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Georgia musicians turn to new way of life, in a school bus

By RYNE DENNIS and Athens Banner-Herald - Associated Press

Martin Truex Jr races through Turn 4 during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Phoenix Raceway, Sunday, March 14, 2021, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)

NASCAR returns to its roots with 1st of 2 visits to Atlanta

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks after meeting with leaders from Georgia's Asian-American and Pacific Islander community, Friday, March 19, 2021, at Emory University in Atlanta, as Vice President Kamala Harris listens. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

‘Speak out:’ Biden, Harris decry racism during Atlanta visit

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and JEFF AMY and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 17, 2021, file photo, council member Helen Gym address community members during a vigil to mourn and confront the rising violence against Asian Americans at the 10th Street Plaza in Philadelphia. A deadly rampage at three Georgia massage businesses, where the employees were mostly of Asian descent, has prompted Asian American women to openly share stories of being sexually harassed or demeaned based on their race. (Joe Lamberti/Camden Courier-Post via AP, File)

Rallies in Atlanta, nation against hate after spa shootings

By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press

President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, right, speaks about COVID-19 vaccinations in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden, Harris offer solace, denounce racism in Atlanta visit

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and JEFF AMY and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

People view a makeshift memorial on Friday, March 19, 2021, in Atlanta. Robert Aaron Long, a white man, is accused of killing several people, most of whom were of Asian descent, at massage parlors in the Atlanta area. (AP Photo/Candice Choi)

The Latest: 4 more Atlanta spa shooting victims identified

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Flowers, candles and signs are displayed at a makeshift memorial on Friday, March 19, 2021, in Atlanta. Robert Aaron Long, a white man, is accused of killing several people, most of whom were of Asian descent, at massage parlors in the Atlanta area. (AP Photo/Candice Choi)

Attacked spas had been targeted by prostitution stings

By KATE BRUMBACK and JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

This October 2015 photo provided by John Michels, left, shows his brother Paul Andre Michels, right, posing with his sister Sarah Michels and himself, in Allen Park, Michigan. Paul Michels was among eight people killed March 16, 2021, in shootings at three Georgia massage parlors in the Atlanta area. (John Michels via AP)

Slain spa worker toiled tirelessly to support her family

By CANDICE CHOI and RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press

Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins (20) and guard Trae Young (11) flex at each other after teaming up for a score against the Oklahoma City Thunder in an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Young, Bogdanovic each score 23, Hawks win seventh straight

By GEORGE HENRY - Associated Press

Flowers and signs are displayed at a makeshift memorial outside of the Gold Spa in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Police in the Atlanta suburb of Gwinnett County say they've begun extra patrols in and around Asian businesses there following the shooting at three massage parlors in the area that killed eight, most of them women of Asian descent. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

New mom, Army vet among 8 killed in Georgia spa shootings

By RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 17, 2021, file photo, flowers, candles and signs are displayed at a makeshift memorial outside of the Gold Spa following a shooting in Atlanta. While the U.S. has seen mass killings in recent years where police said gunmen had racist or misogynist motivations, advocates and scholars say the shootings this week at three Atlanta-area massage parlors targeted a group of people marginalized in more ways than one, in a crime that stitches together stigmas about race, gender, migrant work and sex work. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

The Latest: Georgia sheriff’s spokesman replaced on case

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FILE - In this April 3, 2019, file photo, former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams speaks during the National Action Network Convention in New York. Abrams, whose voting rights work helped make Georgia into a swing state, exhorted Congress on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, to reject “outright lies&quot; that have historically restricted access to the ballot as Democrats began their push for a sweeping overhaul of election and ethics laws. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Biden to meet with Stacey Abrams on trip to Georgia

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and BILL BARROW - Associated Press

Andrew Yang, a New York City Democratic mayoral candidate, speaks out against anti-Asian hate crimes during a news conference at the National Action Network, Thursday, March 18, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

NYC mayoral candidates denounce hate crimes targeting Asians

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In this file photo, Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, right, testifies before the House Oversight Committee hearing on family separation and detention centers, Friday, July 12, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Also on the panel is Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., left. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Chip Roy pushes back on Democrats blaming Trump for Atlanta shootings; ‘Policing of rhetoric’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Rep. Chip Roy, Texas Republican, is shown in this undated file photo. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

GOP lawmaker comes under fire for apparent reference to lynching during House hearing

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Jesus Estrella, of Kennesaw, Ga., stands outside Youngs Asian Massage on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Acworth, Ga., where four people were fatally shot Tuesday. A white gunman was charged Wednesday with killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage parlors in an attack that sent terror through the Asian American community, which has increasingly been targeted during the coronavirus pandemic. Estrella, who is of Asian and Hispanic descent, said, &quot;I felt I had to come and support the community.&quot; (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Stigmas on race, gender and sex overlap in Atlanta slayings

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MICHELLE L. PRICE - Associated Press

Officials stand in front of a massage parlor after a shooting, Tuesday, March 16, 2021, in Atlanta. Shootings at two massage parlors in Atlanta and one in the suburbs left multiple people dead, many of them women of Asian descent, authorities said. A 21-year-old man suspected in the shootings was taken into custody in southwest Georgia hours later after a manhunt, police said. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

The Latest: Suspect’s church: ‘Heartbroken for all involved’

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Law enforcement officials confer outside a massage parlor following a shooting on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, in Atlanta. Shootings at two massage parlors in Atlanta and one in the suburbs have left seven people dead, many of them women of Asian descent, authorities said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Police: Georgia shooting suspect may have ‘sexual addiction’

By Kate Brumback - Associated Press

Vice President Kamala Harris listens to a question from the press before she boards Air Force Two in Denver, Tuesday March 16, 2021, to return to Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Kamala Harris condemns attacks on Asian American community in the wake of Georgia shootings

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

A make-shift memorial is seen outside a business where a multiple fatal shooting occurred on Tuesday, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Acworth, Ga. Robert Aaron Long, a white man, is accused of killing several people, most of whom were of Asian descent, at massage parlors in the Atlanta area. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Police: Parents of Atlanta shooting suspect Robert Aaron Long helped catch son

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times