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David Perdue’s challenge fractures powerful family political machine

ATLANTA — The Perdue network was once the most formidable political operation in Georgia. But former U.S. Sen. David Perdue’s challenge to Gov. Brian Kemp has fractured the powerful family’s longtime loyalists.

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VIDEO: Drilling For Oil: Atlanta Cops Bust Man Stealing Gas From Cars

Rather than siphon gas out, Matthew Reznick is accused of drilling a hole in the gas tank and letting it drain out.

Zenger

Cindy Cone wins U.S. Soccer Federation presidential election

Cindy Parlow Cone won reelection as U.S. Soccer Federation’s presidency on Saturday at the governing body’s annual general meeting in Atlanta, holding off a spirited and controversial challenge from her predecessor Carlos Cordeiro.

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Georgia House approves bill to control how race is discussed in schools

ATLANTA — Following a playbook used by Republicans in other states, the Georgia House of Representatives approved legislation Friday that would limit what could be said about race during classroom discussions.

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What kind of compensation could the Falcons get for Calvin Ridley?

What could the Falcons get in return if they decide to trade WR Calvin Ridley over the offseason?

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Karin Slaughter’s novel ‘Pieces of Her’ becomes Netflix series with Toni Collette

ATLANTA — A decade ago, Atlanta bestselling author Karin Slaughter was in talks to have one of her books turned into a possible TV series.

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Brickbat: You'd Be Stressed, Too

A federal court has awarded Ju'Zema Goldring $1.5 million in a lawsuit Goldring brought against the city of Atlanta and police officers Vladimir Henry and Juan Restrepo. The two stopped Goldring for jaywalking, then arrested her on drug charges in 2015, claiming that the contents of a stress ball Goldring…

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Is Ayo Dosunmu hitting the rookie wall? ‘I’m prepared to take care of my body,’ the guard says before the Chicago Bulls’ loss to the Atlanta Hawks.

As rookies enter the final turn of the NBA season, their progress typically is accompanied by bated breath as fans await their crash into an invisible phenomenon: the rookie wall.

Chicago Tribune

Shipwreck found in Lake Superior – after 131 years

The Atlanta was carrying a load of coal when a storm sank it on 4 May, 1891

The Independent UK

Georgia cityhood push divides: White flight or self-rule?

Georgia's Republican-controlled state Legislature has passed legislation that would give three mostly white areas of a metro Atlanta county the chance to form their own cities this year

The Independent UK

The real-life ‘Narcos’ agents on the hunt for drug lord Pablo Escobar, the Netflix series and Chicago’s place in drug trafficking

Retired DEA agents Steve Murphy and Javier Peña say Netflix took some liberties. But Peña acknowledges unwittingly working with a death-squad leader to locate Escobar.

Chicago Sun-Times

Falcons met with two of the draft’s top QB prospects

Atlanta has already interviewed two of this year's top QB prospects at the 2022 NFL scouting combine.

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Herschel Walker won’t go to Marjorie Taylor Greene event after she spoke at white nationalist rally

ATLANTA — U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker pulled out of a weekend event organized by U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after she spoke at a white nationalist rally where attendees cheered Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and chanted Vladimir Putin’s name.

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Federal judge upholds Georgia redistricting for 2022 elections

ATLANTA — A federal judge ruled that Georgia’s redrawn political maps can remain in place for this year’s elections, deciding that it’s too close to the state’s May 24 primary election to make court-ordered redistricting changes.

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What will Sonny Perdue do if he becomes Georgia system's chancellor?

ATLANTA — The Georgia Board of Regents may vote as soon as Tuesday to make former Republican Gov. Sonny Perdue the new chancellor of the state's vast University System.

Sports Illustrated

Under Armour Next Atlanta Camp Top Performers

Elite class of 2023 and 2024 talent shine in the Atlanta Under Armour Next All-America camp event

Sports Illustrated

Under Armour Atlanta Recruiting Notes on Georgia, Alabama, Clemson Prospects and Beyond

The very latest surrounding top football talent in the Southern footprint following a Sunday showcase

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Falcons select WR, QB in Draft Wire’s new mock

Draft Wire released a new pre-combine mock draft in which Atlanta adds two major pieces on offense.

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Fred VanVleet: ‘We play young and dumb a lot’

Josh Lewenberg: VanVleet: 'We play young and dumb a lot. Sometimes we get away with it and sometimes we don't.' FVV: 'I believe in this team. I think we'll be back to playing at the level that we need to be playing at, hopefully sooner than later. I ...

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Michael Cunningham: The Negro leagues are major league, but MLB can’t claim them

ATLANTA — Larry Lester grew up watching the Kansas City Monarchs at the ballpark near his home in late 1950s and early ‘60s. The Negro leagues had declined by then because of MLB’s racial integration, but their legends were part of his community. Buck O’Neil’s wife, Ora, was one of…

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Raptors vs. Hawks: Start time, where to watch, what’s the latest

The Toronto Raptors (32-26) play against the Atlanta Hawks (28-31) at State Farm Arena The Toronto Raptors are spending $4,197,457 per win while the Atlanta Hawks are spending $4,861,158 per win Game Time: 7:30 PM EST on Saturday February 26, 2022 ...

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Death, Taxes, and DeRozan’ as the Bulls veteran continues his takeover

The game-winner over Atlanta was just another highlight in the DeRozan MVP push, and new Bull Tristan Thompson is all in on his teammate getting recognition when the voting for that award begins.

Tribune News Service

The oral history of how Juan Dixon led Maryland to the 2002 NCAA national championship

The Maryland men’s basketball team’s national championship victory over Indiana in 2002 might feel like a lifetime ago for many Terps fans. But for the players and coaches who were at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on April 1, the momentous achievement feels like it happened yesterday.

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Justice asks Atlanta court to strike down transgender bathroom policy

ATLANTA — The Biden Administration is asking the federal appeals court in Atlanta to strike down a high school’s policy that forbids transgender students from using bathrooms that correspond with their gender identities.

Tribune News Service

Mark Bradley: We need to talk about Braves and Freddie Freeman

ATLANTA — It’s easy to say, “Give Freddie Freeman what he wants.” He has been the Braves’ second-best position player of the 21st century. (The best became a first-ballot Hall of Famer.) Freeman just helped deliver a giddy-beyond-belief World Series triumph. Nobody has an unkind word to say about the…

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