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U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., addresses a South Carolina GOP dinner July 29, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)

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Judge: Graham must testify before Fulton grand jury

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Students are rising up against dress codes that single out girls and hold them accountable for what boys may think or do. (AJC file photo)

Opinion: Sexist dress codes erode school pledges of equity, excellence

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An unidentified woman gets her finger pricked for a HIV test. Contributed

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New data shows inequities in use of medicine that prevents HIV

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Students at Burgess-Peterson Academy in Atlanta wait in line before entering their personal lunch numbers on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. The school is one of 20 campuses in Atlanta Public Schools where families must once again submit applications to qualify for free or reduced-price school meals. (Natrice Miller/natrice.miller@ajc.com)

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End of universal free lunch at Georgia schools means sign-ups, pressure

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Christopher Webb and Rhonda Faison visit the Book Bus during a stop at Starland Yard.

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Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London runs ahead of Detroit Lions cornerback Amani Oruwariye (24) during the first half of a preseason NFL football game, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

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Falcons WR London (knee) not seriously hurt, will miss time

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Atlanta Braves' Vaughn Grissom gets a base hit as Miami Marlins catcher Nick Fortes looks on during the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Harris, Contreras lead Braves' rally for sweep of Marlins

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Guard Aari McDonald (right) scored 11 points, but the Dream lost to the Liberty on Sunday in their final game of the WNBA season. The Dream narrowly missed a playoff berth. (Jason Getz file photo / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Natasha Howard delivers playoff-clinching win for Liberty over Dream

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Falcons' top draft pick London sidelined by knee injury

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Howard delivers playoff-clinching win for Liberty over Dream

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Natasha Howard delivers playoff-clinching win for Liberty over Dream

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Falcons' top draft pick London sidelined by knee injury

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Betty the Book Bus is promoting literacy with a mobile bookstore around Savannah

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Are monarch butterflies endangered? Georgia researchers debate need for designation

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Savannah Mall sold in online auction. What comes next?

The Newman Wetlands Center is Hampton offers visitors with mobility issues the use of an action trackchair. (Courtesy of John Behr)

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New action trackchair expands exploring possibilities at Newman Wetlands Center

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Savannah’s newest arts and literary newspaper wants you to feel understood through poems...

The Department of Public Health has placed new COVID-19 testing vending machines in Rockdale and Newton Counties. This one is located outside the entrance to the Newton County Health Center. (Courtesy of The Citizens)

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New COVID-19 vending machines in Rockdale, Newton counties

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Skip Nichols, left, and Steve Perrine said the Exchange Club of Albany and the Exchange Club Fair of Southwest Georgia Inc. are moving forward with plans to bring back the annual Southwest Georgia Regional Fair Oct. 25-30. (Courtesy of Carlton Fletcher)

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After two-year COVID-forced absence, Southwest Georgia Fair to return

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Opinion: Sexist dress codes erode school pledges of equity, excellence4h ago

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End of universal free lunch at Georgia schools means sign-ups, pressure

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Jejna Mujkic, school staff, greets students arriving for the first day of school at Seckinger High School in Buford on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. All Gwinnett County employees were required to wear masks in school buildings to start the year. The requirement was lifted the second week of classes. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Masks are again optional for Gwinnett schools employees

Angelina Jolie dropped off her daughter Zahara (second from left) at Spelman College in downtown Atlanta this week. In this photo, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt (from left), Zahara Jolie-Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, Maddox Jolie-Pitt and Knox Jolie-Pitt pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film "Eternals" on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, in London. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

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Angelina Jolie drops daughter off at Spelman College

Jonathan Peraza-Campos, a local educator, speaks during a back-to-school rally for Georgia educators on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at Piedmont Park in Atlanta. Teachers, community members and students gathered to speak against new state legislative action banning selected books from school libraries and prohibiting the teaching of divisive concepts in U.S. History. (Christina Matacotta for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Teacher: We have to reclaim our power and public school mission

The former Towns Elementary School, located off Bolton Road, is one of 16 properties owned by Atlanta Public Schools that consultants said the district should consider disposing of. (Alyssa Pointer / AJC file photo)

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Atlanta school board advised to consider getting rid of 16 properties

A teacher welcomes students on the first day of school at Sandy Springs Charter Middle School in Sandy Springs on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Fulton County Schools still hiring teachers to fill roughly 176 jobs

Georgia Tech will renovate lab space used by the engineering and computing colleges. (Courtesy of Georgia Tech)

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Regents authorize $4.5 million upgrade of Georgia Tech building

Sample Gwinnett school meals are displayed at Seckinger High School in Buford on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. With feedback from students and parents, the district updated its menu to be healthier, more global and plant-focused. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Gwinnett schools adjust meal offerings to be more diverse, inclusive

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This is a rendering of a 400,000-square-foot data center that's part of Quality Technology Services' data center campus along Jefferson Street in Atlanta.

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Gigantic data center campus planned for 615-acre site south of Atlanta

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August 4, 2022 Atlanta - Eric Massaro (right) and Aluana Freeman, both members of Teamsters and UPS employees, hold a sign in the employee parking lot after holding a contract rally inside UPS SMART Hub in Atlanta on Thursday, August 4, 2022. The Teamsters were holding a contract rally among workers in preparation for negotiations with UPS coming up over the next year. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Teamsters set stage for union contract battle with UPS

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Alternative Energy Southeast employees Aaron Basto, center, and Russell McCune, right, installs one of eighteen solar panels to the roof of a resident Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Ellenwood, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Climate bill could be a game changer for Georgia solar. Here’s why

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New data shows inequities in use of medicine that prevents HIV

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Wills listens to Judge Robert McBurney talk to the jurors at Fulton County Court during the selection of the special grand jury to investigate allegations that former President Donald Trump criminally interfered with Georgia’s elections in 2020. Monday, May 2, 2022. Miguel Martinez /miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

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Fulton DA’s Trump probe enters more combative phase

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Climate bill could be a game changer for Georgia solar. Here’s why

The R1T electric vehicle sits outside the Rivian Plant in Normal, Ill., on July 20, 2022. (Photo for the Atlanta Journal Constitution by Ron Johnson)

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How the climate bill will affect Georgia’s EV industry, car buyers

FILE - A cross and Bible sculpture stand outside the Southern Baptist Convention headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., on May 24, 2022. The Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention said Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, that several of the denomination's major entities are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. (AP Photo/Holly Meyer, File)

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Southern Baptist Convention’s sex abuse scandal draws federal inquiry

U.S. Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., speaks to reporters outside of the U.S. House of Representatives for a press conference with the Congressional Progressive Caucus regarding the passage of a health care, tax and climate change measure that's now headed to the desk of President Joe Biden. (Anna Rose Layden/The New York Times).

House passes federal health care, tax and climate change bill

Skylar Olsen (left), chief economist for Zillow', at a roundtable event at the Metro Atlanta Chamber on Friday. On her right is Ian Wyatt, the Chamber's chief economist. Steve Schaefer/steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

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Zillow economist predicts dip in Atlanta home prices

Glen Mitchell Simon of Jefferson is the latest Georgian to be charged in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Authorities say he posted this picture of himself on Facebook from outside the Capitol.

North Georgia man sentenced on Jan. 6 charge