1.  Rapper Shawty Lo's cause of death released.  An Atlanta rapper killed in a fiery crash on I-285 died of "blunt force injury to the head," authorities said Thursday.  [Read more]

2. Kasim Reed on CNN: 'Donald Trump is lying' about black communities. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed went toe-to-toe Thursday with a Cleveland pastor over Donald Trump's recent comments that "our African-American communities absolutely in the worst shape they've ever been in before, ever, ever, ever."  [Read more]

3.  What Steve Harvey had to tell his sons about dealing with police.  "Don't give them a pin to stick you with," he said. "Always speak politely,"  the television host said at his town hall meeting.  [Read more]

4.  Yahoo confirms hack of 500 million users.  Yahoo has confirmed reports that millions of its users have had information compromised when "certain user account information was stolen from the company's network in late 2014 by what it believes is a state-sponsored actor."  [Read more]

5.  Students at Gwinnett school stage sit-in during Pledge of Allegiance. As many as 100 students gathered in the cafeteria of Gwinnett County's Archer High School on Thursday morning, staging what they're calling a Pledge of Allegiance sit-in. [Read more]

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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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