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• Elon Musk Explores The Limits Of Tesla’s ‘Self-Driving’ Technology

  23-05-2022 00:29 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  (CW44 News At 10 | CNN) — As Elon Musk tweets his way through his pending Twitter acquisition, FX’s “The New York Times Presents” documentary banner takes a hard look at his flagship business, Tesla, and its long-deferred promise to deliver self-driving car technology with “Elon Musk’s Crash Course.”
  Musk didn’t cooperate with the filmmakers, who focus on Tesla’s safety record, several fatal accidents tied to the technolog
  
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• Baby Formula Arrives In Indianapolis From Germany On US Military Aircraft

  23-05-2022 00:21 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (CW44 News At 10 | CNN) — A shipment of 35 tons of baby formula has arrived Sunday in Indianapolis on a US military aircraft from Germany to address a nationwide shortage.
  The prescription formula will be distributed to areas around the country where there is the most acute need, a Biden administration official earlier told CNN. But the official said none of the first shipment would land on store shelves in the US, adding that Sunday’s shipment is hypoall
  
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• Tiger Woods Withdraws From PGA Championship

  22-05-2022 15:14 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  TULSA, Ok. (CW44 News At 10 | CNN) –Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the 2022 PGA Championship after his career-worst score at the event during his third round.
  The PGA Championship announced the 15-time major winner’s withdrawal on Twitter after he shot a 9-over par 79 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma in his second major since an almost 17-month layoff after suffering serious leg injuries in a car crash in February 2021.
  Woods made the cut on Friday by just one shot,
  
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• Jason Geiger, Who Played The Red Power Ranger, Indicted For Fraud

  21-05-2022 22:02 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  MCKINNEY, Tx. (CW44 News At 10 | CNN) — Jason Geiger, also known as Austin St. John, the actor who played the Red Power Ranger in the “Power Rangers” TV series, was indicted and has pleaded not guilty to a to a wire fraud charge for his role in a Covid-relief fund scheme, according to the indictment filed in Texas.
  Geiger is one of 19 individuals named in a federal indictment accusing the defendants of registering and using sham, non-operational businesses, or in other instance
  
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• Tiger Woods Comes Back In Second Round To Make Cut At PGA Championship

  21-05-2022 21:56 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  TULSA, Ok. (CW44 News At 10| CNN) — After struggling in the first round, Tiger Woods rebounded in the second round of the PGA Championship to make the cut.
  Woods shot a 1-under-par 69 on Friday and finished at 3-over through the first 36 holes. The cut line was 4-over. Woods had shot a 4-over 74 in the first round Thursday.
  The 46-year-old Woods is now 12 shots behind current clubhouse leader Will Zalatoris, who stands at 9-under heading into Saturday’s round three.
  During Thursday&r
  
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• Florida Power Company Pleads Guilty In Worker Death Case

  21-05-2022 21:44 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (CW44 News At 10)– A Florida Corporation has pleaded guilty to charges of willfully violating an Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule. The criminal charge related to an explosion at a coal-fired power plant in 2017 that caused the deaths of five workers.
  Tampa Electric Company (TECO) operates several facilities in Florida, including Big Bend, a coal-fired power plant outside of Tampa. At the time, the facility consisted of four large coal-fired furnaces.
  
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• HCSO Deputies Rescue Child From Burning Home

  21-05-2022 21:33 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (CW44 News At 10)– On Thursday night two Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputies saved a child’s life after pulling them through the window of a burning home.
  According to reports, at 10:48 p.m. on May 19, 2022, deputies were first to respond to 9937 Joe Ebert Road in Seffner, FL, where they found a home that was fully engulfed in flames. Occupants and neighbors were standing in the yard of the residence yelling that a child was still inside.
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• A 550-Pound Alligator Found In Florida Family’s Swimming Pool

  21-05-2022 21:25 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. (CW44 News At 10 | CNN) –A 550-pound alligator was found in a family’s swimming pool in the early morning ours of Monday morning.
  A family in Deep Creek, Florida, was awakened by some “loud noises” in the early hours of Monday morning, according to a Facebook post from the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office.
  When they went to investigate, they discovered their unexpected guest: a huge alligator, weighing in at around 550 lbs and measuring
  
