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• Closing the cybersecurity gap with managed services

  22-02-2023 18:20
  With the explosion of data, expansion of the cloud and incredible strides in remote working, organizations today have had to rethink major security considerations across remote offices, mobile devices and everything in between. And yet with today’s greater emphasis on an effective and hyperspeed response to cyberthreats, companies continue to struggle with the lack of skilled practitioners and an ever-deepening gap of already overworked cyber teams.
  According to David Leiter, KPMG Atlanta-
  
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• Georgia's Haitian migrants worried for the future as Trump prepares to end TPS status

  03-02-2026 00:17 via cbsnews.com
  The Trump administration plans to end Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for many Haitian immigrants on Tuesday.The program allows foreign nationals to stay in the United States lawfully — working and avoiding deportation — while their home country is facing armed conflict, disasters, or extraordinary conditions. The decision could have a profound impact on the nearly 400,000 Haitians in the United States.Georgia's Haitian population ranks fifth in the country. With approximately 15
  
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• Take a guided tour of Atlanta's historic South-View Cemetery

  03-02-2026 00:13 via cbsnews.com
  Atlanta's South-View Cemetery was founded in 1886 by formerly enslaved Black men who were denied the ability to bury their loved ones in White cemeteries. Winifred Hemphill, the president of the South-View Cemetery Association, took CBS News Atlanta's Daniel Wilkerson on a trip through history.
  
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• South-View Cemetery ensures over a century of Black Atlanta's history isn't forgotten

  03-02-2026 00:12 via cbsnews.com
  A cemetery once described as "tainted" has grown into one of the largest and most historic burial grounds in Atlanta, holding more than a century of Black history.South-View Cemetery was founded in 1886 by formerly enslaved Black men who were denied the ability to bury their loved ones in White cemeteries. According to oral history preserved by the South-View Cemetery Association, when the state asked neighboring landowners whether a Black cemetery should be allowed on land along Jonesboro Road,
  
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• Georgia Haitians face deportation as TPS is set to expire

  03-02-2026 00:12 via cbsnews.com
  The Trump administration's decision to drop the Temporary Protected Status would have a profound impact on the nearly 400,000 Haitians in the United States - thousands of whom live in metro Atlanta.
  
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• Atlanta's South-View Cemetery holds over a century of Black history

  03-02-2026 00:05 via cbsnews.com
  Once described as being on "tainted" ground, South-View Cemetery has grown into one of the largest and most historic burial grounds in Atlanta.
  
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• Georgia Lottery fraud: Two Sparta men sentenced to 20 years in prison after statewide investigation

  02-02-2026 23:23 via cbsnews.com
  Two Sparta brothers have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms following a years-long investigation into a sophisticated lottery fraud and racketeering scheme spanning more than a dozen Georgia counties.Quinton Watts, 27, and Phillip Watts, 31, were arrested and charged with multiple felonies, including racketeering, lottery ticket fraud, theft by taking, and possession of tools for the commission of a crime. Their sentences — handed down by Columbia County Superior Court Judge Barry
  
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• Georgia AG appealing dismissal of racketeering charges against dozens of "Cop City" protesters

  02-02-2026 22:57 via cbsnews.com
  Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr says his office is appealing a judge's ruling that dropped most of the state's case against dozens of protesters of the Atlanta public safety training facility.In 2023, Carr indicted 61 people in what experts call the largest criminal racketeering case filed against protesters in U.S. history. The group faced allegations that ranged from throwing Molotov cocktails at police officers to providing protesters with food. Each defendant could have faced up to 20 ye
  
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• Viral video shows Tuskegee basketball coach getting handcuffed after loss at Morehouse

  02-02-2026 20:09 via cbsnews.com
  Fan-recorded video captured the moment Tuskegee University men's basketball coach Benjy Taylor was handcuffed and escorted off the court following his team's 77-69 loss to Morehouse College on Saturday night.
  Video credit: Briana Harrison
  
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• Water outage reported at Atlanta airport's Domestic Terminal Atrium

  02-02-2026 19:55 via cbsnews.com
  A water outage has been reported at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.The Atlanta airport announced on social media Monday afternoon that the outage was affecting areas of its multi-level Domestic Atrium.Officials say restroom and water fountain availability in the atrium will be limited temporarily as crews work to fix the issue.Airport staff will be available to direct passengers to nearby facilities in other parts of the Domestic Terminal."We appreciate your patience as we work
  
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• Tuskegee coach hires civil rights attorneys after being handcuffed following 77-69 loss at Morehouse

