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Good morning. Here's a look at how AP's general news covering is shaping up today in Georgia. Questions about today's coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the Atlanta AP Bureau at 404-522-8971 or apatlanta@ap.org.

A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. Advisories and digests will keep you up to date.

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KIDNAP-VICTIM RESCUED

ATLANTA — Five people accused in the abduction of a North Carolina man last week are due in federal court in Atlanta Tuesday for a bond hearing. Frank Arthur Janssen was taken from his home in Wake Forest, N.C., on April 5 and was rescued five days later when FBI agents raided an Atlanta apartment. Charged with kidnapping were: 21-year-old Jenna Paulin Martin; 30-year-old Tiana Maynard; 20-year-old Jevante "Flame" Price; 21-year-old Michael "Hot" Montreal Gooden; and 29-year-old Clifton James Roberts. Officials say they're all from the metro Atlanta area. By Kate Brumback. UPCOMING: 500 words by 2 p.m.

COLLEGE TUITION-GEORGIA

DAHLONEGA — University System of Georgia officials meet Tuesday afternoon to consider tuition rates for 31 campuses during the 2015 school year. By Kathleen Foody. UPCOMING: 500 words by 5 p.m. EDT.

VIDALIA ONION BATTLE

REIDSVILLE, Ga. — One of Georgia's most prominent Vidalia onion farmers will be in court Tuesday trying to stop the state agriculture commissioner from fining growers who ship the famous sweet onions before a certain date. Delbert Bland won the first round in March with Commissioner Gary Black when a Fulton County judge ruled the commissioner overstepped his authority by ordering that no Vidalia onions could be packed for shipping before April 21. However, Black is telling growers he still plans to enforce the restriction while the state appeals. Bland wants a Superior Court judge to grant an injunction stopping Black until the appeal gets resolved. By Russ Bynum. UPCOMING: 350 words by 2 p.m.

EARNS-COCA-COLA

NEW YORK — Coca-Cola sold more drinks in the first quarter, but it wasn't because of soda. The world's biggest beverage maker said Tuesday that its global sales volume for soda fell for first time in at least a decade. The drop was offset by stronger sales of noncarbonated drinks such as juice, and overall volume rose 2 percent. A stronger dollar contributed to an 8 percent decline in profit for the quarter. Gary Fayard, the company's chief financial officer, attributed the decline in sodas partly to the timing of Easter, which falls in the second quarter this year instead of the first. By Candice Choi. SENT: 530 words, photos.

PRESCRIPTION DRUG RING

GULFPORT, Miss. — A Georgia doctor charged with involvement in a prescription drug ring wants a separate trial from other defendants. Dr. Sanjay Sinha, 49, of Woodstock, Ga., and three Mississippi men were indicted in March on federal charges of illegally distributing painkillers. The doctor is accused of visiting casinos, befriending casino employees and writing them prescriptions for hundreds of pills, prosecutors said. SENT: 315 words.

AARON'S-PROGRESSIVE FINANCE

ATLANTA — Furniture leasing company Aaron's has agreed to buy online rent-to-own finance company Progressive Finance Holdings for $700 million in cash in a bid to turn around its business even as it cut its first-quarter outlook. Meanwhile, Atlanta-based Aaron's also said it rejected a takeover offer from Vintage Capital Management, its second largest shareholder, for $30.50 per share, a 1 percent premium on the stock's closing price Monday. Aaron's says the offer is not in the best interest of shareholders. SENT: 350 words.

BAT FUNGUS

CLAYTON, Ga. — The man-made Black Diamond Tunnel in the northeast Georgia mountains is the state's largest known winter shelter for some of Georgia's 16 bat species. WABE Radio reports that it's also the latest site in the state to fall victim to white-nose syndrome. The fungal disease has killed more than 6 million bats in the eastern half of the U.S. since it arrived from Europe in 2006. Almost immediately upon pushing off into the flooded tunnel in a small Jon boat, Katrina Morris, a bat specialist with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, points to dead bats floating in the chilly, rippling water. By Michell Eloy and Dan Raby, WABE Radio. An AP Member Exchange. SENT: 1,000 words.

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