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What Does It Mean To Call The Capitol Rioters 'Terrorists'?

Some say it's the precise word to describe the actions of the pro-Trump extremists who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. But others warn its use will do more harm than good.

January 15, 2021
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By:
  • Shereen Marisol Meraji
Capitol

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  • News

Georgia Officials, Organizations React to Insurrection At U.S. Capitol

Georgia officials and organizations have issued mixed reactions, from a strong condemnation by the Governor to silence in some cases, to Wednesday's siege of the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump extremists.

January 06, 2021
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By:
  • Sarah Rose
Russell Travers, who was the acting director of National Counterterrorism Center, is shown in an appearance before a Senate committee in 2018. Travers, who was ousted from his position in March of this year, says in an interview with NPR that the center is not being given the resources needed to perform its mission of monitoring and analyzing terrorist threats worldwide.

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  • National Security

Ex-Counterterrorism Chief: Cutbacks Raise Risk Of New Attacks

Russ Travers was ousted from the National Counterterrorism Center in March. In his first broadcast interview since then, he warns that the U.S. risks becoming less prepared for a terror attack.

July 21, 2020
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By:
  • Greg Myre
From left: Luke Austin Lane, Jacob Kaderli and Michael Helterbrand are accused of plotting "to overthrow the government and murder a Bartow County couple," according to police in Floyd County, Ga.

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  • Race

Amid 3 North Georgia Arrests, The State Of White Supremacy In The U.S.

Last week, federal agents arrested seven suspected members of the white supremacist group “The Base.” Among the suspects, three men from North Georgia —...

January 24, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Jake Troyer

Officials Recognize Controversial History with New Landmark

On Tuesday, members of the Dekalb County Commission unanimously passed a measure to build a memorial to recognize victims of lynching and racial...

January 24, 2019
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By:
  • Morgan Carter and
  • Sophia Saliby
 Black Lives Matter protesters sit on Peachtree Street during a protest in downtown Atlanta, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, in response to the police shooting deaths of Terence Crutcher in Tulsa, Okla. and Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, N.C.

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  • Politics

ACLU Says New Georgia Terrorism Law Is Broader Than The Patriot Act

Since its passage in the wake of 9/11, the Patriot Act has become a symbol to civil liberties activists for any law which invades personal freedoms in...

July 11, 2017
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By:
  • Max Moran

On Second Thought For Monday, June 26, 2017

First, walking might be good for your health, but maybe not so good for your safety. Last year, 236 pedestrians were killed in Georgia. That’s a 40...

June 26, 2017
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By:
  • Tony Harris ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more
Satellite dishes sit atop television news trucks as members of the media report from near the scene of a mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub Monday, June 13, 2016, in Orlando, Fla.

Report: Systematic Bias By Media In Terrorism Coverage

President Trump has accused the news media of not covering terrorist attacks adequately. New research from Georgia State University shows the president...

June 26, 2017
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By:
  • Tony Harris and
  • Sean Powers
An undated photo shows Eric Rudolph.

How Eric Rudolph Changed Domestic Terrorism

The bombing at Atlanta’s Centennial Park wasn’t the first terror attack on U.S. soil, but it changed how investigators and experts viewed domestic...

July 27, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Amanda Art
People help an unidentified injured person after a group of gunmen attacked a restaurant popular with foreigners in a diplomatic zone of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, July 1, 2016.

Two Emory Students Killed In Bangladesh Terror Attack

Emory University says two of its students were among 20 victims of an extremist attack in Bangladesh. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility...

July 03, 2016
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By:
  • Ezra Morris and
  • Associated Press

The Breakroom: Reverse Suspension, Terrorist Math, And Bud 'America'

The Breakroom assembles to discuss the week’s news, including headlines about terrorist math problems, reverse suspension in school, and if a Texas high...

May 13, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Taylor Gantt
In his career in espionage, Michael Hayden ran both the NSA and the CIA. He says for students bent on a life of international leadership, it's best to embrace ambiguity.

What Can Students Learn From A Lifelong Spy?

All life is like this. All life is a trade off. This is just a field of gray, there's no black or white. Michael Hayden wants college students,...

March 25, 2016
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship

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