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International Paper to close Savannah-area mills, affecting 1,100 workers
The Georgia plant closures are part of a broader initiative to reduce International Paper’s annual containerboard capacity by 1 million tons. One mill is nearly 90 years old.
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Cobb officer fired, charged with distributing obscene material
Matthew Clements Abbott, 36, is facing charges of distribution of obscene material, two counts of public indecency and violation of oath by a public officer.
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Traffic delays now over after JD Vance’s visit to metro Atlanta
Vice President JD Vance addressed RNC members in Atlanta earlier in the day before headlining a midday event in Peachtree City.
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Home Depot clears U.S. antitrust hurdle for acquisition of distributor GMS
Home Depot announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has ended its waiting period for antitrust clearance of a deal to acquire GMS.
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Hundreds of CDC jobs were in limbo. Now the workers have been fired, union says.
Union leaders and other former and current CDC employees discussed the firing on a call with reporters, after a court ruling gave the Trump administration more leeway.
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How to find car deals in times of tariffs
It’s still possible to get a good deal on a new car. Those conditions may not last forever.
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Unsupervised inmates would destroy new Fulton jail, report says
A damning report says Fulton County's jail staffing crisis is so bad that unsupervised detainees with makeshift weapons would immediately tear apart any new facility.
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Man to serve life for killing teen after stealing $8 in botched drug deal
Georgia man to serve life for killing teen after stealing $8 in botched drug deal
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Will Cobb’s Superior Court clerk remain in office amid criminal case?
Taylor was indicted last month on charges she told an employee to destroy public documents instead of handing them over in response to an open records request from the AJC.
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Nurses: Enter now to win a spa gift card for some R&R
Are you a nurse looking for some relaxation? This is the contest for you.
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A Kaiser Permanente member’s MD ‘took immediate action’ after this
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Get off the beaten path in Daytona Beach this season
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A.M. ATL: An industry-changing loss
Morning, y'all! Your Aug. 22 update: When the mill closes, GOP rivals head to court, weekend plans and more.
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They took her kids because she was poor. Then, they sent her the bill.
Georgia parents too poor to look after their children are being charged exorbitant foster care fees by the state, a Kennesaw mother alleges in a federal lawsuit.
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Toilets are flush with potential at this refreshed factory south of Atlanta
Toto USA, the American division of the Japan-based bathroom fixture giant, announced it finished a $224 million expansion at its factory near Morrow in Clayton County.
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Regional approach needed to ‘eliminate’ homelessness, officials say
Metro Atlanta once had a regional approach to homelessness in the 1990s, but it collapsed when elected leadership did a poor job of collaborating.
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RFK Jr. visits Stone Mountain restaurant, and a server gets burned by politics
When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited a Stone Mountain restaurant Aug. 11, a server got a picture and posted it to Facebook. She wasn't prepared for what came next.
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Atlanta officer arrested, accused of sexually assaulting masseuse
An Atlanta police officer was fired and arrested after a masseuse accused him of sexually assaulting her.
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Cobb officer fired, charged with distributing obscene material
Matthew Clements Abbott, 36, is facing charges of distribution of obscene material, two counts of public indecency and violation of oath by a public officer.
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Fulton sheriff denounces county’s $1.2B jail facility plan
Sheriff Patrick Labat has a long-standing feud with the County Commission and has pushed for years for a new jail.
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Traffic delays now over after JD Vance’s visit to metro Atlanta
Vice President JD Vance addressed RNC members in Atlanta earlier in the day before headlining a midday event in Peachtree City.
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Whale shark Taroko dies at Georgia Aquarium following health issue
Taroko was rescued from a seafood market in Taiwan. The whale shark made his Georgia Aquarium debut on June 1, 2007, as part of the Ocean Diver exhibit.