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Shriners Children’s To Invest $153M In Georgia
Business Facilities
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July 3, 2025
Shriners Children’s, a nonprofit pediatric specialty healthcare system with locations across North America and a global reach, will establish a new pediatric medical research facility in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to creating 470 new jobs,...
‘Big, beautiful bill’ passage hastens threat of American economic crisis
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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Balancing this budget is going to require very hard choices, which is why his vote for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is so infuriating. ExploreDemocrats and Republicans must ground themselves in Americans’ pragmatismHe, along with other...
Tampa-based Shriners Children's announces plans to open $153M medical research facility in Atlanta
WUSF - Florida
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July 3, 2025
The Tampa-based nonprofit that operates Shriners Children's hospitals across North America will locate a $153 million medical research facility in Atlanta, the group announced Wednesday. Shriners Children’s Research Institute intends to conduct...
House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Georgia’s Medical Marijuana and Hemp Policies Announces 2025 Meeting Dates & Locations
AllOnGeorgia
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July 3, 2025
State Representative Mark Newton (R-Augusta), chairman of the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Georgia’s Medical Marijuana and Hemp Policies, today announces the dates and locations for the 2025 meetings. “As a physician in Georgia’s medical...
Calvert County Volunteer Fire-Rescue-EMS Celebrates Stellar Performance at SkillsUSA National Competition in Georgia
Southern Maryland News Net
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July 3, 2025
Calvert County Volunteer Fire-Rescue-EMS is bursting with pride following the outstanding achievements of three of our own at the prestigious SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, which took place last week, June 23-27, in Atlanta,...
"Lane Kiffin came out swinging" - CFB analyst makes feelings known on Austin Simmons filling Jaxson Dart's shoes for Ole Miss
Sportskeeda
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July 3, 2025
Austin Simmons is stepping into some big shoes for the Ole Miss Rebels. The Moore Haven Junior Senior High School (Florida) product is looking to replace Jaxson Dart as Lane Kiffin's starting quarterback. College football analyst J.D. PicKell made...
This ancient city is a vegetarian traveler's dream
National Geographic
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Imereti's capital still smells like the Silk Road; mid-Autumn air thickens with cheerful chatter and agreeable odors as locals nimbly navigate Kutaisi's Green Bazaar. They chomp churchkhela (strings of walnuts coated in grape-juice caramel), pivot...
Residents meet with Rep. Jack’s district director to voice concerns over budget, deportations
The Newnan Times-Herald - Georgia
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On Tuesday afternoon, a bipartisan group of residents from Carroll and Coweta counties met with Joseph Brannan, district director for U.S. Rep. Brian Jack, at the congressman’s Newnan office. The meeting was part of a coordinated, nationwide...
Georgians should not lose their health care to ICE immigration agent bonuses
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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As the saying goes, “don’t tell me what your priorities are. Show me where you spend your money, and I’ll tell you what they are.” Republicans in Congress are playing a zero-sum game with our lives and showing us that they are prioritizing cruelty...
Independence Day, Ranked-Choice Wins and Jacinda Ardern: This Week in Women’s Representation
Ms. Magazine
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July 3, 2025
Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation in politics, on boards, in sports and entertainment, in judicial offices and in the private sector in the U.S. and around the world—with a little...
COMMENTARY: Trump’s bill is big but not beautiful
News Tribune - Missouri
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July 3, 2025
No one disputes that President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" is big -- hundreds of pages of significant tax and spending measures. But it's far from beautiful. Indeed, it will cause untold damage to the nation's economy and health...
Why Republicans can’t quit Medicaid cuts
Yahoo News
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More Medicaid enrollees are voting Republican — a result of President Donald Trump’s success in wooing lower-income voters. So, why did the GOP slash deeply into the health insurance program in its megabill? Three reasons: Republicans desperately...
The Blueberry Recall Just Got More Serious—Here’s What To Know
Woman's World - New Jersey
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July 3, 2025
When the Fourth of July rolls around, there’s nothing we love more than concocting the perfect, summery sweet treat. However, before you turn to the fruit aisle to grab fresh, seasonal strawberries and blueberries to bring to life that festive...
Republicans, Democrats start gaming out Trump's tax-cut bill hit to 2026 elections
The Gazette - Colorado
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By David Morgan, Richard Cowan and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Even before the last vote on U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill was counted, Republicans and Democrats in Congress began gaming out how to use it...
Etihad Airways launches direct flights between Abu Dhabi and Atlanta
The National News
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Etihad Airways's first direct flight from Abu Dhabi to Atlanta has taken off, making the US city the airline's fifth destination from Abu Dhabi. Flight EY13 took off from Zayed International Airport at 9.20am local time on Thursday, landing at...
American excels at NNPA Messenger Awards
St Louis American - Missouri
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July 3, 2025
Stay Informed, Stay Empowered in STL Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. The St. Louis American garnered four first-place awards and several other...
Opportunities and challenges in the Inland Northwest medical industry
Spokane Public Radio - Washington State
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July 3, 2025
The Inland Northwest health care system is celebrated for the quality of care given to patients and for its growing capacity to train new providers, with two medical schools in Spokane and each of the colleges and universities expanding their...
The 'Big Beautiful Bill' is headed to Trump's desk
Business Insider
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July 3, 2025
2025-07-03T18:32:57Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" passed the House and is now headed to his...
SWAT Team Rescues 8-Year-Old During Standoff in Atlanta
The Georgia Sun
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July 3, 2025
SWAT officers rescued an 8-year-old boy unharmed after a tense standoff at a southwest Atlanta home ended tragically early Thursday morning. What Happened: Atlanta police responded to reports of shots fired at a home on Burbank Drive SW around...
Cordele man one of four charged with health care fraud
The Cordele Dispatch - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
Published 7:39 am Thursday, July 3, 2025 Two Tifton business owners charged in connection with largest Health Care Fraud enforcement action in U.S. Justice Department history As a part of the largest Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action in...