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Crime August 27, 2022

Man sentenced to 60 years for assault on two-year-old that resulted in permanent traumatic brain injury

Pedro Tamayo, 31, was sentenced to 60 years in prison for an assault that left the two-year-old child of his girlfriend with permanent brain injury. The child’s mother, Alejandro Lopez…

2022 Elections August 26, 2022

Q & A with Dorothy Coker, Democratic hopeful for Georgia State House District 34

By Arielle Robinson Monday afternoon, the Courier spoke over the phone with Dorothy Coker, the Democratic candidate for Georgia State House District 34. District 34 covers parts of Kennesaw and…

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Health Care August 26, 2022

COVID among Cobb County’s school-aged residents: 14-day period ending August 25

The table below is a summary of the Georgia Department of Public Health‘s School Aged COVID-19 Data Report for the two-week period ending yesterday, August 25, 2022. Cobb CountyAge categoryAll…

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Science and Technology August 26, 2022

Artemis 1: maiden flight of spacecraft set to take humans back to the Moon – here’s what needs to go right

By Gareth Dorrian, University of Birmingham [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A launch window – the period during which a rocket must be launched to…

International August 26, 2022

State Department approves $1.95 billion sale of Blackhawk helicopters to Australia: Lockheed Martin principal contractor

The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters and related equipment to the government of Australia for an estimated cost of $1.95 billion. Lockheed Martin…

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Health Care August 25, 2022

4 reasons why abortion laws often clash with the majority’s preferences in the US, from constitutional design to low voter turnout

By Matthew A Baum; Alauna Safarpour, and Kristin Lunz Trujillo [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Kansas voters opted against overturning a state constitutional right to…

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Food and Nutrition August 25, 2022

Two surprising reasons behind the obesity epidemic: Too much salt, not enough water

By Richard Johnson, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Scientific studies and media coverage are rife with warnings on how…

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Education August 24, 2022

Student loan forgiveness – experts on banking, public spending and education policy look at the impact of Biden’s plan

By Terri Friedline, University of Michigan; Dominique Baker, Southern Methodist University, and John W. Diamond, Rice University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Joe Biden…

Health Care August 24, 2022

COVID in Cobb County: August 24, 2022

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting on the COVID numbers for the state and counties weekly. These numbers are from the report issued on Wednesday August 24,…

Energy August 24, 2022

Does turning the air conditioning off when you’re not home actually save energy? Three engineers run the numbers

By Aisling Pigott, University of Colorado Boulder; Jennifer Scheib, University of Colorado Boulder, and Kyri Baker, University of Colorado Boulder [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission]…

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