<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/sports/2026/05/braves-call-up-infielder-jim-jarvis-for-series-finale-in-seattle/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T16:25:25.149Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T16:25:25.149Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Braves call up infielder Jim Jarvis for series finale in Seattle]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/CJP6W7WGFREYRCKX2BHHJRGP2U.JPG?auth=4675106fd8d46234e276b2ae8c6cd0ccc412ade4b2f794af0754d136e11a480d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5784&amp;height=3856</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Atlanta Braves logo is shown above the entrance to the Coors Light Chop House during the team's preseason media day at Truist Park on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. 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(Ben Hendren for the AJC 2025)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/05/ted-turner-cnn-founder-business-maverick-and-mouth-of-the-south-dies/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T15:55:05.524Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T15:55:05.524Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Ted Turner, CNN founder, business maverick and ‘Mouth of the South,’ dies at 87]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Ted Turner,CNN,Braves,Jane Fonda,Atlanta,obituary,dead]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/EVU2TCMDMOFZDXNR3ELWYN3RA4.jpg?auth=e8ffb801e3e2ec12d577305d7e51d08116463fa788367f8b342d6535e5ef0d00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2069</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ted Turner, the media mogul, philanthropist, international sports impresario, rancher, and champion sailer, had one of the best runs in human history. And he would have been the first to tell you so. These images tell the story of the outrageous life of Atlanta's own "Captain Outrageous." Here, Turner is all smiles at the announcement on Jan. 6, 1976, that he has puchased the Atlanta Braves. (Charles E. Kelly / AP file)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/5SSF5MN7TJFIBLWPV4FEK64BEU.jpg?auth=dd8c8bb790dab835c09b7c0cf0c2f756c609e7b21a726ef6a323b0d7ea5a41ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=813&amp;height=543</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Robert Edward “Ted” Turner III was born in Ohio in 1938 to a strict businessman father, who moved the family to Georgia to begin the Turner Advertising billboard company. After being kicked out of Brown University, Ted joined his father's firm in 1960, and took the company over after his father's suicide in 1963. Ted is seen here in 1967. (Joe McTyre / AJC Archive at GSU Library AJCNS1967-04-12a)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/BHCJSRZLDJAUDNZJHAVGZLZUSY.jpg?auth=1fb449126c7118c0a83e018855e1a447f2d7c7feb15bd1f49b0c67003c47a67e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=644&amp;height=644</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Turner, seen here in his office in 1966, turned his father's troubled adversiting business around, and began purchasing radio stations. By 1970, Turner had traded the radio stations for a single television station in Atlanta — WJRJ Channel 17 — and changed its name to WTCG, for Turner Communications Group. Turner filled his station's programming with old movies, sitcoms, cartoons, and beginning in 1972, Atlanta Braves and Hawks games. (Floyd Edwin Jillson / AJC Archive at GSU Library AJCN151-075b)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/EYRBIOAHNBES5IPXMTSMLPFLSQ.jpg?auth=59fc4e200621f45b0193b7e1002c4d8dbf96ac95751119e211d5c42b1465dd38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1976&amp;height=1528</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In 1976, Turner — seen here that year with WTCG chief engineer Gene Wright — began transmitting the station over satellite to cable providers across the country, and rebranded WTCG "The Super-Station." It was an expensive gamble that paid off, and began what would become the Turner Broadcasting System empire. (Bud Skinner / AJC file)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/MSLYK7L2FRQMTZUEA3XJD3CYIQ.jpg?auth=ee80411091b1206fa66f5df0068cbdae10bb0a4ea1278b957720aa4be255447b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2977&amp;height=2057</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Turner made more big moves in 1976, purchasing the Atlanta Braves from the Atlanta-LaSalle Corporation. (He's seen here with Braves chairman Bill Bartholomay at the announcement of the sale.) At the time, Turner said that anyone who gets into pro sports to make money is crazy. (Charles E. Kelly / AP file)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/EU7DJOLAPRDPVJJAIXTAEJ5ZHQ.jpg?auth=a81250f09822b19fad9dda5859c6d3318324f87c9196f55fef0fde78e73f191d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1935&amp;height=1288</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Turner was a huge — and sometimes bizarre — presence at Braves games. Here he is celebrating on opening night, April 13, 1976. It was the club's first game with Turner as its new owner. (Bud Skinner / AJC Archive at GSU Library AJCNS1976-04-13e)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/PJN5BUWT7ZJWXA5BUZQVR5K754.jpg?auth=97346634ed13811e2d3a0c4366edbde6eedc8d4df09cf69588de655a62c3b76d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2358&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ted Turner wore an Indian headdress on the baseball field before the Braves game on April 14, 1976. (AP file)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/KTYO37V7QNCITO4UYMC4MYS47I.jpg?auth=60a4cab2b0e9f9b40b33f9a1a1eebcf3895583f841f6dce4c2998e26cdf574c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2280</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In this undated photo, Turner helps out a base sweeper during the 5th inning, along with the Braves monster mascot. (Bud Skinner / AJC file)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/ULA4PUX2QRCMFFQUBJDFTLENN4.jpg?auth=074dd4a1f895e7785e9cfd506758b8df1e17ecf3edfa969495d14de719d34239&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2496&amp;height=3000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[During a game on Sept. 5, 1978, the San Diego Padres mascot, The KGB Chicken, showed Turner who had the bigger mouth. (Jerome McClendon / AJC file)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/X37XT4B6AZO6GZL4INWNMOO2ZE.jpg?auth=cd4dd9a8efe8c5c3e655014b1a751a90a510c1b77b75d6b0ea1c5e0932e3fe34&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1846&amp;height=2887</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In one of the Braves' most legendary stunts, promotions director Bob Hope convinced Turner to don a jockey's uniform and race in a chariot pulled by an ostrich, before a game in 1976. (AP file)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/UFPZU7Z4B55O5PM6E3TD7CPDVM.jpg?auth=a37cc85dd0b0efdfceafe9502ca0d5f8dd5b410224439ca42e6b8769da2eea56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3003&amp;height=1801</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cable broadcasting and Braves stunts weren't the only things occupying Ted Turner in 1976. That year, he established Turner Enterprises, Inc (TEI), the company that handles his land holdings. In time, Turner would become the largest landowner in the country, by acreage. In 1977, Turner would also purchase the Atlanta Hawks and would begin planning a 24-hour news channel. (Charles E. Knoblock / AP file)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/NDRV6DHRSALGGAJLBT7ZXGK454.jpg?auth=3e396d3041a63a8d87be1d03368c1121317b30b3be98c1c640e7012c35bce35b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2016</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In 1977, Turner was involved in two feuds with Commissioner of Baseball Bowie Kuhn. First, Kuhn suspended Turner for a year for pursuing another team's player. Turner appealed that action and won. Another time, with the Braves in a slump, Turner took over as team manager. That arrangement lasted for one game, on May 11, before the league ordered him to stop. Turner appealed that decision too, but lost. (AP file)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/UGOAMP5JSNDZTNZELMJCJWKC4Y.JPG?auth=2be2b491b2045f74ca0e456c93618509cdf5f005d0562ef862ce42f0a5666794&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1334&amp;height=750</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Turner had better luck in the water. In September 1977, he won the America's Cup when he skippered the yacht Courageous in a four-race sweep over an Australian team. (NBC Sports)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/MZKNTLQCMZHN3HHOQJAMB3HFQ4.jpg?auth=240c3df06f007f2ff7cefa871cc833a9036fd5461ac4bb12a1b7d10efe7c6599&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1934&amp;height=1260</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ted Turner is greeted by the press at Hartsfield Airport on Sept. 19, 1977, one day after he won the America's Cup. (Calvin Cruce / AJC Archive at GSU Library AJCNS1977-09-19-01c)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/7ENKJPZ5J5EQRIN4DT367KMKVY.JPG?auth=eafec2b424c069730a38c878bc52a4d443baba6823738d2e1e3752aa9a0f946d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1566&amp;height=1824</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In 1978, Turner announced to the National Cable Television Association that he was planning a 24-hour global news channel that would include ten domestic bureaus. That same