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Atlanta Mayor Addresses Water Crisis And Criticism

Atlanta's ongoing water crisis due to burst water mains leads to boil water advisory and repair efforts.

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Analysis: It's uncertain if push to 'Stop Cop City' got enough valid signers for Atlanta referendum

An analysis by news organizations finds it's unclear if enough eligible Atlanta voters signed a petition to force a citywide referendum on a police training center

The Independent UK

Atlanta officer used Taser on church deacon after he said he could not breathe, police video shows

Body camera video shows an Atlanta police officer responding to a minor car crash deployed a Taser on a church deacon after the man repeatedly said he could not breathe

The Independent UK

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Atlanta to release copies of 'Stop Cop City' petitions, even as referendum is stuck in legal limbo

Atlanta’s city government will scan and release copies of petitions against a proposed police and firefighter training center

The Independent UK

Warnock calls on Atlanta officials to be more transparent about 'Stop Cop City' referendum

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has urged Atlanta’s mayor to be more transparent in how city officials handle a petition drive led by opponents of a proposed police and firefighter training center

The Independent UK

'Stop Cop City' petition campaign in limbo as Atlanta officials refuse to process signatures

Officials from the City of Atlanta have refused to verify tens of thousands of signatures submitted by activists who have been trying for two years to stop the construction of a police and firefighter training center

The Independent UK

Retail theft has gotten so bad Walmart will build a police station inside an Atlanta store

Crime is a $100 billion annual problem for retailers, with companies like Walmart warning it could lead to store closures if nothing is done.

Fortune

Atlanta 'Cop City' activists say they're confident of getting 70K signatures. But big hurdles remain

Hundreds of canvassers have spread out across Atlanta in hopes of convincing more than 70,000 residents to sign onto a petition that activists believe is their best chance to halt the planned construction of a huge police and firefighter training center

The Independent UK

State joins Atlanta in calling referendum petition initiative ‘invalid’

The Georgia Attorney General’s Office concurred with the city of Atlanta in a new federal court filing, calling the referendum effort aimed at reversing the lease for a planned public safety training center “invalid” under Georgia law.

Tribune News Service

Atlanta petition drive to stop 'Cop City' is 'futile,' city's attorneys argue

Attorneys for the city of Atlanta say an ongoing petition drive to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training center is “futile” and “invalid."

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Atlanta officials: Motorcycle fires started by 'anarchists' aimed at stopping new training center

Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum says a fire destroyed eight Atlanta police motorcycles and was one of several recent acts of vandalism by a group aiming to stop construction of a new public safety training center

Chicago Sun-Times

Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95

After the assassination of her brother, Farris worked along with his widow, Coretta Scott King, to preserve and promote his legacy — often behind the scenes.

The Independent UK

Atlanta police training center opponents sue over delays in approving referendum

Opponents of Atlanta’s proposed police and firefighter training center are suing the city

The Independent UK

Atlanta project decried as 'Cop City’ gets funding approval from City Council

Atlanta City Council has approved funding for the construction of a proposed police and firefighter training center, rejecting the pleas of hundreds of activists who packed City Hall and spoke for hours in fierce opposition to the project they decry as “Cop City.”

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The Guardian - US

Atlanta politicians face pressure to vote against giving $31m to ‘Cop City’

City council to vote on giving taxpayer money to controversial project as state characterizes opposition as work of ‘terrorists’

Daily Mirror

Hospital shooting suspect Deion Patterson has military background officials confirm

Atlanta Police are searching for 24-year-old suspect Deion Patterson who opened fire at the Northside Hospital Medical Centre in Atlanta, Georgia, shooting five women while he was reportedly at an appointment with his mother

The Guardian - US

Atlanta shuts down strategic park in ‘Cop City’ protest movement

Opponents say move is yet another example of crackdown by officials seeking to disrupt protests against $90m training center

Tribune News Service

US gun deaths among children up 50% in recent years, study finds

ATLANTA — Between 2019 and 2021, the number of children and teens killed by bullets increased 50% in the United States, according to a national research study.

Fortune

To make a bigger commitment to diversity, Visa is moving part of its C-Suite to Atlanta

Visa's chief diversity officer is doing double duty, going door-to-door in her efforts to help address Atlanta's persistent poverty and systemic inequity while diversifying the professional ranks of the company.

Tribune News Service

Fallout from training center riling Atlanta-area residents

ATLANTA — Marc Bolden is frustrated with the out-of-town protesters who cut through his DeKalb County neighborhood, blasting their music and fireworks late into the night and clashing with police.

The Guardian - US

‘Cop city’ backers and opponents battle for public opinion over $90m project

Poll shows Atlanta divided on racial lines over planned police and fire department training center

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