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HISTORY MADE: Keisha Lance Bottoms Becomes First Black Woman Elected Governor in American History
History has been made in Georgia. Keisha Lance Bottoms , the former mayor of Atlanta, has been elected governor of Georgia, becoming the first Black woman in American...
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LaTonya McCurry and Latrice Mason tackle Eagles fan burnout
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