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PHOTOS: 3-2-1, BAM! Georgia Dome imploded in downtown Atlanta

ATLANTA — One of the nation's largest domed stadiums collapsed Monday into a pile of jagged concrete and a vast cloud of smoke in a scheduled implosion in downtown Atlanta.Nearly 5,000 pounds (2,270 kilograms) of explosives were used to blast the Georgia Dome in Atlanta to smithereens at 7:30 a.m. Onlookers gathered at skyscrapers' windows, at a restaurant atop the city's tallest hotel, in parking lots and on nearby streets to watch the destruction of the landmark stadium. [...]
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3 injured in Mary Esther rollover wreck (PHOTOS)

MARY ESTHER — A 19-year-old is in serious condition and two others have minor injuries following a four-vehicle crash Monday night.Mackenzie Rados, 19, was traveling westbound on U.S. Highway 98, a quarter-mile west of Florosa Elementary School, at around 7: 30 p.m. Monday when she fell asleep at the wheel, according to a press release from Florida Highway Patrol. Her car veered off the road and overturned into a ditch.A second vehicle, driven by a 43-year-old man, [...]
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5 people injured in Holmes County wreck

HOLMES COUNTY — Five people were taken to medical facilities with minor injuries after a crash Sunday night on State Road 81.According to a press release from Florida Highway Patrol, 33-year-old Melissa Frances Stephens of Milton was driving northbound on State Road 81 around 7 p.m. Sunday in a 2015 Chevy Malibu when she veered off the paved portion of the roadway. She overcorrected and began traveling in a northwestern direction, crossing the the center line [...]
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