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Former High Museum executive gets 1-year sentence for embezzlement
A former High Museum of Art executive was sentenced to 12 months in prison in federal court Monday after stealing over $600,000 from the museum.

2 DeKalb officers shot after ‘domestic incident’ leads to gunfire, police say
Two DeKalb County police officers were shot and injured Sunday night while responding to a domestic incident, officials say.
Automakers, marketers should nudge us more often to slow down on busy roads
Commercials and movies glamorize holding a throttle wide open on the public roads, but drivers could use more cultural nudges to slow down.
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Tipster gave cops ‘heads-up’ on 110-kilo stash of meth disguised as cabbage
Mexican man illegally in the U.S. arrested in Georgia as part of alleged drug-smuggling cartel that hid methamphetamine in cabbage leaves, according to federal authorities.

Business and Georgia’s blue wave
In a special election edition of Georgianomics, we break down what the results could mean for business.

Georgia man’s $70M verdict may be slashed in landmark toxic gas case
A new trial will determine if a $70 million verdict in a landmark pollution case against the owners of a Covington sterilization facility should be reduced by two thirds.
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Tipster gave cops ‘heads-up’ on 110-kilo stash of meth disguised as cabbage
Mexican man illegally in the U.S. arrested in Georgia as part of alleged drug-smuggling cartel that hid methamphetamine in cabbage leaves, according to federal authorities.

Georgia man’s $70M verdict may be slashed in landmark toxic gas case
A new trial will determine if a $70 million verdict in a landmark pollution case against the owners of a Covington sterilization facility should be reduced by two thirds.

‘It’s a mess’: In flood-ravaged North Georgia town, more devastation
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency in Fannin, Gilmer, Murray and Union counties.
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Longtime Roswell jewelry store gets multimillion-dollar face-lift
The renovation project remade Brown & Co. Jewelers, which opened in 1974, from floor to ceiling.

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Landmark Buckhead office complex to be transformed with apartments
About 260 residential units have been proposed to replace one of three office towers at Atlanta Financial Center, to be christened APEX Atlanta.

How a $140M verdict is shaping landlord liability in Georgia
In a case shaping landlord liability statewide, the Georgia Supreme Court is considering whether to restore a $140 million jury verdict against an Atlanta apartment complex.

Historic Athens building, home to Magnolias Bar, partly collapses after fatal crash
A historic building in downtown Athens, home to Magnolias Bar and the Republic Salon, was damaged Wednesday morning after a fatal car crash, officials say.

Detainee escaped from Georgia ICE facility, manhunt still underway
The escape comes on the heels of a detainee death at the Folkston facility.
Feel financially trapped? New Atlanta coalition to address economic mobility.
Opportunity Rising, a new task force announced Wednesday during the ARC’s annual meeting, will evaluate the region’s economic inequality and identify barriers to mobility.

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Walmart beats verdict under Georgia’s new lawsuit rules
Walmart is the first company to successfully appeal a jury verdict under a new Georgia law aimed at limiting lawsuits and easing insurance rates.




