What to know about the four Georgia Senate candidates By Grace Segers Biden stumps for Georgia Democrats
The nation s attention has turned to the two runoff elections in Georgia on January 5, which will determine which party controls the Senate. If Republicans maintain both seats, they will hold onto their majority. But if Democrats win both seats it will give them a slim 50-50 majority in the Senate, with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris casting any tie-breaking vote.
GOP Senator David Perdue is up for reelection this year, and he is is facing off against former documentary filmmaker Jon Ossoff, who unsuccessfully ran for an Atlanta-area House seat in 2017. Under Georgia state law, any election where neither candidate receives above 50% of the vote must advance to a runoff. Perdue narrowly defeated Ossoff on Election Day, but just fell short of the 50% mark.
Distinguished history professor recognized with Faculty Award for Creative Research and Scholarship
Published: December 16, 2020
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Auburn’s Kenneth Noe knows there is much to learn from the past. After all, the Draughon Professor of Southern History in the College of Liberal Arts has devoted the majority of his life, including a four-decade academic career, to it.
“I’ve come to believe that there is great responsibility in teaching history,” said Noe. “Especially today, when we live in a culture where the truth matters less and less. We’re surrounded by cynicism and spin without shame.
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Every now and then, Morgan Township coach Rick Budka has to remind Emma O Brien of how well she is playing.
The humble senior rarely gives herself any credit, but from Budka s perspective O Brien is quietly having one the best seasons of any player in the Region. The 5-foot-6 guard was averaging 12.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 5.0 steals per game entering Tuesday s contest at John Glenn.
She had also posted four double-doubles through nine games and nearly notched a triple-double in a 66-60 overtime victory at Oregon-Davis on Dec. 5. O Brien finished that contest with 11 points, 12 assists, nine steals, six rebounds and one block.
What happens when the body cannot process beta carotene?
Written by James Kingsland on December 16, 2020 Fact checked by Alexandra Sanfins, Ph.D.
Two new studies in mice and humans suggest that some individuals may produce insufficient quantities of vitamin A from the beta carotene in their diets. To compensate, they may need to eat more foods containing vitamin A to maintain good cardiovascular health.
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Beta carotene is a pigment in all fruits and vegetables, and carrots and sweet potatoes are particularly rich sources.
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findings indicate that people with high blood levels of beta carotene tend to have lower serum concentrations of the “bad” cholesterol that causes atherosclerosis narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the heart.