year, Turner changed the name of WTCG to WTBS. (Calvin Cruce / AJC file)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/V2SONLXHCGQRNPT6D7ZVL4IU5A.jpg?auth=0e0f995fe0c269305886553921f5117e6ad4c8f2da12a0a30644de9c914a49b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=729&amp;height=444</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ted Turner presided over the opening ceremonies on June 1, 1980, for the Cable News Network (CNN), the 24-hour global news channel that he conceived with media executive Reese Schonfeld. (Joe Benton / AJC file)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/KU7XW42HKNHJJABQVFALODHMXM.jpg?auth=aec441116bb6b6fae4e7637cd27b27b671cda30c4831c775ab031e32a71d2387&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1933&amp;height=1391</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The founding of CNN was met with general skepticism and the first several years would be costly for Turner (seen here in 1982 behind his desk at the CNN headquarters on Techwood Drive). In time, the channel would turn a profit and establish itself as an essential news-media player. In 1982, the channel spun off CNN2, later called Headline News (HLN). (Nancy Mangiafico / AJC Archive at GSU Library AJCP532-163a)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/YZ46JX2C5W2WMPESR4QFDKRGPI.jpg?auth=6bd5e98ae6f0508f69635593ea400541aa1a5de973b61e7c861dc7c59eec0978&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1600</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The old Turner Broadcasting System headquarters building at 1050 Techwood Drive near Georgia Tech was home to WTBS and CNN, as seen here in 1983. (Dwight Ross Jr. / AJC file)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/PNVUT7RCD46C2A4BPSP66WXYIQ.jpg?auth=b22b670308e88d18694c12b168d8bc16dd5ef1f503808fa009559273e4075c38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2997&amp;height=2026</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[1982 would be a big year for the Atlanta Hawks, as the team signed Dominique Wilkins, the all-time leading scorer at the University of Georgia. Here, team owner Ted Turner and coach Kevin Loughery flank Wilkins as he shows off his new team jersey. (Joe Holloway / AP file)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/GDPYH7E3OZOB3X6ER6D533H6WQ.jpg?auth=7354f83bb8957fee09e50bebe48d486f763c82a8898828c23b35087ac3b1256b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2002</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In 1985, Ted Turner announced that TBS would partner with Soviet sports officials to create The Goodwill Games, an international sporting event that would attempt to thaw Cold War relations. The United States and the Soviet Union had each boycotted the previous two Summer Olympics — the U.S. from the Moscow Games of 1980 and the Soviet Union from the Los Angeles Games of 1984. (Marty Lederhandler / AP file)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/4B2CCZ5CJUYO2ZDA4H2BJ6KA3A.jpg?auth=40c2f0f950cc9562d2dee642b5451007f9e17897162f9dc0fd0ba10518948b72&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2278</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Turner, seen here in the CNN studios in 1985, continued to build his cable-broadcasting empire through the 1980s. His bid to buy the CBS network fell through, but soon afterwards he purchased the MGM/UA studio in 1986. However, that deal cost him too much, and Turner ended up owning only the studio's pre-1986 film and television library. Controversially, he colorized black-and-white classics like "Casablanca," to much ridicule. (AP file)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/LZ4AQ4QYCJFVXDMAYT6QXXSEUI.jpg?auth=65d661da76e21065afb99d3340a1049324dc11a37d862a3341bc503108607b2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1934&amp;height=1312</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ted Turner, seen here in his office in 1988, had more expansion in mind for that year. He purchased a wrestling production and rebranded it World Championship Wresting (WCW). The league's matches would be shown on TBS. That year, he also created Turner Network Television (TNT), in order to show the classic films from the MGM library that he had purchased. (Joey Ivansco / AJC Archive at GSU Library AJCP532-161a)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/HZJEH6YESFFZXOI2L6NL5PNARI.jpg?auth=a5a725149c5821d10bf052f2a58c4c9728a010a8f58c3acb5ac4ac999083c55a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1696&amp;height=1120</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In 1990, Turner established the Turner Foundation, a philanthropic organization that distributes  grants for conservation causes. One of the foundation's projects was the creation of Captain Planet, an environmental superhero that became a television-cartoon staple of the 1990s. Turner also became a serious rancher, developing the nation's largest herd of bison. He's seen here with some of those bison at his Flying D Ranch near Bozeman, Montana, in 1991. (Linda Best / Bozeman Daily Chronicle)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/B2ESS7RETBCS7AN4QK647IK55Q.jpg?auth=3a554c1d5f8a238fa325f016434a884a9ebc0ae0e15b2c5354aec73cbd58ef21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1348</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ted Turner married actress Jane Fonda in late 1991 at a ranch in North Florida. It was the third marriage for both of them, and lasted until 2001. (TBS)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/WJUYUM3JZZHMDU7VBOY3AEFMUA.jpg?auth=c1072a3226e65847a921892e595034a53941dfbfcd1fb30b7a2e0f6324bc7181&amp;smart=true&amp;width=478&amp;height=450</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Turner and Fonda were common fixtures at Braves title runs during the team's glory years in the 1990s. Here, they're joined by President Jimmy Carter in 1991. (AJC file)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/HTSFCVVFTFE6TMFKODBZI6GD2M.jpg?auth=6d2564eba7bbaf5953457322e30c6396781757561b6ec9f90bff5ad87608183e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1430</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ted Turner continued to expand, creating the Cartoon Network in 1992 ... (TBS)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/YHMQ77QLMZB6HKGTXCHK36HNFE.jpg?auth=19a524c5dd57a6a4935e7ef3b52a4dfd4bc4e571eb83a98926377dd30cc47aa5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1733&amp;height=1642</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[... and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) in 1994. (TBS)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/JUCFLQYD5ZB3RMPWIDNVIJNJWI.jpg?auth=aea2965637e35f9e463e04bd3f07db56de6e81bfa2627a20229a2284dcafb2d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1286</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ted Turner joined Time Warner Chairman and CEO Gerald Levin on Sept. 22, 1995, to announce that Turner Broadcasting System would merge with Time Warner. Turner became vice-chairman and head of the company's cable networks division, but as he would later learn, wouldn't always get his way. (Richard Drew / AP file)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/GCFTHK7NA4NW4A3TZXKEMVEJBU.jpg?auth=86505a27070207f2c472b8d612a74b9842e4a9aa1a47b564f7774717eb17ac7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1632&amp;height=1925</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[On Oct. 28, 1995, Turner celebrated the Atlanta Braves winning the World Series by parading the trophy around the infield at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. A few days later, he would stand atop a fire truck and lead a parade down Peachtree Street with his team. (Frank Niemeir / AJC file)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/ZDSNK5WSBVFCXMJNWZUUDYGZGM.jpg?auth=823ff7e8ca6809cbd586a11bfb205a4249ecbff9afb454c978fbf47c1ca5a310&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1524&amp;height=1064</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[On opening day, March 29, 1997, the Braves played for the first time at Turner Field, a retooling of the former Centennial Olympics Stadium. The Braves would play at "The Ted" until 2016, when the team moved to Truist Park in Cobb County. (David Tulis / AJC file)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/PFAIRXXX5RGVJPQB5CFNDIJRVU.jpg?auth=cb33aaf4fc5dc3183e70d4fe8c498f30fa6145ee76f8f1e17c8053c2a9f3cb30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1984&amp;height=1770</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ted Turner announced on Sept. 18, 1997, his plan to donate $1 billion to the United Nations through the creation of the United Nations Foundation. The money would be distributed over ten years, for programs to help refugees, fight diseases and clear land mines. (David Karp / AP file)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/3ZYOGENRLBD6DK2FKAQ25IN3OI.jpg?auth=7ff98838334e7177359666e2cb5f41eaa0e2ea6f646704e9d2c2698c16e2ee53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2736&amp;height=1862</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ted Turner joined America Online's chairman and CEO, Steve Case, and Time Warner chairman and CEO, Gerald Levin, in January 2000 to announce the merger of AOL and Time Warner. The deal, which went into effect one year later, was a disaster that, along with the dot-com bubble burst, erased billions of dollars in value and a large part of Turner's personal fortune. In the years to come, Turner, although still vice chairman, would have less control over the broadcasting division of the company. (STuart Ramson / AP