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08/27/2023

August 26th is Women's Equality Day. The holiday serves to celebrate the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in the 1920s. 💁‍♀️

04/11/2023

A dozen sea turtles returned to the wild after several months of being treated for injuries and illnesses on the Georgia coast. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/12-sea-turtles-released-back-into-the-wild-after-recovering-at-georgia-sea-turtle-center

$The first openly gay person to lead the American Medical Association takes the reins at a fractious time for U.S. health...$

04/10/2023

The first openly gay person to lead the American Medical Association takes the reins at a fractious time for U.S. health care. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/amas-first-gay-president-to-take-over-at-tumultuous-time

04/09/2023

Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for President Biden to ignore a federal judge's temporary hold on the abortion pill, raising alarm about the rule of law taking a back seat to the rule of man. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/wyden-aoc-urge-biden-to-ignore-judges-order-blocking-abortion-pill

04/09/2023

Wide bipartisan support was not enough to get a full mental health bill to the governor's desk this session. House Bill 520, which passed the House earlier in the session but never made it to the Senate floor for a vote, https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/a-georgia-bill-to-increase-funding-for-mental-health-failed-to-pass-in-the-senate-what-happened-and-whats-next

04/08/2023

Monster Jam is back in Macon this weekend, and the Macon Coliseum is getting a major makeover in preparation for the event. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/monster-jam-returns-to-macon-coliseum-friday-and-saturday

04/08/2023

California's Medicaid program will continue to pay Walgreens about $1.5 billion each year despite Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom declaring last month the state was done doing business with the pharmacy giant after it indicated it would not sell abortion pills by mail in some states. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/california-to-keep-paying-walgreens-despite-gavin-newsoms-order

04/08/2023

The three suspects — Georgia residents Jeremy Ivory, 35, and Jemal Strozier, 30, and Erie resident Jamie Thomas, 28, are now accused of stealing more than $22,000 from two Edinboro-area businesses by stealing their checks, altering them and then cashing ... https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/georgia-pair-erie-man-face-more-charges-in-stolen-business-check-cashing-spree-in-county

04/07/2023

Roughly 200 Russian journalists and activists have signed a letter calling for the release of a Wall Street Journal detained in Russia on unsubstantiated charges of espionage. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/russian-journalists-demand-the-release-of-evan-gershkovich-in-open-letter

04/05/2023

Piedmont Macon and Piedmont Macon North hospitals want to improve access to healthcare and offer education services tailored to the middle Georgia community. Piedmont Macon’s Community Impact Report addressed specific health issues and resources needed to improve community health. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/piedmont-macon-hospitals-provide-resources-to-improve-community-health

04/05/2023

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who has indicted former President Donald Trump, is following a well-trod Democratic playbook. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/trump-indictment-follows-democratic-playbook-says-former-house-gop-majority-leader-tom-delay

04/04/2023

Disney CEO Bob Iger on Monday said any retaliatory actions by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature against the company that threaten jobs or expansion at its Florida resort is not only "anti-business but anti-Florida." https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/disney-desantis-war-of-words-heats-up-at-annual-meeting

04/03/2023

Klever Ortega and Cristina Lema had a good life until COVID-19 crippled Ecuador's economy. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/more-ecuadorians-move-to-u-s-spared-many-others-hurdles

04/02/2023

Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who received the alleged hush money payment at the center of the Manhattan district attorney's indictment of Donald Trump, says she is not afraid to take the stand against the former president but worries about violence from his supporter https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/stormy-daniels-not-afraid-to-take-stand-against-trump-worries-about-violence-from-supporters

04/01/2023

According to a report from The Athletic’s Vic Tafur, star Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter has been taken off of the NFL draft board by the Las Vegas Raiders, who hold the No. 7 overall pick. Tafur’s source cited Carter’s legal troubles in ... https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/las-vegas-raiders-take-georgia-dl-jalen-carter-off-nfl-draft-board

03/31/2023

On March 7, a Georgian woman passionately and fearlessly waved a drenched EU flag against water cannons in the middle of a large-scale protes The anger and determination to fight for Georgia’s European future was a common emotion that drove tens of thousands of people into the streets to protest the so-called foreign agents law, https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/georgias-protesters-won-the-battle-but-not-the-war

