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Pope Leo XIV admitted to hospital before lung surgery
Pope Leo XIV arrived at a Rome hospital on Tuesday before his scheduled surgery to remove a lung nodule. Read more trending news The surgery is expected to happen later today at Gemelli hospital, The Associated Press reported. The pope was driven from the Vatican to the medical f...
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1 dead, 4 hurt in Goliath roller coaster incident at Six Flags Over Georgia
One man died and at least four other people were injured on Monday after an incident on the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, officials said. Read more trending news According to the Cobb County Police Department, the incident happened shortly before 4 p.m. ET at ...
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Not a prank: Drivers pay as little as 97 cents per gallon in gas war between 2 stations
They were caught in the middle of a gas war. Drivers say they were the winners. “Ain’t it a wonderful day for America,” an excited Wartanna Haywood told Channel 2’s Tom Jones as she pumped regular gas that costs her only $1.14. Other drivers also were in disbelief. “It feels like...
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Supercomputer Expands Atlanta’s Role in the Nation’s Digital Future
The unveiling of Nexus, a next-generation AI supercomputer that will serve as a resource for researchers across the U.S., strengthens Atlanta’s role in the nation’s technology and research ecosystem. Housed in Georgia Tech’s Coda data center, Nexus combines traditional high-perfo...
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‘Space jellyfish’ lights up North Georgia sky after rocket launch
Early risers across North Georgia and metro Atlanta spotted a glowing plume in the sky Tuesday morning.
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What was in the sky this morning? It wasn’t a meteor or comet
You may have noticed something strange moving across the sky if you looked outside early Tuesday morning. It wasn’t a meteor. It was a “jellyfish cloud” from the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch in Florida and many of you saw it here in metro Atlanta. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app...
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Selma Blair arrested, accused of assault after midflight incident on plane
Actress Selma Blair is accused of assault involving two flight attendants after an incident on a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to New York City on Sunday, authorities said. Read more trending news Blair, 54, whose acting credits include “ Cruel Intentions ” and “ Legall...
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Early voting begins in Georgia’s nationally watched 2026 midterm elections
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Voters can begin casting their ballots ahead of next month’s nationally watched 2026 Georgia midterms beginning today. In-person advance voting runs through Oct. 30, 2026. President Donald Trump will make a northwest Georgia campaign stop this ...
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Multiple red alerts cause problems for Tuesday morning commute
The early morning commute got off to a rough start on Tuesday. Triple Team Traffic’s Mike Shields reported on three traffic red alerts across metro Atlanta during Channel 2 Action News This Morning starting at 4 a.m. LIVE Triple Team Traffic alternate routes all morning, on Chann...
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Woman missing $500 in checks, blames no lock on USPS collection box
A DeKalb County woman says more than $500 in checks disappeared after she mailed them from a U.S. Postal Service collection box in East Atlanta, raising concerns that the mailbox may have been tampered with. The resident, who asked not to be identified, said she dropped four sepa...