file)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/IZXH7K343VZAH5MQU3MHVMZBAE.jpg?auth=4ec2a702568a949d1784fc1849107c65190bc69e9cbc7eb7bd0071f460450137&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1992&amp;height=1434</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In 2001, Ted Turner co-founded the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) with former Georgia Sen. Sam Nunn, shown here at left at the press announcement. The organization works to prevent accidents involving nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass distruction. (Michael DiBari Jr. / AP file)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/ZIAPABIQ2KXCRYFLHBVFI3QIMU.jpg?auth=1134a921ede0dd19f3728420c0c9c529a8ad367ab3e42fcb42c89ced35116ffc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=608&amp;height=402</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In 2002, Ted Turner co-founded the Ted's Montana Grill chain with restauranteur George McKerrow Jr., with a menu that promotes bison burgers and other bison dishes. (AJC file)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/YP2S5GFVRITW26NMP3FAY2JGHU.jpg?auth=6e9c5fba321f3403aa440dd2d04d554d9f8a762a9cb9f3327b61e8a507f3e6d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1080&amp;height=675</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In 2015, Atlanta renamed a stretch of Spring Street after Ted Turner. (Contributed)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/W5GENFRNVRG5FG7KCKRDEGEBDQ.jpg?auth=1da174687bb70a3ca2b583d9ea2a1170237efdef66fc8d0c070bee7790518d14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1612&amp;height=2048</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The 2000s would be difficult years for Ted Turner, seen here in 2003. That year, he resigned as Time Warner vice chairman. Three years later, he resigned from the Time Warner board as well, in what was a slow and bitter falling-out with the company. In 2007, Time Warner would sell the Atlanta Braves to Liberty Media. (Rick McKay / AJC file)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/Z3GLP4MLN3RSPOMQQ6VMZ3QZK4.jpg?auth=60d4e5c41df4f790774e3fb1782d08357439b1e792b2fd86fc4eed2f0fe406d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=919&amp;height=613</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In 2018, Ted Turner announced that he was suffering from Lewy body dementia. In November, friends and family — including ex-wife Jane Fonda — celebrated his 80th birthday at the St. Regis Atlanta hotel. That same year, AT&T purchased Time Warner and placed Turner Broadcasting under WarnerMedia. (Branden Camp / Special)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/QHSBC6OLU33ROYTPSSXA2RUKEQ.jpg?auth=77b945ee850744e86ef60fb2b72b9b0133723ed3557782e13bfefb336fc16adc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=720&amp;height=480</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In 2019, WarnerMedia retired the Turner Broadcasting brand. Softening the blow, the company named its Techwood campus after Turner, in an outdoor ceremony attended by Turner and former CNN colleagues. At the event, a plaque was unveiled describing Turner as “the original maverick” and “pioneer in the media industry” and “champion of the environment.” (Elijah Nouvelage / Special to the AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/IHOIC2DAPGB7KPXB6UF3DFSXAU.jpg?auth=356c2f1fdd3369f670ddc6bb700c8a4c211b81396f68eda095376582745be23c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1536</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Turner's name will be permanently associated with the Techwood campus, but his former media empire continues to be rebranded and scattered. In 2022, AT&T spun off WarnerMedia, including some former Turner brands, and combined them with Discovery to create Warner Bros. Discovery. One of the first acts of the new company was to kill a new CNN streaming service called CNN+, which had launched only weeks before. (Elijah Nouvelage / Special to the AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/sports/2026/05/the-win-column-bananas-ping-pong-balls-and-a-note-from-1892/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T15:34:16.594Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T15:34:16.594Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The Win Column: Bananas, ping-pong balls and a note from 1892]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/ZSZH5YY4RFDQTAPNTALD3WTN3E.png?auth=8db1f188e9415ac8ee36e700358e3c7359b0dfed737a922825f7f1507a4e78ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1762&amp;height=986</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/business/2026/05/after-spirit-shutdown-delta-jumps-on-hiring-pilots/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T15:26:37.408Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T15:26:37.408Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[After Spirit shutdown, Delta jumps on hiring pilots]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[spirit airlines,delta]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/MG675YAAYFGQPCJUOYYD5CDKDM.JPG?auth=d6e5c191119f677a4ee047d7832e3562c9a0a7874479b3ea7fb1d926616070e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5491&amp;height=3661</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Delta pilots walk down Concourse B at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Atlanta. Delta has accelerated reviews of Spirit Airlines pilot applications, as it faces scrutiny for a pilot staffing crunch. Spirit ceased all operations and announced on Saturday, May 2nd, that it has gone out of business after 34 years. (Jason Getz/AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/sports/2026/05/late-olson-homer-lifts-braves-over-mariners/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T15:08:17.039Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T15:08:17.039Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Late Olson homer lifts Braves over Mariners]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/PJW2I73ALFCPPLKBVOEEHN2MRQ.jpg?auth=8d3883f3df84ff08f9bb570fdc29b0f6d1336a5b80ddad7e2f4584f99eae2869&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5143&amp;height=3429</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Atlanta Braves' Matt Olson hits a solo home run against the Seattle Mariners during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/05/ajc-poll-democrats-high-on-ossoff-heading-into-tough-election/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T14:43:10.852Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T14:43:10.852Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[AJC Poll: Ossoff remains sharply polarizing in Georgia]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/SPLYO5GJG5FL3IM2O4LHRB3HMU.png?auth=27b05a4b6cc4281d9fbd2611a3d98d654c664cbd28193200d6b3ec518fa005aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2400&amp;height=1400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Photo Illustration: AJC | Source: Getty)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/video/wellness/2026/05/ajc-aging-in-atlanta-event-highlights/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T14:13:04Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T14:13:04Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[AJC Aging in Atlanta Event Highlights]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fd1fegwn2wjh0cs.cloudfront.net%2F05-05-2026%2Ft_7616dbf9f0f94cdb98523df09049747c_name_file_960x540_1600_v4_.jpg?auth=88fee330b0114444363b5ae8f14bd100792f9bfb84c38d82c55b2fd393c073cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=960&amp;height=540</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/arts-entertainment/2026/05/at-atlanta-show-the-eagles-embrace-their-primary-superpower-predictability/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T14:03:21.972Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T14:03:21.972Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[At Atlanta show, the Eagles embrace their primary superpower: predictability]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/6IJIBKGWVVA43KDEHVE2A6Z5YA.jpg?auth=e5dc29227014439ebd03db1fbc9bc5a939134c45673ba7a0669f6bbd5ff6406e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3493&amp;height=2329</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Guitarist and singer Joe Walsh of the Eagles sings while Don Henley plays drums during the Long Goodbye Act III tour at Truist Park on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
