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Activist’s hands raised when shot by troopers near training center site, family says

ATLANTA — An independent autopsy showed Manuel Teran’s hands were raised when the activist was fatally shot by state troopers in January near the site of the planned public safety training center, attorneys for the family said.

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Josh Pastner out at Georgia Tech after seven seasons

ATLANTA — He led Georgia Tech to its highest height in more than 15 years, but was unable to sustain that success. After two seasons in which the Jackets ranked among the least successful teams among the power conferences, coach Josh Pastner was dismissed Friday at the end of his…

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Over 38 years, Emory students quizzed and grew to love Jimmy Carter

ATLANTA — For generations of Emory University students, Jimmy Carter was more than just the nation’s 39th president.

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Editorial: In Atlanta, violent radicals on the left help feed the radical right's narrative

The violent protest against the construction of a police training center in Atlanta exemplifies how little the radical left has learned since the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. Violence and destruction couched as civil disobedience, regardless of the claimed justification, rarely if ever…

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Ex-Walker aide reveals identity in groping lawsuit against CPAC head

ATLANTA — A former Herschel Walker aide who accused the leader of the Conservative Political Action Conference of “aggressively fondling” him on the campaign trail in Georgia disclosed his identity after a judge required him to drop his anonymity to go forward with a lawsuit.

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Upgraded Georgia voter registration system speeds up elections

ATLANTA — Georgia’s new, faster voter registration system is now running across the state, an upgrade that election officials said Thursday will ensure security and shorter wait times at polling places.

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Report: Massive increase in antisemitic propaganda seen across Georgia, nation

ATLANTA — A new report from the Anti-Defamation League finds the spread of white supremacist propaganda in Georgia, including flyers distributed in driveways and on car windshields, rose dramatically in 2022.

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Runoffs survive in Georgia as lawmakers fixate on other election bills

ATLANTA — Runoffs are here to stay in Georgia, at least for now, as Republican lawmakers instead focused on the priorities of election critics: restricting outside funding, banning drop boxes and enabling challenges to voters’ eligibility.

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PFL announces three shows in Atlanta for second half of 2023 season

The 2023 PFL regular season schedule is complete as the promotion will head to Atlanta for the second straight year.

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Fox’s new dating show ‘Farmer Wants a Wife’ features Jennifer Nettles as host

ATLANTA — Georgia native and Sugarland singer Jennifer Nettles isn’t a fan of dating shows and can’t imagine being a participant.

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Second Mary J. Blige Strength of a Woman Festival in Atlanta features Lauryn Hill, Busta Rhymes, Jodeci, Jeezy

ATLANTA — Mary J. Blige is returning for a second Strength of a Woman Festival & Summit in Atlanta in May at State Farm Arena.

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Sen. Ossoff of Georgia seeks out common ground to make deals with Republicans

ATLANTA — Some politicians like to talk about their legislative proposals that were signed into law. U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff seems to delight in discussing how his bipartisan measures came about.

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Atlanta hospital closure inquiry sought by Georgia Democrats

Democratic Georgia lawmakers, local officials and the NAACP are asking federal officials to investigate a health care system that closed hospitals in downtown Atlanta and a southern suburb

The Independent UK

Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ and the debate over US protest rights

The standoff between authorities and opponents of police training facility has become latest free speech battleground.

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Revealed: the 10 worst places to live in US for air pollution

A Guardian analysis using cutting-edge modelling developed by researchers tracks deadly PM2.5 levels

Salon

The 'Cop City' protests, explained

23 people were charged with domestic terrorism — including a legal observer

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The Falcons not pursuing Lamar Jackson is a little more complicated than first glance

Are the Falcons making the right move by not pursuing Lamar Jackson?

Los Angeles Times

Could a Texas judge halt abortion pill access, even in states with protections?

ATLANTA — A conservative federal judge in Texas is poised to rule in a lawsuit that could disrupt abortion access across the nation — including in states with strong abortion protections such as California — by halting distribution of a key abortion pill.

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The Independent UK

How Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ became the focus for green protests – and claims of lethal police brutality

One person has been killed and dozens of other arrested as a coalition of protesters tries to stop the construction of a sprawling new police training centre in a Georgia forest

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Georgia Republicans target transgender issues over other culture wars

ATLANTA – Georgia Republicans are putting their energy behind a fresh debate on transgender policies – and leaving other attention-grabbing socially conservative issues behind for now.

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Falcons re-sign Lorenzo Carter to a two-year deal

The #Falcons have re-signed Lorenzo Carter to a two-year deal

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Season 4 of ‘Buried Truths’ podcast goes back to a 1958 Georgia cold case

ATLANTA — The civil rights cold case in the fourth season of Atlanta radio station WABE’s “Buried Truths” podcast is the most complex story journalist and educator Hank Klibanoff has ever studied.

WEKU

What's at stake in Atlanta's 'Cop City' protests

Police arrested at least 35 people after activists set heavy equipment on fire. Tensions have been building for years over the plan to build a large police training facility.

The Guardian - US

‘This is how I’m going to die’: police swarm activists protesting ‘Cop City’ in ‘week of action’

Hours of chaos as officers descended upon forest, seeking activists protesting $90m police and fire department training center

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Protections against antisemitism pass Georgia House

ATLANTA — Crimes against Jewish people could come with stiffer penalties under a bill that cleared the Georgia House on Monday.

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