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Blank Foundation pledges $50 million to boost grad rates at Atlanta’s HBCUs
The 10-year initiative will provide "gap scholarships" to help nearly 10,000 students at Clark Atlanta, Morehouse, Morris Brown and Spelman finish their degree program.
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Council president race highlights politics of policing in Atlanta
The race pits an established council member who warns against public safety changes against a progressive who wants a new approach.
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Police, GBI investigating off-duty officer killing man near Buckhead bar
An Atlanta officer responding to a "disruptive patron" call at the 5 Paces Inn shoots the man after seeing him take an item he believed to be a gun from a car, GBI says.
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Man arrested after vandalizing King Center in Atlanta, police say
The man who was arrested is accused of trampling on the Eternal Flame and urinating in the King Center reflective pool, according to authorities.
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Rep. Williams presses White House on conditions in Atlanta’s ICE field office
Rep. Nikema Williams is demanding transparency from the Trump administration after a report from the AJC showed immigrants being held for long stretches in ICE field office.
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Residential development could leave big mark on tiny DeKalb village
Developers unveil $350 million plan for 800 new homes in Avondale Estates, and promise to preserve village’s character.
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Surgeons general: RFK Jr. endangers CDC staff he is supposed to protect
In Washington Post editorial, six former surgeons general say HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. risks Americans’ lives.
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Farm staff ‘devastated and heartbroken’ by death of Paulding girl on field trip
Carlton Farms in Polk County, a popular North Georgia farm, has postponed activities after the death of a 6-year-old on a field trip.