 (Miguel Martinez/AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/05/for-undocumented-immigrants-driving-carries-big-risk-of-ice-arrest/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T13:57:01.461Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T13:57:01.461Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[For undocumented immigrants, driving carries big risk of ICE arrest]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Immigration and Customs Enforcement,ICE,Driving without a license,Deportation,Mass Deportations,President Donald Trump]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/5EXPQH6T65HH3BW3S7DCT3PGFQ.jpg?auth=1c7ff3a845115a0175120d77fd21d27dc517779f84e99a3f76334b6aad9aa015&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4224&amp;height=2376</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Stewart Detention Center is seen through the front gate, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, in Lumpkin, Ga. The rural town is about 140 miles southwest of Atlanta and next to the Georgia-Alabama state line. The town’s 1,172 residents are outnumbered by the roughly 1,650 male detainees that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said were being held in the detention center in late November. (David Goldman/AP)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/05/road-closed-i-285-closure-to-impact-metro-atlanta-traffic-all-weekend/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T13:46:37.689Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T13:46:37.689Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Road closed: I-285 closure to impact metro Atlanta traffic all weekend]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[GDOT,I-285,Road Closure,Mother's Day,Atlanta]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/7QNRLPG5PRDI7MGR2YRZM2QHNU.jpg?auth=a4e73df1f16cd421959fd21d59e2de141a2f07eec504e5b024834493d2a3e15f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3658&amp;height=2439</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A section of I-285 will be shutdown Mother’s Day weekend. Construction vehicles were in the area during rush hour near the Cascade Road exit on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/05/midwives-say-georgia-is-sidelining-them-in-maternal-mortality-fight/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T13:21:24.67Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T13:21:24.67Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Midwives say Georgia is sidelining them in maternal mortality fight]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/XLQLJT3ECRGOFPENUBFNS7XTL4.JPG?auth=103beed9deb7b0e870d3d19d7b33998f4483f56958f885da67e9b2ad2ae4b6b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4764&amp;height=3176</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Patient Marissa Jones, 31, takes her son Wisdom Jones from the nurse at the Atlanta Birth Center in Atlanta on Thursday, April 23, 2026. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/05/why-some-georgia-candidates-for-governor-are-fighting-for-second-place/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T13:10:38.929Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T13:10:38.929Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Why some Georgia candidates for governor are fighting for second place]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/RHAWCIA5BND6BOQSKQSLWH4FM4.JPG?auth=75f5c8e4a6483c93fc04215441baf67c945bc34ea116614461c73a1a4a269f55&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Republican candidate for governor Brad Raffensperger, Georgia's Secretary of State, speaks at the Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young debates last week. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/sports/2026/05/martin-perez-to-start-series-finale-against-mariners/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T12:35:53.943Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T12:35:53.943Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Martín Pérez to start series finale against Mariners]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[sports,baseball,mlb,atlanta braves,martín pérez]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/WBIFSROGFBHX5MYG7VYFNL3BWQ.jpg?auth=e4dea1fd488721b1d2595d9cb036e617c0070e46bbe06318d3eb3729b88233a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3053&amp;height=2036</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Atlanta Braves pitcher Martín Pérez, shown here throwing against the Philadelphia Phillies last month, will take the mound Wednesday for the series finale against the Seattle Mariners. (Matt Rourke/AP)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/05/interactive-what-georgia-democrats-think-about-the-top-races-and-issues/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T12:28:30.651Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T12:28:30.651Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Interactive: What Georgia Democrats think about the top races and issues]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[politics,government,ajc poll,georgia deomcrats,election day]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/FKXKMVQGCFGJHORG5LY73KHCUU.JPG?auth=da1916e645ba0a81372244fb0ce9a40d1030db14b56c0d12618c83ce21e0eb49&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[“I’m a Georgia Voter” stickers are handed out during a special election for the House District 94 at Oak Road Lutheran Church on Tuesday, March, 10, 2025, in Lilburn. (Jason Getz/AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/05/interactive-what-georgia-republicans-think-about-the-top-races-and-issues/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T12:28:03.634Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T12:28:03.634Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Interactive: What Georgia Republicans think about the top races and issues]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[politics,government,election day,ajc poll,georgia republicans]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/VX5PMBGH7VGUJJDW2NAKVNFCTY.JPG?auth=c7c755349b4773ae1c98579568f0bfc2bef4884f25de669961a47c777969b20e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4701&amp;height=3134</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A person walks past a voting sign on Election Day outside the Helene Mills Senior Center on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Atlanta. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/05/georgia-republicans-are-trying-to-hold-onto-power-trump-isnt-helping/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T12:17:57.795Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T12:17:57.795Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Georgia Republicans are trying to hold onto power. Trump isn’t helping.]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/B5Q2L77U2ZGOZCN7G4LIHHTWAE.jpg?auth=3ab8fe0bd0bade5f09c9ff1ac6da9051fd032b46b470fa81d919f6aaca25b4a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1990&amp;height=1327</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a charter school in The Villages, Fla., on Friday. (Matt Rourke/AP)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/weather/why-floodwater-dangerous/QWgnb8ly1SGqZZT8uaag1I/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T12:12:34.418Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T12:12:34.418Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Why is floodwater so dangerous?]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[flooding definition,causes of flood,effects of flood,flood facts,types of floods,georgia flood,flash flood,flash flood georgia,flash flood safety tips,how to prepare for a flood]]></news:keywords></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/weather/everything-you-need-know-about-flash-flood/gkAop4v0kxRS6N2NJxKNFJ/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T12:09:18.038Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T12:09:18.038Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Everything you need to know about a flash flood]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[flash flood,what is a flash flood,atlanta weather,what is a flash flood warning,flash flood vs flood,flash flood causes and effects,flash flood definition,flooding in atlanta,flooding in georgia,flash flood warning georgia]]></news:keywords></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/video/news/2026/05/inside-the-ajcs-ultimate-biscuit-taste-test/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T12:04:17Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T12:04:17Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Inside the AJC's ultimate biscuit taste test]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[ajcvideo]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fd1fegwn2wjh0cs.cloudfront.net%2F05-05-2026%2Ft_962ceeb06200456db0321fe6d86f08cc_name_Screenshot_2026_05_05_at_11_47_18_AM.png?auth=5b60add9f3045965ff58a22d80a177cb9e67b9f54f7072eb86507d5021ea5767&amp;smart=true&amp;width=826&amp;height=1478</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/business/2026/05/this-large-warehouse-campus-south-of-atlanta-wont-sit-empty-much-longer/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T12:00:06.458Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T12:00:06.458Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[This large warehouse campus south of Atlanta won’t sit empty much longer]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/WJYTLR5J4RGIRF7ADHKFSNNNGI.jpg?auth=56cbd67203c260b9648dc02fa96bf23b6df0e39b1c3e072267527aedeacab910&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8064&amp;height=4536</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Stonemont Park 75 South is an industrial park in Locust Grove that announced its first tenant signing in April 2026. (Courtesy of Johnny McLendon Photography/Stonemont)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/05/am-atl-moving-too-fast/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T11:04:05.821Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T11:04:05.821Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A.M. ATL: Moving too fast]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/05/could-georgias-fastest-growing-county-be-closed-for-development/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T10:59:52.76Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T10:59:52.76Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Could Georgia’s fastest-growing county be closed for development?]