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Teamster drivers end five-day strike against Amazon on Christmas Eve

Union organizers have called an end to a five-day strike against Amazon by about 100 Atlanta drivers who joined other workers around the country

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Christmas Eve hours: Here’s when metro Atlanta grocery stores, malls close

Many metro Atlanta grocery stores and retailers will open for limited hours Tuesday before closing Christmas Day.

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Starbucks workers’ strike expands to Atlanta area

A strike by baristas at some Starbucks locations across the country expanded Tuesday.

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These were the top business stories in Atlanta and Georgia in 2024

Georgia’s economy and that of the greater Atlanta area held strong in 2024 against inflation and high interest rates. It scored wins, suffered losses and proved resilient.

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All I want for Christmas is an organic, free-range Georgia chicken?

Though organic meat as a percentage of total U.S. sales remains low, growing numbers of Atlantans this holiday season are seeking out antibiotic and hormone-free meats,

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Know before you go: Surviving holiday travel at Hartsfield-Jackson

Friday will be the peak day of the holiday travel period at the world’s busiest airport.

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OPINION

There’s a lot to love about Georgia

AJC staff and contributors are grateful for good food, an abundance of music, creativity and, of course, P-Nuts.

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Georgia man linked to crypto marketing scheme, regulators say

Georgia authorities barred Trage Technologies from selling securities in the state and fined a Fairburn man who promoted the company despite an earlier cease-and-desist order.

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Gas prices have drifted down in time for holiday travel

Gas prices at four-year Christmas low in metro Atlanta as millions of Georgians take to the roads for the holiday.

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Georgia family braves 1st Christmas without son, who died after getting new heart

Georgia parents, Phil and Amy Martin, are navigating their first Christmas without their son. Grant Martin died in July after a heart transplant.

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Gas prices have drifted down in time for holiday travel

Gas prices at four-year Christmas low in metro Atlanta as millions of Georgians take to the roads for the holiday.

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Georgia family braves 1st Christmas without son, who died after getting new heart

Georgia parents, Phil and Amy Martin, are navigating their first Christmas without their son. Grant Martin died in July after a heart transplant.

Feeling stiff but hate yoga? There’s a new way to stretch

European study found that stretching brought gains in muscle power for older participants and flexibility gains when participants of all ages made it a regular habit.

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Biden commutes sentences of 37 federal death row inmates, including two from Georgia

Two Georgia men, Meier Jason Brown and Anthony George Battle, are among the 37 federal inmates sentenced to death who received commutations from President Joe Biden.

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Athens-area Santa Claus battles cancer, spreads Christmas spirit

Athens-area Santa Claus returned from a bout with pancreatic cancer to continue his love of spreading Christmas cheer at symphony, hospital where he was treated.

Migrant gave birth in U.S. then was sent back to Mexico. Now she’s suing

Before she had a chance to receive her baby’s U.S. birth certificate, she and her newborn were expelled back to Mexico.

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Vincent Fort, a longtime champion of liberal causes in Georgia, dies at 68

Vincent Fort once served as the No. 2 Democrat in the Georgia State Senate and was a champion for liberal causes in Atlanta and the Georgia Legislature.

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Fani Willis originally indicted 19 in Georgia election interference case. Where are they now?

What has happened to Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows and Donald Trump's other co-defendants in Georgia's election interference case?

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Bill to rename Plains post office for Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter awaits president’s signature

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Fani Willis’ political headaches are only growing after court’s ruling

District Attorney Fani Willis faces a growing list of political headaches after she was disqualified from Fulton County's election interference case against Donald Trump.