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Judge in Georgia voting rights trial is asked to change ‘exact match’

ATLANTA — Voting rights groups rested their case Wednesday in a trial challenging Georgia’s election policies, calling for a federal judge to order changes to voter registration and absentee ballot procedures that hindered some voters.

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Atlanta, a hip-hop mecca, reels as a favorite son faces sweeping criminal charges

For today’s generation of hip-hop fans, Young Thug is as influential and visionary as OutKast was to previous eras of rappers. His oft-imitated style — melancholy and machine-tweaked, yet melodic and flamboyant — places him right beside Future as the defining act of contemporary Southern rap. His reach goes beyond…

Los Angeles Times

What might NeNe Leakes get out of suing Bravo for racial discrimination?

ATLANTA — Bravo turned NeNe Leakes into a star. NeNe Leakes turned “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” into a hit. For much of the past 14 years, the network and the long-time Duluth resident have had a mutually beneficial relationship.

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Rapper Gunna now in Georgia jail on racketeering charge

ATLANTA — Atlanta rapper Gunna, who was named Monday along with fellow rapper Young Thug in a sweeping gang indictment, is now behind bars in Fulton County.

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A trio of GOP governors will rally for Brian Kemp

ATLANTA — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is headed to Georgia this weekend for a spate of campaign stops with Gov. Brian Kemp. Two other well-known state executives are right behind him.

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Rapper Gunna booked into jail on racketeering charge

The rapper Gunna was booked into a jail in Atlanta Wednesday on a racketeering charge after he was indicted with fellow rapper Young Thug and more than two dozen other people

The Independent UK

Partners Group To Acquire US Rental Homes For $1B: Bloomberg

Asset manager Partners Group Holding AG (OTC:PGPHF) has agreed to buy rental houses owned by Fortress Investment Group for $1 billion, Bloomberg reported. The deal includes more than 2000 new-build homes operated by Kairos Living and about 1,000 homes in contract. The houses are located in the U.S. Sun Belt, and cities such as…

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What '2000 Mules' leaves out of ballot harvesting claims

ATLANTA — A new movie spreading suspicions of voter fraud, "2000 Mules," shows surveillance video of Georgia voters dropping off multiple ballots.

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Jazz keen on De’Andre Hunter?

I've heard the Jazz like De'Andre Hunter's game, and he's, theoretically, what they need more of moving forward if Mitchell is whom they decide to build around. Utah needs more perimeter defense, maybe worse than Atlanta, if you can actually imagine ...

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Can Young Thug’s lyrics be used against him? Prosecutors say yes in RICO case against rapper

ATLANTA — Over the last decade, the Atlanta rapper Young Thug has dropped a steady barrage of tracks about pistols and snipers, mob life and gangsters.

Los Angeles Times

Georgia pair sentenced for Jan. 6 actions at Capitol

ATLANTA — When Georgia residents Savannah Danielle McDonald and Nolan Harold Kidd emerged from the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and began giving interviews to journalists and posting on social media, there was little evidence they believed they had done anything wrong.

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Young Thug arrested on RICO, gang charges

Fulton County prosecutors say that in late 2012, Young Thug and two others founded Young Slime Life, a violent criminal street gang that’s commonly known as YSL and is affiliated with the national Bloods gang.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Indigo Girls talk streaming concert, film based on their songs, doc on their career

ATLANTA — Unlike, say, Simon and Garfunkel or Tears for Fears, the Indigo Girls have never broken up. The beloved harmony-infused Georgia duo has been together consistently over 35 years.

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How the Georgia Supreme Court could keep abortion legal in state

ATLANTA — Paolo Pavesich was surprised to find his picture in an advertisement for New England Mutual Life Insurance. The Atlanta artist didn’t have a policy from New England Life, and he’d never given the company permission to use his image. Pavesich sued, alleging invasion of privacy. And he won.

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Evening Standard

Rapper Young Thug arrested in Atlanta street gang probe

The rapper is alleged to be one of three founding members of street gang Young Slime Life that is centre of criminal investigation

Asharq Al-Awsat

American Rapper Young Thug Arrested on Gang-Related Charges

Police in Atlanta arrested rapper Young Thug, who won a Grammy for his co-written hit "This Is America" in 2019, on Monday on charges including participation in criminal street gang activity, police records showed. The hip hop artist, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, was also charged under Georgia…

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Rapper Young Thug is arrested on gang-related charges

The Atlanta-based singer is one of more than 20 people indicted on conspiracy and street gang charges.

The Independent UK

Young Thug arrested in Atlanta with two gang counts and Rico charges

Rappers Young Thug was one of 28 people indicted Monday in Georgia on conspiracy to violate the state’s RICO act and street gang charges, according to jail records

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Young Thug arrested in Atlanta, charged with 2 gang counts

ATLANTA — Grammy-winning Atlanta rapper Young Thug has been arrested and booked into the Fulton County Jail on gang-related charges, online jail records show.

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Police ID woman accused of shooting at school bus in Georgia

ATLANTA — Police have identified a woman who was arrested Monday after allegedly firing a dozen gunshots at a Gwinnett County school bus occupied by four kindergartners and their driver.

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signs $75 million in tax breaks for people who donate to police

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday signed a measure into law creating a state tax credit allowing Georgians and corporations to target taxes they would normally pay into the state treasury to support local law enforcement.

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Woman in custody, accused of firing multiple shots at school bus in Georgia

ATLANTA — From inside her Suwanee home Monday morning, the 12 loud pops she heard didn’t register as gunshots.

Sports Illustrated

Inside the Falcons’ Strange Offseason

Plus, top remaining free agents, Kenny Pickett’s Week 1 odds, 2023 draft QBs, NFL’s latest approach to address diversity in coaching, and more.

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Take a boat ride through natural history in the nation's largest underground lake

ATLANTA — You can take a boat ride on this Tennessee lake and not have to worry about getting a sunburn.

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Braves’ offense erupts for nine runs in series win over Milwaukee

ATLANTA — Braves manager Brian Snitker did not mince words when discussing the Milwaukee Brewers’ rotation and bullpen ahead of the series opener Friday, calling the staff “as good as it gets.”

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