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News Articles: Atlanta

Otters test positive for COVID-19 at Georgia Aquarium on Sunday, April 18, 2021.

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  • Animals

Georgia Aquarium Otters Test Positive For Coronavirus

The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta says some of its otters tested positive for the coronavirus after they showed mild respiratory symptoms.

April 19, 2021
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  • Associated Press
a lineup of Teslas plugged into charging stations

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  • Business

Electric Vehicles Lead Clean Energy Job Growth In Georgia

Georgia is below the national average for clean energy jobs as a share of the workforce, but is expecting new jobs in the fast-growing electric vehicle sector.

April 19, 2021
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  • Emily Jones
In this Dec. 4, 2019, file photo, Xavier Becerra speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif.

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  • Health

HHS Secretary: 'You Probably Live 5 Miles' From A COVID-19 Vaccination Site

In March, Georgia made everyone 16 and up eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. Now, as of Monday, the rest of the country is following suit. The Biden administration says there are now enough vaccines to go around.

April 19, 2021
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Marijuana plant

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  • Health

Medical Marijuana For Georgians With Serious Health Issues Nearly A Reality

Medical marijuana is nearing reality for thousands of Georgians suffering from serious health conditions as state officials sift through applications for growing licenses and lawmakers recently paved the way for pharmacies to become dispensaries.

April 19, 2021
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  • Beau Evans
Rural broadband

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  • Technology

Rural Broadband Initiative Announced For Middle Georgia Homes

Gov. Brian Kemp unveiled plans Friday to expand broadband access for thousands of Georgians in Middle Georgia, marking the latest move to boost high-speed internet in rural parts of the state.

April 19, 2021
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  • Beau Evans
n this Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020 file photo, supporters cheer as former Georgia State Rep. Vernon Jones and Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene embrace during a rally in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: A Grassroots Rebuke Of Gov. Kemp Ahead Of 2022; Rep. Greene's Newest Controversy

Monday on Political Rewind: As a number of county GOP organizations vote to censure Gov. Brian Kemp for his refusal to support the Trump effort to overturn Georgia’s election results, how vulnerable is he to a Republican primary challenge next year? Also, a new study offers evidence that Georgia’s partisan political landscape remains a light shade of purple, according to the well-respected Cook Report.

April 19, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Magician Stephen Spanks

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  • Economy

Pandemic Recession Pain Remains For Georgians Whose Income Disappeared

When COVID-19 spurred an emergency shelter in place order last April, magician Stephen Spanks’ gigs vanished – poof – and like hundreds of thousands of other Georgians, he was left wondering how he would pay his bills.

April 19, 2021
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  • Ross Williams
A job fair specifically for law enforcement jobs will be held on Monday, October 21st.

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GPB Morning Headlines for April 19, 2021

In this morning's headlines, the family of a man who died in Savannah Police custody is disputing a preliminary report by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

April 19, 2021
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  • GPB News Radio
Former Democratic lawmaker Vernon Jones announced a run against Gov. Brian Kemp in the 2022 GOP gubernatorial primary.

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  • Politics

Longtime Democrat Vernon Jones Mounts GOP Primary Challenge To Gov. Brian Kemp

Spurned by Democrats and embraced by hard-core Trump Republicans, controversial former lawmaker Vernon Jones announced a bid to challenge incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp in the 2022 Republican gubernatorial primary Friday.

April 16, 2021
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  • Stephen Fowler
Woman holds pink ribbon to her chest

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  • Health

Komen To Congress: Pass Legislation So Women Can Access Life-Saving Diagnostic Exams

The federal Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis (ABCD) Act, S. 1067, aims to eliminate financial barriers that prevent women from getting the vitally important diagnostic imaging tests needed to confirm the presence of breast cancer.

April 16, 2021
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Valdosta Head Football Coach Rush Propst

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  • News

Georgia Today: Secret Tapes, Lawsuits, An Embattled Coach: Welcome To Valdosta High School Football

Secret tapes, scandal, sanctions. It's a story that strikes at the heart of Georgia's passion for high school football. And Valdosta football is the stuff of legend. The Wildcats claim among the most wins of any team in state history. Now, the organization is the subject of multiple investigations and a broiling scandal that's attracting national attention. We'll get into all that and more on Georgia Today.

April 16, 2021
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  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
Hank Huckaby

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  • Education

Former University System Chancellor Hank Huckaby Dies At 79

Former University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby died Wednesday at age 79 after suffering a stroke last week.

April 16, 2021
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  • Dave Williams
Container yard at Port of Savannah

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  • Business

Port Of Savannah Sets Monthly Record Despite Pandemic

The Port of Savannah set an all-time record last month, handling nearly 500,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containerized cargo. That represented an increase of 48% over March of last year, when the coronavirus pandemic was starting to slow the movement of freight.

April 16, 2021
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  • Dave Williams
Kemp signing a bill

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  • Health Care

Long-Delayed Medicaid Report Outlines State's Ambitious Strategies

Georgia’s new report on Medicaid quality, which came out more than a year late, says state officials will focus more on addressing health disparities in the public insurance program.

April 16, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom
Kamala Harris

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  • News

GPB Morning Headlines for April 16, 2021

In this morning's headlines, at a roundtable discussion this week, Vice President Kamala Harris said Black women in our country are facing a maternal health crisis.

April 16, 2021
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