Firefighters raced into action late Monday night after smoke began filling apartments at a Gwinnett County complex, rescuing residents trapped on upper floors as flames spread through a lower-level unit.
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CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
At its busiest last year, Deming said the center was rescuing seven to nine animals a day in addition to dolphins that were stranding on beaches.
Beginning with the annexation of Texas, which voted to become the 28th state in 1845, Polk aggressively expanded America’s footprint, enlarging the young nation more than any other president.
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Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
21 Jan. 2026
In essence, the Dukes had become the elite of the FCS, winning or playing for titles, spending more than $10 million on football, enlarging its on-campus stadium and even drawing ESPN’s GameDay to campus.
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