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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.
Pete Corson is a Presentation Specialist for the Digital Storytellers team and works closely with the Enterprise and Investigative teams. He has worked at the AJC since 1998. He enjoys bringing the best of the paper's journalism to life on your digital devices and finding new ways to tell the stories that make Atlanta unique.
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Fresh off commissioning new aircraft carrier, China starts sea trials of amphibious assault ship
China has started sea trials for its most advanced amphibious assault ship, the Sichuan Type 076
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Asian shares are mostly lower in cautious trading after worries about Nvidia and the overall market frenzy over artificial intelligence technology sent Wall Street stocks lowe
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President Donald Trump is facing new scrutiny over the use of a replicated signature on several recent pardons
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Donor leaves WABE $3 million, largest individual gift in station’s history
An Atlanta resident has bequeathed WABE a $3 million donation, the largest one-time individual donation in the nonprofit media operation’s 76-year history.
Usher sues business partners over failed Buckhead restaurant plan
Atlanta singer Usher wants his money back after loaning $1.7 million to music producer Bryan-Michael Cox and others to buy a Buckhead restaurant property for $6.3 million.
Braves’ original ‘Freeze’ is retired. But you probably still can’t catch him.
As the Atlanta Braves prepare to find their next sprinting mascot, Nigel Talton is enjoying his new career coaching high school athletes at McEachern High.





