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12-year-old Peachtree Corners girl returns home

Family members reunite with a 12-year-old girl who had been missing in Peachtree City on Monday, March 10, 2014.
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10 best foodie restaurants in Atlanta

10 best foodie restaurants in Atlanta

USA TODAY's Katie Kelly Bell has compiled a list of metro Atlanta's 10 best restaurants...

USA TODAY's Katie Kelly Bell has compiled a list of metro Atlanta's 10 best restaurants for foodies.

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Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $309M

Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $309M

The jackpot for Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing has climbed to $309 million.

The jackpot for Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing has climbed to $309 million.

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Bernice King turns over MLK Bible, Nobel prize

Bernice King turns over MLK Bible, Nobel prize

Bernice King turned over her father's Nobel Peace Prize and Bible on Monday.

Bernice King turned over her father's Nobel Peace Prize and Bible on Monday.

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Pollen count rises

Pollen counts 23 times higher than last year

Pollen counts 23 times higher than last year

Swollen eyes? Running nose? Scratchy throat?  Blame the pollen. Pollen counts in...

Swollen eyes? Running nose? Scratchy throat?  Blame the pollen. Pollen counts in Atlanta Monday were 23 times the count on the same day in 2013.  

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Sandy Hook shooter's father: I wish he'd never been born

Sandy Hook shooter's father: I wish he'd never been born

Speaking publicly for the first time, the father of the Newtown, Conn., school killer...

Speaking publicly for the first time, the father of the Newtown, Conn., school killer says he wishes his son had never been born.

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Dato' Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, director general of the Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation briefs the media over latest updates on missing Malaysia Airline MH370 on March 10, 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by How Foo Yeen/Getty Images)

Iranian linked to stolen passports on doomed jet

Iranian linked to stolen passports on doomed jet

Beijing sent two delegations here Monday to probe stolen passports as reports surfaced...

Beijing sent two delegations here Monday to probe stolen passports as reports surfaced that an Iranian man purchased the two tickets used by those passengers on the Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared Saturday off the coast of Vietnam.

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Defeated high school wrestler hugs it out

Defeated high school wrestler hugs it out

Defeated high school wrestler hugs it out

Two high school wrestlers proved that compassion can surface in the heat of a competition.

Two high school wrestlers proved that compassion can surface in the heat of a competition.

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Hundreds of marchers protested the stand your ground law in Florida on March 10, 2014.

Protesters press for changes in stand your ground law

Protesters press for changes in stand your ground law

Hundreds of marchers joined the parents of slain black teens Jordan Davis and Trayvon...

Hundreds of marchers joined the parents of slain black teens Jordan Davis and Trayvon Martin and the Rev. Al Sharpton to call Monday for changes to Florida's stand your ground law.

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Facetime lifesaver

2-year-old uses Facetime to save mom's life

2-year-old uses Facetime to save mom's life

A two-year-old is being hailed as a hero for saving his mother's life.

A two-year-old is being hailed as a hero for saving his mother's life.

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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 09: Ted Turner prepares to deliver remarks at the National Press Club October 9, 2006 in Washington, DC. A leader in business, entertainment and sports, Turner talked about his efforts at the United Nations, his philanthropy, the current state of journalism and his perspective on the nuclear test that North Korea says it completed. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Ted Turner recovering from appendicitis surgery

Ted Turner recovering from appendicitis surgery

Media mogul Ted Turner says he's bouncing back from surgery and is looking forward to...

Media mogul Ted Turner says he's bouncing back from surgery and is looking forward to getting back to business as usual.

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NBA player: Let us fight like they do in hockey

NBA player: Let us fight like they do in hockey

Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat has a suggestion for the NBA - let the players...

Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat has a suggestion for the NBA - let the players put up their dukes and settle stuff on the court.

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Police believe Jorsea Critten was tossed from a car on I-85.

Family: Woman may have been robbed, tossed from car on I-85

Family: Woman may have been robbed, tossed from car on I-85

The family of woman who police believe was tossed from a moving car into traffic Friday...

The family of woman who police believe was tossed from a moving car into traffic Friday morning is making an emotional plea to the public for help.

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Two high school wrestlers, facing off against each other for a Minnesota state championship, proved that compassion can surface in the heat of a competition.

Defeated high school wrestler hugs it out

Defeated high school wrestler hugs it out

Two high school wrestlers, facing off against each other for a Minnesota state...

