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5 things to know: 10 of Atlanta's most popular restaurants suddenly close

Chef Thomas Catherall photo taken by Jared Baker
Chef Thomas Catherall photo taken by Jared Baker
Oct 6, 2015

Here are five things you need to know tonight:

1. Little could have been done to stop the handcuffed man who jumped to his death Tuesday morning while fleeing a downtown Atlanta court facility, an Atlanta police official said. "It's so unusual," Capt. Michael O'Connor said. [Read more]

2. Here to Serve Restaurants abruptly shuttered 10 of Atlanta's most popular restaurants, including Prime, Strip and Twist, on Monday night — leaving about 1,000 employees and even more patrons bewildered. [Read more]

3. A scandal rocks the fantasy football industry. [Read more]

4. Dr. Kris Sperry took the witness stand and testified that Henry Glover died from a bullet to the back. But Sperry hadn't examined Glover's body — and his opinion was far from unanimous. It was one of more than 500 cases since 2003 in which Sperry acted as a paid forensic consultant, all while employed full time by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. [Read more]

5. It's going to be a clear, cool night. [See the forecast]

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