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    This Dollar General store is at the intersection of Covington Highway and DeKalb Medical Parkway, where three different brand dollar stores are located on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, in Lithonia. DeKalb County commissioners have extended a moratorium on new dollar stores. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM
    Life with Gracie| 38m ago
    OPINION: Are dollar stores the problem or the symptom of larger issue?
    The first waves of returning college students are arriving at campuses, including North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C. At N.C. State, the return of students was staggered over 10 days, and students were greeted Friday by socially distant volunteers donning masks and face shields. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
    Get Schooled Blog
    Opinion: Virus risk will rise if students return to dorms, dining and...
    Soul singer Candi Staton of "Young Hearts Run Free" fame lives in Georgia.
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Mic Check: Candi Staton mixing musical activism with family time
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    Hundreds of parents, students and community members rally to call on Superintendent Chris Ragsdale and the Cobb school board to offer in-person classes alongside virtual learning outside Cobb County Civic Center in Marietta on Saturday, August 1, 2020. The protesters gathered Saturday at the Cobb County Civic Center to call on Superintendent Chris Ragsdale and the Cobb school board to offer in-person classes alongside virtual learning to students returning to the classroom Aug. 17. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
    Get Schooled Blog
    Are we ready to reopen schools in Georgia as virus surges?
    Across the country, including here in Georgia, families are rallying to encourage schools to reopen for face-to-face classes, but surges in infections are making that a challenge to do safely.
    Get Schooled Blog
    Opinion: No right answer on reopening schools
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    News
    UPDATE: Tamar Braxton, WeTV cut ties after suicide attempt
    The late Congressman John Lewis will be honored in a prime-time special Aug. 4. (Alyssa Pointer / AJC)
    Radio & TV Talk Blog
    CBS airs John Lewis prime-time special with Oprah, Tyler Perry Aug. 4
    "The Kardashian Family vs. The West Family" has been among the celebrity episodes of "Family Feud" hosted by Steve Harvey (left). (Photo: ABC/Byron Cohen)
    Radio & TV Talk Blog
    Steve Harvey brings ‘Family Feud’ production back to Atlanta
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    Atlanta Music Scene
    Mastodon readies rarities album to commemorate 20th anniversary
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    National & World News
    TV host Regis Philbin buried at Notre Dame, his alma mater
    The Go-Go's have a new song, "Club Zero," their first in nearly 20 years, to accompany a Showtime documentary about their storied career.
    Atlanta Music Scene
    The Go-Go’s release first new song in nearly 20 years ahead of...
    Zac Brown and his band have written a new song during quarantine.
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Zac Brown Band releases new song from quarantine, ‘You and Islands'
    Jeff Foxworthy is hosting a new A&E show "What It's Worth" debuting August 4, 2020.
    Radio & TV Talk Blog
    Catching up with Jeff Foxworthy, host of a new A&E show ‘What It’s...
    Matt Garbett, the manager of a grocery store in Atlanta's Westview neighborhood, was conflicted about whether to call the cops when a man outside his store had a mental health emergency. COURTESY OF WESTVIEW CORNER GROCERY
    AJC Columnists
    OPINION: Question for a new age | To call a cop or not?
    Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says changes to the law governing how schools and colleges respond to complaints of sexual misconduct assure due process to those who are accused. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
    Get Schooled Blog
    Advocates: Changes to Title IX reverse progress made against sexual in...
    Radio & TV Talk Blog
    Kevin Hart becomes an ‘action star’ in Quibi’s comedy ‘Die Hart’
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Classic R.E.M. Glastonbury Festival performance will air on YouTube in...
    National & World News
    Regis Philbin’s cause of death revealed
    Radio & TV Talk Blog
    Q&A with Tyler Perry about producing shows during a pandemic
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett announce rescheduled...
    Life
    OPINION: Join the Amplify Love campaign. Chef Kevin Gillespie has
    What to know about Tamar Braxton
    News
    Network provides update on Tamar Braxton show since her reported...
    Netflix Commits $100 Million to Black Communities
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    Netflix will now stream these popular Black shows
    A former college president notes that about half of U.S. campuses plan to open with face-to-face instruction. Harris Pastides, president emeritus of the University of South Carolina says: "If one considers that there are about 20 million college students in the United States, we are about to see a huge wave of relocation." (AP Photo/Joan Mateu)
    Get Schooled Blog
    Opinion: As colleges reopen, millions of students will be on the move....
    A Georgia Tech aerospace engineer who created a successful online engineering lab says remote lab experiences can likely be replicated in other areas of engineering, physics, chemistry, and biology. (Georgia Tech illustration)
    Get Schooled Blog
    Georgia Tech professor: You can teach engineering lab online
    FILE - Garth Brooks accepts the award for entertainer of the year at the 53rd annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn. on Nov. 13, 2019. Brooks says he is pulling himself out of nominations for the Country Music Association's entertainer of the year award, saying it's time for someone else to win the top prize. Brooks, who won the top prize last November, said during an online press conference on Wednesday that he doesn't want to be nominated in any upcoming years as well. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
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    Garth Brooks doesn’t want to win CMA entertainer award again
    Chuck Leavell has played with The Allman Brothers Band and The Rolling Stones during his storied career.
    Atlanta Music Scene
    Mic Check: Chuck Leavell spending time as ‘The Tree Man’ during summer...
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