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Historic preservation, health care clash over Albany building

The city's historic preservation board is fighting a health system's plans for an old school building.

August 22, 2022
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A voter drops their ballot off during early voting, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, in Athens, Ga. With record turnout expected for this year’s presidential election and fears about exposure to the coronavirus, election officials and advocacy groups have been encouraging people to vote early, either in person or by absentee ballot.

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GPB morning headlines for August 22, 2022

Georgia’s governor and the federal government have been in a standoff over the state’s health care plans. Now, a federal judge has weighed in.

A Georgia jury late last week returned a verdict of $1.7 billion against the Ford Motor Company.

Today is the first day to request an absentee ballot for the November 8 election.

August 22, 2022
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 Hundreds of people wait in line for early voting on Oct. 12, 2020, in Marietta, Ga. State Election Board member Matt Mashburn testified at a hearing on Monday, July 18, 2022, that conduct he witnessed at this polling place led him to conclude it was necessary for the state to ban all gifts to waiting voters, including food and water.

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GPB evening headlines for August 19, 2022

A Georgia law that bans handing out food and water to voters waiting in line will be in effect this November.

Sen. Raphael Warnock is praising a recently passed bill as a big win for the state's Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Historic preservation and health care are at odds over plans in Albany to demolish a century-old building.

August 19, 2022
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In this Nov. 15, 2020, file photo Raphael Warnock, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks during a campaign rally in Marietta, Ga. As the head of the Atlanta church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached, Warnock has not shied away from impassioned sermons and forceful advocacy on behalf of the poor and disadvantaged. The 51-year-old now wants to take that progressive platform to the U.S. Senate. He is running to unseat one of Georgia's Republican senators, Kelly L

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GPB morning headlines for August 19, 2022

Georgia U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock is praising a recently passed bill as a big win for the state's Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

New numbers from state health officials detail just how much the racial disparities are between white and Black Georgians getting the monkeypox vaccine.

August 19, 2022
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Mock-up vials labeled "Monkeypox vaccine" and medical syringe are seen in this illustration taken, May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

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GPB evening headlines for August 18, 2022

New numbers from state health officials detail racial disparities between white and Black Georgians getting the monkeypox vaccine.

A new court filing shows Governor Brian Kemp was supposed to testify before the Fulton County special grand jury.

A South Carolina ruling temporarily gives Georgia women seeking abortions one more nearby state to go for the procedure.

August 18, 2022
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The Morehouse School of Medicine building is seen on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in Atlanta. A new initiative aimed at increasing the number of Black Americans registered as organ donors and combating disparities among transplant recipients was announced Thursday by a coalition that includes the four medical schools at the nation's historically Black colleges and universities.

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GPB morning headlines for August 18, 2022

Governor Brian Kemp is challenging a subpoena to appear before a special grand jury in Fulton County. Rudy Giuliani says he has “satisfied his obligation” after hours of questioning Wednesday before the same special grand jury.

A new partnership between the Morehouse School of Medicine and a pharmaceutical company will focus on access to medical care in the Black community. GPB’s Ellen Eldridge has more. 

Rosalynn Carter turns 95.

August 18, 2022
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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, personal attorney to U.S. President Donald Trump, gestures after media announced that Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden has won the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 7, 2020. Photo by Eduardo Munoz/REUTERS

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GPB evening headlines for August 17, 2022

Rudy Giuliani has left the Fulton County courthouse, six hours after arriving to testify in a special grand jury probe.

A family in Southeast Georgia's Camden County is seeking a federal investigation into the death of Latoya James.

Georgia Allstate customers will see a 25% rise in their auto insurance rates beginning next month.

August 17, 2022
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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks during a news conference June 7, 2022, in New York. The Georgia investigation into potential criminal interference in the 2020 election is heating up. Prosecutors are trying to force allies and advisers of former President Donald Trump to come to Atlanta to testify before a special grand jury.

