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5 things to know: Subway's Jared accused of sex acts with minors

Jared Fogle, better known as Jared the Subway guy, talks to elementary school kids in Monroe, Ohio.

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Jared Fogle, better known as Jared the Subway guy, talks to elementary school kids in Monroe, Ohio.

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Aug 19, 2015

1: Documents accuse longtime Subway pitchman Jared Fogle of engaging in sex acts with minors and receiving child pornography. [Read the full story here]

2. A 21-year-old woman was found shot to death inside a car early Wednesday in south Fulton County. [Read more here, and check back for details]

3. A retired four-star general went to jail over the weekend, accused of ordering Chinese food, not paying for it and then assaulting a delivery driver. [Read what the retired general said]

4. Comedian John Oliver spent the majority of "Last Week Tonight" tackling a topic familiar to Atlanta: the "prosperity gospel," "seed faith" and Creflo Dollar. [Read the story and see the video here]

5. Hope you like the rain, because there's an 80 percent chance of it today. The high is expected to be in the low 80s. [See the full forecast here]

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