1. 5 things to know about Ross Harris jury pool. Four months ago, after three weeks of jury selection, Superior Court Judge Mary Staley Clark determined Justin Ross Harris could not receive a fair trial in Cobb County.
The process started anew Monday at the Glynn County courthouse in Brunswick, about 300 miles from metro Atlanta, and moves into its second day today. [Read here]
2. Newt Gingrich to black voters: Take a chance on Donald Trump. During Newt Gingrich's town hall at Kennesaw State University on Monday, the topic of Donald Trump's appeal — or lack thereof — to African-American voters came up several times. Gingrich himself, in between calls for prayers for and digs at Hillary Clinton, raised it often. [Read here]
3. Kanye West and floating stage invade Atlanta. The rapper brought an ingenious, floating stage to Philips Arena on Monday night for his sold-out Atlanta stop on the "Saint Pablo" tour. [See photos]
4. NCAA pulls events out of North Carolina. The NCAA has pulled seven championship events from North Carolina, including opening-weekend men's basketball tournament games, for the coming year due to a state law that some say can lead to discrimination against LGBT people. [Read here]
5. Rain and lower temps expected. Tuesday will likely feel like a repeat of Monday in terms of weather. But you can never rule out a surprise or two in metro Atlanta. Temperatures aren't expected to reach the 90s again this week. But rain is a consistent element of the forecast. [Read here]
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