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Bobby Dodd Stadium is viewed before a NCAA college football game between Georgia Tech and Miami Hurricanes, Nov. 12, 2022, in Atlanta. The home of Georgia Tech football has been renamed Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field following a naming rights agreement between the school and the automaker, according to an announcement by the Georgia Board of Regents on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023.

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Georgia Tech announces field naming deal with Hyundai for Bobby Dodd Stadium

The home of Georgia Tech football has been renamed Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field following a naming rights agreement between the school and the automaker. The Georgia Board of Regents says Hyundai will pay Georgia Tech approximately $55 million over 20 years for naming rights to the field.

August 09, 2023
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Burt Jones is seen speaking at a podium in front of a plain curtain backdrop and an official Georgia seal.  Dallas State Senator Jason Anavitarte is shown standing to his left.

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GPB evening headlines for August 8, 2023

Leaders in the state Senate plan to push legislation requiring social media companies to take concrete steps to verify users' ages.

Two Georgia Congressmen say they'll vote against a must-pass federal Farm Bill if it threatens to cuts benefits to SNAP recipients.

A new non-profit organization has launched to help the roughly 700 young adults each year out of Georgia's foster care system.

August 08, 2023
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A new Georgia tax credit could help teens in foster care transition to college or independent living.

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New tax credit helps teens transition to independence after aging out of foster care

Each year, about 700 teens age out of the Georgia foster care system — and some become homeless, victims of human trafficking, or turn to crime.

August 08, 2023
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  • Donna Lowry
Philadelphia Eagles first round draft pick Jalen Carter, from the University of Georgia, takes questions from the media during NFL rookie football minicamp, Friday, May 5, 2023, in Philadelphia. Victoria S. Bowles, who was seriously injured in the January car crash that killed Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and an athletics staffer, has sued the school’s athletics association and former Bulldogs defensive tackle Jalen Carter for damages.

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Georgia fires football staffer who survived fatal crash, less than a month after lawsuit

Georgia has fired the football recruiting staffer who survived a January crash that killed player Devin Willock and another recruiting staffer, less than a month after she filed a lawsuit against the university's athletic association.

August 08, 2023
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How social media can help and hurt you in the job market!

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Georgia Today: Social media age verification; Shipping container housing; UGA staffer fired

On the Tuesday, Aug. 8 edition of Georgia Today: A push in the state legislature to force social media companies to verify Georgia users' ages; can converted shipping containers curb the homelessness issue in Atlanta? And the UGA football recruiting staffer who survived a fatal crash in January has been fired. 

August 08, 2023
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
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GPB morning headlines for August 8, 2023

Each year, about 700 teens age out of Georgia’s foster care system – and some become homeless, victims of human trafficking, or turn to crime.  

Every day, hundreds of people in the Southeastern United States are visiting emergency rooms seeking treatment for heat-related illness, according to national data from healthcare centers.

The City of Atlanta is hoping to speed up the process of providing shelter to people living on the street by converting shipping containers into transitional housing. 

August 08, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
View of a UPS facility on Thursday, July 6, 2023, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. UPS has reached a contract agreement with its 340,000-person strong union Tuesday, July 25, averting a strike that had the potential to disrupt logistics nationwide for businesses and households alike.

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UPS lowers 2023 revenue outlook citing labor deal with 340,000 unionized workers, falling volume

Revenue declined at UPS in the second quarter and the package delivery company lowered its full-year revenue expectations by $4 billion, primarily due to a tentative labor contract reached late last month with its 340,000 unionized workers.

August 08, 2023
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Republican state Sen. Jason Anavitarte, of Dallas, speaks to a House subcommittee on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, at the Capitol in Atlanta. Anavitarte and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones said on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, that they will seek to pass a law in 2024 requiring social media companies to obtain a parent's permission for children to sign up for accounts.

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Georgia kids would need parental permission to join social media if Senate Republicans get their way

Children in Georgia would need their parents' permission to create social media accounts if some top Republicans in the state get their way next year. Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and Sen. Jason Anavitarte say the want to pass such a law in 2024.

August 08, 2023
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Georgia Today: Heat strains hospitals; Union efforts fail at Savannah newspaper; Mastodon drummer

On the Monday Aug. 7 edition of Georgia Today: Rising temperatures put a strain on Georgia hospitals; an effort to unionize at the Savannah Morning News fails; and a conversation with the drummer of the Georgia-based band Mastodon. 

August 07, 2023
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook

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GPB evening headlines for August 7, 2023

Weather-related delays and cancellations disrupted travel plans for passengers on hundreds of flights going to or from Atlanta.

Hospital emergency room doctors in Georgia are feeling the strain of temperatures that could climb to 100 degrees this week.

A Southwest Georgia lawyer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in the January 6th attack on the US Capitol.

August 07, 2023
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Savannah Morning News staff vote against unionizing, amid employee departures at Gannett-owned paper

Eight reporters in June signaled their intent to unionize, but several have since left.

August 07, 2023
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Rapid housing initiative moves forward with $4 million investment

Mayor Andre Dickens has allocated $4 million to provide new quick-delivery housing to individuals experiencing homelessness.

August 07, 2023
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Goodie Mob will perform at the Lakewood Amphitheater concert as part of the ATL 50 Hip Hop events.

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City to celebrate music history with ATL 50 Hip Hop events

ATL 50 Hip Hop is a series of events including academia talks, movie screenings, dance events, a time capsule and a concert.

August 07, 2023
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Voters wait in line at Park Tavern in Atlanta.

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Battleground: Ballot Box | How Georgia's recent elections planted seeds for future conspiracies

On this episode, we’ll turn back the clock to understand how we got here and why Georgia’s election system became ground zero for election conspiracies.

August 07, 2023
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  • Stephen Fowler
The run-down facade of an old brick building is shown with a sign in front of it that says "No Trespassing Unsafe Building and Grounds."

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GPB morning headlines for August 7, 2023

A unionization effort has failed at the Savannah Morning News amid staff departures at the Gannett-owned newspaper.

The federal Environmental Protection Agency is telling regulators in Alabama that their plans for long term storage of the toxic material left over from burning coal to make electricity are against the law.

Gov. Brian Kemp signed orders last month to tear down four historic buildings at Central State Hospital in Milledgeville that the state says are unsafe.

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