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Suburbs are becoming home to more and more of our nation’s poor.

A Brookings Institution study released Monday finds nowhere is that trend more evident than in metro Atlanta.

As a whole, researchers found an average increase in poverty of 64% in the nation's largest 100 metro areas.  

In Atlanta, the figure is close to 159%, making it the the largest increase of any US city. 

Researchers at Emory School of Medicine say who your child picks as a friend may be a big factor in your child’s level of physical activity.

In a review article that appears in the May 16, 2013, edition of the American Journal of Public Health, Emory researchers looked at hundreds of prior studies about children’s activity levels.

President Obama will address the graduates of Morehouse College on Sunday.  Graduation starts at  11:00 a.m. Morehouse officials caution that, if you do not have a ticket, you will not be allowed into the ceremony.

If you do have a ticket, you need to arrive between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. in order to get through security. Morehouse officials say they will not let you in if you are late, and you should expect airport-like security protocols.