The US election is on a knife edge. My trip to Georgia showed how easily it could end in tragedy | Oliver Laughland
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The US election is on a knife edge. My trip to Georgia showed how easily it could end in tragedy | Oliver Laughland
Georgia’s conspiracy theorists are still disputing the result of the last US presidential election. Will this year’s be more peaceful? I looked for clues in the Atlanta suburbs. A few weeks ago, I ...4 hours ago -
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Can Kamala Harris defeat Trump’s election lies in battleground Georgia? – video
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