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News Articles: Georgia

Atlanta Falcons president, Greg Beadles, left, head coach Raheem Morris, center, and general manager Terry Fontenot, right, pose after an NFL football news conference, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in Atlanta.

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Raheem Morris seeks a Super Bowl title for Atlanta after loss 7 years ago that still 'stings'

Raheem Morris is motivated to make the most of his second chance as the Atlanta Falcons' coach. Specifically, Morris wants to help the Falcons achieve something they couldn't when he was on their staff seven years ago.

February 06, 2024
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GPB morning headlines for February 6, 2024

Gov. Brian Kemp announced last week the state is suing the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, alleging the agency isn’t giving the governor enough time to test out his partial Medicaid expansion program. 

Algae levels in West Point Lake, on the Chattahoochee River downstream of Atlanta, are at their highest in more than a decade.

The White House says Black business ownership is growing at its fastest pace in 30-years.

February 06, 2024
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The 2026 World Cup Match Schedule for Atlanta

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Atlanta to host eight matches, including a semifinal, during World Cup 2026

FIFA unveiled the Match Schedule for the FIFA World Cup 2026 on Sunday afternoon and Atlanta has been selected to host eight matches — including five group stage matches, a round of 32 match, a round of 16 match, and a semifinal match.

February 06, 2024
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  • Collin Kelley
FILE PHOTO: Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott running for re-election as Governor of Texas in the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, speaks during a rally, in Conroe, Texas, U.S., January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo

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GPB evening headlines for February 5, 2024

Governor Brian Kemp joined more than a dozen other Republican governors at a US-Mexico border crossing in Texas on Sunday.

The head of the US Small Business Administration visited Clark Atlanta University on Monday to promote small business resources.

Algae levels in West Point Lake, on the Chattahooeee River downstream of Atlanta, are at their highest in more than a decade.

February 05, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
A sign marks an entrance to the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, Jan. 23, 2023. The Justice Department proposed changes Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, to rules governing state-run programs that provide financial assistance to violent crime victims in order to address racial disparities and curb the number of subjective denials of compensation.

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Justice Department proposes major changes to address disparities in state crime victim funds

The Justice Department has proposed changes to rules governing state-run programs that provide financial assistance to violent crime victims in order to address racial disparities and curb the number of subjective denials of compensation.

February 05, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a Get Out the Vote Rally, on May 23, 2022, in Kennesaw, Ga.

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Georgia Today: Kemp goes to Texas; Cash bail requirements lengthened; Georgia artists win Grammys

On the Monday, Feb. 5 edition of Georgia Today: Gov. Brian Kemp heads to Texas for a showdown with the U.S. government over immigration enforcement; the state senate passes a bill lengthening the list of crimes requiring cash bail; and Georgia musicians take home Grammys at last night's awards ceremony. 

 

February 05, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks after meeting with members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters at their headquarters in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024.

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With a single word — 'lover' — Trump employs familiar playbook in tweaking his investigators

During years of scrutiny from prosecutors, Donald Trump has repeatedly sought to deflect attention from himself by making the personal lives of investigators ripe for derision and ridicule. The latest example came in Georgia, where he has mocked Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis amid revelations that she had a personal relationship with an outside lawyer hired to help lead the case against Trump and 18 others with plotting to subvert Georgia's 2020 election.

February 05, 2024
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  • Associated Press
 An overdose reversal kit was installed next to emergency medical equipment and a fire extinguisher near the main public entrance at the state Capitol. It’s one of five on site.

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Bipartisan bill to expand access to free drugs like Narcan makes its way through Georgia House

Vending machines carrying opioid-overdose reversal drugs are the center of a bill moving through the Georgia House that aims to make more drugs available to combat deaths from overdose.

February 05, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas
Mercedes-Benz stadium is seen, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, in Atlanta. Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta will host the opening game and South Florida's Hard Rock Stadium gets the final when Copa América returns to the United States in 2024. A joint announcement was made Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, by CONMEBOL and CONCACAF, the governing bodies of South American and North American soccer, respectively. Other sites and scheduling for the 16-team tournament will be revealed later.

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GPB morning headlines for February 5, 2024

Atlanta will host eight-matches of the FIFA World Cup in 2026, including a semi-final match.

Vending machines carrying opioid-overdose reversal drugs are the center of a bill moving through the Georgia House that aims to make more drugs available to combat deaths from overdose. 

More and younger people are struggling with obesity and diabetes, especially in rural parts of the South.

February 05, 2024
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Killer Mike poses in the press room with the awards for best rap performance and best rap song for "Scientists & Engineers," and best rap album for "Michael" during the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles.

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Killer Mike arrested by police following altercation at the Grammy Awards after earning 3 trophies

Killer Mike was arrested on a misdemeanor at the Grammy Awards on Sunday after the rapper and activist won three Grammy awards including his first in more than two decades.

February 05, 2024
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Fani Willis, the district attorney of Fulton County, Georgia, poses for photos in her chambers at the Fulton County Court House in Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. Photo by Megan Varner for The Washington Post via Getty Images

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GPB evening headlines for February 2, 2024

Fulton County DA Fani Willis is confirming she's in a "personal relationship" with a special prosecutor in the Trump election case.

President Biden will get a chance to fill a vacancy on the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit US Court of Appeals, where a judge is retiring.

The annual Health Georgians report from Augusta University offers policy-makers advice on obesity, diabetes and other concerns.

February 02, 2024
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A map from the feasibility study outlining the proposed city of Mulberry in Gwinnett County.

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Senate passes measure allowing Gwinnett County residents to vote on new city

The Georgia Senate voted Thursday on a measure that could create a new city in Gwinnett County. GPB’s Amanda Andrews reports the bill passed despite pushback.

February 02, 2024
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  • Amanda Andrews
Governor Brian Kemp

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Georgia sues Biden administration to extend Medicaid program with work requirement

Georgia is suing the Biden administration to try to keep the state's new health plan for low-income residents running until 2028. Georgia Pathways is the only Medicaid program in the country that requires recipients to meet a work requirement.

February 02, 2024
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President Joe Biden watches as an Army carry team moves the flag-draped transfer case containing the remains of U.S. Army Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, 46, of Carrollton, Ga., during a casualty return at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. Rivers was killed in a drone attack in Jordan on Jan. 28.

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Biden meets grieving families of 3 US troops killed in Jordan, who he says 'risked it all'

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base for the dignified transfer of the three American service members from Georgia who were killed in a drone attack in Jordan last weekend.

February 02, 2024
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Plant Vogtle Construction

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Georgia Today: Georgia Pathways lawsuit; More delays for Plant Vogtle

On the Friday, Feb. 2 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia sues the Biden administration over its Georgia Pathways program; and nuclear power Plant Vogtle faces more delays.

February 02, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
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