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In this May 6, 2021, file photo Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election are examined and recounted by contractors working for Florida-based company, Cyber Ninjas, at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. Maricopa County officials on Friday, May 21, directed the Arizona Senate and the auditors it hired to review the county's 2020 election count to preserve documents for a possible lawsuit. (AP Photo/Matt York, Pool, File)

It’s not just Arizona: Push to review 2020 ballots spreads

By Kate Brumback and Nicholas Riccardi - Associated Press

Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook (4) drives to the basket around Atlanta Hawks guard Bogdan Bogdanovic (13) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Atlanta. Atlanta Hawks defeated the Washington Wizards 120-116. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Trae Young rallies Hawks to playoff berth, 120-116 win over Wizards

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

FILE - This March 16, 2021 booking photo provided by the Crisp County, Ga., Sheriff's Office shows Robert Aaron Long, 22, accused of killing eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage businesses. Long was indicted Tuesday, May 11, 2021, on murder charges, and a prosecutor filed notice that she'll also seek hate crime charges and the death penalty. (Crisp County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Robert Aaron Long faces death penalty, hate crime charges in massage parlor shootings

By Kate Brumback - Associated Press

Delta flight returns to Atlanta after birds hit windshield

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People gather to watch the installation of a historical marker that tells the story of the lynching of Porter Flournoy Turner in Atlanta's Druid Hills community, Thursday, May 6, 2021. Porter Turner was lynched near the area in August 1945. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Marker honoring Georgia lynching victim installed in Atlanta

By TYLER ESTEP and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Associated Press

Philadelphia Phillies' J.T. Realmuto watches his double off Atlanta Braves pitcher Ian Anderson in the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Adrianza, Braves rally for 8-7 win over Phillies in 12th

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press

Atlanta Braves' Freddie Freeman watches his RBI single off Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 9, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Freeman, Swanson, Ynoa power Braves past Phillies 6-1

By GEORGE HENRY - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 17, 2019, file photo, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks during a Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis on Capitol Hill in Washington. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Thursday, May 6, 2021 she will not seek a second term, an election-year surprise that marks a sharp turnabout for the city’s second Black woman executive who months ago was among those President Joe Biden considered for his running mate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

In surprise, Atlanta Mayor Bottoms won’t seek a second term

By BILL BARROW and JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Zack Wheeler throws the ball during the first inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Thursday, May 6, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Phillies’ Wheeler tosses 3-hitter, fans 8 in 2-0 victory

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

Atlanta Braves' Marcell Ozuna, left, slides safely into home as Washington Nationals' catcher Yan Gomes (10) tries a tag during the fourth inning of a baseball game against in Washington, Thursday, May 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Freeman sits; Smyly, Braves get 1st sweep of Nats since 2014

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 17, 2019, file photo, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks during a Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis on Capitol Hill in Washington. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Thursday, May 6, 2021 she will not seek a second term, an election-year surprise that marks a sharp turnabout for the city’s second Black woman executive who months ago was among those President Joe Biden considered for his running mate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms not seeking reelection

By BILL BARROW - Associated Press

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) is fouled by Atlanta Hawks forward Danilo Gallinari (8) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, May 5, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Capela, Hawks pull away late to take 135-103 win over Suns

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press

Washington Nationals pitcher Kyle Finnegan throws during the sixth inning of the team's baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park, Wednesday, May 5, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Marcell Ozuna hits grand slam, Braves beat Nationals in Max Fried’s return

By Ben Nuckols - Associated Press

A Tupelo resident walks by a home on North Green Street on Monday, May 3, 2021 that had a tree fall and it roots tear out the decking and stairway to the home after a tornado passed through the city Sunday night. (Adam Robison/The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal via AP)

Storms spawn twisters in Mississippi, kill 2 in Georgia

By Rogelio V. Solis - Associated Press

Rapper YFN Lucci among a dozen charged in RICO indictment

By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press

Atlanta Braves' Huascar Ynoa watches his grand slam during the sixth inning of baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, Tuesday, May 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Two-way star: Braves’ Ynoa hits slam, slams door on Nats

By BEN NUCKOLS - Associated Press

Vickie Savell looks at the remains of her new mobile home early Monday, May 3, 2021, in Yazoo County, Miss. Multiple tornadoes were reported across Mississippi on Sunday, causing some damage but no immediate word of injuries. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Storms spawn twisters in Mississippi, kill driver in Georgia

By Rogelio V. Solis - Associated Press

Toronto Blue Jays' Marcus Semien follows through on a two-run double against the Atlanta Braves during the third inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 2, 2021, in Dunedin, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

Semien, Jays sweep Braves; Springer exits with tired legs

By MARK DIDTLER - Associated Press

Toronto Blue Jays' Randal Grichuk celebrates after driving in the winning run with a single against the Atlanta Braves during the 10th inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Dunedin, Fla. The Blue Jays won 6-5. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

Grichuk single in 10th, Springer 2 HRs as Jays beat Braves

By MARK DIDTLER - Associated Press

Georgia man on way to prison escapes at convenience store

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