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We full? What Atlanta hotel bookings for World Cup look like.

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A new report says Atlanta is faring better than most other host cities. About half the city’s hotels in the survey say booking pace is in line with or ahead of expectations.

About 213,000 hotels in downtown, like the Moxy Atlanta Downtown, Midtown and Buckhead are booked for during the approximately 30 days of matches during this summer’s World Cup, according to the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Hotel bookings for the World Cup this summer are looking soft among host cities, but a new report suggests Atlanta is outperforming most of its U.S. peers.

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The American Hotel & Lodging Association surveyed hoteliers across the 11 U.S. markets that will host World Cup matches. In its report, the AHLA broadly said the “anticipated economic lift may fall short of expectations,” with 80% of survey respondents saying that hotel bookings are tracking below initial forecasts.

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The American Hotel & Lodging Association recently released a report that compared the hotel booking expectations across the 11 U.S. World Cup host cities. (Courtesy of AHLA)

The American Hotel & Lodging Association recently released a report that compared the hotel booking expectations across the 11 U.S. World Cup host cities. (Courtesy of AHLA)

How many Atlanta hotel rooms are booked for World Cup?

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Why are Atlanta’s hotel bookings outperforming other World Cup cities?

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The West Peachtree Plaza hotel in downtown Atlanta is among the many hotels benefiting from the World Cup in town this summer. (Courtesy of Westin Peachtree Plaza)

The West Peachtree Plaza hotel in downtown Atlanta is among the many hotels benefiting from the World Cup in town this summer. (Courtesy of Westin Peachtree Plaza)

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What could be the economic impact?

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Mercedes-Benz Stadium — pictured decorated for the College Football Playoff championship game in January 2025  — will host eight World Cup games this summer. (Hyosub Shin/AJC 2025)

Mercedes-Benz Stadium — pictured decorated for the College Football Playoff championship game in January 2025 — will host eight World Cup games this summer. (Hyosub Shin/AJC 2025)

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How many short-term rentals are booked?

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FBI orders field offices to send analysts to Atlanta for 2020 election investigation, sources say

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The FBI is ramping up its investigation into the 2020 election results in Fulton County, Georgia, by ordering field offices across the country to send investigative analysts to Atlanta to help evaluate thousands of records, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

According to a memo sent to all field offices and reviewed by CBS News, the Directorate of Intelligence requested “surge support” to Atlanta to assist in what it called FBI Director Kash Patel’s “priority” investigation. The memo did not explicitly discuss the nature of the investigation, but multiple sources confirmed to CBS News the subject of the memo is the 2020 election probe in Fulton County.

The memo calls on every FBI field office to assign analysts, seeking to reach a total of 260 analysts. Large field offices are being asked to contribute eight analysts each, while small and medium offices must dedicate between three and five analysts. They are being asked to review 708 records each, and complete the work by July 17, the memo shows.

These “tactical intel” staffers typically provide help with day-to-day casework, such as running license plates, doing open-source checks on subjects of investigations, phone analysis, preparing subpoenas and reviewing subpoena returns.

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The surge of personnel was first reported by MS Now.

President Trump has repeatedly alleged without providing evidence that officials in heavily Democratic Fulton County manipulated ballot counts in 2020 and that large numbers of votes in the state were cast by deceased Georgians, nonresidents or other ineligible participants.

After Mr. Trump lost Georgia by 11,799 votes, he frequently claimed the election had been “rigged.” But Joe Biden’s win in Georgia was confirmed in both a machine recount and an audit that involved hand recounts by every county in the state.

Earlier this year, the FBI executed a search warrant in Fulton County where it seized “all physical ballots” from 2020, as well as tapes from vote-tabulating machines, ballot images and voter rolls. Home to Atlanta, Fulton County was crucial to Biden’s narrow 2020 win in the state.

The case was referred to the FBI by Kurt Olsen, a lawyer who previously fought to help overturn the results of the 2020 election and now works for the Justice Department, where he is assigned in Miami to help investigate the so-called “grand conspiracy” into whether Obama and Biden-era officials conspired to keep President Trump out of office.

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A judge in May denied a request by Fulton County to return the ballots that were seized. 

The FBI declined to comment.