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• J.M. Smucker Has Recalled Some Jif Peanut Butter Products Due To Salmonella

  21-05-2022 21:16 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  (CW44 News At 10 | CNN) — J.M. Smucker has recalled types of Jif peanut butter in the US because of a potential salmonella contamination.
  The company said that the peanut butter was sold nationwide and the recall includes more than 45 kinds of products. They have lot codes between 1274425 to 2140425, the company said in a statement. The lot code is next to the “best if used by” date on the product’s packaging.
  The affected products include both creamy and crunch
  
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• ‘Save the Video Store’ Immersive 90s Experience in Marietta through June 12

  21-05-2022 07:39 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  MARIETTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) — If you’re feeling nostalgic and you’re fond of that all-time favorite Blockbuster video store, you’ll get kick out of an experience currently happening in Marietta. Save the Video Store is an immersive experience, where you can play a role in your favorite 90s movie.
  When you walk inside MovieBuster for the Save the Video Store experience, cast members hand you a VHS tape to return. You’re then ushered into the Blockbuster-styled 75
  
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• Investing in Atlanta’s arts community

  21-05-2022 06:06 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) — Atlanta’s art community has faced some unique challenges over the years, especially during the pandemic. Mayor Andre Dickens met with local artists at a gallery on Wednesday to share how the current election will decide the fate of millions of dollars set aside to support them.
  George Galbreath, a Howard University alum, is both an artist and arts educator at Westlake High School. “When I got to Atlanta, that’s when the culture w
  
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• Boeing Launches Starliner Astronaut Capsule On Test Mission With No Crew

  21-05-2022 01:00 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  MELBOURNE, Fla. (CW44 News At 10 | CNN) — Boeing launched its Starline spacecraft on an uncrewed test mission toward the orbiting outpost on Thursday evening. After two prior attempts to complete such a mission failed, Boeing’s goal is to prove the spacecraft can dock with the ISS. It must succeed before it can move on to missions with people on board.
  The spacecraft took to the skies at 6:54 pm ET Thursday, riding atop an Atlas V rocket that launched from Florida&rsqu
  
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• Appeals Court Reinstates The Congressional Map Backed By Ron DeSantis

  21-05-2022 00:52 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  FLORIDA (CW44 News At 10 | CNN) — A Florida appeals court has reinstated the congressional map Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law last month, allowing the controversial new district boundaries to take effect for now.
  In an order issued Friday, the First District Court of Appeal stayed a temporary injunction on the DeSantis map put in place May 12 by a circuit court judge. The judge, J. Layne Smith of the 2nd Circuit Court of Florida, had blocked the map b
  
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• Hyundai to open plant near Savannah, another major win for Georgia's electric vehicle industry

  20-05-2022 22:45 via bizjournals.com
  Six months after Rivian Automotive announced its electric vehicle plant, Hyundai Motor Group now earns the title of the state's largest economic development deal.
  
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• Sneak peek: What to expect from forthcoming BeltLine development's anchor brewery

  20-05-2022 21:38 via bizjournals.com
  The brewpub is scheduled to open this summer.
  
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• Meet Atlanta Business Chronicle's 2022 CFO of the Year Award winners

  20-05-2022 20:54 via bizjournals.com
  
  Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2022 CFO of the Year Awards, in partnership with the Association for Corporate Growth Atlanta, celebrate achievements of top financial officers.
  
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• West Midtown developer receives loan to buy Bankhead site near Microsoft’s Grove Park campus

  20-05-2022 17:32 via bizjournals.com
  An active developer in West Midtown plans to build a mixed-use development on 15 acres in Bankhead.
  
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• No longer a skyline of 'cereal boxes:' Atlanta’s architecture gets more imaginative

  20-05-2022 13:44 via bizjournals.com
  For the first time in the history of the city, Atlanta development firms don’t have to beg world-class architects from New York or San Francisco to come to the city.
  
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• Fox Factory's Scott Humphrey, Ameris Bank's Nicole Stokes are finalists for CFO of the Year

  20-05-2022 10:00 via bizjournals.com
  Scott Humphrey and Nicole Stokes are finalists for the Medium Public Company category of the 2022 CFO of the Year Awards presented by Atlanta Business Chronicle in partnership with the Association for Corporate Growth Atlanta.
  
