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Ellen Allen holds the letter from President Trump that explains the $500 payment she got. It's about a quarter of what she had to pay monthly in 2026 after her ACA insurance premiums skyrocketed. NPR has redacted her address in the letter to protect her privacy.

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She got Trump's $500 check for health insurance. To her, it's a 'political stunt'

As checks from President Trump for health costs hit millions of mailboxes, a poll shows Americans don't trust Republicans on healthcare. Experts doubt it will move the needle and say it is likely illegal.

October 07, 2026
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  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
Researchers say a small fossil from the middle Jurassic provides some of the oldest evidence of chewing and swallowing as well as suckling — all distinctly mammalian traits.

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This surprising mammal fossil is giving scientists something to chew on

It's likely you've already chewed and swallowed some tasty morsel today. But when did that ability emerge? New evidence points to at least the middle Jurassic, back when dinosaurs still reigned.

October 07, 2026
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  • Ari Daniel
A Tsimane extended family gets ready for the morning, while a large pot of manioc roots cooks in preparation to make <em>shocdye</em>, a local fermented brew.

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Gut microbes followed migrating humans across continents, new study suggests

New research looks at the surprising similarities in the gut microbiomes of hunter-gathers in Tanzania and horticulturalists in Bolivia, and asks: What role do these bacteria play in human health?

October 07, 2026
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  • Pien Huang
The bacteria that causes bubonic plague.

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  • Global Health

What is the pneumonic plague?

The ancient disease of plague is back in the headlines after the death this month of a Russian lab worker.

October 07, 2026
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  • Michaeleen Doucleff and
  • Marc Silver
Rika Matsuda with the origami crane from her unsung hero, in 2023.

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  • Arts & Life

A childhood bike crash led to a stranger's gift — and a hidden message

A 7-year-old girl was injured riding her new bike. A stranger came to her rescue and gifted her an origami crane with a hidden message she would only discover years later.

October 07, 2026
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  • Laura Kwerel
Tennessee Assistant Attorney General John W. Ayers, left, presents arguments during a court hearing, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn., as attorneys for Christa Pike request the Tennessee Department of Corrections to preserve all evidence related to her failed execution.

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Judge orders that Christa Pike execution evidence be preserved

A week after the failed execution, Pike is awake but is said to be angry and confused. Her lawyers said Wednesday's hearing was about "transparency."

October 07, 2026
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  • Scott Neuman
Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson

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GPB evening headlines for October 7, 2025

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson met for their first and only gubernatorial debate Tuesday.

Gov. Brian Kemp has extended the suspension of the state's gas tax until Nov. 5 and added new tax relief.

El Niño already is breaking records this year — and causing major shifts in global weather. What will it mean for Georgia?

October 07, 2026
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A memorial to the victims of the Fort Hood shooting, pictured in November 2009, outside the apartment complex where Hasan lived.

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Trump approved the military's 1st firing squad execution since WWII. Why now?

The Pentagon says Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad in December at Fort Hood, where he killed 13 people in 2009. The announcement came days after a botched lethal injection in Tennessee.

October 07, 2026
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  • Rachel Treisman
This satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Tropical Storm Isaias off the eastern coast of Mexico on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026.

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Tropical storm threat churns planning for Georgia-Alabama game with Trump set to attend

Tropical Storm Isaias could hit the U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricane this weekend, just before a major college football game between Georgia and Alabama. President Trump plans to attend the game on Saturday night.

October 07, 2026
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Gas prices are shown in Great Neck, New York, on Sept. 17, 2026. Photo by Shannon Stapleton/ Reuters

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Georgia Today: Gas tax extended; Gubernatorial debate; CDC layoffs

On the October 7 edition: Gov. Kemp extends the suspension of the state's gas tax; parts of the state could get heavy rain this weekend; and Republican candidate for governor Rick Jackson avoided President Trump's name during last night's debate.

October 07, 2026
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Miranda Hawkins
In this aerial view, Dan Duffy uses a tractor to plant soybeans on land he farms with his brother on April 28, 2025 near Dwight, Illinois.

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Why Trump just loosened the rules on 'dyed diesel' — normally a farm fuel

Trump is temporarily allowing this fuel to be used on highways, although it's typically just for off-road farm and construction vehicles. Could that lower the price of diesel?

October 07, 2026
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  • Willa Rubin
Grave markers for Black boys that died while at  the House of Reformation in Cheltenham, Md., in the forested area adjacent to the Maryland Veterans Cemetery.

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  • Race

Over 1,000 children are buried at juvenile detention centers nationwide

Researchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried.

October 07, 2026
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  • Jenny Abamu
Zoo Atlanta's Arthur M. Blank Panda Grove, home of the newly arrived giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, will open on November 6, 2026.

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  • Animals

Zoo Atlanta's Arthur M. Blank Panda Grove giant panda habitat opens to public in November

Zoo Atlanta recently announced that the newly named giant panda habitat, the Arthur M. Blank Panda Grove, is set to open on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026.

October 07, 2026
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  • GPB News Staff
Evelyn Shores spoke about her reaction to joining the national team during training camp October 6, 2026.

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  • Sports

The U.S. Women’s national soccer team returns to train in Georgia. A local player joins the roster

Team USA is back in Georgia training for the Women's World Cup in Brazil less than nine months away.

October 07, 2026
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  • Amanda Andrews

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  • Asia

Greetings from Lahore, Pakistan, whose high court offers an oasis for chatter and chai

The Lahore High Court is a near-perfect specimen of British South Asian colonial architecture and its main square is a pleasant spot shaded by banyan trees.

October 07, 2026
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