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MLB Trade Deadline Recap: Yankees, Phillies Win Big as Red Sox, Braves Face Harsh 2025 Report Card
The 2025 MLB trade deadline didn’t sneak up—it kicked the door down and rearranged the furniture. In a league where hesitation often masquerades as strategy, some front offices went full throttle while others clutched their prospects like family...

2025 Atlanta Braves Midseason Top 30 Prospects: 1-6
In recent years the top prospect or two in the Atlanta Braves farm system has been a relatively easy-to-parse equation. Each season it seems like one player or the other has a major breakout and gets near-unanimous support in the top spot, only to...
PJ’s Coffee Comes to Rome, Georgia
PJ’s Coffee is giving a taste of New Orleans tradition as it prepares to open its doors to the community at 402 E. 2nd Ave. in Rome on Monday, Aug. 4. Just a few blocks from Broad Street and surrounded by local medical offices and shopping plazas,...

Atlanta Police Department unveils new uniforms ahead of World Cup
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The Atlanta Police Department is unveiling new uniforms ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The new design keeps the department’s signature dark blue base, but it now includes a “bold, internationally recognized”...
'Weapon': How Reds trade deadline impacts prized rookie Chase Burns
Seventeen years ago this October, a top pitching prospect from Tennessee in his first full season of professional baseball came out of the bullpen to get the final four outs of Game 7 of the American League Championship Series to eliminate the...

Yankees Shockingly Release Two-Time All-Star After Trade Deadline Overhaul
The New York Yankees released a two-time All-Star pitcher on Friday, making a sudden change to their starting rotation one day after the MLB trade deadline. Marcus Stroman was 3-2 with a 6.23 ERA in nine starts this season when he was released...

Change coming down the tracks for Atlanta in Norfolk Southern merger
When the company announced plans in late 2018 to relocate to Atlanta from Virginia, there appeared to be nothing but clear tracks ahead. But the years since have been both momentous and tumultuous for Norfolk Southern. The company sold land...

Trade deadline grades: Smart moves for Dodgers, Yankees; two AL teams fail
The 2025 Major League Baseball trade deadline is over. As expected, we saw a frenzy of activity with plenty of notable names heading from sellers to buyers. So which teams properly handled their business leading up to Thursday, whether it was...

Trade deadline winners & losers: Padres, M’s serious about Series push
Audio By Carbonatix The World Series is always the motivator when teams pursue trades at the deadline. The chance at a first title in franchise history only serves to double that inspiration. Neither the Seattle Mariners nor San Diego Padres have...

David Songulashvili: Supporting Georgian Quality Agricultural Production Remains Our Main Priority
“Promoting the production of high-quality Georgian agricultural products is our main priority, and all state programs are developed with this goal in mind,” said David Songulashvili, Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, during his...

Padres unafraid to deal top prospect as they make waves at trade deadline
For the second time in four years, A.J. Preller turned the San Diego Padres into the biggest stars of baseball's trade deadline. In 2022, the San Diego general manager snagged slugger Juan Soto, sending James Wood, MacKenzie Gore, CJ Abrams and...
Disaster recovery company planning move to Wheeling
Powerhouse Restoration intends to relocate from Elk Grove Village to this vacant building at 2039 Foster Ave. in Wheeling. That’s a village water tower in the background. Russell Lissau/rlissau@dailyherald.com A suburban disaster recovery company...

David Songulashvili Meets with Spanish Gastronomy Leaders to Strengthen Georgia’s Culinary Tourism Potential
David Songulashvili, Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, met with Benjamin Lana, General Director of the renowned Spanish gastronomic company Vocento Gastronomía, and Luis Marti, the company’s Commercial Director, to...

Walmart, Lowes, McDonald's boycotts start now. New economic protest is soon
A new nationwide consumer boycott targeting Walmart, Lowes and McDonald's is happening now, and another one-day economic blackout is set for later this month. Here's who's organizing the financial protests, why. The People's Union USA is asking...

Still a Brave after trade deadline, Ozuna appears close to old form
Atlanta Braves The designated hitter finished Thursday’s game 1-for-2 with three walks. Credit: AP “You just have to worry a little less,” Marcell Ozuna said. “And then I’ll do my own, I’ll be Marcell Ozuna. And then I’ll work harder and give my...

HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND: Events happening around the Big Bend and South Georgia, August 1st-2nd
TALLAHASSEE, FL — It's going to be a hot and wet weekend as showers are expected through Sunday. The rain will help temperatures drop. Below are some indoor and outdoor events happening around the Big Bend and South Georgia, Friday, August 1st &...

Georgia Toffolo's go-to 'most powerful Vitamin C on the market' slows signs of ageing in 7 days
Former Made in Chelsea star Georgia Toffolo has never shied away from discussing her skincare journey, including her battles with acne. She's also a die-hard fan of Medik8's skincare, crediting the brand with maintaining her skin's youthful,...

Police investigating attempted $50,000 theft from Athens food bank
ATHENS, Ga. — Athens-Clarke County police said someone tried to steal almost $50,000 from a local food bank through a fraudulent invoice. According to police, the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia reported an attempted theft by deception involving a...

Donations accepted through Georgia HEART rural hospital tax credit program for Coffee Regional Medical Center
GeorgiaHeart Flyer Source: Douglas-Coffee County Chamber of Commerce, Coffee Regional Medical Center DOUGLAS, Ga. – Georgia HEART is crucial for Coffee Regional Medical Center each year. The donations we receive due to the rural hospital tax...

Ex-Food Network star Paula Deen leaves Georgia restaurant business, abruptly closes 2 locations
Paula Deen suddenly closed her iconic Savannah restaurant after 36 years in operation, leaving the Georgia restaurant business completely. SAVANNAH, Ga. — Celebrity chef Paula Deen and former Food Network star is closing her last Georgia...