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Map: Coronavirus deaths and cases in Georgia (updated Oct. 15)

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Authorities load a burned sedan onto a wrecker after a Friday morning fire on Coffee Road. A man's body was discovered inside the vehicle, Channel 2 Action News reported.

DeKalb County authorities find body in burning car

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Shawn Kuhn, a University of Georgia senior, died Monday from complications from COVID-19. A family member said he was fully vaccinated for COVID-19. PHOTO CREDIT: Watson & Hunt Funeral Home.

Report: Vaccinated UGA student a rare breakthrough death from COVID

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Fewer homes are listed for sale, but those are sold quickly. Even so, the end of summer brought a little softening of the metro Atlanta market. (Courtesy of Matt Wier)

Metro Atlanta’s home prices dipped in August

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Jackson County man pleads guilty to role in Jan. 6 riot

Lawsuit: Assisted living evictions harmed seniors

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Ahmaud Arbery murder trial begins Monday in Georgia

SATURDAY’S WEATHER-TRAFFIC: Cold front brings showers, cooler temps

August 12, 2021 Marietta - A protester (right) demanding mask-mandate confronts a counter-protester as they rally at the parking lot of Cobb County School District on Thursday, August 12, 2021. Cobb County schools began the 2021-22 school year with a rule that made mask wearing optional for students and staff. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Judge denies Cobb families’ request for school mask mandate order

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Mary Frances Early, the first Black person to graduate from the University of Georgia, recently wrote an autobiography that discusses how she was ostracized as a student there and in recent years embraced. (University of Georgia)

UGA’s first Black grad tells her trailblazing story with autobiography

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Shawn Kuhn, a University of Georgia senior, died Monday from complications from COVID-19. A family member said he was fully vaccinated for COVID-19. PHOTO CREDIT: Watson & Hunt Funeral Home.

Report: Vaccinated UGA student a rare breakthrough death from COVID

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Atlanta Public Schools plans to hire 26 new people to support the district's COVID-19 response. AJC FILE PHOTO

Atlanta school district to hire epidemiologist among 26 new COVID positions

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Glynn County braces for protests, potential unrest ahead of Ahmaud Arbery trial

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Saturday's Weather-Traffic

SATURDAY’S WEATHER-TRAFFIC: Cold front brings showers, cooler temps

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Alpharetta police seek man who punched woman in road rage incident

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Demetrius Leshawn Baker (left) and Jacquez LaJuan Freeman were arrested this week and charged with murder in separate DeKalb County fatal shootings.

2 teens arrested in separate Decatur fatal shootings

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The apartment building is located in the Lindbergh neighborhood where a Taco Mac location recently closed, citing safety concerns as a reason for shuttering.

Man found fatally shot at Buckhead apartment complex

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Investigators said the Chicago couple were in town for a wedding when they were struck by a car Thursday evening.

Woman killed, husband injured after being hit by car near Cherokee hotel

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Police believe a man in his early 60s was involved in a fight before he was shot.

Fight in DeKalb parking lot leads to fatal shooting, officials say

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A Maryland man accused of robbing an Acworth credit union last month has been arrested, police said Friday. Authorities say he's been linked to two other Georgia bank robberies.

Cops: Acworth robbery suspect arrested, tied to 2 other heists

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The Atlanta Hawks celebrated Jr. NBA Week by announcing additional support for one of the nation’s fastest-growing and most successful youth wheelchair basketball programs in the Southeast, according to a news release. (Photo courtesy of Atlanta Hawks Foundation)

Hawks Foundation supports junior basketball program

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The attorney for prominent South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh, above, who discovered his wife and son dead at their home this summer, said Murdaugh is resigned that he will serve time in prison for stealing millions of dollars. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Lawyer: Murdaugh knows he’ll go to prison for stealing money

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A panel of U.S. health advisers endorsed booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine Friday, saying they should be offered at least two months after immunization. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

FDA panel endorses booster shot for J&J COVID-19 vaccine

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Wall Street added to its recent gains Friday as stocks closed higher, driving the S&P 500 to its best week since July. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

UPDATE: Stocks end higher, giving S&P 500 its best week since July

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Sheriff: SC teacher had marijuana edibles in student candy box

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Joy Beth Fissette comforts her mother Mary Anne Carroll at Brickmont of Acworth, an Assisted Living and Alzheimer's Care facility, on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. Tranquil Gardens Assisted Living and Memory Care facility in Acworth abruptly announced it was closing its doors, giving residents and their families less than 72 hours to make other arrangements for the 27 residents, including some who require memory care.(Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Lawsuit: Assisted living evictions harmed seniors

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Map: Coronavirus deaths and cases in Georgia (updated Oct. 15)

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DOJ will ask Supreme Court to halt Texas abortion law

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