ATLANTA, Georgia, May 12 (TNSpp) -- The Carter Center issued the following news release: The Carter Center has launched an international election observation mission to Sierra Leone in advance of the country's national elections scheduled for June 24. The Center was invited to observe this year's elections by the Election Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL). A four-person core team of experts has arrived in Freetown from the United States, Poland, Kenya, and the United Kingdom. Additional elect  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 6 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks at the Georgia Institute of Technology commencement ceremony for the class of 2023: * * * SECRETARY BLINKEN: Class of 2023, congratulations! You made it. You got out. (Applause.) I want to say a special thanks right from the start to Zaria Redhead. Wasn't she extraordinary? (Applause.) But each of you - each of you - has survived one of the most rigorous academic programs on the planet. You've endured hikes up  more