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Bryan County,growth,development,population boom,Savannah,Fort Stewart,Hyundai,manufacturing,Great Recession]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/FVRKMAQ7WRB3ZPRPRH4IUWYAZA.JPG?auth=8414cf20a6d5adc6911beaefa38332df9bfcdd73b5398f73a2c843c76826c124&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sites are being developed all around Hyundai's electric vehicle plant in Bryan County, which has grown faster than any other county in Georgia's over the past 15 years. (Ben Gray for the AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/05/georgias-midterm-voters-are-worlds-apart-but-neither-group-can-decide/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T10:26:42.515Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T10:26:42.515Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Georgia’s midterm voters are worlds apart. But neither group can decide.]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/FK64QVEBWBATVBMDFNY7TK47A4.png?auth=2b27e23e3358a8eeb0ab67f38222ae99eb3a5571584a16b4debfe1c7339e94f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2400&amp;height=1400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Photo Illustration: By the AJC | Source: Getty)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/opinion/2026/05/neither-democrat-nor-republican-questions-on-georgia-ballots-make-any-sense/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T10:16:54.918Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T10:16:54.918Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Neither Democrat nor Republican questions on Georgia ballots make any sense]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/CX3UFHXCZZH5ROK6TUKXXNJWJM.jpg?auth=1603a6494496fd80de75c134a58896bae724aa81bcaaad2e74aafc6a8316343e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4402&amp;height=2935</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Early voting for the May 19 primary election began April 27. (Miguel Martinez/AAJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/opinion/2026/05/for-georgias-youth-hunger-doesnt-take-the-summer-off/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T10:16:30.216Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T10:16:30.216Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[For Georgia’s youth, hunger doesn’t take the summer off]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/IRF4NCIPB7YTUECWSQZN2USHSA.JPG?auth=d15209ec92d75cf5361d5a778ce30539239ae62a5c9b9757f83bef0fe9af1eb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5088&amp;height=3392</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[More than 1 million Georgia students will have less food over the summer because they receive most of their nutrition at school.  (Natrice Miller/AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/2026/02/atlanta-arts-events-this-week/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T10:00:04.881Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T10:00:04.881Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[12 Atlanta arts events to look forward to this week]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[events,things to do,metro Atlanta,Atlanta,arts,culture,weekend events,dance,theater,visual art,music]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/GIKHAUNGBZA6JE7O5BA6RTK2YA.jpg?auth=5e7ca73169c9f21b78bb2f85108580729936726ad21b4472ae07eed2170a3a53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=708</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Atlanta Ballet performs “Frida” from Friday through Sunday, May 8-10. Pictured are Ballet Arizona dancers in an earlier production of “Frida.” (Courtesy of Ballet Arizona/Rosalie O’Connor)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/opinion/2026/05/readers-write-5/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T10:00:00.576Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T10:00:00.576Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Readers write]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/FGVSJ4ANZJET5A3HVZPGR64YQY.jpg?auth=4470c09986d46c39209d75f1657f8e2b101028e4f2b2311051a30b2f61a06bb4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4180&amp;height=2772</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Phil Skinner/AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/pulse/2026/05/like-mother-like-daughters-georgia-familys-journey-into-nursing-together/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T10:00:08.463Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T10:00:08.463Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Like mother, like daughters: Georgia family’s journey into nursing together ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/FYYHBCZN2NDHPLFS7TZMSWZDLQ.png?auth=521d789ffa09c93f90d19fb9d32f767d4a3a513d91691d2a08afa0f47a96aff8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3840&amp;height=2160</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sarah Rushton (left) sits with twin daughters, McKenna Roberts (center) and Mary Kate Harris, who are also nurses at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. Sarah gave birth to the twins at the hospital, where Sarah has spent 42 years and the twins have worked 10 years bringing new babies into the world. (Courtesy of Northeast Georgia Medical Center)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/wellness/2024/05/when-mothers-day-hurts-strategies-for-those-struggling/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T09:45:44.357Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T09:45:44.357Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[When Mother’s Day hurts: Strategies for those struggling]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Mother's Day,mom,mother,holiday,May,grief]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/TBZMZDHR5ZCZNIX6F7WZYN2MUQ.jpg?auth=5c76f77a1e287d3e17be893d0ba022f3f418780252c52340794a7febc5a55fde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8192&amp;height=5464</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[For some, Mother's Day can be a painful reminder of loss, grief or a complicated relationship. (Ivan Pantic/Getty Images)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/05/which-soccer-capital-reigns-supreme-atlanta-or-kansas-city/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T09:00:07.298Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T09:00:07.298Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Which soccer capital reigns supreme: Atlanta or … Kansas City?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/PS5LANBU5PSI2WLI6T36MF27YU.JPG?auth=5285aa77d74833a993e57538e1c41b0dc623f56cec5800323bc4baf82a5c7f66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Atlanta United fans react to a goal against CF Montrèal during the second half of an MLS game on Feb. 22, 2025 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. (Daniel Varnado for the AJC 2025)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/sports/2026/05/before-he-became-a-soccer-magnate-arthur-blank-was-a-soccer-dad/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T09:00:06.901Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T09:00:06.901Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Before he became a soccer magnate, Arthur Blank was a soccer dad]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/KEMKR5O5GVBB7FDC6OSKDWMDZI.jpg?auth=32813c8160dfd8953e6030edd13aa93b4e8adec57f7196fbabf0df6dc40d9048&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1230&amp;height=692</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United owner Arthur Blank (left) and his son, AMB Sports and Entertainment Vice President of Executive Strategy Josh Blank, attend a news conference at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. The elder Blank was an active fan of Josh's soccer career through the youth, high school and college ranks. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/food-and-dining/2026/05/who-makes-atlantas-best-biscuit/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T09:00:05.191Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T09:00:05.191Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Who makes Atlanta’s best biscuit?]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[best biscuit,Atlanta,ITP,inside the perimeter,breakfast,top-rated biscuits,best southern biscuit,Bomb Biscuit,SUgar Loaf,Buttermilk Kitchen,Pastries a Go Go,Finca to Filter,Atlanta Breakfast Club]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/3XGGG33HFZAKTF5BJP6SFAEP5E.jpg?auth=f11c7daaeaa6958619003b18a487206d250ce6b04816b05b7fe6dd6d4de4c06d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[AJC Senior Food & Dining Editor Monti Carlo, right, helps Race and Culture Reporter Ernie Suggs analyze the flavors of a biscuit, while AJC Editor-in-Chief Leroy Chapman Jr. and Director of Social Media Travis Lyles enjoy them during a tasting contest to find the best biscuit in Atlanta on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/food-and-dining/2026/05/8-atlanta-pop-ups-you-cant-miss-this-week/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T09:00:01.304Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T09:00:01.304Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[8 Atlanta pop-ups you can’t miss this week ]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[punk foodie,pop ups,atlanta pop ups,atlanta restaurants,things to do,Elvas mexican cuisine,smash burgers,dr. smash burger,Lawrenceville pop ups,Joupe Jeht,Woodstock pop ups,Saffron Wok,Downtown pop ups,Mighty Hans,Avondale estates pop ups,At heart panaderia,Beksa lala,soupbelly,breaker breaker,Reynoldstown pop ups,Le Jardin Supper club,Morningside pop