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The Stitch project will create a three-quarter mile platform over highways 75 an 85 to reconnect downtown with Old Fourth Ward, English Avenue, an Midtown.

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Atlanta leaders rally support to preserve funding for The Stitch highway capping project

The 17-acre community reconnecting project was scheduled to break ground next year, but now the timeline is uncertain.

June 11, 2025
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  • Amanda Andrews
Former and current CDC employees rallied across the street from the CDC main campus Tuesday to call for the resignation of Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on the afternoon following Kennedy's disbanding on the CDC advisory panel on immunizations.

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GPB evening headlines for June 11, 2025

Current and former CDC employees protest Trump administration actions; lawsuit filed over deadly 2024 Sapelo Island dock collapse; officials prep for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Atlanta.

June 11, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
A mix of former and current CDC employees rallied across the street from the CDC main campus Tuesday to call for the resignation of Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on the afternoon following Kennedy's disbanding on the CDC advisory panel on immunizations.

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Outrage in Atlanta over 'embarrassing and heartbreaking' changes made to CDC by federal government

Current and former employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are angered by a recent decision by Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to upend an advisory committee that makes vaccine recommendations. 

June 11, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas
Roomates Emma Farrell and Bethany Beech at their new apartment in the Soaring Heights community of Conyers in January, 2025. The apartment, which is one of several units specifically built for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, is both of their first homes away from their parents.

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Affordable housing is hard to find. For people with disabilities, solutions can feel like a miracle

A 1999 federal court was supposed to pave the way for Georgians with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live more independently, and outside of hospitals. But years later, people with IDD still face major challenges in finding a place to live. 

June 11, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas
FILE PHOTO: Chicks free of bird flu await purchase in a Houston feed and farm supply store February 24, 2004 while the state's farmers and the U.S. Agriculture Department contend with the discovery of a Texas chicken flock diagnosed with a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza. The strain of avian bird flu found in the state is not as deadly as the strain devastating Asian poultry, according to animal health scientists. REUTERS/Richard Carson RJC/File Photo

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Emory virologist: Pet cats are at risk of bird flu and could transmit to humans

Bird flu continues to spread through animals across the U.S., at the same time the federal government has canceled a contract to develop a vaccine — a decision researchers say could have unintended consequences.

June 11, 2025
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  • Ellen Eldridge
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The author of "How To Fall In Love With Anyone" embarks on new romantic milestone

June 11, 2025
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  • Andrew Mambo
RenderATL founder Justin Samuels (right). RenderATL

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RenderATL tech conference returns to Atlanta with a Caribbean twist

RenderATL is a tech conference in Atlanta fusing culture and code with a Caribbean twist, where innovation meets identity, and ends in a festival.

June 11, 2025
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  • Abisola Dahunsi
Former and current CDC employees rallied across the street from the CDC main campus Tuesday to call for the resignation of Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on the afternoon following Kennedy's disbanding on the CDC advisory panel on immunizations.

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GPB morning headlines for June 11, 2025

CDC employees protest after vaccine advisory panel is restructured; experts warn of bird flu as Moderna contract is canceled; Georgia PSC candidate removed from ballot over residency.

June 11, 2025
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Georgia Today: State Election Board rules struck down; Housing challenges for intellectually disabled

On the June 10 edition: The state Supreme Court strikes down changes to State Election Board rules; Georgia's getting new area code; and a look at the challenges Georgians with intellectual disabilities face when it comes to housing.

June 10, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
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GPB evening headlines for June 10, 2025

The largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in the nation will be located in southeast Georgia.

A mining project next to Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp is on hold as the company planning it struggles financially.

The Georgia Supreme Court has struck down several changes to the state's election rules.

June 10, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
Conservative Georgia State Election Board member Janelle King, second from left, voted Sept. 23 to have election board Executive Director Mike Coan. second from right, to look into the claims that led to the DeKalb County Republican Party alleging that several county election board’s are not following the law for reviewing voter eligibility complaints. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder (file photo)

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Georgia Supreme Court overturns some election rules, curbing State Election Board's power

Georgia's highest court is overturning four rules passed by the State Election Board, saying that the board overstepped its authority and intruded on lawmaking power reserved for legislators under Georgia's constitution.

June 10, 2025
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  • Associated Press
FIFA Club World Cup

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June kicks off a year of World Cup activities in Atlanta. Here’s what that means

It’s World Cup time! GPB will cover FIFA World Cup activities through the 2026 World Cup starting with the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, set to begin in a few weeks with six matches at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

June 10, 2025
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  • Jon Nelson and
  • GPB News Staff
Expectant parents attend an event organized by 4Kira4Moms and the Atlanta Birth Center on May 26, 2025.

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Expectant fathers attend birthing center meetup to advocate for better maternal health outcomes

A holistic birth center in Atlanta is teaching fathers about maternal health statistics and how to show up before, during and after pregnancy. GPB’s Abisola Dahunsi reports on a Black maternal health initiative that makes fathers part of the conversation.

June 10, 2025
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  • Abisola Dahunsi
The 2024 Michelin Bib Gourmand announcement. (Photo by Beth McKibben)

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Michelin Guide to the American South drops Nov. 3, and Metro Atlanta will represent the entirety of Georgia

The inaugural Michelin Guide to the American South drops Nov. 3, with the ceremony taking place at the Peace Center in downtown Greenville, S.C. But the 2025 American South guide will not feature any Georgia restaurants outside of metro Atlanta.

June 10, 2025
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  • Beth McKibben and
  • Rough Draft Atlanta

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GPB morning headlines for June 10, 2025

Low turnout in Georgia Public Service Commission primaries; deal reached to create Georgia’s largest ICE processing facility; state GOP convention recap.

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