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Weather January 10, 2025

Heavy mixed precipitation expected in metro Atlanta with approaching winter storm

Heavy mixed precipitation is expected for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia as the winter storm watch has been upgraded to a winter storm warning. The…

Weather January 10, 2025

VyStar Credit Union announces winter storm watch branch closures

VyStar Credit Union distributed the following notice of branch closures, including Marietta and Smyrna branches: VyStar Credit Union Winter Storm Branch Closures VyStar Credit Union is closely monitoring the path…

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News Brief January 10, 2025

CobbLinc suspends service Friday and Saturday

Cobb County distributed the following notice that CobbLinc will suspend “all bus, paratransit, and microtransit services” on Friday, January 10, and Saturday, January 11: In response to the impending winter…

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Energy January 9, 2025

Nuclear fusion could one day be a viable clean energy source – but big engineering challenges stand in the way

by George R. Tynan, University of California, San Diego and Farhat Beg, University of California, San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The way scientists…

Environment January 9, 2025

3 ways Trump’s EPA could use the language of science to weaken pollution controls

by Eric Nost, University of Guelph, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Environmental issues were conspicuously absent from the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign, but moves by…

Science and Technology January 9, 2025

Tech law in 2025: a look ahead at AI, privacy and social media regulation under the new Trump administration

by Sylvia Lu, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Artificial intelligence harms, problematic social media content, data privacy violations – the issues are…

Georgia January 9, 2025

Kemp unveils plan to spend millions intended to restore order in Georgia prisons

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]January 8, 2025 The Georgia Department of Corrections and Republican Gov. Brian Kemp unveiled a…

Weather January 9, 2025

Cobb and Marietta schools, St. Benedict’s school closed Friday Jan 10 due to winter storm concerns

Cobb County public schools, Marietta schools, and St. Benedict’s Episcopal School have all announced they will be closed on Friday January 10 due to expected icy weather.

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Food Safety January 9, 2025

USDA issues public health alert for product labeled Chicken Curry Empanadas shipped to Walmarts nationwide

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for a frozen Chicken Curry Empanada product due to misbranding and an undeclared…

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Pets and Pet Adoption January 9, 2025

“I’m all leashed up and ready to go to a loving home!”

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female brown/white bull terrier. The following information on this potential family member…

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