Thunderstorms and heavy rain pounded parts of northwest Georgia on Sunday, sparking flash flooding and dangerously high waters in some areas. The National Weather Service said rainfall at a rate of …
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9/4/22
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Civil rights activists and some lawmakers are concerned that new redistricting maps in three Southern states will dilute the voices of Black people. In Alabama and Louisiana, Republican-dominated …
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By SARA CLINE
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9/4/22
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Black business owners in Mississippi’s capital say the city’s broken water system poses dire costs for their bottom lines. They say the crisis threatens to hit them hardest. They fear the city's …
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By MICHAEL GOLDBERG
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9/4/22
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Police in Tennessee say an arrest has been made in the disappearance of a woman who was abducted while jogging. The Memphis Police Department said Sunday that 38-year-old Cleotha Abston has been …
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9/4/22
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Today in History
Today is Sunday, Sept. 4, the 247th day of 2022. There are 118 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Sept. 4, 2016, elevating the “saint of the …
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By The Associated Press
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9/4/22
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Barack Obama has an Emmy Award to go with his two Grammys. The former president won the best narrator award at Saturday's Creative Arts Emmys for his work on the Netflix documentary series, “Our …
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9/3/22
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants a federal judge to throw out a free speech lawsuit filed by a Democratic prosecutor he suspended from office over statements about not pursuing criminal charges in …
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By CURT ANDERSON
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9/3/22
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“National Cinema Day” is bringing the big screen to moviegoers for a small price - no more than $3 - as American theaters look to fill seats during the late summer lull. On Saturday only, movie …
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By JAKE COYLE
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9/3/22
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A fight is brewing in Tennessee over a legendary civil rights and labor organizing center whose alumni and supporters include Rosa Parks and Eleanor Roosevelt. The original Highlander Folk School was …
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By TRAVIS LOLLER
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9/3/22
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NASA's new moon rocket has sprung another fuel leak. The problem cropped up at daybreak Saturday as the Florida launch team began loading nearly 1 million gallons of fuel into the 322-foot rocket. …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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9/3/22
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When Mikhail Gorbachev is buried Saturday at a Moscow cemetery he will once again be next to his wife, Raisa. The two had shared the world stage for more than a decade in a visibly close marriage …
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By JULIA RUBIN
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9/3/22
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AUGUST 27 - SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
From economic protests in Sri Lanka, to the aftermath of flooding in Pakistan, to an excessive-heat warning in Los Angeles, this photo gallery highlights some of the …
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9/2/22
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Mississippi's capital city is struggling with its water system. Many of Jackson's 150,000 residents have had little or no water coming from their faucets the past several days. Problems started days …
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By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
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9/2/22
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New COVID-19 boosters targeting today’s most common omicron strains should begin arriving within days. The new shots offer Americans a chance to get the most up-to-date protection at yet another …
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD
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9/2/22
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AUG. 26-SEPT. 1, 2022
This week's top photos include those documenting the death of former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and the return to school of Ukrainian refugees in Romania. Russian …
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By The Associated Press
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9/2/22
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A hearing officer for a federal labor board has rebuffed Amazon’s attempt to scrap a historic union win at a warehouse on Staten Island, New York. Shortly after the labor win in April, Amazon filed …
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By HALELUYA HADERO
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9/1/22
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A commission created by Congress is recommending changes at West Point when it comes to commemorating Robert E. Lee and other Confederate officers during the Civil War. The commission also takes aim …
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By MICHAEL HILL
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9/1/22
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An abortion-rights group has asked the Michigan Supreme Court to approve a November ballot question on whether the right to abortion should be enshrined in the state constitution. Reproductive …
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By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and SARA BURNETT
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9/1/22
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Firefighters are battling two California blazes that are raging in rural areas and have prompted evacuations in the midst of a scorching heat wave. Authorities are battling a 4,625-acre blaze that …
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9/1/22
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