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An equestrian statue of John Brown Gordon on the Capitol grounds stands watch over the downtown Atlanta skyline. (Chris Hunt / Special to the AJC) [Captions by PETE CORSON / pcorson@ajc.com]

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PHOTOS: Confederate memorials in metro Atlanta
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Spicewalla is now open at Ponce City Market.

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Spicewalla opens at Ponce City Market and more dining news from the week
Council member Liliana Bakhtiari prepares to take her seat on the dais as the Atlanta City Council held their first in person meeting since they were suspended at start of the pandemic In Atlanta on Monday, March 21, 2022. (Bob Andres / robert.andres@ajc.com)

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Atlanta City Council members condemn Supreme Court’s abortion ruling
Atlanta police are investigating a person shot call Friday morning at the Alexan Buckhead Village on Pharr Road.

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Police: Man shot by maintenance worker in parking deck of Buckhead apartments
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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (L) talks at a press conference with Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat (R) and Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant in Atlanta on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

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Fulton DA won’t use ‘precious tax dollars’ prosecuting abortion cases
Syringes with Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shots for children aged 6 months to 4 years old are shown next to vaccine cards, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Meet NFL greats, get COVID-19 vaccine Saturday in Fulton
A celebration outside the Supreme Court, Friday, June 24, 2022, in Washington. The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years — a decision by its conservative majority to overturn the court's landmark abortion cases. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Atlanta Mayor Dickens ‘sickened’ by Roe decision; area DAs vow not to prosecute
A dish from the menu of Dorian Gray.

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Dorian Gray to bring continental European cuisine to Buckhead this summer
Ernest Baldwin lines up multilingual “I Voted” stickers at Unity Atlanta Church in Peachtree Corners on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, during the primary runoff. (Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Fulton elections board set to meet, certify runoff results Monday
Centurion lounge planned for Concourse E at airport

Airport terminal for the rich and famous coming to Hartsfield-Jackson
Samir Abdullahi was announced as the new Fulton County Director of Economic Development on Thursday, June 23, 2022. (Courtesy of Fulton County)

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New head of Fulton economic development named
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Oreatha's Thai-Southern fusion entree tod mun pla features a whole fried catfish on a bed of riced cauliflower grits, with tamarind hot sauce and curry coleslaw. Ryan Fleisher for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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REVIEW: Oreatha’s is on point with fusion of Southern, global dishes
Atlanta City Council revisits controversial plan for closure of detention center
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens names new Procurement Department chief
Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium recognized for zero waste efforts
062322 Duluth: Rafters with Chattahoochee River Tubing enjoy tubing down the Chattahoochee River shown from the pedestrian bridge off of State Bridge Road Thursday, June 23, 2022, in Duluth, Ga.. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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More record heat grips Georgia, threatening vulnerable populations
Nearly $100K stolen in burglary at Vince Carter’s Atlanta mansion
Coronavirus deaths and cases in Georgia (updated June 22)
Man arrested in shooting investigation that shut down Buckhead street
Passengers walk through Concourse B as they travel through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Tuesday morning in Atlanta, Ga., April 23, 2013.

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Hartsfield-Jackson completes repairs on Concourse B water main break
WEDNESDAY’S WEATHER: Atlanta ties heat record set in 1964
Ponce de Leon Avenue restaurant 8Arm to close in October
Atlanta passed its budget for the next year. Here’s where your tax dollars will go.
Homicide detectives are now investigating the fatal shooting, which happened around 7:15 a.m. Tuesday in the Westview neighborhood south of I-20.

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Man shot dead near Westview grocery store in SW Atlanta
Travel crowds expected on roads, in skies for Fourth of July holiday
Police offering $5K reward for leads on suspect in NW Atlanta armed robbery
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Education
A billboard along I-95 in Hollywood, Florida, on May 26, 2022, is part of an 80-billboard campaign to combat Florida's new "Parental Rights in Education" law, labeled "Don't say gay" by critics. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS)

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Georgia teen: School should be safe haven for students to say and be gay
Renowned musician Helen Kim (in red) leads a group of high school students through an intensive strings session at KSU's summer program.

