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The Atlanta City Council passed legislation to ban data centers along the Atlanta Beltline to prioritize space for residential use. Atlanta Beltline/Facebook

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Atlanta City Council bans data centers along BeltLine

The Atlanta City Council voted Tuesday, Sept. 3, to ban data centers along and near the Atlanta BeltLine and within a half-mile of MARTA stations.

September 04, 2024
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  • Dyana Bagby
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens speaks at the annual State of the City address in downtown Atlanta on March 28, 2023.

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GPB Morning Headlines for September 4, 2024

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announced Tuesday the city will be dedicating $60 million towards helping Atlanta’s growing homeless population.  

Macon’s Middle Georgia State University has launched a new program to address stubborn local social issues through academic research.

Researchers at Emory University’s School of Medicine are looking for patients to enroll in a new clinical trial to treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

 

September 04, 2024
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Senator JD Vance (R-OH) speaks at an event held by the national conservative political movement, 'Turning Point' in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., June,16, 2024. REUTERS/Rebecca cook

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Georgia Today: Vance to campaign in GA; AT&T workers continue strike; ATL pledges funds for homeless

On the Tuesday, Sept. 3 edition of Georgia Today: Republican Vice presidential candidate JD Vance plans a town hall meeting in Braselton; AT&T workers across the Southeast continue their strike; and Atlanta's mayor says the city will be dedicating $60 million dollars towards addressing Atlanta’s growing homeless population.

September 03, 2024
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  • Jake Cook
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The Georgia State Election Board controversy, explained

After keeping a low profile for years, the Georgia State Election Board — currently driven by a Trump-backed majority — is facing ethics complaints and a lawsuit. What's at issue?

September 03, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
The 2025 model Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric SUV is seen Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, after being unveiled at an auto dealership in Savannah, Ga.

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Hyundai unveils 2025 electric SUVs aiming for broader appeal with improved range, charging options

Hyundai is aiming to broaden the appeal of its Ioniq 5 electric SUVs with 2025 models boasting improved battery range and additional charging options. The South Korean automaker unveiled the new EVs on Tuesday in Savannah, Georgia, a few miles from Hyundai's huge new factory that will begin producing the vehicles before the year's end.

September 03, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks with Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice during an event at the group's annual convention in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024.

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Trump campaign must stop using 'Hold On, I'm Coming' after lawsuit from family of song's co-writer

A federal judge in Atlanta has ruled that Donald Trump and his campaign must stop using the song "Hold On, I'm Coming." The estate of Isaac Hayes Jr. filed a lawsuit last month alleging that Trump, his campaign and several of his allies had infringed its copyright and should pay damages.

September 03, 2024
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Storm Troopers walk in the 2024 Dragon Con parade on Saturday, August 31, 2024.

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PHOTOS: Dragon Con 2024 has come and gone. See how it looked

Dragon Con 2024 took place over a long weekend in downtown Atlanta, More than 72,000 people attended the 38th year of the five-day convention.

September 03, 2024
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 Lawmakers, industry leaders and subject matter experts are now huddling together to dig into some of the thornier issues that proved too unwieldy to tackle during a jam-packed three-month legislative session last winter. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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Summer studies: Georgia legislators in the thick of a season of peering ahead to next session

College football is back, pumpkin-flavored everything has returned, and the legislative study committee schedule is loaded with meetings. Lawmakers, industry leaders and subject matter experts are huddling together to dig into some of the thornier issues that proved too unwieldy to tackle during a jam-packed three-month legislative session last winter.

September 03, 2024
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  • Jill Nolin
Muralist Kevin “Scene” Lewis shows a Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful committee his plan for a Martin Luther King Jr. Mural in the 1400 block of MLK Jr. Blvd. near Downtown Macon. Liz Fabian/ Macon Newsroom

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Kennesaw State University architecture students designing new development as KMBB commissions Martin Luther King Jr. mural

Envisioning a new MLK Blvd. gateway to downtown Macon: A bevy of burgeoning architects gathered on a vacant lot along Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. last week as Macon-Bibb County Commissioner Paul Bronson issued a challenge. 

September 03, 2024
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  • Liz Fabian
Close-up of examination table in doctor's office

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GPB morning headlines for September 3, 2024

A new initiative in Southeast Georgia’s Brunswick aims to bring more funding, accountability and focus to help prevent homelessness.

A new health plan available in Georgia offers a zero-dollar deductible and co-pay.

September 03, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
On September 1, 1985, underwater explorer Robert Ballard located the world's most famous shipwreck. The Titanic lay largely intact at a depth of 12,000 feet off the coast of St. John's, Newfoundland. Using a small submersible craft, Ballard explored the wreck in 1986, taking a series of spectacular and haunting pictures and giving the world its first glimpse of the legendary ship in 73 years. In August 1998, the hull of the Titanic was finally raised.

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GPB evening headlines for September 2, 2024

A health plan available in Florida and Texas is now available in Georgia. Curative Health offers a zero-dollar deductible and co-pay.

A Georgia company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic has released images taken during its first trip to the site since 2010.

September 02, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Georgia Public Service Commissioner Jason Shaw has said he embraced biomass energy after the South Georgia resident witnessed the large number of fallen trees and debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in 2019. File photo

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Critics blast Georgia Power plan to burn wood for fuel as critics warn of costs, pollution

The Georgia Public Service Commission is set to vote Sept. 17 on Georgia Power’s proposal to burn wood pellets and other organic materials to generate energy and has raised environmental concerns and high costs being passed on to customers.

September 02, 2024
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Voting booths are pictured inside the Dona Ana County Government Center during early voting for the upcoming midterm elections in Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S., October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Paul Ratje

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De la Cruz, Stein and West can appear on Georgia’s ballot, top election official says

Georgia’s top election official has greenlit a trio of independent and third-party presidential candidates after an administration law judge said they should not appear on the ballot this November.

August 31, 2024
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  • Jill Nolin
Usher performs at the 51st annual Songwriters Hall of Fame induction and awards gala at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on Thursday, June 16, 2022, in New York.

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Cue 'Let It Burn': Usher opens Georgia's first Dave's Hot Chicken restaurant

If you looked up in the sky around Exit 82 on !-20 Thursday, (you're welcome, distracted Conyers motorists!) — that drone show was courtesy of Georgia superstar Usher, owner of the state's first Dave's Hot Chicken franchise. “Once I tried Dave’s Hot Chicken and spoke with the founders of the brand, I knew I wanted to be involved with the company," the entertainer explained in a press release. "I'm excited to open Atlanta’s first Dave’s Hot Chicken and look forward to everyone from my hometown trying it."

August 30, 2024
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  • Sonia Murray
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally at Enmarket Arena in Savannah on Aug. 29, 2024.

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GPB evening headlines for August 30, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned in Savannah, holding her first rally since accepting her party's presidential nomination.

The leader of the state’s prison system is providing some rare transparency, sharing new numbers about deaths and homicides.

Security officers at an Atlanta jail under federal investigation have walked off the job, after the county couldn't pay their employer.

August 30, 2024
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