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Film Boycott, Top Baby Names, Hospital Grades: GA Top News

Two die in Travis Tritt bus crash, Georgia's best sandwich and the state's most popular baby names were some top stories of the week.

Women from Paideia High School protest against recently passed abortion bills in Atlanta on May 21.
Women from Paideia High School protest against recently passed abortion bills in Atlanta on May 21. (Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)

It was a busy week of news around Georgia, with stories such as the state's first TV and movie productions pulling out because of the new abortion law; 27 hospitals in the state earned "A" grades, while five earned "D" grades and a fallen officer is honored at a Memorial Day ceremony. A Georgia house representative suggests not renewing the Immigration and Nationality Act, two died in the Travis Tritt bus crash, and the most popular baby names in Georgia for 2018.

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