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Politics Jan 06
Ossoff wins in Georgia, tipping Senate control to DemocratsDemocrat Jon Ossoff wins election to U.S. Senate from Georgia, beating incumbent Sen. David Perdue.
Politics Jan 06
Warnock wins Georgia Senate seatDemocrat Raphael Warnock won election to U.S. Senate from Georgia, beating incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler.
Politics Jan 05
Georgia counting votes in runoffs that decide Senate controlDemocrats need to win both races to seize the Senate majority and, with it, control of the new Congress when Biden takes office in two weeks.
Politics Jan 01
What to expect in Georgia’s special election for two key Senate seatsHere's a look at how two key Georgia elections pushed into 2021, who's running and what's at stake.
Politics Dec 31
Sen. Perdue quarantines for virus exposure before high-stakes Georgia runoffRepublican Sen. David Perdue was forced into quarantine Thursday in the home stretch of Georgia's high-stakes Senate runoffs, after exposure to a campaign worker infected with the coronavirus.
Nation Nov 12
Prosecutor reads racist messages by Ahmaud Arbery’s killerProsecutors in Georgia say the man who fatally shot a Black man, Ahmaud Arbery, had previously used racial slurs in text messages and on social media.
Economy Jul 31
Rent and other monthly anxieties deepen as aid falls offThe coronavirus pandemic is entering a new month, meaning Americans struggling amid the economic fallout once again have to worry about paying their rent. Many who lost jobs months ago are already behind on payments.
Nation Jul 04
As monuments fall, Confederate carving has size on its sideSome statues of figures from America’s slave-owning past have been yanked down by protesters, others dismantled by order of governors or city leaders. But the largest Confederate monument ever crafted — colossal figures carved into the solid rock of a…
Nation Jun 15
WATCH: Family of Rayshard Brooks pleads for justice and change after Atlanta killingThe family of a black man killed in a scuffle with Atlanta police outside a fast food drive-through is pleading for nonviolent protests and policy changes to end future deaths in police custody.
Nation Jun 14
Atlanta shooting, statues new focal points for protestsA makeshift memorial popped up Sunday at a fast-food restaurant where a black man was fatally shot by a white Atlanta police officer, one of the latest deaths of black men that have ignited a new wave of anti-racism protests…