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Los Angeles Times
11 months ago
California

COVID-19 outbreak hits CDC epidemiology conference

(Ron Harris / Associated Press)

A coronavirus outbreak struck a recent CDC epidemiology conference, infecting at least 181 attendees, officials said.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's four-day Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference was held at an Atlanta hotel in late April, hosting 1,800 people in person.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

Atlanta Prosecutors Drop Effort to Remove Defense Lawyer in Trump Inquiry

Georgia prosecutors investigating whether former President Donald J. Trump and his allies violated state law as they sought to overturn his 2020 election loss there are no longer seeking to disqualify a lawyer representing a group of Republicans who cast bogus Electoral College votes for Mr. Trump.The change of course from the Fulton County district attorney, Fani T. Willis, was explained in a court filing on Wednesday.
FanSided
1 year ago
National Football League

Brian Branch explains why Alabama is an NFL player factory (Exclusive interview)

The day before the NFL Draft, I got the chance to sit down with Brian Branch, the top safety prospect from Alabama, to talk a variety of topics ahead of draft day.As a Falcons fan myself, I had to ask him if he grew up a Falcons fan as well given that he grew up in the Atlanta area.His answer didn't instill a lot of confidence in me that he was.
Eater Atlanta
2 years ago
Atlanta

6 Atlanta Restaurants Perfect for Group Dining

Welcome to Have a question?Send questions in on the "We have a group of friends (total of 10) who love to get together once a quarter to do really nice dinners.We typically do SK Marcel or Kevin Rathbun Steak, but are looking to expand to fun, new unique spots.Any suggestions of great places that can accommodate groups this size?"
Medium
1 year ago
San Francisco

The Secret Story of the Disappeareds in the Bowels of Underground Transit

Photo by Nicola Fioravanti on Unsplash The man who never returned was not there.But when I was lost - almost forever - 'neath the streets of San Francisco I knew exactly how he felt.
Yahoo
1 year ago
Chicago White Sox

Will Benson, finally with the Guardians, stays true to his principles

Aug. 21-Will Benson played 542 baseball games in the minor leagues and 24 more in an independent league before he was finally promoted from Triple-A Columbus to the Guardians on Aug. 1.
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Eater Atlanta
1 year ago
Atlanta

The Most Exciting New Atlanta Restaurants of 2022

As 2022 draws to a close, and, as is tradition, Eater surveyed Atlanta food writers and restaurant critics as well as surveyed readers on everything from their favorite new restaurant or pop-up and best meal of the year to what they hope to start seeing on the Atlanta dining scene in 2023.First up, we ask our experts and Eater readers to share their favorite new restaurant to open or pop-up to launch in 2022.
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Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles Rams

How USC soccer's Croix Bethune became one of the best players in the country

Since Hannah White was 7 years old, there was one name at the top of every scouting report.Croix Bethune.White, a USC forward who grew up playing on rival clubs against Bethune in the Atlanta area, remembered coaches focusing on the diminutive midfielder.Don't let Bethune get the ball, don't let her face up, and most importantly, coaches said, don't let her score.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Major League Baseball

Bruce Sutter, Hall of Fame Relief Pitcher, Is Dead at 69

In 2006, Sutter became the fourth relief pitcher to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame and the first pitcher inducted without having started a major league game,Credit...Jim McIsaac/Getty Images He appeared in only two games with the Cubs organization in 1972, having incurred a pinched nerve in his right elbow.
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Ars Technica
1 year ago
Cars

Why it's time to get over your EV range anxiety

Electric vehicle batteries keep getting larger, and the typical driving range between charges keeps growing.The shift is partly a response to "range anxiety"-the fear of being stranded because EV batteries don't have enough power to get to the next charging station-an idea so familiar in discussions of electric vehicles that it was spoofed in a Ram Super Bowl ad last month.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Corrections: Dec. 7, 2022

An article on Tuesday about the final day of the race between Senator Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker in Georgia's Senate runoff misspelled the name of a city in the Atlanta metro area.It is Acworth, not Ackworth.An article on Saturday about the Republican Party's efforts to minimize Senator Raphael Warnock's accomplishments described incorrectly the tax incentive on electric vehicles made in North America.
Eater Atlanta
1 year ago
Atlanta

Did You Miss These Six Recent Atlanta Restaurant Openings?

Indoor-outdoor bar and entertainment venue Westside Motor Lounge is officially open at Echo Street West, a development rising along the Westside Beltline Connector trail on the edge of the English Avenue neighborhood.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

'Spirit Halloween: The Movie' Is An Acid Trip 'Stranger Things' Knock-Off

As a temporary store, Spirit Halloween is infamous for popping up opportunistically every Fall in that weird strip mall at the edge of town and for offering several thousand officially licensed pieces of Nightmare Before Christmas merchandise.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Assault near UC Berkeley campus being investigated as anti-Asian hate crime

A possible anti-Asian hate crime is being investigated near the UC Berkeley campus after someone threw rocks at another person, according to authorities.
Chicago Sun-Times
1 year ago
Chicago White Sox

White Sox pitching prospect Norge Vera is getting attention

Jose Contreras enjoys his transition from major-league pitcher to youth coach, and he is pleased with the transition and success of fellow Cuban Norge Vera in the White Sox' organization.
TalkNats.com
1 year ago
Washington Nationals

Game #87 has Patrick Corbin pitching against the Braves! | TalkNats.com

At this point in meaningful series, the Washington Nationals are just trying to show that they can still compete.
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