Saturday, January 30, 2016

Children among 33 migrants dead after boat sinks off Turkish coast and other top stories.

  • Children among 33 migrants dead after boat sinks off Turkish coast

    Children among 33 migrants dead after boat sinks off Turkish coast
    26 photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosThe Turkish coast guard helps refugees near Aydin, Turkey, after their boat toppled en route to Greece on Friday, January 22. More than 1 million refugees and migrants escaped to Europe in 2015, the U.N. refugee agency said. Click through to see images from the migration crisis in Europe.26 photos: Europe's migration crisis in 25 photosMigrants cross a frozen stream near the village of Miratovac, Serbia, as they walk from the Macedonian border int..
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  • Oregon standoff suspects denied bond

    Oregon standoff suspects denied bond
    So far 11 people have been arrested -- 10 in Oregon and one in Arizona -- and none has left jail. Four members of the protest group remain inside the refuge. In a YouTube video posted Friday, a man said they would leave when they and all defendants were pardoned.In a Portland courtroom on Friday, prosecutors said the defendants were a flight risk and posed a threat to the community because they supported armed resistance to the federal government."By its very nature, this offense demonstrates a ..
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  • Atlanta weather | 'Plentiful sunshine,' temperatures in the 60s on tap

    This weekend is going to be gorgeous, Atlanta. And warm.Saturday started off cold, but Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Katie Walls said metro residents can expect “plentiful sunshine” and temperatures in the 60s by early afternoon. Some areas may even hit the mid-60s, especially south of I-20, Walls said.Sunday is forecast to be much of the same, with a low of 45 degrees and high of 67 expected for Atlanta.Monday and Tuesday’s highs are expected to be 68 and 70 degrees, respectively, though ..
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  • What happens now that the Atlanta BeltLine dispute is over?

    What happens now that the Atlanta BeltLine dispute is over?
    What happens now that the Atlanta BeltLine dispute is over? Atlanta’s highly-anticipated smart-growth project almost went off the rails due to a contentious contract impasse. With the city and school board reaching a new deal, the BeltLine can start to get back on track. January 29, 2016Max BlauComments Mayor Kasim Reed and Atlanta Board of Education Chair Courtney English smile for the cameras after a long and contentious negotiation.Max Blau The Atlanta BeltLine is the largest redevelopment..
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  • Georgia factory to close as part of Caterpillar downsizing

    Georgia factory to close as part of Caterpillar downsizing
    Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar said Friday it plans to close five factories, including one in Georgia, as part of a broader downsizing that follows a brutal 2015 for the company.The Illinois-based maker of bulldozers and mining equipment said it will eliminate a total of about 670 jobs as part of the restructuring. The closure include a fuel systems manufacturing plant in Thomasville, about 250 miles south of Atlanta, and four other plants in the U.S. and China. Corporate jobs in Illinois als..
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  • Black German woman learns a shocking family secret: Her ...

    Black German woman learns a shocking family secret: Her ...
    But the hardest truth came to her years later on a warm August day in Hamburg when she walked into the central library and picked up a red book with a black-and-white picture of a woman on the cover. It was titled "I Have to Love My Father, Don't I?"As Teege, then 38, flipped through the pages, she felt she'd been caught in a furious storm that had suddenly come from nowhere. She had unearthed the ghastly family secret.She looked at the names of people and places in the book and realized that th..
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  • Officials investigating fire at Midtown's Skate Escape

    Officials investigating fire at Midtown's Skate Escape
    ATLANTA — Fire officials are investigating Saturday morning after portions of a local Midtown business burned overnight.Officials say flames broke out at Skate Escape across the street from the Piedmont Park around 11:30 p.m. Friday night. No one was inside the Piedmont Avenue business at the time and no one was injured.Authorities are still working to discover the cause of the fire, but an initial investigation determined that flames were contained to a storage area for the skate rental busines..
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  • Syria peace talks finally begin after delays

    Syria peace talks finally begin after delays
    The U.N. special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, said Friday that he had met with a "substantial" delegation from the Syrian government.Friday's meeting was a preparatory one, de Mistura told reporters.Substantive talks will have to wait until members of an umbrella opposition group called the High Negotiations Committee arrive in Geneva, which de Mistura said wouldn't be before Sunday or Monday.The committee told CNN on Friday it will take part in the peace talks. They said they decided t..
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  • Here are sports standings that really matter

    Here are sports standings that really matter
    Several years ago, I began this exercise called, “How They Really Stand.” It’s a completely subjective and occasionally even accurate ranking of Atlanta (and Athens) sports teams, factoring in not merely won-loss records but perceived foundation, direction and possibly the quality of the media buffet. (Not really. Usually.)I would normally include last year’s ranking in parenthesis, but I can’t seem to locate the 2015 HTRS in the AJC database, so I’m assuming it somehow got eaten by Helga The Co..
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  • Mike Mayock on Georgia linebacker Jordan Jenkins

    Mike Mayock on Georgia linebacker Jordan Jenkins
    MOBILE, ALA. — Former Georgia linebacker Jordan Jenkins turned some heads during the week of practice leading up to the today’s Senior Bowl game, which is set for 2:30 p.m. Jenkins, who’s playing strongside linebacker for the South team, impressed NFL Network’s draft analyst Mike Mayock. He represented by Chicago-based agent Fletcher Smith.
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Mayor Kasim Reed: Atlanta has reached new Beltline deal with APS .Atlanta middle class, like much of country, hurting .
Man charged in death of Atlanta woman vacationing in Grenada .Atlanta home prices down, says Case Shiller .

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