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Honey Boo Boo undergoing weight loss surgery

ATLANTA — Georgia resident Alana Thompson, the 16-year-old made famous a decade ago with the reality show "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo," is planning to undergo weight-loss surgery in hopes of getting healthier.

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Why Brian Kemp believes he can win more minority support

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp's internal metrics paint an optimistic portrait of his chances in November against Stacey Abrams. They also signal a potential opening among voters of color.

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Mark Bradley: The next step for Kirby Smart and Georgia — total domination

ATLANTA — It was Nov. 16, 2002, a cold day at Auburn. On fourth-and-15 with 1:25 left, David Greene threw long for Michael Johnson, who outjumped Horace Willis, who didn’t jump. On that day of deliverance, coach Mark Richt said his Bulldogs “knocked the lid off the Georgia program.”

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John Clay: At SEC Football Media Days, Kentucky’s Will Levis takes the NFL debate in stride

ATLANTA — The SEC in 2022 is not without excellent quarterbacks. Alabama’s Bryce Young. Tennessee’s Hendon Hooker. Georgia’s Stetson Bennett. Arkansas’ KJ Jefferson. None, however, not even Young, returning Heisman Trophy winner, has felt the summer spotlight quite like Kentucky’s Will Levis.

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Still doubting Stetson Bennett? That's fine with him and Kirby Smart.

ATLANTA — Stetson Bennett asked to hear the question three times, addressing a scrum of reporters at SEC Media Day on Wednesday.

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Florida Gators’ Anthony Richardson is ‘ready for the challenge’

ATLANTA — Florida Gators quarterback Anthony Richardson has been on the cover of preseason magazines, mentioned as a possible top-10 NFL draft pick and gone viral with a 73-yard throw at the Manning Passing Academy.

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Federal court says Georgia’s anti-abortion law should be allowed to take effect

ATLANTA — A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that Georgia’s restrictive abortion law should be allowed to take effect, an outcome that’s been expected since the U.S. Supreme Court in June overturned Roe v. Wade, which had guaranteed a constitutional right to abortion for nearly 50 years.

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Judge orders Giuliani to testify before Fulton County grand jury

ATLANTA — Rudy Giuliani, former President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, is being ordered to appear in front of a Fulton County special grand jury next month after failing to attend a hearing in New York to challenge a recent subpoena.

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Rudy Giuliani ordered to testify in Atlanta Trump investigation

Giuliani is the person closest to the former president to be implicated in the wide-reaching investigation.

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Giuliani ordered to testify in Georgia 2020 election probe

A judge in New York has ordered Rudy Giuliani to appear next month before a special grand jury in Atlanta that’s looking into whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia

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Federal guidance on abortion pills causes confusion among Georgia pharmacists

ATLANTA — Pharmacists say Georgia's evolving restrictions around access to abortion coupled with recent guidance from the federal government have created confusion over distribution of medication that can terminate pregnancies.

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John Clay: South Carolina has lost 7 of 8 to Kentucky, yet it’s somehow the SEC East hype team

ATLANTA — All aboard the South Carolina hype train.

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Michael Cunningham: Kirby Smart, Jimbo Fisher finally beat Nick Saban, but Alabama’s still the standard

ATLANTA — Alabama’s Bryce Young won the Heisman Trophy in 2021. Now he’s the first quarterback since Jameis Winston in 2014 to return and play for a bona fide national championship contender. At SEC Media Days, somebody asked Nick Saban how Young can be better.

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Matt Baker's SEC football predictions

ATLANTA — The Florida Gators will finish fourth in the SEC East, if my preseason predictions are correct.

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Kyle Korver joining Atlanta front office

Shams Charania: The Atlanta Hawks are finalizing the hire of Kyle Korver to a front office role, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Korver played in Atlanta from 2012-17, making the All-Star team in 2015. He was a Nets player development coach last ...

The Independent UK

Deal for $5.5B Hyundai plant in Georgia nears final approval

Georgia officials are close to finalizing a deal with automaker Hyundai to build a $5.5 billion electric car plant near Savannah

Orlando Sentinel

Greg Sankey: SEC will stand pat, stay nimble as realignment upends college football

ATLANTA — Relaxing June 30 at his Skaneateles Lake getaway in native New York, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey would enjoy a short-lived vacation.

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More sham Georgia GOP electors face potential charges in Fulton probe

ATLANTA — The scope of the Fulton County grand jury investigation into Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election came into clearer focus as court filings Tuesday indicate that at least a dozen phony Georgia Republican electors have been informed they could face criminal charges.

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Sham Georgia GOP electors face potential charges in Fulton probe

ATLANTA — The scope of the Fulton County grand jury investigation into Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election came into clearer focus as court filings Tuesday indicated that all 16 phony Georgia Republican electors have been informed they could face criminal charges.

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Nick Saban asks what super leagues will do for everyone else. It isn’t good.

ATLANTA — Deep into an empty answer Nick Saban didn’t want to give, Alabama’s legendary football coach hit the nerve of the question overshadowing his sport.

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Aviation camp targets next generation of pilots

Delta Air Lines pilot Kyle Greene is on the front lines of the airline industry, as carriers struggle to get enough pilots trained and in the cockpit to operate thousands of flights a day amid a travel rebound.

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Falcons sign rookie QB Desmond Ridder

The Atlanta Falcons have signed rookie QB Desmond Ridder to a four-year contract.

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Walker wants to focus on issues — but offers few specifics

ATLANTA — As Herschel Walker weathered wave after wave of personal controversies, his U.S. Senate campaign has tried to pivot to issues it says Georgia voters care about.

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Georgia's abortion rate continues to rise as state awaits decision on new law

ATLANTA — The number of abortions performed in Georgia jumped by nearly 4,000 in 2021 — about 12% — over the previous year, according to the latest count from the state Department of Public Health.

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Donnell Rawlings, 'Chappelle's Show' alum, working on Netflix special a second time

ATLANTA — Veteran stand-up comic Donnell Rawlings late last year taped an hourlong special for Netflix with Dave Chappelle as the executive producer.

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