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• GeoVax's Mark Reyonlds is a CFO of the Year finalist

  20-05-2022 09:58 via bizjournals.com
  Mark Reynolds is a finalist for the Small Public Company category for 2022 CFO of the Year Awards presented by Atlanta Business Chronicle in partnership with the Association for Corporate Growth Atlanta.
  
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• Aprio's Mike Callahan, Unifi Aviation's Henk Teunis are finalists for CFO of the Year

  20-05-2022 09:11 via bizjournals.com
  Mike Callahan and Henk Teunis are finalists for the Large Private Company category of the 2022 CFO of the Year Awards presented by Atlanta Business Chronicle in partnership with the Association for Corporate Growth Atlanta.
  
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• CFO Emilee Weaver is a key support to 22squared’s creativity

  20-05-2022 09:10 via bizjournals.com
  Emilee Weaver is the Small Private Company winner in the 2022 CFO of the Year Awards presented by Atlanta Business Chronicle in partnership with the Association for Corporate Growth Atlanta.
  
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• How CFO finalist Shermanetta Carter helped Morris Brown regain accreditation

  20-05-2022 09:05 via bizjournals.com
  Shermanetta Carter is the community champion finalist the 2022 CFO of the Year Awards presented by Atlanta Business Chronicle in partnership with the Association for Corporate Growth Atlanta.
  
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• Environmental group’s annual sunscreen guide released

  19-05-2022 22:00 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  (CW69 News at 10) — The Environmental Working Group, a non-profit based in Washington, D.C., has released its 16th annual guide to sunscreen.
  EWG tested more than 1,800 sunscreens and of those, only 500 met its standard for protection and safety. Experts say when looking for sunscreen, there is one ingredient, in particular, to stay away from.
  “In terms of ingredients of concern, one of the ones we’ve highlighted for over a decade now is oxybenzone,” said David Andr
  
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• Wingstop Could Soon Raise Its Own Chickens

  19-05-2022 00:25 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  (CW44 News At 10 | CNN) –Wingstop is considering raising its own chicken to lower its food supply costs.
  Restaurant brands like Wingstop have struggled with their supply chains in recent years, as the Covid-19 pandemic, extreme weather and the war in Ukraine, among other factors, have tightened food supplies and sent prices soaring. That pain has been especially significant for a chain like Wingstop, which specializes in one type of food.
  During an investor da
  
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• New Little Free Libraries Installed In City Of Tampa Parks

  19-05-2022 00:12 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (CW44 News At 10)– Little Free Libraries are in five City of Tampa Parks thanks to a Hillsborough County 2022 Neighborhood Mini Grant.
  The little libraries are located within the boundaries of Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association, where the grant was awarded to.
  Councilman Guido Maniscalco assisted with the installation of one of the five Little Free Libraries at the Wayne C. Papy Center at American Legion Park, and Councilwoman Lynn Hurtak assisted with the installati
  
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• Target Posts A Drop In Profit. Stock Plunges

  19-05-2022 00:00 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  (CW44 News At 10 | CNN) — Target reported a 52% drop in profit for the first quarter, missing Wall Street’s forecast. The company blamed higher expenses due to continued supply chain disruptions. Consumers also are holding back on nonessential purchases because of rampant inflation.
  Shares of Target plunged 25% Wednesday, its worst day since 1987.
  Target’s bad news dragged down the broader market as well. The Dow fell more than 1,160 points, or 3.6%. The S&a
  
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• Atlanta Public Schools hosts 2022 Special Olympics Track and Field Event

  18-05-2022 02:26 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) — A big celebration took place at Lakewood Stadium on Tuesday, with the return of the Atlanta Public Schools Special Olympics. Hundreds of students hit the track for some fun and competition after a three-year hiatus brought on by the pandemic.
  A crowd gave student athletes a big welcome as they entered the stadium. There was plenty of fanfare well before the competition started, with lots of dancing and the South Atlanta High School Marching Band performing
  
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• Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Banning Protests Outside Any Residence

