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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, with government officials and gun control advocates, speaks at a news conference on May 30 about firearm-control legislation that was tabled in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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As gun violence rises in Canada, weapons from the U.S. complicate gun control efforts

A bill before Canada's Parliament aims to stop the spread of handguns — but one of the most difficult challenges for Canada is the guns being smuggled over the border from the U.S.

July 09, 2022
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  • Emma Jacobs
The GBI released surveillance video from Wednesday morning’s explosion that destroyed the Georgia Guidestones. For safety reasons, the structure has been completely demolished.

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Georgia slabs called satanic by some torn down after bombing

A rural Georgia monument that some people have dubbed "America's Stonehenge" has been demolished after a bomb destroyed one of its four granite panels. The bombing comes weeks after a Republican candidate for governor claimed the Georgia Guidestones were satanic and called for their demolition.

July 07, 2022
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  • Associated Press
The Georgia Guidestones monument was built in 1980 from local granite. The 19-foot-high (6-meter-high) panels bear a 10-part message in eight different languages with guidance for living in an “age of reason."

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Georgia monument that some called satanic damaged by bomb

A rural Georgia monument has been bombed, damaging one of four granite panels that some people have dubbed "America's Stonehenge." The bombing comes weeks after a Republican candidate for governor claimed the Georgia Guidestones are satanic and called for their demolition.

July 06, 2022
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By:
  • Associated Press and
  • Orlando Montoya
In this courtroom sketch, R. Kelly, center, sits with his defense attorneys Thomas Farinella, top, and Nicole Blank Becker during the first day of his defense in his sex trafficking case, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021, in New York. The former R&B superstar was convicted of racketeering and other crimes. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams)

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Atlanta family of woman involved with R. Kelly pleased with the sentencing Wednesday

After R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison, the attorney for the parents of Joycelyen Savage said in a statement "they hope that now Joycelyn will return home."

June 30, 2022
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By:
  • Devon Zwald
R. Kelly stands with his lawyers Jennifer Bonjean and Ashley Cohen during his sentencing hearing for federal sex trafficking at the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., Jun. 29, 2022 in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg/REUTERS

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R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in sex trafficking case

Fallen R&B superstar R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for using his fame to subject young fans — some just children — to systematic sexual abuse.

June 30, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Fulton County Probate Judge Kenya Johnson speaks at Southview Cemetery about a new anti gun violence initiative for Atlanta's youth.

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Atlanta officials announce youth gun violence prevention initiative 'Summer of Peace'

Atlanta leaders are kicking off an initiative to prevent gun violence and promote peace as the city heads towards summer. The Anti-Gun Violence Conference and Rally in May will give Atlanta Public School students tools to address conflict.

April 22, 2022
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
Crowds turn out to cheer India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a road show in support of Uttar Pradesh state elections on Friday in Varanasi, India.

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  • World

India's ruling party says crime is down. Muslims say they've never felt less safe

India's Hindu nationalists say they've drastically cut crime in Uttar Pradesh, where key elections are underway. Human rights advocates say there's been a spike in police brutality against minorities.

March 05, 2022
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  • Lauren Frayer and
  • Raksha Kumar
Albuquerque Police crime scene specialists photograph bloody articles of clothing after multiple people were stabbed on Sunday.

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  • National

Albuquerque police have charged a man with stabbing 11 people in random attacks

"There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason," police spokesman says of the attacks, which left two people critically injured.

February 14, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr speaks to Gov. Brian Kemp, second right, during an anti-gang task force meeting on Wednesday, Feb., 9, 2022, in Atlanta, as Marty Kemp, the governor's wife, looks on. Carr and Kemp are supporting moves to give Carr's office more power to prosecute gang crimes.

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  • Law

Mandatory sentences make comeback in Georgia anti-crime bill

A Georgia Senate proposal would require some people previously convicted of violent crimes to serve at least five years in prison if caught committing another crime with a gun. The bill is part of a broader crime crackdown led by Republicans but supported by some Democrats.

February 10, 2022
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  • Associated Press
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Judge denies prominent South Carolina attorney's request to reduce $7M bail

Alex Murdaugh's lawyers say he can't afford to buy new underwear or pay his phone bill after his accounts were frozen so victims won't lose their chance to collect settlements.

January 18, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Police unveiling new camera

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New Macon cop cam can zoom in on trouble - even scope your license plate from 400 feet

Bibb County sheriff’s officials last week unveiled a portable, solar-powered security camera that can, from 25 feet up, scan crowds and zoom in on trouble should it arise at public events.

December 22, 2021
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  • Joe Kovac
Toppled chairs are seen among holiday decorations in downtown Waukesha, Wis., after an SUV plowed into a Christmas parade injuring dozens of people Sunday.

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  • National

What we know about the victims of the Waukesha Christmas Parade incident

At least six people died and 62 others were injured, according to authorities in Waukesha, Wis. Officials have also identified one suspect.

November 23, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Debris litters the street at a crime scene on Sunday in Waukesha, Wis., after a person in an SUV slammed into pedestrians at a Christmas parade.

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Police identify Waukesha Christmas parade suspect. Here's what we know

The Waukesha police chief identified Darrell E. Brooks as the only suspect in the tragic vehicular attack that killed at least five people and injured 48 others on Sunday.

November 22, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman,
  • Jaclyn Diaz,
  • and 1 more
Law enforcement guard outside the crime scene in which five people were shot and 4 killed at a home, Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in Suwanee, Ga. At least four people, including the gunman and two children under the age of 10, were killed in a domestic-related shooting Wednesday inside a home in suburban Atlanta, officials said. (AP Photo/John Amis)

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Georgia Today: The Georgia crime expert who became a shooting victim

The Atlanta mayoral election is headed to a runoff. Whoever ultimately takes the top job will face a sharp increase in crime in the city that's accelerated during the pandemic. On the latest Georgia Today podcast, we hear about the impact of the crime wave on communities across Atlanta, and what's driving it, with a Georgia criminologist who himself became a shooting victim.

November 05, 2021
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
Mayor Keisha Bottoms stands at a podium sharing the latest on COVID-19 and the COVID crime wave.

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  • News

Mayor Bottoms Addresses Crime and COVID-19 Crises

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms spoke in a press conference Tuesday morning about how COVID-19 is causing a spike in crime which the city hasn’t seen in decades, including a recent stabbing murder of a woman and her dog in Atlanta's Piedmont Park.

August 04, 2021
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  • Amanda Andrews
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