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Georgia Today: Savannah mayor goes undercover; Social media law; 2025 FIFA Club World Cup

On the June 6 edition: The mayor of Savannah goes undercover with the Chatham County sheriff to catch scammers; courts hear a challenge to a Georgia law aimed at restricting children's social media use; and the city of Atlanta gears up to host six matches of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. 

June 06, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Facebook app logo and other app logos are displayed on a mobile phone screen for illustration photo. Krakow, Poland on January 23, 2023. Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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GPB evening headlines for June 6, 2025

Augusta commissioners want new arena to retain James Brown's name; federal judge hears arguments on Georgia restrictions of social media use for minors.

June 06, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
FIFA Club World Cup

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Atlanta to host matches for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and 2026 FIFA World Cup. What's the difference?

Atlanta will host several matches for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, beginning June 16, and the 2026 World Cup at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium the following year. What's the difference between the two tournaments?

June 06, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jon Nelson
Sen. Bill Cowsert

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Lawmakers Huddle: Athens lawmakers say it’s not a sanctuary jurisdiction

The Department of Homeland Security has officially removed its list of "sanctuary jurisdictions" from its website, which included six areas in Georgia. The designation has sparked confusion in some of the communities on the controversial list.  

June 06, 2025
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By:
  • Donna Lowry
A measles alert sign hangs outside the entrance to the Cohen Children's Medical Center, where the state health department confirmed that a baby tested positive and that there is a possibility of exposure to others at the facility, in New Hyde Park, New York, U.S., March 14, 2025. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

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Another member of an Atlanta family contracted measles, bringing Georgia's total cases in 2025 to 5

As of June 6, the state has reported five cases of measles, more than half of which affected one Atlanta area family that contracted the disease outside the United States.

June 06, 2025
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Parrish Construction Group’s Charlie Griffis, center, speaks with architect Kamal Azar, right, and another visitor Thursday at the new River Edge Crisis Services and Diagnostic Center and Mercer University School of Medicine’s Center for IDD Care. (Liz Fabian/The Macon Newsroom)

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Macon is a new hub for crisis intervention, healthcare for developmentally disabled

Beginning this summer, adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities from across Georgia will travel to Macon for crisis services and routine medical care such as physical exams, mammograms and dentistry.

June 06, 2025
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By:
  • Liz Fabian and
  • The Macon Newsroom
DNR crews use pressurized water to install loose shells along the banks of Teakettle Creek.

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GPB morning headlines for June 6, 2025

A planned expansion of an ICE processing center is generating pushback; Macon facility for intellectual and developmental disability set for first patients; Georgia wildlife officials begin new method for oyster reef restoration.

June 06, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
Symnovus Bank Ampitheater at Chastain Park is one of Atlanta's most popular summer concert venues.  James Taylor is scheduled to perform on Sept. 6, 2025 and the Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge play in Sept. 26, 2025.

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Here are Georgia festivals and concerts to look out for this summer

In an uncertain economy, concert tickets are selling and Georgians have hundreds of options for entertainment this season.

June 06, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten
medical examination table & room

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Georgia Today: Medicaid and SNAP backlog; MTG's regrets on spending bill vote; Restoring oyster beds

On the June 5 edition: Georgia tackles a backlog of Medicaid and SNAP applicants; Marjorie Taylor Greene regrets her vote for the so-called Big Beautfiul Bill; wildlife officials try a new method for restoring oyster habitats. 

June 05, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
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Immigrant rights groups protest proposed Georgia detention center expansion in Charlton County

Opponents of a proposal creating the country’s largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in South Georgia protested in Atlanta on Thursday morning. Despite the delay in funding for the project, they’re still organizing. 

June 05, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Amanda Andrews

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GPB evening headlines for June 5, 2025

State agency to address of Medicaid applications backlog; MTG says she wouldn't have voted for Trump's megabill due to AI provision; ICE processing center expansion plan generates pushback

June 05, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
Media network paid by GOP groups is behind deluge of election records requests

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Atlanta Police Foundation ordered to comply with open records requests over ‘Cop City’ documents

A Fulton County Superior Court Judge has ordered the Atlanta Police Foundation to comply with a series of open records requests filed by a group of reporters and researchers related to the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, colloquially known as “Cop City.”

June 05, 2025
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By:
  • Maya Homan and
  • Georgia Recorder
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office sits off of Oglethorpe Street on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Macon, Georgia. Katie Tucker/The Telegraph

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1 dead, 4 injured in altercation at Bibb County Jail, officials confirm

One person was killed and four others were injured after an altercation inside the Bibb County Jail on Wednesday, according to county officials.

June 05, 2025
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  • Alba Rosa and
  • The Telegraph
Wire mesh cages containing oyster shells and pine straw are designed to help rebuild oyster reefs along Teakettle Creek in McIntosh County.

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Georgia DNR tests new oyster restoration technique near Sapelo Island

Oyster shells are sourced from Atlanta restaurants, among other partners, and require a monthslong curing period in the sun to eliminate bacteria.

June 05, 2025
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  • Benjamin Payne
Chicago - Circa April 2022: SNAP and EBT Accepted here sign. SNAP and Food Stamps provide nutrition benefits to supplement the budgets of disadvantaged families.

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GPB morning headlines for June 5, 2025

A state agency plans to address backlog of applications for social services; Barrow County considers raising property taxes to pay for school resource officers; federal Job Corps cuts are impacting  communities across Georgia

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