Your Chance To Hang With 'Iron Man' In ATL | Patch PM

Atlanta donors to charity can do a good deed and may get to hang out with "Iron Man" actor Robert Downey Jr. Plus, a second detainee has died while in ICE custody in Atlanta and snake bites — both poisonous and not — are on the rise in Georgia.. Here are the top local news stories worth reading and talking and knowing about on Thursday, May 18, as pulled from our Georgia Patch sites.

One look at Iron Man and it's pretty evident that not all superheroes wear capes, but what Iron Man, aka Robert Downey Jr., is doing for one Atlanta charity is enough to save the day. The Atlanta Children's Shelter has been chosen as one of the beneficiaries of Downey's "Hang With Me" campaign: Here's Your Chance To Hang With Robert Downey Jr. And Help Atlanta Charities

The number of snake bites in Georgia, particularly north Georgia, is on the rise this year and promises to keep climbing as the state enters the warm summer months. Last year, the Georgia Poison Center recorded a record 466 snake bites. This year, before the busy season for bites even begins, there have already been about 60 recorded bites in the state: Snake Bites On The Rise In North Georgia

An ugly incident in which a Toronto Blue Jays outfielder purportedly uttered a homophobic slur at an Atlanta Braves player is being investigated by Major League Baseball, the league announced Thursday, according to multiple news reports: MLB Launches Probe After Blue Jays Player Yells Slur At Brave

Find out why two Michael Fassbenders are always better than one. Plus, a silly summer road trip movie that goes awry in more ways than one: Movies Out This Weekend: 'Alien: Covenant,' 'Everything, Everything' And 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul'

More Georgia headlines:

• 'Hooray!': City, State Officials Celebrate I-85 Reopening In Atlanta
• Second Immigrant Dies In ICE Custody In Georgia
• First Look Inside Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium
• Five Most Expensive Homes In Buckhead
• 10 Most Expensive Houses In Decatur
• Five Most Expensive Homes In Forsyth County
• Five Most Expensive Houses In Cherokee County
• 10 Most Expensive Houses In Bartow County
• 10 Most Expensive Homes In North Fulton County

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