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News Articles: Atlanta

Protestors at the Macon, Ga. No Kings event. Grant Blankenship/GPB News

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GPB morning headlines for June 16, 2025

Over 5,000 people attended Saturday's "No Kings" protest in Atlanta; deadline to apply for grants to help the opioid crisis is approaching.

June 16, 2025
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People gathered Saturday in the same strip of downtown park used for a political rally nearly every weekend since the Hands Off protests in April for the Macon, Ga. (Pop. 157,000) No Kings event. Grant Blankenship/GPB News

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'No Kings' protests held in communities across Georgia

Saturday, thousands of Georgians across the state participated in nationwide protests of federal immigration raids and deployment of National Guard in places including Los Angeles.

June 14, 2025
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President Trump at war with his critics: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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Georgia Today: 'No Kings' protests this weekend; Man dies in ICE custody; Federal cuts to Job Corps

On the June 13 edition: Weekend protests for "No Kings Day" are planned across the nation; A Mexican citizen dies by suicide in ICE custody in Georgia;  federal budget cuts to Job Corps program leaves vulnerable young people wondering. 

June 13, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook

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GPB evening headlines for June 13, 2025

“No Kings Day” protests planned nationwide, including in Georgia; citizen of Mexico died while in ICE custody in Georgia.

June 13, 2025
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Civil rights demonstrators hold signs and speak to passing vehicles, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Rome, Ga.

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GPB morning headlines for June 13, 2025

“No Kings Day” protests planned across Georgia Saturday; an Emory study finds elevated PFAS levels in North Georgia; and a new Atlanta clinic offers alternative treatments for mental health.

June 13, 2025
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Georgia Today: Study shows above-average PFAS levels; CDC jobs reinstated; The Gathering arena OK'd

On the June 12 edition: A new study shows above-average levels of forever chemicals in two cities' residents' blood; 400+ CDC jobs reinstated; a new $3B development could mean the return of Atlanta hockey. 

June 12, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
British consul general Rachel Galloway in GPB Talk Studio

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Chelsea or Man City? British Consul General weighs impact of FIFA Club World Cup games in Atlanta

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup brings two prominent English football teams to Atlanta this month — Manchester City and Chelsea FC. The action begins June 16 and Rachel Gallaway, British Consul General in Atlanta, stopped by the GPB Talk Studio to tell us about the expected impact.

June 12, 2025
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  • Peter Biello
The Stitch plans to create 17 acres of new community park space planned atop a three-quarter-mile platform over Atlanta’s Downtown Connector.

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GPB morning headlines for June 12, 2025

Atlanta’s Stitch project faces funding risk; Ben Crump files lawsuit over Sapelo Island dock collapse; Atlanta enters final year of planning for 2026 FIFA World Cup.

June 12, 2025
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FULL EPISODE: Trump on defense, Democrats in damage control: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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Georgia Today: Protests against CDC rules; State AG warns future protesters; Barrow Co. SRO funding

On the June 11 edition: Protesters demonstrate against changes to CDC guidelines; state attorney general threatens domestic terrorism charges against future protesters who quote "earn it"; the fight over paying for school security officers in Barrow County. 

June 11, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
The Stitch project will create a three-quarter mile platform over highways 75 an 85 to reconnect downtown with Old Fourth Ward, English Avenue, an Midtown.

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Atlanta leaders rally support to preserve funding for The Stitch highway capping project

The 17-acre community reconnecting project was scheduled to break ground next year, but now the timeline is uncertain.

June 11, 2025
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  • Amanda Andrews
A mix of former and current CDC employees rallied across the street from the CDC main campus Tuesday to call for the resignation of Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on the afternoon following Kennedy's disbanding on the CDC advisory panel on immunizations.

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Outrage in Atlanta over 'embarrassing and heartbreaking' changes made to CDC by federal government

Current and former employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are angered by a recent decision by Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to upend an advisory committee that makes vaccine recommendations. 

June 11, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas
Roomates Emma Farrell and Bethany Beech at their new apartment in the Soaring Heights community of Conyers in January, 2025. The apartment, which is one of several units specifically built for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, is both of their first homes away from their parents.

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Affordable housing is hard to find. For people with disabilities, solutions can feel like a miracle

A 1999 federal court was supposed to pave the way for Georgians with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live more independently, and outside of hospitals. But years later, people with IDD still face major challenges in finding a place to live. 

June 11, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas
RenderATL founder Justin Samuels (right). RenderATL

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RenderATL tech conference returns to Atlanta with a Caribbean twist

RenderATL is a tech conference in Atlanta fusing culture and code with a Caribbean twist, where innovation meets identity, and ends in a festival.

June 11, 2025
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  • Abisola Dahunsi
Former and current CDC employees rallied across the street from the CDC main campus Tuesday to call for the resignation of Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on the afternoon following Kennedy's disbanding on the CDC advisory panel on immunizations.

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GPB morning headlines for June 11, 2025

CDC employees protest after vaccine advisory panel is restructured; experts warn of bird flu as Moderna contract is canceled; Georgia PSC candidate removed from ballot over residency.

June 11, 2025
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Georgia Today: State Election Board rules struck down; Housing challenges for intellectually disabled

On the June 10 edition: The state Supreme Court strikes down changes to State Election Board rules; Georgia's getting new area code; and a look at the challenges Georgians with intellectual disabilities face when it comes to housing.

June 10, 2025
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