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• U.S. Rep. Mike Collins and his chief of staff under investigation by House Ethics Committee

  21-11-2025 22:54 via cbsnews.com
  The House Ethics Committee confirmed it is investigating U.S. Rep. Mike Collins and Brandon Phillips, his chief of staff.The committee, led by Republican Rep. Michael Guest of Mississippi, announced in two releases on Friday afternoon that it had received a case against Collins and Phillips on Oct. 7 from the Office of Congressional Conduct.Officials have not shared what details about that case that was referred to the committee by the Office of Congressional Conduct."The Committee notes that th
  
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• House Ethics Committee reviewing complaint against U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, chief of staff

  21-11-2025 22:54 via cbsnews.com
  The House Ethics Committee confirmed it reviewing a complaint against U.S. Rep. Mike Collins and Brandon Phillips, his chief of staff.The committee, led by Republican Rep. Michael Guest of Mississippi, announced in two releases on Friday afternoon that it had received a complaint against Collins and Phillips on Oct. 7 from the Office of Congressional Conduct.Officials have not shared what details about what was referred to the committee by the Office of Congressional Conduct."The Committee notes
  
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• Ex-Georgia deputies cleared of murder in death of Black man shocked at least 15 times

  21-11-2025 21:35 via cbsnews.com
  Three former Georgia sheriff's deputies have been found not guilty of murder in the death of a Black man who raised a white homeowner's suspicions by asking for a drink of water while walking through a small Georgia town.Eurie Martin, 58, was repeatedly shocked with Tasers after he refused to answer their questions. Henry Lee Copeland, Michael Howell and Rhett Scott said he was walking illegally in the road, littered by dropping a soda can and aggressively refused to follow their commands. After
  
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• Man sentenced to life without parole for murders of firefighter and wife in Cobb County home

  21-11-2025 19:19 via cbsnews.com
  An Acworth man found guilty of killing his new neighbors in their home will spend the rest of his life in prison without the chance of parole.Matthew Scott Lanz was not in court on Friday, choosing to waive his appearance at the hearing. Judge Sonja N. Brown, who presided over the case sentenced Lanz to multiple life sentences and other jail time, which will be served concurrently.  The sentencing hearing came a day Brown found Lanz guilty on all charges in connection with the killings
  
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• Georgia Rep. Mike Collins' campaign uses AI-generated deepfake of Senator Jon Ossoff in tight Senate showdown

  21-11-2025 18:36 via cbsnews.com
  Nasty name-calling, ill-mannered insults, and menacing mudslinging have been a part of American politics for centuries. In this new age of no-holds-barred tactics, the barbs are becoming more brutal, and the ads, well, anything goes when it comes to edging out the competition, even if the attacks are artificial.A new political ad in Georgia's U.S. Senate race is raising concerns about the use of artificial intelligence in elections after Rep. Mike Collins' campaign released a deepfake video
  
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• Georgia congressman calls for more ICE officers in Atlanta

  21-11-2025 17:33 via cbsnews.com
  U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) is calling on the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to increase federal law enforcement resources in Atlanta.Rep. Carter claims there has been a rise in illegal immigration and associated public safety concerns.In a letter addressed to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, and Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, Carter praised the Trump administration for securing the southern border, noting that apprehensions are at the
  
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• Officers shoot suspect accused of holding person against their will in DeKalb County home, police say

  21-11-2025 16:08 via cbsnews.com
  A person accused of holding someone against their will at a DeKalb County home was shot by police and rushed to the hospital early Friday morning.While details about the situation are limited, officials with the DeKalb County Police Department say officers were called to the 7900 block of Errol Drive at around 5:30 a.m. after receiving reports of a person being held against their will.When officers got to the scene, officials say they "encountered a suspect and gunfire was exchanged."The GBI is
  
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• "This is my home": Decatur boxer Brian Norman Jr. trains for the biggest fight of his career

