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5 things to know: Braves fall to 2-20 at home

An Atlanta Braves fan has room to stretch out as he watches the team's baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
An Atlanta Braves fan has room to stretch out as he watches the team's baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
By Staff reports
May 27, 2016

Five things to know Friday, May 27:

1. Rain delayed the game for more than an hour in the seventh inning Thursday night, but when play resumed the Braves were swept by the Brewers and fell to a 2 -20 record at home.  [Details of the game here | The night started with the news of Hector Olivera's 82-game suspension]

2. State regulators have threatened to shut down Atlanta's troubled streetcar. [What could save it?]

3. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, in a letter to the New Orleans Saints' owner, said New Orleans lost out to "unusually strong and unique competition" for the right to host the 2019 Super Bowl.  [Details on the bid that won Atlanta the Super Bowl]

4. A woman who lost her fiancé to arson got some closure Thursday, when the woman accused of lighting the fire was convicted. [The fire is considered a revenge crime]

5. How will the holiday weather fare? [Check the weather here]

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