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Samuel Warren, a Black retiree from southwest Georgia who cuts grass for side income, recently explained the financial bottom line on why he plans to vote for Republican Donald Trump rather than President Joe Biden in their looming rematch Nov. 5. Warren’s preferred candidate in this year’s presidential election is in contrast to the typical Black voter in swing states like Georgia, where 88% of the Black voters cast ballots for the Democrat’s Biden-Harris ticket in the 2020 presidential contest that was decided by less than 12,000 votes. There has been a concerted effort by the Trump and Biden presidential campaigns to…

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.gov Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.gov There were two gas stations in cities across Liberty County selling regular gas at the lowest price of $2.89 per gallon in the week ending Sept. 21, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com. The average reported cost of regular gas in cities within Liberty County was $2.98 per gallon. Of the 51 reported gas stations in cities within Liberty County, 16 offer regular gas. The average reported price of regular gas in Georgia was $2.92, compared to…

Source: Marcellus Williams Legal Team / Marcellus Williams’ legal team   Marcellus Williams was killed by order of the state of Missouri at 6:00 pm CT on September 24, 2024 following a 2001 conviction for the gruesome murder of Felicia Gayle, he was 55-years-old. A “jury of his peers” than only including one Black person deliberated and decided that Williams had stabbed Gayle 43 times while she was in the shower in 1998. For 26 years until his dying day, Williams maintained his innocence. BOSSIP previously reported that the state’s Supreme Court and Republican Governor Mike Parson denied his request…

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The Savannah State football team continues preparations for this week’s game against Fort Valley State. As of right now, there are no plans to move Saturday’s game. The Tigers are 1-2 after going on the road and defeating Tuskegee, 20-16. The victory marked the first time Savannah State has beaten Tuskegee since 1996. Starting quarterback Jadon Adams was out with a foot injury suffered against Central State. The Tigers used Christian Burks and Jhaydon Sullivan at quarterback. Sullivan played the first, second and fourth quarters and Burks played the third quarter. Head Coach Aaron Kelton telling…

Sept. 19, 2024 11 Alive Joe Ripley reports, the Federal Reserve’s move to lower its standard interest rate by half a percentage point caught Tom Smith, an economics professor at Emory University’s Goizueta School of Business, by surprise. While he banked on the Fed lowering interest rates, he didn’t think the institution would decrease the rate so aggressively.   Sept. 19, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive! Brian Robinson writes, it took around a decade for Allen Peake’s vision to become reality in Georgia, but because of his commitment to Georgians who have serious health conditions, patients now have legal access…

Prime Video just unleashed the official trailer and first look images for CROSS. Source: Courtesy / Prime Video Prime Video Official Trailer For CROSS Starring Aldis Hodge The rollout for the series, which stars Aldis Hodge as Alex Cross, has kept us drooling in anticipation since the initial reveal back in May. From Paramount Television Studios and Skydance Television, CROSS is a complex, twisted, pulse-pounding thriller created by showrunner and executive producer Ben Watkins, based upon the characters from James Patterson’s best-selling Alex Cross book series. Alex Cross is a detective and forensic psychologist, uniquely capable of digging into the…

(The Hill) The U.S. surgeon general is warning that parenting can be harmful for your mental health because mothers and fathers face dangerous levels of stress. In an advisory issued Wednesday, Dr. Vivek Murthy said he is blessed to be a father of two, but notes how difficult he finds parenting for himself and others. Being a dad is both the “toughest and most rewarding” job he’s ever had, Murthy said. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 8, 2022, on youth mental health care. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)…

by: Associated Press Posted: Sep 25, 2024 / 04:20 PM EDT Updated: Sep 25, 2024 / 04:20 PM EDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A high-ranking executive at OpenAI who served a few days as its interim CEO during a period of turmoil last year said she’s leaving the artificial intelligence company. Mira Murati, OpenAI’s chief technology officer, said in a written statement Wednesday that after much reflection she has “made the difficult decision to leave OpenAI.” “I’m stepping away because I want to create the time and space to do my own exploration,” she said. She spoke positively of the…

Sept. 20, 2024 Capitol Beat News Dave Williams reports that Georgia’s unemployment rate rose in August for the fourth month in a row, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. The state’s jobless rate of 3.6% last month was up two-tenths from July’s 3.4% but still six-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate.   Sept. 20, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive! Christy Simo reports, if there is one word that sums up Georgia’s higher education world in 2024, it’s partnership. From a statewide transfer agreement between the University System of Georgia (USG) and the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG)…

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump landed in Savannah with the intent of explaining his economic plan to the nation should he be re-elected to a second term in November.Yet for significant numbers who came to witness the former president’s first visit to Coastal Georgia, policy statements about manufacturing were not the priority. For people like Chatham County resident Amy Kersey, 51, the rally was a chance to see a political hero she believes will save the nation.Amy Kersey, 51, after Trump’s rally at the Johnny Mercer Theater on September 24, 2024 in Savannah, GA. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current“Trump loves us,…