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Holidays to be merry for Atlanta retailers. But forecasts show class split.
U.S. shoppers are expected to spend more this holiday shopping season than last year. That's expected to be powered by higher-income families.
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Trump can’t kill the Education Department by interagency agreement
Wanting to shutter the department is not the same as having the power to do it, which shows in the president’s recent actions that merely move functions to other agencies.
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Trump maintains commitment to Project 2025 to dismantle Education Department
Breaking up the department will exacerbate educational inequities along socioeconomic, racial and ability lines.
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Hyundai CEO: White House apologized for raid on Georgia battery factory
“President Trump didn’t want those workers to go back to Korea," José Muñoz says the White House told him about the raid that led to 317 South Koreans being repatriated.
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Georgia lawmakers vote to release Epstein files
The tally marked a dramatic reversal for GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill and a stinging rebuke for Trump, who had furiously tried to block the move.
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Tariffs hurt Georgia’s ports in October. There’s cautious optimism for 2026.
After a tough October, President and CEO Griff Lynch is optimistic will see improvement at its Savannah and Brunswick ocean ports in the new year.
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With some solar power tax breaks expiring, Georgians rush to catch the sun
Georgia solar installers say they’re seeing a surge of customers trying to install rooftop solar systems before federal tax credits go away at the end of the year.
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Travel back to ‘normal’ this weekend if government reopens, Delta CEO says
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian also told CNBC that Thanksgiving’s busy travel season should also be fine. “Bookings look good.”
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Securities and Exchange Commission must be independent, not beholden to Trump
Securities and Exchange Commission dropped cases against three convicted felons, apparently capitulating to the Trump administration's whims instead of staying independent.







