First Slice 7/24/15: Former Emory employee going to prison for stealing students' money

A former administrative assistant at the Emory University School of Nursing will serve 18 months in prison for pocketing $317,000 from students. The employee, Brenda Michael, convinced students to deposit their tuition and fees into her personal Paypal account, racking up hundreds of thousands of dollars between August 2012 and January 2014.
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?MARTA and Uber have joined forces, and they debuted a pilot program to have free Wi-Fi on 50 buses. Executives announced their plan to roll out complimentary wireless internet on all buses, rail stations, and trains within a year.
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?Will Turner Field become a casino resort? MGM and three other major casino companies have made "staggering" offers to build in the area. However, Mayor Kasim Reed remains reluctant about allowing casino gambling in Atlanta.
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?Could this recently discovered planet be "Earth 2.0"? NASA's Kepler mission says it's the closest we've come so far.
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?ICYMI: The Krog Masquerade is coming back. And like last year, Cabbagetown and Reynoldstown residents are concerned about closing the iconic tunnel and the impact on nearby communities.