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Aug 13

Georgia governor to drop lawsuit over Atlanta mask mandate

By Associated Press

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he's dropping a lawsuit against the city of Atlanta in a dispute over the city's requirement to wear masks in public and other restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Jul 17

Georgia mask debate ensnares Trump as Gov. Kemp battles Atlanta

By Jeff Martin, Ben Nadler, Associated Press

More than a dozen other cities and counties defied Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and issued local orders requiring that masks be worn in public. The dispute ratched up several notches this week, leading to tough talk from both the governor…

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Jul 16

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A Georgia mayor on his state’s ‘deeply frustrating’ political battle over face masks

On Wednesday, Georgia’s Republican governor, Brian Kemp, put the issue of wearing face masks front and center. Kemp signed an order that bans towns and cities from requiring masks be worn, even as coronavirus cases in the state rise. Mayor…

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Jul 16

Georgia governor sues Atlanta to block mask-wearing requirement

By Jeff Amy, Ben Nadler, Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is suing Atlanta to block the city from enforcing its mandate to wear a mask in public and other rules related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kemp and Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, in…

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Jul 16

Defiance grows as Georgia governor blocks local mask rules

By Jeff Amy, Ben Nadler, Associated Press

Mayors in Atlanta and other Georgia cities say they want their requirements for people to wear masks in public to remain in place, even after Gov. Brian Kemp explicitly forbade cities and counties from mandating face coverings.

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May 26

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News Wrap: Afghan government begins releasing Taliban prisoners

In our news wrap Tuesday, the government of Afghanistan began releasing Taliban prisoners, simultaneously urging the militant group to extend a three-day cease-fire. Dozens of inmates walked out of a jail near Kabul as part of the deal the U.S.

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May 26

Georgia governor offers state as alternative GOP convention host

By Zeke Miller, Ben Nadler, Associated Press

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is lobbying for the Republican National Convention to be moved to his state from North Carolina despite coronavirus fears.

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May 07

2 men arrested in death of Ahmaud Arbery, Georgia man shot while jogging

By Russ Bynum, Ben Nadler, Associated Press

The charges came more than two months after Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was killed on a residential street just outside the port city of Brunswick. National outrage over the case swelled this week after a cellphone video that appeared to show…

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Apr 30

Georgia shelter-in-place order to expire at midnight, governor says

By Associated Press

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is extending his emergency powers to June 12 and telling the elderly and medically fragile to stay at home until then.

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Apr 24

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Shields and Brooks on Trump’s briefings, coronavirus aid

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including President Trump’s controversial medical commentary, the respective roles of federal and state governments in the crisis, American public opinion on…

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