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    Motorists take part in a caravan protest in front of Senator John Kennedy's office at the Hale Boggs Federal Building asking for the extension of the $600 in unemployment benefits to people out of work because of the coronavirus in New Orleans, La. Wednesday, July 22, 2020. The benefits are set to expire on July 25 and the caravan of about a dozen cars was organized by UNITE HERE Local 23, Step UP Louisiana. (Max Becherer/The Advocate via AP)
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    A Juul vape arranged for a photograph in Brooklyn, New York, on July 6, 2018. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Gabby Jones
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    Can ‘sin taxes’ help budget woes?
    FILE - In this June 30, 2020, file photo, people wait in line at a walk-up testing site for COVID-19 during the new coronavirus pandemic, in Miami Beach, Fla. As coronavirus cases surge in hard-hit Florida, so do the turnaround times for test results. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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    Opinion: Bringing more fight against COVID-19
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    Johns Creek will seek a $103,573 reimbursement from Fulton County for its costs to purchase supplies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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    Opinion: Ga. health workers’ plea to state officials
    FILE - In this June 24, 2015 file photo, a statue of Alexander Hamilton Stephens, the Confederate vice president throughout the American Civil War, is on display in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif is calling for the removal of Confederate statues from the U.S. Capitol as the contentious debate over the appropriateness of such memorials moves to the halls of Congress. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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    Opinion: John Lewis should represent Ga. in D.C.’s Statuary Hall
    A health worker takes a swab for a COVID-19 test at a Primary Health Care Center in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, Catalonia region, Spain, Friday, July 31, 2020. Spain reported its highest number of new coronavirus infections in almost three months on Thursday as authorities aim to contain new outbreaks. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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    Opinion: COVID-19 proves need for universal medical coverage
    Photo illustration. Growling, yelilng, stress, anger. Credit: PEXELS
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    Opinion: When ‘growling’ is good for you
    The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Coronavirus relief programs are due to run out in the coming weeks and months. (Dreamstime/TNS)
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    Opinion: $600 jobless benefit costly in more ways than one
    Bone marrow donor Tim Crawford of Adairsville, Ga., hugs Rosalind Beard after the two met each other for the first time at Loyola University Medical Center's annual Bone Marrow Transplant Celebration in Maywood, Ill. Crawford, a full-time student and father of three adult children, donated his stem cells to help the suburban Chicago mother of four fight Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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    Opinion: More Black bone marrow donors needed
    Participants during a Business Opportunity Exchange event of the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council.
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    Minority-owned businesses need lift, too
    Model homes and for sale signs line the streets as construction continues at a housing plan in Zelienople, Pa., Wednesday, March 18, 2020. U.S. new home sales fell 4.4% in February with bigger declines expected in coming months as the coronavirus puts a major crimp on home sales. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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    Opinion: Removing D.C. red tape to improve housing situation
    The loose consensus of economists and many Washington lawmakers contacted by McClatchy is to keep giving the millions of people out of work that extra $600 a week, or at least some emergency payment, as unemployment benefits. (Dreamstime/TNS)
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    Opinion: Ga. needs to improve handling of unemployment claims
    FEBRUARY 28, 2013-ATLANTA: Public art Provocateur, Randy Osborne works on his "Letter A Day" project in his Inman Park apartment on Thurs. 28th, 2013. PHIL SKINNER / PSKINNER@AJC.COM editor's note: CQ.
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    U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) holds a candle during an event to address President Donald Trump's executive orders on January 30, 2017, in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)
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    Opinion: What I owe John Lewis for his brave work
    Ga. State Sen. Lester Jackson and U.S. Rep. John Lewis
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    Opinion: Honoring a legend who fought for equality for all
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    Opinion: Two men who showcased our beloved community
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    Opinion: Think about steps to build a more-just America
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    Opinion: Telling the story of two remarkable lives
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    Lessons that John Lewis taught me
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    Opinion: Black immigrant lawyer’s hopeful for America
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    Opinion: Reflecting on the lives of two peaceful warriors
    In this March 12, 2020, file photo, Abraham Lincoln High School stands in San Francisco. Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to announce new guidance for the reopening of California schools Friday, July 17, with many of the state's 1,000 districts just weeks away from returning to school and undecided on whether to allow students back in classrooms. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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    Opinion: Why supporting school reopenings is so important this fall
    At a special called meeting Tuesday, July 7, the Gwinnett County Public Schools Board of Education announced school will begin on Aug. 12 instead of Aug. 5 as previously stated. AJC file photo
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    Opinion: We cannot reopen our schools like this
    Pictured are the members of the Leadership Gwinnett class of 2020.
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    Nobody likes the smart kid in the class
    07/16/2020 - Marietta, Georgia - during the ribbon cutting for the new Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Emergency Department building in Marietta, Thursday, July 16, 2020. The department is a 263,000-square-foot facility, which will be one of the top two largest and busiest emergency departments in the nation (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
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    POWER POLL: Community leaders see need for masks, local decision making
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    Opinion: Ga.’s fighting local mask mandates is not approach we need
    July 8, 2020 Atlanta: Specialist, O’Donnell was posted guard in front of the Georgia State Capitol building on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, after the Georgia National Guard were dispatched in response to last weekend’s surge of violence in Atlanta and the ransacking of the Georgia State Patrol’s headquarters, according to their commander. So far, they have not made any arrests and no Guardsmen have been injured. Riding in Humvees, the troops, who are armed will be out on duty again Thursday evening in keeping with the emergency declaration Gov. Brian Kemp issued following the shootings that left five dead in Atlanta, including an 8-year-old girl. Set to expire July 13, Kemp’s order empowers the Guardsmen to apprehend lawbreakers. The Guardsmen stood watch at the state Capitol in downtown Atlanta, the Governor’s Mansion in Buckhead and the recently vandalized Department of Public Safety building in southeast Atlanta. The troops are seeking to free up police for other law enforcement duties, said Maj. Gen. Thomas Carden Jr., Georgia’s adjutant general. Citing security concerns, Carden declined to say precisely how many Guardsmen have been deployed, though Kemp’s order calls for up to 1,000. Kemp, a Republican, issued the emergency order after threatening late Sunday to “take action” to curb the unrest in Atlanta if Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms failed to do so. “Peaceful protests were hijacked by criminals with a dangerous, destructive agenda. Now, innocent Georgians are being targeted, shot, and left for dead,” Kemp said. “This lawlessness must be stopped and order restored in our capital city.” The mayor, who confirmed Monday she tested positive for the coronavirus, said she disagreed with Kemp's decision and at “no time” requested the help. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM
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