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• Best Cities For Singles: How Does Atlanta Rank?

  13-11-2019 23:12 via News – CBS Atlanta
  
  ATLANTA, GA — When it comes to finding love during the holiday season, Atlanta singles are better off than most.
  The personal finance website WalletHub recently released its 2019 “Best & Worst Cities for Singles” and our city ranked No. 1 overall.
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• Don’t Let Fire Ruin Holidays; Georgia Tops States With Most Cooking Fires

  13-11-2019 22:59 via News – CBS Atlanta
  
  ACROSS AMERICA —Thanksgiving Day is the peak day for home cooking fires.
  According to the National Fire Protection Association, cooking is the leading cause of home fires. One out of three home fires begin in the kitchen – more than any other place in the home.
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• Georgia Cooks Are Searching For These Thanksgiving Recipes

  13-11-2019 22:52 via News – CBS Atlanta
  
  GEORGIA — With Thanksgiving coming up, cooks across the country are rifling through their recipe boxes, cookbooks and trendy magazines for a menu that will make their guests want to come back for second helpings. A new analysis based on Google search terms can help hosts in Georgia plan the menus that their guests — or at least their friends who live in the state — will like.
  You may beg to differ, but the analysis, put together by the House Method blog, suggests you’re a
  
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• Georgia Sen. Johnny Isakson On Resignation: ‘I’m Not Done Yet’

  13-11-2019 22:38 via News – CBS Atlanta
  
  ATLANTA, GA — In an interview with WSB-TV, and since announcing his resignation, Georgia U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson says he has a message for Georgia. “I’m not done yet.” In the interview he says that he’s still available to help constituents through Dec. 31st.
  Isakson tells reporter Aaron Diamant, “I’m not gone yet, I’ve got some holes to fill, I’ve got some holes to dig and I’ve got some things to do and I’m going to do
  
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• Google Is Gathering Health Data On Millions Of Americans

  13-11-2019 21:30 via News – CBS Atlanta
  
  Google is working in conjunction with Ascension to collect the health data.
  
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• Update: Jimmy Carter Recovering After Brain Surgery This Morning

  12-11-2019 18:53 via News – CBS Atlanta
  
  ATLANTA, GA — Former President Jimmy Carter is out of surgery and recovering at Emory University Hospital, The Carter Center announced Tuesday. According to the center, there were no complications from the surgery due to a subdural hematoma.
  “President Carter will remain in the hospital as long as advisable for observation,” the center shared in a statement on Twitter. “President and Mrs. Carter thank everyone for the many well-wishes they have received.”
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• Police: ‘Dangerous’ Suspect Last Seen Near City of Buckhead

  12-11-2019 18:24 via News – CBS Atlanta
  
  BUCKHEAD, GA — After a violent home invasion that took place near Parks Mill Road right outside of Buckhead, the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department has made one arrest and is searching for the second, reported Fox 5.
  According to officials, a homeowner was injured and a vehicle was stolen. It was last seen with two men in it heading eastbound near the Interstate 20 Buckhead exit. The stolen vehicle has been described as a white 1996 Lexus GS300 with a reddish primer damage
  
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• APS Students Help Launch ‘No Limits’ On National STEM Day

  12-11-2019 18:19 via News – CBS Atlanta
  
  ATLANTA, GA — More than 30 Atlanta Public Schools participated in a new National Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) focused initiative that aims to combat gender stereotypes last Friday. About 2,500 first-graders took part in interactive assemblies through the “No Limits” program, a national initiative between Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) and Mattel, said the companies in a joint news release. Atlanta was one of their launching cities.
  The Nov. 8 event served
  
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• GaDOE Eliminating Double-Testing Of AP, IB Students

  12-11-2019 18:13 via News – CBS Atlanta
  
  GEORGIA — The Georgia Department of Education is making changes to ensure students who take Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses are not double-tested.
  The State Board of Education, with support from Gov. Brian Kemp, recently approved State School Superintendent Richard Woods’ recommendation to eliminate Georgia Milestones End of Course tests for students in many Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses, provided those students receive a passin
  
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• Jimmy Carter In Hospital To Relieve Brain Pressure

  12-11-2019 18:08 via News – CBS Atlanta
  
  ATLANTA, GA — Former President Jimmy Carter has been admitted to Emory University Hospital to have a procedure done that will relieve the pressure on his brain caused by bleeding from his recent falls, The Carter Center announced Monday.
  The procedure has been scheduled for Tuesday morning.
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• First Look: Folk Art replaces Thumbs Up Diner in Decatur

