“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
Poet Maya Angelou
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Jim VandeHei: A message to college students (Part III)
Axios CEO Jim VandeHei offers college students some words of advice and affirmation, while reminding them that they have that they have power to control their own destinies.
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A Braves fan took a ball to the face. The team may be liable, judges say.
The Atlanta Braves and former right fielder Jorge Soler face a lawsuit by a fan hit in the eye with a ball during a World Series game at Truist Park in 2021.
Joro spiders multiply across Georgia, spinning their pesky webs
The invasive species has multiplied rapidly in Atlanta in the last three years, research shows.
Ford settles billion-dollar Georgia lawsuits over fatal wrecks
Ford Motor Co. has settled two Georgia lawsuits that elicited record-setting jury verdicts of $1.7 billion and $2.5 billion, ending more than a decade of litigation.