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22.06.2020 / 16:43

'90 Day Fiancé': Angela Gets Startling Health News

star Angela definitely didn't get the news she was hoping for when she visited a gynecologist on Sunday's episode of Angela, 54, visited a gynecologist in Georgia to see if there was any possibility of getting pregnant with her 31-year-old Nigerian fiancé, Michael's, baby.

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Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock and More Thank Essential Workers in ‘United We Sing’ Special

Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Oprah Winfrey, Jamie Foxx and more stars took the time to honor essential workers amid the coronavirus pandemic in Harry Connick Jr.'s CBS special,, on Sunday. Connick began the show by acknowledging that it was filmed prior to the movement for racial justice across America and around the world in the wake of the May 25 death of George Floyd. «Just so you know, this special was filmed a few weeks ago and since that time our world has changed,» Connick said during the special.

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United We Sing: A Grammy Tribute to the Unsung Heroes: Brad Pitt and Sandra Bullock thank workers

Brad Pitt and Sandra Bullock were among a slew of stars who showed their thanks to workers on the frontline of the COVID-19 crisis in United We Sing: A Grammy Tribute to the Unsung Heroes.The two-hour CBS special follows Harry Connick Jr. and his filmmaker daughter Georgia, who, along with a camera crew, go on a road trip from New York City to Harry's hometown of New Orleans.Along they way, they meet some of these heroes, as Harry surprises them with video conferencing appearances by celebs such as Pitt, Bullock and many more.

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'United We Sing' Grammy Tribute To Frontline Workers Airs Tonight - See The Full Performance Lineup Here!

United We Sing: A GRAMMY Salute To The Unsung Heroes is premiering tonight, June 21, on CBS and JustJared.com has the full celebrity and performer lineup!

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Georgia mom catches daughter being adorable during 'Toddler challenge'

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. - A Georgia mom attempt a viral video challenge caught her daughter being extremely sweet.The toddler challenge, also known as the fruit snack challenge, has parents putting a delicious treat in front of their young kid and making them wait before they can chow down. The challenge is meant to test patience and obedience - things that kids don't have a lot of - in a fun way.Thursday, Georgia mom Beth Stephens Goggin decided to try the challenge on her little girl Ceci Grace, who just turned 4 in May.Beth placed a Dairy Queen Blizzard in front of little Ceci, asked her to wait, and then left the room ...

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Ben Affleck enjoys a very animated lunch date with Ana de Armas

She recently returned back from a trip to Georgia with her boyfriend, Ben Affleck, his mom, Christine, and three children.And things appear to be better than ever for Ana de Armas and her man following the family vacation, spotted out for lunch together in Los Angeles on Saturday.The duo were seen deep in conversation with the 47-year-old using animated gestures while leaving the eatery. Walking and talking: Ben Affleck was spotted being very animated n Saturday following a lunch date with his girlfriend, Ana de ArmasAna opted for a black singlet top underneath a green sweater.

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Harry Connick Jr. Honors Workers During Pandemic Road Trip

Singer and actor Harry Connick Jr. has spent a lot of his life on tour buses and traveling from city to city, but even when the pandemic shut down the country, he couldn’t sit still.

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Georgia Kousoulou celebrates 29th birthday with glitzy party thrown by boyfriend Tommy Mallet

Georgia Kousoulou followed in the footsteps of her boyfriend Tommy Mallet by celebrating her birthday in lockdown.Tommy pulled out all the stops for his girlfriend by decorating their stunning home with pink balloons, flowers and a large number 29 in honour of Georgia's birthday. Georgia posed for a photo next to the amazing display which also featured a pretty pink cake that was decorated to look like a quartz crystal.

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Harry Connick Jr. honors workers during pandemic road trip

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Singer and actor Harry Connick Jr. has spent a lot of his life on tour buses and traveling from city to city, but even when the pandemic shut down the country, he couldn’t sit still.