Two high school wrestlers, facing off against each other for a Minnesota state championship, proved that compassion can surface in the heat of a competition.

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A drone is demonstrated at SXSW

Taser drone demonstrated at SXSW

Taser drone demonstrated at SXSW

Taser drone demonstrated at SXSW

Taser drone demonstrated at SXSW

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A 10-year-old girl used a deactivated phone to call 911.

Girl uses deactivated phone to dial 911

Girl uses deactivated phone to dial 911

A 10-year-old girl used a deactivated phone to call 911.

A 10-year-old girl used a deactivated phone to call 911.

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Former UN Ambassador Andrew Young was the keynote speaker at the Urban League of St. Louis dinner on Mon., March 10, 2014.

Andrew Young headlines Urban League dinner in St. Louis

Andrew Young headlines Urban League dinner in St. Louis

Ambassador Andrew Young served as the keynote speaker for the Urban League of St. Louis...

Ambassador Andrew Young served as the keynote speaker for the Urban League of St. Louis dinner Monday night

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"Project Breastfeeding" by Hector Cruz

Men breastfeeding photographs fight stigma

Men breastfeeding photographs fight stigma

Photos of a shirtless man 'breastfeeding' an infant have gone viral.

Photos of a shirtless man 'breastfeeding' an infant have gone viral.

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Apple's iOS7 operating system for its iPhone, iPad and iPod systems

Apple releases iOS 7.1 update

Apple releases iOS 7.1 update

Apple releases first major update to iOS7 -- iOS 7.1, which fixes major problems plaguing...

Apple releases first major update to iOS7 -- iOS 7.1, which fixes major problems plaguing some users.

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Be Healthy Georgia Festival

Be Healthy Georgia Festival

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Atlanta Hawks
Mar 10, 2014; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Atlanta Hawks power forward Paul Millsap (4) looks to shoot the ball over Utah Jazz power forward Marvin Williams (2) during the second quarter at EnergySolutions Arena.

Hawks blow past Jazz 112-110, Snap losing streak

Hawks blow past Jazz 112-110, Snap losing streak

The Hawks snapped their six-game losing streak to close out their Western road swing

The Hawks snapped their six-game losing streak to close out their Western road swing

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Snowden calls for 'accountability' in surveillance chat

Snowden calls for 'accountability' in surveillance chat

Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden says the NSA is "setting fire...

Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden says the NSA is "setting fire to the future of the Internet" with surveillance practices he first revealed last year.

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Back in 1973, Ludie Simpson sold the 228 acres of the Simpson Retreat Property, which fronts the Chattahoochee River in Peachtree Corners, for $1 to the North Georgia United Methodist Church.

Church taken to court to stop sale of donated land

Church taken to court to stop sale of donated land

Some Gwinnett County residents are taking a Methodist church to court. The argument is...

Some Gwinnett County residents are taking a Methodist church to court. The argument is over hundreds of acres of property given to the church as green space that is now on sale.

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Nfl
Former Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel speaks to the media during the 2014 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 21, 2014 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Tarkenton: Fret over Manziel's character, not his size

Tarkenton: Fret over Manziel's character, not his size

NFL Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton says Johnny Manziel's character needs some work.

NFL Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton says Johnny Manziel's character needs some work.

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Nhl
Play is stopped during the Dallas Stars and Columbus Blue Jackets game while team officials check out center Rich Peverley (not pictured) during the first period at the American Airlines Center.

NHL game postponed after player collapses

NHL game postponed after player collapses

The remainder of the Columbus Blue Jackets-Dallas Stars game was postponed after Dallas'...

The remainder of the Columbus Blue Jackets-Dallas Stars game was postponed after Dallas' Rich Peverley collapsed on the bench with a "cardiac event" during the first period.

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Man sentenced for stealing prisoners' identities

Man sentenced for stealing prisoners' identities

- A Cobb County man will spend 10 years and one month in federal prison for stealing...

- A Cobb County man will spend 10 years and one month in federal prison for stealing victims' identities and using them to collect millions of dollars in fraudulent tax refunds.

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Vicious pet cat attacks baby, traps couple

Vicious pet cat attacks baby, traps couple

Portland police had to be called in to subdue a 22-pound house cat that trapped its...

Portland police had to be called in to subdue a 22-pound house cat that trapped its owners inside their bedroom after attacking their baby.

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