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Environmental activist was shot 14 times by police during peaceful protest at 'Cop City'

Environmental activist Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, 26, was shot at the site of a planned Atlanta, US, $90million (£72million) public safety training in Atlanta’s South River Forest on January 18

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Bill would require Georgia schools to drill for armed intruders

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp will get to sign legislation he sought that would require schools to prepare for armed intruders.

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Family ‘did not find answers’ in second autopsy of slain Georgia activist, attorney says

ATLANTA — The family of Manuel Esteban Paez Teran, the activist killed in January by Georgia State Patrol troopers during a clearing operation at the site of Atlanta’s planned public safety training center, on Monday released a private autopsy conducted after the DeKalb County coroner performed the initial examination for…

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Patriots trading Jonnu Smith to Falcons, reuniting him with ex-Titans OC Arthur Smith

Jonnu Smith is reportedly set to be reunited with Arthur Smith in Atlanta.

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Activist efforts to disqualify Georgia voters may lead to changes

ATLANTA — Rampant attempts to challenge voters’ eligibility, a cause taken up by Republican activists using Georgia’s elections law, could soon be overhauled by lawmakers.

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Opponents of Atlanta police training center say cops arrested 1, detained others

At the end of a “Week of Action” that saw peaceful and violent protests over the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, police and activists came face to face again.

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Atlanta’s Black community raises voice against ‘Cop City’ police base

Protesters ask ‘Mayor Andre Dickens – is this enough Black folks for you?’ in demonstration against $90m training center

The Guardian - US

Celtics overcome late fireworks, hold off Hawks to start road trip

After taking control for most of the game, the Celtics certainly did not make things easy for themselves late on Saturday night in Atlanta.

Boston Herald

Autopsy reveals anti-'Cop City' activist's hands were raised when shot and killed

The 26-year-old protester, Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, was killed in January in an Atlanta-area forest as police cleared an encampment of activists who oppose the construction of Atlanta's "Cop City."

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Georgia's disability community worries lack of services is driving desperate acts

ATLANTA — In early January, workers at a nonprofit that cares for disabled Georgians were stunned to learn that one of their former clients was killed in a suspected murder-suicide.

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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.

The Independent UK

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

Al Jazeera

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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