1. Sandy Springs erupts over 'nightmare' plan to run Braves traffic through its streets.  Cobb County's plan for handling traffic generated by the Atlanta Braves next year is to get fans off I-285 and onto surface streets in adjacent communities. Sandy Springs officials are not pleased. [Read here]

2. Georgia judge loses it over vulgar courtroom exchange.  A Superior Court judge in Rome last week completely lost it on the bench during a hearing in which a murder defendant shouted repeated obscenities at the judge and then threatened to kill members of his family. [Read here]

3. German cinema complex shooting: What we know now.  At least 25 people were injured during an incident at a movie theater in a town in southwestern Germany, local media reported. [Read here]

4. Democrats wind down gun control sit-in after nearly 26 hours.  Democrats on Thursday wound down their sit-in of the House chamber nearly 26 hours after they overtook proceedings as part of a push for action on a pair of firearms-related bills. [Read here]

5. Photos: Inside look at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.  The Falcons gave a media tour Thursday of the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which is still under construction and is set to open in 2017. [Read here]

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