1. John Lewis-led gun sit-in riles Republicans. Republican leadership in the House of Representatives is planning to discipline Democrats who participated in a headline-grabbing sit-in over gun control in June, according to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. [Read here] 2. High school players charged. Two Lanier High School football players are facing suspensions following felony charges in connection with an armed robbery involving another student. [Read here] 3. Braves prospect Swanson’s first homer inside park. Rookie Dansby Swanson’s first big-league home run came with a sprint, not a trot. Swanson, the Braves’ top-rated prospect, smacked an inside-the-park home run against Nationals lefty Gio Gonzalez on Tuesday. [Read here] 4. No rain in sight. Get ready for a dry and hot Wednesday, metro Atlanta. Temperatures were 70 degrees in Atlanta, just before 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. They will increase to the upper 70s by 10 a.m. and the upper 80s by noon. The expected high is 93 degrees. [Read here] 5. Atlanta school board fires coach. An Atlanta high school football coach was fired Tuesday night after an investigation found thousands of dollars belonging to his team missing and that he had engaged in confrontations just short of fist fights with a parent and a school visitor. [Read here]
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