ups]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/2DIXJVR5GFCD7DGE67WILVF6H4.JPG?auth=0404a01fe36a3501e47d86607ee1813ca1c8f81de4bcb8ba93869f1c89c6c86d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2729&amp;height=2606</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One recommendation from Joupe Jeht’s pop-up is the handmade spring rolls filled with vegetables, glass noodles and chicken. (Courtesy of Jude Downs)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/2026/05/st-paul-the-broken-bones-offer-throwback-soul-with-new-album-tour/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T09:00:01.576Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T09:00:01.576Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[St. Paul & the Broken Bones offer throwback soul with new album, tour]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/7SF6WT7AYFG4FIS7AP4JTETXUM.jpg?auth=cfd2530de43c70a0238964ccf9aae6a9fd4d6172803a8d5ef68acda96840ecc3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3840&amp;height=2160</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[St. Paul & the Broken Bones, led by vocalist Paul Janeway (right), have released six albums since 2012. (Courtesy of Matthew Daniel Siskin)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/05/man-accused-of-fudging-water-pollution-reports-fouling-chattahoochee-river/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T09:00:05.607Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T09:00:05.607Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Man accused of fudging water pollution reports, fouling Chattahoochee River]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/GMRNAGKKHNBA7IDKL7JHYP5PTU.JPG?auth=d18234a3c000ded5e0e657f74dcf4aaf4016672b9c48bb9669ce1e231e9efa74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4904&amp;height=2997</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Walter F. George Lake is on the border of Alabama and Georgia near Fort Gaines. (Bob Andres/AJC 2020)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/pulse/2026/05/10-small-habits-that-can-strengthen-your-self-esteem-every-day/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-06T09:00:07.934Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T09:00:07.934Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[10 small habits that can strengthen your self-esteem every day]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/V7ZLZVROUVDGPPRMTXL2MNSSWA.jpg?auth=0c2b66fd3581a66e12883d94133fb9b5bc995427d6e38c801d222b5d48ddaab1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2003</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A tidy workspace reduces stress, plus it gives you a satisfying sense of control and accomplishment. (Courtesy of Adobe Stock)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/05/fulton-fights-doj-demand-for-election-workers-personal-information/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T23:59:28.388Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T23:59:28.388Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Fulton fights DOJ demand for election workers’ personal information]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Fulton County,2020 election,FBI raid,Grand jury subpoena,Trump administration,President Donald Trump]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/RKU5MTALRRDWBPGKKCRBWVWQEU.JPG?auth=81af8e9e90b5f29adf34fe1b5dec0073267258949fc08b6c2ef4578fb6fc630d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3694&amp;height=2463</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Fulton County elections workers prepares absentee ballots for counting during the county's second recount of Presidential Election Day ballots at the Georgia World Congress Center, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2020. This is the third tally of votes in a race decided by the narrowest of margins. (Alyssa Pointer/AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/video/news/2026/05/why-atlantas-soccer-boom-before-the-world-cup-is-personal-for-arthur-blank/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T21:26:24Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T21:26:24Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Why Atlanta’s soccer boom before the World Cup is personal for Arthur Blank]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[world-cup-2026,ajcvideo]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fd1fegwn2wjh0cs.cloudfront.net%2F05-05-2026%2Ft_66412937166a4ddbbf25b89ceeeda802_name_20260504_ArthurBlank_v6_00_00_02_06_Still003.jpg?auth=777f337b121289501baacab3c754de706aee6279c4313f8b0cf006b081519a95&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1080&amp;height=1920</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/arts-entertainment/2026/05/a-former-atlanta-vh1-reality-show-staple-has-been-scrapped-after-13-years/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T21:08:33.521Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T21:08:33.521Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[VH1’s ‘Love & Hip Hop’ franchise scrapped, including Atlanta spinoff]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[entertainment,television,love & hip hop,atlanta,georgia,vh1]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/ATIU5NLARF3RO35ZQVCB74HTBY.jpg?auth=8738eeadddfb4980a45b5f251c691f51009c739eeb5e96346d70edfe5d1d7d34&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3456&amp;height=2304</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Created in 2012, “Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta,” a spinoff of “Love and Hip Hop,” features rappers and their partners — including breakout stars Joseline Hernandez and Stevie J. (Courtesy of VH1)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/opinion/2026/05/mike-luckovich-the-focus/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T21:00:00.091Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T21:00:00.091Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Mike Luckovich: The focus]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/arts-entertainment/2026/05/whats-filming-in-georgia-superman-scooby-doo-and-kevin-bacon-pilot/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T19:53:11.146Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T19:53:11.146Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[What’s filming in Georgia? ‘Superman,’ ‘Scooby-Doo’ and Kevin Bacon pilot.]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[entertainment,business,industry,georgia,tv,film]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/ANLU2PVYWJFB7FIJXFPB2W76JY.jpg?auth=a35c62e9447caa353baba136413878c981030c4f7717d03c783fd30a91512adc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1800&amp;height=1200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bert Kreischer (from left) is back in Atlanta to shoot Season 2 of Netflix’s “Free Bert”; Mckenna Grace stars in the new Netflix series “Scooby-Doo: Origins”; and David Corenswet once again assumes the role of humanity's protector in the next “Superman” movie. (AP)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/accessatl/2026/05/top-metro-atlanta-events-this-weekend-festivals-parades-and-live-music/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T19:13:57.666Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T19:13:57.666Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Top metro Atlanta events this weekend: Festivals, parades and live music]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/DHQQUMN3E5F3RIGQQL2HCIPXC4.jpg?auth=d94acb1f5614de7157235788a6b61a2794ef26c9327a024905df6d22e742b111&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1950&amp;height=1302</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Lantern Parade brings color and fun to Sandy Springs on Saturday, April 9. 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(Arvin Temkar/AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/sports/2026/05/macon-arena-construction-opens-questions-for-ghsa-basketball-finals-venue/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T18:01:57.122Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T18:01:57.122Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Macon Arena construction opens questions for GHSA basketball finals venue]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/NJ7YLQ7IJ5HJFABHO7XS5HMVKQ.JPG?auth=dadfad479d06a34d6730e7bf75e70f16f2cc32ddffaebbe89804c11c69d605fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The GHSA has played all basketball finals in the Macon Coliseum since 2019. 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(Courtesy of Serenbe)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/business/2026/05/if-the-cnn-center-redo-needs-public-funding-heres-what-it-could-look-like/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T15:02:02.009Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T15:02:02.009Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[If the CNN Center redo needs public funding, here’s what it could look like]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/IZTIJGTS6JHLVC63DKYJEAX3WM.jpg?auth=5d12818ed29423be167564a1947f92b5ab45cb8ced71ec9709b23701aefe66fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Workers continue construction inside The Center, formerly CNN Center, in Atlanta on March 30, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/sports/2026/05/georgia-football-leads-the-sec-in-a-key-metric-entering-the-2026-season/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T14:52:07.389Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T14:52:07.389Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Georgia football leads the SEC in a key metric entering the 2026 season]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Georgia football]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/GIBVB5MRCRAAHBA2KSW5QEJ44A.jpg?auth=3056cf05ca41c6a99b79360cb5ab0a1463819c590b7cbbc0a26c95f312884fdb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4735&amp;height=3512</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton hands off to running back Dwight Phillips Jr. during the G-Day spring football game April 18, 2026. