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#1. On Aug. 24, former president Donald Trump made American history as the first U.S. president to ___________.
It’s Face criminal charges.
Trump faces 13 felony counts in Georgia related to efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 election result.
Trump was released on a $200,000 bond shortly after being processed.
#2. As of Aug. 25, _________ out of the 19 people indicted have surrendered to the Fulton County jail.
It’s Nineteen.
The indictment, brought by a Fulton County grand jury, follows an investigation that lasted more than two years and marks the fourth criminal case brought against the former president.
#3. This Atlanta-based company recently ratified a five-year labor contract with the Teamsters labor union, officially shutting the door on any strike risk.
It’s UPS.
The Teamsters voted by an overwhelming 86% in favor of the collective bargaining agreement. Over the next five years, the 340,000 union-represented UPS workers can look forward to air conditioning in vehicles, improved benefits, upgraded safety measures for drivers and increased wages.
#4. Comedian Gabe McAteer, marketing director Lia Duran and stunt performer Shalet Monique all have this one factor in common besides being Atlanta residents.
It’s that they are transplants to the metro Atlanta area.
They are just three of thousands of U.S. residents who have relocated to the metro Atlanta area in recent years, with the region seeing over 60,000 new residents from April 2022 to April 2023 alone.
#5. Which national labor union, with over 100 Atlanta members, has recently hit over 100 days on strike?
It’s WGA.
On Aug. 24, National Union Solidarity Day, thousands of local writers, actors and broadcasters gathered into Teamsters Local 728 to show support for their union amid the impending strikes of WGA and SAG-AFTRA, both currently in their 116th and 43rd days on the picket lines respectively.
