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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...
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 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...
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),...
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...
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 Aerospace & Defense Alliance bring industry together
Airframer
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The alliance has been created to drive workforce development, industrial collaboration and advocacy, with Mercer University chosen as its home base in Macon. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Lockheed Martin, Rolls-Royce, FlightSafety...
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...
Georgia senators study impact of social media and AI on children
Savannah Now - Georgia
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Georgia state senators held a hearing on the impact of social media and AI on children. Testimony included parents whose children committed suicide due to social media issues and experts on tech regulation. The bipartisan committee aims 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...
Yankees World Series Hero Announces Run for Congress
The Daily Beast
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August 28, 2025
A former Yankees slugger affectionately nicknamed “Tex” is trying to become Congressman Tex—in Texas. Mark Teixeria, a first baseman who played 14 MLB seasons and won the 2009 World Series with the Yankees, announced that he will run for Congress...
Packed candidate playing field readies for Atlanta elections season
Saporta Report
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August 28, 2025
It’s official: The Atlanta election season is in full swing. 59 candidates officially qualified for the ballot after the Aug. 22 deadline. Now, it’s a race to the polls — and a battle to get out the vote in Atlanta. It’s a big year for Atlanta...
MLB great Mark Teixiera will run for Congress in Texas
Spectrum News Austin
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August 28, 2025
TEXAS — Former Texas Rangers and New York Yankees star Mark Teixiera is running for Congress, he announced in a press release. According to the announcement, the three-time All-Star will run in Texas’ 21st Congressional District, which is...
Trump-supporting Yankees World Series winner Mark Teixeira launches bid for congress
Daily Mail
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August 28, 2025
By ISABEL BALDWIN, US ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Published: 15:58 EDT, 28 August 2025 | Updated: 15:58 EDT, 28 August 2025 Former New York Yankees star Mark Teixeira announced Thursday that he intends to run for congress in Texas. The 45-year-old,...
Mark Teixeira is running for Congress
Lone Star Ball
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August 28, 2025
Former Texas Rangers first baseman Mark Teixeira is running for Congress, per a press release that came out today. He is running for the Republican nomination in the 21st District of Texas. The incumbent in that district, Chip Roy, is not running...