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Over 90,000 Georgia residents taking shelter

Over 90,000 Georgia residents taking shelter after chemical fire as haze, smell spreads to Atlanta

A weekend fire that sent a massive plume of dark smoke into the Georgia sky has led to complaints about a strong chemical smell and haze several miles away across metro Atlanta.

FOX News on MSN · 18h

BioLab plant fire: More than 90K sheltering in place in Georgia as 'strong chemical smell' enters Atlanta area

Authorities in the Atlanta area are now reporting a "strong chemical smell" in the air following a chemical plant fire on Sunday in Conyers, Georgia.

The Virginian-Pilot · 9h

Shelter-in-place order for more than 90,000 Georgia residents is lifted after chemical fire

More than 90,000 residents in a county east of Atlanta were told to keep sheltering in place Monday and businesses were told to stay closed a day after a chemical plant fire sent a massive plume

Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions

The Sentinel-Record · 2h

Georgia judge strikes down state’s ban on abortions, allowing them to resume beyond 6 weeks into a pregnancy

Georgia's law was passed by state lawmakers and signed by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in 2019 but it was initially blocked from taking effect until the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which had protected the right to an abortion for nearly 50 years.

Reuters on MSN · 15h

Judge strikes down Georgia abortion ban, Atlanta Journal Constitution reports

A Fulton County, Georgia judge struck down the state's abortion ban on Monday, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported. The judge, Robery McBurney, issued an order that said abortions must be regulated as they were before the state's law took effect in 2022,

POLITICO on MSN · 12h

Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions

A Georgia judge on Monday struck down the state’s abortion law, which took effect in 2022 and effectively prohibited abortions beyond about six weeks of pregnancy. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney wrote in his order that the law violates Georgia’s Constitution,

Georgia, Election Board

Newsday · 3h

Trial on new Georgia election certification rules set to begin

A trial is set to get underway on a lawsuit filed by Democrats challenging two new rules passed by the Georgia State Election Board that have to do with county certification of election results.

U.S. News & World Report · 53m

Challenge by US Democrats to Georgia Election Rules Goes to Trial

The Georgia Election Board in August empowered county election board members to investigate discrepancies between the numbers of ballots cast and voters in each precinct, and exam

USA TODAY on MSN · 2h

Georgia election board, Republicans head to trial against Democrats over late rule changes

The Georgia State Election Board and Republicans will square off against Democrats Tuesday over controversial rule changes to the November contest.

FOX 5 Atlanta27m

Jimmy Carter at 100: Georgia and the world celebrates the 39th president's birthday

One hundred years ago today, Jimmy Carter was born on a small peanut farm in Plains. Georgia. His humanitarian work and expectation-defying rise changed the world.

Atlanta was spared a direct hit, but at least 11 people died across Georgia.

Flooding inundated some neighborhoods in the state capital, and nearly a dozen people died in communities elsewhere in ...

Metro Atlanta aid groups unite to help Georgians hit hard by Helene

ATLANTA - Cities like Augusta and Valdosta are trying to recover after Hurricane Helene hammered southern Georgia. Aid groups ...

19h

Massive BioLab Fire In Conyers, Georgia Led To 17,000 Evacuations And Thoroughly Freaked Out Atlanta Area-Residents

The greater Atlanta region could not catch a break this weekend after days of rain prior to Hurricane Helene passing by ...

21h

In Georgia’s pivotal Richmond County, election officials fear another razor-close outcome

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are targeting Georgia, where the battle for the presidency could also be determined by debates ...

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