2024

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Cobb County February 1, 2024

UPDATE: McEachern High School now considered safe

UPDATE: The Cobb County Police Department issued the following update: McEachern High School is now considered safe following a comprehensive assessment by law enforcement. The reunification process has commenced to…

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Cobb County February 1, 2024

Cobb police report two separate serious injury crashes early this week

According to separate public information releases from Officer S.A. Barner of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P. Unit) is investigating two separate collisions in…

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Marietta February 1, 2024

Crash on I-75 results in critical life-threatening injury

Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department reported in a public information release that the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a crash that resulted in…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Georgia February 1, 2024

Georgia House approves revised prosecutor oversight commission as Senate investigates Willis

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 30, 2024 A bill that authorizes a new commission to review complaints filed…

Economy February 1, 2024

With the economy looking bright enough, the Federal Reserve seems content to play the waiting game

by Christopher Decker, University of Nebraska Omaha, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If there’s one thing you can say about Fed policymakers, it’s that they…

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Nutrition February 1, 2024

Breaking down fat byproducts could lead to healthier aging − researchers identify a key enzyme that does just that

by Eyleen Jorgelina O’Rourke, University of Virginia, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The journey of aging brings with it an unavoidable reality for many: an…

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Sports February 1, 2024

Sleep can give athletes an edge over competitors − but few recognize how fundamental sleep is to performance

by Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, University of Pittsburgh, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the adrenaline-packed world of professional sports, the power of sleep rarely gets adequate…

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Science and Technology February 1, 2024

Why are so many robots white?

by Mark Paterson, University of Pittsburgh, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Problems of racial and gender bias in artificial intelligence algorithms and the data used…

Labor February 1, 2024

Georgia Senate panel advances bill aimed at making the state even less hospitable to union workers

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 1, 2024 A bill backed by Gov. Brian Kemp aimed at making it…

A graphic with two stacks of coins with up and down arrows representing inflation

Economy February 1, 2024

How metro Atlanta compares to other metro areas in terms of inflation

by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College At one point during the pandemic, the inflation rate hit its highest levels since the late 1970s and early 1980s….

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