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Kyle Busch: NASCAR action at revamped Atlanta is “going to be crazy”

The newly reconfigured Atlanta Motor Speedway promises to put on a show similar to what fans would see at a superspeedway, rather than an intermediate track.

Motorsport

Braves Sign 1B Matt Olson to Eight-Year, $168 Million Contract Extension

After landing the All-Star in a blockbuster trade, Atlanta locks in Olson for the next eight seasons.

Sports Illustrated

Falcons swoop in as another team interested in Texans QB Deshaun Watson

The Atlanta Falcons are a team that has emerged as interested in Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson.

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A year after Atlanta spa shootings, ABC's Juju Chang keeps the heat on violence against AAPI community

In the rapid news cycle of 2021, the shooting deaths of eight people including six Asian American women at three Atlanta-area spas on March 16 of that year stood a strong chance of being forgotten.

Los Angeles Times

Stacey Abrams makes a personal case for Medicaid expansion

Stacey Abrams kicked off her first day on the campaign trail in front of a shuttered hospital in rural Cuthbert with a vow to expand Medicaid. She ended it atop a stage in west Atlanta where she sharpened her message before a cheering crowd of hundreds of supporters.

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Walmart Plans To Hire 5,000+ Tech Workers This Year, Picks New Locations

Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) plans to establish new tech hubs in Toronto, Ontario, and Atlanta, Georgia. The expansion is part of Walmart Global Tech's plan to hire more than 5,000 associates globally in 2022. Walmart Global Tech grew by 26% to 20,000 associates in the last fiscal year. The initial hiring phase is expected…

Benzinga

Chandler Parsons on his car accident: ‘I was bringing my girl home spaghetti and half the red in my car everywhere was marinara sauce’

Chandler Parsons on his car accident that led to his retirement: It was nuts. I was leaving practice one day in Atlanta, two o'clock on a Wednesday. And I'm driving and I just see this car coming at me and just completely T-Bones me. And I had never ...

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Kiefer Sutherland talks of touring, songwriting and new TV projects

ATLANTA — Kiefer Sutherland knows that when all is said and done, his acting career is what paid the bills and provided him his primary acclaim and adoration.

Tribune News Service

Sam Massell, Atlanta mayor who drove MARTA creation, dies

Sam Massell, who was the first Jewish mayor of Atlanta and the driving force behind the creation of the region’s transit system, has died

The Independent UK

Georgia tries to find way out of medical marijuana impasse

ATLANTA — Jim Wages has waited years to be able to legally buy medical marijuana to help treat his daughter’s violent seizures.

Tribune News Service

NBA Power Rankings: LeBron James, Kevin Durant Deliver As Playoff Races Heat Up

Last week highlighted top-tier performances and milestones from LBJ, KD and Gregg Popovich.

Sports Illustrated

US Black population: The biggest growth is in smaller cities

The largest African American growth in pure numbers over the past decade didn’t take place in traditional hubs of Black life such as Atlanta or Houston, but rather in smaller cities with lower profiles

The Independent UK

Tony Norman: Meanwhile, somewhere in America ...

Ryan Coogler prizes discretion. One of Hollywood's most successful directors for more than a decade, he has never had his name attached to a commercial failure.

Tribune News Service

Atlanta; Tribute to victims on anniversary of spa shootings

More than 150 people came together to remember the victims of the mass shooting at several Atlanta area massage businesses that happened nearly one year ago

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Bill to allow carrying of handgun without a permit clears Georgia House

ATLANTA — For the second time in less than two weeks, Republican lawmakers have passed legislation that would let Georgians carry a concealed handgun without first getting a license from the state.

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Herschel Walker's business record reveals creditor lawsuits, exaggerated claims

ATLANTA — While football great Herschel Walker's bid for the U.S. Senate hinges on his celebrity, he's just as likely to bring up his reputation as a businessman on the campaign trail.

Los Angeles Times

Clippers fail to finish quarters strong in close loss to Hawks

ATLANTA — The Clippers could not stop the bleeding to end the second quarter Friday.

Tribune News Service

Andrew Young looks back at 90 years, and smiles, mostly

ATLANTA — In a visit to Atlanta in 1951, new college graduate Andrew Young slowed his car when he saw a rat crossing Ponce de Leon Avenue late one night.

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Ga. legislature debates pandemic science without state scientist

ATLANTA — Sen. Clint Dixon stood before the Georgia Senate last week, he said, to "fight for the well being of students." His bill, the Unmask Georgia Students Act, was close to passage. And an ally's proposal to expand its scope from one year to five years, he said, was…

USA Today Sports Media Group

Eagles were close to acquiring WR Calvin Ridley from the Falcons before his suspension

#NFLonFOX insider #JayGlazer is reporting that #Eagles were close to acquiring WR Calvin #Ridley from the #Falcons before his suspension

Los Angeles Times

Bill Plaschke: With MLB lockout over, Dodgers need to add Freddie Freeman

LOS ANGELES — When we last left the Dodgers, they were injured, exhausted and soundly knocked off their title pedestal by the eventual champion Atlanta Braves.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Black Panther Director Coogler Mistaken for Bank Robber

"Black Panther" director Ryan Coogler was briefly detained by police in Atlanta in January after he was mistaken for a bank robber, video footage released by Atlanta police on Wednesday shows. Coogler, 35, was detained by police before being released on Jan.

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Black Panther director Coogler mistaken for bank robber

"Black Panther" director Ryan Coogler was briefly detained by police in Atlanta in January after he was mistaken for a bank robber, video footage released by Atlanta police on Wednesday shows.

Tribune News Service

The day they thought Duke might fire Coach K. ‘How do you think they feel now?’

DURHAM, N.C. — If Chuck Swenson goes back in time far enough he can still hear the jeers and the insults, the slurs he said some shouted from the stands during one of the longest nights of Mike Krzyzewski’s coaching career, and perhaps the longest of them all. It has…

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Ex-Sen. David Perdue qualifies for spot in Georgia's gubernatorial GOP primary, pledging to unite party

ATLANTA — Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue formally qualified to challenge Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in the GOP primary Wednesday, sealing his decision by declaring that he is the only Republican who can unite the party’s base against Democrat Stacey Abrams.

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