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Van der Sloot told Chile police thief killed woman
LIMA, Peru — Joran van der Sloot told police in Chile that it was an unidentified robber who beat a young woman to death in his hotel room, a killing for which the Dutchman has been charged with murder in Peru. Peruvian police say Van der Sloot, long suspected in the 2005 disappearance of U.S. [...]
April Unemployment Rate Declines In Metro
ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) reported Thursday that the preliminary unadjusted unemployment rate in metro Atlanta declined to 9.8 percent in April, down six-tenths of a percentage point from a revised 10.4 percent in March. Meanwhile, the number of unemployed workers in the metro area decreased to 261,748 down 14,975 from 276,723 [...]
Obama: Everything Being Done To Protect Gulf
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama moved aggressively to show his government is in charge of the Gulf oil spill on Thursday, calling the gushing leak an “unprecedented disaster” and blasting a “scandalously close relationship” between oil companies and regulators. “The American people should know that from the moment this disaster began, the federal government has [...]
UGA Academics to Get $2 Million Boost from Athletics
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA (AP) — The University of Georgia Athletic Association’s board of directors approved an additional $2 million contribution to help the school’s academic programs get through difficult financial times. The contribution approved Thursday is in addition to the $6 million pledged by the Athletic Association to academic programs last year, to be [...]
Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 5/26
Gwinnett – Off Mississippi 3, Mobile 9 D. Linares 1-4 HR(7), 2 RBI, .262 Avg M. Daniel 1-3 HR(1), 2K, .333 Avg Richard Sullivan got rocked again and the offense couldn’t catch back up from the early deficit. There appears to be a lot of new guys cropping up in the Braves system lately, the [...]
Braves Chipper Jones Now Says He May Not Play In 2011
Braves third baseman Chipper Jones has still not ruled out retiring after this season. Here is a transcript of what he said earlier today (hat tip, MLBTR): One thing that I have always said is that I’ve never played this game for money. I play it because I enjoy playing it and I’ve been pretty [...]
Glaus, Escobar lead Braves past Marlins 7-3
MIAMI, Fla. (AP)—Yunel Escobar(notes) picked a good time to break out of his slump. Escobar was hitless in his last 15 at-bats before stepping to the plate in the seventh inning Wednesday night. He led off with the single, one of two he had in a six-run inning that lifted the Braves past the Florida [...]
Steinway Artist Harry Connick, Jr. and Big Easy Musicians Perform at 2010 Governor’s Ball at The White House
On December 3, 2009, President Obama and a group of world-renowned performers were on hand for the National Tree Lighting Ceremony. In a tradition dating back to 1923, the President was on hand at the Ellipse near the White House to light the tree while bringing a message of peace and hope to the world.
For this year’s event, a group of talented performers were selected to perform, including Steinway Artist Brad Mehldau, Grammy award winner Sheryl Crow, hip-hop artist Common, country artist Ray LaMontagne, American Idol Jordin Sparks, jazz artist Joshua Redman, and the all-female music ensemble Celtic Woman.
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Alpharetta firm hands out 25,000 canes
ALPHARETTA – Two years ago, AMG Medical of Alpharetta needed a year to give away 5,000 of its Hugo folding canes to U.S. military veterans, doing all the work on its own. On Veterans Day this year, the company gained help from Sam’s Club, several other corporate sponsors and VFW Post 12002 to start giving [...]