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The Atlanta rapper, who was charged with participating in criminal gang activity in what has become the longest criminal trial in Georgia history, suddenly changed his plea on Thursday.
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Some advocates in support of Amendment 2 say it would allow for more choices for parents and their children. Meanwhile, some opponents feel it will harm public education, which they say has been under attack in the Commonwealth for years. -
A Tennessee court order offered some clarity on medical exceptions in the state’s abortion ban, but critics say the ruling highlights how little lawmakers and legal experts understand pregnancy complications. -
Federal prosecutors rested their case Thursday, the fourth day of testimony in the retrial of Brett Hankison, a former detective accused of blindly firing shots into Breonna Taylor’s apartment in March 2020. -
The death of Republican state Sen. Johnnie Turner just ahead of Election Day did not spur a special election, as 11 write-in candidates now run to fill the next four-year term. -
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