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GPB morning headlines for August 17, 2022

Rudy Giuliani is slated to be in Atlanta Wednesday to testify in front of a special grand jury investigating interference in Georgia’s 2020 election.



A Georgia woman was killed by gunfire last year as sheriff’s deputies carried out a search warrant at her cousin's home. Now the family is asking the Justice Department to investigate.

The Atlanta Dream’s Rhyne Howard is the Associated Press 2022 WNBA Rookie of the Year and Dream Head Coach Tanisha Wright is Coach of the Year.

August 17, 2022
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Tonithia Fernandez holds one of her two cats while also trying to pack up and move her home as a Macon-Bibb County excavator clears out another part of the encampment where she lived until Tuesday.

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GPB evening headlines for August 16, 2022

Atlanta is moving forward with a contentious plan to lease 700 beds at its city jail to Fulton County.

Residents of a tent encampment near downtown Macon have been displaced by the city for the second time in three months.

Researchers have found evidence that sturgeon might be reproducing in Northwest Georgia's Coosa River for the first time since the 1970's.

August 16, 2022
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A sign for monkeypox vaccinations is shown at a vaccination site, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Miami Beach, Fla. Miami-Dade County, in partnership with Nomi Health, will begin offering monkeypox vaccinations to eligible, high-risk residents on Friday. U.S. health officials on Tuesday authorized a plan to stretch the nation's limited supply of monkeypox vaccine by giving people just one-fifth the usual dose, citing research suggesting that the reduced amount is about as effective. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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GPB morning headlines for August 16, 2022

A state judge has refused to immediately stop enforcement of Georgia’s strict abortion law.

The Georgia Department of Public Health has launched an online, centralized scheduling tool for monkeypox vaccine appointments.

A citizen science project focused on Joro spiders could help scientists better understand the invasive yellow and black spider that invokes both fear and awe.

August 16, 2022
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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks during a news conference June 7, 2022, in New York. The Georgia investigation into potential criminal interference in the 2020 election is heating up. Prosecutors are trying to force allies and advisers of former President Donald Trump to come to Atlanta to testify before a special grand jury.

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GPB evening headlines for August 15, 2022

Rudy Giuliani is a target of a criminal investigation into interference in the state's 2020 election.

The Elberton Granite Association has agreed to take ownership of what remains of the Georgia Guidestones.

The City of Smyrna has demolished an iconic building that once housed a popular restaurant with a divisive history.

August 15, 2022
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The Georgia Guidestones monument was built in 1980 from local granite. The 19-foot-high (6-meter-high) panels bear a 10-part message in eight different languages with guidance for living in an “age of reason."

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GPB morning headlines for August 15, 2022

Coastal Georgia's Chatham County has been selected to join a group of 6 U.S. cities and counties tasked with criminal justice reform.

A federal appeals court ordered statewide elections for two seats on the Georgia public service commission to be put back on the November ballot.

The Elberton Granite Association agreed to take ownership of what remains of the Georgia Guidestones.

August 15, 2022
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A cotton plant is pictured in this undated photo.

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Georgia cotton farmers endure roller coaster prices

Volatility in the price of cotton is causing worry among many Georgia cotton growers.

August 13, 2022
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GPB evening headlines for August 12, 2022

Georgia's US House delegation is expected to split along party lines as the chamber approves a climate change, tax reform and health care bill.

Georgia cotton farmers are feeling the pinch of a massive drop in prices for the crop over the past few months.

The media company, Gannett, which operates newspapers in Augusta, Athens and Savannah, reported dismal second quarter financial results last week.

August 12, 2022
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President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, before boarding Marine One. Trump is en route to the Army-Navy Game at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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GPB morning headlines for August 12, 2022

Donald Trump has hired a prominent Atlanta criminal defense attorney to represent him in matters related to the special grand jury in Fulton County.

The Biden Administration announced almost $50 million in federal funding to go to two transportation projects in Georgia.

The media company, Gannett, which operates newspapers in Augusta, Athens, and Savannah, reported dismal second quarter financial results. 

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