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News Articles: Atlanta

The Beastie Boys, as illustrated by Anny Yi in the children's book, "What Is Hip-Hop?" by Eric Morse

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Atlanta Jazz Festival's Kids Zone promotes reading with giveaway of 'What is Hip-Hop'?

Hip-hop has been many things in its half century of existence, and "suitable for children" probably isn't what immediately comes to mind. But one book challenges that perception.

May 26, 2023
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  • Sonia Murray
Atlanta City Council member Liliana Bahktiari  introduced a resolution to address environmental issues in the city's South River Forest area. Council members Matt Westmoreland and Jason Dozier also authored the measure that asks the city to implement the Atlanta Regional Commission’s 100-million-dollar South River Forest initiative which would allow for nature trails like those depicted in this drawing..

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Police training facility gets a green light; Atlanta city council members ask for land protections

Atlanta’s controversial police training center is a step closer to becoming a reality, but some council members are pushing for additional plans.

May 26, 2023
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  • Donna Lowry
A sign notifies customers that there is a limit of two units per customer buying "all CVS and national brand tampons" at a CVS drug store in Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S., June 29, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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Atlanta doulas hold Menstrual Hygiene Day product drive to fight 'period poverty'

 Menstrual Hygiene Day is May 28 and an Atlanta doula collective is hosting a menstrual supply drive for low-income homes.

May 26, 2023
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  • Amanda Andrews
Tosha Murphy of Douglasville waits in line for an OutKast bobblehead.

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OutKast bobblehead draws Braves fans—including Atlanta's mayor—to Truist Park

Grammy-winning duo OutKast adds another to its list of honors: a tribute at an Atlanta Braves game.

May 26, 2023
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  • Peter Biello
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and Hyundai Motor Group president and CEO JaeHoon Chang met at a signing ceremony in Bryan County on Friday, May 20, 2022.

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GPB evening headlines for May 26, 2023

Southeast Georgia is getting a $4 billion electric battery plant as part of Hyundai's pledge to build a massive manufacturing center.

Atlanta is a step closer to putting $31 million into a controversial police training center as opponents press environmental concerns.

A Texas grand jury has indicted the man accused of killing Atlanta rapper Takeoff, whose killing last year shocked the music world.

May 26, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
Chattahoochee River

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'SPLASH': Water safety tips for Memorial Day weekend and year-round

Water safety in Georgia is a priority as the summer season begins. Learning about preventative measures against accidents like drowning while swimming, boating as well as ensuring the water's quality can help ensure your family's safety.

May 26, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton
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Georgia Today: New electric battery plant; Barbecue class at UGA; OutKast night at Truist Park

On the Friday May 26th edition of Georgia Today: Hyundai partners to bring another new electric battery plant to Georgia; the University of Georgia offers a new course on barbecue; And we'll take you to Truist Park for OutKast night. 

May 26, 2023
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  • Peter Biello ,
  • Jeremy Powell ,
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President Jimmy Carter holds a basketball presented to him by members of the University of Louisville basketball team at the White House in Washington on April 3, 1980. From left: President Carter; Darrel Griffith; Rep. Romana Mazzoli, D-Ky.; Derrick Smith; Wylie Brown and Darryl Cleveland. The NCAA Champs paid a visit to the White House after attending luncheon in their honor at Capitol Hill which was hosted by the Kentucky Congressional Delegation.

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Sports no sure respite from politics when title-winning athletes visit the White House

What started as a nonpartisan rite of passage, the tradition of victorious athletes visiting the president has become increasingly tangled up in politics. It's a shift that some peg to Bill Clinton's presidency, and it'll continue on Friday when Joe Biden hosts the championship men’s and women’s college basketball teams.

May 26, 2023
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  • Associated Press
In this Oct. 3, 2016, file photo, Justin Ross Harris listens during his trial at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga. Georgia's highest court on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, overturned the murder and child cruelty convictions against Harris, whose toddler son died after he left him in a hot car for hours, saying the jury saw evidence that was “extremely and unfairly prejudicial.”

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Murder, cruelty charges dismissed in Georgia toddler's hot car death

Prosecutors in Georgia say they're dismissing the murder and child cruelty charges against a man whose toddler died in a hot car nine years ago. Justin Ross Harris was convicted in 2016 on eight counts including malice murder in the death of his 22-month-old son, Cooper.

May 26, 2023
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  • Associated Press
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration director Rick Spinrad delivers the 2023 hurricane season outlook on May 25 at the agency's Climate Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland.

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Forecasters predict ‘near-normal’ 2023 hurricane season after Ian's near miss with Georgia last year

El Niño and warm ocean temperatures may offset each other.

May 26, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
The Spring Avenue Pool (left) and Randall Street Pool (right) were segregated pools in East Point that were closed at the time of racial integration in Georgia. Hannah Palmer's "Ghost Pools" exhibit explores the complex history of public pools in Georgia.

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Atlanta artist's 'Ghost Pools' exhibit parses effects of segregation on public pools in Georgia

The exhibition focuses on the complicated, often forgotten history of racial segregation and public pools.

May 26, 2023
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  • Sarah Rose
The Hyundai company logo hangs over a long row of cars at a car dealership in Centennial, Colo., Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. Georgia officials are close to finalizing a deal with the automaker to build a $5.5 billion electric car plant near Savannah, Ga. An economic development agency representing four Savannah-area counties approved its portions of the agreement Tuesday, July 19, 2022, including an economic incentives package.

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Hyundai and LG announce $4.3 billion plant in Georgia to build batteries for electric vehicles

Hyundai and LG Energy Solution say they will build a $4.3 billion electric battery plant in Georgia. The factory would be on the site of the new electric vehicle assembly plant that Hyundai Motor Group is building near Savannah.

May 26, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Michael Sorenson launches his kayak down the Chattahoochee river as traffic spans Interstate 285 in Atlanta, Wednesday, June 27, 2018.

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GPB morning headlines for May 26, 2023

The city of Atlanta is a step closer to putting $31 million into a controversial police training center, but not without a push to address environmental concerns.

The National Weather Service Thursday announced their outlook for this year's hurricane season, which officially starts on June 1st.

Officials are urging caution on the water this Memorial Day weekend.

Ahead of Menstrual Hygiene Day this Sunday, an Atlanta doula collective is collecting menstrual supplies to donate to low-income homes.

May 26, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio

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GPB evening headlines for May 25, 2023

Pro-union flight attendants at Delta Airlines rallied at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport today.

The Sandy Springs Police Department is launching a Chattahoochee River patrol unit ahead of the Memorial Day weekend.

The National Weather Service today announced their outlook for this year's hurricane season, which officially starts on June 1st.

May 25, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
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  • Health Care

South Georgia's only four-year medical school celebrates graduation of inaugural class

The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine graduated its inaugural class of physicians from its campus in South Georgia Thursday afternoon. 

May 25, 2023
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  • Sofi Gratas
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