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6:00pm, 9th May, 2019

Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams says she is considering White House run

Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams, a rising party star who narrowly fell short of becoming the first female African American governor last year, said on Thursday she is still considering running for president.

Georgia governor signs heartbeat abortion ban, joining a U.S. movement

9:58am, 7th May, 2019

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Georgia governor signs heartbeat abortion ban, joining a U.S. movement

Georgia's Republican governor on Tuesday signed legislation outlawing abortion if a doctor can detect a fetal heartbeat, part of a concerted effort to restrict abortion rights in states across the country.

Georgia governor to sign heartbeat abortion ban, joining a U.S. movement

5:42am, 7th May, 2019

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Georgia governor to sign heartbeat abortion ban, joining a U.S. movement

Georgia's Republican governor on Tuesday is expected to sign a bill outlawing abortion if a doctor can detect a fetal heartbeat, part of a concerted effort to restrict abortion rights in states across the country.

Georgia executes man convicted of murder of two women in 1994

10:14pm, 2nd May, 2019

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Georgia executes man convicted of murder of two women in 1994

A 52-year-old man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her friend during an argument in 1994 was put to death by lethal injection on Thursday, state corrections officials said.

Georgia to execute man convicted of killing ex-girlfriend, her friend in 1994

5:47am, 2nd May, 2019

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Georgia to execute man convicted of killing ex-girlfriend, her friend in 1994

A 52-year-old man convicted of shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend and one of her friends during an argument in 1994 is scheduled to be executed in Georgia on Thursday.

UK man who fled to Georgia after speedboat death returns to Britain

4:29pm, 10th April, 2019

World

UK man who fled to Georgia after speedboat death returns to Britain

A British man who went on the run last year after killing a woman in a speedboat crash on the River Thames has returned to Britain after being extradited from the former Soviet state of Georgia, UK prosecutors said on Wednesday.

Georgia lawmakers pass heartbeat abortion ban, joining four other U.S. states

6:10pm, 29th March, 2019

Politics

Georgia lawmakers pass heartbeat abortion ban, joining four other U.S. states

Georgia's Republican-controlled legislature on Friday passed one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the United States, outlawing abortion if a doctor is able to detect a heartbeat.

Abrams admits defeat in hard-fought Georgia governor race

6:48pm, 16th November, 2018

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Abrams admits defeat in hard-fought Georgia governor race

Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams admitted defeat in her effort to become the first black female U.S. governor on Friday, but said she planned to sue the state over voting problems and "gross mismanagement" of the election.

Democrat beats Republican Karen Handel in Georgia House race

11:15am, 8th November, 2018

Politics

Democrat beats Republican Karen Handel in Georgia House race

Democrat and gun-control advocate Lucy McBath defeated Republican U.S. Representative Karen Handel in a congressional race in Georgia, racking up another seat for Democrats who won control of the House of Representative in Tuesday's elections.

Georgia's Kemp probes Democrats over alleged voter systems hack

1:59pm, 4th November, 2018

Politics

Georgia's Kemp probes Democrats over alleged voter systems hack

Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, the Republican candidate in Tuesday's hotly contested gubernatorial election, has opened a probe of the state Democratic Party over what his office alleged on Sunday was a failed attempt to hack voter regis...

U.S. courts rule against Georgia on voter suppression cases

8:05pm, 2nd November, 2018

Politics

U.S. courts rule against Georgia on voter suppression cases

Two federal courts on Friday issued rulings that order Georgia to allow some 3,000 naturalized U.S. citizens to vote in elections next week and prevent the state from throwing out some absentee ballots.

Oprah backs Stacey Abrams in historic Georgia governor's race

12:41pm, 1st November, 2018

Politics

Oprah backs Stacey Abrams in historic Georgia governor's race

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey lent her star power on Thursday to Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams, who is vying to become the first female black governor in the United States, while saying she has no political aspirations of her own.

Former U.S. President Carter wades into heated Georgia governor's race

12:19pm, 29th October, 2018

Politics

Former U.S. President Carter wades into heated Georgia governor's race

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter waded into the heated governor's race in his home state of Georgia on Monday, asking the Republican candidate to step down from his role as the state's top elections official.

French-born ex-diplomat is frontrunner as Georgia picks president

1:15am, 28th October, 2018

World

French-born ex-diplomat is frontrunner as Georgia picks president

Georgians started to vote for a president on Sunday in an election with two former foreign ministers as the frontrunners, including a former French career diplomat who would be the first female leader of an ex-Soviet state outside the Baltics.

Georgia lawsuit is latest blow in U.S. fight over voting rights

5:52pm, 11th October, 2018

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Georgia lawsuit is latest blow in U.S. fight over voting rights

U.S. voting rights advocacy groups on Thursday sued Georgia's top election official, Secretary of State Brian Kemp, accusing him of putting more than 50,000 voter registration applications on hold to boost his gubernatorial campaign.

U.S. judge will not force Georgia to use paper ballots despite concerns

9:59am, 18th September, 2018

Politics

U.S. judge will not force Georgia to use paper ballots despite concerns

A federal judge will not force Georgia to use paper ballots for the November election, citing the potential for last-minute confusion, but expressed concern that the state's electronic machines could be vulnerable to hacking.

Hurricane Florence shifts south as Georgia and Carolinas hunker down

2:53pm, 12th September, 2018

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Hurricane Florence shifts south as Georgia and Carolinas hunker down

Fears about Hurricane Florence spread south on Wednesday, with Georgia declaring a state of emergency after officials in the Carolinas urged people to evacuate the coast ahead of the storm's expected pounding winds and rain-driven floods.

Georgia candidates decry plan to close voting sites in mostly black county

5:04pm, 20th August, 2018

Politics

Georgia candidates decry plan to close voting sites in mostly black county

A plan to close most polling places in a predominantly black Georgia county ahead of November’s elections is drawing opposition from the state's gubernatorial candidates and voting rights activists, who deem it blatant voter suppression.

Trump looms over Republican nominating contest for Georgia governor

5:31am, 24th July, 2018

Politics

Trump looms over Republican nominating contest for Georgia governor

Republican voters in Georgia on Tuesday will choose their party's nominee for governor in a two-man faceoff that has become a proxy battle between U.S. President Donald Trump and the state's popular Republican governor, Nathan Deal.