  12-11-2019 06:13 via Atlanta Business News - Local Atlanta News | Atlanta Business Chronicle
  Transformation of the former home of Decatur's Thumbs Up Diner is complete.Randy Parks and Rhoda Hill on Monday opened their second Folk Art Restaurant, this one at 174 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.The new location, designed by architect Leslie Ellsworth of Studio SOGO, shares a similar aesthetic with the original Folk Art, an Inman Park neighborhood staple since 2012. That includes murals by local artist R. Land and a rotating gallery of original pieces by other Atlanta artists.The
  
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• Former Earthlink CFO, UGA alum picked as Stratix CEO

  11-11-2019 21:50 via Atlanta Business News - Local Atlanta News | Atlanta Business Chronicle
  Metro Atlanta-based mobility provider Stratix has hired Louis M. Alterman as the company's next president, CEO and board member. Alterman's new position takes effect Dec. 1.Alterman replaces Gina Gallo, the company's CEO since 2011. Stratix said she is pursuing other opportunities outside the company. Alterman, a University of Georgia graduate with an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University, has more than 20
  
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• A $90M project could bring brand-name companies and hundreds of jobs to Forysth County

  11-11-2019 21:27 via Atlanta Business News - Local Atlanta News | Atlanta Business Chronicle
  McDonald Development Co. has applied to rezone 118 acres in Forsyth County.
  
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• SpaceX Launches 60 More Mini-Satellites For Global Internet

  11-11-2019 21:13 via News – CBS Atlanta
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL (CBSMiami/AP) – SpaceX has launched the second batch of mini-satellites that will become part of an orbiting network meant to provide global internet coverage.
  On Monday, a Falcon rocket blasted into the morning sky, marking the unprecedented fourth flight of a booster for SpaceX. The 60 compact flat-panel satellites, which weigh just 575 pounds each, will join another 60 launched in May.
  CBS Miami has the story.
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• Adidas to close 3-D printing Speedfactory in Atlanta

  11-11-2019 20:48 via Atlanta Business News - Local Atlanta News | Atlanta Business Chronicle
  Adidas is closing its robot-operated, 3-D printing Speedfactory in metro Atlanta by 2020.According to Engadget, the German footwear giant is closing its Cherokee County location and a factory in Ansbach, Germany "by April 2020 at the latest." Adidas said it will still be using some of its Speedfactory technologies at other suppliers in Asia. The German footwear giant said it will also continue to explore 3-D and 4-D technology.First announced in August 2016, Adidas'
  
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• Liberty Media CEO: legalized sports betting opportunity to 'strengthen baseball'

  11-11-2019 20:35 via Atlanta Business News - Local Atlanta News | Atlanta Business Chronicle
  Georgia lawmakers will take a serious look at legalizing sports betting when the 2020 legislative session opens up next year.
  There’s been an effort to expand the state’s gambling laws by professional sports franchises, including the Atlanta Braves, who are owned by Liberty Media (NASDAQ: BATRK).
  Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei addressed the impact of legalized sports betting when asked about the issue during the company’s quarterly conference call on Monday.
  “I do think it
  
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• Developer targets long-vacant Tucker property for grocery store, restaurants

  11-11-2019 20:17 via Atlanta Business News - Local Atlanta News | Atlanta Business Chronicle
  Cities across suburban Atlanta are embracing the opportunity to redevelop aging commercial areas into new mixed-use town centers and link those projects to regional multi-use trails.
  
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• French provincial, English Manor senior homes proposed near Chateau Élan

  11-11-2019 19:50 via Atlanta Business News - Local Atlanta News | Atlanta Business Chronicle
  A big new senior community with French provincial and English Manor homes is being proposed near the Chateau Élan winery and resort northeast of Atlanta.VDC Development Group LLC of Hoschton, Ga., wants to develop the 308-unit community on 11.5 acres on Thompson Mill Road, just north of Chateau Élan and very close to Northeast Georgia Medical Center's Braselton hospital. The senior community is part of a planned 100-acre mixed-use project.The community would be aimed at people 62 y
  
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• UPS enters flat-rate pricing battle with FedEx, USPS

  11-11-2019 19:27 via Atlanta Business News - Local Atlanta News | Atlanta Business Chronicle
  UPS has entered the flat-rate pricing battle with the United States Postal Service and FedEx.United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) debuted a new "predictable flat rate shipping option" dubbed UPS Simple Rate, that gives small- and medium-sized business customers a national flat rate that cuts the limitations of its rivals.The new service lets small businesses ship by second- or third-day air or ground services to anywhere in the U.S. for a flat rate — split into five tiered sizes. Custome
  
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• Hotel with conference space pitched near Mercedes-Benz HQ in Sandy Springs

  11-11-2019 18:59 via Atlanta Business News - Local Atlanta News | Atlanta Business Chronicle
  The project would include a 242-room hotel with 6,800 square feet of meeting and event space.
  
