South Korean inquiry to look into 237 more foreign adoptions suspected to have laundered origins
South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission will investigate 237 more cases of South Korean adoptees who suspect their family origins were manipulated to facilitate their adoptions in Europe and the United States.
South Korea's truth commission to probe foreign adoptions
South Koreaโs Truth and Reconciliation Commission will investigate the cases of dozens of South Korean adoptees in Europe and the United States who suspect their origins were falsified or obscured during a child export frenzy in the mid- to late-1900s.
Supreme Court rejects Trump election challenge cases
FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2020 file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. The Supreme Court will take up challenges to controversial Trump administration policies affecting family-planning clinics and immigrants, even though the Biden administration has announced it is reviewing them. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON โ The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a handful of cases related to the 2020 election, including disputes from Pennsylvania that had deeply divided the justices just before the election. The cases involved an appeal of a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision requiring election officials to receive and count mailed-in ballots that arrived up to three days after the election. Republicans had asked the U.S. Supreme Court to put that extension on hold ahead of the election.
1,800 new COVID-19 cases reported in Georgia
The Georgia Department of Public Health on Saturday reported 1,800 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 63,809. In the six Southeast Georgia counties tracked by News4Jax, 27 deaths have been previously reported. In that region, there have been 912 confirmed COVID-19 cases, up 26 cases since Friday afternoon. A total of 9,837 people have been hospitalized due to the virus since the state began tracking. View the chart below for a full breakdown of Southeast Georgia counties:
Georgia nears 57,000 COVID-19 cases
Georgia reported 1,782 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, pushing the stateโs total to 56,755, according to data from the state Department of Public Health. The statewide death toll increased by 43, reaching 2,418 as of Friday afternoon. In the six Southeast Georgia counties tracked by News4Jax, there have been 743 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 21 new cases reported Friday. There were no new deaths in the region, with the count remaining at 24. View the chart below for a full breakdown of Southeast Georgia counties: