Kennesaw, Ga

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'Kennesaw Five' Cheerleaders Will Protest Anthem Off-Field

The college cheerleaders knelt last week on the field

(Newser) - Five cheerleaders at a college in Georgia say they'll kneel in the stadium tunnel when the national anthem is played at Saturday's homecoming game after being moved off-field by their university after an earlier protest, AP reports. The so-called 'Kennesaw Five' will kneel until the US flag...

6 Hurt in Georgia FedEx Shooting; Shooter Dead

Man opened fire at Kennesaw warehouse

(Newser) - Six people were rushed to the hospital this morning after a man opened fire at a FedEx warehouse in Kennesaw, Ga. Three of those patients are in critical condition, with two in surgery and one on "advanced life support," a doctor tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . One other patient...

Georgia Town Would Make Residents Own a Gun

Proponents say measure necessary with just 1 cop in town

(Newser) - Residents of Nelson, Ga., could soon have more than the right to bear arms—they could be legally required to, reports WSB-TV . With just one police officer in the 1,300-person town that straddles two counties, Nelson residents face long police response times, so local officials are introducing the Family...

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