At his briefing, Kemp said: “I want to encourage my fellow Georgians to hang in there. I know you are tired of this. I know you want to return to business as usual, but we must first overcome the obstacles we have in our path.” Kemp also tweeted: “In keeping with our promise to let data and experts guide our decisions, I announced another strategic step forward. Tomorrow, I will sign a statewide shelter in place order....
According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the school will announce Smart’s hiring as soon as Sunday or Monday, after Alabama plays Florida in Saturday’s SEC championship game in Atlanta. MORE: College football Week 13 action | CFB Playoff rankings | Which teams could sneak in? Smart, 39, was a defensive back at Georgia from 1995-98 and served as a graduate assistant on Jim Donnan’s staff in 1999. Smart has been on Nick Saban’s staff at Alabama since 2007 and was promoted to defensive coordinator in 2008....
In-person early voting in Georgia started on Monday and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said the state saw a record turnout that was more than 40 percent higher than 2016. That trend continued over the next two days with more than 540,013 people casting ballots as of Thursday evening, a 62 percent increase from 2016, and, combined with a glitch in the system, it made for a perfect storm of voters having to wait longer than usual....
Eleven amateur and professional climbers from Georgia reached the summit of Mount Kazbek in northern Georgia as a memorial service for the 9/11 victims. The climbers Thursday erected a memorial plaque on the 5,034-metre mountain peak with victims’ names from the 9/11 terror attack in the New York City in 2001, reports Xinhua. The group of climbers started their Mount Kazbek attempt Sep 3. Group leader Mirza Liparteliani, a professional climber from Georgia, said though the most difficult part of their ascent was completing it with novices at mountaineering in the group, it had succeeded without a hitch in reaching the mountain top Sep 11 to coincide with the memorial date....
The disease is known as gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD. It affects about 1 out of 5 Americans, according to the International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD). The most prevalent symptom of the disease is heartburn. Others, according to the IFFGD, include a hoarse voice, having trouble or feeling pain when swallowing, the feeling of food stuck in the esophagus, chronic coughing and a chronic sore throat. While heartburn and coughing might seem like they constitute a relatively benign disease, GERD “shouldn’t be ignored, as it can be serious if left untreated as it is associated with a risk of cancer,” Dr....
The world champions are in the capital to take on France in a friendly, with Bierhoff confirming the news to German newspaper Express. MORE: World Cup 2014 photos | Is FIFA on brink of dissolving? “There was a bomb threat. The hotel has been widely cordoned off and evacuated,” the former striker said. The German squad arrived Thursday and trained at the Stade de France — the venue for Friday’s match against the Euro 2016 hosts....
Germany’s Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber each recorded singles victories to secure their side’s win over France prior to the doubles rubber. Zverev beat Lucas Pouille 6-3 6-7 (8-10) 6-2 while Kerber came from a set down to overcome Alize Cornet, before the French pairing teamed up for a 4-3 (5-4) 4-3 (5-3) doubles win. Australia were pushed all the way by Spain in the night session in Perth, but eventually prevailed as Matt Ebden and Ashleigh Barty edged out David Ferrer and Garbine Muguruza in a tense doubles contest....
Neid spoke with USA Today Sports about the recent ESPN report that details what happened the night Solo allegedly beat up her sister, Teresa Obert, and Obert’s 17-year-old son. The German coach spoke through a translator, but the message was pretty clear. MORE: Solo abused police during arrest | Women’s World Cup perfect send-off for sexist Blatter | Players to watch “I’m happy that my players do not have the same off-field lifestyle,” she said....
The German champion collected his sixth career Tour stage victory by outpacing Norway’s Alexander Kristoff in second and France’s Samuel Dumoulin in third at the end of the 194-kilometer (120-mile) ride from Arras to Reims. MORE: Tour de France in photos Andrew Talansky was the top American finisher, in 17th place on the day. Tejay Van Garderen was 26th and Christopher Horner was 40th. Talansky stands ninth overall, with Van Garderen in 11th....
