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Former Rangers, Yankees star Mark Teixeira to run for Congress seat in Texas
The New York Times
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August 28, 2025
Touting himself as an ally of President Trump, Mark Teixeira, a former Texas Rangers first baseman and a World Series champion with the New York Yankees, announced Thursday that he is running for a congressional seat in Texas. Big news: I’m ready...
House committee examining Georgia’s insurance rates holds first meeting Thursday
WSBTV - Georgia
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August 28, 2025
ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers are examining insurance rates statewide following the enactment of Governor Brian Kemp’s tort reform bill. The tort reform law, signed by Kemp, was intended to reduce frivolous lawsuits and lower insurance rates, but...
Judge throws out campaign finance lawsuit between Carr, Jones in governor’s race
WSBTV - Georgia
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August 28, 2025
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday threw out a lawsuit by one of Georgia’s top Republican officials against his chief rival for the 2026 GOP nomination for governor that claimed the opponent had an unfair advantage in campaign...
HHS secretary to testify at Senate hearing in wake of CDC shakeup
STAT - Massachusetts
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August 28, 2025
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Department Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify next week before the Senate Finance Committee, according to the committee’s website. The committee began scheduling the hearing weeks before the...
Colorado, Georgia Tech's first meeting comes 35 years after split 1990 national title | Buffs Gameday (copy)
The Gazette - Colorado
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Denver Gazette college sports reporter Tyler King is joined by Chad Bishop from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution to preview Friday night's 2025 season opener between the Colorado Buffaloes and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. They talk about the...
Former Yankees player Mark Teixeira announces run for Congress in Texas
MARCA
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August 28, 2025
"As a lifelong conservative who loves this country, I'm running for Congress to fight for the principles that make Texas and America great," said Mark Teixeira, who also played for the Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels in a...
Update: White House confirms head of CDC was fired; several top leaders resign
WBKB TV 11 - Michigan
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NEW YORK — The director of the nation's top public health agency has been fired after less than one month in the job, and several top agency leaders have resigned. Susan Monarez isn't “aligned with” President Donald Trump's agenda and refused to...
Fed Governor Cook sues Trump over her firing
Xinhua News Agency
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on Thursday filed a lawsuit in a federal court in Washington, D.C., seeking to block U.S. President Donald Trump's attempt to remove her from her position. The suit requests a...
Photos show workers rally for senior CDC officials forced off Atlanta headquarters
The Richmond Register - Kentucky
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ATLANTA (AP) — Three senior officials were escorted off the CDC’s Atlanta campus as the White House moves to oust the agency’s director. Workers and supporters rallied outside in their defense. × Javascript is required for you to be able to read...
Fed Governor Cook Defies Trump Firing Order, Launches Lawsuit
Daily Wire
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August 28, 2025
(Reuters) -Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook filed a lawsuit on Thursday claiming President Donald Trump has no power to remove her from office, setting up a legal battle that could reset long-established norms for the U.S. central bank’s...
Georgia Trend Daily – Aug. 28, 2025
Georgia Trend
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August 28, 2025
Aug. 28, 2025 Capitol Beat News Dave Williams reports that the Georgia delegation on a trade mission to South America this week is working on prospective deals with three companies, Gov. Brian Kemp told Capitol Beat Wednesday in an exclusive...
LISA IS COOKED: Embattled Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook Admits to Manufacturing Documents, Hints ‘Clerical Error’ Behind Mortgage Occupancy Fraud Dispute
The Gateway Pundit
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August 28, 2025
Housing regulator Bill Pulte is the hero we didn’t know we needed! Embattled Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook fianlly admitted to manufacturing documents and said a ‘clerical error’ is behind the mortgage fraud dispute. As reported earlier, Lisa...
Georgia State AG Chris Carr: 'Gang violence of any kind will not be tolerated in Richmond County'
Peach Tree Times - Georgia
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August 28, 2025
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced the indictment of five individuals in connection with the fatal shooting of Kameron Mason, a 28-year-old property manager, at the MacArthur Park Apartments in Augusta. The incident occurred on May 22,...
Georgia man sentenced for racially-motivated attack against letter carrier
FOX 5 Atlanta - Georgia
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William Franklin (Washington County Sheriff's Office) WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ga. - A Georgia man who threatened a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier and then attacked the public servant's vehicle will spend more than five years in prison. Prosecutors...
Amid CDC Turmoil, Senate Health Committee Chairman Says Any Directives From Kennedy’s Vaccine Advisory Board Should Be ‘Rejected’
The New York Sun
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August 28, 2025
The Republican chairman of the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee is calling for the government’s vaccine advisory board to delay its September meeting amid turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control. If the meeting does go...
Trump-loving ex-Yankee World Series champ, All Star running for Congress
SI Live - New York
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August 28, 2025
A former New York Yankees great and MAGA supporter of President Donald Trump is taking a swing at Congress in his native Texas. Big-league first baseman Mark Teixeira, who played a key role on the Bronx Bombers’ last World Series-winning team in...
Georgia DOT Commissioner Russell McMurry receives ITS Lifetime Achievement Award at Atlanta congress
Peach Tree Times - Georgia
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August 26, 2025
Russell R. McMurry, P.E., Commissioner | Georgia Department of TransportationRussell R. McMurry, P.E., Commissioner | Georgia Department of Transportation Russell R. McMurry, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT),...
NY Liberty vs. Washington Mystics preview: NY looks for another key victory
NetsDaily - New York
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August 28, 2025
UNCASVILLE, CONNECTICUT - AUGUST 21: Sonia Citron #22 of the Washington Mystics is introduced before the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena on August 21, 2025 in Uncasville, Connecticut. NOTE TO...
Colorado Mesa Vs. Central Washington Score, D2 Football Live Updates
FloFootball - Texas
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August 28, 2025
The 2025 Division II football schedule kicks off in Week 0 for a matchup featuring the Yellowjackets of West Virginia State and the Eagles of Carson-Newman on Aug. 30. The two teams faced off in the 2024 season where the Eagles took a commanding...
World Series champion and Yankees great announces Congress bid to help Donald Trump
The Mirror US
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August 28, 2025
Former Major League Baseball star Mark Teixeira has thrown his hat into the political ring, announcing his intention to run for Texas's 21st Congressional District in order to "defend President Trump's America First agenda." Meanwhile, Pete Alonso...