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Acuna part of first-inning rally, National League win

Before the start of Tuesday’s event, the 27-year-old Acuña was announced as part of the National League’s starting lineup. He climbed the stairs of ...

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In African politics, the rampant belief in witchcraft fortifies some and vexes others

In public, political contests often entail spectacles where rivals rent cars to mount raucous processions in the streets, offering cash and other inducements to ...

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Hank Aaron tribute will be Atlanta All-Star Game’s distinguishing moment

“Actually, it blew me away,” said Raghu Kakarala of Decatur as he and his son Avi walked out of the stadium after the game. ...

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How Trump could use a building renovation to oust Fed Chair Powell

“When you spend $2.5 billion on, really, a renovation, I think it’s really disgraceful,” Trump said, adding that he never saw the Fed chair ...

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Chris Carr says Georgia won’t join lawsuit against Trump administration

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has resisted President Donald Trump before . But with his eyes on the Republican nomination for governor, don’t expect ...

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How Atlanta claimed world’s busiest airport crown — and whether we can keep it

But since 1998, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has sat largely unchallenged atop the “world’s busiest” throne. For much of the last 100 years , ...

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Israel strikes in Damascus as clashes between government forces and Druze groups in Syria rage on

“Military forces continue to respond to the source of fire inside the city of Sweida, while adhering to rules of engagement to protect residents, ...

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Alleged Ponzi scheme preyed on its own — ‘patriot brothers and sisters’

That sales job worked. Some 300 people ponied up at least $140 million in hard-earning savings — an average of a whopping $466,000 per ...

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First-ever ‘swing-off’ decides All-Star Game with Phillies’ Schwarber the hero

“It’s a good feeling,” Braves first baseman Matt Olson said of winning the game in the Atlanta’s home ballpark. “Everybody went out and competed. ...

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Fireworks, warplanes and axes: How France celebrates Bastille Day

Bastille Day has become a central moment for modern France, celebrating democratic freedoms and national pride, a mélange of revolutionary spirit and military prowess. ...

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