*Obesity among adults is growing in Georgia. A new report from the CDC shows 35-percent of adults have a body mass index of 30 or higher. The agency states the obesity rate could hit just under 60-percent by 2035.
*AT&T workers in the Southeast are back on the job after a four-week strike. The strike ended after the company and the workers union agreed on a new five-year contract. It will provide wage increase of more than 19-percent for most workers, whole some techs will receive a boost of three percentage points more. AT&T’s COO says he believes the deal reached is a fair one. Healthcare costs will also not change for a year, then will be lower for two years with monthly increases in the final two years of the contract.
*Self-driving cars are coming to Atlanta. Starting early next year, Waymo will expand its services to Atlanta by offering rides through the Uber app. In a statement, Uber said “riders who request an UberX, Uber Green, Uber Comfort or Uber Comfort Electric may be matched with a Waymo for qualifying trips.” Waymo cars can already be seen in the city as the company began testing its self-driving cars in Atlanta in April.
(FROM GA. NEWS NETWORK)