Joachim’s Low’s side, without a host of rested first-teamers such as Thomas Muller, Toni Kroos and Mesut Ozil, stormed into Sunday’s final in St Petersburg with a resounding 4-1 win over Mexico at Sochi’s Fisht Stadium. Lemar will not force Arsenal move Much-touted Schalke midfielder Leon Goretzka tore a considerable hole in El Tri’s challenge with a quickfire early brace to make it 2-0 inside eight minutes, while Timo Werner and substitute Amin Younes scored second-half goals either side a spectacular but ultimately futile consolation from Marco Fabian....
It still costs over two grand, but this is the top-spec Surface Book so comes with an Intel Core i7 procesor, 16GB of RAM, a huge 1TB SSD, a dedicated Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Graphics card and Windows 10 Pro. It’s one of the most powerful laptops around so won’t let you down. Microsoft’s 13.5in PixelSense display is stunning and the innovative design of the Surface Book 2 means it can detatch from the keyboard....
How: Visiting Apple Music’s web player will let you find and add the playlist to your account. Why Do You Care: It’s fun to see what you’ve been listening to over time. While it’s only February, you can listen to your favorite tunes of the year on a playlist that will update every month until the end of the year. Every year, streaming music services like Spotify and Apple Music release a way for their users to listen to their most played tracks from the past year....
Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled his seriousness about marketing Russian nukes in the spring of 2006 when he appointed his chief of staff, Sergei Sobyanin, as chairman of TVEL, an umbrella body that oversees the country’s nuclear-power industry. Already the industry brings in $2.6 billion a year in electricity sales and $2.4 billion from selling nuclear fuel. The next step: an aggressive marketing campaign aimed largely at developing-world consumers. It has customers in China and India (both have plants under construction) and Iran, which has a single-reactor plant on the Persian Gulf coast at Bushehr but has expressed interest in up to 20 more....
You may also need an MRI at some point to diagnose an injury or a different illness. Several effects of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome can make an MRI, especially of the brain, difficult. These issues include: Anxiety, especially if you’re at all claustrophobic Hypersensitivity and hyperalgesia (pain amplification) Allodynia (pain from light pressure) Noise sensitivity With proper planning, though, you may be able to avoid a lot of problems....
But in Ghana, authorities have taken the necessary precautions to ensure that the country's limited energy supply wouldn't be exhausted when fans tune in to watch the contest. The country is rationing electricity. GHANA VS USA: Everything you need to know | Pre-match hype video | USMNT excited for rematch Low water levels at energy-producing dams on the Volta River have caused the hydroelectric power supplies to become reduced, so the country is rationing electricity until the water levels increase, according to Circa....
Aubameyang beat stiff competition from Ivory Coast’s Yaya Toure and Ghana’s deputy captain Andre Ayew to win the coveted award at a flashy ceremony in Nigeria two days ago. He garnered 146 votes from national team coaches and captains in Africa to be the victor, reports Xinhua. The CAF has come under intense attack after the event with a shock, stinging attack coming from four-time winner Toure, who described the CAF as an “indecent and pathetic” body that has no regards for achievements on the continent....
The British socialite wants to be freed from the Metropolitan Detention Center, in Brooklyn, where her lawyers say she has been kept “under the most restrictive conditions.” A security specialist has offered to put up $1 million towards the bail money and provide armed guards while Epstein’s former lover awaits trial in July, The Guardian reported. A court filing quoted in The Guardian said: “Ms. Maxwell vehemently maintains her innocence and is committed to defending herself....
Cimberly Espinosa was called as the defense’s first witness in the case against Maxwell, who is accused of recruiting four young girls for sex trafficking along with Jeffrey Epstein. Espinosa worked as Maxwell’s assistant from 1996 to 2002. She even attributed her current career to the opportunities afforded to her by being Maxwell’s assistant. Among her roles were maintaining “all scheduling and appointments” for Maxwell, as well as organizing “special events and dinner parties, including invitations, menus, and outside contractors....
Warnock’s win secures 51 seats for the Democrats in the Senate for the remainder of Biden’s first term in office. “Just called @SenatorWarnock to congratulate him on his win,” Biden said on Twitter. Accompanying his post was a photo showing Biden speaking into a cell phone. “Tonight Georgia voters stood up for our democracy, rejected Ultra MAGAism, and most importantly: sent a good man back to the Senate. Here’s to six more years....
