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Wildfires disproportionately affect the poor, a UGA study says

A University of Georgia study finds that lower-income homeowners are at higher risk of wildfire losses and canceled homeowners insurance.

August 04, 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 4, 2022

U.S. Senate Democrats are cheering a big negotiation win on a massive spending bill.

The number of Loggerhead sea turtle nests hit an all time record this week on Georgia's beaches.

Atlanta businessman and philanthropist Charles "Charlie" Loudermilk, Sr. has died at 95.

August 04, 2022
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GPB evening headlines for August 3, 2022

Governor Brian Kemp is extending Georgia's gas tax suspension for another month.

Herschel Walker says he will do a debate ahead of the November election.

A nuclear plant being built in East Georgia can begin loading radioactive fuel into one of its two new reactors.

August 03, 2022
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West Reading, PA - March 17: Myah Abeloff, 8, holds a packed lunch and breakfast as the Wyomissing Area School District handed out lunches (and breakfasts) for the first time Tuesday. (Photo by Lauren A. Little/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images)

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GPB morning headlines for August 3, 2022

Georgia recently joined 22 other states in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Former UGA running back Lars Tate has died at the age of 56.

Flags will be lowered for a soldier killed by lightning while training last month at Fort Gordon in Augusta.

August 03, 2022
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GPB evening headlines for August 2, 2022

Anyone expecting a child as of July 20th can file a return next year claiming a three thousand dollar personal tax exemption for each embryo or fetus.

Georgia expects to receive more than 34,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine over the next month and a half.

The City of Atlanta has agreed to lease up to 700 beds at its detention center to help alleviate overcrowding at the Fulton County Jail.

August 02, 2022
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This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak.

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GPB morning headlines for August 2, 2022

The Georgia Department of Revenue issued guidance that added an unborn child with a "detectable heartbeat" to the definition of a dependent. 

Georgia expects to receive more than 34,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine over the next month and a half. 

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham is challenging a subpoena to testify before a special grand jury in Fulton County.

August 02, 2022
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A black bear walks in a street.

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GPB evening headlines for August 1, 2022

Atlanta will host one less music festival this year after organizers abruptly announced the cancellation of Music Midtown.

The advocacy group Trust for America’s Health says the nation needs $4.5 billion in new annual spending on public health.

Georgia wildlife officials are tracking a bear that was spotted wandering through downtown Gainesville and a popular shopping district in Alpharetta.

August 01, 2022
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Bins are filled with packages of erasers large and small in the school supply section of a Target store Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in Aurora, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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GPB morning headlines for August 1, 2022

Experts are calling for increased funding of public health, pointing to cases of monkeypox rising and the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to impact Georgians and the economy.

Many Georgia teachers will receive a $125 supplement to buy back to school supplies.

July 31, 2022
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GPB evening headlines for July 29, 2022

Atlanta is in the running to host the Democratic National Convention.

Smaller universities as well as Georgia’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities could receive funding to train more students to work in science, tech and research fields. 

Kids across the state are getting ready to return to the classroom and some already have. 

 

July 29, 2022
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This artist's sketch provided by Spaceport Camden shows the launch pad complex of the proposed Spaceport Camden in Camden County, Ga.

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GPB morning headlines for July 29, 2022

Universities could receive funding to train more students to work in science, tech, and research fields.

Georgia’s Camden County has filed a lawsuit that seeks to force Union Carbide to sell 4,000 acres to the county to build a launch pad for commercial rockets.

As kids across Georgia prepare to return to the classroom, a pediatrician reminds parents to check in with their kids’ mental health.

July 29, 2022
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A rendering of the proposed spaceport in Camden County, Ga.

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GPB evening headlines for July 28, 2022

The Georgia Coalition for Paid Leave says access to parental and sick leave can increase employee engagement and retention, while lacking it leads to turnover. 

The risk of fire from a launch failure at the proposed Camden County spaceport is low.

July 28, 2022
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In this March 9, 2017, photo a row of AR-15 style rifles manufactured by Daniel Defense sit in a vault at the company's headquarters in Black Creek, Ga.

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GPB morning headlines for July 28, 2022

A congressional committee investigating gun violence heard from CEO of Georgia gunmaker Daniel Defense.

A report finds 34% of Georgia parents with small children left the workforce in the last year.

The U.S. Senate passed a bill Wednesday to rename the veterans affairs facility in Decatur, Ga after the late Senator Johnny Isakson.

July 28, 2022
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GPB evening headlines for July 27, 2022

Georgia’s abortion ban took effect just last week after a federal appeals court ruled it was lawful.

The Georgia Department of Public Health has confirmed a case of monkeypox in an adult woman in Georgia.

Public health officials in coastal Georgia's Chatham County announced Tuesday that they have identified the West Nile virus in several mosquitos.

July 27, 2022
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Terri Whitehead, the former jail administrator at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta, testifies as the Senate Permanent Subcommittee On Investigations holds a hearing on charges of corruption and misconduct at the prison, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 26, 2022.

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GPB morning headlines for July 27, 2022

A Senate subcommittee sheds light on conditions at U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta.

Public health officials in Chatham County have identified the West Nile virus in several mosquitos.

The Georgia Department of Public Health has confirmed a case of monkeypox in an adult woman in Georgia.

July 27, 2022
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Cans of Coca-Cola are on display at a grocery market in Uniontown, Pa, on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Coca-Cola posted higher-than-expected sales in the second quarter, Tuesday, July 26, due to price increases and continuing improvement in demand at restaurants and other venues. The Atlanta-based company said revenue grew 12% in the April-June period to $11.3 billion.

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GPB evening headlines for July 26, 2022

The Georgia Department of Corrections says recent searches across a handful of prisons netted a significant amount of what the department describes as dangerous contraband.

The Democratic Party of Georgia's state convention will be in Columbus this year..

Coca-Cola reported second-quarter profit today of $1.91 billion.

July 26, 2022
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