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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks to supporters on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022 in Toccoa, Ga. Republicans in Georgia increasingly rely on voters in north Georgia as their margins shrink in suburban Atlanta.

A sign for downtown Toccoa, Ga., is displayed on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. Republicans in Georgia increasingly rely on voters in north Georgia areas including Toccoa as their margins shrink in suburban Atlanta.

FILE - Georgia Democratic candidate for governor Stacey Abrams speaks on July 28, 2022, during a rally in the north Georgia mountain town of Clayton. Although Republicans increasingly rely on voters in north Georgia areas including Clayon as their margins shrink in suburban Atlanta, Abrams aims to boost Democratic turnout in those areas, hoping additional votes will aid her and other Democrats in statewide elections, even if Democrats remain in the deep minority in north Georgia

Stephens County Democratic Committee Chair Mike Maley talks about efforts to rebuild Democratic Party strength in his area on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022 in front of the Stephens County Courthouse in Toccoa, Ga. Republicans in Georgia increasingly rely on voters in north Georgia as their margins shrink in suburban Atlanta.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks to a supporter before a speech on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in Toccoa, Ga. Republicans in Georgia increasingly rely on voters in north Georgia areas including Toccoa as their margins shrink in suburban Atlanta.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, center, laughs with his wife Marty Kemp as Stephens County Commissioner Dennis Bell, right, introduces Kemp for a speech on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022 in Toccoa, Ga. Republicans in Georgia increasingly rely on voters in north Georgia as their margins shrink in suburban Atlanta.

Jay Doss discusses why he prefers conservative politicians on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022 in Toccoa, Ga. Republicans in Georgia increasingly rely on voters in north Georgia areas including Toccoa as their margins shrink in suburban Atlanta.

The Stephens County Courthouse and a monument to Confederate soldiers in Toccoa, Ga., is shown on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. Republicans in Georgia increasingly rely on voters in north Georgia areas including Toccoa as their margins shrink in suburban Atlanta.

Toccoa Falls in Toccoa, Ga., is shown on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Republicans in Georgia increasingly rely on voters in north Georgia areas including Toccoa as their margins shrink in suburban Atlanta.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks to supporters on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022 in Toccoa, Ga. Republicans in Georgia increasingly rely on voters in north Georgia as their margins shrink in suburban Atlanta.

A sign for downtown Toccoa, Ga., is displayed on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. Republicans in Georgia increasingly rely on voters in north Georgia areas including Toccoa as their margins shrink in suburban Atlanta.

FILE - Georgia Democratic candidate for governor Stacey Abrams speaks on July 28, 2022, during a rally in the north Georgia mountain town of Clayton. Although Republicans increasingly rely on voters in north Georgia areas including Clayon as their margins shrink in suburban Atlanta, Abrams aims to boost Democratic turnout in those areas, hoping additional votes will aid her and other Democrats in statewide elections, even if Democrats remain in the deep minority in north Georgia

Stephens County Democratic Committee Chair Mike Maley talks about efforts to rebuild Democratic Party strength in his area on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022 in front of the Stephens County Courthouse in Toccoa, Ga. Republicans in Georgia increasingly rely on voters in north Georgia as their margins shrink in suburban Atlanta.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks to a supporter before a speech on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in Toccoa, Ga. Republicans in Georgia increasingly rely on voters in north Georgia areas including Toccoa as their margins shrink in suburban Atlanta.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, center, laughs with his wife Marty Kemp as Stephens County Commissioner Dennis Bell, right, introduces Kemp for a speech on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022 in Toccoa, Ga. Republicans in Georgia increasingly rely on voters in north Georgia as their margins shrink in suburban Atlanta.

Jay Doss discusses why he prefers conservative politicians on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022 in Toccoa, Ga. Republicans in Georgia increasingly rely on voters in north Georgia areas including Toccoa as their margins shrink in suburban Atlanta.

The Stephens County Courthouse and a monument to Confederate soldiers in Toccoa, Ga., is shown on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. Republicans in Georgia increasingly rely on voters in north Georgia areas including Toccoa as their margins shrink in suburban Atlanta.

Toccoa Falls in Toccoa, Ga., is shown on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Republicans in Georgia increasingly rely on voters in north Georgia areas including Toccoa as their margins shrink in suburban Atlanta.

TOCCOA, Ga. (AP) — When Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp made one of his first general election campaign swings in August, he went straight to the modern heartland of the state's Republican Party.

It wasn't Buckhead, the glitzy Atlanta neighborhood where Kemp lives in a governor's mansion dwarfed by other nearby estates. And it wasn't suburban Cobb County, once the bastion of Newt Gingrich.

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Tropical Storm Fiona is in the Caribbean after passing between Guadeloupe and Montserrat and is expected to pass near or over Puerto Rico during Saturday night with the potential for dropping dangerously heavy rain in spots. Fiona is then expected to cross over the Dominican Republic on Monday with the same threat of extreme rains in places that could cause flash floods and mudslides. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Fiona is then likely to strengthen into a hurricane near the Bahamas by Tuesday night. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Lester in the eastern Pacific is on a projected path that could bring it ashore in the Acapulco area on Mexico's coast Saturday night.

Trump openly embraces, amplifies QAnon conspiracy theories

Quarterback Tate Rodemaker came off the bench to lead Florida State to a come-from-behind 35-31 victory over Louisville. The sophomore came in after Jordan Travis suffered a lower left leg injury with a little more than four minutes left in the second quarter and Florida State down 21-14.  Rodemaker lead the Seminoles to three. 75-yard second-half scoring drives. The last came with 7:54 left with a sensational 2-yard catch in the end zone by Johnny Wilson that put the Seminoles (3-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) up for good. Malik Cunningham accounted for three touchdowns for Louisville (1-2, 0-2).

Mamie Mitchell, the script supervisor on the movie “Rust,” won’t be able to bring the bulk of her complaint against the film’s producers over a deadly shooting on the set, a judge ruled Friday.

Florida State backup quarterback Tate Rodemaker came in for an injured Jordan Travis and threw two fourth-quarter touchdowns as the Seminoles outlasted host Louisville, 35-31, Friday night.