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5 things to know: Atlanta's black students more often required to wear uniforms

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Sept 8, 2015

1. In frantic 911 call, mom begs police to save her from sons' attack: "I don't know why they've done this, I really don't," she says in the 8-minute call released Tuesday, three days after the Saturday morning attack inside the family's Snellville-area home. "I guess they have something, they want the insurance money, I'm not sure." [Read more]

2. Coach Dan Quinn purges Falcons of Thomas Dimitroff's mistakes: It's not at all unusual for the new boss of an NFL Team to make drastic changes to the roster when he inherits a bad team. It is very unusual for the executive who built that flawed roster to still be around. [Read more]

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People join a rally in support for U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees on Tuesday afternoon, April 1, 2025, at the Atlanta headquarters after federal cuts triggered significant layoffs. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Mass layoffs underway at Atlanta-based CDC

Public health experts say the CDC cuts could represent generational damage to health research and the elimination of infectious diseases.

Falcons owner Arthur Blank discusses his hourlong phone call with Kirk Cousins

“I had a long and impactful conversation with him,” the Atlanta Falcons owner said at the NFL annual meeting on Tuesday.

Atlanta rapper Young Scooter died after cutting leg on wood fence, medical examiner says

New details still have investigators asking questions about the death of the rapper, who police say died after falling while running from officers responding to a 911 call.

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