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Five things to know: Did the Hawks soar in season opener?

Hawks Al Horford (left) and Lamar Patterson (right) help Mike Muscala off the court after he was injured against the Pistrons during the second half in their first regular season basketball game "home opener" on Tuesday/ The Pistons beat the Hawks 106-94. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

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Hawks Al Horford (left) and Lamar Patterson (right) help Mike Muscala off the court after he was injured against the Pistrons during the second half in their first regular season basketball game "home opener" on Tuesday/ The Pistons beat the Hawks 106-94. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com
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Oct 28, 2015

Five things you should know Wednesday, October 28:

1. Basketball season has begun, but maybe not the way the Hawks hoped. [Check out Chris Vivlamore's 5 observations from the game | photos from the season opener]

2. The most beautiful college campus in the world is in Georgia, according to Buzzfeed readers. Oh, and it's not in Athens. [Find out which campus readers picked here]

3. Acworth police are investigating the death of a 2-year-old. [Read what police say happened here]

4. Two people died early this morning when a jack-knifing tractor-trailer careened into oncoming traffic on I-85 in DeKalb County. [Read more on this story here]

5. We hope you like rain. [Get your full Atlanta area weather forecast here]

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