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Atlanta stories: 69 news summaries

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(Newser) - A driver leaped onto his stolen truck as it pulled out of Georgia parking lot and held on for a 70-mile high-speed cop chase, reports CNN. The driver called police from his cell phone from the truck, and clung to the rig as the thief gunned it. The getaway was... More »

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Atlanta • crime • police • theft • Georgia • speeding • hijack • speed • truckers • trucks • car theft • police chase

Rapper TI Sentenced to
10 Months on Gun Charges

Will pay $100K fine, do community service

Mar 27, 09 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper TI has been sentenced to 366 days in prison for attempting to buy machine guns from an undercover officer, but his embracing of community service means he'll likely serve less than 10 months. TI, aka Clifford Harris Jr., has been speaking to area youths about the dangers of drugs... More »

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Atlanta • crime • sentencing • community service • TI • weapons charges • Howard Stern Grid

Ga. Sex Registry Pulls Non-Offenders Onto List

Those who committed no sex offense are subject to harsh rules

Mar 16, 09 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Georgia’s sex offender registry includes rapists, child molesters, and, in a controversial move, a growing number of people who never committed a sexual offense, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Under the state's broadly written law, anyone convicted of kidnapping or false imprisonment of a minor goes on the list, too,... More »

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Atlanta • kidnapping • Georgia • sex offenders • parole • sex crime

(AP) - A powerful March snowstorm blanketed much of generally balmy Alabama and then marched across Georgia today, forcing some flight cancellations in Atlanta as America's East Coast braced for a potential pummeling, the AP reports. The storm headed northeast and threatened to drop up to a foot of snow in the... More »

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weather • Atlanta • Alabama • snowstorm

Coach Quits After Facebook Flirting With 14-Year-Old

Cops eye 'inappropriate messages' to student

Feb 17, 09 2:53 PM CST
(Newser) - An Atlanta gym teacher is the subject of a criminal probe following allegations that he sent “inappropriate messages” via Facebook to a 14-year-old female student, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The girl’s sister reportedly found the offending messages and told her mother, who contacted police. More »

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Atlanta • Facebook • Georgia • student • high school basketball • scandal • gym • teacher • physical education

 HS Benches Racy Dance Team 


Jan 28, 09 2:48 PM CST
(Newser) - A Georgia high school dance team has been barred from practicing or performing this year after a provocative routine drew parents' ire, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The girls wore skimpy outfits while dancing atop chairs during halftime at a school basketball game. “The team will not perform for... More »

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Atlanta • Georgia • suspension • high school basketball • cheerleading • dance team • halftime • disband • provocative • Jonesboro, Ga.

(Newser) - New York may be America's cultural capital, but Seattle and Minneapolis top the list as the nation's most literate cities, reports LiveScience.  The rankings are based on newspaper, magazine, and online news readership, library usage, book purchases, and educational levels. The two cities also topped the list last year.... More »

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newspaper • Minneapolis • San Francisco • Atlanta • Boston • Washington DC • Denver • St. Louis • literacy • libraries • Seattle • Cincinnati • book • online newspapers • Portland, Oregon • readership • St Paul • Central Connecticut State University • Jack Miller

(Newser) - An elevated walkway under construction at Atlanta’s Botanical Garden collapsed today, killing a worker and injuring 18, the Journal-Constitution reports. Workers were pouring concrete for the 40-foot-high footbridge when the collapse set off a scene one EMT described as "sheer chaos." Those nearby described a “... More »

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Atlanta • construction • accident • bridge collapse • concrete • botanical garden • walkway

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Atlanta's Courthouse Killer Gets Life Without Parole

Jury deadlocked over whether multiple murderer should be executed

Dec 13, 08 9:58 AM CST
(Newser) - A Georgia man convicted of killing four people after escaping from custody will serve consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Brian Nichols was found guilty last month of killing a judge, a court reporter, a sheriff's deputy, and a federal agent. The jury spared... More »

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death penalty • Atlanta • crime • murder • Georgia • sentencing • courthouse • sentence

 Mexico's Drug Violence 
 Seeps Into US 

Nearly 200 American cities affected by cartels

Nov 17, 08 8:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Mexico’s drug violence has been creeping northward into the US for the past several years, and officials now say that cartel-related crime has hit 195 American cities spanning every state except Vermont and West Virginia, the Los Angeles Times reports. Atlanta has emerged as a trafficking hub, but the... More »

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Atlanta • Mexico • violence • Mexican drug war • Drug Enforcement Administration • drug cartel • US cities • Sinaloa drug cartel