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Confederate obelisk removed from Georgia square amid cheers

DECATUR, Ga. – With hundreds of people watching as midnight approached, a crane moved in and took down a Confederate monument that stood in the town square of an Atlanta suburb since 1908.The stone obelisk was lifted from its base with straps amid jeers and chants of “Just drop it!” from onlookers in Decatur, Georgia, who were kept a safe distance by sheriff’s deputies.Mawuli Davis, a driving force behind the lobbying effort to remove the monument, watched with others as the obelisk was slowly lowered onto its side and slid to a waiting flatbed truck. Davis' organization, the Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Human Rights, held a demonstration in front of the monument just a day earlier, pleading for its removal.

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Herschel Walker offers to fly 'defund the police' supporters to countries without law enforcement

Georgia alum Herschel Walker on the sidelines during a game between Murray State Racers and University of Georgia Bulldogs at Sanford Stadium on September 7, 2019 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Steve Limentani/ISI Photos/Getty Images).

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Portraits of former Confederate leaders removed from Capitol

WASHINGTON – Portraits honoring four former House speakers who served in the Confederacy were removed Thursday after Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared that the men "embody the violent bigotry and grotesque racism of the Confederacy.″Pelosi directed the House clerk to oversee the immediate removal of portraits depicting former speakers from three Southern states: Robert Hunter of Virginia, James Orr of South Carolina and Howell Cobb and Charles Crisp, both of Georgia. Calling the halls of Congress “the very heart of our democracy,″ Pelosi said, “There is no room in the hallowed halls of Congress or in any place of honor″ to commemorate the Confederacy.Hours later, the portraits were gone, taken away by workers and placed in storage.

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Every Atlanta Police Department officer to receive $500 bonus

ATLANTA - JULY 28: An Atlanta police vehicle sits parked outside State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia on July 28, 2019.

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Pelosi orders removal of Confederate portraits from US Capitol

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Love Island's Georgia Harrison is launching her own eyelash serum after showing off incredible natural lashes

If you look through Georgia Harrison’s Instagram page, you may come away wishing you’d actually started those online pilates classes. The Love Island star has been busy getting into shape during lockdown, but she’s also found the time to partner with US brand Executive Styles to launch her very own Argan Oil Eyelash Serum, £35.75 here.

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Producer Will Packer: Why Hollywood Needs to Demand Change in Production Hub Georgia (Guest Column)

I have this reoccurring thought about how I would pitch the movie version of the year 2020. I imagine that in my well-rehearsed presentation, the Amy Cooper/Central Park section is where the room of all-white executives I'm pitching politely put down their pens and stop taking notes.

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Atlanta awaits decision on charges in black man's killing

ATLANTA – Atlanta awaited a decision from prosecutors Wednesday on whether to bring charges against two white police officers in the killing of Rayshard Brooks, who was shot in the back in a case that has unfolded as the U.S. grapples with widespread protests over the treatment of black people.Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard scheduled an afternoon news conference to announce his decision.Garrett Rolfe, the officer who shot the 27-year-old Brooks on Friday night at a fast-food restaurant, was fired after the killing.

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Ana de Armas vacations with Ben Affleck's children and mother in Georgia

Ana de Armas has become a part of Ben Affleck's family just within a few months of their relationship. Not only Affleck's ex-wife Jennifer Garner approves of their love life, but also lets Armas spend time with her and Affleck's three children Violet, 14, Seraphina, 11, and Samuel, 7.Ana de Armas bonded with Ben Affleck's children when she isolated with the actor at his home in Los Angeles, where the children visited them frequently.

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Georgia mom shares post about cashier's act of kindness

NEWNAN, Ga. - A Georgia mom shared a heartwarming story on Facebook this week after a kindhearted cashier went above and beyond to help her daughter. Chelsie Farr said she was grabbing a water at a QuikTrip in Newnan when her daughter, Adeley, fell and scraped her knee. She said her daughter was being "totally over the top about it." "When we went to the cashier, Dedrick, I asked if he had any bandaids I could just put on her knee," Farr said, sharing a photo of Adeley with the cashier.

