October 16th, 2024 Atlanta – Tuesday October 15th marked the first day of Early Voting for the November 5th Presidential Election. Georgia voters turned out in record numbers for a Presidential year. As of Tuesday, October 15th just over 310,000 Georgia voters have cast their ballot during Early Voting. This is up from 70,849 on the first day of Early Voting in the 2018 midterm election,...

Apply for disaster assistance Manage your SBA disaster loan Log in to your account Hurricane Helene Get disaster assistance Who can apply for an SBA disaster loan? Businesses of all sizes Homeowners Renters Private nonprofit organizations You must be located in a declared disaster area and meet other eligibility criteria depending on the type of...

Additional Information regarding SBA Assistance Disaster assistance | U.S. Small Business Administration (sba.gov) Economic Injury Disaster Loans Small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, and most private nonprofit organizations located in a declared disaster area and which have suffered substantial economic injury may be eligible for an SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL). ...

Consumer Price Index Summary Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (ET) Thursday, October 10, 2024 USDL-24-2101 Technical information: (202) 691-7000 * cpi_info@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/cpi Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - SEPTEMBER 2024 The Consumer Price...

Disaster preparation Find the latest Hurricane Milton information from FEMA including information on evacuation orders and how to find shelters in Florida. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Hurricane Milton page features forecasts, maps, imagery, and more. And hurricanes.gov/#milton from NOAA's National Hurricane Center offers additional maps and advisories. The U.S....

The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday halted a ruling striking down the state’s near-ban on abortions while it considers the state’s appeal. The high court’s order came a week after a judge found that Georgia unconstitutionally prohibits abortions beyond about six weeks of pregnancy, often before women realize they’re pregnant. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled...

The 2019 law only took effect in 2022 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The controversial legislation, backed by Republicans and signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp, prohibited most abortions in Georgia after about six weeks, or when fetal cardiac activity is detected. In a 26-page ruling, Fulton Superior Judge Robert McBurney found Georgia’s law unconstitutional and ruled...

  U.S. and Chinese flags are seen through broken glass in this illustration taken, January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab Oct 6 (Reuters) - Chinese hackers accessed the networks of U.S. broadband providers and obtained information from systems the federal government uses for court-authorized wiretapping, the Wall...

  Edgar Allan Poe died 175 years ago today, Oct. 7, 1849, in a Baltimore hospital under circumstances that no one has ever fully understood. He was enroute from speaking engagements in Virginia to New York when he went missing in Baltimore. After several days, he was found the night of Oct. 3, the day of a local election, lying outside a pub that doubled as a voting precinct. He could...

Vertical Bridge will obtain the exclusive rights to lease, operate and manage the portfolio of 6,339 towers for about $3.3 billion, according to a statement on Monday that confirmed earlier Bloomberg News reporting. Under terms of the deal, Verizon has entered into a 10-year agreement to lease back capacity on the towers, which are located in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., from Vertical...

Special Report Series Link By Humeyra Pamuk October 4, 2024 2:56 PM EDT Updated 19 hours ago   [1/2]People survey the destruction at Gaza's Jabalia refugee camp, following Israeli strikes on the enclave, October 14, 2023 in this still image from video obtained by REUTERS/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - As Israel pounded...

The speaker lineup includes USPTO, industry, academic, and legal experts and a fireside chat with 2024 Team USA Olympian Freddie Crittendon and the USPTO's Deputy Director Derrick Brent. The event sessions will cover: Personal experiences and testimonials regarding NIL NIL basics How to protect NIL rights and negotiate NIL agreements Trademark basics for NIL You can find the...

Summary US Supreme Court has arguments on Tuesday on 'ghost guns' Plaintiffs say ATF exceeded its authority in crackdown Bronx woman files wrongful death suit in daughter's killing Oct 3 (Reuters) - On her way home from school on a cloudy afternoon on April 8, 2022, 16-year-old Angellyh Yambo stepped out of Tony's Mini Market, her go-to corner bodega in New York City's Bronx borough,...

The Summit was convened by the G7 Industry, Technology and Digital Ministerial Declaration and hosted in Rome by the Italian Competition Authority (Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato). The Antitrust Division was led by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Doha Mekki. “Sharing the United States’ experiences and perspectives and reflecting on best practices...

WASHINGTON ― In 2022, an estimated 19% of U.S. residents age 16 or older (about 49.2 million persons) reported experiencing contact with police during the past 12 months, down from 21% in 2020, according to Contacts Between Police and the Public, 2022, which was released October 4, 2024 by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. “The number...

HHS announced savings for 64 drugs earlier this year also due to the rebate program. The lowered prices for those drugs were in effect during the third quarter of 2024, ending Monday. According to HHS, an estimated 822,000 enrollees use these 54 drugs for conditions like cancer, osteoporosis and pneumonia. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) plans to begin invoicing companies...

Every year, weather events from winter storms to hurricanes have an outsized impact on U.S. businesses but the size of that impact is difficult to measure. The U.S. Census Bureau’s new Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS) addresses this challenge by collecting data on the monetary impact of weather.

In a research project I observed, a room full of young professionals expressed outright distrust for local TV news. One participant bluntly said, “If I see it’s a local news reporter, I don’t trust it.” 

The Strike Approximately 50,000 of the International Longshoreman Association’s 85,000 members went on strike on Oct. 1 after ILA leadership failed to agree to a new contract with the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) – a port management organization whose members include Maersk, APM Terminals and MSC – by the Sept. 30 deadline. The stoppage reportedly affects 14 ports from New England to Texas,...

DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling, a deal it has sought to complete for years, as the company seeks to better compete against streaming services that have become dominant. DirecTV said Monday that it will acquire Dish TV and Sling TV from its owner EchoStar in a debt exchange transaction that includes a payment of $1, plus the assumption of approximately $9.8 billion in debt.