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KSU summer program promotes the arts
In March, school and school security leaders from around Georgia met with Gov. Brian Kemp at the Governor's Mansion in Buckhead to share their safety concerns. Kemp spoke again about the issue Thursday at the conclusion of a school safety conference in Columbus led by the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency. (AJC file photo)

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Georgia putting more money into school safety
Fulton County Schools is holding a job fair 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at North Springs High School in Sandy Springs. (Courtesy of Fulton County Public Schools)

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Fulton schools seeking to hire 700 support employees
Politics
Abortion rights activists marched from the Georgia Capitol to Underground Atlanta on Friday, June 24, 2022. The protest follows the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v Wade. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Abortion ruling could pose risks for Georgia Republicans 5h ago
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Investigative reporters Alan Judd, left, and Willoughby Mariano, right, discuss their "Dangerous Dwellings" series with political reporter Greg Bluestein during a taping of the AJC's "Politically Georgia" podcast. (Jay.Black@ajc.com)

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AJC Podcast: Inside the Dangerous Dwellings investigation
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June 25, 2022 Atlanta - Attendees walk in a conference room during National Right to Life’s 51st convention at the Atlanta Airport Marriott Hotel in Atlanta on Saturday, June 25, 2022.(Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Georgia activists in abortion debate turn focus to November elections
Pro-life supporters celebrate outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on June 24, 2022. - The US Supreme Court on Friday ended the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shreds half a century of constitutional protections on one of the most divisive and bitterly fought issues in American political life. The conservative-dominated court overturned the landmark 1973 "Roe v Wade" decision that enshrined a woman's right to an abortion and said individual states can permit or restrict the procedure themselves. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

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Georgia’s health safety net in spotlight as abortion ban looms
In March, school and school security leaders from around Georgia met with Gov. Brian Kemp at the Governor's Mansion in Buckhead to share their safety concerns. Kemp spoke again about the issue Thursday at the conclusion of a school safety conference in Columbus led by the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency. (AJC file photo)

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Georgia putting more money into school safety
June 24, 2022 Atlanta - People march to protest the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in downtown Atlanta on Friday, June 24, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Georgia abortion rights advocates join protests after Roe v. Wade overturned
Crime
Darlene Nicole Brister, 40, was charged with two counts of malice murder and is being held without bond in a Paulding County jail. Her charges stem from a house fire Friday night in which three children died and another was hospitalized with burn wounds, Paulding fire officials confirmed.

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Deputies: 4th child dies after domestic disturbance linked to fire at home
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Atlanta police are investigating three different shootings and stabbings that occurred Saturday morning. Two people were killed and one man was critically injured in the incidents, which are unrelated.

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2 dead, 1 critically injured at 3 unrelated Atlanta crime scenes
A game warden for the Department of Natural Resources scours Lake Lanier searching for a drowning victim this week.

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Man dies at Lake Lanier, marking 3rd drowning in reservoir this week
A 16-year-old girl is accused of trafficking a younger teenager, according to Canton police.

Police: 13-year-old sex trafficking victim rescued during Canton traffic stop
Steve Sadow, defense attorney, is offering free legal services to anyone who is prosecuted due to abortions.

Prominent Atlanta lawyer will rep anyone prosecuted for abortions for free
According to law enforcement, game wardens were called by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at about 9 p.m. about a possible triple drowning at the Amity Recreation Area in Lincolnton.

3 siblings drown in Clarks Hill Lake just north of Augusta
The shootings were reported around the same time Wednesday at a gas station and a neighborhood a mile apart in the Lithonia area.

3 wanted for questioning in teen’s fatal shooting at DeKalb gas station
Atlanta police are investigating a person shot call Friday morning at the Alexan Buckhead Village on Pharr Road.

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Police: Man shot by maintenance worker in parking deck of Buckhead apartments
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