Georgia
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A Georgia seaport becomes the largest US automobile port, surpassing Baltimore
The Port of Brunswick rode double-digit growth to become the top U.S. seaport for automobiles last year, Georgia officials said Wednesday, surpassing the Port of Baltimore after it shut down for weeks following a deadly bridge collapse.
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Coke CEO: Aluminum tariffs will increase cost of cans, but ‘we can adapt’
Atlanta-based Coca-Cola said new tariffs on aluminum announced by the Trump administration will increase the cost of cans for its business of selling beverages in the U.S., but CEO James Quincey said the company has a series of strategies to adapt.
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Rodent droppings, pink slime: Chattanooga area restaurant inspection reports for week ending Feb. 11, 2025
The Hamilton County, Catoosa County and Walker County health departments inspect food service establishments twice a year, grading them on a 100-point scale.
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Georgia lifts ban on poultry markets, swaps after bird flu cases
Sales, markets and swaps involving live poultry can resume in Georgia, state agriculture officials announced Monday evening, lifting a ban on the activities that had been in place since a deadly strain of bird flu rocked the industry last month.
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Federal judge blocks Trump’s NIH cuts nationwide, sparing Georgia research grants for now
A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's effort to slash funding for National Institutes of Health research programs at universities and medical systems that threatened a key source of funding and jobs in Georgia for critical research on health discoveries such as cancer and basic science.
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Prep primer: NW Georgia region basketball tournament titles on the line this week
The winter sports postseason is in full swing in Georgia, with wrestling having its penultimate championships later this week in Macon and basketball deciding its region champions this week.
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Georgia Republicans seek to shield carpet industry, cities from costly toxic PFAS lawsuits
As northwest Georgia's carpet manufacturing industry faces a barrage of potentially costly lawsuits,a new proposal introduced in the state legislature would grant broad immunity to carpet companies and municipalities accused of tainting the public water supply with the toxic "forever chemicals" known as PFAS.
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Georgia leads in U.S. HIV cases. Here’s why the lifesaving drug PrEP faces barriers in the state.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn’t rule out run for governor or U.S. Senate
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene could have dodged the question near the end of her segment at the live taping of the "Politically Georgia" podcast in Washington on Thursday.
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Walker County on track for momentous growth for three years in a row
Walker County may have posted record housing growth in 2023, but the momentum behind construction of new homes continued into 2024, county officials say.