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• Alexis Crawford’s Roommate, Roommate’s Boyfriend Arrested For Murder

  11-11-2019 17:26 via News – CBS Atlanta
  
  ATLANTA, GA — Alexis Crawford’s disappearance last week set off a search that ended Friday with grim results. The college student was found dead, killed by asphyxiation.
  Atlanta Police say that they now have two people in custody. Crawford’s roommate at Clark Atlanta University, 21-year-old Jordyn Jones and Jones’s 21-year-old boyfriend, Barron Brantley, are charged with murder.
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• Aniah Blanchard disappearance: UFC star's missing stepdaughter suffered 'life-threatening injury'https://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/aniah-blanchard-disappearance-ufc-stars-missing-stepdaughter-suffered-life-threatening-injury/507-d767b66a-0

  11-11-2019 16:12 via @11AliveNews 11Alive News
  Aniah Blanchard disappearance: UFC star's missing stepdaughter suffered 'life-threatening injury'https://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/aniah-blanchard-disappearance-ufc-stars-missing-stepdaughter-suffered-life-threatening-injury/507-d767b66a-0023-4aa9-842c-15c955eb4eb5 …
  
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• Kroger launches auto-buying program

  11-11-2019 15:52 via Atlanta Business News - Local Atlanta News | Atlanta Business Chronicle
  Kroger Co. is expanding its services with a new partnership designed to help save customers money when they purchase a new or used vehicle.The Cincinnati-based grocery retailer (NYSE: KR) has partnered with Santa Monica, Calif.-based TrueCar to create the Kroger Auto Buying Program.
  The program allows customers the ability to see what others in their area paid for a new car based on recent vehicle transactions in addition to providing access to an average discount of $3,400 and a look at live&he
  
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• Missing persons search happening in Alabama, 20 minutes from Brianna Williams' hometownhttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-persons-search-happening-in-alabama-20-minutes-from-brianna-williams-hometown/77-66a7566d-615b-4d0d-bfbc-c182d66aebeb

  11-11-2019 13:53 via @11AliveNews 11Alive News
  Missing persons search happening in Alabama, 20 minutes from Brianna Williams' hometownhttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-persons-search-happening-in-alabama-20-minutes-from-brianna-williams-hometown/77-66a7566d-615b-4d0d-bfbc-c182d66aebeb …
  
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• The state is asking parents at that middle school to keep their children home until Nov. 25 if their children are unvaccinated. #MorningRushATLhttp://www.11alive.com/article/news/health/measles-case-confirmed-in-cobb-county-is-middle-school-student/85-49e

  11-11-2019 13:25 via @11AliveNews 11Alive News
  The state is asking parents at that middle school to keep their children home until Nov. 25 if their children are unvaccinated. #MorningRushATLhttp://www.11alive.com/article/news/health/measles-case-confirmed-in-cobb-county-is-middle-school-student/85-49e1c1dc-406d-46d9-86b4-b03f625d2a42 …
  
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• 14 fun facts about the CMA Awardshttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/53rd-annual-cma-awards-14-facts/507-28c6d1e5-100d-4635-bf71-be0631b15034 …

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  14 fun facts about the CMA Awardshttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/53rd-annual-cma-awards-14-facts/507-28c6d1e5-100d-4635-bf71-be0631b15034 …
  
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• Why do we get so much junk mail?https://www.11alive.com/article/news/why-do-we-get-so-much-junk-mail/85-2e5902ef-def0-4106-9b1c-763ad19ec163 …

  11-11-2019 12:32 via @11AliveNews 11Alive News
  Why do we get so much junk mail?https://www.11alive.com/article/news/why-do-we-get-so-much-junk-mail/85-2e5902ef-def0-4106-9b1c-763ad19ec163 …
  
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• Justices take up high-profile case over young immigrants http://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/justices-take-up-daca/507-80464353-0fe6-470d-b2ce-47855a89127e … #MorningRushATL

  11-11-2019 12:14 via @11AliveNews 11Alive News
  Justices take up high-profile case over young immigrants http://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/justices-take-up-daca/507-80464353-0fe6-470d-b2ce-47855a89127e … #MorningRushATL
  
