United Airlines Puts $10 Million Behind Plan To Shuttle Customers By Electric AircraftUnited Airlines gave a $10 million deposit to a startup developing electric aircraft. The goal is to shuttle customers to and from the airport by air rather than gridlocked roadways.
Time Is Running Out For Biden To Make Key Decisions On Student LoansWith less than three weeks to go until the federal student loan repayment pause expires, millions of borrowers are still in the dark about whether President Joe Biden will extend the current payment moratorium or possibly forgive any of their debts.
Shell And Chevron Shut Gulf Of Mexico Oil Platforms After Leak Halts PipelinesOn Thursday, Shell and Chevron both halted oil production at several platforms in the Gulf of Mexico following a leak that knocked a pair of pipelines offline.
Black Restaurant Week is underway in Atlanta through August 14It’s Black Restaurant Week in Atlanta, and the goal is to support local Black-owned businesses.
Trump says he took the Fifth in questioning in New York Attorney General fraud investigationFormer President Donald Trump said he refused to answer questions from investigators with the New York Attorney General's office on Wednesday, citing his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
Clean air advocates urge Georgia school systems to apply for school bus rebate fundingTime is running out for Georgia school systems looking to get funding to improve air quality for students. Local clean air advocates are raising awareness about the issue and the deadline.
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Black Restaurant Week underway in Atlanta through August 14Black Restaurant Week founders encourage businesses to provide dining specials to boost sales, which allows them to hire more staff, expand and handle rising food costs.
Clean air advocates urge Georgia school systems to apply for school bus rebate fundingTime is running out for Georgia school systems looking to get funding to improve air quality for students. Local clean air advocates are raising awareness about the issue and the deadline.
Local advocates oppose Atlanta City Jail bed lease agreementThe city of Atlanta has reached an agreement to lease hundreds of beds at the Atlanta City Jail to Fulton County inmates. The agreement is sparking outrage among community advocates.
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Black Restaurant Week is underway in Atlanta through August 14It’s Black Restaurant Week in Atlanta, and the goal is to support local Black-owned businesses.
Clean air advocates urge Georgia school systems to apply for school bus rebate fundingTime is running out for Georgia school systems looking to get funding to improve air quality for students. Local clean air advocates are raising awareness about the issue and the deadline.
Local advocates oppose Atlanta City Jail bed lease agreementThe City of Atlanta’s plans to lease hundreds of beds to Fulton County inmates is sparking outrage with advocates who say it hurts the most vulnerable.
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Lavrov Says Russia Is Ready To Discuss Prisoner Swap With US After Griner ConvictionThe US and Russia have indicated they are ready to hold talks over a prisoner swap, a day after basketball star Brittney Griner was convicted of drug smuggling and sentenced to nine years in prison for carrying less than a gram of cannabis oil through a Moscow airport.
Brittney Griner Sentenced To Nine Years In Russian Jail For Drug-SmugglingBrittney Griner, WNBA star, was convicted of deliberately smuggling drugs into Russia and sentenced to nine years of jail time Thursday in a case that has raised concerns she is being used as a political pawn in Russia's war against Ukraine.
NFL Suspends Miami Dolphins Owner And Strips Team Of A Draft Pick After Tampering And Tanking ProbeThe NFL stripped the Miami Dolphins of two draft picks and suspended and fined owner Stephen Ross after a probe into allegations of tampering and tanking found that his team had impermissible contact with star quarterback Tom Brady and the agent of former coach Sean Payton.
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Trump calls FBI search of Mar-a-Lago estate 'prosecutorial misconduct'Federal agents searched former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach on Monday as part of an investigation into whether he took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence.
Monkeypox a growing concern for parents with new school year around the cornerNew national data shows the number of new monkeypox cases is doubling about every week.
NFL Suspends Miami Dolphins Owner And Strips Team Of A Draft Pick After Tampering And Tanking ProbeThe NFL stripped the Miami Dolphins of two draft picks and suspended and fined owner Stephen Ross after a probe into allegations of tampering and tanking found that his team had impermissible contact with star quarterback Tom Brady and the agent of former coach Sean Payton.
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Focus Atlanta - Urban League of Greater AtlantaThe Urban League of Greater Atlanta partnered with Courvoisier to bring monetary awards to minority entrepreneurs.
Focus Atlanta - Clutch RestaurantClutch Restaurant has committed to hiring 100 young people to work and find a career in food services.
Focus Atlanta - Castleberry MarketCastleberry Market brings fresh food to the food desert in Castleberry Hills every Monday evening.
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Delta Introduces New Airbus A321neo to FleetAtlanta-based Delta Air Lines marked the first delivery of its newest narrowbody jet, the Airbus A321neo, on Wednesday.
NASA's Mega Moon Rocket Completes First Roll to Launch PadNASA rolled out its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft perched on top at Kennedy Space Center on Friday ahead of the upcoming Artemis I lunar mission.
College Park Skyhawks Come From Behind To Beat WestchesterThe College Park Skyhawks defeated the Westchester Knicks, 123-118, coming back from a 20-point first-half deficit on Thursday.