Georgia lawmakers are looking to expand how DNA is collected from migrants in the U.S. without legal status who have been charged with a crime; A bipartisan group of lawmakers have filed legislation at the State Capitol to protect artists from their work being used in criminal proceedings against them; and the voice of Ash Ketchum from the English-dubbed Pokémon series makes an appearance at Atlanta Collect-A-Con.

<p>Georgia lawmakers are looking to expand how DNA is collected from migrants in the U.S. without legal status who have been charged with a crime; A bipartisan group of lawmakers have filed legislation at the State Capitol to protect artists from their work being used in criminal proceedings against them; and the voice of Ash Ketchum from the English-dubbed Pok&eacute;mon series makes an appearance at Atlanta Collect-A-Con.</p>

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