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Student Wounded and Young Suspect Is in Custody After Shooting at Georgia High School, Police Say

Student Wounded and Young Suspect Is in Custody After Shooting at Georgia High School, Police Say

Published by Sam Flores

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. (AP) — A shooting at a Georgia high school Wednesday left one student wounded, and a teenage suspect who fled was later taken into custody, police said. The shooting at Warner Robins High School involving two ninth-graders occurred just one week into the new school year and prompted a response from dozens of law enforcement officers. Warner Robins is about 102 miles (164 kilometers) southeast of Atlanta. “Today a call that we train for every year happened to come to Houston County,” Sheriff Matt Moulton said at an evening news conference. The injured student was taken to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Moulton did not specify the type of injuries the student had. It wasn’t immediately known whether the school has metal detectors in place. Moulton declined to take questions at the news conference, citing the active investigation. The sheriff said a group of students was inside a school bathroom when a verbal altercation between two students escalated into a physical fight. One student was shot at 2:15 p.m., and …

‘Tear Gas’ Is a Fiction Film Shot Inside Real Protests in Georgia

‘Tear Gas’ Is a Fiction Film Shot Inside Real Protests in Georgia

Published by Daniella Wilson

Elene, 16, and her war-scarred family are drawn into a mass protest in Tbilisi that transforms the streets of the capital of Georgia into a battleground for freedom. But it also forces them to confront the conflicts that are already threatening to tear them apart. Does this read like a synopsis for a fiction or a documentary film to you? Well, whatever answer you give, you are kind of right. Because this is not just any film. It is Tear Gas from Georgian writer-director Uta Beria (Negative Numbers). And it is a fiction film shot inside real demonstrations. The movie will world premiere on Aug. 12 in the Filmmakers of the Present competition program of the 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival. At the International Film Festival Rotterdam’s IFFR Pro industry section, the project last year won two awards: the inaugural HBF Empowerment Award, worth €10,000 ($11,000), with the jury highlighting its urgent themes of freedom of expression and political tension, and the Outward Gaze Award, another €10,000 honor, from the PJLF Arts Fund. Produced by Nino …

Stephen Bear Given Prison Sentence For Breaching Georgia Harrison Restraining Order

Stephen Bear Given Prison Sentence For Breaching Georgia Harrison Restraining Order

Published by Sam Flores

Stephen Bear in March 2024 Reality TV personality Stephen Bear has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for breaking the terms of a restraining order. In 2023, Bear served just over 10 months in jail after being found guilty of distributing footage of himself and his ex, Love Island star Georgia Harrison, having sex. She was not aware that they were being filmed, nor did she give her permission for the footage to be shared. As part of the terms of his conviction, the Celebrity Big Brother winner had been banned from posting about Harrison or the case on social media. However, he repeatedly broke this arrangement, leading to him being convicted of harassment by breaching a restraining order, which he previously pleaded guilty to at a hearing in June. On Thursday, it was confirmed that Bear had subsequently been sentenced to more than a year in prison for breaking these terms, and is now banned from contacting Harrison, her mum and a family friend. The court heard that Bear had “consistently” posted a …

Georgia May Jagger sizzles in killer bikini for sunbathing session

Georgia May Jagger sizzles in killer bikini for sunbathing session

Published by Daniella Wilson

Bikini season is in full swing, and Georgia May Jagger has served up a killer seasonal two-piece that has sent our hearts racing.  The daughter of Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall, 34, posed up a storm on Friday, slipping into a striking red bikini that framed her impressive physique while frolicking in Hampstead Heath.  Georgia May left us spellbound with her killer red bikini The two-piece in question was a layered design featuring a metallic bikini set layered over a cherry red string set and perfectly flattered the fashion model as she relaxed in the grass. “Taking my holiday in Hampstead Heath @bleachlondon @officiallyhrh,” she penned alongside the photos shared with her 1.3 million followers on Instagram. The model had her own personal fashion shoot on Hampstead Heath While we were dazzled by her seriously stylish swimwear, her glam for the occasion was equally as flawless, with her iconic platinum locks sleekly styled, cascading past her shoulders. As for her makeup, Georgia opted for an au naturel complexion with subtle brushes of mascara. Georgia May …

Trump to Campaign in Georgia as Republicans Fear Election Claims Could Hurt Turnout

Trump to Campaign in Georgia as Republicans Fear Election Claims Could Hurt Turnout