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• Instagram to start hiding 'like' counts in US this weekhttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/instagram-private-likes/507-f09ef4cd-7c9e-44a4-abe4-6502a9cab85c …

  11-11-2019 10:55 via @11AliveNews 11Alive News
  Instagram to start hiding 'like' counts in US this weekhttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/instagram-private-likes/507-f09ef4cd-7c9e-44a4-abe4-6502a9cab85c …
  
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• Criminals may be banned from being near guns in New Zealandhttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/new-zealand-gun-presence-ban/507-dcf8889f-c331-475c-ae45-638cf6ed2b6c …

  11-11-2019 06:48 via @11AliveNews 11Alive News
  Criminals may be banned from being near guns in New Zealandhttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/new-zealand-gun-presence-ban/507-dcf8889f-c331-475c-ae45-638cf6ed2b6c …
  
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• Lookout spot for fall colors closed indefinitely after vandalismhttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/johns-mountain-lookout-vandalism-closes-park-indefinitely/85-322a8efc-249e-47a7-b9a5-7e0db0f9095f …

  11-11-2019 06:35 via @11AliveNews 11Alive News
  Lookout spot for fall colors closed indefinitely after vandalismhttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/johns-mountain-lookout-vandalism-closes-park-indefinitely/85-322a8efc-249e-47a7-b9a5-7e0db0f9095f …
  
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• Logan was diagnosed with autism at 5. His mom signed him up to manage the football team, where it unlocked his spirit. Senior year, it got him on the field for a sweet moment. Four years later, see how he is thriving thanks to his "village" #UpLateATL

  11-11-2019 03:59 via @11AliveNews 11Alive News
  Logan was diagnosed with autism at 5.
  His mom signed him up to manage the football team, where it unlocked his spirit. Senior year, it got him on the field for a sweet moment.
  Four years later, see how he is thriving thanks to his "village" #UpLateATL https://www.11alive.com/article/features/logans-run-part-ii/85-377ab597-c822-4bb6-8ef0-8c1aa8e0e492 …pic.twitter.com/1PgzUuQtrD
  
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• Kaiser Permanente CEO Tyson dies unexpectedly at 60https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/kaiser-permanente-ceo-tyson-dies-unexpectedly-at-60/509-02f7acaa-e7ed-4b13-9e71-0fd98514682a …

  11-11-2019 01:29 via @11AliveNews 11Alive News
  Kaiser Permanente CEO Tyson dies unexpectedly at 60https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/kaiser-permanente-ceo-tyson-dies-unexpectedly-at-60/509-02f7acaa-e7ed-4b13-9e71-0fd98514682a …
  
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• Falcons stun first-place Saints 26-9, ending New Orleans' six-game winning streakhttps://www.11alive.com/article/sports/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-stun-first-place-saints-26-9/85-2b881704-488e-431f-953e-480d85d8bbee …

  10-11-2019 22:47 via @11AliveNews 11Alive News
  Falcons stun first-place Saints 26-9, ending New Orleans' six-game winning streakhttps://www.11alive.com/article/sports/nfl/atlanta-falcons/falcons-stun-first-place-saints-26-9/85-2b881704-488e-431f-953e-480d85d8bbee …
  
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• Deputies: Gwinnett County escapee involved in deadly high-speed chasehttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/deputies-gwinnett-escapee-involved-in-deadly-high-speed-chase/85-68d59675-578f-4d5f-9c69-638e111156eb …

  10-11-2019 20:47 via @11AliveNews 11Alive News
  Deputies: Gwinnett County escapee involved in deadly high-speed chasehttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/deputies-gwinnett-escapee-involved-in-deadly-high-speed-chase/85-68d59675-578f-4d5f-9c69-638e111156eb …
  
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• TRIGGER | Over and outhttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/investigations/the-reveal/jessica-boynton-shooting-matthew-boynton-wife/85-8ab82530-da07-492b-9a3c-c20d5e7f50b3 …

  10-11-2019 19:24 via @11AliveNews 11Alive News
  TRIGGER | Over and outhttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/investigations/the-reveal/jessica-boynton-shooting-matthew-boynton-wife/85-8ab82530-da07-492b-9a3c-c20d5e7f50b3 …
  
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• Justices take up high-profile case over young immigrantshttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/justices-take-up-daca/507-80464353-0fe6-470d-b2ce-47855a89127e …

  10-11-2019 18:35 via @11AliveNews 11Alive News
  Justices take up high-profile case over young immigrantshttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/justices-take-up-daca/507-80464353-0fe6-470d-b2ce-47855a89127e …
  
