President Donald Trump raised eyebrows recently when he announced that he would be willing to move matches scheduled for next year’s FIFA World Cup out of cities he deems unsafe. But Atlanta officials say they don’t feel any concern, and that the city with its history of safely hosting major events will be fine next summer. Mayor Andre Dickens pointed to the city’s sinking crime rate – homicides are down 28% since last year and overall crime is down 7%. Atlanta’s 2026 World Cup hosting duties are RISING…
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Paramount Skydance, one of the biggest and most prominent entertainment companies in the world, is furious at its home state of California over a lawsuit filed by the state’s attorney general attempting to stop a merger. In response, Chair David Ellison has threatened to move from Los Angeles to a state not actively suing his company, and Georgia was on the shortlist of possibilities. Gov. Brian Kemp welcomed the speculation at a luncheon Monday (and took a jab at California Gov. Gavin Newsom), and while it’s a longshot the mere possibility of luring Paramount has Georgia RISING…
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