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Audit shows errors in sex offender registry ATLANTA - A state audit shows that Georgia's sex offender registry contains numerous errors. Auditors cited outdated computers, underfunding, understaffing and poor communication between government agencies. |
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Powerful storm likely to track north of us SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Hurricane Earl, now a powerful Category 4 storm, barreled toward the U.S. coast early Tuesday after battering tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and winds that damaged homes and toppled power lines. Earl is forecast to potentially brush the U.S. East Coast late Thursday, before curving back out to sea, potentially swiping New England or far-eastern Canada. The U.S. National Hurricane Center warned coastal residents from North ... |
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Isakson raps health-care reform bill U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., expressed concerns during a meeting Tuesday in Statesboro about the nation’s proposed health-care bill. At Forest Heights Country Club, Isakson spoke against the proposed “dramatic change in health care,” saying the bill favored by President Barack Obama is designed “to drive everybody to a government option” when it comes to health care. |
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Another Atlantic storm gets name MIAMI - Tropical Storm Earl has formed in the open Atlantic Ocean, but the system is far from land. Earl has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph) and is expected to become a hurricane by Friday. |
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Licenses offices getting holiday All Department of Driver Services driver’s licensing and testing customer service centers will be closed Saturday, Sept. 4 and will reopen on Tuesday, Sept. 7. DDS centers are closed statewide every Monday. The first business day following a closed day typically is busy, so plan accordingly. |
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Judge: Troy Davis failed to prove innocence SAVANNAH - A Georgia death row inmate given a rare chance to prove his innocence by the U.S. Supreme Court failed to clear his name with a case that was "largely smoke and mirrors," a federal judge said Tuesday in a ruling that sets the stage for the state to resume planning his execution. The case of Troy Anthony Davis has been a rallying point for death penalty opponents and groups such as Amnesty International ... |
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Feds OK state voter check system ATLANTA - The Justice Department has given Georgia approval to again verify voters' identity and citizenship, Secretary of State Brian Kemp announced on Monday. Federal officials have precleared a modified new program designed to confirm that prospective voters are U.S. citizens. The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division had repeatedly rejected similar versions of the Georgia program. |
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Judge lets church gun ban stand MACON - A federal judge did not immediately block a new Georgia law that would ban the carrying of firearms into houses of worship. Gun rights advocates say they were disappointed in the decision Monday by U.S. District Court Judge C. Ashley Royal. |
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Danielle hits hurricane strength; not threatening U.S. MIAMI - Hurricane Danielle has strengthened to a Category 2 storm as it churns far out over the Atlantic. The hurricane has maximum sustained winds Tuesday near 100 mph (160 kph) and could become a major hurricane by early Wednesday. |
