Georgia farmers say they are missing out on billions of dollars as the United States’ trade war with China continues. The plight of soybean farmers in particular has caught the ear of President Trump, who is considering a $10 billion aid package to help them survive the boycott. As time runs out to sell this…
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Police in Georgia used water cannons and pepper spray on Saturday to push back protesters who tried to storm the presidential palace, as the South Caucasus country held a municipal election boycotted by the main opposition blocs amid a sweeping crackdown on dissent. Tens of thousands rallied in the capital, Tbilisi,…
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Almost every day for nearly a year, Gota Chanturia has joined rallies at Georgia’s parliament against the government and its increasingly repressive policies. He’s done this despite mass arrests and police violence against demonstrators. And the civics teacher keeps marching even though he’s racked up an astonishing $102,000 in fines from…
Hyundai Motor Group on Thursday confirmed it is going forward with previously announced plans to expand its Georgia plant, just weeks after an immigration raid delayed the startup of an electric vehicle battery plant at the site. As part of a broader investment strategy, Hyundai said it would spend $2.7 billion to increase production capacity…
In a converted building where sawdust still clings and tape serves as office nameplates, CBS News Atlanta is rewriting the rules of local journalism with the use of immersive new technology over traditional news desks. In just five weeks since the announcement of the new station, Vice President of News Shawn Holder led the hiring of 50…
More than 300 South Korean nationals detained by federal agents in a massive immigration raid last week on a Hyundai plant in Georgia for alleged visa violations were waiting Wednesday for a charter flight due to carry them back to their country. The South Korean workers were among some 475 people detained on Sept. 4…
A deal was reached between South Korea and the United States to release more than 300 workers detained in an immigration enforcement raid at a massive Hyundai plant in Georgia, the South Korean government announced Sunday. During the raid on Thursday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 475 immigrants suspected of living and working in…
Nearly 500 people detained after Hyundai raid in Georgia – CBS News Watch CBS News At least 475 people were detained in Georgia following an immigration raid at a Hyundai plant on Thursday. Source link
Hundreds of federal agents descended on a sprawling site where Hyundai manufactures electric vehicles in Georgia and detained 475 people, most of them South Korean nationals. This is the latest in a long line of workplace raids conducted as part of the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda. But the one on Thursday is especially distinct…
ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) – It’s time to make an impact on fashion, while serving for a great cause. There’s a local fundraiser event coming up at Silverspot Cinema at The Battery that will celebrate creativity, influence and couture. It’s all in a mission to give back to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Lyndon Winchester…