1. Ted Turner endorses Hillary Clinton. The billionaire and philanthropist writes in a statement, "I have had the good fortune of knowing some of the smartest and most powerful people in the world, and Secretary Hillary Clinton is at the top of that list." [Read here]

2. Woman says robber shot, killed her husband over $5 costume necklace. Anthony and Cynthia Welch were just leaving a birthday dinner when a man shot both of them in the parking lot of a Marietta restaurant. [Read here]

3. Power outages remain after Hurricane Matthew. Georgia Power reported 82,545 customers without power, and the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation had 19,502 just before 6 a.m., according to Channel 2 Action News. [Read here]

4. Samsung to stop producing Galaxy Note 7 phones. Samsung Electronics "has made a final decision to stop production" of the Galaxy Note 7 as reports come in that the smartphones are igniting, the Associated Press reports. [Read here]

5. Experts say Falcons are 'for real' this time. Victories over last season's two Super Bowl teams on consecutive Sundays have a lot of folks praising the Falcons. Here's some of the buzz. [Read here]

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. (center) is flanked by GOP whip Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. (left) and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, as Thune speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Earlier Tuesday, the Senate passed the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

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