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    08/11/2020 - Avondale Estates, Georgia - A group of women socialize in their neighbors backyard in Avondale Estates, Tuesday, August 11, 2020. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
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    New York’s true nursing home death toll cloaked in secrecy
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    Study: Pregnant women can pass coronavirus to their babies
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    Analysis: Georgia one of the worst states in U.S. to have a baby
    New study suggests too much or too little sleep could negatively affect heart health
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    5 Mistakes People Make When Wearing Face Masks
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    Shauna Galligan tends to her mind, body and soul while waiting for her next job as a stunt woman with her dog Mackee. Galligan moved to the Pinewood Forest Fayetteville community in March with her son where they foster pets and make use of the outdoor spaces in the community. Jenni Girtman/For the AJC
    Life
    Tending to mind, body and soul
    Health care workers concerned over federal facial protection standards during coronavirus outbreak
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    Even with PPE, front-line workers face three times the risk of COVID
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    Clorox wipes shortage expected to last into 2021
    Businesses order employees to work from home amid coronavirus concerns
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    Salt therapy might help you destress during pandemic
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    National & World News
    CDC warns of 2020 outbreak of acute flaccid myelitis
    Georgia News
    Georgia police chief to return after coronavirus recovery
    Life
    More than 900 sick, 1 dead from salmonella linked to chicks, ducklings
    Life
    What you need to know about participating in coronavirus vaccine trials
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    New list ranks the best hospitals in Atlanta
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    Trained dogs able to detect COVID-19 with high accuracy
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    These are the 20 best U.S. hospitals, new list says
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    Inspire Atlanta
    Garth Brooks dedicates song to Georgia toddler
    Thomas Panek runs with his running guide, Blaze, a Labrador retriever, Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Central Park in New York. Panek, a blind runner with a wall full of ribbons from marathons he ran with a human guide, developed a canine running guide training program five years ago after he became president and CEO of Guiding Eyes for the Blind in suburban New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
    Life
    Guide dogs helping blind runners stay fit despite pandemic
    National Make A Dog’s Day encourages pet adoptions from shelters
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    Shelter dogs put smiles on faces of quarantined seniors in Brookhaven
    John Lewis diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
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    Sanitized books wait to be reshelved in Northbrook Middle School in Suwanee, Georgia, earlier this month. Gwinnett County Public Schools, the state’s largest system, had planned to reopen its buildings to students on Aug. 12 but now is going fully digital to start off. REBECCA WRIGHT FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
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    200717-Tucker-Ingred Cruez, left, and Marie Rodriguez help customers from behind acrylic panels during the lunch rush at Matthews Cafeteria on Main Street in Tucker on Friday afternoon July 17, 2020. The dining institution, established in 1955, ask customers to wear masks, added the acrylic dividers, made separate entrance and exit doors and have drive-up service. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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    A look at major coronavirus developments over the past week
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    Cancer battle inspires Atlanta teen actress to help others
    Local News
    Coronavirus vaccine research shows some promise, Emory says
    Life
    Three Georgia cities in top 25% of most stressed in U.S.
    National & World News
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    Few mandates for businesses when employees test positive for COVID-19
    Life
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    Tyler Perry Foundation to provide free testing in East Point
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    Study: Walking near water can boost your mood
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