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Braves News: Tarik Skubal rumor, Cam Caminiti to the Futures Game, more

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Braves News: Tarik Skubal rumor, Cam Caminiti to the Futures Game, more


I think it’s time to chat again about Eric Hartman. The Braves’ now top prospect completed a 20 HR, 30 SB season on July 1st, through 71 games of his season. He was also ranked the 25th prospect in all of baseball by Baseball America and it’s getting easier every day to see him in the top 10 by the offseason. This is simply a hugely valuable prospect coming from a 20th round pick just two years ago and the back end of the organizational top 30 as recently as March. While he’s only at high-A (probably not for long) and still has work to do on his game, he has rapidly become a potential superstar on the position-player side for an organization that desperately needed talent on that hitting side and has got it this year from not only Hartman.



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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings issued for North Georgia, metro Atlanta

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Haralson County under Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Part of Haralson County is under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning, the National Weather Service says.

The warning will be in place until 6:15 p.m.

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Officials say a severe thunderstorm has been located near Buchanan around 5:35 p.m. The storm was moving west at 5 miles per hour.

 

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning extended for Carroll, Douglas, and Fulton

The Severe Thunderstorm Warning set to end at 5 p.m. has been extended to 5:45 p.m. by the National Weather Service.

Authorities say the storm was last located near the city of South Fulton, moving west at 5 mph.

The other Severe Thunderstorm Warnings have expired.

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Dozens of Georgia counties under Thunderstorm Watch

Dozens of counties across Georgia remain under a Thunderstorm Watch until 8 p.m.

The National Weather Service has issued the watch for the following counties:

  • Banks
  • Barrow
  • Bartow
  • Butts
  • Carroll
  • Catoosa
  • Chattooga
  • Cherokee
  • Clayton
  • Cobb
  • Coweta
  • Dade
  • Dawson
  • DeKalb
  • Douglas
  • Fannin
  • Fayette
  • Floyd
  • Forsyth
  • Franklin
  • Fulton
  • Gilmer
  • Gordon
  • Gwinnett
  • Habersham
  • Hall
  • Haralson
  • Heard
  • Henry
  • Jackson
  • Lumpkin
  • Meriwether
  • Murray
  • Newton
  • Paulding
  • Pickens
  • Polk
  • Rabun
  • Rockdale
  • Spalding
  • Stephens
  • Towns
  • Troup
  • Union
  • Walker
  • Walton
  • White
  • Whitfield

Other counties in Alabama, North and South Carolina and Tennessee are also affected by the watch.

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High temperatures continue to cause concerns in Georgia

While parts of North Georgia brace for the impact of the storms and heavy winds, most of the state remains under a Heat Advisory.

Wednesday marks the third straight day of heat advisories across parts of north Georgia. While the advisory no longer includes all of metro Atlanta, it does cover North Fulton, South Fulton and several western metro counties, where it could feel as hot as 106 to 107 degrees between noon and 8 p.m., according to the National Weather Service and CBS News Atlanta Next Weather meteorologist Troy Bridges. 

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Actual air temperatures are expected to climb to around 96 degrees Wednesday afternoon, well above the typical high of 89 degrees for this time of year. 

Read more here.

 
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Warning downgraded to watch for Towns, Union, and Fannin

The Severe Thunderstorm Warning affecting parts of Towns, Union, and Fannin County in North Georgia has been canceled.

Authorities with the National Weather Service say the storm the prompted the warning has weakened to the point where it “no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.”

Instead, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for the area until 9 p.m.

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List of current Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia

Here are the current storm warnings in place for Georgia.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings

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  • Central Cherokee County until 4:45 p.m.
  • East central Carroll County, southern Douglas County, southwestern Fulton County until 5 p.m.
  • Southwestern Cobb County, central Douglas County, southwestern Fulton County until 5 p.m.
  • Southwestern Towns County, Union County, northeastern Fannin County until 5 p.m.

Flash Flood Warning

  • Northeastern Union County until 10:15 p.m.
 

Severe Thunderstorm warning in place for parts of metro Atlanta

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Carroll, Douglas, and Fulton counties until 5 p.m.

Officials say a storm with winds of up to 60 miles per hour was slowly moving near Douglasville at 4:27 p.m.

Another warning is in place for parts of Cobb, Douglas, and Fulton counties. This warning is also expected to end at 5 p.m.

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Residents should prepare for possible heavy winds, quarter-sized hail, and fallen trees.

 

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Flash flood warning issued for parts of Union County

A flash flood warning is in place for part of Union County until late Wednesday night.

The National Weather Service says the warning will remain in place for the northeastern part of the county until 10:15 p.m. after radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain in the area.

Officials estimate one to 2.5 inches of rain have already fallen and there may be one to two more inches of rainfall possible in the area.

Residents should prepare for small creeks, streams, and other areas with poor drainage to flood.

Drivers should not attempt to driver through flooded roads.

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