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Cars lined up to get gas

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  • Energy

Federal pipeline standards backed by top energy regulator after Colonial Pipeline hack

The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, when Russian hackers shut down a key pipeline owned by Alpharetta-based Colonial Pipeline, affected a conduit for gasoline to 17 states in the South and East and the District of Columbia. Shortages and panic buying ensued.

January 20, 2022
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  • Jacob Fischler
Governor Brian Kemp

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Federal judge blocks vaccine mandate for Head Start workers in 24 states

A group of 24 Republican state attorneys general, led by Louisiana’s Jeff Landry and including Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio and Tennessee, challenged the mandate last month.

January 04, 2022
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  • Jacob Fischler
Garden City Terminal, Port of Savannah

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  • Business

Easing of supply chain jam might start with Savannah's seaport, White House says

The administration expects the Port of Savannah, the nation’s third-busiest importer, to be the first to take advantage of a policy change allowing ports to redirect about $8 million in funding to immediately address supply chain challenges, the official said.

November 09, 2021
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BJay Pak

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  • Politics

Georgia U.S. attorney quit after Trump pressure to reject election results, new report confirms

Trump’s attorney general, William Barr, asked Pak to make an investigation of supposedly illegal ballots carried around in suitcases “a top priority,” Pak told committee investigators in an interview made public for the first time Thursday.

October 08, 2021
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Atlanta airport security line

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  • Business

Huge Uptick In Pandemic 'Air Rage' Hits Flight Attendants, Delta Bans 1,600

Flight attendants have been subject to unprecedented harassment over masks and more during the pandemic, and a U.S. House panel on Thursday heard the raw details of those “air rage” incidents.

September 24, 2021
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