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Top Georgia news, including a Vegas oddsmaker weighing in on Atlanta's chance to get Amazon's new headquarters.

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

Former Research-Lab Chimps Go Outside For First Time: WATCH
The winter storm that dumped ice and snow on north Georgia this week wasn't enough to stop a major milestone for 15 chimpanzees at a sanctuary there. The chimps, who used to live caged up in research labs, went outside for the first time in their lives.

Sick Cats Given Away By Douglasville Man With '1 Year To Live'
Mike Chiulli, a Douglasville resident who was given one year to live by doctors back in 2014, reached out to the community last week via Patch, hoping to find someone to give good homes to his four cats because he could no longer afford to take care of them.

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Atlanta's Odds To Get Amazon HQ: Vegas Weighs In
According to Las Vegas oddsmakers, Atlanta isn't the favorite to become the home of a new, second headquarters for online-retail giant Amazon. But it's not a long shot, either.

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