Georgia issues guidelines for Kratom; a local homeslss non-profit sees its relationship with city government get even frostier; and despite frigid weather on its way, Atlanta last year saw its hottest on record (but still not nearly hot enough to call this place "Hotlanta." Please, don't do that.) 

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Atlanta celebrates the legacy of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100; and the Peach Drop is back at Underground Atlanta.  

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A Virginia-based homebuilder says it is set to build hundreds of houses in Gwinnett County; Georgia Tech Football makes its second-straight bowl appearance, as they take on Vanderbilt in the Birmingham Bowl Friday; and the agency that regulates the certification process to become a police officer in Georgia will see several changes in the new year, starting with its leader.

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Gov. Brian Kemp urges GOP lawmakers in DC to pass spending bill with disaster relief funds attached; The 176 people who died this year unhoused are remembered; and why it matters to Atlanta's elder population to see lowered feelings of loneliness and isolation. 

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Fulton Co. DA Fani Willis is disqualified from prosecuting former President Donald Trump; Some gasoline (figurative--not literally) is poured on Georgia's decades-long water war; and for our series, "Six Million and Lonely," we hear from a young Atlantan who turned the social isolation of his disability into an entrepreneurial opportunity.

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Unionized Amazon workers at a north metro Atlanta warehouse have voted to authorize a strike; President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate Georgia football great Herschel Walker to be Ambassador to The Bahamas; In Part Two of our series, Six Million and Lonely, we look at efforts to better understand and alleviate the loneliness struggle for Atlanta's refugee and immigrant communities.

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The family of the environmental activist shot and killed by Georgia state troopers is filing a lawsuit against three law enforcement officers; Republicans met at the Capitol Tuesday to cast 16 electoral votes for Trump; WABE's series "Six Million and Lonely" begins by asking Atlantans how they define isolation and why public health officials are so concerned.

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Asylum seekers in Georgia are having less success in their cases this year than in the year before; The Georgia Department of Corrections is receiving yet another slate of recommendations to improve its ability to operate secure and safe facilities; WABE health reporter Jess Mador speaks with former CDC Director Tom Frieden about potential changes under Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

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Chemical manufacturer BioLab has set a deadline of New Year's Eve for Georgians affected by a large chemical fire to submit their claims for reimbursement; A Georgia Senate committee wants the legislature to prohibit public high schools, colleges and universities from allowing transgender athletes to play on girls or women's sports teams; A Georgia senate committee is recommending the state increase funding for its child care program for working families.

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Fulton County is looking for volunteers to help conduct its annual snapshot of people currently experiencing homelessness; A much larger pool of Georgia's students could be eligible for a new school voucher program than originally planned; Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is joining Republican governors across the country in expressing support for President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

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