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The Gulf Coast is preparing for a potentially significant hurricane landfall in the coming days. Let's take a look at how this will affect Georgia.

Tropical Storm Helene is expected to unleash mudslides and flooding in Cuba before reaching major hurricane strength on Thursday as it hits Florida with life-threatening ocean surge, the U.S. National Weather Service said.

The Georgia State Election Board meeting became contentious on Monday as two members of the Republican-controlled board defended their reasons for approving a controversial new election rule requiring county election officials to hand-count the number of ballots cast on Election Day.

Georgia’s secretary of state, a local election official and a policy expert explained how the new rule could impact one of Georgia’s largest counties.