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Cities in Georgia's Fulton County might run their elections, with help from a fake elector

ATLANTA — A multicity movement in Atlanta’s northern suburbs is trying to take over local elections from Fulton County, an effort led in part by one of Georgia’s phony presidential electors and the president of a Republican Party group.

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What’s next in the Fulton grand jury probe: 5 things to know

ATLANTA — A Fulton County court on Thursday released heavily redacted excerpts of the final report of the special grand jury that spent nearly eight months investigating whether anyone criminally interfered in Georgia’s 2020 elections.

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Ga. officials call for nurses to surrender licenses in diploma scam

ATLANTA — A federal investigation into three Florida-based nursing schools that allegedly sold fake nursing degrees has begun to have local repercussions, as state officials asked almost two dozen Georgia nurses to surrender their licenses.

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A record 6,542 guns — 18 a day — were intercepted at U.S. airport security in 2022

With the exception of pandemic-disrupted 2020, the number of weapons intercepted at U.S. airport checkpoints has climbed every year since 2010.

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Record 6,542 guns intercepted at US airport security in '22

Last year saw a record number of guns intercepted at airport checkpoints across the country

The Independent UK

Michael Cunningham: Hawks’ Trae Young is not an All-Star, but winning is more important

ATLANTA — It took less than two NBA seasons for Trae Young to prove that he’s one of the best basketball players in the world. Young’s reputation has fallen even faster.

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Former President Jimmy Carter enters hospice care

ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter, the Georgia native who is the longest living president in U.S. history, has decided against any further medical treatment and has entered home hospice care, the Carter Center said Saturday.

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Atlanta residents take fight over $90m ‘Cop City’ police training site to city hall

Petition to Fulton county superior court seeks halt to building work while appeal against huge police training center is ruled on

The Guardian - US

State officials in Georgia call for nurses to surrender licenses in diploma scam

ATLANTA — A federal investigation into three Florida-based nursing schools that allegedly sold fake nursing degrees has begun to have repercussions, as Georgia state officials asked almost two dozen nurses to surrender their licenses.

Tribune News Service

Falcons draft CB after trading down in new 7-round mock

The #Falcons trade down and land Penn State CB Joey Porter Jr. in our latest 7-round mock draft

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Georgia grand jury investigating Trump, allies recommends perjury charges

ATLANTA — A special grand jury in Fulton County that examined efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia said it believed at least one witness it heard from may have lied under oath.

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Jan. 6 documents: Georgia legislators answered Trump’s call to overturn election

ATLANTA — With his chances of winning Georgia slipping away in December 2020, then-President Donald Trump hit upon a novel scheme to stay in power: State legislators would name him the winner.

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School librarians could face criminal charges under Georgia bill

ATLANTA — Several Georgia Senate Republican leaders are backing legislation that would criminalize school librarians who let students check out books found to be obscene.

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Atlanta grand jury recommends perjury charges in Trump 2020 election probe

It’s the first glimpse into a larger report featuring recommendations on who should — or should not — be indicted.

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Trump grand jury report recommends perjury charges

ATLANTA — A special grand jury in Fulton County that examined efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia said it believed one or more witnesses it heard from may have committed perjury.

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Court to release portions of Trump grand jury report

ATLANTA — The Fulton County Superior Court on Thursday is slated to release sections of a special purpose grand jury’s final report examining efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia.

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PFF says Falcons missed the boat on Matt Ryan’s trade value

PFF says the #Falcons' biggest blunder of the last five years was waiting too long to trade QB Matt Ryan

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Knicks head into break after beating Hawks for third straight win

ATLANTA — Before Wednesday night’s game against the Hawks, Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau was asked if he was concerned his players might have had one eye on the upcoming All-Star break.

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Tyler Perry to donate $2.5M to help older Atlanta homeowners

Actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry is donating $2.75 million to older homeowners in Atlanta to help ensure they’re able to stay in their homes

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Georgia bill could end runoffs by deciding winners in general election

ATLANTA — Runoffs would be eliminated after Georgia general elections as long as a candidate wins at least 45% of the vote, according to a Democratic-sponsored bill filed Wednesday.

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State files motion to sever 2 defendants with pregnant attorneys in Young Slime Life trial

ATLANTA — Fulton County prosecutors are seeking to sever two defendants from the upcoming Young Slime Life gang trial because their defense attorneys are pregnant.

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Atlanta comic, actor Clayton English digs into history and fallacies of ‘The War on Drugs’ in new podcast

ATLANTA — The phrase “war on drugs” was invented by Richard Nixon in 1971 and has retained its power for five decades. But if this is a war, is there an actual winner or just a whole lot of losers?

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Michael Cunningham: Derek Carr could change balance of power in NFC South

ATLANTA — Derek Carr is a good quarterback who just had a down year for the Raiders. He turns 32 next month. That’s the back end of the prime years for all but the best quarterbacks. Carr has never been at that level. It’s possible he no longer can be…

The Independent UK

Who was Darryl Williams, the Black man who died after police traffic stop in North Carolina?

Police killing comes after high-profile incidents in Atlanta and Memphis

The Independent UK

Clarence Thomas statue backed by Republicans in Georgia

Republican Georgia lawmakers are again trying to erect a statue of U.S. Supreme Court Justice and Georgia native Clarence Thomas on the state Capitol grounds in Atlanta

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