  21-11-2025 05:34 via cbsnews.com
  When Brian Norman Jr. is preparing for the biggest bout of his life, there's only one place he wants to be: the Granite City Boxing Gym in Ellenwood.To him, it's not just a training facility; it's home."You see around me… they still working right now," Norman Jr. said from inside the gym, surrounded by sparring partners and the sounds of gloves hitting heavy bags. "This is my home. This the way I live."Boxer Brian Norman Jr. practices inside his Ellenwood gym.CBS News Atlanta A father's l
  
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• Decatur boxer Brian Norman Jr. trains for the biggest fight of his career

  21-11-2025 05:30 via cbsnews.com
  Fresh off defending his WBO welterweight crown, Brian Norman Jr. is gearing up for a global showdown, while staying grounded in the Ellenwood gym that shaped him.
  
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• Georgia veteran who rebuilt career in healthcare warns many service members remain underemployed

  21-11-2025 05:24 via cbsnews.com
  Michael Collins says he always felt called to serve, even when his father urged him not to join the Marines. But years after leaving the military, he's now part of a growing group of veterans fighting a different battle: finding meaningful work in civilian life.When Collins left the Marine Corps, he says he struggled to understand how his military experience translated into a career."When I got out, I didn't know where my skills mapped me to," Collins told CBS News Atlanta. "Because I served as
  
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• Atlanta firefighters rescue two children trapped 75 feet inside elevator shaft

  21-11-2025 05:11 via cbsnews.com
  Two Atlanta children are safe after a terrifying ordeal at Peachtree Center left them trapped inside an elevator shaft for hours — prompting a complex rope rescue by the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department's Special Operations team.Fire officials say they respond to as many as 2,000 elevator entrapment calls each year, but this one was far from routine.A trip for lunch turns into a scareWhat began as a simple afternoon walk to get lunch quickly turned into panic for 13-year-old Johnny Jones and
  
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• "Let the people speak": Tensions boil over at DeKalb meeting on data center regulations

  21-11-2025 01:31 via cbsnews.com
  DeKalb County's debate over the future of data centers boiled over Thursday night as the Board of Commissioners held a contentious zoning meeting — one that erupted into shouting, chanting, and, eventually, police escorts.The crowd's anger underscored a much bigger question facing metro Atlanta: What does the region stand to gain — or lose — as AI companies rush to build massive, resource-intensive data farms across the South?A booming industry meets a furious communityFor mont
  
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• Where is the cold?

  21-11-2025 00:27 via cbsnews.com
  Next Weather meteorologist Orelon Sidney says expect warm temperatures and light rain for the next few days. Expect overnight lows to fall below freezing by Thanksgiving.
  
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• At 101, DeKalb County's "Miss Mildred" stays young by hitting the dance floor

  21-11-2025 00:15 via cbsnews.com
  Are tai chi and line dancing the key to staying young? DeKalb County resident Mildred Cohen thinks so.At Lou Walker Senior Center in Stonecrest, 101-year-old "Miss Mildred's" moves are a show stopper."The day they opened with the jets flying overhead, I was standing out there waving," Cohen recalled."Seeing that she was 101, I was like, really?" said Dr. Erica King, the senior center's director. "She's here about three times, four times a week and participates in about six different classes."Mil
  
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• Nonprofit teams up with Fulton County to open resource closet inside elementary school

  21-11-2025 00:10 via cbsnews.com
  A metro Atlanta nonprofit has made it a mission to ensure that local elementary school students have the proper resources to succeed in the classroom.Zion's Closet, an initiative of Love Beyond Walls, recently started work on a new resource closet at Fulton County's Love T. Noval Elementary School.The closet will provide families at the school with access to basic necessities, helping students worry less about what they lack, and focus more on learning."We came up with this idea to go inside sch
  
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• DeKalb County's "Miss Mildred" still dancing at 101

  21-11-2025 00:10 via cbsnews.com
  Are tai chi and line dancing the key to staying young? DeKalb County resident Mildred Cohen thinks so.
  
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• Zion's Closet opens at Fulton County elementary school

  21-11-2025 00:05 via cbsnews.com
  The Zion's Closet at Love T. Noval Elementary School will soon be open, giving families and students access to basic necessities.
  
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