1. Marietta stands by controversial policy to keep widow's pension. Nearly four months after Marietta leaders expressed their concerns over a policy allowing the city to pocket the earned pensions of employees who die before retirement, little has changed. [Read here]
2. Neighbors call police on 'suspicious' black man reading book. A man was pulled over by Royal Canadian Mounted Police as he was driving home after they received calls about a "suspicious black man in a white car." [Read here]
3. Newt Gingrich: Deport U.S. Muslims who believe in Shariah law. Gingrich said U.S. Muslims should be questioned about their loyalties and that their internet activity should also be monitored. [Read here]
4. Boat crashes on Lake Lanier. Officials are searching Lake Lanier in Hall County after a boat crash Friday afternoon. [Read here]
5. Business surge at black Atlanta bank after shootings. A nearly century-old black-owned bank in Atlanta has seen a flash flood of new customers after a celebrity rapper called for African Americans to pair their protests with their dollars. [Read here]
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