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Suspicious Package at Congressional Offices Actually Tea

Several Georgia Congressmen have reported suspicious packages delivered to offices in their districts — in at least two cases, the packages were determined to be tea.

FBI spokesman Stephen Emmett has noted that Tea Party activists have been known to mail tea bags to politicians as a form of political protest. >>> Read more.

More at Patch: Suspicious Packages Sent To Rep. Barry Loudermilk's Offices

Athens One Of Forbes' Best Places To Retire

Affordable housing, cost of living, warm temperatures and a bustling university. Those are some of the factors that made Athens, once again, one of Forbes magazine's Best Places To Retire for 2016.

"Located 70 miles east of Atlanta in the rolling Piedmont of northeast Georgia, Athens is a classic college town,"Forbes wrote. >>> Read more.

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Atlanta Hawks, Emory Healthcare to Build Sports Medicine, Practice Facility

• Brookhaven will be home to a new training facility and sports medicine center, as well as the Hawks official practice site.

"Stop Acting Like You're Trash," Georgia Judge Tells Troubled Teens

• Judge Verda Colvin brought brutal honesty to a group of troubled teens in her Macon courtroom.

#WeStandTogether Lip Sync Challenge Launched

• The campaign has been launched in conjunction with National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

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