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Knightscope Secures Contract To Serve Atlanta Non-Profit Organization

Knightscope, Inc (NASDAQ:KSCP) has received a contract for a K5 Autonomous Security Robot (ASR) from an Atlanta non-profit organization to patrol its downtown offices. Deal terms were not disclosed. The non-profit organization serves aging people. Knightscope will play a key role in keeping the client location secure against criminal mischief and vehicle break-ins,…

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Kemp presses Perdue to quit Georgia governor's race amid 'lackluster' fundraising

ATLANTA — The subject line of the email to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's top donors simply read "these are important numbers." But the Republican's campaign hopes they punctuate his argument that only he can defeat Democrat Stacey Abrams in November.

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Atlanta college suspends classes due to bomb threat

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Supreme Court redistricting ruling could stop challenges to Georgia maps

ATLANTA — Lawsuits challenging Georgia’s redistricting could come to an abrupt halt after the U.S. Supreme Court put on hold a lower court’s ruling that had found new congressional maps in Alabama diluted representation of Black voters.

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India Arie tells Don Lemon she accepts Joe Rogan’s apology regarding use of a racist slur

Atlanta R&B singer India Arie told Don Lemon on CNN Monday night that she was cool with Joe Rogan’s apology regarding his regular use of a racial slur on his podcast over the years.

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Atlanta’s Spelman College suspends classes due to bomb threat

ATLANTA — Spelman College received a bomb threat Tuesday morning, the third such threat this year at the historically Black women’s school.

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Warnock to Georgians in debut 2022 ad: 'I see you, I hear you, I am you'

ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock's first TV ad aims to connect with apprehensive Georgia voters with a concise message: "I see you, I hear you, I am you."

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‘When I saw the flight attendants panicking, that’s when I panicked’: Plane bursts tire on Atlanta landing

‘When I saw the flight attendants kinda panicking, that’s when I panicked’

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Perdue lags Kemp in fundraising in Georgia governor's race

Incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp is far outraising his main Republican primary challenger

The Independent UK

Vernon Jones abandons bid for governor to run for US House seat

ATLANTA — Former Democrat Vernon Jones dropped out of the Republican race for governor Monday to run for an open U.S. House seat, a move that gives ex-U.S. Sen. David Perdue a clearer shot at the state’s top job and provides yet another test of Donald Trump’s influence in Georgia.

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Former NFL Great Tavarres King Tells Sports Reporter Up To 80% Of Pro Players Are Using Cannabis

Tavarres King, a former Georgia Bulldog and NFL player told Atlanta's Channel 2 sports director Zach Klein that 80% of the players in the league are using cannabis.

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Judge asked to overturn Georgia redistricting based on race

ATLANTA — Opponents of Georgia’s Republican-drawn congressional districts told a judge Monday that new political boundaries weaken representation of Black voters, whose population grew by nearly 500,000 over the past decade.

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Atlanta officer shot multiple times while trying to arrest robbery suspect, police say

ATLANTA — An Atlanta police officer was seriously injured Monday afternoon when he tried to serve an arrest warrant to a man suspected of armed robbery and was shot multiple times, officials said.

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Judge says Gov. Kemp can’t use special fund in his GOP primary reelection bid

ATLANTA — A federal judge on Monday dealt a partial blow to Gov. Brian Kemp’s reelection fundraising plans, saying he can’t use a special leadership committee that lets him raise unlimited campaign contributions to help him win the Republican primary.

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Falcons director of pro personnel Steve Sabo steps down

The Atlanta Falcons and pro personnel director Steve Sabo mutually agreed to part ways on Monday.

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Billie Eilish halts Atlanta concert to get struggling attendee an inhaler

Billie Eilish stopped a concert to give an attendee an inhaler after seeing a single person in some sort of distress in the sea of faces below her, then made a pointed comment about taking care of concertgoers.

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Former Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms joining CNN as political commentator

ATLANTA — Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is joining the ranks of CNN as a political commentator, she announced Monday.

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Muscogee dismayed by nearly naked statue of Georgia ancestor

There’s a problem with putting someone on a pedestal: Exposed on all sides, a hero to some can be seen as a traitor to others

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Delta CEO pleads for no-fly list for unruly passengers

Atlanta-based airline says ‘action will help prevent future incidents’

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Trump’s incendiary Texas speech may have deepened his legal troubles, experts say

Promising pardons for insurrectionists and calling for protests if indicted could help make a case for obstruction of justice

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Luka Doncic, Jalen Brunson and the Mavericks down Atlanta while tiptoeing foul trouble tightwire

DALLAS — The Mavericks faced the Hawks on Sunday without their starting frontcourt — again.

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Deleted Abrams tweet shows how schools’ COVID policies in 2022 crosshairs

ATLANTA — The tweet from Stacey Abrams seemed innocuous enough, promoting her appearance at a Decatur school honoring Black History Month.

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Delta asks Justice Department to put unruly passengers on national no-fly list

ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines is asking the U.S. Justice Department to create a national no-fly list of passengers who have been convicted for on-board disruptions.

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HBCU bomb threats: ‘I shouldn’t have to live in fear when I’m going to get an education’

Students and alumni say the bomb threats remind them of the racist attacks against past generations

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Hawks vs. Raptors: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

The Atlanta Hawks (25-26) play against the Toronto Raptors (23-23) at Scotiabank Arena Game Time: 7:30 PM EST on Friday February 4, 2022 Atlanta Hawks 0, Toronto Raptors 0 (7:30 pm ET) What's the buzz on Twitter? Toronto Raptors @ Raptors Tonight's ...

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