To build confidence in voting rolls, Georgia digitized a cancellation process. Instead, they exposed voter data to exploitation.The website launched this week by Georgia’s secretary of state intended to help individuals to cancel their voter status and to increase confidence in the state’s electoral rolls has instead exposed private personal data of voters, according to an investigation by The Current. Oversights by IT workers during a test phase meant that for at least two days vital data such as driver’s license information or partial Social Security numbers would have been visible to malicious actors. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger unveiled…
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Charlton County selling premium gas at the lowest price of $3.69 per gallon in the week ending Sept. 14, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com. The average reported cost of premium gas in cities within Charlton County was $3.75 per gallon. Of the 12 reported gas stations in cities within Charlton County, five offer premium gas. The average reported price of premium gas in Georgia was $3.74, compared to $3.83…
(NEXSTAR) – It’s not unheard of for concertgoers to toss flowers or even their undergarments on the stage for their favorite performer. But when someone spits at the singer? That sends a different message entirely. Country artist Lainey Wilson, the Country Music Association’s most recent recipient of the Entertainer of the Year award, revealed during a recent appearance on “Taste of Country Nights” that an attendee at one of her 2023 concerts pulled an especially gross move while she was performing. Wynonna Judd ‘comes clean’ after fans express concern over CMA performance “We were just on a club tour, somebody…
(NEXSTAR) — What’s better than one Monday Night Football game? Two Monday Night Football games – at least that’s what the NFL thinks. Unlike the first two weeks, the third week of the NFL season will conclude with the first Monday night doubleheader of the season. It will start with the Jacksonville Jaguars taking on the Buffalo Bills, then the Washington Commanders will face off against the Cincinnati Bengals. Why do football fans get to enjoy two games on a night traditionally reserved for a single prime-time matchup? Why some NFL helmets look different this season It all traces back…
(NEXSTAR) — A new Consumer Reports study has found elevated levels of lead in one dozen brands of cinnamon powders and multi-spice blends. The nonprofit, which evaluates the safety of various goods and services, purchased the cinnamon products from 17 stores in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and online. Twelve of the 36 products tested by Consumer Reports had lead levels exceeding 1 part per million. That concentration is high enough to trigger a recall in New York, the only U.S. state that regulates heavy metals in spices, according to the nonprofit. Cinnamon powder from Paras had the highest levels…
NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried ’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire, faces the possibility of years in prison when she is sentenced Tuesday for fraud, but prosecutors said she deserves leniency for her “extraordinary cooperation” as they investigated the company. Ellison, 29, pleaded guilty nearly two years ago and testified against Bankman-Fried for nearly three days at a trial last November. In a court filing, prosecutors said said her testimony was the “cornerstone of the trial” against Bankman-Fried, 32, who was found guilty of fraud and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Asking…
There are 203 registered sex offenders living in Liberty County as of August, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.The Registry shows that seven of these sex offenders are sexual predators. In Georgia, a sexual predator is an individual who is determined by the Sexual Offender Registration Review Board to be at risk of perpetrating any future dangerous sexual offense.The Registry also shows that 26 of these sex offenders are currently incarcerated.Sex offenders in Georgia remain on the Sexual Offender Registry for life unless removed by a court order or other legal means. Any individual who fails to register when…
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Camden County selling premium gas at the lowest price of $3.52 per gallon in the week ending Sept. 14, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com. The average reported cost of premium gas in cities within Camden County was $3.76 per gallon. Of the 48 reported gas stations in cities within Camden County, seven offer premium gas. The average reported price of premium gas in Georgia was $3.74, compared to $3.83…
STATESBORO, Ga. (WSAV)—Georgia Southern completed a third of its schedule on Saturday, with the Eagles record 2-2 after four games. They lost on the road to the number five team in the nation Ole Miss 52-13. “I really appreciate our team’s courage or toughness,” Head Coach Clay Helton said. “I thought they give unbelievable effort and fight, but at the end of the day, when you’re playing one of the better teams in the country, you know you can’t have a couple critical holding calls that stop drives. You can’t have a two coverages that end up where we’re at…
(The Hill) – The United States healthcare system was deemed the worst overall in a new analysis of 10 similar nations by a leading health research nonprofit. “Mirror, Mirror 2024: A Portrait of the Failing U.S. Healthy System,” published by The Commonwealth Fund Thursday, looked at 70 healthcare systems in 10 wealthy nations including Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the U.S. and compared them to one another. The nonprofit has conducted and released an international health policy survey since 2004. In the survey, the U.S. system came in last place overall, in part because it earned 10th place…