(Newser) - She was the toast of the town—and much of the nation—today, but 106-year-old Ann Nixon Cooper isn't letting her starring role in Barack Obama's acceptance speech go to her head, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. "It's nothing unusual really," said Cooper, the Atlanta resident Obama talked about... More »

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Barack Obama • Atlanta • Election 2008 • acceptance speech

 Def Jam Exec 
 Dead in 
 Apparent 
 Suicide 

Shakir Stewart took the helm of Def Jam Records in June

Nov 2, 08 12:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Shakir Stewart, who took over at Def Jam Records when Jay-Z stepped down in June, was found dead yesterday, Billboard reports. The rap executive apparently committed suicide, though few details are available. Stewart had signed artists such as Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, and Karina Pasian to his label, and in... More »

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suicide • music industry • Atlanta • Def Jam • Jay-Z • record label • Shakir Stewart

(Newser) - Home sales being a little tricky these days, a luxury developer in the trendy Buckhead section of Atlanta has stumbled onto a unique form of incentive: free house calls from doctors. Deep-pocketed buyers who plunk down $2 million to $12.5 million to live in a new high-rise will get... More »

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health care • Atlanta • home sales • housing crisis • economy

DEA Nabs 175 Mexican Drug Cartel Suspects

Nationwide initiative a key step in border drug war, authorities say

Sep 18, 08 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - US officials arrested 175 suspected Mexican drug traffickers this week in raids in a dozen states, the LA Times reports. Prosecutors believe the suspects are part of the violent Gulf cartel, considered to be a driving force in Mexico’s escalating drug wars. The raids were part of a 15-month... More »

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War on Drugs • Atlanta • Mexico • Felipe Calderon • Mexican drug war • Drug Enforcement Administration • drug cartel • Bill Maher Grid

Georgia School System Loses US Accreditation

Atlanta-area district becomes first in nearly 40 years stripped of recognition

Aug 29, 08 10:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Georgia school system has become the country's first in almost 40 years to have its accreditation yanked, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Clayton County parents and students were devastated by the move, blamed on the district's "dysfunctional" school board. An exodus of students is expected to accelerate. More »

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education • high school • Atlanta • Georgia • school districts • school board

Credit Woes Move Bank to Offload $2B in Coke Shares

Cola's secret formula kept in SunTrust vault

Jul 23, 08 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Continuing credit losses have prompted SunTrust Bank to offload its 43.6 million shares of Coca-Cola, breaking ties with the soft-drink maker that stretch more than 90 years and include a copy of the cola’s secret recipe stored in the bank’s Atlanta vault, the Guardian reports. SunTrust’s... More »

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Atlanta • Coca Cola • SunTrust Banks • subprime crisis

MLK Children: Lawsuit Defends Dad's Legacy

Accusations fly as estranged siblings
take dispute public

Jul 21, 08 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Martin Luther King's children are blaming each other for the uncharacteristically public standoff that led two of them to sue the third over management of their father's estate, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The deaths of the family peacekeepers, mother Coretta and sister Yolanda, helped expose the rift. "Strong parents... More »

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Atlanta • lawsuit • inheritance • Martin Luther King Jr. • estate • Martin Luther King III

 New Yorkers
 Bolt for Warmer,
 Cheaper Atlanta 

The city's cheap housing and warm climate attracts northerners

Jul 13, 08 7:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - New Yorkers are flocking to the southern climes and cheaper housing of Atlanta, but encountering a range of culture shocks, the New York Sun reports. About 40,000 yanks moved to Atlanta between 2000 and 2005, drawn partly by a booming job market, and now some wonder how to move... More »

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real estate • Atlanta • New York • Georgia • lifestyle • job market • winter weather • South

 MLK Children Fight Over Estate 

Family dispute over civil rights hero's estate goes public

Jul 12, 08 7:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two of Martin Luther King Jr.'s three surviving children are taking their brother to court, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Bernice and Martin King III say Dexter, president of the corporation that oversees the civil rights hero's intellectual property rights, has mishandled company funds and wrongfully taken money from their... More »

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Atlanta • lawsuit • inheritance • Martin Luther King Jr. • estate • Martin Luther King III

 Philly Best for Young Grads 

City of Brotherly Love has many of New York's charms—but at a big discount

May 1, 08 8:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cheesesteaks aren’t the only things luring young people to the City of Brotherly Love, MSNBC reports. A survey by Apartments.com and Careerbuilder that factors in the cost of apartments, job opportunities, and the number of 20-somethings, puts Philadelphia—$962 for a one-bedroom compared with $1,520 in NYC—... More »

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Chicago • Atlanta • Boston • New York • Detroit • Dallas • Los Angeles • Houston • housing • Phoenix • Philadelphia • Generation Y • college graduates

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