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Atlanta Braves' Austin Riley (27) celebrates with Josh Donaldson after hitting a three-run home run in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday, July 3, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Donaldson leads HR parade as Braves beat Pivetta, Phillies

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola works in the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Nola, Bruce power Phillies past Braves

By GEORGE HENRY - Associated Press

Atlanta OKs ban on smoking inside bars, restaurant, airport

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Man who traveled to have sex with child gets 35 years

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Former Equifax executive gets 4 months for insider trading

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Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. celebrates his home run off Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Adbert Alzolay during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, June 25, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Albies, Acuña hit homers to lead Braves past Cubs 3-2

By MATT CARLSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 1, 2019, file photo, Washington Nationals pitcher Trevor Rosenthal throws during the third inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Miami Marlins, in Jupiter, Fla. Rosenthal has been released by the Nationals, who ran out patience waiting for the reliever to return to form. Rosenthal ends his three-month stint in Washington with a 0-1 record and an unsightly 22.74 ERA. The Nationals made the move Sunday, June 23, 2019 less than 24 hours after he walked all three batters he faced in a 13-9 loss to Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Nationals release struggling reliever Trevor Rosenthal

By DAVE GINSBURG - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 1, 2019, file photo, Washington Nationals pitcher Trevor Rosenthal throws during the third inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Miami Marlins, in Jupiter, Fla. Rosenthal has been released by the Nationals, who ran out patience waiting for the reliever to return to form. Rosenthal ends his three-month stint in Washington with a 0-1 record and an unsightly 22.74 ERA. The Nationals made the move Sunday, June 23, 2019 less than 24 hours after he walked all three batters he faced in a 13-9 loss to Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Trevor Rosenthal cut after disastrous inning

By David Driver — Special to The Washington Times - The Washington Times

In this Thursday, June 20, 2019 photo, Mauricio Salas, vice president of public relations for Hines Law, speaks about immigrants' rights during a presentation at the Mexican Consulate in Atlanta. With renewed pledges on mass deportations, immigrant rights activists have fine-tuned and ramped up one of their most basic organizing tools: The know-your-rights training. (AP Photo/Andrea Smith)

Illegal immigrants taught how to avoid deportation in ‘know-your-rights’ workshops

By Sophia Tareen - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2018, file photo, Washington Mystics head coach Mike Thibault directs his team against the Seattle Storm in Game 1 of the WNBA basketball finals, in Seattle. The Washington Mystics sit atop the preseason Associated Press WNBA poll for the first time. The runner-ups from last season’s WNBA Finals received five first-place votes from the 14-person national media panel Wednesday, May 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ** FILE **

Mystics roll past Dream to win third straight road game

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In this Wednesday, June 19, 2019 photo, a know-your-rights flyer rests on a table while immigration activist, Laura Mendoza, speaks to the Associated Press' reporter at The Resurrection Project offices in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. From Los Angeles to Atlanta, advocates and attorneys have brought civil rights workshops to schools, churches, storefronts and consulates, tailoring their efforts on what to do if U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers show up at home or on the road. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky)

Activists step up trainings amid Trump deportation threats

By SOPHIA TAREEN - Associated Press

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Joe Musgrove delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Pittsburgh, Friday, June 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Musgrove pitches 7 solid innings, Pirates beat Padres 2-1

By WES CROSBY - Associated Press

Dallas Mavericks president Donnie Nelson, standing left, meets in the draft room with assistant general manager Keith Grant, bottom left; director of player personnel Tony Ronzone, seated; vice president of basketball operations Michael Finley, standing right; and head athletic trainer Casey Smith, with laptop, Thursday, June 20, 2019, in Dallas, before the NBA basketball draft got underway in New York. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

Mavericks get forward Roby after trade with Pistons

By DAVE JACKSON - Associated Press

Maryland 's Bruno Fernando (23) celebrates during the final moments of the second half of a first round men's college basketball game against Belmont in the NCAA Tournament in Jacksonville, Fla., Thursday, March 21, 2019. (AP Photo/John Raoux) ** FILE **

Bruno Fernando, Maryland forward, goes to Hawks in second round of draft

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks at the Atlanta Press Club about improving the city's reputation, Tuesday, June 18, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Andrea Smith)

Correction: Atlanta Mayor-Press Club story

By ANDREA SMITH - Associated Press

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom (48) delivers in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Tuesday, June 18, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

DeGrom, Alonso lead Mets to a 10-2 rout of 1st-place Braves

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Mike Soroka delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Monday, June 17, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Soroka wins 8th straight decision, Braves mash Mets

By GEORGE HENRY - Associated Press

Atlanta Braves' Josh Donaldson, right, celebrates his two-run home run with Ronald Acuna Jr., left, at home plate during the third inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Donaldson stays hot as Braves overwhelm Phillies 15-1

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press

Rapper T.I. and Atlanta church work to end mass imprisonment

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Atlanta Braves mob Brian McCann after he hit a two-run single in the ninth inning of a baseball game to defeat Philadelphia Phillies 9-8 Friday, June 14, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

McCann delivers 2-run single, Braves win 8th straight

By GEORGE HENRY - Associated Press