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Atlanta

Capital city of Georgia, United States

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Nov 22, 2025
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Has crime in the US gone down since Trump

Available reporting shows violent crime and homicides that rose around 2020–2021 have fallen in 2023–2025, with several city- and national-level data series recording substantial declines (examples: m...

Dec 5, 2025
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What triggered the 2025 boycott against Target and which groups led it?

The 2025 boycott of Target was triggered mainly by the company’s January decision to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and to scale back related hiring and spending commitments ...

Jan 12, 2026
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Did Trump get arrested

Yes — Donald Trump was formally arrested when he surrendered to Fulton County authorities on August 24, 2023, was booked and had a police mug shot taken before being released on bond; that surrender w...

Nov 18, 2025

Who specifically founded the Ku Klux Klan and what were their backgrounds?

The Ku Klux Klan was created twice in distinct forms: an original group founded in Pulaski, Tennessee, in 1865–66 by a small band of Confederate veterans, and a separate national revival organized in ...

Oct 8, 2025

is there any truth to brittany griner being a man biologically

There is that Brittney Griner is biologically male; the materials reviewed do not support the claim and primarily cover sports reporting and broader policy debates rather than Griner’s biological sex....

Dec 7, 2025

Who is dr paul cox and what is his medical and research background?

There are at least two prominent medical/scientific figures named Paul Cox: Paul E. (or Paul Edward) Cox, MD, an Atlanta-based family physician and integrative/concierge medicine practitioner with an ...

Nov 8, 2025

Are there precedents of state-run grocery stores in the U.S. or internationally and what were the outcomes (dates and locations)?

There are multiple precedents of government-run or government-supported grocery retail both in the United States and internationally, and their outcomes are mixed: some projects have improved local bu...

Nov 25, 2025

Which US cities have ongoing protests against ICE as of 2025?

As of the reporting in the supplied sources, large anti-ICE protests have occurred in many U.S. cities in 2025, including documented, continuing activity in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City and Nor...

Nov 22, 2025

What do recent polls show about voter preferences in Georgia's 14th Congressional District special/primary race?

Recent reporting and public data show Georgia’s 14th Congressional District is a strongly Republican seat: Marjorie Taylor Greene was reelected in 2024 with 64.4% of the vote and the district is descr...

Jan 15, 2026

Has Mr Trump been arrested this evening

No authoritative reporting in the provided sources confirms that Donald Trump "has been arrested this evening"; sources in the packet record past arrests, indictments and a recent criminal matter tied...

Nov 30, 2025

Are there news reports or investigations alleging misconduct by Dr Paul Cox?

Available reporting shows multiple different people named Paul Cox in public records and journalism — notably ethnobotanist Paul Alan Cox, a physician Paul Cox in Atlanta, and other unrelated figures ...

Nov 26, 2025

What happened to the inmates after Alcatraz closed?

When Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary closed in 1963 the inmates were transferred to other federal prisons because the Bureau of Prisons judged the island too costly and deteriorated to repair; Alcatraz ...

Nov 6, 2025

Which US metropolitan areas had the largest Muslim populations in 2025?

The available 2025-targeted materials do not present a single definitive metropolitan ranking compiled in 2025; instead, the best evidence combines legacy metro-level estimates from the U.S. Religion ...

Jan 16, 2026

Has Trump been arrested

Yes — Donald Trump was arrested when he voluntarily surrendered and was booked at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta on August 24, 2023, where a mug shot and fingerprints were taken and he was released...

Jan 16, 2026

Have any BLM leaders been criminally charged or civilly sued for corruption or fraud, and what were the outcomes?

Several individuals who styled themselves as Black Lives Matter organizers have faced criminal charges and convictions for fraud or embezzlement, most notably Tyree Conyers‑Page (also known as Sir Mae...

Nov 15, 2025

What specific ballot chain-of-custody incidents were investigated in Georgia in 2020 and 2021?

Investigations in Georgia after the 2020 election focused on several discrete chain-of-custody and ballot-handling incidents, most prominently a Fulton County “ballot suitcase” allegation, misplaced m...

Oct 20, 2025

How did the crowd size at the No Kings rally in Los Angeles compare to other similar events in 2024?

The downtown Los Angeles rally was reported as an estimated , a figure cited by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and presented as one of the largest single-city protests in L.A. in 2024, reflecting a subs...

Jan 19, 2026

What specific conversations between MLK and Stanley Levison appear in the released wiretap materials?

The released King–Levison wiretap materials consist primarily of verbatim and paraphrased telephone transcripts from FBI surveillance of Stanley Levison’s phones that record strategic planning, fundra...

Dec 10, 2025

What prompted the interruption of the Dec. 4 naturalization ceremony at Faneuil Hall?

USCIS officials stopped or pulled certain people out of line at the Dec. 4 naturalization ceremony at Boston’s Faneuil Hall because the agency has paused adjudications for applicants from 19 countries...

Oct 3, 2025

How have crime rates in black communities changed since 2020?

Since 2020 evidence shows : national data and analyses from 2020–2023 document sharp racial disparities in victimization, arrests, and hate crimes, while reporting from 2025 highlights local declines ...