Published by Sam Flores

MARIETTA, Georgia, July 22 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will campaign in Georgia on ⁠Wednesday ⁠amid Republican concerns that his renewed focus on election ⁠fraud claims could hurt the party’s chances in one of the country’s most competitive Senate races. Trump’s trip follows months ​of attacks on Georgia’s election system, which he has criticized since his 2020 loss in the state. Since January, the president has questioned the state’s voting system at least nine ‌times during public events and interviews, according to ‌a Reuters review. In a June podcast, Trump said the 2020 election in Georgia was “rigged.” Days later, during a telephone rally for the state’s Republican gubernatorial nominee, Trump said: “Our elections ⁠are corrupt.” The president’s ⁠rally in Marietta, a politically competitive suburb north of Atlanta, will be his first campaign stop since ​a prime-time White House speech last week in which he questioned the security of elections nationwide.  Some Georgia Republicans worry Trump’s message could backfire in November’s midterm elections, when control of Congress is at stake, by making his supporters less …

Oystercatchers, Known for Sharp Bills and Beady Eyes, Are Making a Comeback Thanks to Conservation

Oystercatchers, Known for Sharp Bills and Beady Eyes, Are Making a Comeback Thanks to Conservation

Published by Sam Flores

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — On a pristine Rhode Island beach teeming with noisy seabirds, a group of biologists armed with nets sneak up on a pair of American oystercatcher chicks. But just as they move in to capture them, one of the football-size birds, with bright-orange bills and long legs, scampers into a coastal salt pond. The other briefly takes to the air, sending the team running across the mile-and-a-half-long (2.4-kilometer-long) beach in pursuit. “There is a problem. They can fly,” Alan Kneidel, a senior conservation biologist with the environmental group Manomet Conservation Sciences, said as he watched the team go after the chicks. Eventually, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists tracked down both birds. They bundled them each into white pillow cases and gingerly carried them to a sand dune where body measurements were taken and bands clipped onto their long, peach-colored legs. Birds starting to recover The banding in the 787-acre (318-hectare) Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge is part of a nationwide effort to restore the oystercatcher’s population along the coasts …

Trump Shifts His Tone on Jimmy Carter While Grappling With Iran, Inflation and His Own Legacy

Trump Shifts His Tone on Jimmy Carter While Grappling With Iran, Inflation and His Own Legacy

Published by Sam Flores

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter used to be one of President Donald Trump ’s favorite political targets, a catchall foil for feckless Democrats that he could jeer at to make himself look strong and decisive. But lately, Trump’s sentiments on the 39th president have become more wistful as he faces some of the same challenges the late Carter did. Those include the war in Iran with no end in sight — and now escalating as the U.S. moves to control the Strait of Hormuz — and inflation, a drag on the economy Trump hasn’t tamed despite long insisting that his business background would wipe it out. The comparison seems to be on Trump’s mind, too. Asked last month why he didn’t dispatch U.S. Special Forces into Iran to forcibly remove its enriched uranium, he responded, “I didn’t feel like being Jimmy Carter.” That recalled the failed 1980 raid to free U.S. hostages that killed eight American servicemen. Trump also said in March that the unsuccessful mission “cost them the election” against Ronald Reagan in 1980, …

Fairlife Pauses US Production After Cyberattack Breached Milk Brand’s Systems

Fairlife Pauses US Production After Cyberattack Breached Milk Brand’s Systems

Published by Sam Flores

NEW YORK (AP) — Milk brand Fairlife is pausing its production in the U.S. after a ransomware cyberattack breached the company’s systems. Coca-Cola, which owns Fairlife, announced Thursday that its dairy company had identified “unauthorized access by a third party” to a portion of its systems, including those related to production. The company disclosed that this was in connection to a ransomware event — and in response, it took some operations offline. “Product quality and safety have not been impacted,” Atlanta-based Coca-Cola said in a statement. “However, as a result of the incident, production operations at fairlife in the United States are temporarily suspended.” Fairlife’s Canadian operations were not affected. The full scope and impacts of the attack are otherwise still unknown, Coca-Cola added — but the beverage giant said it had informed law enforcement, and is also working with cybersecurity experts as it continues its investigation and recovery to restore operations. A company spokesperson said there were no further updates to share as of Friday morning. Cyberattacks are on the rise across sectors. Beyond …