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18.03.2021 / 01:05

Georgia shootings shock Asian Montrealers

Suspect in Atlanta massage parlour shootings that left 6 Asians dead charged with murder According to Montreal police (SPVM), hate crimes and incidents against people of Asian descent went up fivefold last year.Thirty hate crimes and incidents were recorded in 2020, compared to six in 2019.“The community is really frustrated because the government doesn’t really do something to help us,” Tran said, adding that she hears of cases that don’t go reported through her group.Last June, the City of Montreal adopted a motion introduced by city councillor Marvin Rotrand to “denounce acts of hatred, discrimination and violence directed against Montrealers of various Asian origins.”“We’re still waiting for tangible measures,” said Fo Niemi,

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Philadelphia police bolstering patrols around Asian communities following Atlanta-area shootings

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police tweeted they are bolstering patrols around Asian communities and businesses following a shooting at three massage parlors in the Atlanta-area that killed eight, most of them women of Asian descent.Georgia police have not linked the shooting to a hate crime, but still, Commissioner Danielle Outlaw felt it necessary to beef up patrols even though no similar threats have been reported in Philly."We have been in direct communication with liaisons from the Asian community so that we, one, maintain our lines of communication in the event something does need to be reported and to ensure we have increased visibility in areas," Outlaw said.A local massage parlor owner who did not want to be identified says his

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EXPLAINER: Why Georgia attack spurs fears in Asian Americans

CHICAGO – The shootings at three Georgia massage parlors and spas that left eight people dead, six of them women of Asian descent, come on the heels of a recent wave of attacks against Asian Americans since the coronavirus first entered the United States.

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Warnock: GOP voting restrictions resurrect ‘Jim Crow era’

Sen. Raphael Warnock, whose election as Georgia’s first Black senator helped hand control of the chamber to Democrats, used his first floor speech on Capitol Hill to blast a wave of Republican-backed measures that would make it harder to cast ballots in states around the country.

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Georgia massage parlor shootings leave 8 dead; man captured

ATLANTA – Shootings at two massage parlors in Atlanta and one in the suburbs Tuesday evening left eight people dead, many of them women of Asian descent, authorities said. A 21-year-old man suspected in the shootings was taken into custody in southwest Georgia hours later after a manhunt, police said.

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8 shot and killed at 3 massage parlors in Georgia; one suspect in custody

WOODSTOCK, Ga. - Shootings at two massage parlors in Atlanta and one in the suburbs left eight people dead, many of them women of Asian descent, authorities said Tuesday. A 21-year-old man was taken into custody in southwest Georgia hours later after a manhunt.Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant said three people were killed at a spa in northeast Atlanta, while a fourth person was killed at another spa across the street.

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Florida State vs. UNCG: How to watch, stream, listen

The No. 4 seed Florida State Seminoles will play against the No. 13 seed UNC Greensboro in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday.

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Devoe, Georgia Tech beat No. 15 FSU 80-75 for ACC title

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Michael Devoe scored 20 points and Georgia Tech shot 52% after halftime to beat No. 15 Florida State 80-75 in Saturday night’s Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship game.

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Positive COVID-19 test for Virginia nixes ACC semifinal

The Atlantic Coast Conference has canceled a tournament semifinal between No. 16 Virginia and Georgia Tech because of a positive COVID-19 test, quarantining and contact tracing within the Cavaliers program.

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Brielle Beirmann Unapologetically Parties In The Bahamas While Kim Zolciak Battles Covid

Brielle Biermann is unapologetically living her best life in the Caribbean, while her mother Kim Zolciak is in quarantine with the coronavirus. The reality TV star celebrated her 24th birthday in the Bahamas and hasn’t been shy about sharing bikini pics of herself partying with friends and swimming in the ocean. On March 10, she even took to her Instagram Story to share a photo while holding up a bottle of Corona beer. Meanwhile, her 42-year-old mom is at home in Georgia, fighting COVID-19 with her husband, ex football star Kroy Biermann.

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Gogglebox star issues warning after family's 'traumatic' Covid ordeal 'Something strange'

Gogglebox favourite Georgia McCormick, 44, has opened up about how the illness affected not only her, but also husband Scott, 47, son Isaac, 20, and youngest son Archie, 14.

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More states on board, senators introduce bill (again) to make daylight saving time year round

ORLANDO, Fla. – Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, of Florida, is trying again to make daylight saving time permanent across the country after reintroducing the Sunshine Protection Act.

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As GOP makes it harder to vote, few Republicans dissent

ATLANTA – In Arizona, a Republican state senator worried aloud that his party's proposed voter identification requirements might be too “cumbersome.” But he voted for the bill anyway.

