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MLB All-Star Game Moves From Atlanta Over Election Law | Patch PM

GA Pols embrace pecans | North Point Mall cleared for bomb threat | CDC gives travel clearance | All-Star Game will play somewhere else

Truist Park will be empty for the MLB All-Star Game in July. The game will be moved out of GA, officials said Friday. Gov. Kemp said MLB "caved to fear," team said it's disappointed.
Truist Park will be empty for the MLB All-Star Game in July. The game will be moved out of GA, officials said Friday. Gov. Kemp said MLB "caved to fear," team said it's disappointed. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)

There was plenty of news across Georgia on Friday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here's a roundup of the top stories from the past 24 hours.

Kemp Says MLB Caved To Fear In Moving All-Star Game From Atlanta

Baseball's All-Star Game will be moved out of GA, officials said Friday. Gov. Kemp said MLB "caved to fear," team said it's disappointed.

North Point Mall Evacuated Following Bomb Threat

Shoppers and employees are returning to North Point Mall after a reported bomb threat prompted an evacuation Friday afternoon.

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Lawmakers Embrace Pecans, Skip Sports Bets In 2021's Masked Session

Even as the law-making continued under the Gold Dome this week, the struggle to define the sweeping election bill was already playing out.

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