Tuesday, November 24, 2015

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  • What Killer Mike said about Bernie Sanders in Atlanta | Political Insider blog

    What Killer Mike said about Bernie Sanders in Atlanta | Political Insider blog
    I am honored to be here. Oh, I am truly, truly honored to be here. I am from Atlanta, Georgia and I say that proudly. I repeat: I am from Atlanta, Georgia and I say that proudly.If you’re from Atlanta, Georgia, you may be familiar with a young man who grew up not far from here. His name is Martin King. Now, I know this is the part where usually it’s a black minister in front of you, and usually you get all warm and cozy inside, and usually you hear about ‘I have a dream’ and holding hands and go..
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  • Deadly 'kissing bug' reported in Georgia, according to CDC

    Deadly 'kissing bug' reported in Georgia, according to CDC
    The"kissing bug,"which can carry a parasite in its feces that can cause a deadly disease, has been found in Georgia, according to the Atlanta-basedCenters for Disease Control and Prevention.However, according to Dr. Susan Montgomery of the CDC, the bugs have been around Georgia since 1855 and there has never been a reported case of the disease via the bug in the state.Read more about the history of the "kissing bug" and where they are predominantly found in the U.S.Known as triatomine bugs, they..
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  • Cops: 9-month-old Atlanta boy died of blunt force trauma | www

    Cops: 9-month-old Atlanta boy died of blunt force trauma | www
    Atlanta police are investigating the death of a child after the Fulton County Medical Examiner ruled it a homicide.Monte Jones, who would have been 9 months old on Thanksgiving Day, died Nov. 11 after being taken to the emergency room at Hughes Spalding Children’s Hospital two days earlier with serious injuries, Atlanta police spokeswoman Elizabeth Espy said.The boy’s mother, Jasmine Jones, told police she had gone to work and left Monte and her two other children with a neighbor. She said she w..
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  • 7 people injured in wreck involving MARTA bus, dump truck

    “The dump truck rear ended the bus,” MARTA spokeswoman Alisa Jackson told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in an emailed statement. A bus operator and an ...
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  • Suspicious package investigated in downtown Atlanta

    Suspicious package investigated in downtown Atlanta
    11Alive Staff, WXIA4:58 p.m. EST November 24, 2015Crews investigated a suspicious package in downtown Atlanta on Nov. 24, 2015(Photo: 11Alive)ATLANTA – Police are investigating a suspicious package at the State Capitol complex in downtown Atlanta.Traffic going south down Piedmont Avenue from MLK Jr. Drive is blocked as the bomb squad checks out the package.Georgia State Patrol, Atlanta Police and Atlanta Fire Rescue are all on the scene in front of the James H. "Sloppy" Floyd Veterans Memorial B..
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  • The Forgotten Carols performance benefits Atlanta Mission

    11Alive Community Relations, The Forgotten Carols at Cobb Energy Center on December 6 benefits Atlanta Mission3:29 p.m. EST November 24, 2015The Forgotten Carols benefits Atlanta Mission(Photo: Forgotten Carols 11Alive)11Alive's Chesley McNeil and Atlanta Mission invite the community to kick off the Christmas season with a Broadway-style performance of "The Forgotten Carols" at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on Dec. 6 The performance will benefit Atlanta Mission, a Christian nonprofit mi..
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  • Paris attacks: Authorities issue alert for another suspect

    Paris attacks: Authorities issue alert for another suspect
    Another attack could have been just hours away when police closed in on the suspects' hideaway last week.The prosecutor did not elaborate on how authorities deduced the plot was in the works.And while Molins' latest statement to reporters provided new details about a closely-watched investigation, several key questions remain unanswered:• Where is suspectSalah Abdeslam?• Dida suicide vest investigators found in a Paris suburb this weekbelong to him? Was it intended for another attack that never ..
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  • Chicago police officer who shot Laquan McDonald charged with...

    Chicago police officer who shot Laquan McDonald charged with...
    Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez announced that the officer, Jason Van Dyke, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday."It is my determination that this defendant's actions -- of shooting Laquan McDonald when he did not pose an immediate threat of great bodily harm or death, and his subsequent actions of shooting Laquan McDonald while he lay on the ground after previously being struck by gunfire --- were not justified and they were not a proper use of deadly force by this police officer..
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  • Solar Atlanta energy program launched | www

    Solar Atlanta energy program launched | www
    The city of Atlanta will launch Solar Atlanta, its first solar energy program.The program will use existing state legislation and federal tax credits to purchase and install solar panels on 28 municipal buildings including recreation centers, fire stations and one police station. The solar installations will promote savings on the city’s electric bills and are projected to reduce the city’s carbon dioxide emissions by 73 million pounds, while saving 216 million gallons of water through the year ..
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  • Metro home prices slow; affordability a worry

    Atlanta home prices continued to decelerate into the autumn, rising at a slower pace than the national average, according to a highly-watched national report.The region’s average price was up 0.1 percent in September from August, although it gained 6.2 percent gain from a year earlier – a stronger increase than most other American metros, according to the monthly S&P/Case-Shiller report.The overall annual gain for the 20-city index was 5.5 percent.More than nine years after the burst of the ..
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