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The federal judge rejected Georgia’s Republican-drawn congressional and state legislative map after ruling the state had violated the Voting Rights Act. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones issued a December 8 deadline for Georgia legislators to redraw state lines or the court will create its own map. “After conducting a thorough and sifting review of the evidence in this case, the Court finds that the State of Georgia violated the Voting Rights Act when it enacted its congressional and legislative maps,” Jones wrote. “The Court commends Georgia for the great strides that it has made to increase th...
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After years of construction delays, the nation’s first nuclear reactor in more than 40 years is preparing to launch full operation at Plant Vogtle in Georgia. According to a report from Southern Co., the Atlanta-based parent of Georgia Power, Unit 3 is now providing everyday power after being halted by a cooling system issue. Federal regulators have approved work to commence on Unit 4, which could open later this year. Vogtle’s two new reactors will be able to power more than one million homes and businesses with carbon-free electricity. To help fund the endeavor, the Department of Energy’s Lo...
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Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) won his first full term in the U.S. Senate by snagging the last open seat on Tuesday by defeating Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election. “After a hard-fought campaign — or, should I say, campaigns — it is my honor to utter the four most powerful words ever spoken in a democracy: The people have spoken,” Warnock said in a speech before his supporters on Tuesday night. “I often say that a vote is a kind of prayer for the world we desire for ourselves and for our children. Georgia, you have been praying with your lips and your legs, your hands...
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At a much-anticipated rally for Sen. Raphael Warnock in Georgia, former President Barack Obama mocked Herschel Walker — the Republican challenger for the state’s Senate seat — over his embarrassing speech about werewolves and vampires. “Since the last time I was here Mr. Walker has been talking about issues that are of great importance to the people of Georgia. Like whether it’s better to be a vampire or a werewolf,” Obama told a crowd in Atlanta on Thursday. “This is a debate that I must confess I once had myself. When I was seven. Then I grew up,” he added. In a rally last month, Walker told...
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Herschel Walker did it again and went viral due to a bizarre televised moment — which has become usual in his campaign for the U.S. Senate in Georgia. This time, the Republican candidate inspired memes by mixing words and saying: “This erection is about the people.” “First of all, this election is more than Herschel Walker,” Walker said during an interview aired on Fox News. “This erection is about the people,” he added, obviously confusing the words “election” and “erection.” In the video, Walker is surrounded by Republican Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Lindsey Graham (South Carolina). They both...
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Herschel Walker, the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in Georgia, went on an unexpected tangent at a rally on Wednesday and declared he wanted to be a werewolf, not a vampire. In a rambling speech, Walker suddenly cited a movie he watched on TV to make a vague point about having faith in the country and elected officials. The former college football player turned politician with the endorsement of former president Donald Trump told voters he watched a movie whose title he remembered as “Fright Night, Freak Night, or some type of night.” IN MEMORIAM 2022: 100 GREAT CELEBRITIES WHO DIED TH...
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The race to represent Georgia in the U.S. Senate between Democratic candidate Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker is too close to call and will head to a runoff on December 6. In Georgia, a candidate is required to garner at least 50% of the vote and neither candidate was able to do so. Warnock brought in 49.4% of the vote, which is slightly above the 48.5% of votes that Walker brought in after 96% of the votes were counted. Neither candidate won the majority because of the third-party option, Chase Olivier, who took 2.1% of the vote. “Right now we have less than 20,000 total v...
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia), an avid conspiracy theorist who spread false election fraud claims in 2020, said during a debate she was a victim of the Januray 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol orchestrated by supporters of former President Donald Trump. Greene responded to her Democratic opponent, Marcus Flowers, who accused her of participating in the insurrection. “You cannot accuse me of insurrection,” she said on Sunday. “I was a victim of the January 6 riot just as much as any other member of Congress, that was the third day I had on the job, I had nothing to do with what happ...
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Herschel Walker, who’s running for the U.S. Senate, in Georgia, blasted President Joe Biden‘s signature $740 billion Inflation Reduction Act, which designates a portion of funds for planting trees. “[A] lot of money it’s going to trees,” Walker said at an event near Atlanta. “Don’t we have enough trees around here?” Supporters of the provision say that planting trees in urban areas can improve the climate and will positively impact health. The ex-NFL player stood behind his statement in a Monday tweet. “Yes, you heard me right,” Walker wrote on Twitter. “Joe Biden and @ReverendWarnock are spen...
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The federal appeals court for the 11th Circuit temporarily blocked Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) from testifying before a Georgia grand jury investigating attempts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election. The appeals court told the lower court to rule on whether certain questions should be off limits in questioning. Graham earlier agreed with Fulton County officials to testify before the grand jury but did not show up for his testimony. The original agreement between the senator and Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, seemed to be a ...
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