The Brief from WABE

Fulton County taxpayers might see the bill for the now-dismissed Trump election interference case; Grady is opening new medical centers in Dekalb County; and a new North Atlantic Right Whale calf was spotted off the coast of Georgia

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Georgia's federal election interference case dropped; how Atlanta small businesses are preparing for holiday sales amid economic uncertainty; and reparations for Black Americans in Fulton County

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Georgia immigration judges granted only four percent of asylum cases in fiscal year 2025; Dekalb County is heading toward mediation in a federal Clean Water Act lawsuit; on WABE Arts Atlanta’s holiday stages are alive, from the Alliance Theater's "A Christmas Carol" to Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre’s “Nutcracker Suite.” 

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Potential candidates to succeed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene consider their runs; Ft. Benning in Georgia on short list for Army nuclear power plant; and the year's busiest travel week at the world's busiest airport--what you can expect if you're flying this Thanksgiving.  

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Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport is anticipating millions of passengers over the Thanksgiving holiday, just over a week after the government shutdown ended; Employees at the Centers for Disease Control say the Trump administration is ignoring the federal government’s own scientists; and the Federation of Southern Cooperatives Land Assistance fund is pushing for more support for Black farmers and landowners after they stepped up to provide food during the government shutdown.

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After numerous roadblocks, Atlanta's interim inspector general is set to release dozens of investigations involving city officials accused of wrongdoing; Georgia Power warns of new scams targeting customers; and Cobb County to expand driverless shuttles. 

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Salesforce ups its presence in Atlanta; Georgia's ports are feeling the tariff squeeze; and what the state's doing to improve chronic absenteeism at Georgia's public schools. 

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Get ready for the busy Thanksgiving travel season, especially on Georgia's Interstate highways; Home Depot primes investors that full-year returns will likely be worse than expected; and a local police department gets more powerful Tasers at a cost of $7.8-million. 

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Head of public education in Georgia calls for teacher, support staff raises; FAA lifts flight restrictions on Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson; and MTG's MAGA mea culpa.

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FAA eases, but doesn't eliminate, flight restrictions at Hartsfield-Jackson; Prosecuting Attorney's Council of Georgia head Pete Skandalakis agrees to take on 2020 election interference case against Trump and his allies; and detaining immigrants is a big business in one of Georgia's smallest towns, even if most of the cash goes elsewhere. 

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