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The CSRA Regional Commission Area Agency on Aging and Taking Elder Abuse Seriously “TEAS” are announcing a Virtual Event Series entitled “Emerging Stronger Against the Pandemic of Elder Abuse”. Presentations during the month of June will include a variety of speakers committed to addressing the needs of the elderly. In addition, they will be providing insight regarding the ongoing battle […]

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In just a few hours, the Downtown Organization of Retailers’ (DOOR) Celebrity Waiter Night brought in more than $13,500. In fact, Thursday’s event, which was held for the first time in three years and during a pandemic, was a total record breaker. “This event really is one of my favorites,” said

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By Jill Lawless and Bob Thomas The Associated Press Sean Connery, the charismatic Scottish actor who rose to international superstardom as the suave secret agent James Bond and then abandoned the role to carve out an Oscar-winning career in other rugged roles, has died. He was 90. Connery's wife

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Bond Denied for White Father, Son Charged in Ahmaud Arbery Slaying | Afro

By Russ Bynum The Associated Press A Georgia judge denied bond Nov. 13 for the father and son charged with murder in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, saying he's concerned the White men took the law into their own hands and endangered neighbors when they pursued and shot the Black man on a residential

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