  02-02-2026 18:52 via cbsnews.com
  Tuskegee University men's basketball coach Benjy Taylor has retained a team of prominent civil rights attorneys after he was handcuffed and escorted off the court following his team's 77-69 loss to Morehouse College on Saturday night.Taylor hired nationally known civil rights attorney Harry Daniels, along with attorneys Gregory Reynald Williams and Gerald Griggs, after an incident that occurred immediately following the Division II HBCU matchup in Atlanta. Video of the encounter, recorded by fan
  
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• Gwinnett County police and community mourning officer killed, 2nd injured in shooting at hotel

  02-02-2026 17:04 via cbsnews.com
  The Gwinnett County Police Department is asking the community for prayers and support after a shooting that left one of their officers dead and another seriously wounded at a local hotel over the weekend.The shootout happened Sunday morning at a Holiday Inn near Stone Mountain. The officers were dispatched to the hotel after a caller in South Carolina reported someone had fraudulently used their credit card there, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said. The agency said the front desk manager d
  
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• Georgia's groundhog Beau predicts 6 more weeks of winter at Dauset Trails

  02-02-2026 16:49 via cbsnews.com
  Georgia's beloved groundhog, General Beauregard "Beau" Lee, has spoken: six more weeks of winter.Beau, the state's official weather prognosticator, made his prediction Tuesday at Dauset Trails Nature Center in Jackson. At 35 years old, Beau is the longest-serving groundhog in Georgia, far older than the average wild groundhog, and enjoys a life of naps, digging tunnels, and indulging in hashbrowns in his mansion, Weathering Heights.The annual Groundhog Day celebration at Dauset Trails drew commu
  
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• Legendary radio announcer Greg Street celebrates 30 years on Atlanta airwaves

  02-02-2026 15:17 via cbsnews.com
  If you flip on V-103 while driving through Atlanta traffic at 6 p.m., you're likely to hear a popular jingle followed by the saying, "It's 6 o'clock, it's 6 o'clock! It's time for Greg Street to rock!" The intro song has been a signature of radio announcer Greg Street since he first graced Atlanta's airwaves in the 1990s. Most people may not know that the intro song was created while he was on the radio in Dallas. Greg Street and MC Breed changed the lyrics when he moved to Atlanta."I had never
  
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• Breakfast with legendary Atlanta radio personality Greg Street

  02-02-2026 15:10 via cbsnews.com
  Legendary Atlanta radio personality Greg Street has maintained relationships with hundreds of metro Atlanta students and educators through his work on and off the air. He transformed his scholarship into an organization called We Need 2 Read. He supports students financially and with classroom resources throughout the year.
  
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• Georgia's Fulton County to file motion after FBI seizes 2020 election ballots

  02-02-2026 14:53 via cbsnews.com
  Fulton County plans to file a motion challenging what local leaders call an unprecedented and improper seizure of 2020 election records, following an FBI search of the county's elections office last week.Fulton County Commissioner Marvin Arrington Jr. announced the legal action Monday in response to a federal search warrant executed Jan. 28 at the Fulton County Elections Hub and Operations Center in Union City. FBI agents seized hundreds of boxes of ballots, voter rolls, ballot images, and other
  
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• South Fulton afterschool program teams up with freestyle rappers to give students a lyrical education

  02-02-2026 14:33 via cbsnews.com
  The latest Georgia Milestones, the state's standard assessments, found that only 35% of third graders demonstrated proficiency in the English Language Arts assessment.Organizations are working to solve the problem, including in the City of South Fulton. There, educators and students get together after school for a program that helps them academically and teaches them lifelong learning skills.These lessons are lyrical. Dozens of students in the city's Finish Strong Learning Pod afterschool progra
  
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• South Fulton's Soul Food Cypher program helps students boost literacy

  02-02-2026 14:24 via cbsnews.com
  A South Fulton after school program is helping students gain confidence in the classroom.
  
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• Fulton County to file motion after FBI seizes 2020 election ballots

  02-02-2026 14:15 via cbsnews.com
  Fulton County plans to file a motion challenging what local leaders call an unprecedented and improper seizure of 2020 election records, following an FBI search of the county's elections office last week.Fulton County Commissioner Marvin Arrington Jr. announced the legal action Monday in response to a federal search warrant executed Jan. 28 at the Fulton County Elections Hub and Operations Center in Union City. FBI agents seized hundreds of boxes of ballots, voter rolls, ballot images, and other
  
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• Meet Mama Jan: The vocal coach who trained Usher and Justin Bieber

  02-02-2026 13:58 via cbsnews.com
  When someone walks inside Jan Smith's Atlanta-based studio, they are immediately met by her "wall of fame" in the lobby. The walls are covered with photos of music royalty like Ray Charles, Usher and TLC posing with Smith. The sight is impressive to say the least.Smith, better known as "Mama Jan," is a vocal producer and coach. She specializes in artist development. She's helped shape some of the biggest stars of our time.There's a rumor that Usher came up with the nickname," Mama Jan." The voca
  
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• Gwinnett County officer killed in shooting outside hotel, another officer injured

  02-02-2026 13:55 via cbsnews.com
  A Gwinnett County police officer was killed and another seriously injured after an unprovoked shooting inside a hotel room Sunday morning, authorities said.
  