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• 'Sesame Street' celebrates 50 years on the airhttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/sesame-street-celebrates-50-years/507-fc2b8b52-ac49-42e4-92c0-56f7cd7d55ad …

  10-11-2019 15:44 via @11AliveNews 11Alive News
  'Sesame Street' celebrates 50 years on the airhttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/sesame-street-celebrates-50-years/507-fc2b8b52-ac49-42e4-92c0-56f7cd7d55ad …
  
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• What the national media is saying about Georgia's win over Mizzou and the road aheadhttps://www.11alive.com/article/sports/college/georgia-bulldogs/what-national-media-saying-about-georgia-win-over-missouri/85-43969187-2669-47d0-b38a-5c839199810d &he

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  What the national media is saying about Georgia's win over Mizzou and the road aheadhttps://www.11alive.com/article/sports/college/georgia-bulldogs/what-national-media-saying-about-georgia-win-over-missouri/85-43969187-2669-47d0-b38a-5c839199810d …
  
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• Armored truck driver robbed at gunpoint fired following heisthttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/armored-truck-driver-robbed-at-gunpoint-fired-following-heist/73-f880d6d7-0760-4697-b865-6d4ee5684ba1 …

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  Armored truck driver robbed at gunpoint fired following heisthttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/armored-truck-driver-robbed-at-gunpoint-fired-following-heist/73-f880d6d7-0760-4697-b865-6d4ee5684ba1 …
  
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• Iran calls ex-FBI agent's case a 'missing person' court casehttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/iran-calls-ex-fbi-agents-case-a-missing-person-file/507-6fd583b4-49c5-423b-a386-83a599d9cc57 …

  10-11-2019 13:38 via @11AliveNews 11Alive News
  Iran calls ex-FBI agent's case a 'missing person' court casehttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/iran-calls-ex-fbi-agents-case-a-missing-person-file/507-6fd583b4-49c5-423b-a386-83a599d9cc57 …
  
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• Former Trump adviser John Bolton has agreed to a book dealhttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/former-trump-adviser-john-bolton-has-a-book-deal/507-8fb316e3-9779-41e4-ad38-05de1beb3ca5 …

  10-11-2019 13:21 via @11AliveNews 11Alive News
  Former Trump adviser John Bolton has agreed to a book dealhttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/former-trump-adviser-john-bolton-has-a-book-deal/507-8fb316e3-9779-41e4-ad38-05de1beb3ca5 …
  
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• Father of Atatiana Jefferson has died, family spokesman confirmshttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/special-reports/atatiana-jefferson/father-of-atatiana-jefferson-dies-family-spokesperson-confirms/287-2695dad6-01bc-49eb-8073-1365c52a504e …

  10-11-2019 06:50 via @11AliveNews 11Alive News
  Father of Atatiana Jefferson has died, family spokesman confirmshttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/special-reports/atatiana-jefferson/father-of-atatiana-jefferson-dies-family-spokesperson-confirms/287-2695dad6-01bc-49eb-8073-1365c52a504e …
  
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• Marques Mayes, honorary Monroe Co. deputy with bone cancer, passes awayhttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/marques-mayes-bone-cancer-obituary/85-f8ed6fcc-f1dd-4778-bebf-f13fe8baa74f …

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  Marques Mayes, honorary Monroe Co. deputy with bone cancer, passes awayhttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/marques-mayes-bone-cancer-obituary/85-f8ed6fcc-f1dd-4778-bebf-f13fe8baa74f …
  
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• Iraqi forces kill 6 protesters, retake key Baghdad bridgeshttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/iraq-protests-six-killed/507-bb53b529-1b62-4b7e-a1ff-e0cdcc43fb04 …

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  Iraqi forces kill 6 protesters, retake key Baghdad bridgeshttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/iraq-protests-six-killed/507-bb53b529-1b62-4b7e-a1ff-e0cdcc43fb04 …
  
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• Mother charged with murder in wreck that killed her 3-year-old sonhttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/3-year-old-dead-another-child-injured-after-intoxicated-mother-crashes-into-barrier-in-se-houston-police-say/285-986f6ced-7163-4be9-a091-e0716dd01

  10-11-2019 01:36 via @11AliveNews 11Alive News
  Mother charged with murder in wreck that killed her 3-year-old sonhttps://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/3-year-old-dead-another-child-injured-after-intoxicated-mother-crashes-into-barrier-in-se-houston-police-say/285-986f6ced-7163-4be9-a091-e0716dd01e3a …
  
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