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Boy, 5, told he would never walk takes first steps in heartwarming video

A five-year-old boy who was told he would never walk has taken his first steps.

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Former University of Georgia football star Bacarri Rambo arrested on rape charge

Former UGA safety Bacarri Rambo was arrested on a rape charge. ATHENS, Ga. - Athens-Clarke County police have charged a former University of Georgia football player with rape.According to Athens-Clarke County Police Department, officers arrested 29-year-old Bacarri Rambo in connection to the rape of a 21-year-old UGA student, which occured at a downtown Athens residence on West Broad Street in the early morning hours of June 13.Rambo was taken into custody June 15 and booked into the Clarke County Jail. Sign up for FOX 5 email alertsRambo, a former All-American safety for the Bulldogs from 2009 to 2012, was drafted by the Washington Redskins in 2013.

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Bourdeaux declares win in Democratic congressional primary

ATLANTA – A Democrat is declaring victory in Georgia's 7th Congressional District primary after new vote counts showed her winning a majority of ballots without need for a runoff election.Carolyn Bourdeaux, who was the Democratic nominee in 2018, claimed victory Monday over five Democratic opponents.“I got into this race because we must restore the basic promise that the leaders we send to Washington will work to heal what divides us, will actually solve our problems,” Bourdeaux said, citing priorities including healing racial divisions, expanding health care and recovering from COVID-19.A university professor, Bourdeaux fell fewer than 500 votes short of defeating incumbent Republican Rob Woodall in the suburban Atlanta district in 2018.

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Kenny Chesney Announces 2021 Chillaxification Rescheduled Tour Dates

Like many other artists with scheduled 2020 tours, Kenny Chesney was forced to postpone his dates due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

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Autopsy: Atlanta man killed by police was shot in his back

ATLANTA – An autopsy found that the black man killed in a scuffle with Atlanta police outside a fast-food drive-thru was shot twice in the back, the medical examiner's office said.The killing of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks as he tried to flee after wrestling with officers and grabbing a Taser has rekindled protests in Atlanta that erupted in the wake of George Floyd's death in Minneapolis.

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Kim Zolciak's mini-me daughter Ariana Biermann, 18, models one of mom's swimsuit designs

Ariana Biermann did her part to promote her mom Kim Zolciak's new swimwear line Salty K Swim this weekend.The 18-year-old beauty posed in a white string bikini as she has fun laughing and smiling on the patio of her mother's Georgia mansion.The high school graduate looked thrilled as she played around with herSiberian Husky on a red and white outdoor sofa.

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Rebecca Gayheart taking care of daughters ‘pretty much solo’ during coronavirus lockdown

Actress Rebecca Gayheart has been caring for her two children “pretty much solo” while in isolation at home amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Urban Legend star has revealed it’s been difficult to care for daughters Billie, 10, and Georgia, eight, who she shares with estranged husband Eric Dane.

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Blind voters fear loss of privacy with shift to mail voting

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Tenants behind on rent in pandemic face harassment, eviction

BALTIMORE – Jeremy Rooks works the evening shift at a Georgia fast-food restaurant these days to avoid being on the street past dusk. He needs somewhere to go at night: He and his wife are homeless after the extended-stay motel where they had lived since Thanksgiving evicted them in April when they couldn’t pay their rent.They should have been protected because the state's Supreme Court has effectively halted evictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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New footage shows Rayshard Brooks calmly speaking to cops before being shot

showed Mr Brooks running with what looked like a TASER in his hand before three gunshots rang out.

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Harry Potter star Rupert Grint and Georgia Groome settle into parenting duties on lockdown stroll with newborn

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint was seen settling into his new daddy duties, as he joined girlfriend Georgia Groome and their daughter on a lockdown stroll. Taking a break from isolating at home, the longtime couple headed out on Saturday with their baby girl, who is now just over one-month-old, to grab some fresh air in the sunshine.

