A nation torn between Russia, the West: Your simple guide to Georgia’s vote | Politics News

A nation torn between Russia, the West: Your simple guide to Georgia’s vote | Politics News

Georgians will vote in parliamentary elections on Saturday that look set to define whether the mountainous nation that straddles Eastern Europe and West Asia will pivot towards Moscow or Brussels. The geopolitical bifurcation of the country’s politics has been gradually building for years but came to the fore in April,…

Georgia Secretary of State office officials believes foreign hackers attacked election website
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Georgia Secretary of State office officials believes foreign hackers attacked election website

Foreign hackers attempted to restrict voters in Georgia from requesting absentee ballots for the upcoming presidential election in a targeted cyberattack this month, according to state election officials. The Georgia Secretary of State’s office said on Wednesday its cyber defenses thwarted the attack after thousands of IP addresses from different…

Fewer than 3 in 10 Georgia men back Kamala Harris for president
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Fewer than 3 in 10 Georgia men back Kamala Harris for president

Will Kamala Harris’ campaign ultimately be a casualty of the gender gap? The latest Atlanta Journal-Constitution survey of the race in Georgia suggests just that, with the Democrat failing to connect with men and thereby poorly positioned to take home the 16 electoral votes up for grabs in the crucial…

Georgians rally in support of EU membership ahead of elections | Protests News

Georgians rally in support of EU membership ahead of elections | Protests News

The European Union froze accession talks after Georgia’s government passed a controversial ‘foreign influence law’ earlier this year. Tens of thousands of people in Georgia have attended a pro-Europe rally, days before parliamentary elections seen as a crucial test for the country’s democracy and its bid for European Union membership….

Pilot killed and passenger injured as small plane crashes in Georgia neighborhood
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Pilot killed and passenger injured as small plane crashes in Georgia neighborhood

One person died as a result of a small plane crash Sunday night in a Savannah, Georgia, residential neighborhood, local police said. The Savannah Police Department said in a brief statement that officers were dispatched to the crash site on East 66th Street, roughly 3 miles south of the city’s…

Redistricting shakes up Georgia’s 6th Congressional
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Redistricting shakes up Georgia’s 6th Congressional

Following redistricting, Georgia’s 6th Congressional District is poised for a flip in its party representation. The district is represented by Republican Rich McCormick, who was first elected in 2022. Now he’s running to represent District 7, which is where Democrat Lucy McBath is the current representative. McBath is running in…

Trump accuses Kamala Harris of staging Hurricane Helene briefing photo
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Trump accuses Kamala Harris of staging Hurricane Helene briefing photo

Former President Donald Trump charged Monday that a photograph of Vice President Kamala Harris purportedly being briefed on the impacts of Hurricane Helene was “staged” and “fake” because her earbuds appear to not be plugged into her cellphone.  “Another FAKE and STAGED photo from someone who has no clue what…

Kansas police find decomposing body of adopted 6-year-old girl — who died 4 years ago — in family’s yard
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Kansas police find decomposing body of adopted 6-year-old girl — who died 4 years ago — in family’s yard

Authorities found and identified the decomposing body belonging to a young Kansas girl in the backyard of her adopted family’s home, where it had been slowly rotting since her death four years ago, investigators said. Rose Hill police officers discovered the child’s remains while responding to an unrelated call to…

Georgia homeowner Eric Arnold sues county for demolishing home he was fixing up
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Georgia homeowner Eric Arnold sues county for demolishing home he was fixing up

A devastated homeowner in Georgia is suing Macon-Bibb County officials after he claimed they demolished the home he was fixing up for his family without a court hearing. Eric Arnold bought the property in Macon, Ga. – located 90 miles southeast of Atlanta – in February 2022 for just $15,000…

Apalachee HS teacher David Phenix thanks students who saved him during shooting
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Apalachee HS teacher David Phenix thanks students who saved him during shooting

A special education math teacher who was seriously injured in the deadly mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia expressed his “everlasting gratitude” toward two teens who helped stop his bleeding after he was shot. David Phenix, who was shot twice while protecting his students when a teen suspect opened…