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Richard Wershe Jr., center, a former FBI and Detroit police informant known as "White Boy Rick," attends a news conference with friends and family at the Penobscot Building, in Detroit, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, to announce he has filed a lawsuit accusing former FBI agents, ex-Detroit police officers and a former federal prosecutor of child abuse in connection with his time as an informant when he was a teen. Wershe spent 32 years in prison after a drug trafficking arrest at 17 years old in 1987.

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Richard Wershe Jr., center, a former FBI and Detroit police informant known as "White Boy Rick," attends a news conference with friends and family at the Penobscot Building, in Detroit, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, to announce he has filed a lawsuit accusing former FBI agents, ex-Detroit police officers and a former federal prosecutor of child abuse in connection with his time as an informant when he was a teen. Wershe spent 32 years in prison after a drug trafficking arrest at 17 years old in 1987.

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South Georgia-grown grass used in Tokyo Olympic stadium

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Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer watches his players during the first day of mandatory minicamp in June in Eagan, Minnesota. Vikings assistant coach Rick Dennison was fired Friday for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, which the NFL has made a requirement for all its top-level employees, according to a report by ESPN.

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The gun that was used to kill Billy the Kid — one of the most infamous outlaws in the American Old West — will be sold at auction next month, more than 140 years after the gunslinger’s death, according to reports.
Bidding for the legendary Colt single-action army revolver is set to begin at $2 million at Bonhams auction house in Los Angeles, where appraisers expect the weapon could fetch $3 million or more on August 27.

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Fireworks go off at the start of the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer watches his players during the first day of mandatory minicamp in June in Eagan, Minnesota. Vikings assistant coach Rick Dennison was fired Friday for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, which the NFL has made a requirement for all its top-level employees, according to a report by ESPN.

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In this July 18 photo, a man who used a fake identity arrives at the Sultan Babullah airport in Ternate, Indonesia. The man with the coronavirus boarded a domestic flight disguised as his wife, wearing a niqab covering his face and carrying fake IDs and a negative PCR test result. He was arrested upon landing and tested positive for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Harmoko)

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he won’t order mask mandate even as COVID-19 cases rise. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

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Saturday morning Macon shooting leaves 2 dead, 3 injured

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South Georgia-grown grass used in Tokyo Olympic stadium

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Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer watches his players during the first day of mandatory minicamp in June in Eagan, Minnesota. Vikings assistant coach Rick Dennison was fired Friday for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, which the NFL has made a requirement for all its top-level employees, according to a report by ESPN.

Minnesota Vikings fire assistant coach for refusing to take COVID vaccine

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A Macon teenager who was struck by lightning last weekend in Florida is continuing to improve.

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The gun that was used to kill Billy the Kid — one of the most infamous outlaws in the American Old West — will be sold at auction next month, more than 140 years after the gunslinger’s death, according to reports.
Bidding for the legendary Colt single-action army revolver is set to begin at $2 million at Bonhams auction house in Los Angeles, where appraisers expect the weapon could fetch $3 million or more on August 27.

Gun used to kill outlaw Billy the Kid to be sold at auction next month

A Louisiana father was shot to death earlier this week after confronting an armed teenager who used a ladder to sneak inside his home to visit his underage daughter, according to police.
Dezmon Hamilton, 34, died from multiple gunshot wounds after an apparent shootout with the boy, identified by police as 17-year-old Nicholas Mcquirter, who was also wounded but survived.

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Georgia 4-H alums competing in 2021 Tokyo Olympics

An Alabama woman who spent last week at the Lodge and Spa at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain is offering a $2,000 reward for the return of her treasured wedding rings that she somehow misplaced during her visit. Erin Ward, of Thorsby, Alabama, told the staff at the luxury resort that she may have left her diamond wedding ring, a diamond engagement band and a ruby anniversary band on the bathroom counter of her hotel room on the day she checked out.

Alabama woman offers $2,000 reward for rings she lost at Georgia resort

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