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28+ min ago (692+ words) A new AI-generated ad in Georgia's U.S. Senate race over the weekend was instructive and disturbing. The new spot from the National Republican Senatorial Committee targeted Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff and was timed to coincide with the University of Georgia's appearance in the SEC football championships on Saturday night. The ad stars two AI-generated "sportscasters," who look perfectly real to the naked eye. But instead of sitting in front of a football field, they're sitting in front of an immigration detention facility....

58+ min ago (148+ words) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. " A cold front is moving through New Mexico and is set to make conditions cooler and breezier Wednesday in the eastern part of the state. Not everyone will be warmer Wednesday. The cold front will cool eastern New Mexico down by around 10 degrees. It will also make the area much breezier. Breezy conditions will persist as the cold front moves through eastern New Mexico, gusting out of the north and east from 20-35 mph " and possibly as high as 60 mph in southwest Eddy County where a high wind warning is in effect until 2 p.m. This could make for difficult travel, especially high-profile vehicles. Meanwhile, western New Mexico could be a few degrees warmer, relatively calm and dry. The Albuquerque metro can expect similar conditions. Meteorologist Amanda Goluszka shares all the details in her full forecast in the video above....

58+ min ago (884+ words) For many busy professionals, the pressures of the holiday season begin to build well before the first glimpse of tinsel. First, the December calendar starts filling up. Then, the pressures of holiday shopping heighten....

58+ min ago (1185+ words) Seven state championship games are set for next week at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, but the Class 5A bracket remains in limbo after a November melee delayed the semifinals until Thursday. A brawl, suspensions of more than three dozen players, appeals, rulings and a court-ordered injunction after a Gainesville-Brunswick game turned the 5A playoffs into a legal and logistical mess that froze teams from Atlanta to Thomasville to Rome....

58+ min ago (746+ words) WASHINGTON " U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ran for Congress in 2020 to fix a system she believed failed to deliver for the people. President Donald Trump, in her opinion, was the solution, but he needed more allies like her in office to make good on his promises....

58+ min ago (748+ words) For many senior lawyers, the idea of leaving a top in-house position at a Fortune 100 company after two decades may seem absurd. Will Barnette is different. The 56-year-old litigator has just hung up his orange apron as the Home Depot's associate general counsel to rejoin Atlanta law firm King & Spalding, where he spent several years early in his career....

58+ min ago (554+ words) That being said, we have an alarming problem right now in Georgia schools concerning chronic absenteeism. Some 19.5% of our beautiful students in 2024-25 missed 10% or more days of school. That's about 18 school days in a single academic year. The year before that was 21.3% and 2021-22 had a startling 23.9% rate of students chronically absent. The trend line the past four years is going in the right direction, down, but it's a far cry from good. A state Senate study committee has proposed student driver's licenses should be on the chopping block if students are chronically absent. Piggybacking on Senate Bill 123 signed into law this year which prevents students from being expelled if they are chronically absent, the committee is trying to find ways to incentivize and de-incentivize the issue....

1+ hour, 34+ min ago (1300+ words) Marietta, United States " December 8, 2025 / BCAL Flooring Consultants / BCAL Flooring Consultants, a Georgia flooring company, has released new content addressing the most common and costly mistakes homeowners make when hiring residential flooring contractors. The article, titled "7 Mistakes to Avoid When Hiring a Residential Flooring Contractor," draws from nearly five decades of hands-on industry experience and thousands of completed projects across North Georgia. The article identifies seven specific mistakes that homeowners repeatedly make during the contractor selection process. These aren't theoretical concerns pulled from industry manuals. They're patterns that emerge when you've spent decades fixing other contractors' mistakes and watching homeowners struggle with preventable problems. Communication breakdowns represent another major category of contractor problems. The article addresses why some contractors go silent for days, miss scheduled appointments, or fail to return calls promptly. These aren't just annoying personality quirks " they're often warning…...

2+ hour, 46+ min ago (403+ words) The Minority Report: Real Time Crime Centers and the Future of Crime Fighting In the science fiction movie The Minority Report, a Washington D.C. police department utilizes AI technology stop crime before it happens. That technology, although not quite as futuristic, is coming to DeKalb County " soon. In DeKalb County and the Atlanta metropolitan area, crime is more than a notion or a matter of perception; it is a stark, troubling and persistent reality. It is a pressing issue for any member of our beloved communities from Dunwoody to Decatur, and Stonecrest to Stone Mountain, and every single neighborhood in our region. Across DeKalb and the United States, there was a sharp increase in crime in 2020. However, locally, there has been a reduction in non-violent and property crime across the region " and today " we are seeing a decline in violent crime....

3+ hour, 9+ min ago (197+ words) Newly released internal polling from this past summer shows Georgia's 13th District congressional candidate'Dr. Heavenly Kimes statistically tied for second place behind the incumbent, reflecting strong support and high name recognition well before she formally entered the race. "This internal poll clearly shows that we have a path to victory," said'Dr. Heavenly Kimes. "I'm humbled by the strong support from the community I love and seek to serve. I understand their struggles because I've lived them. People want to be heard, and they are ready for change. My candidacy gives them a real opportunity to make that change happen." The poll, conducted in late August 2025, surveyed 750 likely Democratic primary voters and carries a margin of error of "3.57%. At the time, Dr. Kimes had not yet announced her run for Congress in the 2026 Democratic primary. Dr. Kimes is running on a platform…...