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GOP, Trump build on immigration fears to push voting restrictions in states

With polls showing unauthorized immigration as Republicans’ best issue for the fall, the GOP is looking to raise the alarm about voting by non-citizens and the undocumented.

April 04, 2024
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  • Zachary Roth
Charlie Russo speaks at his home Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Savannah, Ga. Russo had an unbelievable view of Hank Aaron's record-breaking 715th home run. Fifty years later, he's ready to share it with the world.

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50 years later, a Braves fan shares long-private video of Hank Aaron's 715th home run

Just in time for the 50-year anniversary of Hank Aaron's record 715th home run, Charlie Russo is making available footage he shot of the homer. The 81-year-old, who runs a fish market in Savannah, followed Aaron's family onto the field with a video camera after Aaron passed Babe Ruth and filmed the celebration around home plate.

April 04, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant is shown Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, in Waynesboro, Ga. The electric utility said on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024 that its second new reactor has begun splitting atoms.

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GPB morning headlines for April 4, 2024

The second of two new nuclear reactors at Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle has reached 100% power.

Jekyll Island Wednesday saw the largest release of rehabilitated sea turtles in the islands recorded history. 

Food-reviewing TikTokker Keith Lee says he plans to give Atlanta another try.

April 04, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
A downed tree blocks a road in Conyers, Ga., on April 3, 2024 after a possible tornado moved through during the overnight hours.

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Georgia Today: Tornado hits Conyers; Chattahoochee "protected green space"; Keith Lee returns to ATL

On the Wednesday April 3rd edition of Georgia Today: Cleanup efforts are underway after a tornado touched down in Conyers last night; Another mile of the Chattahoochee River is becoming protected green space; And food-reviewing TikTokker Keith Lee says he plans to give Atlanta another try.

April 03, 2024
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
A portrait of Jansen Jones, 13, in her home.

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80% of rare diseases are genetic. That's why whole genome sequencing can help with diagnoses

An estimated 30 million Americans are diagnosed with a rare disease. Before whole genome sequencing, it sometimes took more than a decade to find the specific genetic mutation.

April 03, 2024
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  • Ellen Eldridge

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GPB evening headlines for April 3, 2024

Spelman College extends the deadline for enrollment deposits. 

Norfolk Southern derailment last year in eastern Ohio was not declared a public health emergency.

April 03, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Breakfast food by the Atlanta Breakfast Club.

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Update: TikTok restaurant reviewer Keith Lee returns to Atlanta, conducts food giveaway

TikTok food critic Keith Lee will return to Atlanta as part of a “redemption tour” of cities he visited last year for restaurant reviews. But Lee won’t be returning to the same Atlanta restaurants, instead taking the opportunity to check out other establishments suggested by locals following him on TikTok.

April 03, 2024
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  • Beth McKibben
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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens hosts first Youth Town Hall at Gathering Spot

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens held a youth town hall on Tuesday at The Gathering Spot where students at Atlanta Public Schools and Atlanta universities got the opportunity to ask the mayor and city officials questions concerning their community.

April 03, 2024
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  • Laura Nwogu
A downed tree blocks a road in Conyers, Ga., on April 3, 2024 after a possible tornado moved through during the overnight hours.

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PHOTOS: Radar-confirmed tornado downs trees, damages homes in Rockdale County overnight

A likely tornado touched down in metro Atlanta just before midnight Tuesday. As the sun rose, the cleanup in Rockdale County began. GPB’s Pamela Kirkland reports.

April 03, 2024
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  • Pamela Kirkland and
  • Devon Zwald
Atlanta is Ranked as One of the Best Cities in America for Starting a Career

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Atlanta named top city to start a business in 2024

The City of Atlanta has been named as the top city to start a business in 2024 by Home Bay and recognized in Black Enterprise Magazine. 

April 03, 2024
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  • Rough Draft Atlanta
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Author Sarah McCammon talks her new book 'The Exvangelicals'

Sarah McCammon, a national political correspondent for NPR and co-host of the NPR politics podcast, is also author of a new book, The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church. She spoke with GPB's Pamela Kirkland about the book and the movement of the younger generation of evangelicals away from the church.

April 03, 2024
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  • Pamela Kirkland

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GPB morning headlines for April 3, 2024

Powerful thunderstorms moved across Georgia over night and into this morning. 

Kaiser Permanente is investing nearly $500,000 to support the work of Resilient Georgia and its Mental Health Workforce Accelerator program.

Over the last year, over 500,000 adults and kids in Georgia have lost their Medicaid coverage during a nationwide check of program eligibility, dubbed Medicaid unwinding. 

April 03, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
People wait in line to vote on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022, in Atlanta.

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A new election law battle is brewing in Georgia, this time over voter challenges

Last week, Republican lawmakers passed a new bill that would allow the removal of people from the voting rolls through challenges to voter eligibility. It awaits Kemp's signature or veto.

April 03, 2024
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  • Associated Press
The Georgia House of Representatives is shown in session on Tuesday, January 16, 2024.

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Which resurrected 'Frankenbill' passed during Georgia's 2024 legislative session? Here's our recap

The 2024 Georgia legislative session ended on Thursday, March 28, 2024, also known as Sine Die. Ahead of Sine Die, many lawmakers in the state House of Representatives and Senate tried to resurrect a handful of so-called 'Frankenbills' to get them passed. But only one made it past the finish line.

April 03, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
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Georgia Today: Medicaid unwinding; Sales tax increase in Augusta-Richmond; Pollen hits Georgia

On the Tuesday April 2nd edition of Georgia Today: We'll learn about one attempt to help people who lost Medicaid during Medicaid unwinding; A sales tax increase takes effect in Augusta-Richmond County; And yes, the pollen is particularly bad this year, but we may get some relief soon.

April 02, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
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