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• Man charged with throwing, punching dog in Lincoln Park

  10-10-2022 22:07 via cbsnews.com
  CHICAGO (CBS) -- A man has been charged with animal cruelty, after he was caught on video throwing and punching a dog in broad daylight in the Lincoln Park neighborhood last week.The incident happened on Sept. 22 shortly before 6 p.m.Surveillance video from a building in the 1900 block of North Maud Avenue shows a man parking a van along the curb, opening the rear hatch, and grabbing a dog by its collar before hurling it into the street.The dog is seen walking away as the man appears to clean up
  
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• Fast food restaurants' drive-thru times, Chick-fil-A is slowest but also the fastest

  10-10-2022 17:41 via cbsnews.com
  MIAMI - Every second counts in drive-thru lanes for fast food chains.A recent study showed Chick-fil-A had the slowest one, but only because it's so popular and there are so many cars in line.
  Taco Bell led the pack in the speed of service, with an average time of about 221 seconds, followed by Dunkin' Donuts, KFC, and Arby's. But this metric doesn't factor in the number of cars in line. In that category, Chick-fil-A is the clear leader, with 16% of its lines surveyed counting ten or more cars.
  
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• Florida migrant transport planning began in July

  10-10-2022 16:40 via cbsnews.com
  TALLAHASSEE - Florida officials began planning to transport migrants to other states in July and told potential contractors their task would be to relocate them on a voluntary basis, according to state documents.
  The documents, released Friday night, provide new details about the program that culminated in the Sept. 14 flight of 48 mostly Venezuelan migrants from San Antonio, Texas, to Martha's Vineyard, an island off Massachusetts.
  The flight has spawned an investigation by a Texas sheriff and
  
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• 13-year-old entrepreneur to be featured at Fashion Week 2023

  10-10-2022 16:24 via cbsnews.com
  (CBS DETROIT) - A 13-year-old from Metro has been invited to one of the most prestigious fashion events in the United States -- New York Fashion Week 2023."That's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that most people will not get, says Langston Howard, founder and owner of "The Top."Langston's mother, Jack Howard, says Langston always enjoyed art. She says that's what helped spark his interest in fashion. In 2021, he mentioned that he wanted to start a clothing line and in March 2022, he made it hap
  
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• Operation Warm gives new coats to hundreds of Atlanta children in need

  10-10-2022 15:39 via cbsnews.com
  ATLANTA (WUPA) -- Just in time for the cool morning weather, more than 400 Atlanta elementary students received free coats, thanks to a special operation to keep kids warm.Students at Usher-Collier Elementary School say that getting a free coat is worth dancing about. Operation Warm gave them a reason to dance during a coat distribution on Friday.The national nonprofit provides coats for kids across the country and in Atlanta, where the child poverty rate is nearly 24% and more than 5,500 childr
  
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• Parkland gunman sentencing trial, closing arguments this week

  10-10-2022 14:56 via cbsnews.com
  FORT LAUDERDALE - We are entering into the final days of the sentencing trial of Parkland school gunman Nikolas Cruz.
  On Monday, attorneys are expected to be back in court for motions.
  Closing arguments are scheduled for Tuesday.On Wednesday, the jury will hear instructions from the judge and begin deliberations. Jurors were told to bring their suitcases since they'll be sequestered unless they reach a decision on the first day. They will stay at an undisclosed hotel.
  They have no time limit for
  
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• Alpharetta's Jason Joseph pivoted to build-to-rent homes. Here's why.

  10-10-2022 02:55
  Build-to-rent communities are somewhat resilient to the pressures of rising interest rates and inflation, as lenders still show a strong interest in investing in them, said Jason Joseph, managing director at Trilogy Residences.
  
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• Yellow Card plans to be Atlanta's next crypto-based unicorn

  10-10-2022 02:33
  The company is competing with Bitcoin Depot to be Atlanta's next crypto unicorn.
  
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• Editor's note: 'The community is keeping me alive'

  10-10-2022 02:13
  Two years ago, The Atlanta Eagle, one of the city’s iconic LGBTQ+ bars, closed after the Covid-19 pandemic undermined its revenue.The Eagle had occupied the brick building at 306 Ponce de Leon Avenue for 33 years, serving as a landmark for the city’s powerful LGBTQ community, a connection to its history in Atlanta and a reminder of the fight across the country for gay rights.When police raided the business in 2009, it evoked memories of the 1969 Stonewall riots. That event years ago
  
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