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16.03.2021 / 02:19

Rap impostor accused of scamming hotels sentenced to prison

AUGUSTA, Ga. – A Florida man who claimed to work in the rap industry and to have ties to the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan in a scheme to scam hotel stays and luxury services was sentenced Monday to serve seven years in federal prison.

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‘Please wear clothes,’ Georgia Department of Driver Services says

ATLANTA - Perhaps it should go without saying that any official government identification, one should be, well, properly attired, if not at very least wearing clothes.A post on the verified Georgia Department of Driver Services’ Facebook page on Tuesday seems to suggest some folks do not know that.The post features a graphic meme of a Neil deGrasse Tyson cutout with his hands up.The graphic reads "Please wear clothes when taking your selfies for your Digital Driver’s License and IDs."The post itself expands on that message reading:"Attention, lovely people of the digital era! Please take pictures with your clothes on when submitting them for your Digital Driver’s License and IDs. Let’s raise our virtual glasses and toast to the future.

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Earthquake rattles southeastern, Central Georgia

METTER, Ga. - Some Georgians woke up very early Saturday morning to the ground shaking.The United States Geological Survey reported an earthquake about 20 miles west of Statesboro, Georgia near Metter, Georgia. It happened around 4:05 a.m. and measured a 3.9 magnitude. People have reported feeling the quake in Savannah, Bluffton, and Statesboro and as far away as Columbia, Augusta, Warner Robins and Atlanta, according to the National Weather Service.There were no reports of any major damage caused by the quake.

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GOP voters ready for Georgia runoffs despite Trump's claims

ATLANTA – Many Republican voters in Georgia are angry. They're convinced that widespread voter fraud — claims that are baseless — cost President Donald Trump the election to Democrat Joe Biden.

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The road to the Masters is a long way from Augusta National

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. – This is no ordinary road to the Masters.Instead of the tropical warmth of Florida in the spring, it starts in the hot desert air of Nevada in October. Instead of a series of PGA Tour events some 500 miles south of Augusta National with an occasional detour into Texas, this road starts 2,000 to the west, heads out to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and then back over to Houston.What hasn't changed is the top players are back in action with Georgia on their minds.It starts Thursday with the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek, typically held in South Korea and now part of an Asia swing that moved this year to the western U.S.

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3 coronavirus deaths linked to Maine indoor wedding reception, officials confirm

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Public inquiry could be needed if £24 million Comrie flood plan is to get the go ahead

Comrie if councillors choose to support it this week.A paper seeking the full council’s permission to proceed with the £24 million project says two people who raised objections to it going ahead under its current guise during a recent consultation are refusing to back down.The document adds Scottish ministers could demand local authority leaders justify the proposed flood defences at a public local inquiry if the duo do not drop their opposition to the scheme soon.Ten schools could reopen fully in AugustA separate paper says one objector is opposed to a section being built in a resident’s garden while the other is worried about construction workers damaging their property.The paper says the second objector also fears the proposed defences

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Why older people are vulnerable to Covid-19 decoded

Washington: A group of tiny molecules that attack invading viruses is diminished with age and chronic illnesses, according to a study which says this decrease may explain why older individuals are vulnerable to COVID-19.

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The Masters in November is better than no Masters at all

C.T. Pan could become a footnote in history at Augusta National. Imagine qualifying for his first Masters and then having to wait 571 days before he can hear the most understated announcement in golf.

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