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/05/georgia-democrats-want-voters-to-remember-2020-when-they-vote-in-2026/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T14:23:50.911Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T14:23:50.911Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Georgia Democrats want voters to remember 2020 when they vote in 2026]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[politics,government,politically georgia]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/XKXP2EPTUVHPXN6IJRUDSN5YFQ.JPG?auth=f5999a6470da302bee2431439747c63c5aaf89ef6a962c381b5c9c6446777d81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In a new ad, Georgia Court of Appeals candidate Will Wooten says the justice system is letting Georgians down and threatening their rights. 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(Courtesy of Eleven Visualisation)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/sports/2026/05/matt-olson-on-track-for-another-mvp-worthy-season-how-is-he-still-underrated/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T13:40:39.998Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T13:40:39.998Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Matt Olson on track for another MVP-worthy season. How is he still underrated?]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[sports,baseball,mlb,atlanta braves,matt olson]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/IZMWGENI7ND6NFH3YTGBYMFD5U.JPG?auth=2747da9e307be7a4351ad43bcc5daca5f4c1c50bdefab00643bd04a8719b9590&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5257&amp;height=3505</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Braves first baseman Matt Olson (left) high-fives special assistant Martín Maldonado after scoring a run against the Guardians on Sunday, April 12, 2026, at Truist Park. The first baseman and Atlanta native holds the Braves’ single-season record for homers and RBIs. (Colin Hubbard for the AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/2026/05/earthy-brown-is-suddenly-trending-red-hot-in-interior-design/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T12:20:07.22Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T12:20:07.22Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Brown is the new black: The color is trending red-hot in interior design]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[brown,trending,color,paint,interior design,home and garden,style,Southeastern Designer Showhouse]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/4Q3TZRZ2NVHKTNU734MGEBFMT4.jpg?auth=744cf9f3a9fd319799a1a158e2a8f7ec24d74b6f7a9306928562800953ea037f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2573&amp;height=2059</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shades of brown harmonize beautifully in this study created by Chris Holt of Holt Interiors for the Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Southeastern Designer Showhouse, which can be visited Thursday through Sunday. (Courtesy of Marc Mauldin)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/business/2026/05/stonecrest-settles-lawsuit-over-metro-green-recycling-plant-whats-next/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T12:00:04.098Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T12:00:04.098Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Stonecrest settles lawsuit over Metro Green recycling plant. What’s next?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/XOOH4SN5W7R64TFKXLPXIQZOQQ.jpg?auth=3fe7dcc97b9e7051c0fb3eb650bb460794fe7ededf80d4dfbea5e63664905450&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2150</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Metro Green Recycling plant, seen in 2021, on Snapfinger Woods Drive in Stonecrest has been at the center controversy and lawsuits for years. (Jenni Girtman for the AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/sports/2026/05/could-georgia-baseball-win-the-sec-for-the-first-time-in-almost-20-years/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T11:26:25.043Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T11:26:25.043Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Could Georgia baseball win the SEC for the first time in almost 20 years?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/7GZHKRP5PNDTJMUGOHO4RIB6PQ.JPG?auth=1c413517f3380cad6d92074208a5d8943fcca113656eccc3f58bd363f898bec9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4618&amp;height=3079</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Georgia’s Kolby Branch flies out during the fifth inning against Georgia Tech at Truist Park on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (Jason Getz/AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/05/georgia-republican-voters-are-still-all-in-for-trump/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T11:17:31.257Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T11:17:31.257Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Georgia Republican voters are still all-in for Trump]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/ZES5LTZL2ZCETMP577WRZBCML4.png?auth=df0952abaa223f96af26cba675c95e8505b03a0d053cb47f7fb5e1f4688558d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2400&amp;height=1400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A new AJC poll shows that 81% of likely Republican voters across Georgia agree with Trump’s actions in office. (Photo illustration: AJC | Source: Getty)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/sports/2026/05/bulls-expected-to-hire-hawks-assistant-gm-bryson-graham/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T11:14:40.097Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T11:14:40.097Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Source: Bulls expected to hire Hawks assistant GM Bryson Graham]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/FUW2DUHHV5ESLH7B4XSMS6XHOE.jpg?auth=bb80c609a72ab58dbe86e8a10b5fd93e2127378122e25911ebb0c58be3b4c05d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=219&amp;height=285</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Hawks hired Bryson Graham as senior vice president of basketball operations. The team announced the hire of Graham on June 18, 2025. (Courtesy of the Atlanta Hawks)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/05/how-an-affordable-housing-bill-became-a-tax-break-for-the-georgia-forestry-industry/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T10:51:02.207Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T10:51:02.207Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How an affordable housing bill became a tax break for the Georgia forestry industry]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/3OFIIQQM5BBHXMIRYX5KRPTKGQ.png?auth=afbe0d99881ee7d1b25c9d6da44644c3638c0310d6539a61934396790cd3e142&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2400&amp;height=1400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Photo Illustration: Broly Su / AJC | Source: Getty)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/05/georgia-begins-issuing-tax-refunds-of-up-to-500/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T10:44:44.754Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T10:44:44.754Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Georgia begins issuing tax refunds of up to $500]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/6O5RAYN6ARHL7B376J7P2Z2PKU.jpg?auth=cc956c3d1aebab9036db10a9400bdbdaf5b21bc6bbe49e349da33e9639d6fa0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=849&amp;height=565</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Georgia has begun issuing one-time tax refunds of up to $500.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/05/city-council-president-withdraws-request-for-car-driver-after-public-backlash/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T10:39:01.74Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T10:39:01.74Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[City Council president withdraws request for car, driver after public backlash]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[Atlanta,Atlanta City Council,Marci Collier Overstreet,Budget,Neighborhood Reinvestment]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/YK3DBEM4SNHEFACHKDBSU4CUYE.JPG?auth=a02e2147565d58891a43ee2554903979a8bf13a9cebc6fccf78cee12bf4ef34f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5074&amp;height=3383</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Atlanta City Council President Marci Collier Overstreet said Monday she is no longer seeking a car and driver to get her to and from official city events. (Natrice Miller/AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/opinion/2026/05/delay-congressional-primaries-and-redraw-georgias-house-districts/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T10:22:39.88Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T10:22:39.88Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Delay congressional primaries and redraw Georgia’s House districts]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/DM5SNH25QBCTLHLQ72DSVQYOVI.jpeg?auth=badc7d2a1409fbb62a8d83b71b5a1b1722660eb78c60742735a254ce80c8bb84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1280&amp;height=720</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Georgia