  18-05-2022 00:10 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  FLORIDA (CW44 News At 10 } CNN) –Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday that makes it illegal to protest or picket outside a person’s home and gives police the authority to arrest violators who don’t disperse after a warning.
  “Sending unruly mobs to private residences, like we have seen with the angry crowds in front of the homes of Supreme Court justices, is inappropriate,” DeSantis said in a statement. “This bill will provide protection to those livi
  
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• Fla. Gov. signs bill banning protests outside any residence

  18-05-2022 00:10 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  FLORIDA (CW44 News At 10 } CNN) –Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday that makes it illegal to protest or picket outside a person’s home and gives police the authority to arrest violators who don’t disperse after a warning.
  “Sending unruly mobs to private residences, like we have seen with the angry crowds in front of the homes of Supreme Court justices, is inappropriate,” DeSantis said in a statement. “This bill will provide protection to those livi
  
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• Biden Administration Makes Eight More Free COVID Tests Available For US Households

  18-05-2022 00:01 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  WASHINGTON, Dc (CW44 News At 10 | CNN) — The Biden Administration is opening back up CovidTest.gov for a third round of US household orders while reiterating its calls on Congress to act on additional Covid response funding.
  US households are now able to order “an additional eight free at-home tests at COVIDTests.gov—bringing the total number of free tests available to each household since the start of the program to 16,” the White House said in a fact sheet on Tuesd
  
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• Military demonstration Will Take Place At Tampa Convention Center

  17-05-2022 23:37 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (CW44 News At 10)– The U.S. Special Operations Command will host a capabilities demonstration at the Tampa Convention Center from 1:30p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18.
  The simulation is part of the Special Operations Force Industry Conference which includes more than 175 SOCOM and international service members from 11 nations. The demonstration will be used to “rescue” a city official from “hostile” forces.
  Simulated explosions, simulated gunfire,
  
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• Months after announcement, details of Cisco’s Atlanta expansion emerge

  17-05-2022 21:50 via bizjournals.com
  Cisco Systems Inc. received a grant to offset the buildout of its 700-job Atlanta technology hub, which promises six-figure average wages.
  
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• New incubator aims to enhance Atlanta's healthcare innovation sector

  17-05-2022 20:54 via bizjournals.com
  Incubators like KMS Healthcare could further enhance Atlanta's health tech industry.
  
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• Georgia hotels to step up recruitment after $150M federal grant

  17-05-2022 19:32 via bizjournals.com
  "There is not enough money to recover lost profits. This grant will be used for workforce development," said GHLA Executive Director Jim Sprouse.
  
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• Papa Johns names next COO

  17-05-2022 17:34 via bizjournals.com
  The new chief operating officer has been with Papa Johns since November 2019.
  
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• Krog Street Market owners scoop creative loft offices on Atlanta's Southside

  17-05-2022 13:25 via bizjournals.com
  Both offices are within a mile of the BeltLine, which has ignited a wave of residential growth across the Southside.
  
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• CEO of Ansley Christie's Real Estate: ‘I don’t think housing prices are going to go down’ (podcast)

  17-05-2022 08:00 via bizjournals.com
  With inflation at a 40-year high, owning real estate “is a great asset to have,” said Bonneau Ansley, III.
  Granted, he might be a little biased. Ansley is the founder and CEO of Ansley Christie’s International Real Estate.His luxury brokerage firm is generating higher sales than last year, but the current housing market is one of the most difficult one's Ansley said he has experienced since starting the company in 2016.Atlanta area home prices have been on a steady climb, reach
  
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• College savings program launched for Atlanta kindergarteners

  17-05-2022 02:38 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) — Kindergarten students in Atlanta Public Schools are learning firsthand about financial literacy and saving for college. Parents and students joined school officials at Tuskegee Airmen Global Academy to celebrate the launching of the Operation HOPE child savings account program, which will provide them with a one-time deposit of $50 to build on and educational tools that will follow them until graduation.
  The Kindergarteners won’t graduate from high sc
  
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• Atlanta Public Schools launches savings program for kindergarteners

  17-05-2022 02:38 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) — Kindergarten students in Atlanta Public Schools are learning first hand about financial literacy and saving for college. Parents and students joined school officials at Tuskegee Airmen Global Academy to celebrate the launching of the HOPE Child Savings Accounts Program, which will provide them with a one-time deposit of $50 to build on and educational tools that will follow them until graduation.
  The Kindergarteners won’t graduate from high school for
  
