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NEWS BRIEF: Infectious diseases made worse by climate change, study says

08/13/2022 2:00 AM

Rising temperatures raise infectious diseases in humans

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NEWS BRIEF: Trump hires Atlanta criminal defense lawyer in election meddling case

08/13/2022 2:00 AM

“Pathetic racist architect’ fights ‘erroneous and politically driven persecution’

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NEWS BRIEF: City of Atlanta partners with Urban League to create youth development program

08/13/2022 2:00 AM

Grant program funded by American Rescue Plan Act

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NEWS BRIEF: Coco goes from dog pound to movie stardom

08/13/2022 2:00 AM

Homeless dog now a Hollywood star

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NEWS BRIEF: City council aiming to help ‘legacy’ businesses survive

08/13/2022 2:00 AM

Redevelopment raises the rent, sucks city of its ‘soul’

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NEWS BRIEF: Sahara Desert dust causing hazy skies over Georgia

08/12/2022 2:00 AM

Vibrant, orange glow isn’t your imagination

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NEWS BRIEF: Local Amazon workers plan next moves after walkout

08/12/2022 2:00 AM

Primed for action

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NEWS BRIEF: Stacey Abrams wants legalized sports betting, constitutional amendment for casinos

08/12/2022 2:00 AM

Gambling for the future

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NEWS BRIEF: Atlanta law school launches volunteer course to aid housing crisis

08/12/2022 2:00 AM

Area tenants are being taught to fight back

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NEWS BRIEF: Athens-Clarke County officials reduce minor marijuana possession penalties

08/12/2022 2:00 AM

Legislation eliminates criminal penalties

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NEWS BRIEF: Rudy Giuliani must testify before Atlanta grand jury, judge orders

08/11/2022 2:00 AM

McBurney lays down the law

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NEWS BRIEF: Street signs in Brunswick to honor Ahmaud Arbery

08/11/2022 2:00 AM

Doing the right thing

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NEWS BRIEF: Staff shortage forces closure of Scalini’s restaurant

08/11/2022 2:00 AM

Italian restaurant 86’ed in Smyrna

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NEWS BRIEF: Renderings unveiled for landmark funeral home spot in Midtown

08/11/2022 2:00 AM

Spring Hill to be reborn

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NEWS BRIEF: Atlanta Fashion Week comes to Underground in October

08/11/2022 2:00 AM

Swag bags part of the catwalk experience?

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NEWS BRIEF: Could Georgia’s abortion ban be lifted?

08/10/2022 2:00 AM

Judge McBurney will rule in due course

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NEWS BRIEF: Georgia breaks records for turtle nest numbers

08/10/2022 2:00 AM

No one at loggerheads over results

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NEWS BRIEF: Cox Enterprises takes over Axios Media in $525 million deal

08/10/2022 2:00 AM

Bullet points the way to go

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NEWS BRIEF: Teen movie about aliens fulfills lifelong dream

08/10/2022 2:00 AM

Make-A-Wish and film industry made it come true

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NEWS BRIEF: Watershed agency unveils vendor development program for minority business owners

08/10/2022 2:00 AM

‘Learn how to deal with city’

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OUTLANDISH CONSPIRACY THEORIES: Hank Huckaby and the resignation ruse

05/04/2021 9:07 AM

Another view on the former University System chancellor

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OUTLANDISH CONSPIRACY THEORIES: The 'special' review

12/31/2020 6:21 PM

The university system and its independent audit — of itself

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OUTLANDISH CONSPIRACY THEORIES: Waiting for Brian Kemp’s reply

12/21/2020 11:39 AM

The 13th time’s the charm?

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OUTLANDISH CONSPIRACY THEORIES: The strange case of Georgia’s disappearing and reappearing Constitution

10/29/2020 5:04 PM

Why the Legislature is asking Georgia voters to save the state’s Constitution from the Georgia Supreme Court

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OUTLANDISH CONSPIRACY THEORIES: The October Surprise is not what Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr had in mind

06/18/2020 1:51 PM

Outlandish Conspiracy Theories - A look at Georgia's Justice System

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