Processing the Government Shutdown in a Divided America

As the government shutdown entered its first full week, emotions across the country ranged from uneasy to unconcerned.

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Journalist Mario Guevara Is Deported After Being Held Over 100 Days

The Salvadoran journalist was arrested in June while covering a “No Kings” protest outside Atlanta. Those charges were dropped, his lawyers said.

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‘Bummed’ Visitors Are Turned Away From Closed Presidential Library

Several would-be visitors were turned away from the museum honoring former President Jimmy Carter in Atlanta, one of many presidential libraries affected by the shutdown.

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Journalist Held by ICE Faces ‘Imminent’ Deportation, His Lawyers Say

The journalist, Mario Guevara, has been in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since June, when he was arrested while covering a “No Kings” protest outside Atlanta.

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In Georgia, a ‘Sponge Park’ Floods So the Neighborhood Won’t

Dozens of houses were razed across a flood-prone neighborhood in Atlanta, mitigating floods and creating a long-desired park in the process.

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South Korean Leader Warns of U.S. Investments After Hyundai-LG Plant Raid

President Lee Jae Myung made the comments as hundreds of South Korean workers swept in an immigration raid were expected to fly home on Thursday.

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Delayed Release of Workers Detained in Georgia Raid Fuels Anger in Korea

It is unclear when the South Korean detainees will be repatriated. They were previously scheduled to depart the United States on Wednesday.

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Appeals Court Says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Can Stay Open

The court paused a federal judge’s ruling that no additional detainees could be sent to the center, and that much of it had to be dismantled within 60 days.

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It Was Supposed to Connect Segregated Neighborhoods. Did It Gentrify Them Instead?

The Atlanta BeltLine turned a mostly derelict 22-mile loop around the city into a wildly popular — and profitable — urban park. It also contributed to displacing longtime residents.

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution to Quit Print Cold Turkey

The publication says the time is right to pour all of its resources into its online news operation and get its journalism “in front of the most people.”

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