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Socialism? Communism? Here’s what those labels mean.

Stallone is back as Rocky Balboa, who’s in a fight with mortality

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The HBCU Creed: We still punch above our weight

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While the offense set records, Creekside’s stacked defense is its own force

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PSR to punish some of GHSA’s best teams, Maxwell preseason ratings predict

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This school has won 21 games more in 6 seasons than it did the previous 10

Georgia data center’s rush to build a pop-up power plant raises concern

Regulators to decide if Georgia law allows data center’s pop-up gas power plant

Waffle House fires Atlanta worker of 20 years over viral rap videos

His song about Waffle House went viral. Then the company fired him.

Sports betting, other special interests spend big on Georgia elections

Independent political committees have spent $25 million to influence Georgia elections. That's more than the total spent during the previous midterm election cycle in 2022.

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AI will worsen racial disparities it didn’t create

Black students cannot again be the last to receive technologies their white peers have been benefiting from for years.

Corky Kell + Dave Hunter Classic day two at Mercedes-Benz Stadium

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Top performances from opening week of high school football season

Throughout the Georgia high school football season, Top Performances will recognize dozens of players as well as offensive linemen in Lines of Distinction.

Which U.S. cities have the most surveillance cameras?

Let Me Put U On: The journaling habit that helped me better understand myself

This city trusted Flock Safety. Now residents are sounding the alarm.

What is Flock Safety and why are its cameras everywhere?

Atlanta paid former city clerk nearly $1 million. Where did the work go?

Let Me Put U On: "ATLiens" made being different cool

Atlanta has the most surveillance cameras per capita in the U.S.

Erick Erickson: Farmers in South Georgia 'can get him on the phone'

The forces that turned Atlanta into a surveillance hub

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Top performances from opening week of high school football season

Throughout the Georgia high school football season, Top Performances will recognize dozens of players as well as offensive linemen in Lines of Distinction.

081025 HSFB North Oconee – Khamari Brooks

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‘He bet on himself’: Former North Oconee QB earns ACC scholarship

Former North Oconee standout Max Wilson, who walked on for Clemson, was put on scholarship this past weekend.

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Every GHSA football team’s opening-game record since 2000

Buford and Cartersville have the best opening-game records since 2000, according to the Georgia High School Football Historians Association.

Heard County football coach Shane Lasseter

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Heard County coach embraces No. 1 ranking ahead of opener vs. ranked 5A team

Heard County coach Shane Lasseter's team is ranked No. 1 in the AJC Varsity's preseason poll, but he says his defense may take some time to come together.

Battery storage company to build $141M manufacturing hub east of Atlanta

Korean battery storage firm DeltaX announced Friday it will invest $141 million to establish its North American manufacturing headquarters in Walton County.

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‘Travel with Natalie.’ Jon Ossoff’s anti-Trump pitch gets personal

The Georgia Democrat roasted Donald Trump over his reliance on 35-year-old White House executive assistant Natalie Harp, a near-constant presence at the president's side.

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Small Georgia meat producers can now compete beyond state lines. Here’s why.

Georgia became the 11th state to enter into an agreement with the federal government to allow small meat producers to compete nationwide against bigger companies.

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Georgia maximizes data center growth, protects consumers and freezes rates

Georgia is competing in the data center space while protecting consumers and freezing their power rates.

Trending ‘stranger session’ photo shoots are helping singles look for love

A new dating trend is bringing strangers together for couples-style photo shoots, and a Georgia photographer has gone viral for her take on the experience.

Georgia passed on election upgrades. A Princeton researcher exploited weakness in system.

Georgia has talked about upgrading its voting system software for years, but headed into the midterms, it stil hasn't.