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It is getting harder and harder for Georgia football to recruit elite talent

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YSL Trial: Jury begins deliberation in Georgia’s longest trial in history

Kemp appoints Fulton judge to appeals court after her election loss

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Georgia knows first challenge, Texas ace Dylan Volantis, could be toughest at CWS

Overview of the House chamber at the Georgia Legislature in Atlanta back in March. Lawmakers adjourned for the year in April. But they are scheduled to return for a special session next week. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

The Georgia special legislative session almost nobody wanted

Buddy Carter lost. His voters could decide the GOP runoff for U.S. Senate.

Neighbors say petting zoo animals terrorized them. Would a judge listen?

UGA boycott of Texas Tech is about fairness, fear and finances

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Georgia’s first challenge in CWS? Stellar Texas lefty Dylan Volantis

Georgia takes on Texas Saturday night in a College World Series game in Omaha, with the winner advancing to face either Oklahoma or Alabama on Monday.

Turner alumni, luminaries celebrate the mogul at private Atlanta memorial

The memorial for Turner Broadcasting founder Ted Turner was held during a period of rapid change for Warner Bros. Discovery.

State champion TCC teammates remember ‘Big Coop,’ who died hours after graduating

'Big Coop — Deontavis Cooper — is remembered by his Thomas County Central football teammates, coach for his strength and his character. Cooper died hours after graduation.

MARTA police chief defends safety record while acknowledging riders' fears

This Atlanta man turned a Barbie van into a gas-powered ride

Why the South can’t agree on its own history

Georgia clinics offer unproven treatments with little oversight

Georgia’s rising power demand fuels debate over solar farm expansion

Should trains run on the Atlanta Beltline? Residents speak out.

Ronnie gave his life to carpets. Now he’s facing PFAS in his water.

How Dalton became the 'Carpet Capital of the World'

Georgia’s bitcoin rush is turning into an AI gold mine

Why PFAS 'forever chemicals' are showing up in Georgia blood tests

First Liberty founder’s wife seeks to keep her company out of receivership

An attorney for Krista Frost and her company submitted a filing to the court challenging a move to add them to the receivership.

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Democrats fear a GOP surge in the runoffs could flip a state Senate seat

One of the biggest tests of Democratic turnout before Georgia’s special redistricting session is unfolding in a suburban Gwinnett County district that should be safely blue.

Chris Carr Rick Jackson Burt Jones and Brad Raffensperger

PATRICIA MURPHY

Carr and Raffensperger voters could pick the winner of GOP governor’s race

Voters for Chris Carr and Brad Raffensperger could decide the winner in the GOP primary between Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and Rick Jackson.

AJC CONTRIBUTOR

Why the crisis of ethical leadership cannot be ignored at the ballot box

If Americans wish to preserve public trust and strengthen democratic institutions, ethics and integrity must become central considerations in every election.

Sheriff’s deputy settles landmark transgender rights case against Georgia county

A transgender sheriff's deputy in central Georgia has settled her landmark health insurance case against Houston County and its sheriff after almost seven years in court.

Georgia hospitals test ‘game-changer’ pancreatic cancer drugs

Clinical trials at Emory and Piedmont are signaling a potential breakthrough in treating pancreatic cancer, one of the nation’s deadliest diseases.

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Georgia-Florida game time announced with rivalry game moving to Atlanta

The Georgia-Florida football rivalry moves to Atlanta this year, with the game starting at 3:30 on Oct. 31, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

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Daniel Jackson, Tre Phelps headline Georgia baseball’s four NCBWA All-Americans

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) releases its annual All-Amereican teams, with Georgia having two players named to the first team.

GOP demands access to Georgia’s election night reporting center

Republicans fight Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for State Election Board members and other observers to access a facility during election night reporting.

Emory researchers investigate potential long-term health effects of exposure chemicals in Superfund sites in Brunswick

Emory to lead study of industrial pollution in coastal Ga. community

After years of outcry, Brunswick residents will soon benefit from a $15 million effort led by Emory University to study the effects of the area's industrial pollution.