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Atlanta stories: 69 news summaries

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Happy First Birthday, Mei Lan!

Atlanta zoo hosts party with local fans and Chinese dignitaries

Sep 7, 07 3:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Atlanta's Panda cub Mei Lan celebrated her first birthday yesterday, and her keepers invited local fans and Chinese dignitaries to her party. The guest of honor napped through the hoopla, even when the zoo president called the big day "one of the most significant" in the zoo's 118-year history.... More »

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Atlanta • zoo • birthday • panda • Mei Lan

Just Call
San Francisco Lucky Town

Need a date? These are the best cities
in the US if you're single and looking

Aug 24, 07 2:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - True love is hard to find, but your odds are substantially higher if you live in one of Forbes' top 40 cities for singles.
  1. San Francisco-Oakland
  2. New York
  3. Los Angeles
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San Francisco • Chicago • Atlanta • Washington DC • New York • Dallas • Los Angeles • list • San Diego • Philadelphia • Seattle • dating

Letting It All Hang Out? Bill Would Put It All Back In

Atlanta proposal calls saggy pants "major concern;" ACLU claims "racial profiling"

Aug 23, 07 12:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Young men will want to hike up their sagging pants, and women cover up bra straps and exposed thongs if Atlanta’s City Council adopts a proposal to amend the city’s indecency laws, the Journal-Constitution reports. The measure, which would fine violators for exposing boxer shorts, thongs and bras,... More »

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Atlanta • dress code • ACLU • Louisiana • indecency • First Amendment • culture • pants • Delcambre • hip-hop

Heat Wave Bakes Southeast 

Region reaches for
the iced tea as temps shatter records

Aug 10, 07 12:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - A heat wave brought record high temperatures to much of the Southeast yesterday, with highs of over 100 degrees recorded in Georgia, the Carolinas, and Kentucky. Excessive heat warnings ruled the day, prompting the National Weather Service to urge people to stay inside in air-conditioning and drink plenty of fluids,... More »

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weather • Atlanta • South Carolina • Kentucky • Georgia • Louisville • North Carolina • temperature • heat • heat wave • summer

Franco Returns 'Home' to Atlanta

The Braves nab the 48-year-old veteran from their division rivals

Jul 20, 07 6:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Giving new meaning to the term "senior circuit," 48-year-old Julio Franco returned to Atlanta last night and drove in two runs in a 10-1 rout of St. Louis. Cut loose by the Mets on July 12, Franco says he's glad to be "home" with the Braves, who... More »

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Atlanta • New York Mets • Atlanta Braves • Julio Franco • NL East • Mexican baseball • Bobby Cox • baseball

Atlanta QB Vick Indicted
on Dogfighting Charges

Atlanta QB, 3 others accused of running "Bad Newz Kennels," killing losing dogs

Jul 18, 07 5:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal grand jury formally accused Falcons star Michael Vick of sponsoring and governing a Virginia-based dogfighting ring, along with three other Virginia men. The operation was based on Vick's Surry County property, and the QB is alleged to have attended fights and personally overseen the execution of underachieving pit... More »

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NFL • Atlanta Falcons • Atlanta • Michael Vick • dogfighting

Georgia Execution Halted

Convicted wins 90 days to prove innocence after witnesses recant

Jul 17, 07 5:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The execution of a convicted cop-killer was stayed in the final hours yesterday after seven of nine witnesses recanted their testimony and others admitted they lied to police. Troy Anthony Davis was scheduled to die today by lethal injection; the Georgia Parole Board granted him 90 days to prove his... More »

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Fellow Airline Passengers Sue TB Lawyer

They're just after my money, says newlywed

Jul 13, 07 4:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nine airline passengers are suing the Atlanta lawyer infected with a rare TB strain who flew to Europe for his wedding despite CDC warnings not to travel. The $1.3 million suit filed in Montreal claims Andrew Speaker recklessly exposed them to a deadly disease. The passengers, seven Canadians and... More »

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health • flight • Atlanta • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Tuberculosis • Andrew Speaker • airplane

Texans Acquire Schaub for
Draft Picks

$48 million deal for Matt Schaub as starter

Mar 25, 07 5:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former second-string Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Schaub will earn up to $48 million as starting quarterback for the Houston Texans the next six seasons. The Texans, meanwhile, are looking to shop David Carr, who had been the team's starter. In five years, Carr's QB rating was 75.5, and he... More »

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sports • NFL • Atlanta Falcons • Matt Schaub • Houston Texans • Texas • Atlanta • Georgia • football • Houston

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