Tag: Georgia
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Georgia mother sentenced to life for killing son Quinton Simon whose body was found in landfill
A Georgia woman who reported her 20-month-old son missing in 2022, setting off a large search until the boy’s remains were found in a landfill, was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for his killing. Leilani Simon was convicted of murder last month in Quinton Simon’s killing. She was sentenced in a Chatham County court…
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Father of Georgia school shooter Colt Gray pleads not guilty
Colin Gray, the father of alleged Georgia school shooter Colt Gray, pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges related to a mass shooting in September at Apalachee High School that killed four people. Attorneys for Colin Gray appeared in court Thursday morning and entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. They also waived a formal arraignment. He…
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Putin pressures Georgia, Moldova to turn away from the West
Even so, attempts to bring the three nations into the European Union had stalled in the years prior to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The beginning of that war “really created this sense of urgency and also really led the E.U. to extend the membership prospect to these three new countries in the East: Ukraine,…
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Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen fuel Harris’ campaign push in Georgia
Vice President Kamala Harris hosted a star-studded rally in Atlanta on Thursday night that featured remarks from President Barack Obama and a performance from rock legend Bruce Springsteen. The event was the first time Harris and Obama have shared the rally stage this cycle as the Democratic presidential nominee makes her closing pitch to voters…
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Witnesses and survivors describe deadly collapse at dock in Georgia
Demands for a federal investigation mount as witnesses and survivors of a gangway collapse at a dock in Georgia describe the “catastrophic failure” that killed seven people traveling for a festival celebrating Gullah Geechee history. At a news conference Tuesday morning, Regina Brinson described being on the dock when she heard a crack. She was…
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Trump rallies in Georgia; Kamala Harris joins CNN town hall in Pennsylvania
Share Harris campaign targets Gen Z voters in the final stretch of the election Harris’ campaign is launching an early voting push targeting students on battleground state college campuses. The effort consists of concerts, block parties and tailgates, in addition to a new seven-figure targeted ad buy focused primarily on reaching students through social media platforms. The…
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Rudy Giuliani ordered to turn over his N.Y. apartment and valuables to the former Georgia election workers he defamed
A federal judge in New York has ordered Rudy Giuliani to turn over his valuables and luxury New York City apartment to the two Georgia election workers he defamed. In a decision released Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Lewis Litman ordered Giuliani to transfer personal property “including cash accounts, jewelry and valuables, a legal claim for unpaid…
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7 dead identified in Georgia island gangway collapse during celebratory weekend
DARIEN, Ga. — The seven people killed Saturday in a gangway collapse on a Georgia barrier island were all in their 70s, except for one woman in her 90s, the coroner said Sunday. An estimated 700 people were on Sapelo Island, about 72 miles south of Savannah, to celebrate the Gullah Geechee history and its unique…
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Seven believed dead after gangway collapses in Georgia
Seven people are believed dead after a gangway that’s part of a marina collapsed on Sapelo Island on Saturday. Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources said at least 20 people went into the water when the structure gave way before 4:30 p.m., prompting a response from the U.S. Coast Guard and state and local agencies. The…
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Teen suspect and father indicted in Georgia high school shooting that killed 4
A Georgia grand jury indicted a teenage boy and his father on dozens of charges, including murder, in connection with a mass shooting last month that killed four people at Apalachee High School, officials said Thursday. A Barrow County grand jury indicted 14-year-old Colt Gray on 55 counts, including four counts of malice murder and…