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• Atlanta beefing up security around Hartsfield-Jackson, malls | www

  Security patrols are stepping up around shopping centers, theaters, the Atlanta Streetcar and the world’s busiest airport, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said on Monday.Reed spoke at a security briefing held at the airport, which had been planned prior toFriday’s terrorist attacks in Parisbut focused in part on increasing security at Hartsfield-Jackson in light of what happened in France.Surrounded by police stationed on multiple levels around the airport domestic terminal atrium, some armed with long..

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• 2 Investigates: Metro Atlanta’s most dangerous intersections

  

  When Channel 2 Action News reporter Dave Huddleston started investigating metro Atlanta intersections with the most accidents, he expected most of the crash magnets would be inside the city of Atlanta.But only one intersection patrolled by Atlanta police made the top10 list: Coming in atNo. 10, the corner of Piedmont Avenue and Monroe Drive. There were 12 accidents in one month at the location.TODAY AT 5: We're breaking down the entire list, and finding what may be to blame for a higher accident..

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• Metro Atlanta man sentenced to 7 months in FBI bomb hoax | www

  

  The Associated PressFederal prosecutors say a metroAtlantaman has been sentenced in a bomb hoax and for threatening a federal agent.Authorities said in a release Monday that 30-year-old Mikhaiov Pikulev of Lilburn was sentenced to seven months in prison.Officials say Pikulev called the FBI'sAtlantafield office in October 2014 and told authorities two men asked him to build a bomb. Prosecutors say Pikulev told investigators he planned to deliver the bombs, record the transaction and turn over det..

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• Atlanta Christmas Guide: Experience the magic of holiday music | www

  

  Many people make an annual tradition of attending live performances, and while the stories may be important, the music can touch audiences far more deeply. This story lends an ear to the singers and musicians behind some of Atlanta’s popular holiday shows, from high art to heavy metal, to find the common melodies weaving through them all.Jenni GirtmanLaurie Williamson performs in A Christmas Carol at the Alliance Theater.This story originally appeared in the November 2015 issue ofLiving Intown m..

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• Man dies after being shot in the back in southwest Atlanta | www

  

  Atlanta police are investigating a shooting Sunday afternoon that left a 37-year-old man dead.The shooting happened just before 3 p.m. in the 400 block of Fairburn Road in southwest Atlanta.Atlanta police spokeswoman Kim Jones said investigators believe the victim and suspect got into an argument earlier in the day, and “at some point later, the suspect returned to the location and retrieved a shotgun and fired at the victim one time, striking him in the back.”The Fulton County Medical Examiner’..

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• Motive remains a mystery in Cobb girl's stabbing death

  

  Arrest warrants suggest an “argument” led to the tussle that left a 17-year-old Cobb County girl dead Saturday morning, allegedly stabbed to death with a kitchen knifeby her 18-year-old step-cousin.What led to that argument, however, remains unclear.“We have no established motive at this time,” Cobb County police Sgt. Dana Pierce said Monday.Cobb County police believe Abbey Hebert, 17, left, was stabbed to death Saturday morning by step-cousin Olivia Nicole Smith, 18. (Credit: Family photo, Cobb..

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• Thieves steal cigarettes from Atlanta Dollar General

  

  Because they cut the power, Atlanta police don't know how many people are ... Police tell us robbers cut the power to a Dollar General on MLK in Atlanta, ...

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• LDV Hospitality puts American Cut steakhouse on pause at...

  

  When will American Cut open? The answer for one of the more anticipated restaurants at the glitzy Buckhead Atlanta development remains a question mark.Buckhead Atlanta / J. Scott Trubey, strubey@ajc.comAmerican Cut, a steakhouse concept by New York-based restaurant group LDV Hospitality, which also owns and operatesCorso Coffeeandnewly opened Dolce Italian at Buckhead Atlanta, was expected to open in February 2016. The restaurant won’t open then and no revised date has been given.The news about ..

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• 500 jobs available at Atlanta job fair

  

  11Alive Staff, WXIA8:40 a.m. EST November 16, 2015FILE: Job Fair(Photo: Justin Sullivan Getty Images)ATLANTA -- If you're looking for a job, head to Atlanta on November 17th.The Coast-to-Coast Atlanta Career Fair runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, November 17th at the Ramada Plaza Atlanta Downtown Capitol Park, 450 Capitol Avenue S.E., Atlanta, GA.More than 20 of the area's top employers will be at the event. About 500 jobs are available.Job-seekers are urged to get to the event early and to b..

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