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• CBS Mornings co-host Nate Burleson helps launch CBS News Atlanta

  02-02-2026 13:45 via cbsnews.com
  It’s a new day in Atlanta, and CBS Mornings co-host Nate Burleson is helping launch CBS News Atlanta, and yes, he’s vibing with our catchy new tune.
  
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• Here's why music’s biggest stars trust Atlanta vocal coach Mama Jan

  02-02-2026 13:37 via cbsnews.com
  Mama Jan helped her first client in the early 90s and hasn't looked back. She's gone on to become multi-platinum-certified and Grammy-nominated, and in 2011, she was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. She's an artist at heart.
  
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• Inside MARTA's new train cars: An inside look at the fleet — and the veteran conductor helping launch it

  02-02-2026 13:26 via cbsnews.com
  MARTA's newest train cars represent a leap forward in technology, safety and design. But for Reggie Johnson, they also mark a return to the job he says never really left him.Johnson, a longtime MARTA conductor, recently came out of retirement   — a $700 million investment that will bring 56 new trains online over the next three years."It's changed a lot since I started," Johnson said. "Yes, it has."From retirement — back to the railsAfter retiring, Johnson spent more than a year
  
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• Fulton County to sue after FBI seizes 2020 election ballots

  02-02-2026 13:16 via cbsnews.com
  Fulton County plans to file a federal lawsuit challenging what local leaders call an unprecedented and improper seizure of 2020 election records, following an FBI search of the county's elections office last week.Fulton County Commissioner Marvin Arrington Jr. announced the legal action Monday in response to a federal search warrant executed Jan. 28 at the Fulton County Elections Hub and Operations Center in Union City. FBI agents seized hundreds of boxes of ballots, voter rolls, ballot images,
  
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• Meet the MARTA conductor helping launch Atlanta’s new $700M trains

  02-02-2026 12:53 via cbsnews.com
  MARTA's newest train cars represent a leap forward in technology, safety and design. But for Reggie Johnson, they also mark a return to the job he says never really left him.
  
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• From Elon Musk to the former Prince Andrew, a who's who of powerful people named in Epstein files

  02-02-2026 04:47 via cbsnews.com
  From tech titans to Wall Street power brokers and foreign dignitaries, a who's who of powerful men make appearances in the huge trove of documents released by the Justice Department in connection with its investigations of Jeffrey Epstein.All have denied having anything to do with his sexual abuse of girls and young women. Yet some of them maintained friendships with Epstein, or developed them anew, even after news stories made him widely known as an alleged abuser of young girls.None have been
  
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• Atlanta school closings: APS back to normal, Gwinnett County Schools hold digital learning day Monday

  02-02-2026 02:30 via cbsnews.com
  School schedules across metro Atlanta are beginning to stabilize following winter weather impacts, but not all districts are returning to in-person learning just yet.Atlanta Public Schools reopen on MondayAtlanta Public Schools and district offices will be open and operating on a normal schedule on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, according to district officials.While classes are resuming as usual, the district is urging families to prepare for very cold conditions during the early morning hours throughout
  
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• Black History Month centennial channels angst over anti-DEI climate into education, free resources

  02-02-2026 01:11 via cbsnews.com
  For academics, historians and activists, the past year has been tumultuous in advocating the teaching of Black history in the United States.Despite last year proclaiming February as National Black History Month, President Donald Trump started his second term by claiming some African American history lessons are meant to indoctrinate people into hating the country. The administration has dismantled Black history at national parks, most recently removing an exhibit on slavery in Philadelphia last
  
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• Gwinnett County police officer killed in shooting, another wounded by suspect at hotel, officials say

  01-02-2026 23:09 via cbsnews.com
  A Gwinnett County police officer was killed and another seriously injured after an unprovoked shooting inside a hotel room Sunday morning, authorities said.Gwinnett County Police Chief J.D. McClure said officers were called around 7:30 a.m. to the Hampton Inn on East Park Place Boulevard for a fraud- or forgery-related complaint. Two officers responded to the call and were invited into a hotel room by the suspect."At some point during the conversation, the suspect produced a handgun and fired at
  
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