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‘Your Parents Don’t Want You—but Russia Does’
theTrumpet
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What do you call kidnapping tens of thousands of children and brainwashing them to become soldiers for the kidnapper? ‘Diabolical evil on the level of Joseph Stalin.’ “Your parents didn’t want you.” This is what 15-year-old Lisa was told by her...
How the SEC overcame segregationist policies to integrate college sports
Hattiesburg American - Mississippi
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Georgia Tech coach Bobby Dodd played against an integrated Pitt team in the 1956 Sugar Bowl despite government pressure. Mississippi State coach Babe McCarthy snuck his team out of state to play against an integrated Loyola team in the 1963 NCAA...
As powerful 8.8 earthquake triggers Pacific-wide tsunami alert, Georgia scientists are tracking the seismic and tidal waves
11 Alive - Georgia
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Dr. Andrew Newman's team from Georgia Tech has instruments deployed in the waters off Alaska, gathering data from the event. ATLANTA — A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula late Monday, triggering a tsunami...
Trump’s India Tariffs Crack Down on Real Russian Collusion
The American Spectator - Virginia
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President Donald Trump announced that a 25 percent blanket tariff on imports from India will come into effect on Aug. 1, 2025. Trump noted the high tariff rates India maintains on the import of American goods and honed in on India’s close...
Top officials visit Batumi Maritime Academy to boost maritime education
Georgia Online
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July 30, 2025
Batumi, Georgia: The Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, Guram Guramishvili, took part in the information meeting, which was held at Batumi Maritime Academy. The Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of...
Troy Athletic Director Brent Jones departs for Georgia Tech
The Troy Messenger - Alabama
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July 30, 2025
Published 3:44 pm Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Troy Athletic Director Brent Jones is on his way to the ACC, to serve as the school’s executive deputy athletic director. Georgia Tech formally announced the move on July 30. Jones has been the athletic...
Strong Russian earthquake detected in Georgia
WTOC 11 - Georgia
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July 30, 2025
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A seismograph on Skidaway Island detected the July 29 earthquake in Russia, over 5,500 miles away from its origin point. The July 29, 2025 earthquake is now one of the top 10 strongest earthquakes on record, registering a...
EU slapped down for 'short-sighted' move as Russian tourists flood hotspots
Daily Express
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July 29, 2025
Russian holidaymakers are flooding European hotspots despite warnings of increased security risks following a series of Moscow-orchestrated cyberattacks. Italy recorded a spike in bookings from Russian tourists of 18.9% over the last year, data...
“Baku’s goal is to subjugate Armenia to Azerbaijan”: views from Yerevan
JAMnews
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July 28, 2025
Armenian analysts comment on Hajiyev’s interview In an interview with the German newspaper Berliner Zeitung, Hikmet Hajiyev, assistant to the president of Azerbaijan, reiterated Baku’s preconditions for signing a peace treaty: amending Armenia’s...
Tunis earns Faculty Honors at Georgia Tech for Spring 2025 semester
Mainstreet News - Georgia
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Jefferson, GA (30549) Today Thunderstorms, some with heavy rain this evening followed by occasional showers overnight. Low 73F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 100%. 1 to 2 inches of rain expected.. Tonight Thunderstorms, some with heavy...
Observers warn Africa of Russia's growing influence on the continent
The Standard
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Burkina Faso's junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore arrive for talks in Moscow on May 10, 2025. [AFP] As the popularity of Burkina Faso interim president Ibrahim Traore spreads across the African continent, a...
Parts of Coastal B.C. on tsunami advisory after massive 8.7 quake off Russia
Vancouver City News
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July 30, 2025
British Columbia’s emergency preparedness agency says a tsunami is expected to hit parts of Vancouver Island late Tuesday, but with waves of less than 30 centimetres, after one of the world’s strongest earthquakes struck off the southwestern...
Tsunami advisory cancelled for B.C. coast after massive earthquake near Russia
Devon Dispatch
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News World Emergency Info B.C. said shortly after 6:30 a.m. that the advisory has ended for all of B.C.'s tsunami zones A tsunami advisory sign is seen near Wickaninish Beach at Pacific Rim National Park near Tofino, B.C.,...
Young joins Georgia Cotton Commission
Tifton Gazette - Georgia
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July 29, 2025
Published 4:10 pm Tuesday, July 29, 2025 PERRY — The Georgia Cotton Commission recently announced that Audrey Young has joined the commission staff as the outreach and education specialist. In her new position at the Commission, she will be...
Proposed changes to EU deforestation law will boost illegal Russia timber trade, NGO warns
Euronews
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July 29, 2025
Proposed changes to the EU deforestation law supported by a majority of member states will boost the potential for illegal trade of Russian and Belarusian timber, according to an NGO which has conducted an investigation into the trade. In May 18...
‘Brutality over precision’ — What the Army is learning from Russia in Ukraine
Task & Purpose
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July 28, 2025
Russian forces in Ukraine are learning that tactics based on “brutality” and quantity over quality can improve their fortunes, according to a 170-page report put out by the U.S. Army this month. Published last week, “How Russia Fights” lays out a...
“Lelo” and Gakharia’s party make their first comments regarding the information about Aleko Elisashvili being nominated as a candidate for Tbilisi mayor
Inter Press News
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“Lelo” and the “Gakharia for Georgia” party do not confirm the information that their candidate for Tbilisi mayor will be Aleko Elisashvili, who is reportedly set to be officially announced on July 31. Regarding the media reports, InterpressNews...
Israel can learn from Azerbaijan’s diplomatic approach — Opinion
News.Az
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Azerbaijan provides a valuable and pragmatic example in post-conflict recovery, societal resilience, and effective foreign policy strategies. In the aftermath of the tragic events of October 7, the Hamas massacre in the south, and months-long...
SRTC appoints new board member Stacey Hancock
Moultrie Observer - Georgia
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August 19, 2025
Published 3:26 pm Tuesday, August 19, 2025 THOMASVILLE — Southern Regional Technical College President Jim Glass recently announced the addition of Stacey Hancock of Thomasville to the SRTC Board of Directors. Hancock was sworn in during the Aug....
Levan Sanikidze: Not even Aleko Elisashvili, let alone Dimitri Gelovani, can change the voters' perception that the October 4 election is a Russian special operation aimed at granting legitimacy to Ivanishvili
Inter Press News
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Irakli Kobakhidze and Bidzina Ivanishvili must answer why they placed those parties in second and third place which are participating in their legitimacy games. Who actually believes that the GORBI poll is neutral? — Bidzina Ivanishvili wants to...