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GEORGIA STATE

Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding his private plane at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Thursday, where he turned himself in at the Fulton County Jail earlier in the evening.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 25, 2023
Trump booked at Georgia jail on election charges
Authorities said they took Trump's mug shot at Fulton County Jail — a first for the former U.S. president.
Rudy Giuliani, a former New York City mayor and attorney of former U.S. President Donald Trump, outside the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta on Wednesday after he surrendered to authorities
WORLD
Aug 24, 2023
Giuliani surrenders at jail in Georgia election case
Giuliani, whose bond was set at $150,000, arrived in Atlanta as another defendant in the sprawling case filed a motion seeking a speedy trial.
The 2024 Republican presidential hopeful, former U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives to speak at the Republican Party of Iowa's 2023 Lincoln Dinner at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 28.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 22, 2023
Trump plans to turn himself in on Thursday over Georgia indictment
When Trump surrenders, there will be a "hard lockdown" of the area surrounding the Rice Street Jail, the local sheriff's office said earlier Monday.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks to the media on Aug. 14 after a grand jury brought back indictments against former President Donald Trump and his associates over their alleged attempt to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 20, 2023
Trump’s hollow free-speech defense
The fact that Trump’s actions consisted of words does not make them constitutionally protected.
Donald Trump has until noon on Aug. 25 to surrender to Georgia authorities and submit to an arrest after he was indicted for an array of crimes related to efforts to sabotage the vote in the state in the wake of his 2020 election loss.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 16, 2023
Trump's Georgia indictment has a smoking gun
Trump, along with 18 alleged co-conspirators, was indicted in Georgia for an array of crimes related to efforts to sabotage the 2020 presidential vote.
Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, in Atlanta in 2022. For Donald Trump, the possibility of a second criminal indictment in Georgia underscores the blizzard of legal challenges he is facing.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 16, 2023
In Trump case, Georgia prosecutor aims to ‘tell the whole story’
Another potential pitfall for a big RICO case is that it may become too complex for jurors to follow the actions of 19 defendants.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks to the media after a Grand Jury brought back indictments against former president Donald Trump and his allies in their attempt to overturn the state's 2020 election results, in Atlanta on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 15, 2023
Trump and advisers charged in Georgia for 2020 election scheme
The indictment cites a number of crimes that Trump or his associates allegedly committed from before the Nov. 3, 2020, election until September 2022.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 7, 2022
A bad month for Trump: Three takeaways from Raphael Warnock's win in Georgia
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock beat Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election that fortified the Democrats' Senate majority.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2021
Biden calls for new law and change of heart after Georgia murders
The U.S. President called on Congress to send him new legislation on hate crimes following the murders of eight people in shootings in the Atlanta area.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2021
Asian American lawmakers call out racist language: ‘I am not a virus’
Lawmakers described the fear rippling through the Asian American community, and argued that the uptick in attacks was a direct result of the rise of anti-China messaging.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 19, 2021
For Asian American women, racism and sexism are inseparable
With reports of anti-Asian attacks surging in the U.S., there is evidence that most of the hate, unlike other types of bias crime, has been directed at women.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 7, 2021
For Democrats in Georgia, ‘There’s no going back’
Georgia going Democratic was not just a fluke for President-elect Joe Biden in November. There are forces at work that are rapidly turning the state blue, redrawing the U.S. electoral map.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2021
Democrats win both Georgia races to gain control of Senate
Sweep of Senate run-off races shows that Georgia's metamorphosis from conservative bastion to battleground state is complete.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 5, 2021
Why the winners in Georgia runoffs might not be known for days
The future of Democrat President-elect Joe Biden's agenda hinges on two Senate races.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 4, 2021
Grassroots efforts set to bring Black voters to the polls in Georgia runoffs
'Black voters are punching above their weight in this runoff,” said Charles Bullock, a political science professor at the University of Georgia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 4, 2021
Trump, in taped call, pressured Georgia official to ‘find’ votes to overturn election
The president vaguely warned of a “criminal offense” as he pressured Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in the call, according to an audio recording.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2020
Early voting numbers in Georgia Senate races put GOP on edge
Less than a week before election day, the last-minute challenges, messages and strategies for the two parties in Georgia's runoffs are coming into focus.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 20, 2020
Biden maintains lead over Trump as Georgia recount ends
The Georgia secretary of state's office said the president-elect had an advantage of 12,284 votes after the recount, down slightly from the original 12,780.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 7, 2020
Stacey Abrams’ ground game put Georgia within Biden's reach
For Stacey Abrams, Friday was harvest day, and it was bountiful.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2020
Republicans seeking to raise at least $60 million to fund Trump legal challenges
Republicans are asking donors for at least $60 million to fund legal challenges brought by President Donald Trump over the U.S. presidential election's results, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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