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Hector Santiago, chef and owner of El Super Pan, shows us how to make his empanadas de pavo with cranberry-chipotle sauce using Thanksgiving dinner leftovers. (Erica A. Hernandez/AJC)

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Students line up after school for school buses at Sequoyah Middle School in Doraville on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. The school’s principal told teachers not to talk to students about ICE, and teachers and activists are pushing back. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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