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Residents attend a town hall meeting in Decatur on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024 to talk about proposed water and sewer rate increases.

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Steven Allen Payne, who died of lung cancer at age 63 in May, enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. His corpse was among the 18 bodies found in varying stages of decomposition when authorities went to a funeral home in Douglas to evict its proprietor in late October. (Courtesy photograph)

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A Quality Technology Services data center under construction in 2023 in the Howell Station neighborhood of Atlanta. (Arvin Temkar/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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The Barrow County Detention Center in Winder. “We don’t have an outcry for immigration,” said Jud Smith, the sheriff in Barrow County. “We don’t have people beating down our doors to go out and try to find someone who may or may not be here illegally.” (barrowsheriff.com)

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U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde (center) is the only member of Georgia's congressional delegation not to sign on to a letter supporting more disaster assistance for the state. Clyde, through his office, said he supports aid but he wants it offset by budget cuts. (Nathan Posner for the AJC 2022)

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The F-35 Lightning II (shown here) is the U.S. military's next-generation stealth fighter. The F-35 could be ripe for cuts in an effort to eliminate trillions from the federal budget under the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump. (Airman 1st Class Codie Trimble/U.S. Air Force 2023)

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Lawyers are seeking to have the Fulton County election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump dismissed. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

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Coach Michelle Collier talks to the girls during the Pittsburgh at GT volleyball game, November 10, 2023 (Jamie Spaar for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)

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Hawks guard Trae Young celebrates after he buries the winning basket against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, in Atlanta. The Hawks won 134-132 in overtime. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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Event coordinator Shacole Pearman and Atlanta Police Officer Russel Stanio prepare gifts for kids in the Amani Place Apartment Homes community Center. 
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Police place bullet casing markers outside of a Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan where United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot on Dec. 4, 2024, in New York. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/TNS)

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Cas Abao Beach in Curacao is an idyllic, out-of-the-way strand on the northwest portion of the island popular with locals and tourists alike.
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Tamaro Hayes, left, the HUD outreach director for Open Arms Inc., and Calhoun County farmer Chad Mathis, open a box of socks donated to the organization by the Georgia Cotton Commission. (Photo Courtesy of Alan Mauldin)

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Three women - (R-L) Mackenzie Kulik, Frida Simpson and Callie Beale Harper - had to leave the state to get abortion care due to Georgia's abortion restrictions. Photos by Arvin Temkar and Justin Taylor

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Carrollton’s Kimauri Farmer (left) readies for a collision against Buford in a 6A semifinal in Buford on Friday night. (Jamie Spaar for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)

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Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (10) scores a goal during the second half of their MLS playoff opening round soccer match against Atlanta United, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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