on the porch…
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Georgia Cops Fire At Group of Siblings As Young As 9 Years Old After They Panicked When They Noticed a Police Cruiser Following Their Vehicle: ‘Those Are Children, Man!’
A family in the south Georgia town of Waycross claims local police fired shots at a vehicle that five Black children ages 9 to 16 had been riding in as the officers try to pull the car over for a…
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Gov. Kemp Sues Atlanta to Block Mask Mandates, Mayor Bottoms, Other Local Officials Respond: ‘I Am Not Afraid’
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s administration filed a lawsuit against the city of Atlanta on Thursday, July 16 in an effort to prevent local officials from requiring masks and enacting other coronavirus-related restrictions. The lawsuit that names Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance…
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Atlanta Wendy’s Location Burned Down Following Police Shooting Death of Rayshard Brooks
An Atlanta Wendy’s was burned down after a Black man was shot and killed by police who had called to investigate him being asleep at the wheel in the restaurant’s drive-thru. The eatery was torched on Saturday night, a day…
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Georgia Rep. Vernon Jones Wants Political Affiliation to Be Protected By Proposed Hate Crime Bill
Controversial Georgia House Rep. Vernon Jones wants to add political party to a proposed hate crime bill. Jones made headlines in April when he endorsed the reelection of President Donald Trump against his party’s wishes. Georgia House Rep. Vernon Jones…
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