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The clock is ticking for Georgia voters to return their absentee ballots; Former Vice President Kamala Harris continues her stop in Atlanta Friday; and a single seat could flip control of the Cobb County School Board from Republicans to Democrats this Election Day.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than 30 percent of active voters in Georgia have already cast their ballots ahead of the midterm elections, setting records; Georgia's senators are calling on the federal government to investigate conditions at an ICE detention center in Georgia as a hunger strike continues; and the Atlanta Dream are headed back to California for a final championship-deciding game against the Golden State Valkyries.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Suspects arrested for plotting to shoot up Cherokee High School had detailed plans, officials say; Georgians can now buy flood insurance online; and water pressure--the a push to force the city's biggest water defaulters to pay up.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More measles. More money. Less music.   Georgia continues to see record-setting measles cases. Two of Atlanta's biggest corporations bring in more cash than even they predicted. And 'pressing pause' on VaHi's popular Porchfest.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The U.S. Justice Department plans to send election monitors to four Georgia counties... election officials say it's not out of the ordinary; Police have arrested a suspect accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at ICE offices in Atlanta; and Six Flags says it plans to install seatbelts on more rides after a death at its Georgia park. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Early voting in Georgia is setting records ahead of the midterm elections; President Trump returns to Georgia for the second rally in less than two weeks to bolster Republican candidates; and WABE's Marlon Hyde takes us inside one Georgia haunted house that's been in business since 1997.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Communities are eyeing potential statewide legislation in yet another effort to rein in the use and abuse of license plate readers from Atlanta-based Flock Safety; A federal judge in California has stopped the Trump Administration’s investigation into Georgia’s alleged noncitizen voters; and the Dream have taken a lead in the best-of-seven WNBA Finals after a blowout win in Atlanta.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The FBI's Atlanta office is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who threw a Molotov cocktail at a downtown ICE office; The Trump administration is changing how it interprets the Endangered Species Act – and that could have an effect on some iconic Georgia species; and the Atlanta Dream host the Golden State Valkyries at State Farm Arena for Game 3 of the WNBA Finals.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A hearing for the man accused of stabbing and killing 66-year-old Margaret Swan on a MARTA train earlier this year will now take place in December; Gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson's campaign says they are no longer running ads that feature an 8-year-old girl killed in 2020; and the High Museum of Art threw itself a 100th birthday party Sunday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The man accused of stabbing and killing a 66-year-old woman on a MARTA train in May is due in federal court Tuesday; A hunger strike continues at Folkston Ice Processing Center, drawing local protesters to demonstrate; and the latest investigative project from the Atlanta Journal Constitution exposes how the state's dropping the ball when it comes to rating day care services in Georgia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Immigrants in a Southeast Georgia ICE detention facility are on a hunger strike; Affordability remains one of the top election issues for Georgians; and The Atlanta Dream make their first WNBA Finals appearance in over a decade.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Donald Trump returns to Georgia Friday to campaign for Republicans on the midterm ballot; Federal defense attorney's are pushing back on a move to transfer pre-trial detainees 200 miles from Atlanta; and Six Flags will be open for business Friday, even as state authorities investigate the death of a man who fell from a roller coaster earlier this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia ready to distribute grant money for Hurricane Helene losses; ACDC sale could happen as soon as next week; and foster kids in Georgia with an autism diagnosis could see fewer treatment options after insurance carriers cut payments by as much as 30%.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Multiple roller coasters are now offline after man falls to his death at Six Flags Over Georgia; Confirmation of Georgia's 21st case of the measles; and the equalizing potential of Georgia Tech's new 20-million-dollar supercomputer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Donald Trump returns to Georgia on Friday to campaign for Republicans on the midterm ballots; Fulton justice system leaders say they intend to skip the county's upcoming budget hearings...despite calling for more money to address rising caseloads; Federal officials wasted taxpayer dollars when buying warehouses in Georgia to detain immigrants, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.