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CHESHIRE BRIDGE STRIP CLUBS TO STAY
Cheshire Bridge adult entertainment clubs and shops scored a victory Monday as Atlanta City Councilmembers voted down legislation that would have forced the businesses to move within five years. Councilman Alex Wan’s legislation failed by a 9 to 6 vote, with some citing concerns that the move would push the businesses to other communities. Other members shared discomfort with phasing out previously-granted zoning uses.
CONGRESS POISED TO SCRUTINIZE IRS
Conservative groups who were targeted by the agency are getting their say on Capitol Hill, as details of another IRS controversy are being made public.
FORMER HAWK MOOKIE BLAYLOCK CHARGED WITH FELONY IN FATAL CRASH
On Monday, the former NBA and Hawks star was charged with second-degree vehicular homicide for the Friday afternoon wreck in Jonesboro, the Clayton County Solicitor told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Blaylock, 46, was also charged with making an improper lane change, driving on the wrong side of the road, driving on a suspended license and crossing into the median, Solicitor Tasha Mosley said.
BUS MECHANIC DIES BEFORE SPEAKING AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
The DeKalb County school board’s budget hearing Monday was interrupted by the collapse of a man who was standing in line to speak. Gregory Davis, a bus mechanic, had been a forceful presence at such hearings, chiding the board about the effect of past cuts that resulted in layoffs and a backlog of downed buses. At 12:30 p.m. he was next in line to speak when, standing with his hands in his pockets, he suddenly fell to the ground.
APPLE BLAMED FOR 2010 E-BOOK PRICE HIKE
A U.S. government lawyer opened a civil trial by portraying Apple Inc. as a corporate bully that swaggered into the market for electronic books in 2010, forcing an end to price competition and costing consumers hundreds of millions of dollars.
FEDERAL INDICTMENT FOR FORMER ATLANTA SCHOOLS TECH CHIEF
A former Atlanta schools technology director has been indicted by a federal grand jury for an alleged kickback scheme. Jerome Oberlton, who served as chief information officer for Atlanta schools from 2004 to 2007, was paid $60,000 by a vendor bidding on an APS Data Warehousing project, officials say.
FORT HOOD SUSPECT WILL REPRESENT HIMSELF
Maj. Nidal Hasan plans a "defense of others" strategy. He may argue he was protecting fellow Muslims in Afghanistan from soldiers preparing to deploy from the Texas Army post.
AP: GOVERNMENT HAS SECRET EMAIL ACCOUNTS
AP's Jack Gillum finds that the practice could interfere with an agency's legal responsibilities to find and turn over email.
ACTOR MICHAEL DOUGLAS TEACHES WORLD ABOUT THROAT CANCER
In an interview published in the Guardian newspaper, the 68-year-old actor appeared to blame his own battle with throat cancer on oral sex — although that interpretation was later disputed by one of his representatives.
The NBA Finals matchup is set, and the Miami Heat will either win a second straight championship or the Spurs will go a perfect 5 for 5 in the title round while denying LeBron James a ring for the second time.
The Associated Press and George Mathis contributed to this report.
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