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Head of Georgia firm accused in massive Ponzi scheme gets 20 years in prison

Drive Planning founder and CEO Todd Burkhalter was sentenced to prison Friday for what federal prosecutors say was Georgia’s largest Ponzi scheme.

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Olympic Legacy

Joy Fawcett (left) and Carin Gabarra (right) run around Sanford Stadium in Athens with an American flag after their historic 2-1 gold medal win over China during the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. (David Tulis/AJC)

30 years ago, Sanford Stadium helped launch a soccer boom. Now it’s back.

The last time soccer was played at UGA's stadium, it helped make the women’s game matter in America. Thirty years later, soccer is returning to the iconic venue.

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Review of a revial of the Center for Puppetry Arts’ 2023 hit staging of "Tesla vs. Edison," called "a masterpiece of invention" by critic Benjamin Carr.

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Pilots allege Delta didn’t pay for short-term military leave in lawsuit

The plaintiffs allege the Atlanta-based carrier violated a federal law protecting the job rights of military service members.

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Georgia’s state marine mammal facing extinction

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