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Fans wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the new coronavirus watch the KBO league game between Doosan Bears and LG Twins in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, July 27, 2020. Masked fans hopped, sang and shouted cheering slogans in baseball stadiums in South Korea on Sunday as authorities began bringing back spectators in professional sports games amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

The Latest: Colorado State pauses football after 8 positives

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Atlanta Braves' Mike Foltynewicz pitches to the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, July 27, 2020, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Sign of times: Braves quickly run out of patience with Folty

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

The hearse carrying the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., moves along a section of 16th Street that's been renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, Monday, July 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis lies in state at Capitol

By BILL BARROW and ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

Atlanta Braves pitcher Max Fried fields a ground ball by New York Mets' Jeff McNeil during the third inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 25, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Ozuna homers off Díaz, Braves beat Mets in new extras format

By JAKE SEINER - Associated Press

FILE- In this March 11, 2020, file photo, Atlanta United coach Frank de Boer stands on the sidelines during a CONCACAF Champions League soccer game against America at Azteca stadium in Mexico City. After a dismal performance in the MLS Is Back tournament, the team stunningly announced Friday, July 24, 2020, that it had mutually agreed to part with de Boer, who nearly guided the team to the MLS Cup championship game last season. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

De Boer out as Atlanta United coach after dismal restart

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

This June 16, 2010, file photo, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., participates in a ceremony to unveil two plaques recognizing the contributions of enslaved African Americans in the construction of the United States Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington. Lewis, who carried the struggle against racial discrimination from Southern battlegrounds of the 1960s to the halls of Congress, has died. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed his passing late Friday, July 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

John Lewis funeral to be held at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist

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FILE- In this Nov. 20, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama awards minister, author and civil rights activist Cordy Tindell &quot;C.T.&quot; Vivian, the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The Rev. C.T. Vivian, an early and key adviser to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. who organized pivotal civil rights campaigns and spent decades advocating for justice and equality, died Friday, July 17, 2020 at the age of 95.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Vivian remembered as courageous, humble Civil Rights warrior

By JEFF MARTIN - Associated Press

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Suburban Gwinnett County to vote again on transit expansion

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FILE - In this June 19, 2014, file photo, Civil Rights pioneer Rev. C.T. Vivian preaches during a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act in Knoxville, Tenn. The Rev. C.T. Vivian, a civil rights veteran who worked alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and served as head of the organization co-founded by the civil rights icon, has died at home in Atlanta of natural causes Friday morning, July 17, 2020, his friend and business partner Don Rivers confirmed to The Associated Press. Vivian was 95. (Paul Efird/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP)

C.T. Vivian remembered at Georgia Capitol ahead of funeral

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp returns to his office after giving a coronavirus briefing at the Capitol Friday, July 17, 2020, in Atlanta. Kemp is suing Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms over its face mask mandate. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

2 judges in lawsuit over Atlanta mask rule recuse themselves

By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press

People gather at a make-shift memorial near the home of Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., Sunday, July 19, 2020, in Atlanta. Lewis, who died Friday at age 80, was the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists who organized the 1963 March on Washington, and spoke shortly before the group's leader, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., gave his &quot;I Have a Dream&quot; speech to a vast sea of people. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Georgia Dems choose state chair to replace Lewis on ballot

By BEN NADLER - Associated Press

This image made from video provided by the Georgia Democratic Party on Monday, July 20, 2020 shows state Sen. Nikema Williams. Georgia Democrats announced on Mon., July 20, 2020, a list of five finalists who are under consideration to replace Rep. John Lewis on the November ballot. They are: state Sen. Nikema Williams, state Rep. Park Cannon, Georgia NAACP President James Woodall, Atlanta city councilman Andre Dickens and Robert Franklin, former president of Morehouse College in Atlanta. The finalists are being considered at a meeting of the state party's executive committee. (Georgia Democratic Party via AP)

Nikema Williams, state senator and chair of Georgia Democrats, named to replace John Lewis

By James Varney - The Washington Times

This June 16, 2010, file photo, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., participates in a ceremony to unveil two plaques recognizing the contributions of enslaved African Americans in the construction of the United States Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington. Lewis, who carried the struggle against racial discrimination from Southern battlegrounds of the 1960s to the halls of Congress, has died. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed his passing late Friday, July 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Applications taken for 1 day to replace Rep Lewis on ballot

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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. Bottoms announced Monday, July 6, 2020, that she had tested positive for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Keisha Lance Bottoms. Atlanta mayor, rips Brian Kemp face mask lawsuit

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

This June 16, 2010, file photo, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., participates in a ceremony to unveil two plaques recognizing the contributions of enslaved African Americans in the construction of the United States Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington. Lewis, who carried the struggle against racial discrimination from Southern battlegrounds of the 1960s to the halls of Congress, has died. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed his passing late Friday, July 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Atlanta lowering flags indefinitely to honor Rep. John Lewis

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp looks on during a coronavirus briefing at the Capitol Friday, July 17, 2020, in Atlanta. Kemp sued the city of Atlanta over its face-mask requirement just after President Donald Trump arrived in the city without wearing a mask, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Friday. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Georgia mask debate ensnares Trump as Kemp battles Atlanta

By JEFF MARTIN and BEN NADLER - Associated Press

Amaya’s goal gives Cincinnati a 1-0 win over Atlanta

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A boy gets his nasal swab sample taken to test for the coronavirus at a government health center in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, July 15, 2020. As India’s coronavirus caseload approaches 1 million, lockdowns are being reimposed in parts of the country as governments try to shield the health system from being overwhelmed. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

The Latest: Australia tries to contain outbreak to Melbourne

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President Donald Trump speaks at the 2017 National Scout Jamboree in Glen Jean, W.Va., Monday, July 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Georgia gov sues to end cities’ defiance on mask rules

By JEFF AMY and BEN NADLER - Associated Press