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The latest breaking news from Atlanta, which is the capital of Georgia and its most populous city. Key sectors of Atlanta’s advanced economy are technology and logistics. The city hosts the headquarters of giant companies like Coca-Cola and UPS. Get the news and updates on Atlanta’s economy, markets, and finance. Furthermore, follow RT on political and cultural news from Atlanta. Very often, Atlanta suffers from crime, however. RT covers the most sensational news and reports on the incident in the state: gun shootings, fire accidents, police brutality. All this sometimes lead to the protests, information on which one can also find on RT.com.
- Atlanta fraudster set up ‘Black Lives Matter’ group, pocketed $200,000 in donations - FBI
The FBI has arrested an Atlanta activist on fraud charges, after he set up a ‘Black LIves Matter’ group to enrich himself to the tune of $200,000. As donations poured in, the suspect bought himself tailored suits and a new house.Sep 27, 2020 03:07USA News - Mail-in voter fur-raud? CAT who DIED 12 years ago receives voter registration application in AtlantaAn Atlanta family was surprised to receive a voter registration application in the mail for their long-dead pet cat – and the state government is wondering what other kind of fraud “out-of-town activists” are up to in Georgia.Jul 11, 2020 02:52USA News
- Georgia governor declares emergency & deploys National Guard as Atlanta violence skyrockets amid Black Lives Matter protestsGeorgia Governor Brian Kemp has ordered National Guard troops to deploy in Atlanta, after rioters ransacked the state police headquarters. Shootings in the city have doubled in the wake of protests against police brutality.Jul 6, 2020 23:32USA News
- Where are the protests? Firearms overtake fireworks as shootings over July 4th weekend leave scores dead in big US citiesThe Independence Day weekend turned deadly across the US as 77 people were shot in Chicago alone, continuing a spate of violence that has plagued largely black neighborhoods amid anti-racism protests focused on police brutality.Jul 6, 2020 22:18USA News
- ‘White Strike’ and ‘Blue Flu’ trend on Twitter as Atlanta police reportedly call in sick after officer charged with shootingReports that cops in Atlanta called in sick after charges were filed against a former police officer who fatally shot a black man prompted the hashtags ‘White Strike’ and ‘Blue Flu’ to trend on Twitter on Thursday.Jun 18, 2020 17:14USA News
- ‘Inciting with misinformation’: Fox’s Geraldo criticized for claims Atlanta shooting could’ve ended peacefully with Uber ride homeFox News personality Geraldo Rivera claims the Atlanta shooting of Rayshard Brooks should have ended with a cab ride home instead of violence – a take critics are saying ignores the facts and unfairly incites people.Jun 18, 2020 16:50USA News
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