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Dash cam footage released, Wendy's set on fire after killing of Rayshard Brooks

ATLANTA - Protests continued along University Avenue Saturday night after a deadly officer-involved shooting at a southwest Atlanta fast-food restaurant Friday night. Police cars were seen blocking ramps on I-85 Saturday night to prevent protesters from getting onto the interstate.Police cars lined a portion of I-85 near University Avenue in anticipation of protests Saturday. (Georgia Department of Transportation )Shortly after 9:30 pm, FOX 5 confirmed Wendy's restaurant was set on fire.Fires were seen in and around the Wendy's restaurant.AdvertisementThe Wendy's on University Avenue was the scene of the Rayshard Brooks killingFireworks were set off in the area at one point as well. At one point Atlanta fire crews appeared to have ended

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Manchester City eSports: Sergio Aguero takes on Oleksandr Zinchenko in charity Fifa 20 match

Manchester City team-mates Sergio Aguero and Oleksandr Zinchenko squared off in a Fifa 20 game on Saturday as part of a charity eSports event held by the club.Man City women’s players Georgia Stanway and Ellie Roebuck also went head to head, and former City defender Joleon Lescott took on pro-gamer Ryan Pessoa.Fellow pro-gamers Shellzz and FaZe Tass also competed against one another.All money raised from the event will go to the City Group’s new Cityzens Giving Covid Recovery Fund.A highlights package of Aguero and Zinchenko’s match can be watched below.Man City’s men team return to the pitch on 17 June when they take on Arsenal as the Premier League resumes after a three-month coronavirus-enforced break.

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The Latest: Yemen, Philippine missions in Saudi Arabia close

virus cases as curbs ease— Thai entrepreneur connects Michelin bistros to those in need— Lives Lost: Weatherman built career on skills learned in war— Bars are being allowed to reopen in party-loving New Orleans after a long shutdown prompted by coronavirus fears. The question as bar owners got ready to reopen on Saturday was whether locals and tourists will show up in sufficient numbers to help them stay afloat financially.

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Protesters in US call attention to deaths of more black men

fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks, 27, on Friday night, and another officer had been placed on administrative duty. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has called for the immediate firing of the officer who opened fire on Brooks at a press conference Saturday evening, where she also announced that she had accepted the resignation of Police Chief Erika Shields.“I do not believe that this was a justified use of deadly force,” Bottoms said.Roughly 150 protesters marched outside the Wendy's restaurant outside where Brooks was shot, reigniting demonstrations that had largely simmered in the Georgia capital nearly three weeks after Floyd, another black man, died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee to his neck.

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Protesters block lanes on I-85, Wendy's set on fire after killing of Rayshard Brooks

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Georgia nursing staff back with family after virus lockdown

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. – Nadia Williams shrieked with surprise and emotion Saturday as she embraced her mother for the first time since agreeing nearly three months ago to live at the elder-care facility where she works.Park Springs just outside Atlanta took the unusual approach of having roughly 70 employees shelter in place on campus to protect its residents from the coronavirus. It lifted that restriction over the weekend, and Williams and other employees headed home for the first time since March 30.“It shocked me a lot,” Williams, 30, said about seeing her mom.

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Atlanta's police chief resigns after officers kill man who was sleeping in Wendy's drive-thru

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 30: Atlanta Chief of Police Erika Shields during the Security Press Conference during Super Bowl LIII week on January 30, 2019 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta GA. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty ATLANTA - Atlanta's police chief resigned Saturday, less than 24 hours after a black man was killed by an Atlanta officer in a struggle following a field sobriety test.Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced during a news conference that she had accepted the resignation of Police Chief Erika Shields.Police were called to the restaurant on a complaint that a man was sleeping in a car blocking the drive-thru lane as customers waited in line, the GBI said.

