'They're desperate': Herschel Walker denies abortion reports
ajc.com > politics...WADLEY -- Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Herschel Walker rejected claims that he paid for a 2009 abortion for a woman who said she later bore his child, saying at a campaign stop that it was part of a plot by allies of Democratic U.S. Raphael Warnock to damage his campaign.... ...Brian Kemp's backers signaling they"ll withhold their support for Walker. "I just can't do it," said Vince Jantz, an east Cobb County resident who recently told Republican volunteers at his doorstep he planned to vote for every GOP candidate on the ballot except for Walker....
Hyundai EV parts supplier announces plans for $1.3B factory in U.S.
ajc.com > news...The location of the future plant was not disclosed, but the Korea Economic Daily reported the factory will be located "near" the future EV factory in Bryan County.... ...A Georgia Department of Economic Development spokesperson and Hugh "Trip" Tollison, president and CEO of the Savannah Economic Development Authority, declined to comment on "projects that we may or may not be working on."....
South Georgia man could testify in Oath Keepers trial
ajc.com > news...The trial of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and his codefendants, which began this week, is the highest-profile case in the U.S.... ...Mary McCord, a former federal prosecutor and a visiting law professor at Georgetown University, said testimony from Ulrich and other insiders may help prosecutors prove the conspiracy by showing how the Oath Keepers worked together toward a common goal....
Delta works with MIT to study impact of airplane contrails on climate
ajc.com > news...Delta Air Lines said Thursday it will work with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on a study examining the environmental impact of airplane contrails.... ..."Working with airline partners gives us the needed access to flights and operational expertise to conduct successful flight trials," said Steven Barrett, director of MIT's Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment, in a written statement....
Hyundai Mobis to spend $1.3 bn to build US EV parts, module plants
kedglobal.com > electric-vehicles...Hyundai Mobis to spend $1.3 bn to build US EV parts, module plants. Meanwhile, Hyundai Motor is expected to advance the construction of a new Georgia EV plant to the second half of 2024 from 2025. - Currency Converter Currency Converter Currency Converter from USD KRW to KRW USD Close....
See the 2022 graduation rates for each Atlanta public high school
ajc.com > education...Superintendent Lisa Herring cited the students" work amid the COVID-19 pandemic and online learning.... ...Here are the graduation rates for each Atlanta public high school:...
National Academy of Medicine's new plan: See health care workers as "whole people"
ajc.com > pulse..."Health workers who find joy, fulfillment, and meaning in their work can engage on a deeper level with their patients, who are at the heart of health care," the National Academy of Medicine wrote in its National Plan for Health Workforce Well-Being.... ...During Monday's launch, MedPage Today reported, Dr. Darrell Kirch, president emeritus of the Association of American Medical Colleges and a former dean of two medical schools, talked about his former students who died by suicide, and "none of them sought help....
Morehouse School of Medicine gets $1.1 million for health equity effort
ajc.com > education...The Deloitte Health Equity Institute has donated $1.1 million to Morehouse School of Medicine for an ongoing effort to improve maternity care.... ...Valerie Montgomery Rice said in a statement....
Cobb 4-H Young Farmers Club fills with suburban kids as farms dwindle - The Atlanta Journal Constitution
ajc.com > news > business...They are, after all, in a county where most big commercial agriculture is in its final stages of being plowed under. "Oh, look at how fast it goes," one boy said as Kathleen rushed from bush to bush behind the Cobb County Farm Bureau office, near a Walmart off Powder Springs Road.... ...Cobb County Farm Bureau president Stan Kirk, who wrangled Kathleen, helped launch the club a few years back. At least six generations of his extended family once farmed thousands of acres around Kennesaw Mountain. "Farming is in my blood," he said....
APS to spend $3.5 million replacing devices students lost or damaged - The Atlanta Journal Constitution
ajc.com > education...Atlanta Public Schools expects to spend $3.5 million replacing laptop computers and other devices that students lost or damaged. The school board approved the expense this week.... ..."We are requesting $3.5 million in one-time funding to replenish the damaged and unreturned devices for this fiscal year and going forward a replacement strategy will be built into the annual budget planning process," Chief Financial Officer Lisa Bracken told board members this week....