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• Atlanta Public Schools launches HOPE Child Savings Accounts Program for Kindergarteners

  17-05-2022 02:38 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) — Kindergarten students in Atlanta Public Schools are learning first hand about financial literacy and saving for college. Parents and students joined school officials at Tuskegee Airmen Global Academy to celebrate the launching of the HOPE Child Savings Accounts Program, which will provide them with a one-time deposit of $50 to build on and educational tools that will follow them until graduation.
  The Kindergarteners won’t graduate from high school for
  
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• K-9 Locates Missing Woman In Thonotosassa

  17-05-2022 01:02 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (CW44 News At 10)– A K-9 from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office helped deputies find a missing woman in Thonotosassa on Sunday, May 15.
  According to reports,  shortly after 11:00 a.m., deputies were called to a home on the 11000 block of Bonnet Hole Drive in reference to a missing and endangered person. They learned that a woman in her late 60s who suffers from dementia had walked away from her home in the afternoon on May 14, 2022, and had
  
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• The walls are up at Assembly Studios' first sound stage. Here's what it means for Doraville

  16-05-2022 21:56 via bizjournals.com
  As the first sound stage at Assembly Studios goes vertical, Doraville Mayor Joseph Geierman talked to Atlanta Business Chronicle about what that means for the city.
  
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• As life sciences booms in Atlanta, Alpharetta wants in

  16-05-2022 21:19 via bizjournals.com
  The industry’s potential to expand in Atlanta has been limited by a lack of readily-available lab space for companies to move into without waiting on costly or lengthy build-outs.
  
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• 'Epicenter of modern music:' Amazon to hire 500 people in Atlanta as it launches new product

  16-05-2022 20:55 via bizjournals.com
  
  The Atlanta Business Chronicle reported Amazon's expansion plans at the end of last year.
  
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• Sweet relief? Atlanta home supply increases for first time since pandemic

  16-05-2022 20:48 via bizjournals.com
  Weary Atlanta homebuyers who have been frustrated by low housing supply may have reason for hope.
  
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• Biden to travel Tuesday to Buffalo following mass shooting

  16-05-2022 16:03 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  (CBS News) — President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel Tuesday to Buffalo, New York, “to grieve with the community that lost ten lives in a senseless and horrific mass shooting,” the White House said Sunday.
  Ten people were killed and three injured Saturday in what officials are calling a hate crime and a case of racially motivated violent extremism. The suspect, 18-year-old Payton Gendron, was arraigned Saturday on a charge of murder in the first degree, the m
  
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• Small Plane Crashes Into Florida Bridge, Killing One Person And Injuring Five

  15-05-2022 22:21 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  MIAMI, Fla. (CW44 News At 10 | CNN) — A small plane crashed Saturday into the Haulover Inlet Bridge in Florida’s Miami-Dade County, killing one person and injuring five others, authorities said.
  The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement a single-engine Cessna aircraft flying from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport lost power and struck a vehicle on the bridge while landing.
  The plane carrying a pilot and two passengers was traveling northbound and hit a SUV
  
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• Former Jacksonville Jaguars Kicker Sues Team

  14-05-2022 16:09 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (CW44 News At 10 | CNN) — Former Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Josh Lambo is suing the NFL team, alleging that former Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer created a “hostile work environment.”
  In the lawsuit, filed in the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court in Duval County, Florida on Tuesday, Lambo claimed that during a practice in August, Meyer “kicked him in the leg, and used profanity to insult [him] and warn him to make his kicks. Specif
  
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• Overcrowded LifeLine Animal Project shelters offering $20 pet adoption fee for May

  13-05-2022 23:42 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) — LifeLine Animal Project staff members say there’s an urgent situation inside of their shelters around Metro Atlanta, as several locations are at capacity with hundreds of dogs in desperate need of homes. LifeLine is offering a special incentive to help these adoptable pets.
  Andrea Seidl is a volunteer at LifeLine Animal Project’s DeKalb County Shelter. She adopted her first dog from the old DeKalb shelter back in 2013. “Right then an
  
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