1. Trump's national security adviser resigns. After a day of fast moving events, Michael Flynn resigned on Monday night, amid charges that he had not told the truth to Vice President Mike Pence and others about his post-election contacts with the Russian Ambassador to the United States. [Read here]

2. Judge deals a blow to ex-Georgia GOP staffer who filed discrimination lawsuit. A federal magistrate judge recommended that a key part of a racial discrimination lawsuit that's dogged the Georgia Republican Party should move forward, but said another damaging claim against the state GOP should be tossed out. [Read here]

3. New study on STDs finds Georgia among 'most diseased' states. The report, released just in time for Valentine's Day, uses data from the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, state and county health agencies and social media surveys, to rank Georgia among the top "most sexually diseased" states. [Read here]

4. Braves stock rises on Marlins news. Stock in the Braves has gone up 10.3 percent over the past three trading days, despite a slight pullback on Monday. The reason for the spike? [Read here]

5. Valentine's Day temps to hit the 70s. Weather won't be a reason to cancel Valentine's Day plans, metro Atlanta. "It is going to be a beautiful day," Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Karen Minton said. "We're going to have lots of sunshine." [Read here]

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