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Raw: Wildfires Rage Across Australia

Firefighters battled scores of wildfires in southeastern Australia as authorities evacuated national parks and warned that hot, dry and windy conditions were combining to raise the threat to its highest alert level. (Jan. 8)
 

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Atlanta traffic court needs changes

Your government: A closer look at the operations of traffic court

Atlanta’s traffic court needs work, including upgraded computers and judges working outside the usual business hours.

New terminal brings pleasures, perturbances

Bill rises for shuttles at Atlanta airport’s new terminal

To keep average wait times to five minutes or less, the airport is spending more than three times the original amount it originally expected on shuttles.

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Personal Journeys: A family fractured by war and grief

AJC's Mark Davis tells the moving story of Doria Alecksen and her son, Charles, as they learn to cope after losing two family members in too short a time.

Irresistible news

Viral video recap: Sleeping kittens and the free-running dead

On this week’s Viral Video Recap: a singing dog, a family of ducks caught up in a high-speed pursuit and an unscheduled city bus passenger.

10 Things to Know for Today

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1.

Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr

Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr

Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times.

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Background on the content-sharing site Tumblr

Yahoo Inc. reached a deal to buy the popular blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion. Here is some background on Tumblr, where Generation Y is sharing everything from snaps of their pets to videos, and stories from Dadaab, a Kenyan refugee camp.