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Bruno Cua, 18, is allegedly seen here with his back to the camera, holding a tan jacket. Prosecutors say he entered the Senate Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 with a handful of other rioters.

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  • Investigations

Lawyers For 18-Year-Old Capitol Rioter Want Him Released To His Parents

Attorneys for Bruno Cua, 18, say that before the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot, he was an impressionable kid who loved fishing and building treehouses. But prosecutors see a young man intent on violence.

February 26, 2021
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By:
  • Dina Temple-Raston
White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre listens as press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, in Washington.

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  • Politics

INTERVIEW: Deputy White House Press Sec. Talks COVID Relief Bill

White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre spoke to GPB News' Sarah Rose on Friday about the proposed American Rescue Plan set forth by the Biden administration, currently making its way through Congress.

February 26, 2021
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  • Sarah Rose
House Minority Caucus Chairman Billy Mitchell

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  • Politics

Lawmakers Brief: Gambling Legislation On The Ropes At The State Capitol

House Democrats threatening to pull support for a legislation that would allow online sports betting in Georgia in response to the flurry of election and voting bills proposed by Republicans. 

February 26, 2021
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  • Rahul Bali
Renee Montgomery of Atlanta Dream

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  • Sports

Atlanta Dream Scores New Owners, Including Former Player; Loeffler Sells Stake

Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s days as owner of the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream basketball team are over.

February 26, 2021
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  • La'Raven Taylor
Houston Healthcare in Warner Robins

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  • Health Care

Atrium, Houston Call Off Hospital Deal, Citing Pandemic Pressures

Two Middle Georgia health systems have called off their proposed combination, saying the COVID pandemic played a major role in the breakup.

February 26, 2021
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  • Andy Miller
Protesters at State Capitol

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  • Elections

National Spotlight Again On Georgia Elections, Now For Planned Restrictions

The tension between Georgia voter access and GOP lawmakers’ efforts to defuse perceptions of election irregularities last year continued to build Thursday as protesters, Democrats and civil rights groups denounced Republican legislation intended to restrict access to the ballot box.

February 26, 2021
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  • Stanley Dunlap
A pile of used vaccine shots in a container.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Kemp Opens Vaccine Eligibility To Teachers; GOP Vies To Restrict Voting

Today on Political Rewind: Democrats and voting rights groups are mounting a furious counterattack to legislation designed to restrict early and absentee voting in Georgia. Also, Georgia teachers will soon be able to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Yesterday, Gov. Brian Kemp announced his plan to expand the circle of Georgians eligible for shots to include educators and school staff starting early in March.

February 26, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
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A man walks by a sign outside Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceutical, in Geel, Belgium, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021.

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  • Health

Emory Doc: Johnson & Johnson 1-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine 'Definitely Has Less Side Effects'

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee are discussing on Friday the newest vaccine against COVID-19 for emergency use authorization.

February 26, 2021
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Teacher protesting at the Capitol

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  • Health

Georgia Teachers Glad To Get Vaccine But Pandemic Leaves Some Dispirited

Georgia teachers, school staff and other vulnerable groups will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations starting March 8, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Thursday promising relief for desperate educators who had taken to crossing state lines to get shots.

February 26, 2021
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Martin Luther King Jr.'s name and autograph tops a pair of pages from a Birmingham jail logbook

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  • History

Unprecedented Martin Luther King Jr. Artifact Sells For $130,000

Historical records from a Birmingham, Ala., jail containing 12 rare autographs of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. sold at auction for more than $130,000.

February 25, 2021
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  • Rikki Klaus
Gov. Brian Kemp, GEMA Director James Stallings, Dan Cowan

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  • Health

Georgia Expands COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility To Teachers, Special Needs Group

Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday announced that, effective March 8, all educators and school staff of both public and private schools are eligible for COVID-19 vaccination in Georgia. This, however, does not include college professors.

February 25, 2021
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  • Ellen Eldridge

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  • Politics

Lawmakers Brief: Ga. Senate Passes Clearer Path to Get Off Probation 

The Georgia State Senate unanimously passed legislation to make easier the path to get off probation. 

February 25, 2021
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  • Rahul Bali
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger

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  • Politics

What Is Happening With Voting Bills In Georgia?

Nearly 80 bills and resolutions have been filed in the Georgia legislature that would change the way Georgians vote, including two omnibus measures working their way through the chambers. What would voting look like if these proposals were approved?

February 25, 2021
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  • Stephen Fowler
Crime scene tape

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  • Law

Ga. House Approves Bill To Limit Cuts To City And County Police Budgets

“Defund the police” became a rallying cry at protests in the wake of last summer’s wave of killings of Black people at the hands of law enforcement, and Republican lawmakers are pressing ahead with a new bill intended to stop that cry from becoming reality in communities across Georgia.

February 25, 2021
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  • Ross Williams
Georgia absentee ballot

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  • Politics

Georgia Senate Committee Considers Walking Back Proposal To Limit Absentee Voting

An omnibus voting bill filed in the Georgia Senate this week that proposed ending no-excuse absentee voting could be pared down after outcry from voting rights groups and concern from Democrats and some Republicans.

February 25, 2021
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  • Stephen Fowler
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