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Clinics wait to vaccinate farmworkers: 'Our hands are tied'

With Georgia's sweet onion harvest approaching and COVID-19 vaccine arriving in increasing quantities from the federal government, migrant health centers around the state want to start vaccinating farmworkers. But there's a catch.

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With more states on board senators introduce bill (again) to make daylight saving time year round

ORLANDO, Fla. – Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, of Florida, is trying again to make daylight saving time permanent across the country after reintroducing the Sunshine Protection Act.

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Michelle Obama, Katherine Johnson, Mia Hamm to be inducted into National Women’s Hall of Fame

Former First Lady Michelle Obama attends 'Becoming: An Intimate Conversation with Michelle Obama' at State Farm Arena on May 11, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)SENECA FALLS, N.Y. - Former first lady Michelle Obama, NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson and soccer icon Mia Hamm are among the inductees for the 2021 class of the National Women’s Hall of Fame.The organization recently announced its list of new additions.

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Jimmy Carter says he's sad, angry over Georgia voting bills

ATLANTA – Former President Jimmy Carter declared his opposition Tuesday to a slate of restrictive voting proposals moving through his native Georgia’s General Assembly, saying he is “disheartened, saddened and angry” over moves to “turn back the clock” on ballot access after Democratic successes in 2020.

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Sunshine State dims for Dems amid election losses, cash woes

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Democrats may delight in their brightening prospects in Arizona and Georgia, and may even harbor glimmers of hope in Texas, but their angst is growing in Florida, which has a reputation as a swing state but now favors Republicans and could be shifting further out of reach for Democrats.

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No. 7 Gamecocks win SEC Tourney 67-62 over No. 16 Georgia

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Aliyah Boston had 27 points and 10 rebounds as No. 7 South Carolina pulled away in the third quarter to beat No. 16 Georgia 67-62 and win its second straight SEC Tournament title — and sixth in the past seven years.

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Sunshine State dims for Dems amid election losses, cash woes

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Georgia Senate passes bill ending daylight saving time

ATLANTA - Resetting our clocks twice a year could soon be a thing of the past in Georgia.With a vote of 46 to 7, Georgia's Senate passed a bill that would end the state's observance of daylight saving time.The bill now heads to the Georgia House of Representatives for a vote.According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 15 states have enacted legislation in the last four years to provide for year-round daylight saving time.

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St. Cloud officer cleared in fatal shooting of man accused of carving girl’s face

ST. CLOUD, Fla. – The St. Cloud Police Department has cleared one of its officers of any wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a man they say charged at him after attacking a 9-year-old girl and carving into her face with a knife.

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LeBron James going to All-Star with elections on his mind

LeBron James is going to Georgia this weekend for more than the NBA All-Star Game.

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Georgia GOP leaders who stood up to Trump back voting bills

ATLANTA – Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger won wide praise last fall for firmly rejecting then-President Donald Trump’s false claims of voter fraud. But now that those claims have spawned an effort to tighten voting laws — one that could affect their political fortunes — the two Republicans are taking a softer approach.

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Ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow II gets 14 years in prison for rapes

07 NOV 2010: Kellen Winslow Jr. of the Buccaneers during the game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Atlanta rapper T.I. accused of sexual assault

T.I. attends 2019 A3C Festival in Atlanta.

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Vernon Jordan, activist, former Clinton adviser, has died

ATLANTA – Vernon Jordan, who rose from humble beginnings in the segregated South to become a champion of civil rights before reinventing himself as a Washington insider and corporate influencer, has died, according to a statement from his daughter. He was 85.

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EU urges parties in ex-Soviet Georgia to ease tensions

TBILISI – A top European Union official visited ex-Soviet republic Georgia on Monday and urged all of its parties to engage in a dialogue to resolve the country's political crisis.

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Texas woman hits jackpot, wins over 300k at Las Vegas airport slot machine

LOS ANGELES - A Texas woman is leaving Las Vegas $300,000 richer.Megan H.

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Official: 3 dead in small plane crash in northeast Georgia

GAINESVILLE, Ga. – A single-engine plane bound for Florida crashed after takeoff Friday evening from an airport in northeast Georgia, killing the three people aboard, authorities said.

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Conservative gathering in Orlando to feature Trump’s false fraud claims

WASHINGTON – A gathering of conservatives this weekend in Florida will serve as an unabashed endorsement of former President Donald Trump’s desire to remain the leader of the Republican Party — and as a forum to fan his false claim that he lost the November election only because of widespread voter fraud.

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Georgia prosecutor investigating Trump call urges patience

ATLANTA – The Georgia prosecutor investigating potential efforts by Donald Trump and others to influence last year's general election has a message for people who are eager to see whether the former president will be charged: Be patient.

