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Leander Antwione Williams, identified by the FBI as the man with a “W” on his shirt, is seen on bodycam footage in an altercation with police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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  • Politics

Former NFL, Ga. Southern player in Savannah arrested on Jan. 6 charges, due in DC court this week

Former Detroit Lion and Georgia Southern University football player Leander Antwione Williams is charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

November 18, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
The FDA recently authorized the iHealth at-home test for the SARS-CoV2 virus and two strains of the flu virus.

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  • Your Health

Is it the flu or is it COVID? One at-home test can tell you

If you've got a fever, cough, aches and pains, and you're wondering, "What virus got me this time?" Now you can find out, without taking a trip to the doctor.

November 18, 2024
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By:
  • Rob Stein

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  • Perspective

How to approach the holidays with people you deeply disagree with

Code Switch weighs in on preparing for difficult political conversations and when to draw the line and uninvite yourself from that family potluck.

November 18, 2024
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By:
  • Leah Donnella
Georgia Election Board member Janice Johnston voted Sept. 23 in favor of the board opening an investigation into eight county boards that review mass voter eligibility challenges filed predominantly by conservative residents. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Georgia election board majority that was praised by Trump resumes rulemaking push this week

The Georgia State Election Board will hold its first post-election meeting on Monday, where it is set to consider resuming its recent push to change Georgia’s election rules and stir the debate anew about counties review controversial mass voter challenges.

November 18, 2024
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
In this image provided by the U.S. Army, soldiers, from the 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment of the 18th Field Artillery Brigade out of Fort Bragg N.C., conduct live fire testing at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., on Dec. 14, 2021, of early versions of the Army Tactical Missile System.

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  • News

U.S. allows Ukraine to use long-range weapons in Russia. And, Trump's fentanyl plan

Why President Biden changed his stance on Ukraine using U.S. long-range missiles to strike inside Russia. And, experts are skeptical of President-elect Trump's plan to crack down on fentanyl.

November 18, 2024
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
An electron microscopic image of mpox virus particles.

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  • Health

A more severe strain of mpox has been detected in the U.S. for the first time

The patient was traveling from East Africa, where the mpox disease is endemic. The CDC says the strain does not present a high risk to the general population.

November 18, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
People watch a hologram called "Studio di uomo barbuto" (study of bearded man) during a Leonardo da Vinci multimedia installation in Milan in 2019.

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  • Arts & Life

Artist, scientist, polymath — a new documentary uncovers the real Leonardo da Vinci

We have a lot of labels for Leonardo da Vinci but a new documentary seeks to understand him as a person.

November 18, 2024
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By:
  • Scott Detrow,
  • Adam Raney,
  • and 1 more
Emma Carlson Berne with her young family.

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  • National

'You're doing such a good job': A stranger tells a mom just what she needs to hear

Emma Carlson Berne was at a restaurant, feeling overwhelmed with her three young children. Then a stranger came over with words she's never forgotten: "What a beautiful family."

November 18, 2024
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  • Laura Kwerel
Bela Karolyi reacts with joy as his gymnastics student Kerri Strug finishes a routine on the balance beam during the U.S. Olympic Trials in gymnastics, on June 30, 1996, in Boston.

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  • Sports

Bela Karolyi, legendary and controversial gymnastics coach, dies at 82

Bela Karolyi coached several renowned gymnasts, including Mary Lou Retton, Kerri Strug and Julianne McNamara. But he was known for harsh methods of training.

November 18, 2024
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By:
  • Chandelis Duster
Federal health officials say the current E. coli outbreak is linked to organic whole bagged carrots and baby carrots sold by Grimmway Farms.

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  • Food

E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots sickens people in 18 states

Grimmway Farms recalled an array of its organic whole and baby carrots over concerns of an E. coli outbreak. Recalled carrots were sold at retailers such as Walmart, Whole Foods and Trader Joe's.

November 17, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim
Omar Nok took a 46-hour train ride across Kazakhstan in a platzkart — a Soviet-era sleeping carriage that lacks the luxury of privacy between beds — to get from the western part of the country to its capital, Astana.

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  • World

No planes and no 'spoilers.' How one man trekked from Egypt to Japan without flying

Omar Nok is at the finish line of a 28,000-mile zig-zag route that began in February. Here's how he approached the adventure, without setting foot on a plane.

November 17, 2024
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By:
  • Emma Bowman
Ayesha Rascoe watches her daughters Annalise, 7, and Gabrielle, 8, prepare chicken. (left to right)

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  • Food

Get your kids in the kitchen with hands-on recipes

Kids in the kitchen: chaos or bliss? NPR's Ayesha Rascoe and her children join Mark Bittman to try out some kid-friendly recipes from his new book "How To Cook Everything Kids."

November 17, 2024
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By:
  • Ayesha Rascoe,
  • Eleana Tworek,
  • and 1 more
In this image provided by the U.S. Army, soldiers, from the 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment of the 18th Field Artillery Brigade out of Fort Bragg N.C., conduct live fire testing at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., on Dec. 14, 2021, of early versions of the Army Tactical Missile System.

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  • World

In a first, Biden allows Ukraine to strike Russia with U.S. long-range weapons

The U.S. is allowing Ukraine to use the powerful long-range weapons to strike in and around Kursk — the same region where some 10,000 North Korean troops were recently deployed.

November 17, 2024
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By:
  • Juliana Kim and
  • Joanna Kakissis
Publisher and president Andrew Morse says the <em>Atlanta Journal Constitution </em>can surmount tough industry headwinds by capturing readers throughout Georgia and the South. "Instead of reading story after story about the futility of this," Morse asks, "why don't we grasp onto notions of, 'How do we build for the future?'"

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  • Media

Local news is in crisis. This paper has a $150 million plan

Nearly two years ago, the owners of Atlanta's leading newspaper hired former CNN executive Andrew Morse to reverse its steep decline. He's laid out a grand vision.

November 17, 2024
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
Laura Helmuth poses for a portrait in May 2017.

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  • National

'Scientific American' editor resigns after comments about Trump supporters went viral

Laura Helmuth announced her resignation from the long-running magazine after her statements on election night regarding Trump sparked outrage among conservatives.

November 17, 2024
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  • Alana Wise
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