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Voting stickers are placed and ready to be handed out at Calvary Baptist Church in Austell during the Georgia Public Service Commission’s special election for two of the five seats on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

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Buck William Aldridge is facing civil rights violations for excessive force and falsifying records, according to the Department of Justice. In 2023, he fatally shot Leonard Cure, who was exonerated in 2020 following his wrongful conviction of armed robbery in 2003. (Courtesy of Camden County Sheriff's Office)

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Six soldiers were honored, each receiving Meritorious Service Medals, Thursday for heroic actions responding to the shooting at Fort Stewart. “One of the things I can say unequivocally is that the fast action of these soldiers — under stress and under trauma and under fire — absolutely saved lives from being lost,” U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told reporters as the six soldiers stood near him Thursday. “They are everything that is good about this nation.” (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

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Atlanta Falcons linebacker James Pearce Jr. participates in a drill during the first practice of training camp on Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Flowery Branch. 
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Former Georgia tight end Brock Bowers — who set NFL records for overall catches (112) and yards receiving by a rookie tight end (1,194) — still has a presence in Athens. (George Walker IV/AP 2023)

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Last season, Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King became the first Division I player in at least 69 years with at least 2,000 passing yards, 10 touchdown passes and a 70% completion percentage. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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Hawks Paul Millsap (left) and Al Horford walk off the court falling 106-94 to the Pistons in their first regular season basketball game "home opener" on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/AJC 2015)

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Atlanta Braves pitcher Chris Sale delivers against the New York Mets during a MLB game Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at Truist Park. (Daniel Varnado for the AJC)

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Atlanta United fans use a megaphone as they cheer before marching to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the MLS Cup opening-round playoff series between Atlanta United and Inter Miami on Friday, November 2, 2024, in Atlanta. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

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Dawson County hired coach Jaybo Shaw, a former Georgia Tech and Georgia Southern quarterback, to replace Sid Maxwell. (Daniel Varnado for the AJC 2020)

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National League baserunner Ronald Acuña Jr., of the Atlanta Braves rounds third base to score against the American League during the first inning of the MLB All-Star Game at Truist Park in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.   Jason Getz / AJC

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Pastor Sarah Jakes Roberts preaches during the Woman Evolve conference, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Atlanta. Roberts, the daughter of Bishop T.D. Jakes, leads The Potter’s House alongside her husband and founded the Woman Evolve movement to empower women through faith. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

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Lifestyle

A 2023 study from the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre in Brazil has found that having a good laugh can cause the heart to expand, thereby letting more oxygen to flow throughout the body. (Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash)

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Loni Anderson arrives at the 22nd Annual Race To Erase MS Event held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP 2015)

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A capybara eats at Capyfriends Café in Helen on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

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