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Conservative gathering to feature Trump's false fraud claims

WASHINGTON – A gathering of conservatives this weekend in Florida will serve as an unabashed endorsement of former President Donald Trump's desire to remain the leader of the Republican Party — and as a forum to fan his false claim that he lost the November election only because of widespread voter fraud.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene puts up anti-transgender sign outside office in feud with Illinois congresswoman

Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene put an anti-transgender rights placard outside her DC office across from a transgender flag raised by her neighbor, Illinois Rep. Marie Newman, part of an escalating feud between the two congresswomen.Newman, a Democrat, is sponsoring the Equality Act, a bill prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Greene, a Republican representing Georgia’s 14th district, has spoken out against the transgender rights bill.Newman posted a video on Feb.

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School voucher push taps frustration over distance learning

ATLANTA – With her children struggling in many classes last spring, Kelli Rivera became so frustrated with how her suburban Atlanta district was handling the coronavirus pandemic that she withdrew them to home-school them. They're back in public school and mostly attending class in person. For now.

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Critics: GOP measures target Black voter turnout in Georgia

ATLANTA – Fueled by Black turnout, Democrats scored stunning wins in Georgia in the presidential and U.S. Senate races. Now, Republicans are trying to make sure it doesn't happen again.

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‘A Black man should be able to go for a jog’: Biden marks 1 year since Ahmaud Arbery slaying

Ahmaud Arbery WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is urging Americans to remember Ahmaud Arbery a year after the unarmed Black jogger was shot and killed after being pursued through a neighborhood by three White men in Georgia."A Black man should be able to go for a jog without fearing for his life," Biden tweeted Tuesday afternoon. "Today, we remember Ahmaud Arbery’s life and we dedicate ourselves to making this country safer for people of color." Arbery was slain last year when Greg and Travis McMichael, a father and son, armed themselves and pursued the 25-year-old man running in their neighborhood.

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Georgian police storm opposition office to arrest leader

TBILISI – Police in Georgia stormed the headquarters of the country’s main opposition party and arrested its leader on Tuesday.

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Ahmaud Arbery memorialized in Georgia a year after slaying

SAVANNAH, Ga. – When white men armed with guns pursued and killed Ahmaud Arbery as he ran through their neighborhood, few outside the Georgia port city of Brunswick paid notice in the days and weeks that followed.

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Ex-Soviet republic Georgia's parliament appoints new premier

TBILISI – The parliament in ex-Soviet nation Georgia has voted Monday evening to appoint a new prime minister and Cabinet after Giorgi Gakharia resigned last week over a court ruling to arrest the top opposition politician.

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Second high court hearing for Florida-Georgia water war

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court tried Monday to inject some mystery into its second consideration of a long-running dispute between Georgia and Florida over water that flows from the Atlanta suburbs to the Gulf of Mexico.

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Teachers may play role in in-school COVID-19 transmission: CDC

COVID-19 within schools, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday, citing a study conducted in elementary schools in a Georgia school district.The report comes after researchers from the agency last month said there was little evidence that schools were spreading COVID-19 infections in the country - based in part on a study of schools in Wisconsin - easing concerns about allowing in-person learning.

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Child-luring investigation in Georgia leads to arrest in Deltona

DELTONA, Fla. – An investigation that started in Georgia ended with a Deltona man’s arrest.

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Orlando pediatric center begins COVID-19 vaccine trials for children

ORLANDO, Fla. – The first trials of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials for children 12 to 17 years old began at Orlando’s Nona Pediatrics Center.

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Trump-McConnell feud threatens Republicans' path to power

WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump is escalating a political war within his own party that could undermine the Republican push to fight President Joe Biden's agenda and ultimately return to power.

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Georgia bill aims to block ‘defunding’ of police

ATLANTA – A Republican-backed bill advancing in the Georgia House would block “defund the police” movements in cities and counties, after Atlanta and Athens debated plans to cut or redirect spending following racial injustice protests last year.

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Couple charged in case of Georgia infant with 27 broken bones

LAMAR COUNTY, Ga. - Lamar County deputies said a two-month-old baby girl is in the hospital with more than 27 broken bones in what they are calling a tragic case of child abuse. Two people were arrested including the baby’s mother and her boyfriend.Lamar County investigators said 30-years-old Jessica Miranda Coffee and 28-year-old Phillip Luke Norman are charged with first-degree child abuse, but they also said more charges are possible as the investigation continues.Sign up for FOX 5 email alertsPhoto released by the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office Investigators released pictures of the little girl that they’ve seized from the couple’s social media accounts.

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