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Emily Merwin DiRico has been doing information design and news application development at the AJC since she arrived as a summer intern in 2009. Her mission is to help readers understand complex data and how it affects them.
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As the government shutdown stretches into Day 21, Atlanta airport security delays could get worse, a TSA spokesperson confirmed.
Ga. teacher urged to resign after Charlie Kirk post is suing her employer
The high school English teacher says Oglethorpe County School System violated her First Amendment rights.