03/30/2023

Mike Rhoades has agreed to become the next men's basketball coach at Penn State and leave VCU, which is close to hiring Utah State's Ryan Odom as his replacement, sources told ESPN. https://ourcommunitynow.com/sports/sources-rhoades-to-psu-as-vcu-eyes-odom

03/30/2023

ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers face multiple key decisions on the final scheduled day of their 2023 session. Most importantly, the General Assembly must still pass a budget. But senators and representatives are also trying to reach agreement on plans to ... https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/sine-die-here-are-the-bills-georgia-lawmakers-are-still-discussing-on-final-day-of-2023-session

03/29/2023

The cryptocurrency entrepreneur's latest indictment alleges conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
& #160;& #160;& #160;& #160;& #160; https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/ftx-founder-sam-bankman-fried-indicted-over-alleged-40m-bribe-to-chinese-officials

03/27/2023

Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defense minister, who had called for a halt on sweeping judicial reforms. Netanyahu's proposal has sparked months of protests in Israel and abroad.
& #160;& #160;& #160;& #160;& #160; https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/netanyahu-fires-defense-minister-who-wanted-to-delay-controversial-reform-plan-what-we-know

03/27/2023

After pulling out an extra-inning win over the Tigers Friday night, Georgia Tech built on that momentum in game two. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/georgia-tech-downs-clemson-16-3

03/26/2023

There is a purity to the tournament, the idea that anything is possible playing out before our eyes. So long as Alabama remained, that was tainted.
& #160;& #160;& #160;& #160;& #160; https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/san-diego-state-does-the-whole-country-a-solid-by-ousting-nate-oats-alabama

03/26/2023

More warmth is ahead for Sunday. An isolated shower will be possible in far northern sections of Georgia, but most will be dry. Partly cloudy skies will develop, with highs once again in the upper 80s. We start next week with even more near-record warmth. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/warm-saturday-few-storms-possible-in-georgia

03/25/2023

MIAMI - Miami Beach police say two people shot on Ocean Drive last Friday night were students from Georgia in town for Spring Break. It happened at 7th Street and Ocean Drive. Officers nearby ran to the scene and were approached by a man, https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/two-people-shot-in-miami-beach-during-spring-break-last-friday-identified-as-georgia-students

03/24/2023

A Boston sports radio talk show host is under fire for using an ethnic slur to describe ESPN personality Mina Kimes.
& #160;& #160;& #160;& #160;& #160; https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/boston-radio-producer-under-fire-for-extremely-offensive-comment-about-espns-mina-kimes

03/23/2023

After nine years, the sixth generation Camaros will come off the assembly line at the Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant in January 2024.
& #160;& #160;& #160;& #160;& #160; https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/retirement-not-the-end-of-camaros-story-chevrolet-will-end-production-in-2024-amid-shift-to-evs

03/23/2023

Georgia football players donned full pads on Tuesday for their fourth spring practice. Here's what we saw from some newcomers, the offensive line & more. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/georgia-football-spring-practice-report-what-we-saw-on-day-4-from-the-field

03/21/2023

Amazon will be eliminating roles in its cloud computing unit, human resources division, advertising and Twitch, CEO Andy Jassy said Monday.
& #160;& #160;& #160;& #160;& #160; https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/amazon-layoffs-continue-tech-giant-to-cut-another-9000-jobs-ceo-jassy-says

03/20/2023

MACON, Ga. — A woman is in critical condition after her husband allegedly shot her Sunday night, the Bibb County Sheriff's Office says. Deputies say 70-year-old Eddie Gene Williams and his 75-year-old wife were arguing in their home in the 2700 block of ... https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/bibb-county-sheriffs-office-woman-in-critical-condition-after-husband-shot-her

03/20/2023

There is no March Madness – or college sports at all – without the athletes. So why are they getting cheated out of the money they rightfully earned?
& #160;& #160;& #160;& #160;& #160; https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/the-real-march-madness-why-dont-ncaa-schools-pay-college-athletes-who-make-them-billions

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