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Stories worth talking about tonight:

Chris Pratt Shares Inspirational Message on Downtown Connector

Hollywood star Chris Pratt took a few minutes last week to share an inspirational message on Instagram. It was after being up for more than 70 hours while shooting two films in Atlanta. The message on the downtown connector at 3:20 in the morning has been liked 230,000 times.

Pratt’s two current projects, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Passengers, are being shot at Pinewood Studio in metro Atlanta. >>>read more.

Georgia Set to Execute Oldest Inmate on Death Row

Georgia is set to execute the oldest inmate on death row on Tuesday, a man sentenced to death back in 1979 for killing a Cobb County convenience store manager.

This past Friday, an appellate court rejected another appeal from Brandon Jones, 72, who was convicted in the murder of Roger Tackett, a ex-school teacher who was working as a convenience store manager. >>>read more.

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The Weather Channel is On its Own

• IBM is buying the company’s product and tech, but not the TV station itself.

Final Hours to Register for Georgia’s Presidential Primary

• The election will be held March 1 as part of the so-called SEC Primary.

High School Principal On Leave After Facebook Posts

• Lambert High School’s Gary Davison made posts considered anti-Muslim and negative toward minorities.

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