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1. Man who put Confederate flag on black soldier memorial says he was misunderstood: The flag was draped over the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment memorial for more than an hour before it was taken down by a passerby Sunday. [Read more]

2. 23,000 pot plants, valued at $100M, seized in Middle Ga.: Pot farmers probably don't use traditional agricultural phrases like "bumper crop" — but if they did, they'd be talking about the massive harvest that authorities seized last week in Middle Georgia. [Read more]

3. 150 cars waving Confederate flags drive through Dalton: A group of at least 150 vehicles drove through Dalton on Sunday waving Confederate flags — a spectacle documented in a YouTube video that has garnered national media attention. [Read more]

4. Atlanta City Hall lights up in rainbow colors after marriage ruling: In honor of the court's ruling in favor of marriage equality, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed announced Monday that City Hall will be illuminated in rainbow colors each evening until Thursday. [Read more]

5. Ex-Atlanta Falcons DE John Abraham wanted on battery charge: Abraham, who allegedly gave a "business associate … a bloody nose," is wanted by Brookhaven police on a charge of misdemeanor battery. [Read more]

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A Korean Air plane takes off from Incheon International Airport in South Korea on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. The plane is chartered to bring back Korean workers detained in an immigration raid in Georgia. (Yonhap via AP)

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In this file photo from October 2024, Atlanta Braves outfielder Jorge Soler and teammates react after losing to the San Diego Padres 5-4 in San Diego. The Braves and Soler, who now plays for the Los Angeles Angels, face a lawsuit by a fan injured at a 2021 World Series game at Truist Park in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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