state Capitol in Atlanta. Georgia needs to call a special session, redraw the political maps and delay the House primaries if needed, says Rep. Buddy Carter. (Jason Getz/AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/opinion/2026/05/voting-rights-act-ruling-may-challenge-ga-in-new-and-unexpected-ways/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T10:21:59.399Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T10:21:59.399Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Voting Rights Act ruling may challenge Ga. in new and unexpected ways]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/P47NFZOKLBBBTKCLZGTPM6M5XQ.jpg?auth=48022d5de9e952aa0754916d676b7ffedd80c63859703a2962301ae2c4fcdce0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3995&amp;height=2451</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled 6-3 that state legislatures can eliminate minority opportunity districts that were previously required or allowed under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. (Rahmat Gul/AP)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/05/police-fire-officials-hold-active-shooter-training-at-centennial-olympic-park/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T10:12:53.945Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T10:12:53.945Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Police, fire officials hold active shooter training at Centennial Olympic Park]]></news:title><news:keywords><![CDATA[City of Atlanta]]></news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/LYLYRXD3LZEUFOEO7AWO454A2M.jpg?auth=820eb7ff2ddf6e22e6744fc782ee7d2e2b674e5c1f34c77fd9843977285efec5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3132&amp;height=2088</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the Atlanta Police Department and local agencies participate in a mass casualty training exercise at Centennial Olympic Park on Monday, May 4, 2026, in preparation for the World Cup. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/opinion/2026/05/readers-write-4/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T10:00:05.088Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T10:00:05.088Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Readers write]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/FGVSJ4ANZJET5A3HVZPGR64YQY.jpg?auth=4470c09986d46c39209d75f1657f8e2b101028e4f2b2311051a30b2f61a06bb4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4180&amp;height=2772</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Phil Skinner/AJC 2013)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/food-and-dining/2026/05/cinco-de-mayo-pop-up-nandos-on-the-beltline-and-more-atlanta-food-events/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T10:00:03.233Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T10:00:03.233Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Cinco de Mayo pop-up, Nando’s on the Beltline and more Atlanta food events]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/RLEBBOY7BVB2ZAFV5O3CGRPAKU.jpg?auth=eccb1e7f3d40c3de8e46d5c1534e76e4eb95db3ac352600ccbdc3b224bab0f48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6720&amp;height=4480</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nando's Peri-Peri features bowls, salads, wraps and other items made with the chicken. (Courtesy of Nando's Peri-Peri)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/05/am-atl-im-sorry-how-much/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T09:50:29.769Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T09:50:29.769Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A.M. ATL: I’m sorry, how much?]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/05/georgia-lawmakers-vowed-to-cut-tax-breaks-they-approved-more-instead/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T09:49:46.682Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T09:49:46.682Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Georgia lawmakers vowed to cut tax breaks. They approved more instead.]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/7A35YGEE2BBMNIJAER6FZTQN4I.png?auth=3e5c87d9517be1a2ea19a8c8bb8d5525d83368db0f3cd84ba4cb620359eb0582&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2400&amp;height=1400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Photo Illustration: Broly Su / AJC | Source: AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/sports/2026/05/jalen-johnson-ill-be-better-going-forward-after-hawks-playoff-exit/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T09:31:44.017Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T09:31:44.017Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Jalen Johnson: ‘I’ll be better going forward’ after Hawks’ playoff exit]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/663LGDUDRVCP5G72YGG7ZUHKKE.jpg?auth=752cba1bbe166f32c3c30e0e2e5a94df4ebd26146dea2d531f9273a6737566bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4985&amp;height=3410</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hawks forward Jalen Johnson leaves the court after the Knicks won Game 6 of their first-round NBA playoff series at State Farm Arena on Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/05/is-it-ai-dekalbs-wrong-map-shows-potential-pitfalls-of-government-tech-use/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T09:00:04.177Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T09:00:04.177Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Is it AI? DeKalb’s wrong map shows potential pitfalls of government tech use]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/2K7T6TOL6BBUBCECBUIKY4K4IM.png?auth=08474e2a8170a5e53c10edeab0e799e23d28496734a243a6a598a1f889c68662&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2400&amp;height=1400</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(Photo Illustration: Marcie LaCerte for the AJC | Source: Public Domain Maps, Pexels)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/05/fulton-seeks-to-block-federal-subpoena-targeting-2020-election-workers/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T01:54:07.951Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T01:54:07.951Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Fulton seeks to block federal subpoena targeting 2020 election workers]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/PSER64OYGLT7MVB7UROAFO6F6A.jpg?auth=e8329c88e4220f9c752089797d7c7a4193d5112738cdf5667d427dd95c0c203d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1261</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Workers sort mail-in and drop-off ballots at the Fulton County sorting center at State Farm Arena on Tuesday evening, Nov. 3, 2020, just before polls closed. (Ben Gray for the AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/sports/2026/05/sean-murphy-back-with-braves-activated-from-injured-list/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T01:44:19.651Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T01:44:19.651Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Sean Murphy back with Braves, activated from injured list]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/E2AF7KON7NFWDUKQ3YOIWTW4AA.jpg?auth=0dd7c8df0c1b94719902654db1f2e1296192c0b71d3141585995f26e59e27e75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5029&amp;height=3483</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Atlanta Braves catcher Sean Murphy reacts after hitting a double during the third inning of a baseball game at Truist Park, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Atlanta. Atlanta Braves won 7-3 over New York Yankees. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/sports/2026/05/georgia-baseball-loses-one-of-its-top-hitters-for-rest-of-the-season/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T20:56:10.639Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-04T20:56:10.639Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Georgia baseball loses one of its top hitters for rest of the season]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/WMZ74QRO6VGEXJABMQS4FFRPLE.jpg?auth=0154365e195cb88bb4d604583778a9894dea90da10c4d6879d516ac8865a46e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2559&amp;height=1707</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Georgia Bulldogs outfielder Henry Allen is third on the team in home runs and fourth in batting average. 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New York Knicks won 140-89 over Atlanta Hawks. 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Soccer. That could be a safety issue.” (Jack Leo/AJC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.ajc.com/sports/2026/05/which-andruw-jones-artifacts-are-on-display-at-the-baseball-hall-of-fame/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T19:31:44.826Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>AJC</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-04T19:31:44.826Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Which Andruw Jones artifacts are on display at the Baseball Hall of Fame?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://images.ajc.com/resizer/v2/RE4BJCSHH5DZDDD46GUNJBIIWE.JPG?auth=8903c9d40678a051cec115cfbe44036fe86b8a42d7952ee2d497ed05254acb84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1272</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The class of 2026 exhibits at the Hall of Fame, including former Atlanta Braves star Andruw Jones, are located on the museum’s second floor in Cooperstown, New York. 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