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Steve Hummer: Back home in Georgia, Chase Elliott looks to get back on track

ATLANTA — Chase Elliott could use a hug. The kind of warm, understanding embrace you can get only at home. The kind that makes everything OK again. That and some unimpeded horsepower would be nice for Georgia’s own Elliott during Sunday night’s Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

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Six months later, delays abound in high-profile, slow-moving Young Slim Life trial

ATLANTA — It’s been six months since the “Young Slime Life” trial started and a jury still hasn’t been selected.

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Michael Cunningham: Braves need to restock farm system depleted by big league success

ATLANTA — The expert consensus is that the Braves have the worst farm system among major league teams. That would be a problem if they also had a bad major-league team. The Braves have been a great major league team over multiple years, with prospects either directly filling needs or…

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Elections director who helped copy Georgia data is given similar job

ATLANTA — The South Georgia election director who allowed tech experts to copy the state’s voting software in the wake of the 2020 presidential race was hired to run a special election in another rural county soon afterward, leading investigators to confiscate its election server this spring.

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Steve Hummer: The Kevin Harvick Saga runs its final laps in Atlanta

ATLANTA — Back on the Monday of March 12, 2001, Atlanta picked up its morning paper and read of many sporting splendors. Down in Florida, Braves pitcher John Smoltz made a second start in his recovery from elbow surgery. Lefty Driesell’s Georgia State basketball team had just earned an invite…

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Marriage built to last: Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter mark 77th anniversary

ATLANTA — Numbers don’t lie. Especially when they are so beautiful.

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Hawks finalizing extension for Dejounte Murray

ATLANTA — It turns out Dejounte Murray isn’t going anywhere.

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Biden says he will attend groundbreaking on Marjorie Greene’s turf

ATLANTA — President Joe Biden, who has been making trips around the country to highlight his economic policies, said he will soon visit controversial Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s district.

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Atlanta council member pushes back on state’s ban of treatment for trans minors

Atlanta City Council member Liliana Bakhtiari has introduced a resolution that pushes back against state lawmakers’ recently passed law banning some treatments for transgender minors.

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Aric Almirola: "Things have to go our way, eventually"

Two of Almirola’s three career Cup wins have come on the superspeedways of Dayton and Talladega and since its reconfiguration in the 2021 offseason, Atlanta Motor Speedway now joins that club even though it is just 1.54 miles in length.

Motorsport

NASCAR 2023 Atlanta II schedule, entry list, and how to watch

Last weekend on the streets of Chicago, a wet and wild race ended with a historic victory. Shane van Gisbergen became the first driver in over 60 years to win on debut, driving the part-time Project91 entry.

Motorsport

Georgia clinics see nearly as many patients as before stricter abortion law

ATLANTA — Despite a sharp drop-off in the number of abortions being performed since Georgia’s restrictive law took effect a year ago, business at the Feminist Women’s Health Center has remained steady.

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Alaska Airlines flight diverted after passenger makes bomb threat on board

A male passenger on board an Alaska Airlines flight from Atlanta to Seattle was forced to divert on Wednesday after he allegedly threatened the safety of everyone onboard

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One race in, changes are afoot at the National Cycling League

Changes are afoot at The National Cycling League (NCL). America’s freshest take on pro cycling has announced a new host city, a cancellation of its originally slated finale in Washington D.C., and the welcoming of a new CEO.

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Atlanta officials: Motorcycle fires started by 'anarchists' aimed at stopping new training center

Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum says a fire destroyed eight Atlanta police motorcycles and was one of several recent acts of vandalism by a group aiming to stop construction of a new public safety training center

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Q&A: Killer Mike talks grandmother's influence, comparing himself to Wolverine, new album 'Michael'

It might have taken Killer Mike a decade to offer a solo music project, but the rapper hailing from Atlanta has certainly kept his voice active

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UPS-Teamsters labor talks stall as Aug. 1 strike threat looms

ATLANTA — Labor contract negotiations between Sandy Springs-based UPS and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have stalled after an all-night bargaining session aimed at reaching a deal Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Layover, cramped seating, security lines: A day with players on a WNBA commercial flight

The New York Liberty had a 13-hour travel day from Connecticut to Las Vegas during a recent three-game road trip

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BET+ gives Deon Cole a dramatic role in fun, intense series ‘Average Joe’

ATLANTA — Deon Cole is best known for his comedic chops both as a writer for Conan O’Brien and as an actor on shows like “black-ish” and “Angie Tribeca.”

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Georgia animal sanctuary charts new direction months after bird flu threatened future

ATLANTA -- At more than 300 pounds, you wouldn’t think Liberty would be quite as stealthy as she is.

Sports Illustrated

Runner Loses $7,000 Due to Wrong Turn Meters Before Race Finish

The mistake proved costly for the defending champion of Atlanta’s Peachtree Road Race.

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3 days of services announced for Christine King Farris

Christine King Farris was practically born in Ebenezer Baptist Church, the grand old Atlanta church that was at times pastored by her grandfather, father, and two brothers.

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Celtics reportedly want a first-round pick for Grant Williams sign-and-trade

The "Atlanta (Hawks), Charlotte (Hornets), Dallas (Mavericks), New York (Knicks) and Washington (Wizards) are all still in the mix," writes Weiss.

The Independent UK

Atlanta police academy targeted with ‘incendiary devices’

Fire comes amid battle over $90m ‘Cop City’ project that opponents say will lead to more racist policing

Motorsport

Cole Custer to make NASCAR Cup return with Rick Ware Racing

Custer, 25, will compete in the next three Cup races for Rick Ware Racing, driving the No. 51 Ford this weekend at Atlanta, then New Hampshire and Pocono.

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