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5 things to know today: Trump fires acting AG: Ethics complaint against Lewis: Doctor accused of drug-dealing

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 28: Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates speaks during a press conference at the Department of Justice on June 28, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 28: Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates speaks during a press conference at the Department of Justice on June 28, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)
By Staff reports
Jan 31, 2017

1. Who is Sally Quillian Yates? The acting attorney general who was fired by President Trump for defying his travel ban, grew up in Atlanta and was a federal prosecutor here for 25 years before she joined the Obama administration in Washington. [Read here]

2. Falcons' Devonta Freeman side-steps contract talk. During the Opening Night media session on Monday, Devonta Freeman was asked about him wanting a contract extension and his agent's demand to be paid like a top three running back. [Read here]

3. Conservative group files ethics complaint against John Lewis, top aide. A watchdog group is alleging that the Atlanta Democrat improperly hired his top aide as a highly-paid staffer on his reelection campaign. [Read here]

4. Sandy Springs podiatrist accused of drug-dealing still licensed by Georgia. Dr. Arnita Avery-Kelly has an active license to practice podiatry in Georgia, even though she is facing federal criminal charges that she handed out addictive opioids to patients who didn't need them. [Read here]

5. Breezy morning ahead Tuesday. You need a jacket now, but you won't need it later, according to Channel 2 Action News. But wind coming from the southwest will help temps soar to the high 60s by the afternoon, the television station reported. [Read here]

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