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Activists cite tabulation flaw in mail-in ballots in Georgia

cascading failures. Voters waited up to five hours to cast ballots at some polling places due to equipment problems, poll worker unfamiliarity with a new voting system and social distancing measures taken because of the virus.

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'Overwhelming': Georgia poll worker describes voting chaos

ATLANTA – First-time poll worker Kirubel Behailu thought he'd become more familiar with Georgia's new voting machines at a quiet election site during Tuesday's primary. Instead, he found himself scrambling to sanitize equipment, clear jams in a ballot scanner and run back voter cards during a 15-hour marathon at an Atlanta church inundated with frustrated citizens.“I broke a sweat throughout the day.

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Rupert Grint ‘stands with trans community’ as he shares statement following JK Rowling backlash

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has shared a statement supporting trans rights, following intense backlash to JK Rowling following her thoughts on the matter.The celebrated author penned a 3,600 essay on Wednesday which followed on from criticism towards earlier tweets addressing trans women.

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'It's broken': Fears grow about strength of US voting system

ATLANTA – The chaos that plagued Georgia’s primary this week is raising concerns about a potential broader failure of the nation’s patchwork election system that could undermine the November presidential contest, political leaders and elections experts say.With less than five months to go, fears are mounting that several battleground states are not prepared to administer problem-free elections during the pandemic.The increasingly urgent concerns are both complex and simple: long lines disproportionately affecting voters of color in places like Atlanta with a history of voter suppression; a severe shortage of poll workers scared away by coronavirus concerns; and an emerging consensus that it could take several days after polls close on

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CNN Films Acquires 'Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President' Documentary

CNN Films has acquired the North American broadcast rights to Mary Wharton's Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President, a feature rockumentary about the U.S. president's passion for musical genres that helped propel him from Georgia to the White House.

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Angelina Jolie reveals heartbreaking reason behind daughter Shiloh's name

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine is a doting mum to six children, and last month they celebrated daughter Shiloh's 14th birthday during lockdown. The teenager is the first biological child of Angelina and her ex-husband Brad Pitt, and her name has a heartbreaking backstory.

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Tara Reid Is Isolating With Celebrity Big Brother Housemates Jedward

I’m A Celeb’s Georgia Toffolo and Stanley Johnson. Or the unexpected bromance between TOWIE and MIC when Pete Wicks and Sam Thompson became best mates on Celebs Go Dating.

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Primary chaos puts Georgia in race to fix voting by November

ATLANTA – Coronavirus infections sidelined some poll workers and scared away others. New workers were trained online instead of in person.

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Ossoff just short of 50% threshold for US Senate primary win

ATLANTA – A media executive backed by civil rights icon John Lewis is just short of the majority he needs to avoid a runoff election in Georgia’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, a race it was still too early to call Wednesday.

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Justin Bieber, Bette Midler, Big Boi Decry Voting Issues in Georgia: 'Such Ineptitude, Such Malice'

The New York Times, was that a huge number of the new state-ordered voting machines -- put in place after widespread claims of voter suppression in the 2018 governor's election -- were either missing or malfunctioning.That resulted in hours-long lines for many voters in the state, with predominantly black areas experiencing some of the worst problems, as evidenced by photos of some voters standing in two- to four-hour lines well into the night."#Georgia, y'all should be ashamed for conducting your election the way you did," wrote Bette Midler. "Such ineptitude, such malice, such stupidity.

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'Chaos in Georgia': Is messy primary a November harbinger?

ATLANTA – The long-standing wrangle over voting rights and election security came to a head in Georgia, where a messy primary and partisan finger-pointing offered an unsettling preview of a November contest when battleground states could face potentially record turnout. Many Democrats blamed the Republican secretary of state for hourslong lines, voting machine malfunctions, provisional ballot shortages and absentee ballots failing to arrive in time for Tuesday's elections.

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