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Does the Affordable Care Act help hold down health care costs? Today, we offer two polar views. A Phoenix surgeon and Cato Institute scholar says Georgians will pay more for health care because Obamacare expanded health insurance without reigning in spiraling costs. An economist, meanwhile, credits the plan with stemming the rise in consumer insurance costs.

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Mass cancellations hit Atlanta airport, shutdown causes uncertainty

Air travel is struggling as the government shutdown causes hassles and uncertainty for travelers, disruptions for airlines and even less wiggle room to recover from problems.

ICE raids, calls for boycott: Home Depot on frontlines of Trump crackdown

As ICE ratchets up arrests to meet Trump administration objectives, few private companies have become as associated with the crackdown as Home Depot. But does it play a role?

Comedian Katt Williams defeats women’s suit over Midtown brawl

With a legal technicality, Georgia-based comedian Katt Williams has dodged a lawsuit filed by four women who claim he violently assaulted them outside an Atlanta club.