Stay Informed: Latest News from Across Georgia COVINGTON, Ga. – Ascend Elements has restarted activity at its Covington site following a months-long pause brought on by safety concerns.The Covington site of Ascend Elements is a lithium battery recycling plant. When the plant first opened in March 2023, it was North America’s largest electric vehicle battery recycling facility. Though the idea of such technology may have seemed futuristic to some, the two years to come would highlight major safety issues, many of which stem from fire-related incidents. Covington Fire Chief Joe Doss told The Covington News that “a series of responses” have…
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Black Travelers: Explore Culture, Adventure & Connection If you’re a fan of science fiction thrillers, you may already be aware of “Orphan Black.” The series, which originally premiered on Canada’s CTV Sci-Fi network back in 2013, has garnered a massive following in the past few years, resulting in a long-awaited sequel series titled “Orphan Black: Echoes.” Today, the original show has continued gaining steam and critical acclaim via Netflix, where all five seasons are currently streaming. Whether you’ve been thinking about visiting the 6ix for some time now, or you’re simply interested in checking out a few of Sarah Manning’s…
Global Black Voices: News from around the World LAKEVILLE, Minn., Sept. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Ditch your wallet, forget credit cards, and leave cash behind when you attend the Pebbles Pay Tour at select Walmart locations. The Pebbles Pay Tour will make four stops, and fans who stop by can exchange a handful of pebbles, rocks, or stones and receive a FREE box of Fruity PEBBLES™ or Cocoa PEBBLES™ cereal while supplies last. These fossilized funds will be the only currency accepted on the Pebbles Pay Tour this September because rockin’ is how we roll! The tour will visit three…
Black Voices: News, Culture & Community from Across the Nation OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (AP) — A Maine police officer arrested by immigration authorities has agreed to voluntarily leave the country, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Monday. ICE arrested Old Orchard Beach Police Department reserve Officer Jon Luke Evans, of Jamaica, on July 25, as part of the agency’s effort to step up immigration enforcement. Officials with the town and police department have said federal authorities previously told them Evans was legally authorized to work in the U.S. An ICE representative reached by telephone told The Associated Press on Monday that a…
Scientific Research & Expedition: Check Out the Globe With Research Study and Innovation mntl-sc-page_1-0″ data-sc-sticky-offset=” 92″ data-sc-ad-label-height=” 24″ data-sc-ad-track-spacing=” 100″ data-sc-min-track-height=” 250″ data-sc-max-track-height=” 600″ data-sc-breakpoint=” 50em” data-sc-load-immediate=” 3″ data-sc-content-positions=”[1, 1050, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150]” data-bind-scroll-on-start=” real” > We check out clouds frequently, whether attempting to determine what they look like or if they’re bringing rains. Yet most of us recognize very little concerning clouds, not to mention exactly how to recognize them. The World Meteorological Firm( WMO) preserves a cloud atlas that splits clouds right into category, selections and varieties. Some clouds have many “choices” and some have”…
Politics Today: News, Analysis & Debate Across the Spectrum President Donald Trump learned the hard way Friday morning that firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn’t change the facts: the economy is cooling, the unemployment rate is going up, and the number of job openings isn’t keeping pace.The U.S. economy added just 22,000 jobs in August, less than economists had expected.Friday morning’s jobs report found the unemployment rate had risen very slightly 4.3%, up from 4.2% in July. The number of unemployed people was up by about 150,000 from just over 7.2 million in July to nearly…
Health Watch: Wellness, Research & Healthy Living Tips As head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised to lead with “radical transparency,” follow “gold-standard science,” and maintain vaccine access. But top officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tell TIME that Kennedy has done only the opposite—prompting them to resign in late August from the agency. Their accounts include previously unreported details about the turmoil unfolding at one of the nation’s leading health agencies.Kennedy has repeatedly sidelined CDC officials, ignored established research, circumvented scientific protocols, and pushed…
Game On: Sports News, Highlights & Commentary The Dallas Cowboys almost shocked the world and ruined the Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl LIV championship banner night with a win, but they couldn’t quite get over the hump in a 24-20 loss. Dallas got off to a fast start, producing 20 points in the first half on four possessions (two touchdowns and two field goals). A few critical lapses at the worst possible times like a fumble by backup running back Miles Sanders from the Eagles’ 11 late in the third quarter and drops by All-Pro wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, especially on the last possession came back to Dallas. The…
Tech Trends & Innovation: The Latest in Tech News Executive Briefing What Happened: A stealthy, persistent backdoor was discovered in over 16,000 Fortinet firewalls. This wasn’t a new vulnerability – it was a case of attackers exploiting a subtle part of the system (language folders) to maintain unauthorized access even after the original vulnerabilities had been patched. What It Means: Devices that were considered “safe” may still be compromised. Attackers had read-only access to sensitive system files via symbolic links placed on the file system – completely bypassing traditional authentication and detection. Even if a device was patched months ago,…
Game On: Latest in Gaming News, Reviews & Industry Buzz The games industry has been wracked by layoffs in the last few years, but over half of all layoffs have been in California, with North America overall the worst hit region. That’s according to Amir Satvat, who spoke to The Game Business on the topic. Satvar was the first recipient of the Game Changers award at The Game Awards 2024 for his work assisting laid-off employees across the industry. “Over 70 percent, and in some years 75 percent, of the layoffs have been in North America,” said…