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• Nikolas Cruz trial: Jury adjourns for day after asking to see murder weapon

  12-10-2022 23:33 via cbsnews.com
  FORT LAUDERDALE - Jurors in the penalty phase trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz asked to the see the assault-style rifle used during the Valentine's Day massacre that left 19 students and faculty members dead.Judge Elizabeth Scherer adjourned for the day after the request was received, but said the panel should be able to view the firearm when they resume their deliberations Thursday morning.The panel is expected to resume its deliberations at 9 a.m., following a meeting by the lawye
  
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• Sen. Rubio: Florida will need $33B from feds to recover from Hurricane Ian

  12-10-2022 21:39 via cbsnews.com
  Images from the ground on Sanibel Island, taken Wednesday (10/5) show damage and destruction caused by Hurricane Ian as Sanibel residents begin to regain access to their homes and businesses by boat. WINK WASHINGTON (AP) - Floridians will need about $33 billion in emergency aid from the federal government as the state recovers from the devastation left by Hurricane Ian, the state's Republican Sen. Marco Rubio said Wednesday.
  Rubio said the federal government has an important role to play in
  
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• Warriors' Kerr: Green, Poole incident 'the biggest crisis that we've ever had'

  12-10-2022 17:57 via cbsnews.com
  SAN FRANCISCO -- Golden State Coach Steve Kerr didn't mince words when it came to the aftermath of Draymond Green's punch to the face of teammate Jordan Pooleduring practice last week."It's never easy," he told reporters after the team's 131-98 exhibition win over Portland Tuesday. "No matter what decision you make in a situation like this, it's not going to be perfect. This is the biggest crisis that we've ever had since I've been coaching. It's really serious stuff. We're not perfect. Our team
  
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• Delta Airlines opens new (and much larger) Sky Club in Chicago airport

  12-10-2022 17:42
  Delta has now opened four Sky Clubs this year as part of a $12 billion investment in airport hubs across the country, demonstrating the company’s confidence that better years are coming for the airline industry post-pandemic.
  
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• Amid talks of a recession, it's time to check on corporate expansions to Atlanta

  12-10-2022 17:36
  Visa's delayed office move brings into question other splashy corporate announcements announced in Atlanta the past two years and whether those will go according to plan.
  
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• Jury deliberations underway in Parkland gunman Nikolas Cruz's penalty trial

  12-10-2022 17:04 via cbsnews.com
  FORT LAUDERDALE - Jurors in the penalty phase trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz received their instructions and began deliberations Wednesday morning.The seven-man, five-woman panel will recommend whether Cruz is sentenced to death or life in prison without parole. They can go through evidence, pictures, videos, and witness testimony to help them better make a decision.They have no time limit to decide.The jury is being sequestered, staying at an undisclosed hotel with no cell phones
  
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• Forever 21 to open new Georgia store in U.S. expansion

  12-10-2022 16:06
  Forever 21 said it plans to open 14 new locations across the United States as shoppers return to brick-and-mortar stores.The Los Angeles-based retailer it opened a new location at the Gran Plaza Outlets in Calexico, California, in August as the first in a series of new store openings scheduled through June 2023. One of the new stores will be in Woodstock, about 30 miles from the city of Atlanta.“We’re seeing even more consumers returning to the in-store shopping experience,” Fo
  
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• Puttshack raises $150M to fuel mini-golf emporium expansion, to add second Atlanta location

  12-10-2022 15:59
  Puttshack, an indoor mini-golf, restaurant and bar concept with a location in Atlanta, said it has raised $150 million in new funding.The Chicago-based company said the round was led BlackRock and Promethean Investments.
  Puttshack said it will use the new funding to "support Puttshack's rapid growth strategy in the United States."Puttshack has two locations in the U.S. — in Atlanta and in Oak Brook, Illinois — and four in the U.K.
  The company said venues in Boston and Miami are sched
  
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• City Council Controversy: What we know so far

  12-10-2022 02:36 via cbsnews.com
  The Los Angeles City Council was rocked by scandal over the weekend, when leaked audio of several council members involved in a racially-charged conversation was released to the public. The audio, first released on Reddit, comes from Oct. 2021, when council President Nury Martinez, Councilmen Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo and LA County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera, were all heard hurling a number of racially insensitive comments around. The Los Angeles Times broke the st
  
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• City Council Controversy: Everything we know

  12-10-2022 02:36 via cbsnews.com
  The Los Angeles City Council was rocked by scandal over the weekend, when leaked audio of several council members involved in a racially-charged conversation was released to the public. The audio, first released on Reddit, comes from Oct. 2021, when council President Nury Martinez, Councilmen Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo and LA County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera were heard hurling a number of racially insensitive comments around. The Los Angeles Times broke the story o
  
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• Fifth Group Restaurants' Robby Kukler on retirement and changes in Atlanta's restaurant scene

  12-10-2022 02:00
  Robby Kukler will retire at the end of October, leaving Fifth Group Restaurants just shy of the Atlanta hospitality company's 30th birthday.
  
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