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FULL EPISODE: A pivotal week of the Trump presidency: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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GPB evening headlines for August 15, 2023

Former President Donald Trump and 18 others have been indicted and charged  with felonies in a Fulton County court for their failed attempts to overturn the 2020 election. 

Controversial new rules for teacher training that do not include the words “diversity,” “equity” and “inclusion,” take effect today.

The Braves beat the New York Yankees.

August 15, 2023
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Former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the Moms for Liberty meeting in Philadelphia, Friday, June 30, 2023.

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GPB morning headlines for August 15, 2023

Former President Donald Trump and 18 others have been indicted and charged with felonies in a Fulton County court for their failed attempts to overturn the 2020 election. 

August 15, 2023
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Fulton County deputy district attorney Fani Willis gestures as she makes her closing arguments during a trial for Martin Blackwell in Atlanta, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. Blackwell is accused of pouring hot water on two gay men as they slept.

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GPB evening headlines for August 14, 2022

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is expected to seek charges against former president Donald Trump and his allies this week for failed attempts to overturn the 2020 election.

The remains of Army Corporal Dewey E. Rewis, Junior were interred over the weekend at Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Echols, more than 72 years after he was reported missing during the Korean War.

August 14, 2023
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Fulton County Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis photographed in her office on Jan. 4, 2022. A request by the Georgia prosecutor who’s investigating whether Donald Trump and others broke the law by trying to pressure Georgia officials to throw out Joe Biden’s presidential election victory has been approved. Willis last week sent a letter to county superior court Chief Judge Christopher Brasher asking him to impanel a special grand jury. Brasher issued an order Monday, Jan. 24, 2022 saying the request was

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GPB morning headlines for August 14, 2023

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is expected to seek charges against former president Donald Trump and his allies this week for failed attempts to overturn the 2020 election.

More heat is expected in Georgia today.

A plan to close sections of coastal U.S. Highway 17 and replace aging bridges has some residents concerned about public safety.

August 14, 2023
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Fifth grade Due West Elementary School teacher Katie Rinderle is shown seated in this posed photo.

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GPB evening headlines for August 11, 2023

A federal judge heard testimony about the safety and benefits of hormone therapy for adolescents struggling with gender identity.

School officials are wrapping up hearings to determine if a Cobb County teacher violated Georgia’s new divisive concepts law.

The state Department of Community Health is making significant changes to the way it conducts Medicaid renewals.

August 11, 2023
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GPB morning headlines for August 11, 2023

Officials with the Cobb County School District held the first of a two-day termination hearing Thursday to determine if a 5th grade schoolteacher violated Georgia’s recently passed divisive concepts law.

The Georgia Department of Community Health, charged with administering public health insurance programs, is making significant changes to the way it conducts Medicaid renewals.

The Department of Veterans Affairs says 34,000 Georgians have filed claims under a law, that turned a year old Thursday.

August 11, 2023
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GPB evening headlines for August 10, 2023

Georgia's Labor Commissioner says his office has found $105 million that his predecessor should have given to the state treasury.

The Department of Veterans Affairs says 34,000 Georgians have filed claims under a year-old law that expands health benefits.

A clean energy group's report on carbon neutrality says Georgia Power needs to make some big changes to meet its goals.

August 10, 2023
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GPB morning headlines for August 10, 2023

An annual report by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy on the region’s progress toward carbon neutral energy production suggests Georgia Power still needs to make some big changes.

School officials in Metro Atlanta's Cobb County are expected to convene a hearing Thursday to determine if an elementary school teacher should be dismissed under a new state law addressing so-called "divisive concepts" in the classroom.

A new study finds women are one and a half times more likely to be impacted by job replacement due to artificial intelligence.

August 10, 2023
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Fifth grade Due West Elementary School teacher Katie Rinderle is shown seated in this posed photo.

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GPB evening headlines for August 9, 2023

Cobb County school officials will hear evidence Thursday for and against firing a teacher under the state's "divisive concepts" law.

A new study finds that women are one and a half times more likely to be impacted by job replacement due to artificial intelligence.

Atlanta's Grant Park Foundation is seeking donations after 21 trees fell in storms that pummeled Georgia on Sunday and Monday.

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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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 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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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.

August 07, 2023
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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 evening headlines for August 4, 2023

Historic preservationists are asking state officials temporarily to halt demolition of four historic buildings at Central State Hospital.

Federal environmental officials say Alabama plans for long-term storage of coal ash are against the law, with Georgia implications.

Country music star Jason Aldean will take the stage in his home state this weekend as controversy swirls around his biggest hit yet.

August 04, 2023
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GPB morning headlines for August 4, 2023

Information from a December 2020 meeting of the Georgia Senate was mentioned in Tuesday’s federal indictment of former President Donald Trump.  A Georgia State Senator attended that gathering and spoke to GPB. 

The largest part of Georgia’s 2024 state budget funds health care and education, but analysts with the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute says lawmakers are leaving billions in the bank instead of helping Georgians.

A Columbus vinyl enthusiast will open the city’s only record store Saturday.

August 04, 2023
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