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SaportaReport
Published 17 hours agoAtlanta Can Lead the Drum Major Moment on AI
Atlanta knows what it costs to arrive late to opportunity. This is the city where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached about the drum major instinct, the human desire to be out front, and asked us to point that instinct toward service. It is also a city where too many families…
GPB News
Published 19 hours agoGPB morning headlines for September 30, 2026
The U.S. Marshals Service plans to move hundreds of people awaiting trial at a detention center near Atlanta to a facility in south Georgia; Candidates running for school superintendent detailed their early childhood education policies at a forum Tuesday hosted by the Georgia…
Philadelphia Weekly
Published September 30Phillies Face Elimination After Riley Homer Off Duran Lifts Braves in Game 1
Austin Riley's eighth-inning homer off Jhoan Duran gave Atlanta a 5-3 win over the Phillies in Game 1, leaving Philadelphia facing…
SaportaReport
Published September 30The 2028 Olympic torch relay will hit all 50 states — and it starts in Atlanta
For the first time in history, the famed Olympic Torch will relay through all 50 U.S. states before landing in its host city of Los Angeles — and the tour will kick off in Atlanta. The flame will be lit in Olympia, Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, before heading…
The Business Journal
Published September 292028 Olympic torch relay to begin in Atlanta and travel through all 50 states before arriving in LA
(AP) — The torch relay for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will begin in Atlanta, home of the last U.S.
GPB News
Published September 292028 Olympic torch relay to begin in Atlanta and travel through all 50 states before arriving in LA
Organizers say the torch relay for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will begin in Atlanta, the site of the last U.S. Summer Games in 1996. The relay will travel through all 50 states.
SaportaReport
Published September 28Just Another Day at City Hall
For nearly 24 years, William B. Hartsfield was the face of Atlanta. And being the face of a growing city apparently required a mayor who would do just about anything. Fortunately, photographers were there to capture it. This week, Stories of Atlanta steps away from the usual…
Two pandas arrive at Atlanta Zoo
At a White House summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the pandas would be coming.
Cobb County Courier
Published September 28Top U.S. Senate Republican stumps with Collins in Georgia as seat appears to slip out of reach
by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 25, 2026 U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune came to Atlanta to keep...
Giant pandas, icons of China’s soft diplomacy, arrive in Atlanta
ATLANTA — A special delivery landed in Atlanta on Sunday, three days after Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said his country would soon dispatch “envoys of friendship” to the United States.
GPB News
Published September 25Xi says 2 giant pandas from China will arrive at Atlanta's zoo in the coming days
Chinese President Xi Jinping says two giant pandas from China will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in the coming days.
GPB News
Published September 24Georgia Today: Zoo Atlanta pandas; Brian Kemp's last workplace summit; Healthcare companies merge
On the September 24th edition: Two new pandas are coming to the Atlanta Zoo; Two top behavioral health service providers in middle Georgia have merged; And Governor Kemp says workers need to get ready for AI.