By Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University (CAU) President George T. French Jr. selected among the Most Influential Georgians by Georgia Trend Magazine. The magazine published its 24thĀ annual listing this month.Ā It includes remarkable Georgians who have helped to ensure the state remains at the top for doing business and improving the lives of all
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Written by Hampton University Newsroom Ā Hampton University announced today that the New York Life Foundation, the charitable arm of New York Life, has contributed $1 million to the institution for the establishment of six separate funds, with the focus of helping diverse STEM-focused scholars succeed and grow in their academic careers. Award disbursals will begin
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Coutesy of Lane College, Lane College would like to formally congratulate Greg (’70) and Cheryl Davis and Leon Freeman (’68) on their recent induction into the Jennie E. Lane Legacy Society. The Society welcomes those alumni and friends into the membership once they have documented a commitment to Lane College of $100,000 or more. The
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By Ariane de Vogue, TheĀ Supreme CourtĀ on Friday will take up challenges to President Joe Biden’s most aggressive attempts so far to combat the spread of Covid-19 — vaccine or testing requirements for large businesses and many health care workers — as the number of infections soar and 40 million adults in the US are still
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By Dakin Andone and Omar Jimenez, As school district officials and the teachers unionĀ continue to negotiate a return to classrooms, Chicago Public Schools announced Thursday that while most schools will be closed again Friday, a few will have in-person learning and activities. The announcement appeared to catch principals off-guard. The district tweetedĀ Thursday evening that in-person
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By Travis Caldwell, WithĀ Covid-19 testsĀ hard to find in many parts of the country and theĀ Omicron variantĀ spreading rapidly, health experts are advising those with symptoms to isolate themselves if they even only suspect they have the virus. And with the recent news that rapid antigen testsĀ may lagĀ in detecting positive cases when compared to PCR tests, the
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By Jeff Zeleny and Maegan Vazquez, President Joe Biden is expected to deliver a speechĀ on voting rightsĀ during a visit to Atlanta next Tuesday,Ā traveling to the cradleĀ of the civil rights movement to shineĀ a brighter light on election reformĀ in advance of Martin Luther King Day. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Atlanta “to speak
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By Mallika Kallingal, AĀ fast-moving winter stormĀ thatĀ pummeled parts of KentuckyĀ andĀ VirginiaĀ is expected to cause widespread disruption across the Northeast on Friday and Saturday, dumping between 4 and 12 inches of snow on the region’s major cities. More than 60 million people are under winter weather alerts, and local officials have taken pre-emptive measures to prepare the densely-populated
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By Jasmine Wright, Jamal Simmons, a Democratic communications aide and media contributor, has been tapped to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ new communications director, a White House official confirms. News of Simmons’ hire is the first of what is expected to be a communications overhaul of sorts for the vice president, who spent her first
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By Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles and Whitney Wild, As theĀ first anniversary of the attack on the US CapitolĀ approaches, the House committee investigating January 6 faces its biggest challenge yet: proving allegations that there was a coordinated effort behind the insurrection and convincing the American people that former President Donald Trump was complicit. To do so,
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