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Emily Merwin DiRico has been doing information design and news application development at the AJC since she arrived as a summer intern in 2009. Her mission is to help readers understand complex data and how it affects them.
Pete Corson is a Presentation Specialist for the Digital Storytellers team and works closely with the Enterprise and Investigative teams. He has worked at the AJC since 1998. He enjoys bringing the best of the paper's journalism to life on your digital devices and finding new ways to tell the stories that make Atlanta unique.
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China's trade surplus tops $1 trillion as its exports surge
China's exports returned to growth in November after an unexpected contraction in October, pushing its trade surplus for 2025 past the $1 trillion mark for the first time
US stocks hold in place in the countdown to the Federal Reserve’s meeting on Wednesday
U.S. stocks largely held in place as Wall Street waits to hear what the Federal Reserve will say about interest rates
Magnitude 7.5 quake in northern Japan injures 23 people and triggers a 2-foot tsunami
A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake has struck off northern Japan, injuring 23 people and triggering a tsunami
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How Georgia Democrats pulled off a special election stunner
Democrat Eric Gisler won in a district designed to favor Republicans. Now, GOP leaders are sounding the alarm ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Developer scales back UGA President’s House hotel plan after opposition
A developer has scaled back his proposed hotel on the site of the University of Georgia's historic 'President's House' after Athens residents opposed construction.
Newton man’s pacemaker helped solve his murder. His killer gets life in prison.
Melvin Cooksey’s pacemaker led authorities to his remains and ultimately his killer, caregiver Danetta Knoblauch. She faces sentencing after her murder conviction.
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