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bostonherald. com > 05/21/2026 > trump-false-claims-2020-election-georgia-gop-runoff

Trump's false claims about the 2020 election are casting a shadow over Georgia's GOP runoffs

6+ hour, 39+ min ago  (1004+ words) By BILL BARROW and KATE BRUMBACK The Republican president's years of false claims that his defeat to Democrat Joe Biden was due to widespread fraud have shadowed many elections since in the presidential battleground. The issue is almost certain to…...

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bostonherald. com > 04/24/2026 > florida-georgia-wildfires

Growing wildfires blamed for death of Florida firefighter, destruction of 120 Georgia homes

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (687+ words) By EMILIE MEGNIEN and RUSS BYNUM An unusually large number of wildfires are burning this spring across the Southeast, where scientists say the threat of fire has been amplified by a combination of extreme drought, gusty winds, climate changeand dead…...

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bostonherald. com > 04/23/2026 > election-2026-georgia-governor

Trump-endorsed Burt Jones seeks edge on Rick Jackson in ugly Republican primary for Georgia governor

4+ week, 4+ hour ago  (920+ words) Using his position as lieutenant governor, Jones pushed legislation that would have disqualified Jackson's company from receiving taxpayer-funded contracts. The proposal failed, but Jones is running a television ad attacking Jackson on the subject at the same time Jones argues…...

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bostonherald. com > 04/03/2026 > georgia-lawmakers-voting-machines

Georgia lawmakers end annual session without settling conflict on voting machines

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (674+ words) By CHARLOTTE KRAMON and JEFF AMY, Associated Press/Report for America The lawmakers" failure to offer a solution after months of debate raises uncertainty about how Georgians will vote in November and leaves confusion that could end in the courts…...

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bostonherald. com > 06/25/2025 > us-marshals-nab-2023-dorchester-parade-shooting-fugitive-in-georgia

US Marshals nab 2023 Dorchester parade shooting fugitive in Georgia

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (250+ words) After six months on the lam, a man charged in the 2023 Boston J'Ouvert Parade mass shooting has been nabbed by federal authorities in Georgia. U. S. Marshals arrested Gerald Vick, 31, of Dorchester, in Lithia Springs, Georgia, earlier today, according to the Boston…...