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World News | Trump's 2020 Election Role Casts Shadow over Georgia Governor's Primary
Atlanta [US], October 1 (ANI): The 2020 presidential election remains at the center of Georgia's Republican gubernatorial primary, where three top contenders who played crucial roles in either defending or challenging the state's results are vying...

North Ossetian National Guard officers arrested in bribery case
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Abkhazia’s Gali district declares state of emergency over water main break
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At a cult compound in rural Iowa, death prayers and doomsday prep gave way to ‘natural’ health grifts and costly tests of faith
Photos courtesy of Scott Barker, collage by Kellan Doolittle; drone footage of Shiloh burning by Kelsi Berg Photography on YouTube. On Dec. 12, 1972, cult leader John Robert Stevens made a big announcement: he was a time traveler. Your charitable...

Here's how a government shutdown could impact Georgia, South Carolina
POLICE SAY -- A SHOOTING VICTIM DIED -- RIGHT NOW AT 6 - TIME IS RUNNING OUT. WE ARE JUST HOURS AWAY -- FROM A POTENTIAL - GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. LAWMAKERS HAVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT - TO BROKER A FUNDING DEAL.// THE IMPACT OF A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN --...

Katherine M. Hayes
Katherine M. Hayes WINTER HAVEN, FL — Katherine Macia Hayes, formerly of Castleton, Vt, passed away on July 31, 2025, after many years of poor health. Born January 24, 1941, to Frank Macia & Hazel Frazier in Hanover, NH. Katherine's Mother became...
A.M. ATL: Russian around
News Plus: Elex board, metal melting Morning, y’all! Shoutout to whoever coined the little “Thirty days hath September, April, June and November” mnemonic. It has saved the day countless times. Perhaps literally. Get it? Saved a day? Ha! That’s...

Azerbaijan extends COVID land-border closure until 2026
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Georgia launches probe into NGO grants following FARA inquiries
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WGXA and 2025 Georgia National Fair ticket giveaway | Official contest rules
WGXA AND 2025 GEORGIA NATIONAL FAIR TICKET GIVEAWAY | OFFICIAL CALL-IN CONTEST RULES: Station Address: WGXA, 599 Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, Macon, GA 31211 Contest area - Georgia Counties: Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Crawford, Dodge, Dooly,...

Tbilisi honors 2025 honorary citizens at state ceremony
The 2025 Honorary Citizens of Tbilisi were officially recognized at a solemn ceremony held at the State Palace of Ceremonies. Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze presented each recipient with a symbolic key to the city and a certificate of honorary...

Tbilisi grants a new home to five-member Ninua family
Tbilisi, Georgia: A five-member family in Tbilisi has received a new home ahead of the “Tbilisoba” celebrations. Teimuraz Ninua’s family, officially recognized as homeless by the City Hall’s inter-agency commission, was granted social housing...

Work stress and bad diets raising heart disease risk in UAE's under 50s
Work stress and unhealthy lifestyles are triggering a rise in younger people with heart disease, with UAE doctors diagnosing cardiac problems up to 15 years earlier than elsewhere. Patient data analysed by doctors working at five Medcare hospitals...

Barry Blount runs for Americus Mayor
Published 7:26 pm Monday, October 13, 2025 Former Americus Mayor Barry Blount met for an interview on August 28, talking about his run to become mayor again. Blount highlighted past accomplishments from his previous terms. The ISO rating, which is...

Pure Chiropractic welcomes Dr. Jesse McCord to wellness team
Published 7:15 pm Sunday, September 28, 2025 With more than 28 years of trusted service in Eatonton and 13 years in Milledgeville, Pure Chiropractic remains a leading provider of natural, family-focused chiropractic care across Georgia’s Lake...

Abkhazia’s independence architect and historian Stanislav Lakoba died in a car accident
Stanislav Lakoba has died in Abkhazia In the evening of September 20, at the age of 73, Stanislav Lakoba, a prominent Abkhaz historian and one of the main ideologists of Abkhazia’s independence, tragically died in an accident. He was driving the...

Sanctioned Russian bankers plowed millions into this South Carolina resort
HIDDEN DEEDS Sanctioned Russian bankers plowed millions into this South Carolina resort By John Dell'Osso and Tony Bartelme for The Post and Courier September 28, 2025 1. Behind the gates Palmetto Bluff is a bucolic and secluded resort near Hilton...

S Korea becomes top buyer of Turkish pharmaceutical industry
ANKARA Türkiye’s pharmaceutical exports reached a total of $9.12 billion over the past five years, with South Korea emerging as the leading destination at $2.18 billion, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK). Annual...

A Russian banker spent millions on Atlanta properties, left with little trace
Investigations Sergey Khotimskiy invested more than $37 million in Georgia. Then he was sanctioned. There is little record of how his buildings changed hands. Over seven years, Khotimskiy and LLCs linked to him spent millions on real estate. Most...

Attacks on U.S. Legal Profession Reflect Global Slide in Countries It Once Aided
Crackdowns on the legal profession — lawyers, judges and prosecutors — are part of a longstanding authoritarian playbook used around the world to silence dissent. Europe and Eurasia alone provide a plethora of examples — from European Union member...