Five things to know Monday, April 25:

1. Weekend white power demonstrations turned violent as counter-protesters clashed with police.  [Nine counter-protestors were arrested | 85 miles away in Rome, a neo-Nazi protest also led to arrests | Savannah man in court after white power rally at Stone Mountain]

2. The fourth Monday in April is no longer Confederate Day in Georgia. [Greg Bluestein has the reason why and what the new holiday is called]

3. The Braves were swept over the weekend, bringing their record to 4-14. [Despite the loss, Aaron Blair had a strong debut on the mound | Freddie Freeman is slowly improving]

4. 2 people were killed and officers were injured following a shooting overnight. [Lauren Foreman has all of the details here]

5. Sunny and hot. Summer is coming, Atlanta. [Get your Atlanta weather forecast here]

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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